Monkeys in fashion

DAVID Teniers the Younger’s whimsical 6 x 8 1/2in (16 x 22cm), oil on copper view of Monkeys Playing Cards, sold to a private buyer against the London trade for a double-estimate €220,000 (£146,665) at Tajan on June 24.

Sale expert Eric Turquin said the work was fresh to the market and that monkeys are a "fashionable s…

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