A MEISSEN FIGURE OF A MINER MUSICIAN modelled by J.J. Kändler playing the mandolin in green hat with moulded gilt crossed pick-axes and applied with a yellow rosette, in gilt-edged and buttoned black jacket, opening to reveal an iron-red waistcoat and black pouch and in long black back-apron, black knee-guards and shoes, standing before rockwork on a square mound base applied with coloured flowers and foliage (restoration through fingers and back of instrument and to nose, chips to back of jacket, edge of apron, flowers and foliage), blue crossed swords mark at back, circa 1750