"Mezzetino with a Little Monkey" from the Italian comedy

On a rocaille-style pedestal with volutes is mounted a rising stem, upon which stands a comic figure in a checkered suit with a white collar, wearing a yellow hat and a black mask, holding a small monkey in his hands. Polychrome painting with gold staffage. Possibly Franz Anton Bustelli, circa 1760. Manufacturer's mark. Height 19 cm. Porcelain figurine of Mezzetino from the Commedia dell'arte. Manufacturer's mark. Nymphenburg. 20th century.