Lot 74
74
A RARE SMALL CLOISONNE ENAMEL FIGURE OF A KNEELING MONKEY
A RARE SMALL CLOISONNE ENAMEL FIGURE OF A KNEELING MONKEY
A RARE SMALL CLOISONNE ENAMEL FIGURE OF A KNEELING MONKEY
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A RARE SMALL CLOISONNE ENAMEL FIGURE OF A KNEELING MONKEY

CHINA, QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

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A RARE SMALL CLOISONNE ENAMEL FIGURE OF A KNEELING MONKEY
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
The monkey cast kneeling on one knee, its head raised and arms and hands held aloft in gesture, with a turquoise 'leaf' collar and a pale yellow and black animal skin tied around its hips, the white body patterned with gilded 'curls', the underside of the right foot and the left knee pierced
5 ¼ in. (13.3 cm.) high
Provenance
Heber Reginald Bishop (1840-1902).
James Cunningham Bishop (1870-1932).
Mary Cunningham Bishop Peabody (1893-1980).
James Bishop Peabody (1922-1977).
Mrs James Bishop Peabody; sold Christie's, New York, 18 September 2014, lot 636.

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Lot Essay


The present lot bears close comparison to the cloisonné enamel figure of a kneeling monkey on its stand from the collection of T.B. Kitson sold at Sotheby's, London, 30 May 1961, lot 396. A related cloisonné enamel monkey holding a peach sold at Christie's, London, 19 June 1967, lot 154.

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