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What would a server use a monkey dish for?
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A server would use a monkey dish to present nuts and other small finger foods and condiments. The name comes from the centuries-old practice of giving a small portion of food to a monkey to determine if it was poisoned. Shop a collection of monkey dishes on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
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1950s Bronze Monkey Bowl
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1950s bronze monkey bowl.
Category
Vintage 1950s Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Monkey Bowl
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Victorian cast sterling silver receptacle bowl has been realistically modelled in the form of a monkey
Category
Antique 1890s English Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Tole Monkey with Chinese Export Bowl Towel Rack
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Tole monkey with Chinese export bowl towel rack, realistically painted with the monkey reaching
Category
20th Century Italian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Hand carved bowl of figured monkey pod wood, 1950
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Turned and hand carved five lobe bowl from a single piece of figured monkey pod wood.
Hawaii
Category
Mid-20th Century Hawaiian Decorative Bowls
Materials
Wood
Bronze Sculpture of a Sitting Monkey Holding a Bowl
Located in Yonkers, NY
A cast bronze sculpture of a Charlie the Monkey with his arms forming a bowl. This lost wax cast
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Statues
Materials
Bronze
Tilgmans, Sweden, Large Unique Circular Bowl or Dish with Antelope and Monkey
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Tilgmans, Sweden. Large unique circular bowl or dish in glazed ceramics with antelope and monkey
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
