Bidspirit auction | A Meissen Style Porcelain Monkey

A Meissen Style Porcelain Monkey Band Figurine, The Violinist - A Meissen style porcelain figurine from the 'Monkey Band' series, depicting a monkey playing a violin. The polychrome painted porcelain figurine shows a monkey dressed in ornate Rococo-style human attire. It wears a purple frock coat with extensive gilt foliate decoration, a patterned waistcoat, yellow breeches, and a grey wide-brimmed hat with a dark bow. The monkey stands next to a brown tree stump on an oval-shaped base adorned with further gilt scrollwork and applied three-dimensional floral elements in shades of pink, yellow, and red. No discernible text or manufacturer's markings are visible on the exterior surfaces. Height: 8.75 inches