Parian Bisque porcelain Figurine of Scheibe-Alsbach THE MERRY WIVES WINDSOR

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Parian Bisque porcelain Figurine of Scheibe-Alsbach THE MERRY WIVES WINDSOR :
$500.00

Up in this sale is an amazing piece of antique German bisque porcelain, much like the English Parian ware, it is a figural group statue of Shakespeare\'s play The Merry Wives of Windsor, Act III, Scene III, where Falstaff surrounded by the cast finds himself in a laundry basket. It is marked underneath with the late 1800\'s mark for Kister Scheibe Alsbach, Thuringia, Germany Porcelain company. Marked on the side Act III Sc III and marked on the back 9178 27. The only thing to note is Falstaff is missing his pinkie, BUT WHAT A STUNNING PIECE!!! It measures approx. 9 7/8\" x 5 7/8\" x 8 3/4\" high. Truly gorgeous - good luck!!
This figurine is similar to one which is in the Eddison collection of Victoria & Albert Museum in London. see the link
Eddison Collection | Hadley, James | V&A Search the Collections
For those not familiar with The Merry Wives of Windsor we found this on Wikipedia:
The Merry Wives of Windsor is a comedy by William Shakespeare, first published in 1602, though believed to have been written prior to 1597. It features the fat knight Sir John Falstaff, and is Shakespeare\'s only play to deal exclusively with contemporary Elizabethan era English middle class life.