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PROPERTY OF A EUROPEAN LADY
A PAIR OF CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL ELEPHANT AND BOYS
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
each standing four-square, the head turned to one side with a long curled trunk flanked by tusks, the body caparisoned with a saddle draped with a cloth decorated with auspicious motifs including a flying crane amidst clouds and crashing waves on each side, surmounted by a boy wearing a coat decorated with auspicious emblems amongst clouds and a tiger-skin headdress
Quantity: 8
26.2 cm, 10 1/4 in.
Estimate
3,000
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5,000
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