A Painted Plaster Bust of “Mok the Western Lowland Gorilla”; Frederick Thomas Daws (1878-1956) antiques The painted oak carcass showing

The painted oak carcass showing the wonderful original textured surface of Georgian period pistachio green paint

5” high x 4” wide x 0

5–228 mm (7

sitting in a good quality gilt gesso frame with stiff leaf carved mouldings

A Painted Plaster Bust of “Mok the Western Lowland Gorilla”; Frederick Thomas Daws (1878-1956) antiques The painted oak carcass showingOrigin: EnglishPeriod: Early 20thCProvenance: UnknownDate: c. 1930 35Height: 18Width: 22Depth: 14 (all at extremities)The painted plaster model or bust of "Mok the Western Lowland Gorilla", by Frederick Thomas Daws (1878 1956), realistically modelled and hand painted in life size, survives from the second quarter of the twentieth century in untouched condition. Remaining in sound overall condition the piece has some very small areas of loss to his