Sold for $1,625

Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium

Lot Description

A Group of Three Meissen Porcelain Figures

circa 1735

comprising a woodcutter and two beggar musicians.
Height of tallest 5 3/8 inches.

Sold to Benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields

Condition Report

Each musician with significant repair or breaks. Figure with hurdy gurdy with detached leg and overpainting to figure's coat. Figure with bagpipe with reattached head. Wood-chopper with restoration to axe handle and log. Each having painted museum inventory number on underside. Additional images available upon request.

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