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A PAIR OF MINTON MAJOLICA MONKEY GARDEN SEATS
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A PAIR OF MINTON MAJOLICA MONKEY GARDEN SEATS

DATE CODE FOR 1874, IMPRESSED MARKS AND SHAPE NUMBER 589

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A PAIR OF MINTON MAJOLICA MONKEY GARDEN SEATS
DATE CODE FOR 1874, IMPRESSED MARKS AND SHAPE NUMBER 589
Each modelled as a crouching monkey holding a coconut, supporting a tasseled dark-blue cushion moulded with buttons, on a faux rattan canted rectangular base
18¾ in. (47.6 cm.) high (2)
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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis. This lot will be removed to an off-site warehouse at the close of business on the day of sale - 2 weeks free storage

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Lot Essay

Majolica designs often reflected contemporary fascinations - monkeys notably became a popular subject after the publication of Darwin's Origins of the Species in 1859.

Cf. Nicholas M. Dawes Majolica (New York, 1990) p. 37

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