CIRCA 1756-58, IRON-RED ANCHOR MARK TO TREE-STUMP

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A CHELSEA PORCELAIN MODEL OF A DRUM BEARER
CIRCA 1756-58, IRON-RED ANCHOR MARK TO TREE-STUMP
From the 'Monkey Band,' modeled standing by a tree-stump with two drums slung over his back
5 3/8 in. (13.8 cm.) high

Provenance

Acquired from Delomonse & Son, Ltd., London, October 1957.

Literature

D. Fennimore et al., The David and Peggy Rockefeller Collection: Decorative Arts, New York, 1992, vol. IV, pp. 84-85, no. 77.

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Lot Essay

This Chelsea figure is directly copied from the Meissen series for the Monkey Band, begun in August 1747 by J.J. Kändler and completed with P. Reinicke in February 1766. Initially Chelsea produced ten Monkey Musicians, which were based on Kändler's Affenkapelle. A similar Chelsea model of the drum bearer is at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London (museum no. 414:172/B-1885).

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