Sweet Reading Monkey, Hand-carved Soapstone and Marble Bookend antique game I thought this sweet little

I thought this sweet little painting--Victorian era

11 1/8” x 9 1/16”” as mounted on card

and I do think he must have been quite pleased with it

" I am not entirely certain its meaning on this t-square

Sweet Reading Monkey, Hand-carved Soapstone and Marble Bookend antique game I thought this sweet littleA fun one, which I do believe has a good amount of age to, and with a really great face on this monkey. And there are grids carved into the pages of his open book, as if he might be reviewing a ledger of accounts! There seems to be a fairly long tradition of carved and cast monkeys reading books, ranging from all over Asia to Italy and beyond. This oneclearly hand carved as there are carved marks all over himis the folkiest Ive seen among them for