A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE CAPARISONED ELEPHANTS
LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE CAPARISONED ELEPHANTS LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY Modeled in mirror image, each elephant is shown standing foursquare with head turned to one side and has a washy taupe hide finely delineated with markings to simulate wrinkles and hair. Each is caparisoned in colorful trappings including a yellow-ground blanket decorated with a chime suspended amidst bats above frothy waves and tasseled fringe, and a pink saddle into which fits a gu -shaped vase made in imitation of cloisonné enamel. 10½ in. (26.8 cm.) long (2)
A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE CAPARISONED ELEPHANTS
LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE CAPARISONED ELEPHANTS LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY Modeled in mirror image, each elephant is shown standing foursquare with head turned to one side and has a washy taupe hide finely delineated with markings to simulate wrinkles and hair. Each is caparisoned in colorful trappings including a yellow-ground blanket decorated with a chime suspended amidst bats above frothy waves and tasseled fringe, and a pink saddle into which fits a gu -shaped vase made in imitation of cloisonné enamel. 10½ in. (26.8 cm.) long (2)
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