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Max Le Verrier - Encrier 'Boubou'

$1285 AUD

Item 3486

An Art Déco inkwell in the form of a monkey holding a lidded pot. With original lid and internal ink pot. Cast from 'Fonte d'art' with bronzed verdigris patina. Mounted on Belgian black marble. Signed in the metal M. Le Verrier.

French, circa 1930.

** Boubou was the name of a chimpanzee kept at the Jardin des Plantes zoo in Paris during the 1920s. Boubou was the subject of a number of Max Le Verrier's monkey sculptures. Le Verrier would visit the zoo frequently to sketch Boubou to make studies for his sculptures and he would reward the monkey with bananas. Apparently a close bond formed between the artist and chimp.

CONDITION: Excellent

DIMENSIONS: 14cm High

AVAILABILITY: In stock

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