Monkey
Johann Joachim Kändler (Germany 1706 - Meissen 1775)
Category
Ceramics
Date
1755 - 1770
Materials
Ceramic
Measurements
130 mm (H)
Place of origin
Meissen
Order this imageCollection
Clandon Park, Surrey
NT 1440310.10
Summary
[Salvaged] One part of a Meissen monkey band of J J Kaendler, consisting of 19 figures and 3 music stands, and including the conductor, 12 male instrumentalists, male chorus master and 5 female singers.
Provenance
Bequeathed to the National Trust in 1968 by Mrs Hannah Gubbay
Marks and inscriptions
crossed swords marks in blue, 18 figures on show, of which 7 have impressed numbers under or behind base.
Makers and roles
Johann Joachim Kändler (Germany 1706 - Meissen 1775) , modeller