A large Merrythought 'Gran'pop' monkey
with golden mohair, velvet face, ears, hands and feet, blue glass eyes, painted and moulded facial features, swivel head, jointed limbs and label stitched to left foot, Reg. Design No.830449 --35in. (89cm.) tall, 1930s (repair to left hand, slight fading to face)
Lot Essay
Lawson Wood's comical monkeys including 'Gran'pop' were made by Merrythought from 1932 to 1965