A pair of cloisonné-enamel caparisoned elephants, Qing dynasty, 18th/19th century | 清十八/十九世紀 掐絲琺瑯太平有象花插一對

Property from the collection of the Duke of Montrose

A pair of cloisonné-enamel caparisoned elephants

Qing dynasty, 18th/19th century

清十八/十九世紀 掐絲琺瑯太平有象花插一對

each standing four-square, the head turned to the side with long gilt tusks flanking a curled trunk, the white body caparisoned with a saddle draped with a cloth decorated with beribboned chimes suspending bejewelled tassels above turbulent waves, surmounted by a double-gourd vase decorated with stylised lotus sprays

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Heights 30.5 cm, 12 in.