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Hawk-Moths and Butterflies: Hand-Colored Engravings, Published in 1805
Hawk-Moths and Butterflies: Hand-Colored Engravings, Published in 1805

Hawk-Moths and Butterflies: Hand-Colored Engravings, Published in 1805

Located in Langweer, NL

(Mimas tiliae), and elephant hawk-moth (Deilephila elpenor), with accompanying caterpillars and pupae

Category

Early 1800s German Antique Elephants

Materials

Paper

French 19th century Chinoiserie st. patinated and verdigris Bronze planter
French 19th century Chinoiserie st. patinated and verdigris Bronze planter

French 19th century Chinoiserie st. patinated and verdigris Bronze planter

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Verdigris Bronze finished body that is accented with two tastefully decorated elephant heads on either side

Category

19th Century French Chinoiserie Antique Elephants

Materials

Bronze

Rare French Art Deco Galle Cameo Glass Vase -Winter Hydrangea  -c1925
Rare French Art Deco Galle Cameo Glass Vase -Winter Hydrangea  -c1925

Rare French Art Deco Galle Cameo Glass Vase -Winter Hydrangea -c1925

By Émile Gallé

Located in Worcester Park, GB

the Elephant vases). This is quite obvious from the exceptional detail and care in production. It is

Category

1920s French Art Deco Antique Elephants

Materials

Art Glass

Indian Red Lacquer Table
Indian Red Lacquer Table

Indian Red Lacquer Table

Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire

An unusually large Indian red lacquer table; the octagonal top is decorated with prancing elephants

Category

1890s Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Elephants

Materials

Wood

Christopher Dresser Old Hall Aesthetic Vases c.1885
Christopher Dresser Old Hall Aesthetic Vases c.1885

Christopher Dresser Old Hall Aesthetic Vases c.1885

By Old Hall Earthenware Co., Christopher Dresser

Located in Paris, FR

Paire of Japanese style Old Hall Earthenware vases decorated with gilt elephants. Design attributed

Category

19th Century British Aesthetic Movement Antique Elephants

Materials

Earthenware

Japanese Meiji Period Bronze Incense Holder / Jardiniere
Japanese Meiji Period Bronze Incense Holder / Jardiniere

Japanese Meiji Period Bronze Incense Holder / Jardiniere

Located in San Francisco, CA

patina. Raised on shaped corner bracket feet with elephant head handles on each side. Bronzes from the

Category

Late 19th Century Japanese Ming Antique Elephants

Materials

Bronze

Antique Indian Patinated Bronze Oil Lamp 19th Century South India
Antique Indian Patinated Bronze Oil Lamp 19th Century South India

Antique Indian Patinated Bronze Oil Lamp 19th Century South India

Located in Forney, TX

flanked by elephants to either side, over a shallow oil reservoir basin with pinched rim on stepped base

Category

19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Elephants

Materials

Bronze

Archaic Chinese Bronze Vase

Archaic Chinese Bronze Vase

Located in Marseille, FR

Archaic Chinese bronze vase decorated with elephant heads, work probably from the middle of the

Category

19th Century Antique Elephants

Materials

Bronze

Antique Colonial Lounge Chair
Antique Colonial Lounge Chair

Antique Colonial Lounge Chair

$593Sale Price|37% Off

Antique Colonial Lounge Chair

Located in Montelabbate, PU

elephant, on the back at the sides of the knobs the carvings depict 2 monks in meditation.  

Category

1890s Antique Elephants

Materials

Fabric, Teak

Geometric Antique Turkmen Rug
Geometric Antique Turkmen Rug

Geometric Antique Turkmen Rug

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This splendid Afghan Baluch rug showcases a distinctive pattern of elephant feet, meticulously

Category

Early 19th Century Antique Elephants

Materials

Wool

Garniture of Bronze Figures by Franz Xaver Bergman
Garniture of Bronze Figures by Franz Xaver Bergman

Garniture of Bronze Figures by Franz Xaver Bergman

By Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann)

Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C

Garniture of bronze figures, depicting a scene of hunters with an elephant with a dead tiger

Category

1890s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Elephants

Materials

Bronze

19th Century French Colonial Glass Cave à Liqueur Tantalus
19th Century French Colonial Glass Cave à Liqueur Tantalus

19th Century French Colonial Glass Cave à Liqueur Tantalus

Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB

case has bevelled glass panels on all sides and top, raised on 4 legs with sculptured elephant heads

Category

Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Elephants

Materials

Metal

Pair of Antique Japanese Cloisonné Enamel Vases with French Ormolu Mounts
Pair of Antique Japanese Cloisonné Enamel Vases with French Ormolu Mounts

Pair of Antique Japanese Cloisonné Enamel Vases with French Ormolu Mounts

Located in London, GB

stylised elephant feet. These vases are a fantastic example of the combination pieces made in Europe

Category

Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Elephants

Materials

Ormolu, Enamel

ASANTE GOLD WEIGHT CONTAINER
ASANTE GOLD WEIGHT CONTAINER

ASANTE GOLD WEIGHT CONTAINER

Located in Three Oaks, MI

Elephant lidded kuduo container from the Ashanti peoples of Ghana. Kuduo were created to store

Category

Late 19th Century Tribal Antique Elephants

Materials

Brass, Bronze, Copper

An Indian Haveli Architectural Facade with Three Windows and a Balcony
An Indian Haveli Architectural Facade with Three Windows and a Balcony

An Indian Haveli Architectural Facade with Three Windows and a Balcony

Located in Chicago, IL

intricate carvings of elephants, heavenly musicians, and floral-animal hybrids. The four Corinthian-inspired

Category

Early 20th Century Antique Elephants

Materials

Teak

12-Piece Art Deco Silver-Plated Knife Rests Set in the Manner of Christofle
12-Piece Art Deco Silver-Plated Knife Rests Set in the Manner of Christofle

12-Piece Art Deco Silver-Plated Knife Rests Set in the Manner of Christofle

By Christofle

Located in London, GB

Century Case: 5cm high x 24cm wide x 24 in depth. Elephant: 3cm high x 9cm wide x 1.5cm in depth

Category

Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Elephants

Materials

Silver, Silver Plate

Antique 19th Century Indian Kutch Solid Silver Mug, Oomersi Mawji Bhuj c.1890
Antique 19th Century Indian Kutch Solid Silver Mug, Oomersi Mawji Bhuj c.1890

Antique 19th Century Indian Kutch Solid Silver Mug, Oomersi Mawji Bhuj c.1890

By Oomersi Mawji

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

lion in the act of taking down an antelope, and the other featuring an elephant overpowering a tiger

Category

19th Century Indian Other Antique Elephants

Materials

Silver

Teddy Roosevelt Silk Kerchief Made for His 1912 Presidential Run
Teddy Roosevelt Silk Kerchief Made for His 1912 Presidential Run

Teddy Roosevelt Silk Kerchief Made for His 1912 Presidential Run

Located in York County, PA

of the Elephant and Donkey. The presence of such a large moose makes this unlike other examples, none

Category

1910s American Antique Elephants

Materials

Silk

Rembrandt Bugatti 'Catalogue Raisonne' (Book)
Rembrandt Bugatti 'Catalogue Raisonne' (Book)

Rembrandt Bugatti 'Catalogue Raisonne' (Book)

Located in North Yorkshire, GB

as elephants, panthers, and lions became his most well-known works. The elephant mascot that sits on

Category

Early 20th Century Antique Elephants

Materials

Paper

Antique Japanese Bronze Bonsai Planter
Antique Japanese Bronze Bonsai Planter

Antique Japanese Bronze Bonsai Planter

Located in Bradenton, FL

style and beautiful patina. Incised decoration on the front and bronze elephant head handles on both

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Elephants

Materials

Bronze

Pair of French Art Deco Bookends signed H Fady in Bronze
Pair of French Art Deco Bookends signed H Fady in Bronze

Pair of French Art Deco Bookends signed H Fady in Bronze

Located in SAINTE-COLOMBE, FR

bookends that are finely cast with elephants in a naturalistic pose. With a beautifully aged patina and

Category

Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Elephants

Materials

Marble, Bronze

19th Century Indian sofa
19th Century Indian sofa

19th Century Indian sofa

Located in Delft, NL

carved lion and elephant heads. The backs of the chairs have a scene of coconut trees. The seats has

Category

Late 19th Century Indian Antique Elephants

Materials

Coconut

Antique German Sterling Silver Cup by B. Neresheimer - 1902
Antique German Sterling Silver Cup by B. Neresheimer - 1902

Antique German Sterling Silver Cup by B. Neresheimer - 1902

By B. Neresheimer & Sohne

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

musical instrument, a stag, a unicorn and an elephant. The upper portion of the body is encompassed with

Category

Early 1900s German Antique Elephants

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Planter, Japanese, Bronze, Decorative Jardiniere, Edo, Victorian, C.1860
Antique Planter, Japanese, Bronze, Decorative Jardiniere, Edo, Victorian, C.1860

Antique Planter, Japanese, Bronze, Decorative Jardiniere, Edo, Victorian, C.1860

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

in the form of an elephant's head and trunk Of substantial weight in the hand at 4.42kg (9.74 lb

Category

Mid-19th Century Japanese Victorian Antique Elephants

Materials

Bronze

Late 19th Century Large Mortar Carved from a Single Piece of Wood
Late 19th Century Large Mortar Carved from a Single Piece of Wood

Late 19th Century Large Mortar Carved from a Single Piece of Wood

Located in Leuven , BE

foot of an elephant. The wood has splits and carving all-over, all the damage is age-related and by

Category

Late 19th Century Italian Antique Elephants

Materials

Pottery

Victorian Sterling Silver Inkstand
Victorian Sterling Silver Inkstand

Victorian Sterling Silver Inkstand

By Charles Thomas Fox & George Fox

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

bearing the contemporary bright cut engraved crest of an elephant's head. The stand is further

Category

1840s British Victorian Antique Elephants

Materials

Sterling Silver

Large Chinese Export Famille Rose Porcelain Platter
Large Chinese Export Famille Rose Porcelain Platter

Large Chinese Export Famille Rose Porcelain Platter

Located in Bradenton, FL

the figure of a mahout astride an elephant and flower sprays with gold rim. The theme of this lot

Category

19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Elephants

Materials

Porcelain

Antique ca 1900 Japanese Satsuma Top Quality Jar Richly Decorated Unmarked
Antique ca 1900 Japanese Satsuma Top Quality Jar Richly Decorated Unmarked

Antique ca 1900 Japanese Satsuma Top Quality Jar Richly Decorated Unmarked

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

working on the land. Elephant handles. Lid seems missing. Condition Overall Condition Perfect

Category

19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Elephants

Materials

Porcelain

Large Antique Veranda Bench, Ceylon, Teak, 3 Seat, Ornate Seat, Victorian, 1880
Large Antique Veranda Bench, Ceylon, Teak, 3 Seat, Ornate Seat, Victorian, 1880

Large Antique Veranda Bench, Ceylon, Teak, 3 Seat, Ornate Seat, Victorian, 1880

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

prominent elephant front legs, canted and in the cabriole manner Square section rear legs adorned with

Category

Late 19th Century Sri Lankan Victorian Antique Elephants

Materials

Teak

Japanese Bronze and Champ Leve Censer
Japanese Bronze and Champ Leve Censer

Japanese Bronze and Champ Leve Censer

Located in San Francisco, CA

Japanese bronze and champleve censer jar. Large elephant handles and a standing elephant finial on

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Qing Antique Elephants

Materials

Bronze

Early-20th Century Chinese Hand made Cloisonne Dragon Incense Burner
Early-20th Century Chinese Hand made Cloisonne Dragon Incense Burner

Early-20th Century Chinese Hand made Cloisonne Dragon Incense Burner

Located in Pomona, CA

the top of the lid and three gilt elephant feet. Very fine quality enameling throughout. it is a

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Elephants

Materials

Metal

Pair of Bookcase Cabinets, circa 1860, France
Pair of Bookcase Cabinets, circa 1860, France

Pair of Bookcase Cabinets, circa 1860, France

Located in Girona, Spain

Pair of bookcase cabinets. Made with walnut. Very decorative piece with elephants carved in the

Category

Late 19th Century French Greek Revival Antique Elephants

Materials

Walnut

Antique Map of Sri Lanka with an unusual five-sided shape, circa 1606
Antique Map of Sri Lanka with an unusual five-sided shape, circa 1606

Antique Map of Sri Lanka with an unusual five-sided shape, circa 1606

Located in Langweer, NL

(including a large elephant with his manhout). Latin text on verso. Published circa 1606.

Category

Early 17th Century Antique Elephants

Materials

Paper

An Austrian handbag decorated with petit point embroidery. Austria, 1900.
An Austrian handbag decorated with petit point embroidery. Austria, 1900.

An Austrian handbag decorated with petit point embroidery. Austria, 1900.

Located in Milan, IT

scene recalling the 'Indies' with a caparisoned elephant in the centre. The decoration is mirrored on

Category

Early 20th Century Austrian Antique Elephants

Materials

Brass, Enamel

19th Century Indian armchairs
19th Century Indian armchairs

19th Century Indian armchairs

Located in Delft, NL

has carvings of crocodiles on the armrest. The other with a floral pattern and elephant heads cut out

Category

Late 19th Century Indian Antique Elephants

Materials

Coconut

Doris Leslie Blau Authentic Indian Animal Botanic Handmade Wool Rug
Doris Leslie Blau Authentic Indian Animal Botanic Handmade Wool Rug

Doris Leslie Blau Authentic Indian Animal Botanic Handmade Wool Rug

Located in New York, NY

, floral motifs, hunters and animals surrounding a central elephant within a slate blue border with Peris

Category

Early 20th Century Indian Antique Elephants

Materials

Wool

Large Chinese Cloisonné Tripod Incense Buner
Large Chinese Cloisonné Tripod Incense Buner

Large Chinese Cloisonné Tripod Incense Buner

Located in Norton, MA

Chinese Cloisonne Tripod incense holder having bronze of 3 elephant heads form the feet, dragon

Category

19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Elephants

Materials

Copper

Set of 8 Antique Prints of Various Animals and Hunting Scenes 'circa 1880'
Set of 8 Antique Prints of Various Animals and Hunting Scenes 'circa 1880'

Set of 8 Antique Prints of Various Animals and Hunting Scenes 'circa 1880'

Located in Langweer, NL

bears, elephant hunting, seal hunting and others. Source unknown, to be determined. Published circa 1880.

Category

Late 19th Century Antique Elephants

Materials

Paper

Art Nouveau Bamboo and Bird Design Glass and Bronze Vase
Art Nouveau Bamboo and Bird Design Glass and Bronze Vase

Art Nouveau Bamboo and Bird Design Glass and Bronze Vase

By Baccarat

Located in Vienna, AT

For sale is a special vase made by Baccarat. Fine engraved elephant tooth shaped heavy glass in

Category

Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Elephants

Materials

Bronze

Meissen Porcelain Allegory of the Continent of Africa, Circa  1750
Meissen Porcelain Allegory of the Continent of Africa, Circa  1750

Meissen Porcelain Allegory of the Continent of Africa, Circa 1750

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

inches high with a 4-inch diameter base, depicting two embracing figures, one adorned with an elephant

Category

18th Century German Antique Elephants

Materials

Porcelain

The « Nymphs » Bowl by A-E Carrier-Belleuse and H. Journet & Cie, France, c 1878
The « Nymphs » Bowl by A-E Carrier-Belleuse and H. Journet & Cie, France, c 1878

The « Nymphs » Bowl by A-E Carrier-Belleuse and H. Journet & Cie, France, c 1878

By H. Journet & Cie, Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse

Located in PARIS, FR

elephants figures (signed « G. Viot et Cie, Exposition de 1867, Eugène Cornu Inventeur » ; Catalogue

Category

1870s French Antique Elephants

Materials

Onyx, Bronze

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Antique Elephants For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of antique elephants is available at 1stDibs. The range of distinct antique elephants — often made from metal, wood and bronze — can elevate any home. Antique elephants have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Antique elephants are generally popular furniture pieces, but Folk Art, Victorian and Art Deco styles are often sought at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made antique elephants over the years, but those made by Antoine-Louis Barye, Royal Worcester and Bing & Grøndahl are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

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Prices for antique elephants can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, antique elephants begin at $25 and can go as high as $125,000, while the average can fetch as much as $2,259.