Vintage Porcelain Courtier Flute Player Figurine

This is a hand-painted porcelain figurine depicting a seated male musician in 18th-century Rococo or Georgian style courtly attire. The figure is shown playing a gold-toned transverse flute while perched on an ornate, high-backed chair. He wears a powdered wig (wig with rolls/curls), a lavender frock coat accented with gold gilt buttons, ruffled white cuffs, and light yellow knee breeches decorated with green vertical zig-zag patterns and gold dots. His white stockings lead to black buckled shoes with gold detail. The construction is hollow-cast porcelain with a glazed finish. The facial features are delicate, featuring articulated eyes and red lips. Notable features include the integrated scrolling rocaille elements of the chair back. Regarding condition, there appears to be some minor paint loss on the green breeches and potential surface wear consistent with mid-20th century age. No major chips or cracks are immediately visible in the primary view, though the gold finish on the flute shows typical slight oxidation. This style is often associated with mid-century European (German or Italian) porcelain manufacturers like Sitzendorf or Capodimonte, or high-quality Japanese exports made for the Western market between 1940 and 1960. The overall craftsmanship shows moderate to high detail in the molded ruffles and facial expression.