Playful Monkeys
Manufacturer
Fürstenberg Porcelain Company
(German, founded 1747)
CultureGerman
OriginFurstenburg, Brunswick, Germany
Dateca.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 CeramicsSub-classification
German PorcelainStatus
On view
Artist / Maker: Maya artist(s)
650-750
Object number: G83.1.135
Artist / Maker: Johann Joachim Kändler
ca.1740-1741
Object number: G83.1.914
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
ca.1750-1755
Object number: G83.1.1045
Artist / Maker: Moche artist(s)
100-700
Object number: G83.1.169
Artist / Maker: Johann Joachim Kändler
ca.1745-1752
Object number: G83.1.950
Artist / Maker: Johann Friedrich Eberlein
ca.1740-1745
Object number: G83.1.940.1-4
