A family of musicians as a large group of lovers A gallant gentleman sits on an irregularly grass-covered stone plinth, intimately gazing at the lady standing close to him, who has her arm around his shoulder. Both are playing the hurdy-gurdy, he cranking, she the keys. At the back, the offspring sits slumbering, dressed in the costume of a Savoyard. Polychrome painting with subtle gold decoration. Designed by Johann Peter Melchior. Unw. rest; incised mark. Embosser's mark. Manufacturer's mark. H. 29 cm. Cf. cat. Reber, Johann Peter Melchior in Höchst, p. 69, illus. 137 and 138. Provenance: Dissolution of an important German private collection - part II. A family of musicians as a large love porcelain group modelled by J. P. Melchior. Insignificantly restored. Manufacturer's mark. Höchst. Circa 1772.