PAIR OF STATUETTES OF MUSICIANS "MALABAR" AND "MALABARIN" - CAPODIMONTE AND THE CRYSTAL STAIRCASE in porcelain. Mark on the reverse of the N crowned in blue for the Capodimonte factory and label on one of l'Escalier de Cristal/6, rue Scribe/rue Auber, 1 Second half of the 19th century Small accidents and missing parts Height 31 and 27 cm These statuette models were created in 1751 by Friedrich Elias Meyer (1723-1785) for the Meissen manufactory. After almost 70 years in business and a succession of four different owners, the Escalier de Cristal store moved to Baron Haussmann's new district, opposite the grand opera house still under construction, at 6 rue Scribe and 1 rue Auber in 1872. Bibliography: Bergmann, Meissener Figuren, volume III/1, p. 274, ill. 1624 and 1625 (cf. Meissen models).