1960's Vintage Leather Deru Elephant
By Deru
Located in Redding, CT
1960s Vintage Leather Deru Elephant . Designed and produced by the German manufacturer DERU in Wiesbaden in the 1960s.
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Leather Elephant By Deru Wiesbaden, Germany, 1960
By Deru
Located in BARCELONA, ES
This elephant was designed and manufactured by Deru in Germany in the 60s.
Leather
Mid Century Modern Deru Leather Elephant 1960s
By Deru
Located in Kelkheim (Taunus), HE
This rare Deru leather elephant was made in Germany in the 1960s and is a fine example of the playful Mid-Century design of the period.
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Modernist Elephant and Chicken by Deru Germany
By Deru
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Deru animal figures are handmade out of one piece of leather. Chicken has a height of 6 cm
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Leather Elephant by Deru
By Deru
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Deru animals, which were once retailed in the USA at luxury stores like Georg Jensen, are now quite hard to find, and of the various "species" produced, the elephant was the finest (...
Brass
Leather Elephant with Good Luck by Deru
By Deru
Located in Berkeley, CA
Deru a German company, Makes Beautiful Hand Craft Animals like Origami.
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Deru Leather Crafted Set of Animals, 1960
By Deru
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
This is for a set of leather sculpted animals made by German company Deru in the 1960s. This set includes a monkey, owl, polar bear, Pitbull, three ducks and two small elephants.
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Mid-Century Modern Leather Origami Elephant Sculpture
By Deru
Located in San Diego, CA
Rare Mid-Century Modern leather origami elephant sculpture, circa 1960s. The piece is made from one piece of leather that has been folded and manipulated to form an elephant.
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Folded Leather Origami Elephant Sculpture from England circa 1960s
By Deru
Located in Oakland, CA
Hand crafted folded leather Elephant from England circa 1960s. A very creative approach using a single piece of leather to make the Elephant form that is folded then stitched togethe...
Leather
Deru Elephant
By Deru
Located in Brooklyn, NY
With a piece of leather and 8 studs DERU's pinched elephant invites the looker to investigate this charming, simple and the sophisticated beast.
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Leather Elephant by Deru
By Deru
Located in Palos Verdes Estates, CA
Leather elephant crafted from a single piece of leather by the German company Deru.
Leather Elephant by Deru
By Deru
Located in Palos Verdes Estates, CA
Leather elephant crafted from a single piece of leather by the German company Deru
Leather Elephant by Deru
Located in San Francisco, CA
A mid 20th century elephant with upturned trunk crafted from a single piece of leather by the German company Deru
Leather Elephant by Deru
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Last month, I offered another example of the Deru leather elephant, and it generated much enthusiasm here at 1stDibs, and elsewhere on the internet.
Leather Elephant by Deru
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These are now quite hard to find, and of the various "species" produced, the elephant was the finest (this is an example of one of the larger of the two elephant figures made).
Leather
Leather Elephant by Deru
By Deru
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Deru animals, which were once retailed in the USA at luxury stores like Georg Jensen, are now quite hard to find, and of the various "species" produced, the elephant was the finest (...
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