Live Auction 16722The Collection of Peggy and David Rockefeller: English & European Furniture, Ceramics and Decorations, Part II
SEVEN DERBY PORCELAIN MODELS OF MUSICIANS FROM A MONKEY BAND
Lot 830

SEVEN DERBY PORCELAIN MODELS OF MUSICIANS FROM A MONKEY BAND

CIRCA 1830, IRON-RED CROWN CROSSED BATONS AND D MARK TO THREE, ONE WITH IRON-RED PRINTED BLOOR DERBY GARTER MARK

Closed10 May 2018

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SEVEN DERBY PORCELAIN MODELS OF MUSICIANS FROM A MONKEY BAND
CIRCA 1830, IRON-RED CROWN CROSSED BATONS AND D MARK TO THREE, ONE WITH IRON-RED PRINTED BLOOR DERBY GARTER MARK
Each figure seated on a green square base, comprising: a cellist; a violinist; a tambourine-player, one lacking instrument; a cymbal-player; a harpist; and a drummer
5 1/8 in. (13 cm.) high, the tallest

Acquired from Botibol, London, October 1951.

Specialist note

For an example of a similar Derby Monkey Band, see J. Twitchett, Derby Porcelain, London, 1980, p. 291, fig. 391.