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Pair of Japanese Vases with Elephant Handles
Pair of Japanese Vases with Elephant Handles

Pair of Japanese Vases with Elephant Handles

Located in New York, NY

elephant handles on molded, carved, squared bases.

Category

19th Century Japanese Antique Elephants

Elephants of Bekanir - Oil on Canvas - American
Elephants of Bekanir - Oil on Canvas - American

Elephants of Bekanir - Oil on Canvas - American

By Edwin Lord Weeks

Located in NEW YORK, NY

EDWIN LORD WEEKS American, 1849–1903 Elephants of Bekanir Signed and inscribed E.L. Weeks/ Ajmere

Category

Late 19th Century Antique Elephants

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Elephant Mantel Clock, circa 1750 and Later
Elephant Mantel Clock, circa 1750 and Later

Elephant Mantel Clock, circa 1750 and Later

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

A very decorative and popular patinated and ormolu-mounted elephant mantel clock basically Loui XV

Category

18th Century French Louis XV Antique Elephants

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Rare Pair of Samson Kakiemon Style Elephants
Rare Pair of Samson Kakiemon Style Elephants

Rare Pair of Samson Kakiemon Style Elephants

Located in Santa Rosa, CA

Pair of Rare Samson red mark arita style elephants

Category

Early 20th Century French Antique Elephants

Materials

Porcelain

3rd Century B.C. Mauryan Terracotta Elephant
3rd Century B.C. Mauryan Terracotta Elephant

3rd Century B.C. Mauryan Terracotta Elephant

Located in Hudson, NY

Fine example of an early terracotta elephant with rider from the Mauryan dynasty (3rd Century B.C.)

Category

15th Century and Earlier Indian Antique Elephants

Antique Carved Anglo-Indian Teak Elephant Table
Antique Carved Anglo-Indian Teak Elephant Table

Antique Carved Anglo-Indian Teak Elephant Table

Located in Wakefield, GB

carved elephant head and trunk legs with ivory tusks and eyes. The top heavily carved. Offered in good

Category

Early 20th Century Indian Edwardian Antique Elephants

Materials

Teak

Eight-Leg Elephant Trunk Table, circa 1900

Eight-Leg Elephant Trunk Table, circa 1900

By Max Schmidt, Adolf Loos

Located in Vienna, AT

Eight-Legged Elephant Trunk Table, around 1900 Used by Adolf Loos in different variants for the

Category

Early 1900s Jugendstil Antique Elephants

Materials

Marble, Brass

Miniature time piece pendulum of a bronze elephant
Miniature time piece pendulum of a bronze elephant

Miniature time piece pendulum of a bronze elephant

Located in HAARLEM, NL

Cute miniature timepiece pendulum of a bronze elephant carrying the movement in the enamel case

Category

19th Century Belle Époque Antique Elephants

Materials

Onyx, Bronze

Renée Sintenis Bronze Sculpture Young Elephant, 1926
Renée Sintenis Bronze Sculpture Young Elephant, 1926

Renée Sintenis Bronze Sculpture Young Elephant, 1926

By Renée Sintenis

Located in Berlin, DE

Sculpture conceived in 1926 by Renée Sintenis ( 1888-1965 ). Bronze with brown patina. On hind foot monogramed: RS Dimensions; Height: 3.54 in ( 9 cm ), Width: 5.31 in ( 13,5 cm )

Category

1920s Antique Elephants

Materials

Bronze

Art Noveau Elephant Table Lamp with Opaline Glass
Art Noveau Elephant Table Lamp with Opaline Glass

Art Noveau Elephant Table Lamp with Opaline Glass

Located in Copenhagen, DK

Art Noveau Elephant Table Lamp mounted with Pure White Opaline Glass shade. Body made of brass

Category

Early 1900s Danish Art Nouveau Antique Elephants

Materials

Brass, Iron

Late 19th Century Japenese Bronze Elephant Fighting Tigers
Late 19th Century Japenese Bronze Elephant Fighting Tigers

Late 19th Century Japenese Bronze Elephant Fighting Tigers

Located in Paris, FR

Elephant battle bronze, Japan, 19th century elephant fighting two tigers. Japan late of 19th

Category

1890s Japanese Antique Elephants

Materials

Bronze

Kabuki Theatre:  Zo-Hiki (Drawing the Elephant)
Kabuki Theatre:  Zo-Hiki (Drawing the Elephant)

Kabuki Theatre: Zo-Hiki (Drawing the Elephant)

Located in Florham Park, NJ

Kabuki Theatre Meji 33 (ca1900) Woodblock Original Hand-Color. Woodblock printing flowered in the Edo Period, mid to late 19th century, and is still considered an art form of gre...

Category

Early 1900s Academic Antique Elephants

Materials

Woodcut

Platinum, Gold and Diamond Walking Elephant Brooch
Platinum, Gold and Diamond Walking Elephant Brooch

Platinum, Gold and Diamond Walking Elephant Brooch

Located in London, GB

Of instantly recognisable quality. The Platinum body pave set with Rose Diamonds and a Ruby eye and a howdah blanket of 17 square Emeralds and 3 circular Rubies. The reverse with a y...

Category

1910s French Antique Elephants

Materials

Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, 18k Gold, Platinum

Ancient Indian Sculpture "Elephant" from the 19th Century
Ancient Indian Sculpture "Elephant" from the 19th Century

Ancient Indian Sculpture "Elephant" from the 19th Century

Located in London, GB

19th century Indian wooden sculpture. Work in painted wood "Elephant". Oriental object, with

Category

19th Century Indian Antique Elephants

Materials

Wood

Pair of Cloisonné Vases with Elephant Head Handles
Pair of Cloisonné Vases with Elephant Head Handles

Pair of Cloisonné Vases with Elephant Head Handles

Located in Middleburg, VA

A beautiful pair of Cloisonné bronze vases with stylized elephant head handles. The enamel has

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Elephants

Brass and Polychrome Spelter, Elephant Motif Oil Lamp
Brass and Polychrome Spelter, Elephant Motif Oil Lamp

Brass and Polychrome Spelter, Elephant Motif Oil Lamp

Located in New York, NY

Polychrome Elephant Motif And Brass Two Light Oil Lamp With The Trunks Serving As A Tripod Base

Category

19th Century Danish Late Victorian Antique Elephants

Louis XV Elephant Clock, by Le Foré Paris
Louis XV Elephant Clock, by Le Foré Paris

Louis XV Elephant Clock, by Le Foré Paris

Located in London, Middlesex

elephant’s right back leg. The base sits on C-scroll legs, which flow out of the rockwork. The bronze

Category

Mid-18th Century French Rococo Antique Elephants

Materials

Ormolu

Wooden Panel of Group of elephants in Africa
Wooden Panel of Group of elephants in Africa

Wooden Panel of Group of elephants in Africa

Located in New York, NY

a beautiful wooden panel of group of elephants in wildlife park in Africa made on the late of 19th

Category

Early 20th Century Antique Elephants

Unusual Antique Pictorial Kayseri with Elephants and Phoenix
Unusual Antique Pictorial Kayseri with Elephants and Phoenix

Unusual Antique Pictorial Kayseri with Elephants and Phoenix

Located in Aspen, CO

beautiful elephants in the center below the Mandala with birds of paradise. There are birds throughout the

Category

1890s Turkish Antique Elephants

Materials

Wool

Pair of Chinese Carved Ebony Elephants on Original Stands
Pair of Chinese Carved Ebony Elephants on Original Stands

Pair of Chinese Carved Ebony Elephants on Original Stands

Located in GB

A pair of Chinese carved ebony elephants on their original stands. These decorative and detailed

Category

Early 1900s Chinese Antique Elephants

Materials

Ebony

Michel Zadounaisky French Art Deco Wrought Iron Elephant Bookends
Michel Zadounaisky French Art Deco Wrought Iron Elephant Bookends

Michel Zadounaisky French Art Deco Wrought Iron Elephant Bookends

By Michel Zadounaïsky

Located in New York, NY

Fashioned as elephants with hammered texturing. Impressed on base Zadounaisky.

Category

Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Elephants

Materials

Wrought Iron

Pair of Late 19th Century Elephant Motif Plinths
Pair of Late 19th Century Elephant Motif Plinths

Pair of Late 19th Century Elephant Motif Plinths

Located in London, GB

Superb quality Aesthetic Movement plinths in original country house condition. Deeply carved and ebonised with traces of gilding on the tusks.

Category

Late 19th Century British Aesthetic Movement Antique Elephants

Materials

Wood

White Porcelain Elephant, 19th Century, probably SAMSON, Ormolu Bronze
White Porcelain Elephant, 19th Century, probably SAMSON, Ormolu Bronze

White Porcelain Elephant, 19th Century, probably SAMSON, Ormolu Bronze

Located in Salzburg, Salzburg

Porcelain elephant, probably SAMSON with French shear fire-gilded Bronze montage, 19th century. One

Category

Late 19th Century French Rococo Antique Elephants

Materials

Bronze

A 19th century Swiss Carved table with Elephant carvings
A 19th century Swiss Carved table with Elephant carvings

A 19th century Swiss Carved table with Elephant carvings

Located in Miami, FL

A 19th century Swiss Carved table with Elephant carvings

Category

19th Century Swiss Antique Elephants

Materials

Wood

Victorian Novelty Gold Elephant Propelling Pencil Unmarkeda, circa 1880
Victorian Novelty Gold Elephant Propelling Pencil Unmarkeda, circa 1880

Victorian Novelty Gold Elephant Propelling Pencil Unmarkeda, circa 1880

Located in Sittingbourne, Kent

A rare Victorian novelty gold telescopic propelling pencil made in the form of a standing elephant

Category

1880s English Victorian Antique Elephants

Materials

Gold

Indian Incense Burner in the Form of an Elephant
Indian Incense Burner in the Form of an Elephant

Indian Incense Burner in the Form of an Elephant

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

Cast bronze incense burner in the form of an elephant standing upon integral rectangular base with

Category

15th Century and Earlier Indian Antique Elephants

Materials

Bronze

Planter with elephant handles by Théodore Deck, circa 1870
Planter with elephant handles by Théodore Deck, circa 1870

Planter with elephant handles by Théodore Deck, circa 1870

By Theodore Deck

Located in Paris, FR

Théodore Deck (1823-1891) Planter with elephant handles Circa 1870 Paris (France) H x D: 29 x

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Mid-19th Century French Chinoiserie Antique Elephants

Materials

Faience

End of 19th century Indian religious sculpture of an elephant
End of 19th century Indian religious sculpture of an elephant

End of 19th century Indian religious sculpture of an elephant

Located in BORDEAUX, FR

Indian sculpture in polychrome wood representing an elephant and its carnac. object intended for

Category

Late 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Elephants

Materials

Wood

Pair of Chinese Pewter Elephant Lamps on Red Wooden Bases

Pair of Chinese Pewter Elephant Lamps on Red Wooden Bases

Located in San Antonio, TX

Fantastically whimsical pair of lucky elephant lamps with upturned trunks. The pair of opposing

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Elephants

Materials

Pewter

Bronze Japanese Censer with Elephant Handles and Ball Relief Cranes
Bronze Japanese Censer with Elephant Handles and Ball Relief Cranes

Bronze Japanese Censer with Elephant Handles and Ball Relief Cranes

Located in Salt Lake City, UT

A late Meiji period bronze baluster urn with two elephant shaped handles and a central cartouche

Category

Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Elephants

Materials

Bronze

Edwardian Novelty Silver Elephant Pin Cushion, by Adie & Lovekin, 1905
Edwardian Novelty Silver Elephant Pin Cushion, by Adie & Lovekin, 1905

Edwardian Novelty Silver Elephant Pin Cushion, by Adie & Lovekin, 1905

Located in Sittingbourne, Kent

A good Edwardian novelty silver pin cushion made in the form of an elephant, complete with original

Category

Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Elephants

Materials

Silver

Pair of Statues, Carved Wood Representing Elephants, India, 17th Century
Pair of Statues, Carved Wood Representing Elephants, India, 17th Century

Pair of Statues, Carved Wood Representing Elephants, India, 17th Century

Located in Paris, FR

Pair of statues carved wood representing elephants and cornacs carrying notables - rich polychromy

Category

17th Century Indian Anglo Raj Antique Elephants

Materials

Wood

Antique Cotton Agra Rug with Elephant Feet Design, circa 1900
Antique Cotton Agra Rug with Elephant Feet Design, circa 1900

Antique Cotton Agra Rug with Elephant Feet Design, circa 1900

Located in Northridge, CA

Antique Cotton Agra Rug with Elephant Feet Design, circa 1900. 5' 8" x 7' 8" Hand-Knotted Cotton

Category

Early 20th Century Agra Antique Elephants

Materials

Cotton

Very Nice, Early Carl Thieme Dresden Porcelain Elephant of Large Size
Very Nice, Early Carl Thieme Dresden Porcelain Elephant of Large Size

Very Nice, Early Carl Thieme Dresden Porcelain Elephant of Large Size

By Carl Thieme

Located in London, GB

The elephant is shown with its trunk raised and is draped with an embroidered and tasselled blanket

Category

1890s German Antique Elephants

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Large 19th Century Japanese Meiji Bronze Elephant Incense Burners
Pair of Large 19th Century Japanese Meiji Bronze Elephant Incense Burners

Pair of Large 19th Century Japanese Meiji Bronze Elephant Incense Burners

Located in Suffolk, GB

A large superbly fine pair of late 19th century Japanese Meiji bronze elephant incense burners or

Category

Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Elephants

Materials

Bronze

George V Novelty Silver Elephant With Raised Trunk Pin Cushion, 1913
George V Novelty Silver Elephant With Raised Trunk Pin Cushion, 1913

George V Novelty Silver Elephant With Raised Trunk Pin Cushion, 1913

By Levi & Salaman

Located in Sittingbourne, Kent

A rare Edwardian novelty silver pin cushion modeled as an elephant with its trunk raised, complete

Category

1910s English Other Antique Elephants

Materials

Silver

Painted Concrete Elephant Coming from a Normandy Zoo, France, circa 1900
Painted Concrete Elephant Coming from a Normandy Zoo, France, circa 1900

Painted Concrete Elephant Coming from a Normandy Zoo, France, circa 1900

Located in Paris, FR

Painted concrete statue of an elephant coming from a Normandy zoo, France, circa 1900. Grey.

Category

Early 20th Century French Antique Elephants

Materials

Concrete

Exceptional Art Deco Circus Elephant Lamp Designed by Walter Von Nesse
Exceptional Art Deco Circus Elephant Lamp Designed by Walter Von Nesse

Exceptional Art Deco Circus Elephant Lamp Designed by Walter Von Nesse

By Walter Von Nessen

Located in Mount Penn, PA

Incredibly Rare Art Deco Circus Elephant lamp made in the early 1930s in hand-hammered chromed

Category

Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Elephants

20th Century Italian Sculpture with Elephants Attributed to Guido Cacciapuoti
20th Century Italian Sculpture with Elephants Attributed to Guido Cacciapuoti

20th Century Italian Sculpture with Elephants Attributed to Guido Cacciapuoti

By Guido Cacciapuoti

Located in Badia Polesine, Rovigo

Large and rare Italian sculpture entitled "La maternità" (maternity) entirely created in terrecuite with ivory tusks. It rests on a replaced Bardiglio marble base (?). On the origi...

Category

Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Antique Elephants

Materials

Terracotta

A French Green Glazed Faience Campana Urn with Elephant Relief
A French Green Glazed Faience Campana Urn with Elephant Relief

A French Green Glazed Faience Campana Urn with Elephant Relief

Located in New York, NY

Beautiful modeling and richly glazed with a complex antique green. A French Green Glazed Faience Campana Urn with Classical Relief Very good antique condition, ready to add to you...

Category

18th Century French Neoclassical Antique Elephants

Materials

Faience

Late 19th Century Large Japanese Meiji Bronze of Tigers Attacking an Elephant
Late 19th Century Large Japanese Meiji Bronze of Tigers Attacking an Elephant

Late 19th Century Large Japanese Meiji Bronze of Tigers Attacking an Elephant

Located in Salt Lake City, UT

A Japanese wood and bronze elephant and tiger sculpture from the late Meiji period (1868-1912), the

Category

Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Elephants

Materials

Bronze

Unique 19th Century Anglo-Indian, Wood Quill Bowl Supported by Elephant Stand
Unique 19th Century Anglo-Indian, Wood Quill Bowl Supported by Elephant Stand

Unique 19th Century Anglo-Indian, Wood Quill Bowl Supported by Elephant Stand

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

mahogany carved elephant stand. Nicely carved mahogany elephants with trunks up to hold bowl. Bringing good

Category

Late 19th Century Anglo-Indian Antique Elephants

Materials

Bone, Mahogany

Large Stoneware Elephant Fighting a Tiger by Knud Kyhn for Royal Copenhagen
Large Stoneware Elephant Fighting a Tiger by Knud Kyhn for Royal Copenhagen

Large Stoneware Elephant Fighting a Tiger by Knud Kyhn for Royal Copenhagen

By Knud Kyhn

Located in New York, NY

Stoneware statue of elephant and tiger with sung glaze, circa 1930s-1940s.

Category

Early 20th Century Danish Arts and Crafts Antique Elephants

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

Cute Miniature Time Piece Pendulum of a Bronze Elephant Carrying the Movement
Cute Miniature Time Piece Pendulum of a Bronze Elephant Carrying the Movement

Cute Miniature Time Piece Pendulum of a Bronze Elephant Carrying the Movement

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

Cute miniature timepiece pendulum of a bronze elephant carrying the movement in the enamel case

Category

19th Century French Louis XV 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.

How Much are Antique Elephants?

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.