ENAMEL DECORATED FIGURINE, CHARLES DARWIN MONKEY
painted figure of a chimpanzee with a mother of pearl belly seated on a box decorated in painted enamel; one side with a portrait of Charles Darwin; another side with a scene of a monkey seated with a man; another of a monkey seated with a woman; and the front side a memento mori showing a skull on a scroll
h. 3-3/18 w. 1-7/8 d. 1-1/2 in.
Condition Report: overall chips and loss to paint and enamel
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painted figure of a chimpanzee with a mother of pearl belly seated on a box decorated in painted enamel; one side with a portrait of Charles Darwin; another side with a scene of a monkey seated with a man; another of a monkey seated with a woman; and the front side a memento mori showing a skull on a scroll
h. 3-3/18 w. 1-7/8 d. 1-1/2 in.
Condition Report: overall chips and loss to paint and enamel
