Antique Monkeys

Left Panel: - Cinnamon and Nutmeg Trees: Shows laborers harvesting cinnamon bark and processing nutmeg, which were highly prized in Europe for their culinary and medicinal uses. Monk...

David Teniers II or El Joven was a prominent Flemish painter and engraver, son of David Teniers El Viejo or I and father of David Teniers III, much appreciated at the time for his sc...

He is credited with either inventing or popularizing several novel themes that gained popularity in Flemish painting, including genre scenes featuring monkeys (also known as singerie...

The side with some color depicts animals surrounding a tree which highlights three levels of life: birds in the air, monkeys in the trees and four legged animals on the ground.

A 5-page entry on Brazil appears in the first volume, featuring engraving of a toucan and a monkey. Very good conditions.

Characters include: Scimmia/Monkey - put 6, Re/King - take 1, Vople/Wolf take 3 , Pascia/Lord - take two and so on.

Typical motifs of mythical creatures, birds, flowers, swags, scrolls, acanthus and crested composers names also adorn the cabinet. Berain's Singerie (monkeys) feature here and are il...

One was purchased by Nina Campbell who reproduced the pattern as a textile and a wallpaper under the name Asticou which was sold by Osborne & Little and is no longer in production, s...

In this painting, Orpheus is accompanied by a small monkey playing a viola da gamba. This is an iconographic peculiarity.

In 1868 he published a children's book, The Scratchiest Family, with drawings of monkeys engraved by another deaf artist. John Carlin was active in the deaf community and helped to...

Cartouches enclosing monkeys, exotic birds and cherubs. The commode is authentic in all parts.

Very famous were the ladies silver vanity cases with cute animals like cats and monkeys that are regularly sold on the better auctions and are very wanted.

Between 1937 and 1940, Dufy and Friesz painted decorative compositions for the bar in the Palais de Chaillot on the theme of the River Seine, and Dufy himself painted additional deco...

According to Buffon, the monkey is a degenerated man, the ass a degenerated horse.

His pockets swarm of small animals: monkeys, dogs, spaniels ... In the years that followed, Fratin difficulty in obtaining public commissions, such as the "Eagles", ended in 1853, wh...

The map is embellished by a vivacious scene of native Asian figures and a camel, parrots and a monkey as part of the title cartouche. Published in Amsterdam by R. & J.

His pockets swarm of small animals: monkeys, dogs, spaniels ... In the years that followed, Fratin difficulty in obtaining public commissions, such as the "Eagles", ended in 1853, wh...

Framed by two frail trees, a bear tamer, his assistant and a monkey adorn the first one and a couple of musicians the other, their gaily colored costumes and theatrical gestures echo...

Between 1937 and 1940, Dufy and Friesz painted decorative compositions for the bar in the Palais de Chaillot on the theme of the River Seine, and Dufy himself painted additional deco...

He also realized original engravings and humorous illustrations, many of which dedicated to the animal world: dogs, monkeys, cats, and even flies. His greatest passion were Japanese ...

The fox's nature clever and crafty member is playing cards and is obviously proud of his hand well laid out on a barrel while holding open his coat to show he has nothing to hide. Th...

The map is embellished by many African land animals, including elephants, lions, monkeys, ostriches, camels, goats, a crocodile and a dragon.

Essentially a style of interior decoration, it consisted of more or less riotous displays of C and S scrolls and curves, created from stylized stretches of foliage, flowers, rocks, s...

He soon obtained a second horse, also bartered in exchange for a portrait and before long had accumulated a menagerie of two horse, a Shetland pony, a donkey, two monkeys and thirtee...

° the woman having sat down holds a ring on which a bird has taken place ° the man holds a bagpipe by which a goat is making music ° finally, a little monkey sits on ground - in ...

On the central casing at the bottom, by way of contrast, there is a peacock, a symbol of pride and at the top, a monkey representing lust and mischief. In between, a woman holding a ...

.' - This plate shows five panels with various creatures (parakeet, sea cow, monkeys), a small map of Papo’s Bay at Tary (Cayenne?)

The compressed globular body encircled by eight mystical beasts of monkeys, Rabbits, deer, lions, dogs and cats. The beasts are separated by mountains with clouds overhead.

Common zoomorphic figures include camelids, deer, felines, foxes, rodents, monkeys, bats, sea lions, as well as a wide array of birds, fish, shells, arachnids, and reptiles.

The drop down shades have fruit decorations, as do the large upturned bowls, but when illuminated and viewed straight on, you notice a nice whimsical ‘twist’ – The fruit are shaped t...

The horn section in person of shell-bellied Pierrot keeping time with raised arm and lifted foot, accompanied by the percussionist, a pot-banging monkey; raised and round base. Caboc...

Each: A cast open scene with drumming monkey, sticks raised overhead; mounted to shaped frame with open support.

Asian Chinese style (19th century) carved wall plaque with monkeys playing in trees with fruit (finished on back with bamboo trees).  

2 French Louis XV (Late 19th Century) rosewood 2 door commodes with bronze dore trim with singerie (monkey) design & shaped marble top (stamped: CHARLES CRESSENT) (PRICED EACH)

This fine modern artwork represents different sketches of monkeys in various poses. On the back of the drawing, the artist drew other monkey sketches.