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Lot 99

A Meissen white model of a seated monkey, mid 18th century

14 June 2017, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

£1,500 - £2,000

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A Meissen white model of a seated monkey, mid 18th century

Probably modelled by J.J. Kaendler, seated to one side of a tree-stump, 19.2cm high (right thumb chipped)

Footnotes

Numerous porcelain monkeys are listed in the records of the marchand-mercier Lazare Duvaux, including one sold on 16 December 1751 to Mme. la Princesse de Rohan: "Un singe de porcelaine de Daxe avec arbre et terrasse, 30l".

A coloured example of the model sold in these rooms as part of the Ritter Kempski von Rakoszyn Collection, 17 June 2015, lot 125.

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