401 - A polychrome porcelain monkey orchestra. Meissen manufacture, 20th century. Consisting of 21 pieces plus a music stand.

A polychrome porcelain monkey orchestra. Meissen manufacture, 20th century. Consisting of 21 pieces plus a music stand. max height 17 cm The orchestra, based on a model created by Johann Joachim Kaendler in 1753 and revised in 1765 with Peter Reinicke, consists of twenty-one musicians and a music stand. The ensemble includes: harpsichordist, lutenist, Scottish bagpipe player, guitarist, triangle percussionist, conductor, cellist, drummer, assistant, harpist, tambourine player (shoulder drum), soprano, violinist, oboist, trumpeter, two backing singers with scores, horn player (French horn), flutist, transverse flutist, and singer. Factory mark, numbers stamped and painted under the bases. Defects (missing flutes, tailpieces, and plumes as shown in the photos).