Red Spotted Old Carved Folk Art Monkey with Moving Arms boy on donkey then hand-painted (there are remnants

then hand-painted (there are remnants of one hand as well

Really a terrific object that would be great on the desk sitting atop incoming or outgoing mail

which most likely dates from the mid-20th century

Each cup" 4" tall x 3" across at handle x 1 3/4" deep

Red Spotted Old Carved Folk Art Monkey with Moving Arms boy on donkey then hand-painted (there are remnantsThis wonderful monkey came from the estate of the late Chicago based collector and arts patron Ruth Horwich, who was among the founders of the Chicago's Museum of Contemporary Art in 1967, and later a Trustee. She and her husband Leonard collected for more than half a century an eclectic mix of folk, nave, and outsider art as well as many works by Chicago Imagists, and and a large collection of work by Alexander Calder. Clearly her great eye ran to