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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF MRS. JAMES BISHOP PEABODY
A RARE SMALL CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL FIGURE OF A KNEELING MONKEY
18TH CENTURY
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A RARE SMALL CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL FIGURE OF A KNEELING MONKEY
18TH CENTURY
The monkey is shown kneeling on one knee with head raised and arms and hands positioned as if gesturing. It is dressed in a turquoise 'leaf' collar and a pale yellow and black animal skin tied around its hips, and the white body has an overall pattern of gilded 'curls'. The bottom of the right foot is pierced.
5½ in. (14 cm.) high
18TH CENTURY
The monkey is shown kneeling on one knee with head raised and arms and hands positioned as if gesturing. It is dressed in a turquoise 'leaf' collar and a pale yellow and black animal skin tied around its hips, and the white body has an overall pattern of gilded 'curls'. The bottom of the right foot is pierced.
5½ in. (14 cm.) high
Provenance
Heber Reginald Bishop (1840-1902).
James Cunningham Bishop (1870-1932).
Mary Cunningham Bishop Peabody (1893-1980).
James Bishop Peabody (1922-1977), and thence by descent to the present owner.
James Cunningham Bishop (1870-1932).
Mary Cunningham Bishop Peabody (1893-1980).
James Bishop Peabody (1922-1977), and thence by descent to the present owner.
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