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Vintage Erin Lane Bronze Elephant Pedestal Side Table
Located in Chicago, IL
. The trunk up elephant has tusks and a fretwork costume. This side table has a heavy substantial base
Category

Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Bronze

1990s Anatoly Turov Large Ceramic Circus Elephant Signed and Numbered
Located in North Hollywood, CA
and music sheets, the elephant with his trunk up, the elephant is hand painted and handcrafted. This
Category

20th Century American Post-Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Oriental Cast Bronze Elephant Sculpture with Trunk Up
Located in North Hollywood, CA
trunk up. Well casted metal art, heavy, bronze elephant in a dark brown copper finish. Elephant
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Meiji Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Lucky White Wicker Elephant Plant Stand with Trunk Up, 1970s
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
large elephant has its trunk pointed up, a sign of luckiness in southeast Asia. It has two ears and a
Category

20th Century American Bohemian Planters and Jardinieres

Materials

Wicker, Wood, Paint

Bronze Sculpture of a Trumpeting Elephant with Trunk Up, Medium Size
Located in Yonkers, NY
A lost wax cast bronze sculpture of a walking elephant with his trunk up. Created with the
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Statues

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Italian Black Glazed Ceramic Sculpture of a Walking Elephant, Trunk Up
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian black glazed ceramic walking elephant from the 20th century with trunk up and glossy
Category

20th Century Italian Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Brass Elephant Sculpture, Sitting Elephant, 1960s
Located in Retie, BE
- elephant figurine. Sitting with one paw in the air. He's also looking up so his trunk and tusks are also
Category

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

Materials

Brass

Italian Glazed Terracotta Elephant Sculpture
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Standout mid century Italian elephant sculpture crafted in terracotta, hand decorated and glazed
Category

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

Materials

Terracotta

White Porcelain Cubist Elephant Figurine
Located in Ferndale, MI
White porcelain cubist petite elephant figurine with trunk up Measures: 5.13" x 2.75" x 1.5".
Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

White Porcelain Cubist Elephant Figurine
White Porcelain Cubist Elephant Figurine
H 5.13 in W 2.75 in D 1.5 in
Hand Carved Wooden Elephant Bookends
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Nice pair of hand carved wooden Asian elephant bookends. large Hand carved elephant bookends with
Category

Late 20th Century Indian Anglo Raj Animal Sculptures

Materials

Paint, Wood

Hand Carved Wooden Elephant Bookends
Hand Carved Wooden Elephant Bookends
H 10.5 in W 15 in D 5 in
Tibetan Water Dragon Kyungbur Trunk
Located in Chicago, IL
elephant-like trunk of a makara, or sea monster. In each claw, the serpentine dragon grasps a colorful
Category

Early 20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Blanket Chests

Materials

Pine

Tibetan Water Dragon Kyungbur Trunk
Tibetan Water Dragon Kyungbur Trunk
H 21 in W 51.25 in D 16 in
Antique Naturalistic Terracotta Elephant Group Model
Located in London, GB
the appearance of patinated bronze. The mother elephant is posed with her head and trunk reared up
Category

Early 20th Century European Animal Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

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
Category

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
Playful Bronze Elephant by Barbara Beretich
By Barbara Beretich
Located in Palm Desert, CA
playful with one of his front legs raised on a ball much like a circus elephant. His trunk is curled up
Category

Vintage 1970s American Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Hand Carved Hard-Wood Elephant Sculpture
Located in North Hollywood, CA
tusks are missing. Fen Shui belief: There are different opinions as to if the elephant trunk should be
Category

Mid-20th Century Indian Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Hardwood

Large Bronze Elephant Lamp by Maitland Smith
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large bronze elephant lamp with trunk up for good fortune.
Category

20th Century Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Large Mid Century Brass Elephant Sculpture Statue
Located in West Hartford, CT
Large vintage heavy brass elephant statue stands with its trunk up which is said to bring good
Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Art Deco Green Elephant Towel Napkin Holder
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Adorable Art Deco elephant towel holder / napkin ring. The cute little guy has his trunk up for
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Early 20th Century Japanese Art Deco Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Asian Bronze Elephant Sculpture Statue 19th c.
Located in North Hollywood, CA
. Dimensions: 4 in. H x 4 in W x 2 in. D. Circa 1900. For Asian the elephant with trunk down are for good
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Art Deco French Elephant Sculpture, Babbitt Material
By Irénée Rochard
Located in Valladolid, ES
Gorgeous Art Deco elephant made of babbitt, original metal used at the time, beginning of the 20th
Category

Vintage 1950s French Art Deco Animal Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Vintage White Marble Jeweled Elephant Sculpture Paper Weight
By Rajhastani
Located in North Hollywood, CA
elephant with intricate design is finely hand painted with colorful design and his trunk is up for good
Category

Mid-20th Century Indian Anglo Raj Animal Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Vintage Green Glass Elephants Group Sculptures Set of 7
By Rajhastani
Located in Bochum, NRW
Vintage handcrafted jadeite glass elephant set of 7 sculptures. Vintage elephant figurine made from
Category

Vintage 1950s Asian Anglo Raj Animal Sculptures

Materials

Glass

Chinese Export Porcelain Small Canton Famille Rose Elephant Candlestick
Located in Downingtown, PA
The standing Chinese Export porcelain elephant with its trunk up is painted in an iron-red with gilt
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Export Candlesticks

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage White Elephant Figurine Pen Holder, Jaipur, Rajasthan India
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Wooden Base. Elegant cast composite vintage sculpture Figurine that show a white elephant with his trunk
Category

Late 20th Century Indian Art Deco Animal Sculptures

Materials

Resin

Vintage White Elephant Sculpture Pen Holder, Jaipur, Rajasthan India
By Rajhastani
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Elegant cast composite vintage sculpture that show a white elephant with his trunk up presented on
Category

Mid-20th Century Indian Anglo Raj Animal Sculptures

Materials

Composition

Vintage White Marble Mughal Jeweled Elephant Sculpture Paper Weight
Located in North Hollywood, CA
is finely hand painted with colorful design and his trunk is up for good luck. This elephant has
Category

Mid-20th Century Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Marble

Vintage Elephant Bronze Sculpture Set of 2 in Green Verdigris
By Loet Vanderveen
Located in North Hollywood, CA
elephants, mother and baby. The enamel of the animal is green with gilt embellishment to the feet and trunk
Category

Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Antique Anglo Indian Elephant Black Ebonized Wood Hand Carved Sculpture
Located in North Hollywood, CA
: Fine luxury detailed hand carved elephant with trunk down, for Asian this represent good health in Feng
Category

Early 20th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Vintage Porcelain Elephants Salt and Pepper Shakers with Tray Collectible
Located in North Hollywood, CA
are 2”H x 2 1/5”. Tray is 3” x 5”. Chinoiserie hand painted porcelain of elephants, trunk up for
Category

Late 20th Century Asian Chinoiserie Animal Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

XL Abraham Palatnik Mid Century Modern Lucite Elephant Sculpture Figurine Signed
By Abraham Palatnik
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Rare, trunk up, modernist signed Abraham Palatnik large lucite elephant Sculpture Extraordinary
Category

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

Materials

Lucite

Vintage Italian Elephant in Black Marble Stone Carved Stylized Figure 1970
By Fratelli Mannelli
Located in North Hollywood, CA
trunk down are for good health. "In Asia, for Feng shui adept the symbol of the elephant can bring
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Minimalist Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Hand Sculpted Modernist Elephant Assemblage Sculpture by Hugo Tovar
Located in San Diego, CA
portrays an elephant with trunk up; crafted and assembled from recycled materials including paper, various
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Animal Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Thomasville French Country Oversized Fireside Open Arm Chairs in Elephant Print
By Thomasville
Located in West Chester, PA
exposed framework and original elephant trunk up upholstery with large brass tack trim. Clean pair ready
Category

Early 2000s American French Provincial Armchairs

Materials

Brass

Lucky Chinoiserie Green Ceramic Glazed Elephant Garden Statue - South East Asia
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
, an elephant with its trunk up symbolizes good luck, protection, wisdom, and fertility. Dimensions
Category

20th Century Southeast Asian Chinoiserie Statues

Materials

Ceramic, Paint

Art Deco Wooden Asian Elephant Bookends Hand Carved Rosewood India 1940s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
rosewood. Elephant and Feng Shui: Fine luxury detailed hand carved elephant bookends with trunk down, for
Category

Early 20th Century Indian Art Deco Bookends

Materials

Rosewood

Shell Encrusted Lucky Elephant Statue in Brown Black and White, 1930s
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
elephant stands with its trunk up pointed toward the sky. In Southeast Asia, elephants with trunks that
Category

20th Century American Folk Art More Folk Art

Materials

Shell, Wood

Chinese Export Porcelain Canton Famille Rose Elephant Modeled as a Candlestick
Located in Downingtown, PA
standing Chinese Export porcelain elephant with its trunk up is painted in an iron-red with gilt decoration
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Export Candlesticks

Materials

Porcelain

Lucky Chinoiserie Blue and White Ceramic Elephant Plant Stand or Garden Statue
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
elephant shown with the trunk up. (In Southeast Asia, a trunk up means good luck!) Elephant Symbolism
Category

20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Statues

Materials

Ceramic, Paint

Archimede Seguso Murano Black White Italian Art Glass Elephant Figure Sculpture
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
display on a side table or curio cabinet. The elephant has its trunk up, which many believe signifies good
Category

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

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass

Large Tibetan Red Painted Storage Trunk with Kirtimukha, circa 1900, Tibet
Located in Austin, TX
face with an elephant trunk. They are also protective beings, often being found flanking temple
Category

Early 20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Furniture

Materials

Iron

Seguso Murano Teal White Opal Albastro Italian Art Glass Baby Elephant Sculpture
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
" design. The elephant has its trunk up, which some believe is good luck. Would make a great desk companion
Category

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

Materials

Glass, Opaline Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass

Chinese Export Porcelain Armorial Dish with Coat of Arms with Elephant
Located in Downingtown, PA
Bianco Supra Bianco has a central Rococo armorial coat of arms centered with an elephant with its trunk
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Platters and Serveware

Materials

Porcelain

Vienna Bergman Bronze Indian Man on Elephant Inkstand Inkwell Inkpot, circa 1880
By Franz Bergmann
Located in Vienna, AT
elephant which is climbing up some stairs, the elephant's trunk is attached to an inkstand's lid, the
Category

Antique 1880s Austrian Other Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Marbro Oxblood Elephant-handled Chinese Urn Table Lamp Sangre de Boeuf Regency
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Brooklyn, NY
perfectly echoes the angle and curve of the elephant trunk handles. Victorian lampshade for display only
Category

Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Qing Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of vases with bases with elephant heads. Bronze, wood, etc. 19th c. etc.
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of vases with bases with elephant heads. Bronze, wood, etc. Meiji Period (1868-1912), Japan
Category

Antique 19th Century Asian Other Vases

Materials

Bronze, Other

Pair of Japanese Carved Wooden Temple Ornaments 木鼻 'Kibana' Shaped like Baku 獏
Located in Amsterdam, NL
nightmares. These creatures have the trunk and tusks of an elephant, the eyes of a rhinoceros, the tail of a
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

A. Loos "Elefantenrüsseltisch" Jugendstil ca. 1910
By Adolf Loos, Friedrich Otto Schmidt
Located in Klosterneuburg, AT
design, called the "elephant trunk table", in 1902 in the apartment of Dr. Hugo Haberfeld. This design
Category

Vintage 1910s Austrian Jugendstil Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Austrian Porcelain Elephant Lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
ochre with gilt highlights, with an up-turned trunk and shortened tusks, wearing a belted saddle blanket
Category

Early 20th Century Austrian Anglo Raj Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Austrian Porcelain Elephant Lamp
Austrian Porcelain Elephant Lamp
H 22.5 in W 7.5 in D 4.5 in
Pair of Livio Seguso Glass Elephants
By Livio Seguso
Located in Montecito, CA
of glass. Stylized ribs arc up and over the elephant's back, ending at the tip of its trunk. The
Category

20th Century Italian Animal Sculptures

Materials

Glass

Elephant Sculpture design by Filippo Bonanomi for Officina della Scala
Located in Milano, IT
body and well-defined elephant trunk and fangs. This element is placed on cylindrical marble plinths
Category

2010s Italian Other Animal Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Aluminum

Superb Quality Late 19th Century Bronze Elephant on Marble Base by Franz Bergman
By Franz Bergmann
Located in Suffolk, GB
. This bronze consists of a superbly cast seated elephant with raised trunk with a cold painted young
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Austrian More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Marble, Bronze

A Large Gilt Bronze Makara Finials, Tibet, Late 17th Early 18th Century
Located in Pasadena, CA
body parts of six or seven animals such as the trunk of the elephant, jaws of the crocodile, ears of
Category

Antique Late 17th Century Timorese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Important and Monumental Japanese Bronze Okimono – Sano Takachika
Located in Christchurch, GB
scale Meiji Period 1868-1912 bronze elephant and tiger group by the leading 19th century metalworker
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Very Large Solid Malachite Elephant Carving with its Trunk Up
Located in New York, NY
Patience, It is also believed that an elephant with its trunk up will shower good fortune on all who walk
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21st Century and Contemporary Congolese Other Animal Sculptures

Materials

Malachite

White Happy Lucky Elephant with Trunk Up Garden Stool or Side Table
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
in a cream white glaze throughout. In this particular piece, the elephant has his trunk up. A
Category

Vintage 1970s Chinese Chinoiserie Patio and Garden Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Moser Crystal Elephant Sculpture
By Moser
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Moser light green crystal sculpture of a happy elephant with a large trunk up. Below the
Category

20th Century Czech Art Nouveau Animal Sculptures

Materials

Crystal

Moser Crystal Elephant Sculpture
Moser Crystal Elephant Sculpture
H 3.25 in W 4.12 in D 1.25 in
1960s French Ceramic Elephant
Located in High Point, NC
A vintage ceramic ornament in the shape of an elephant. Made in France in the 1960s, this piece
Category

Vintage 1960s French Chinoiserie Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

1960s French Ceramic Elephant
1960s French Ceramic Elephant
H 15.7 in W 19.3 in D 8.7 in
Large Dresdan White Porcelain Elephant
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A rare and fine white blanc de chine porcelain elephant, in the Dresdan manner, signed by the
Category

Vintage 1940s Unknown Animal Sculptures

Carved Wood Elephant Head Sculpture
Located in Palm Beach, FL
This large carved hardwood elephant head has amazing life like skin texture and striking realistic
Category

20th Century Thai Organic Modern Animal Sculptures

Vintage Hand Carved Elephant Sculpture Bookends
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Elephant with trunk up are good luck. Each book end is: 5" H x 3.5" x 4". "In Feng shui, the symbol of
Category

Early 20th Century Indian Anglo Raj Bookends

Materials

Travertine, Marble

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Trunk Up Elephant For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal trunk up elephant for your home. Frequently made of metal, ceramic and brass, every trunk up elephant was constructed with great care. There are 100 variations of the antique or vintage trunk up elephant you’re looking for, while we also have 1 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect trunk up elephant — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A trunk up elephant is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in mid-century modern, Hollywood Regency and Art Deco styles are sought with frequency. Rajhastani, Archimede Seguso and Franz Bergmann each produced at least one beautiful trunk up elephant that is worth considering.

How Much is a Trunk Up Elephant?

Prices for a trunk up elephant start at $60 and top out at $12,267 with the average selling for $913.
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