Elephant Howdah

This is an elephant howdah (saddle) from the 1800s, potentially earlier based on intricate iron and wood work.

Original vintage travel poster for India featuring a colourful illustration depicting a regal elephant with a brightly coloured howdah carriage being ridden by two men in robes in fr...

Carved gilt howdah chair circa 1890 Profusely carved, with pierced carving. Original bamboo seat with later cushion HEIGHT: 36 1/4" WIDTH: 34" DEPTH: 27 3/4" SEAT HEI...

Just in, this wonderful pair of vintage hand carved Rosewood Howdah or Elephant saddle chair from Thailand. This pair is made of Carved Trek wood and Rosewood.

At the front of the howdah, a rider is positioned with authority, guiding the majestic elephant.

An Indian bamboo howdah settee from the early 20th century, originally used for sitting on an elephant.

Indian Howdah, or elephant saddle, in polychromed rosewood, the rectangular seat with galleried sides above an arching support for the back of the elephant.

As it stands ready to ride, wrapped in a blanket and mounted with a howdah, or elephant saddle, this piece peeps out with bright white eyes.

What is it about elephants that evoke the romantic? This pair of elephants, with their howdah seats, and carved details, conjure up the essence of an exotic era in a faraway place.

Royal Worcester Majolica which features an elephant, with a howdah on it's back. Coloration: Turquoise, are predominant.

A wonderful 19th century carved and polychrome decorative elephant statue with ceremonial howdah on its back.

Fabulous elephant with 'Howdah' seat design for a planter. Very detailed patterns to the body, facial features and skin.

Antique elephant seat or howdah converted to a tête à tête.

The elephant will knock the penny into his mouth with his trunk, while the man pops out, knocking the lid of the howdah backwards.

Carved wood antique Anglo-Indian elephant carrying an architecturally interesting howdah and riding on a wood base with wheels.

Pair of cloisonné incense burners in the form of elephants. The howdahs on the elephants backs are removable and the incense was placed inside.

Featured is this pair of monumental cloisonné pair of elephants with a detachable Hathi Howdah embellished with branch coral.

A painted 19th century Indian screen, depicting a charming scene with a man riding in a howdah on an elephant amongst other figures on horseback and standing amongst hills.

An antique Royal Worcester majolica vase in the form of an elephant with a howdah modelled by James Hadley and dating from circa 1875.

A rare and impressive antique French clock, modelled as an elephant carrying a howdah with a tiger being fought of by the mahout.

Lofty pair of Anglo Indian watercolors on paper of a man and a woman riding elephants in fancy saddles or howdahs. Presented under glass in a mahogany frame.

Lofty pair of Anglo Indian watercolors on paper of a man and a woman riding elephants in fancy saddles or howdahs. Presented under glass in a mahogany frame.

The fabulous censer have been designed with an ovoid body standing on three large elephant-head legs. It was crafted with exceptional highly detailed parts in solid gilt bronze and e...

The kings and queens are depicted as elephants with howdahs and parasols, adorned with pearl pendants.

This elephant howdah from Thailand features decorative curved legs and would make an excellent coffee table.

19th Century Burmese Elephant Howdah Seat. The upholstered seat cushion is newer than the wood seat.

Unusual Howdah elephants seat with hand carvings. This is all original and was used to transport aristocrats and royalty.

This elephant is made in lustrous gold plated metal and depicted carrying an elaborate jewelled seat or 'howdah'.

Vintage late 20th century Frederick Cooper bronze table lamp in the shape of an Indian elephant draped with gilt saddle blankets with a lucky raised trunk and a pillow-filled howdah ...

A large English garden planter, of composition stone, in the form of an elephant with raised trunk and howdah (seat) serving as planter.

Pair of Vintage Ceramic Elephant Stands, South Vietnam. Molded ceramic elephant stands with a square howdah serving as the table surface area.

An Indian elephant wearing a ceremonial howdah and head dress.

This is a charming 19th century English figural vase of an Indian elephant wearing a ceremonial howdah and head dress.

A pair of vividly glazed porcelain elephants with howdahs on black lacquered wood bases with brass stems.

Mughal, Maharaja, Maharani Indian or Rajasthani Prince and Royals in Asia used to ride on a howdah on Indian elephants in India. The howdah for the Maharani queens have usually all d...

This is a charming 19th century English figural vase of an Indian elephant wearing a ceremonial howdah and head dress.

The inner lid is centered by a bold circular cartouche depicting a white elephant under a red howdah, above the incised inscription “CEYLON”—a motif frequently associated with the is...

Working by hand, the maker has employed delicate chain stitches to depict a variety of animals, including tigers, peacocks, and elephants with howdahs. People are also represented, b...

The surface of this case is embellished with a fine and impressive chased decorated panel depicting a character on horseback carrying a spear to one side and to the other a figure on...

Very scarce 19th century British Soldier’s Woolie from the Raj 76th Regiment of Foot, circa 1870s, a very brightly depicted image of Regimental Colors and Union Jack beneath the Brit...

Elephant howdah or seat/saddle painted and gilded with spindle seat gallery and splay legs, likely Thai.

Original vintage travel poster for India featuring a colourful illustration depicting a regal elephant with a brightly coloured howdah carriage being ridden by two men in robes in fr...

The piece features an elephant with a howdah, or a decorative cloth over the elephants body.

A rare and fabulous Rajah elephant brooch by Hattie Carnegie, the elephant has a canopy (or howdah) on its back.

A mid-20th century painted textile, depicting a procession of elephants with howdahs carrying two maharajas together with supporting courtiers, all within an imaginary landscape with...

A mid-20th century painted textile, depicting a procession of elephants with howdahs carrying maharajas and maharanis together with supporting courtiers, all within an imaginary land...

A bastar bronze of an elephant with Howdah, india, 19th-20th century This very large figure of elephant consists of two parts, the elephant itself and the umbrella with a lotus bu...

A rare William Ault Planter in the form of an Imperial yellow glazed elephant in ceremonial dress, the howdah forming the opening of the planter. circa 1890.

The Nebula collection is drawn out of the interstellar clouds of dust and gas in space - regions where stars begin to form. Made of a woven natural fiber from the banana tree, which ...

Contemporary Brutalist cabinet made of solid oak by Denis Milovanov for SOHA Concept Dimensions: 180 x 80 x 45 cm - Custom size on request Unique piece made to order. Founded by a...

Very nice Mah Jong modular sofa with the original and colorfull ‘Kenzo Takada’ fabric! Designed by Hans Hopfer for Roche Bobois France. In the 1970s Hans Hopfer created the Mah Jong...

A Chinese canopy bed was typically part of a bride's dowry or a gift to a courtesan. It grew to be an important household status symbol, and the subject of rivalry among wives and co...

Fine American Empire parlor sofa / couch with classical form and masterful carvings. Made of flamed mahogany featuring carved back crest and flared rolled arms accented with carved f...

Antique Hand Carved Moorish Style Octagon Side Table Tabouret. This octagonal hardwood Tabouret is hand carved with leaf and pierced designs created with brilliant intricacy. The to...

A vintage king size oak tester or four poster bed in the Renaissance style. Hand carved with Adam & Eve carvings in the headboard, figurative sculptures in the bedposts, three carve...

The overhanging foliate cornice above a frieze with reliefs of female and male figures surmounted by ribbon ties and flanked by foliage and laurel leaves, above two pairs of glazed d...

The aptly named Adrian Pearsall Gondola Sofa is bold in its design, so clearly translating the character of a Venetian gondola to create a unique silhouette in a sophisticated living...

A Fine Pair of French Louis XVI Style Carved-wood Cream-Lacquered Settees, probably by Maison Jansen. The rectangular shaped Love Seats, each with scrolled carved armrests ending wit...

Antique American Empire Classical Carved Mahogany Paw Foot Cornucopia Arm Sofa. Item features carved paw feet with leafy cornucopia carvings, carved top rail, great antique sofa. Cir...

We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare one of a kind Pauly CIE Et stamped hand carved walnut armoire made by the genius that was Moses Michelangelo Guggenheim 1837-1910 W...