Candlesticks, Three Spelter Monkey Vases, Monkey Pincushion
Continental or Asian, 20th century: pair two-light black-painted white metal monkey jester candlesticks, unmarked, 16-1/2 in., [wax residue and minor white accretions on both]; spelter monkey jester figure holding a backpack vase, 8-3/4 in., [some white accretions]; two red-painted spelter monkey vases, one holding a shell dish, the other holding two baskets of grapes, 6-1/2 in. and 4-3/4 in., [old crack and repair to arm of monkey with shell and old break at ankle, both with losses to painted surfaces;] figure of a seated monkey tailor holding a jacket on a brown and black velvet pincushion, platform base, 6-1/4 in., [good condition], (six pieces). Condition: . Provenance: Collection of Anne and Robert K. Zelle, Nashville, Tennessee and Gulf Stream, Florida