Lot number 3392 - Auction 160
'RAUCHENDER AFFE AUF BUCH'

MARTIN MEYER-PYRITZ 1870 Pyritz - 1942 Berlin 'SMOKING MONKEY ON A BOOK' Bronze, dark patina, mounted on a rectangular plinth shaped like a book and a marble base (H. 2 cm). Total H. 17, W. 16, D. 10.5 cm; weight approx. 2.43 kg. Inscribed 'M. Meyer-Pyritz' on the spine of the book. A humorous depiction of a monkey or chimpanzee that is smoking, reading, and appears pensive. Minor rubbing and loss of patina.