It measures 65cm (25½")high x 60cm (23 ½")wide x 25cm (9¾")
deep.
It is made from combination of cut crystal glass and gilt bronze.
The elephant figurine and the tray on which the elephant stands are made of crystal glass.
deep.
It is made from combination of cut crystal glass and gilt bronze.
The elephant figurine and the tray on which the elephant stands are made of crystal glass.
There are twelve crystal drinking cups that have been engraved and gilt decorated.
These cups are stored on both side of the elephants harness on hooks.
These cups are stored on both side of the elephants harness on hooks.
There are four engraved crystal and gilt decorated liqueur decanters that fit within a removable and lockable compartment.
What an amazing piece of craftmanship.
What an amazing piece of craftmanship.
Quoted from the Sotheby's website
'It is said to be probably made for the 1878 Paris Exhibition.
And reported to be unseen for decades, it resurfaced at Sotheby’s in 2015.
It is said to incorporate some newly-made Baccarat replacement crystal glass pieces.
According to Sotheby’s, ‘The body of the elephant in frosted & pearlized crystal with a harness, draped & ornamented with gilt-bronze, supporting a palanquin in the form of an Indian temple carved with the god Ganesh in low relief.'
‘The palanquin in the form of a liqueur set containing a removable stand containing four decanters in engraved & gilded crystal.'
See other glass Elephant items in the list of Archivd articles dated September 2014 & April 2016
Neil Cooper
'It is said to be probably made for the 1878 Paris Exhibition.
And reported to be unseen for decades, it resurfaced at Sotheby’s in 2015.
It is said to incorporate some newly-made Baccarat replacement crystal glass pieces.
According to Sotheby’s, ‘The body of the elephant in frosted & pearlized crystal with a harness, draped & ornamented with gilt-bronze, supporting a palanquin in the form of an Indian temple carved with the god Ganesh in low relief.'
‘The palanquin in the form of a liqueur set containing a removable stand containing four decanters in engraved & gilded crystal.'
See other glass Elephant items in the list of Archivd articles dated September 2014 & April 2016
Neil Cooper
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