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Playful Monkeys

Manufacturer (German, founded 1747)
CultureGerman
OriginFurstenburg, Brunswick, Germany
Datec.1760
MediumHard-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gilding; gold mounts
DimensionsOverall: 8.3 x 5 cm (3 1/4 x 1 15/16 in.)
MarkingsNone
DescriptionA German scent bottle amusingly modelled to show two monkeys clambering out of a Rococo scrollwork vase. Their heads are forming the stoppers and their fur is delineated in brown. The vase has coloured flower sprigs and a basket of fruit edged in gilding, and gold mounts.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.1058.1-.2
Classifications
European Ceramics
Sub-classification
German Porcelain
Status
On view
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