A GOLD-MOUNTED CHELSEA PORCELAIN MONKEY-FORM SCENT BOTTLE
Lot 18THE COLLECTION OF ADOLPHUS ANDREWS, JR. AND EMILY TAYLOR ANDREWS

A GOLD-MOUNTED CHELSEA PORCELAIN MONKEY-FORM SCENT BOTTLE

CIRCA 1755

Closed18 June 2024

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USD 2,000–3,000

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A GOLD-MOUNTED CHELSEA PORCELAIN MONKEY-FORM SCENT BOTTLE
CIRCA 1755
Modeled as a brown mother monkey holding a flower and carrying her grey baby on her back in a yellow basket of flowers, seated on a white domed base painted with further flowers, with banded gold mounts to the neck, the head connected to the body by a chain
2 ½ in. (6.4 cm.) high

Acquired from John Jaffa Antiques, London, 2004.