Babij, a grès sculpture modelled by Joseph Mendes Da Costa 1900 or 1903

modelled as a seated baby chimpanzee with salt glaze in shades of brown, on loose unglazed brown stained pedestal inscribed Babij

Christie's Amsterdam 1990, sale 2130 lot 282

illustrated in Kunstschrift 1997, p. 39 fig. K (actual piece), Cf. Meentwijck catalogue, p. 33 fig. 33 and Boymans Ceramics catalogue p. 219 for other versions of this model, Wendingen no. 5/6 1929, p. 10 (ill), Hammacher 1941, p. 31, ill. 14 and p. 72, Bremmer 1903, no. 9, p. 69

The figure in good condition but for a few firing cracks (largest circa 3,5 cm long) to the back of the figure and firing irregularities to the glaze, the base unglazed with several minor firing cracks and small damages to the brown staining.
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See lot 98 for another version of this model