German, late 19th century, parcel gilt and polychrome decorated anthropomorphic orchestra figures, comprising: conductor, cellist, pianist, bagpiper, trumpeter, violinist, guitarist, mandolin player, bassoonist, harpist, flutist, four drummers (two identical), and three choir singers, each with Volkstedt mark in underglaze blue, impressed model numbers to base, tallest 6-1/8 in.

Provenance: Butterfield & Butterfield, San Francisco, California, March 26, 1996, Lot 2846 for $3,737.50; Private Collection, New York City and Palm Beach

several figures with small heat hole to reverse, bagpiper with loss and repair to left hand, some with embedded dust