Antique Elephants

Set of Six Elephant Hunting Scene Engravings in Gilt Frames. Antique Williamson & Howitt engravings of elephants in varied orientalist hunting scenes and landscapes in elegant corner...

A striking and highly unusual Raj period Indian hand-carved hardwood sculpture depicting a magnificent male bull elephant in a rare kneeling, seated pose, with its front legs raised ...

An exceptional French Art Deco ceramic sculpture depicting an elephant and its mahout, created by Stef in Saint-Clément, France, during the 1930s.

Vintage Asian Carved & Hand-Painted Polychrome Elephant Stools/Garden Seats - Pair This pair of vintage Asian carved and hand-painted elephants are exquisite vintage decor pieces.

The underside of the elephant is signed for the workshop of Omori Mitumoto (大森光元).

This mask dates from the late 19th to early 20th Century. Bamileke elephant masks, worn by the Kuosi society in Cameroon were elaborate beaded masks signifying wealth and power.

Very beautiful, pure Art Deco smoking set, astray with cigarette box, designed with an elephant head, made of Bakelite. The object was probably made in Czechoslovakia in the 1920s.

This is a pair of antique elephant bookends. An Indian, coromandel decorative novel or book rest, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900.

Jewel walking stick: silver handle, which depicts an elephant head with rolled trunk in pure Art Nouveau style.

Baccarat crystal plate, depicting an elephant. Baccarat stamp, France. France, CIRCA 1924.

The elephant’s rotund, abstracted body is executed in a finely textured terra-cotta glaze, while the spherical base is finished in a rich, reflective gold luster with craquelure thro...

A fine pair of bronze incense burners in the form of elephants supporting multi-tiered pagodas, dating from the late 19th century, circa 1880.

The finely cast sculpture shows a striding elephant with it's head and trunk raised fighting two tigers.

In Qing visual language, elephant subjects were used for auspicious wordplay, with “xiang” sounding like “xiang” in phrases that convey good fortune, and this association helps expla...

With moulded elephant-head handles, connected by a band of geometric shapes and applied overal with a creamy yellow glaze suffused with a fine crackle.

Chinese famille rose pair of candlesticks or josh sticks shaped as caparisoned elephants. The pair is finely decorated and gilded.

This is an antique netsuke made in Japan around Taisho period 1920s. Netsuke is a miniature sculpture, originating in 17th century Japan. Initially a simply-carved button fastener o...

A small French terracotta sculpture from the 19th century depicting a walking elephant with trunk raised, tusks and great expression.

Antique Chinoiserie Indian Gold Bronze Elephant Small Boudoir Table Lamp. Circa Early 20th Century.

Fig. 1 depicts a female elephant standing protectively over her nursing calf.

The piece features a mahout figure seated atop an ornately caparisoned elephant, its howdah adorned with elaborate geometric patterns and fringe details that demonstrate skilled meta...

This elephant statue depicts a lively young elephant balancing gracefully on a sphere.

Islamic art collector copper tray with wooden base in a form of elephant heads with trump down supporting the copper tray. the wooden table circular hold the beautiful copper tray wi...

Théodore Deck (1823-1891) An important Japonisme vase by Théodore Deck, combining richly developed glazes with sculptural elephant-head bronze mounts. This large enameled ceramic va...

A beautifully rendered etching with hand coloring depicting the skeleton of an elephant on a pedestal. A live elephant, foliage and huts in the background.

Beautifull Art Deco desk set in Alabaster and Bronze with large decorative Elephant, inkwell and carved area as penholder. This is a wonderful piece for a collector of these pieces.

The table features figural carvings of elephants and a central medallion depicting a Hindu goddess.

Great cast bronze elephant sculpture mounted on a marble base. Elephant has wonderful details and appears the tusks were replaced over time.

Cast iron elephant heads bookends. Elephant heads in dark bronze patinated color, nice quality and details sculpture.

Elephant desk chair by Josef Hoffmann for J&J Kohn professionally stained and repolished.

A pair of antique Japanese bronze elephants with artist sign. Artist signature is on the last photo.

Antique print titled 'Chasse aux Éléphants'. Original print of an elephant hunt. This print originates from volume 1 of 'Voyage Autour du Monde' by Comte-Amiral Dumont D'Urville.

19th Century pair Anglo-Indian carved rosewood elephant statues with bone inlay. The pair are hand carved and profusely inlaid throughout with intricate bone detail.

A Japanese bronze model of an elephant fighting two tigers, cast during the Meiji period (1868–1912), bearing the foundry mark Tsunemitsu (常光).

Scenes include the king mounting an elephant, methods used to train and control these animals, and depictions of elephants used in ceremonial or hunting contexts.

Obernetter, München Keywords: Colonial Indonesia, Deli, Sumatra, Lau Boentoe, elephant labor, logging history, tropical forestry, Dutch East Indies, plantation economy, Southeast As...

19th century Chinese Archaic style Cloisonné & Lacquer Elephant Motif Censor With Associated later lacquer & bronze pagoda lid, resting on a gilt bronze Cloisonné elephant motif th...

Adolf Loos elephant trunk table, wood and copper, Austria, 1910s.

This dramatic composition centers on a war elephant in full motion, its mahout and riders caught in the chaos of battle, surrounded by cavalry and infantry in a vivid and cinematic r...

Hindoo Elephant Trap – A lively scene showing the traditional Indian method of capturing wild elephants using large timber stockades, with trained elephants and handlers guiding the ...

A wonderful hand-carved panel from a balinese temple with a jungle landscape and elephants. The mixture of shades and age-related patina add to this piece's charm.

Chinese Pair of Ceramic Elephant Garden Seats / Stands with Fu Symbols, Circa 1900 A beautiful and highly decorative pair of Chinese ceramic elephants dating from the late 19th to e...

The base carries a cast bronze elephant, cast and finished in a dark patina, positioned in a raised stance that introduces a sculptural counterpoint to the lamp.

A fine early 20th century sculpture of an elephant. Attributed to Martha Jackson Cornwell.

Fabulous antique walking stick with horn handle decorated with elephant scrimshaw, circa 1900. The handle is a curved horn with a pack of elephants in scrimshaw.

A unique feature of this map is the decorative inset on the left side, which portrays an elephant standing beneath a tree. This illustration highlights the exotic fauna that European...

A rare and beautiful Lavanite vase decorated with Elephants. Art Nouveau circa 1910. Probably made by W.

Carved Elephant, one piece Marble Sculpture This extremely heavy piece is carved in one piece from a green marble rock, the “Tusks are made in wood”, the carving is very cleverly d...

Vintage impressionist oil painting. Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collection. Measuring: 7 by 11 inches overall and 5 x 9 1/2 artwork alone. Handsom...

A finely cast antique Himalayan bronze sculpture depicting a bodhisattva seated atop a richly caparisoned elephant, elevated on a double lotus pedestal and framed by a pierced foliat...

Rendered in a restrained neoclassical manner, the elephant heads are abstracted yet unmistakable, with almond-shaped eyes and trunks forming the curved handles.

Antique illustration painting. Gouache and watercolor on board, circa 1920. Signed. Image size, 12L x 11H. Housed in a period frame.

Antique illustration painting. Gouache and watercolor on board, circa 1920. Signed. Image size, 12L x 11H. Housed in a period frame.

This is an antique decorative elephant and mahout. An Indian, hand painted wooden figure, dating to the early Victorian period, mid-19th century.

A charming and totaling accurate (artist authorized) Whitney Museum of American Art 1940 cast stone reproduction of one of Flannagan's most well-known sculptures.

Bronze figure of 'Elephant of Senegal'. Signed Barye and inscribed 'F.

Vintage/ antique x large Oriental Champleve Cloisonne Dragons bronze vase with elephant head handles standing on a wooden base. It could be late 19th or early 20th century based on ...

19th century Asian Chinese style ebonized and gilt incised trimmed pedestal table with 3 elephant head legs and inset inlaid round marble top with shelf stretcher.

In the form of a castle with two elephant head handles, the lid flying a flag engraved "Biscuits".

These wonderfully impressive 19th-century Kashmiri elephants are masterpieces of carved wood and lacquer artistry.