Old, Battered, Beautiful Monkey Acrobat Toy white horsehair adding up to a pretty

adding up to a pretty perfect thing

or maybe suspended in a state awaiting restoration

and writer who seems to have had a most fascinating life

with the water all to themselves

3 1/2" tall x 3 1/2" wide x 2 1/2" deep and in very good vintage condition

Old, Battered, Beautiful Monkey Acrobat Toy white horsehair adding up to a prettyThis crazy thing I'm in love with it, all the more so for the rather distressed state of this old monkey, pieces of whose head appear to have been glued and re glued over the past 100+ years or so. No wonder when one uses the wire arm to raise and flip him over, if not gentle he'll smash pretty hard into the ladder on the other side. His arms, legs and body appear to be hand carved of wood, and then his head looks to be ceramic or composition over