Antique French Sevres Terracotta Ceramic Monkey Snail Animalier Statue Sculpture by Emmanuel Fremiet, 1905 Sculpture 17 cm X 12 cm

17 cm X 12 cm X 7 cm

He had many public installations and Commissions

the cabinet had been in his residence at 17 & 19 Pelham Place

Condition is a very good indeed

the quality of the gilded cast bronze mounts is outstanding

Antique French Sevres Terracotta Ceramic Monkey Snail Animalier Statue Sculpture by Emmanuel Fremiet, 1905 Sculpture 17 cm X 12 cmA finely detailed antique French terracotta monkey statue by the French sculptor Emmanuel Frmiet (18241910), signed and dated 1905. This whimsical and humorous sculpture depicts a realistic monkey sitting with the right leg stretched long and his fingers studying a spot on its body, whilst eyeing a small snail crawling towards him. The monkey is sitting on a patch of leaves and grass with its relaxed tail flush to the ground. The animal is beige in