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Bass Fiddler Figurine
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Item #: 76402
Meissen
Bass Fiddler Figurine
(76402)

$4,988 Please call or email for price.
The "Bass Fiddler" belongs to the "Monkey Orchestra" consisting of 21 monkey musicians.

Johann Joachim Kaendler, Meissen's first model master, created this bizarre orchestra in 1753: monkeys disguised as humans - delicate, playful figurines for festive table decorations.

Kaendler thus ironically and humorously holds up a mirror to courtly society - in keeping with the fashion of the time.

Artfully hand-crafted, painted in many variations and details, each individual figurine of the monkey chapel proclaims Kaendler's great craftsmanship and the originality and uniqueness of Meissen porcelain.

5.90" Height (15 cm)
2.75" Width (7 cm)
2.36" Depth (6 cm)
220 g Weight

Hand painted in Meissen, Germany
1 in stock
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