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Meiji Period Bronze Study of Monkeys Playing / Lamp
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality Meiji period (1868-1912) bronze study of Monkeys playing.
Converted to a lamp.
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
French Ceramic Majolica Sculpture of Monkey Playing Tambourine
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Whimsical French ceramic majolica hand-painted pottery sculpture of a money playing the tambourine
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Staffordshire Colonial Monkey Playing Cello Toby Pitcher Jug 12"
Located in Dayton, OH
of a monkey dressed in British colonial clothing and playing the cello.
Dimensions:
6.5" x 5.5" x
Category
Antique 19th Century Victorian Pitchers
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Set of Three Miniature Bronze Musician Monkeys Playing Instruments
Located in Dallas, TX
across their laps; there is one monkey blowing the trumpet, one holding cymbals, and one playing the
Category
Early 20th Century French Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
H 3.75 in W 2.75 in D 3.25 in
19th Century Chinese Carved Scenic Monkey Wall Plaque
Located in Queens, NY
Chinese 19th century carved wall plaque with monkeys playing in trees with fruit (finished on back
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Export Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Bamboo, Mahogany
Vintage Decorative 4 Panels Monkeys Screen or Room Divider
Located in Miami, FL
A vintage privacy panel of room divider screen with decorative monkey playing instrument motif
Category
Vintage 1970s American Bohemian Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Wood, Paper
Asian Chinese Style '19th Century' Carved Wall Plaque
Located in Queens, NY
Asian Chinese style (19th century) carved wall plaque with monkeys playing in trees with fruit
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Jewelry Box Covered with Blue Moroccan Leather Napoleon 3 Period
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
monkeys playing a musical instrument. The whole is inscribed in an architectural decoration with columns
Category
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Wood, Leather
Satirical Hand-colored Engraving of Monkeys at Billiards, 1871
Located in Langweer, NL
officers. The monkeys are depicted in various exaggerated poses, with some playing billiards while others
Category
Antique 1870s Prints
Materials
Paper
Antique French PE Felix Colored Lithograph of a Nude Playing Cards with a Monkey
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique French P. E. Felix Colored Lithograph of a Nude Playing Cards with a Monkey Signed
Category
Early 20th Century French Arts and Crafts Prints
Materials
Paper
H 16 in W 20.75 in D 1 in
Ceramic Monkey Lamp
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Whimsical Ceramic or Majolica Italian Monkey lamp. The monkey is playing a musical instrument
Category
20th Century Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Ormolu Monkey Candelabra
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand-gilded, bronze candlestick featuring monkeys at play.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Candle Holders
Materials
Bronze
Meissen Porcelain Monkey Musician Figurine
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A FIne Meissen Porcelain Monkey Musician Figurine of superb quality. This unusual Monkey figurine
Category
20th Century German Rococo Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Early Meissen Porcelain, Singerie Style Monkey Musician Figurine
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
attire and wig the monkey merrily plays the trumpet assuming both the stance and mannerism of a nobleman
Category
Antique 19th Century German Rococo Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Meiji Period Bronze Monkey Group Sculpture Okimono Shosai
Located in Newark, England
infants playing around and being mischievous with Persimmon fruit. The monkeys modelled as Japanese
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Antique 1828 Hand-Colored Satirical Print Titled "The Monkey-Cupid"
Located in Langweer, NL
entanglement.
Landseer’s use of the monkey as Cupid brilliantly plays on the themes of love, desire, and
Category
Antique 1820s Prints
Materials
Paper
Fine Japanese Meiji Period Water Color on Silk of Monkeys
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A wonderful fine quality Japanese Meiji period (1868-1912) water color on silk of seven monkeys
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Paintings
Materials
Silk
Monkey Band NINE-Piece Set Porcelain figurines by Sitzendorf , Circa 1910
By Sitzendorf
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
These are a beautiful set of NINE porcelain Monkey Figures or Figurines all playing in a Band made
Category
Early 20th Century German Baroque Revival Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Fireback, Small and Decorative
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
A nicely decorated gem of a fireback or backsplash, displaying a monkey and cat playing in a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Architectural Elements
Materials
Iron
19th C. French "Putti" Motif Decorative Wood Panel- Would be a Lavish Headboard!
Located in Atlanta, GA
play alongside a monkey with tambourine and feline like creature, within an inner surround with
Category
Antique 19th Century French Architectural Elements
Materials
Wood
H 44 in W 72.76 in D 4 in
Napoleon III Style Boulle Commode with Tortoiseshell Marquetry, Ormolu Detailing
By André-Charles Boulle, Nicolas Sageot
Located in Madrid, ES
figures of humans and animals, insects, griffins, sphinxes... and fiddle-playing monkeys! All three doors
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
H 45.67 in W 66.93 in D 18.12 in
New Beauvais French Style Wool Tapestry, 05'00 X 06'07
By Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer, Beauvais Royal Manufactory
Located in Dallas, TX
female musician with a monkey at her feet plays a stringed instrument resembling a sitar. In the center
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Aubusson Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
Chinoisrie Wall Panels
Located in Seattle, WA
Two 19th century, most likely French, Chinoisrie canvas panels in oil of monkeys playing musical
Category
Antique 19th Century French Paintings
Materials
Plywood, Canvas
Monkey Musician Sculpture
By Christophe Fratin
Located in London, GB
An inspiring mid-19th century French bronze study of a whimsical monkey sat on a box playing a lute
Category
Antique 19th Century French Romantic Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Patinated Bronze Figure of Boy with Monkey by Carl Theodore Wegener
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
A fine patinated bronze figure of a boy smoking a cigarette and playing with a monkey, signed
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Danish Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Writing Desk by Beurdeley, France, Circa 1880
By Alfred Emmanuel Louis Beurdeley
Located in Pasadena, CA
with monkeys, dancing and playing musical instruments, and with musical trophies within floral
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
H 29.5 in W 21.25 in D 13.25 in
Italian Monkey Playing Dafli
Located in Pomona, CA
Italian terracotta monkey sitting and playing the dafli.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Whimsical Sculptural Maitland Smith Monkey Playing on a Book Lamp
By Maitland Smith
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
. The lamp is showing a monkey playing with a ball and standing on a "leather" bound book. The lampshade
Category
Early 2000s Philippine American Classical Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Fabulous Pair of Composite Stone Musical Monkeys
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Whimsical pair of monkeys playing musical instruments.
Category
Vintage 1930s French Statues
Materials
Cast Stone
Pair of Glazed Terracotta Monkey Musician Stands
Located in Palm Beach, FL
depicting monkeys playing guitar and saxophone.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Terracotta
Arm Drum and Fife Player, after Affenkapelle (Monkey Band)
By Kandler and Reinicke
Located in Dallas, TX
a framed canvas of a delicately painted monkey playing both an arm drum and a fife as he walks
Category
Vintage 1960s Unknown Baroque Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Pair of 19th Century French Barbotine Cache Pots with Monkeys and Tigers
Located in Dallas, TX
. The exotic, hand-painted motifs feature a monkey playing on the back of an antelope, and a tiger
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Rococo Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
English Silver-Plate Zoomorphic Ink Well
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English silver plate zoomorphic ink well, depicting an elephants head with a finial of a monkey
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
Contemporary Chinoiserie Side Table with Monkey and Birds Motifs on Iron Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
up monkey playing the French horn and two birds in a tree, the table is raised on a new custom-made
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Chinoiserie Side Tables
Materials
Iron
H 24 in W 18.5 in D 15.25 in
Palm Tree Table Decorations
Located in Hudson, NY
Two sets of whimsical monkeys playing in palm trees of pipe cleaner, paper mache and wood designed
Category
Vintage 1930s Unknown Tableware
Materials
Wood, Paper
Pair of Painted & Giltwood Lamps with Custom Shades
Located in Los Angeles, CA
monkeys play music while the others dance. Beautiful vibrant colors of blue, green, coral, gold and brown
Category
20th Century American Other Table Lamps
"Laughing Monkey" Zoomorphic Porcelain Figure Vide-poche, circa 1870
By Meissen Porcelain, J.J. Kändler
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
adopted the monkey, playing on the am-bivalence of a fascinating beast. Many human attitudes could be
Category
Antique 1870s French Louis XV Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Ormolu
H 10.24 in W 10.63 in D 10.24 in
A Unique Collection Of Five Hand Carved Monkeys Circa 1880
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
"
A FURTHER PAIR OF MONKEYS PLAYING VIOLIN'S SITTING ON ROCKS THIS PAIR IS 60" TALL
THEN A SINGLE
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
19th Century English Carved Oak Chest Cabinet Gothic Revival Monkey Owl Violin
Located in Shreveport, LA
matching carved plinth.
And the final figural carvings, each side has a carved monkey playing a violin
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Gothic Revival Commodes and Chests of ...
Materials
Oak
H 58.75 in W 33.5 in D 21 in
Mechelen bronze bell. 16th century
Located in Madrid, ES
classicist influence, based on animals (note the monkey playing a stringed instrument), winged angel heads, a
Category
Antique 16th Century European Renaissance Religious Items
Materials
Bronze, Other
Musiciens Monkeys Needlepoint Rug
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Fabulous and colorful needlepoint with palm tree design on its center.
Surrounded by playing
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Yarn
1950s Monkey Band Jukebox
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A "Bimbo Box" monkey band mechanical jukebox, featuring a 7 figural cabana monkey orchestra band
Category
Vintage 1950s German Toys
Materials
Metal
Pair Exceptionally Rare, Large and Beautiful Christophé Fratin Gilt Bronze Cande
By Christophe Fratin
Located in Heathfield, GB
forms, as here with the monkeys playing French horns. He had apprenticed as a young boy to his father, a
Category
Antique 19th Century Candelabras
Materials
Bronze
H 17.5 in W 8 in D 8 in
Glazed Italian Terra Cotta Seated Monkey on Pillow
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Crackled Taupe Glazed Italian Terra Cotta Monkey seated on Pillow playing Accordion
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
A Terra Cotta Monkey and Lucite Custom Lamp
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A wonderful and whimsical item featuring a Blanc de Chine figure of a Monkey in human dress playing
Category
Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps
Pair of Vintage Blue and White Terra Cotta Monkey Tables
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Whimsical, vintage pair of blue and white glazed terra cotta flute playing fancy monkeys, posing as
Category
20th Century Italian Patio and Garden Furniture
Pair of Vintage Italian Polychrome Glazed Ceramic Sculptures of Monkey Musicians
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Sitting on stacked tasseled cushions the two monkeys are deeply involved in playing their tunes
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Rococo Animal Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
H 22 in W 12 in D 12 in
Vienna Bronze Made by Franz Bergman'N' Arab Man on Carpet Three Monkeys c.1900
By Franz Bergmann
Located in Vienna, AT
playing with three monkeys: He sits cross-legged on a carpet, the man has seized one of the monkeys by
Category
Antique Early 1900s Austrian Other More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Bronze
H 2.75 in W 7.28 in D 5.11 in
Japanese Meiji Period Figurative Bronze Sculpture
Located in London, GB
A fine gilded bronze sculpture of a man sitting on the side of a tree playing with two monkeys.
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Maison Jansen Style Verre Chinoiserie Eglomise Mirror
Located in London, GB
glass painted with monkeys in 18th century costumes playing musical instruments within gilded scrolling
Category
Mid-20th Century French Chinoiserie Wall Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Mirror
Vintage Coastal Rattan “Cracked Ice” Dining Chairs After McGuire
By McGuire
Located in west palm beach, FL
monkeys at play. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate.
Category
Late 20th Century Philippine Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Rattan
Antique Painted Commode from Italy, 19th Century
Located in Dallas, TX
monkeys and landscapes. They are playing instruments under a tree with mountains and a body of water
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Paint
Majolica Terra Cotta Large Figure of a Monkey Playing the Harp
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large Enchanting French Victorian style multicolored Majolica terra cotta figure of a monkey
Category
Mid-20th Century French Bohemian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Majolica, Pottery
French Victorian Porcelain Piano Monkey
Located in Queens, NY
French Victorian unglazed porcelain figure of seated monkey playing piano (vase) (marked under base).
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Two Large Throw Pillows with Tropical Jungle Boogie Monkeys
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Two large vintage throw pillows with tropical jungle monkeys playing in coconut palm tree print
Category
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Pillows and Throws
Materials
Cotton
Fornasetti Rectangular Tray Scimmie Monkeys Hand Colored Wood
By Fornasetti
Located in MILANO, IT
monkeys playing and having an aperitif with Biedermeier glasses.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Wood
19th Century English Silver Plated Elephant Inkwell with Little Monkey
Located in Haarlem, NL
century.
Modelled like an Indian Parade elephant head with a monkey playing the flute on top.
The head
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Inkwells
Materials
Silver
French Hand-Painted Signed Screen Background with Monkeys in a Band
By Saul Garcia
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A wonderful whimsical 1960s hand-painted screen or background depicting monkeys playing music
Category
Vintage 1960s French Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Paint, Wood
Chinese Export Porcelain Famille Verte Rose Green Chinoiserie Pot, 19th Century
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
background and features scenes of a pair of brown and orange monkeys playing amongst a garden of pink, white
Category
Antique Early 1900s Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain, Paint
H 3.75 in W 4.5 in D 4.5 in
European Oil on Canvas of a Monkey and a Cat Playing
Located in Essex, MA
An interior scene with a monkey seated on a stump teasing two cats with what appears to be a fish
Category
Antique Late 18th Century European Baroque Revival Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
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