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For an example of a similar Derby Monkey Band, see J. Twitchett, Derby Porcelain, London, 1980, p. 291, fig. 391.
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CIRCA 1830, IRON-RED CROWN CROSSED BATONS AND D MARK TO THREE, ONE WITH IRON-RED PRINTED BLOOR DERBY GARTER MARK
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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
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
Provenance
Acquired from Botibol, London, October 1951.
Literature
D. Fennimore et al., The David and Peggy Rockefeller Collection: Decorative Arts, New York, vol. IV, 1992, pp. 85-86, no. 78.
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