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Source Description
Chimpanzees were popular subjects given their droll expressions. This example is similar to an agate chimpanzee with olivine eyes in the Royal Collection, London. Henry Walters purchased this carving at the Faberge headquarters in St. Petersburg in 1900. Until 1908, the Faberge firm did not have a lapidary works and relied on other sources for its carvings.
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29546
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Chimpanzee
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29546
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normalized
title
Chimpanzee
description
Chimpanzees were popular subjects given their droll expressions. This example is similar to an agate chimpanzee with olivine eyes in the Royal Collection, London. Henry Walters purchased this carving at the Faberge headquarters in St. Petersburg in 1900. Until 1908, the Faberge firm did not have a lapidary works and relied on other sources for its carvings.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1900, by purchase [from the factory]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1900
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CC0
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en
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Precious Stones & Gems
figurines
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16
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cm
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6.4
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4.2
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5
dimensionsRaw
H: 2 1/2 × W: 1 5/8 × D: 1 15/16 in. (6.4 × 4.2 × 5 cm)
Source extras
med
banded agate, silver gilt, diamonds
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1921
4493
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2062
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