20 Pcs. Meissen porcelain monkey band figures

including: a bagpiper, flautist, triangle player, cellist, drummer, percussionist, four songstresses, drum bearer, harpist, mandolin player, guitarist, oboe player, bugler, recorder player, fiddler, French horn player and conductor. Crossed sword mark in blue under glaze and impressed and incised numerals. Some pieces with restoration. Provenance: Purchased by a local collector in 1976 from the Dallas estate of Lily Pons (1898-1976). She studied at the Paris Conservatoire and made her opera debut in 1928. She was a principal soprano with the Metropolitan Opera from 1931-1961 and appeared in three Hollywood motion pictures. Tallest: 7.5"H, Circa - 19th - 20th C.