Lot 349
21 porcelain figures and two conductor stands from the Monkey Orchestra, designed by J. J. Kaendler, manufactured by Meissen, late 20th century
Works of Art, Antiquities & Ancient Art | A106kua | Live auction | 604 Lots
Description
Porcelain, painted in colour with gilded details. Each monkey on a rocailles pedestal. Comprising 21 figures in rococo dress and two conductor stands: the conductor with music stand, a cellist, a monkey holding drums, a clarinet player, a trumpeter, a violinist, a bagpipe player, a horn player, a flautist, a monkey with drumsticks, a triangle player, a drummer, a hurdy-gurdy player, a guitarist, a bassoonist, an organ player on a monkey, a harpist and four singers. All with blue crossed swords mark, model nos. 60001 to 60021, some with various painters' and embossers' marks. Singer no. 60018 is missing, while singer no. 60014 is in duplicate, in different colours. Lower part of the bagpipe and upper part of one drum stick broken (both parts enclosed. Otherwise in good condition. Height 9.5 - 17 cm. Includes the catalogue booklet "Die Affenkapelle aus Meissener Porzellan", Insel Verlag, 1993, and a flyer on the monkey orchestra (both with handwritten notes of the previous owner). The Meissen orchestra was modelled on drawings by the French "Singerie" painter Christophe Huet (1694 - 1759). The figures are a parody of high society. Please note: self-collection or a shipping quote should be obtained prior to bidding.Condition: II + Questions about the lot?
