A rare 19th-Century miniature "monkey' microscope,

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A rare 19th-Century miniature "monkey' microscope,
the seated gilded simian with crossed legs supporting the stage with his arms, and the sliding body-tube with objective arranged on a limb attached to his head, on plinth base stamped 33 and with fondur's mark Moreau Paris -- 4¼in. (10.8cm.) high overall

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