Lot 317
  • 317

A Meissen winepot in the form of a monkey and its young circa 1735

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Description

  • 17.5cm, 6¾in.
after J.J. Kaendler, the parent animal wearing a black belt, one young monkey climbing on her back and holding a hollow bowl to form the aperture, the other arching his back in his mother's arms to form the spout, (cover missing)

Condition

Cover missing, otherwise in good condition
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