A Rare c.1900 Cased Taxidermy Study of a Rhesus Macaque Monkey sub-Antiques whilst the nickel-plated lock and

whilst the nickel-plated lock and catches are still in working order

This card boldly and chirpily states amongst other things that “You will do well to haste and try them

The illustrations themselves are generally in good order which is good news considering their relative fragility and age

Period: Qing Dynasty (1644-1911)

A Rare c.1900 Cased Taxidermy Study of a Rhesus Macaque Monkey sub-Antiques whilst the nickel-plated lock andOrigin: English Period: Late Victorian Edwardian Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1895 1915 The Case: Depth: 6 inches Width: 15 inches Height: 17. 5 inches The Rhesus Macaque (Macaca mulatta) specimen housed within a naturalistic setting of a mock cactus plant amongst reeded grasses with a sky blue painted background, the monkey depicted clenching a monkey nut in its grasp, the whole housed in a black painted and glazed display case surviving from the