Big monkey band

Lot 3850 limit € 22.000

Meissen manufactory, swords underglaze blue, 1st choice, 4 monkey figures, each with 1 cut through, 22 pieces, complete set of the Great Monkey Orchestra based on the model by JJ Kaendler and P. Reinicke, first form 1760-65, conductor with music stand, 4 female singers and 16 Musicians with their instruments, colored and painted in gold, 4 figures and the desk undamaged, the remaining figures partially or slightly restored, height up to approx. 17 cm, 19th to early 20th century, the music stand nztl.