German figurine with a crown mark and a T and G? Not sure what it is.

Recently purchased this piece with a woman at the piano, a man with a violin and a lady dancing. It is marked Germany on the bottom with a mark on the back side of the vase that I have not been able to identify. Thanks in advance for any help anyone can provide.

 

nice...to bad about the hem damage.....but that looks so fragile...I think I broke some off....just by looking at it !! ...

 

It's Franz Witter, a decorating shop in Brühl, the blank was made elsewhere and the Witter shop decorated it.

 

@Catmom

Below is a link to an informative little article about these types of figurines. I snipped a couple of particularly informative, interesting paragraphs for you.
Is your piece light weight and hollow, or solid and heavy? You should post a picture of the bottom for us.

As Delicate as Lace
Monday, August 18, 2014

[..]Most Dresden-style figurines aren’t as solid as those produced at Meissen. The makers of authentic Meissen figurines pressed porcelain clay into molds, making solid finished pieces. The makers of the Dresden-style figures, on the other hand, made their pieces by pouring liquid porcelain or "slip" into plaster molds. Because the plaster absorbed the liquid near the sides, a thin wall of partially hard porcelain built up against the outline of the mold Then they poured the remaining slip out of the mold. The resulting impression was thin, hollow, and light in weight. Thus Dresden figures are less costly to produce than those of Meissen.

[..]The most beautiful and sought-after Dresden pieces are the large figure groups made in the style of 18th-century Meissen. These so-called "crinoline" groups often portrayed court life and the diversions of noble people, such as playing musical instruments or doing the minuet. Avid collectors of Dresden figurines also seek groups that include animals such as Russian wolf hounds, as well as love scenes.
http://antiquesqa.blogspot.com/2014/08/as-delicate-as-lace.html

 

I should have also added that this mark is often misidentified as Franz Wittner who had a glass only shop in the same town.
The shop of Franz Witter decorated porcelain and glass.
Easy to confuse the two.

And one more thing that many people don't realize is that little if any porcelain was produced in Dresden, it was a decorators town. Most of the blanks were from north of Dresden, such as Meissen and the surrounding areas.

 

I didn't know that. Thanks for posting the info!