Four Morris Dancers

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Wood, carved, colored and set in gold, reduced copy based on the model by Erasmus Grasser, artist's signature "D. Neu" on the underside, depiction of the figures "Schneiderlein", "Mohr", "Frauenhut" and "Bauer", partly damaged fingers ., H approx. 24 to 26 cm, the carver Erasmus Grasser (around 1450-1518) created the series of Morisco dancers, who were known for their almost acrobatic dances due to their turns and jumps, around 1480 for the Munich City Hall, the originals are there now in the Munich City Museum