A Meissen monkey teapot circa 1735

modelled by J. J. Kändler, as a female monkey, each with brownish grey coats, the mother seated wearing a gilt-buckled black belt, holding one of her young before her to form the spout, another young monkey forming the handle and holding a white fruit (lacking cover, some restoration)

The Anderson Collection, Christie's London, 1st June 1992, lot 77

Cover lacking. Restoration to handle and to fruit. restoration to adult's left paw of hind leg and to elbow of right arm. Restoration to monkey spout's left back paw
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For another example see Albiker (1959), no. 225. This version exists with or without chain; for an example of the former, see Bonham's London, 16th November 2005, lot 65.