A VARIED GROUP OF FIFTEEN GERMAN SILVER FIGURES, ELEVEN WITH ABALONE SHELL OR MOTHER-OF-PEARL BODIES, ALL SET WITH COLOURED PASTES
VARIOUS MAKERS, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY
A VARIED GROUP OF FIFTEEN GERMAN SILVER FIGURES, ELEVEN WITH ABALONE SHELL OR MOTHER-OF-PEARL BODIES, ALL SET WITH COLOURED PASTES VARIOUS MAKERS, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY Comprising:- a jester; a carousing man clutching the horns of a vine-festooned prancing goat; another jolly man with flagon and beaker atop a barrel; a town-crier in pseudo-military costume; a drummer; a man in plumed hat with large spatula and broom pretending he's playing an instrument; a similar figure with large spatula and frying pan or skillet to which he has added strings; yet another in plumed cap using a funnel to imitate playing a bugle; a wine vendor in cowl; a night watchman with horn, halberd and lantern; a friar with flagon and beaker; a clown musician standing atop a ball; a metalworker seated beating a pot into shape; a gypsy violinist mounted on a donkey; and a mother with child in swaddling standing on a barrel Largest (clown) 9 ¼ in. high (24 cm.)
A VARIED GROUP OF FIFTEEN GERMAN SILVER FIGURES, ELEVEN WITH ABALONE SHELL OR MOTHER-OF-PEARL BODIES, ALL SET WITH COLOURED PASTES
VARIOUS MAKERS, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY
A VARIED GROUP OF FIFTEEN GERMAN SILVER FIGURES, ELEVEN WITH ABALONE SHELL OR MOTHER-OF-PEARL BODIES, ALL SET WITH COLOURED PASTES VARIOUS MAKERS, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY Comprising:- a jester; a carousing man clutching the horns of a vine-festooned prancing goat; another jolly man with flagon and beaker atop a barrel; a town-crier in pseudo-military costume; a drummer; a man in plumed hat with large spatula and broom pretending he's playing an instrument; a similar figure with large spatula and frying pan or skillet to which he has added strings; yet another in plumed cap using a funnel to imitate playing a bugle; a wine vendor in cowl; a night watchman with horn, halberd and lantern; a friar with flagon and beaker; a clown musician standing atop a ball; a metalworker seated beating a pot into shape; a gypsy violinist mounted on a donkey; and a mother with child in swaddling standing on a barrel Largest (clown) 9 ¼ in. high (24 cm.)
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