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Brass Elephant Sculpture, Sitting Elephant, 1960s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Brass elephant sculpture - Brass sitting elephant sculpture. A great decorative elephant statue
Category

Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Brass

RABBIT, SITTING
By Hacer
Located in New York, NY
coyotes, two medium turquoise rabbits, a magenta elephant, a yellow dog, and a green bear cub. Fabricated
Category

2010s Minimalist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

RABBIT, SITTING
RABBIT, SITTING
H 125 in W 120 in D 96 in
CUB, SITTING
By Hacer
Located in New York, NY
coyotes, two medium turquoise rabbits, a magenta elephant, a yellow dog, and a green bear cub. Fabricated
Category

2010s Minimalist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

CUB, SITTING
CUB, SITTING
H 93 in W 58 in D 80 in
Buddhisattva on an Elephant
Located in Greenwich, CT
Painted carved wood of Buddhisattva sitting on an elephant on lotus crown seat
Category

20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Buddhisattva on an Elephant
Buddhisattva on an Elephant
H 23.5 in W 15 in D 11 in
Japanese Porcelain Boy with Elephant Figure
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A delightful Japanese attributed porcelain figure of a resting elephant with a young boy dating
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Early 20th Century Japanese Other Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Porcelain Boy with Elephant Figure
Japanese Porcelain Boy with Elephant Figure
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H 2.56 in W 4.34 in D 2.37 in
Chrome-Plated Elephants Bookends French Art Deco
Located in Oakland, CA
Fun pair of Happy Elephants bookends. Rather cubist shape on a nice marble base. These little ones
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Bookends

Materials

Marble, Metal, Chrome

Pair Chinese Porcelain Famille Rose Elephant Candle Holders
Located in Bradenton, FL
A large pair of Chinese export porcelain famille rose elephant candle holders. 20th century, white
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Muller Freres Luneville Hunters and Elephant Opalescent Glass Plate
Located in Oakland, CA
influence of tribal motifs used during this period. The image sports a magnificent elephant being pursued by
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1930s Art Deco More Art

Materials

Glass

Muller Freres Luneville Hunters and Elephant Opalescent Glass Plate
By Muller Frères
Located in Oakland, CA
influence of tribal motifs used during this period. The image sports a magnificent elephant being pursued by
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Glass

Materials

Art Glass

Ceramic Sculpture of elephant: 'Samantabhadra' (Sanskirt for Universal Worthy)
By Kenjiro Kitade
Located in New York, NY
awareness of the plight of elephants and their endangerment. Sitting on top is a burnt Buddha who’s distress
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Gold Leaf

French 19th Century Louis XV Gilded Bronze Elephant Mantel Clock
Located in Vilnius, LT
. The base is in gilt bronze with the patinated bronze sculpture of an Asian elephant carrying saddle
Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Mantel Clocks

Materials

Enamel, Bronze

The elephant was just pearfect 2/40 - playful, contemporary, bronze sculpture
By Gillie and Marc Schattner
Located in Bloomfield, ON
artwork. In this piece the elephant, cast in bronze, is sitting on top of a large gold-coloured pear—an
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Sculptural Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Elephant Bust Table Lamps
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Two dramatic white ceramic table lamps in the shape of an elephant bust, sitting on a cool piece of
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Mahout Reads with his Elephant by Steve McCurry, 2010, Digital C-Print
By Steve McCurry
Located in Dallas, TX
Mahout Reads with his Elephant by Steve McCurry depicts a man and elephant sitting in a grassy
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Digital

19th Century Indian Print with Guanyin the Bodhisattva of Compassion on Elephant
Located in Yonkers, NY
, sitting on a noble elephant. Holding a lotus flower in the left hand, Guanyin wears an ornate headdress
Category

Antique 19th Century Indian Prints

Materials

Fabric, Plexiglass, Wood, Paper

Art Deco Styled Accent or Television Lamp with Cast Gilt Figural Elephants
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
base and an upright painted metal shade. On either side of the shade are cast metal elephants with
Category

Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Marble, Metal

Pair of Early 2nd Generation Eames Fiberglass LAX Lounge Chairs in Elephant Gray
By Charles Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Philadelphia, PA
's. These feature very desirable elephant hide grey fiberglass on lower sitting steel lounge base
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Steel

Matching Pair of Our Signature Grenville Sofas - Hand Dyed Elephant Grey Leather
Located in London, GB
tail and wool fillings with down & feather cushions sitting over 8-point-hand-tied loose coil sprung
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Sofas

Materials

Leather

Japanese Antique Pair Large Red And Gilt Elephant And Lion Temple Benches, 1925
Located in South Burlington, VT
benches. The white elephant bench and matching shi-shi komainu temple lion both originally came from a
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Textile, Wood, Lacquer

Art Deco Spelter Metal Elephant Lamp with Crackle Shade by A.P.T. NY
Located in Van Nuys, CA
features 3 enameled green elephants sitting on a column holding up a green glass crackle shade. 1920
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Vintage 1920s Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

19th C. Meissen Porcelain Figure of a Sultana Riding an Elephant with a Crown
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
by P.J. Reinicke and J.J. Kändler, the Sultana sitting on the elephants back and holding an orb and
Category

Antique 1860s German Louis XVI Animal Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Mid-Century Modern Movable Elephant Made of Rope and Iron Wire by Jørgen Bloch
By Jorgen Bloch
Located in Doornspijk, NL
and trunk of the elephant stand depends on the mood of its owner... Iron wire in the core provides a
Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wire

Kate Moss in Nepal, British Vogue - Model on elephant, fine art photography 1993
By Arthur Elgort
Located in Vienna, AT
Model sitting on an elephant is probably one of the most memorable. The animal is standing between small
Category

1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Antique Print of an Army in the Woods., Riding an Elephant in Ceylon, 1726
Located in Langweer, NL
Untitled print of several figures in the woods, one sitting on an elephant. Text on verso. This
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Antique 18th Century Prints

Materials

Paper

Indian Carved Lamp Table circa 1930s
By Arapaho Indian Art
Located in Dereham, GB
carved Panels Sitting on Tripod Elephant Head shaped Legs Good quality carving
Category

Vintage 1930s Unknown Anglo-Indian Tables

Materials

Hardwood

Indian Carved Lamp Table circa 1930s
Indian Carved Lamp Table circa 1930s
H 30.71 in W 15.36 in D 15.36 in
Cambre Lounge Chair in Ebonized Ash with Grey Upholstered Cushion by Wooda
By Wooda
Located in Omro, WI
seat and cantilevered angle offers the ultimate design for long-term sitting, reading, movie watching
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Hardwood, Ash

Vivid Summer
By Nilraya Bundasak
Located in Los Angeles, CA
that they must be beautiful all the time, whether sitting or standing. Women and colors are easy to
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Fabric, Thread, Mixed Media

Rustic Indian Low Wooden Chair with Rope Seat and Weathered Appearance
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Indian rustic low chair from the 19th century with rope accents and elephant motifs
Category

Antique 19th Century Indian Rustic Furniture

Materials

Rope, Wood

Lapis Lazuli Necklace with Ganesha Pendant
Located in Atlanta, GA
handcrafted 3 inch diameter brass Ganesha pendant with detailed lotus pattern on the back. *The elephant
Category

2010s American Artisan Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Lapis Lazuli, Brass

Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen – 15-03-21, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Pap
By Corne Akkers
Located in Yardley, PA
restaurant too. I can imagine myself sitting there, getting sloshed after visiting the museum. Of course all
Category

2010s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Pencil

Pair of Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Japanese Satsuma Porcelain Lamps
By Satsuma
Located in New York, NY
, surrounded by very fine raised gold designs and sitting on a bronze base with elephants heads.
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Belle Époque Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Japanese Antique Pair Buddhist Monju Fugen Bosatsu Nyorai Temple Shrine Buddhas
Located in Studio City, CA
elephant (to symbolize the great power of Buddhist practice in overcoming all obstacles) with hands clasped
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood, Giltwood, Lacquer, Paint

Rare Pair of 19th Century Trumpet Vases
By Old Paris
Located in London, GB
, hand-decorated with exotic birds in trees and foliage, the body sitting on porcelain elephant heads
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Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Rare Pair of 19th Century Trumpet Vases
Rare Pair of 19th Century Trumpet Vases
H 14.18 in W 6.3 in D 6.3 in
James Lewin - The Gentlemen's Club, Chyulu Hills, Kenya, 2020, Printed After
By James Lewin
Located in Greenwich, CT
an indescribable feeling sitting right beneath an elephant of this size and stature; being so close
Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Luster, Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black a...

Longwy Ceramic & Bronze Jardiniere, 19th century
Located in Portland, GB
white enamel and features a wonderful scene depicting a blue and yellow sparrow sitting on the branch of
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Vases

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

Women's Red Day
By Nilraya Bundasak
Located in Los Angeles, CA
that they must be beautiful all the time, whether sitting or standing. Women and colors are easy to
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Fabric, Thread, Mixed Media

Auguste DE WEVER (1836-1910) Hindu Birdcatcher
Located in Gent, VOV
standing on an elephant skull and holding two birds in the air which are sitting on a bambu stick by
Category

19th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Antique Isphahan Pictorial Rug, circa 1880
Located in Secaucus, NJ
of animals and birds with trees and leaves, the Elephant at the bottom of the rug with his trunk
Category

Antique 19th Century Persian Persian Rugs

Materials

Wool

James Lewin - Game Over, Borana, Kenya, Photography 2020, Printed After
By James Lewin
Located in Greenwich, CT
was my camera sitting on the floor several meters from where the pride were resting. I am quite
Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Luster, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and Whit...

Antique Bronze Jewellery Box Maison Boissier
Located in Portland, GB
three others sitting around her, two holding the notes. They are wearing 18th-century style dresses
Category

Antique 1830s French Boxes and Cases

Materials

Bronze

Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen - 15-03-21, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper
By Corne Akkers
Located in Yardley, PA
imagine myself sitting there, getting sloshed after visiting the museum. Of course all this is reason
Category

2010s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Pencil

Heidi Daus Sultan's of Chic Crystal Accented Necklace
By Heidi Daus
Located in Houston, TX
collection. Dimensional, ornate elephant-design drop features a Sultan sitting on top under a howdah
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Beaded Necklaces

Materials

Brass

Missouri Meadow Lark: An Original 19th C. Audubon Hand-colored Bird Lithograph
By John James Audubon
Located in Alamo, CA
by J. T. Bowen and published in Philadelphia in 1856. It depicts a male bird sitting on a mound next
Category

Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Red-cockaded Woodpecker: A First Octavo Edition Audubon Hand-colored Lithograph
By John James Audubon
Located in Alamo, CA
sitting on a higher branch and the other is looking to the left. First edition octavo prints are very
Category

Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Common Scaup Duck: An Original 19th C. Audubon Hand-colored Bird Lithograph
By John James Audubon
Located in Alamo, CA
ducks sitting on a mound, looking to the right at water. A lighthouse is seen on a point of land in the
Category

Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Oversized Antique Turkish Oushak Rug, Hotel Lobby Size Carpet
Located in Dallas, TX
74255 Rare Antique Turkish Oushak Palace Size Rug with Elephant Motifs. Oushak stands for the
Category

Early 20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Adam and Eve in paradise, studio of Jan Brueghel the Younger, 17th century
Located in PARIS, FR
animals: camel, lion, leopard, elephant, turtle, porcupine. Let us recall some symbols: the sheep and the
Category

Mid-17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Cinnamon Bear: An Original 19th Century Audubon Hand-colored Lithograph
By John James Audubon
Located in Alamo, CA
is sitting in the hollowed out trunk of a tree. This hand-colored lithograph includes the original
Category

Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Flying Squirrels: An Original Audubon Hand-colored Lithograph
By John James Audubon
Located in Alamo, CA
of North America, published in Philadelphia from 1849-1854. The lithograph depicts a squirrel sitting
Category

Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Lakshmi Agate Cameo Carving 14 Karat Gold Pendant Necklace
By Vaibhav Dhadda
Located in Jaipur, Rajasthan
, where she is adorned with jewels and is sitting on a Lotus flower. Two elephants pouring water are
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21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Agate, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold

Last Bus In London by Bert Hardy - Limited Edition silver gelatine print
By Bert Hardy
Located in London, GB
, 'Scenes From The Elephant', published 8 January 1949, on everyday life in the Elephant and Castle district
Category

1950s Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Bert Hardy Gorbals Boys 1948 - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
By Bert Hardy
Located in London, GB
, photographed for part of a feature in Picture Post magazine, 'Scenes From The Elephant', published 8 January
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1940s Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Two Late Qing Dynasty Cloisonné Enamel and Gilt Bronze Vases
Located in London, GB
The enamel vases in this pair are of ‘garlic head’ form, each sitting on a four-leg, four scrolled
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases

Materials

Enamel, Bronze, Ormolu

Black Rat, Old & Young: A 1st Octavo Edition Audubon Hand-colored Lithograph
By John James Audubon
Located in Alamo, CA
of black rats sitting in a nest, eating eggs. This antique 1st octavo edition hand-colored Audubon
Category

Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Antique Azerbaijan Rug with Mid-Century Modern Tribal Style
Located in Dallas, TX
Modern tribal style. The abrashed purple hued field features an all-over geometric elephant foot pattern
Category

Early 20th Century Russian Mid-Century Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Antique Turkmen Tekke Rug, Tekke Main Carpet, Turkoman Rug
Located in Dallas, TX
pattern is also known as elephant foot motifs. Framed by an older style octagon and star border which is
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Russian Tribal Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Circle Of Life II
By David Yarrow
Located in Chicago, IL
elephant viewing in the world. I go to Amboseli for one principal purpose – to work close to elephants as
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

"Pinnated Grouse", an Original Audubon Hand-colored First Edition Lithograph
By After John James Audubon
Located in Alamo, CA
male is flying towards the sitting male, apparently in an attack mode, while the female hides her head
Category

Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Vintage Pakistani Jaldar Bokhara Runner with Southwest Boho Chic Style
Located in Dallas, TX
Jaldar Bokhara runner. The abrashed rose pink colored field features an all-over geometric elephant foot
Category

Late 20th Century Pakistani Bohemian Central Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Midday in Rift Valley, Africa, people, black and white photography, family
By Joachim Schmeisser
Located in Munich, DE
Edition 5 More sizes on request A group of Massais are sitting in the shade of a tree in the
Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

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Sitting Elephant For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal sitting elephant for your home. Each sitting elephant for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, ceramic and bronze. If you’re shopping for a sitting elephant, we have 95 options in-stock, while there are 2 modern editions to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a sitting elephant — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A sitting elephant is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in mid-century modern, Art Deco and louis xv styles are sought with frequency. You’ll likely find more than one sitting elephant that is appealing in its simplicity, but Dimitri Omersa, Abercrombie & Fitch and Abraham Palatnik produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Sitting Elephant?

The average selling price for a sitting elephant at 1stDibs is $2,900, while they’re typically $142 on the low end and $862,500 for the highest priced.