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Babanki Elephant Mask Cameroon
Located in London, Lambeth
The use of elephant masks is considered a special privilege because the elephant is a majestic
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Mid-20th Century Cameroonian Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

Babanki Elephant Mask Cameroon
Babanki Elephant Mask Cameroon
H 36.23 in W 12.6 in D 10.24 in
Elephant Mask Handle Novelty Ice Bucket Austria Circa 1930
Located in London, GB
Elephant Mask Handle Novelty Ice Bucket Austria Circa 1930. A stunning Austrian 20th century
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Vintage 1930s Austrian Barware

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Silver Plate

Large Vintage Bamileke Elephant Mask, Cameroon, Decorative, Tribal, Circa 1930
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large vintage Bamileke elephant mask. A Cameroonian, ebonised hardwood decorative tribal
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Decorative Art

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Hardwood

Ibo-Izzi, Nigeria Old ‘Ogbodo Enyi’ Elephant Mask
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
This mask type of the Ibo-Izzi, a subgroup of the Ibo, is actually a dance crest. The elephant mask
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Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Antiquities

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Wood

Very early Monocolor Bamileke Elephant Mask embroided with white trade beads.
Located in Leuven , BE
Bamileke Kuosi Elephant masks comprise cloth panels and hoods woven from plantain fiber over raffia
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Early 20th Century Cameroonian Figurative Sculptures

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Beads, Organic Material

Old Igbo "Izzi" Elephant Mask, Nigeria, African Sculpture
By Igbo People
Located in Sharon, CT
Important mask with beautiful a patina over paint and sculpting note, heads on both sides. Acquired
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Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

1950s Spanish Elephant Head Hand Painted Papier-mâché Festival Mask
Located in Marbella, ES
Popular 1950s Spanish elephant head hand painted papier-mâché mask worn during village festivals.   
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Masks

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Paper

Pair of French Louis XV Style Blue Vases with Candelabra Arms
Located in New York, NY
candelabras above elephant masks, after the Sevres model c. 1755 (by HEREND of Hungary) (PRICED AS Pair)
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Antique Late 19th Century Hungarian Louis XV Vases

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Porcelain

Pair of Meiji Period Satsuma Earthenware Vases
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A pair of Meiji period Satsuma earthenware vases, each with applied elephant-mask handles, painted
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Antique 1880s Japanese Meiji Ceramics

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Earthenware

French Antique Ormolu Mounted Porcelain Japonisme Style Garniture Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
bronze elephant masks holding ring handles with their trunks. The pair of side pieces stand on gilt
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Antique Late 19th Century French Japonisme Mantel Clocks

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Ormolu, Bronze

Massive Japanese Meiji Period Bronze Vase, Late 19th Century, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
elephant head handles, late 19th century, Japan. Of baluster form and unusual size, yet still retaining
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Vases

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Bronze

Antique French Porcelain, Gilt and Silvered Brass Clock Set
Located in London, GB
they are mounted with parcel gilt and silvered elephant masks holding ring handles. The bodies of the
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Antique Late 19th Century French Chinese Export Mantel Clocks

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Brass

Exceptional Egyptian Sarcophagus Mask
Located in London, GB
Exceptionally Fine Wooden Sarcophagus Mask Third Intermediate Period, 21st Dynasty, circa 1069-945
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Egyptian Figurative Sculptures

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Fruitwood, Hardwood

Exceptional Egyptian Sarcophagus Mask
Exceptional Egyptian Sarcophagus Mask
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H 6.66 in Dm 6.3 in
Christopher Tucker Plaster Cast Wall Sculpture of a Woman's Torso C.1950
Located in San Francisco, CA
makeup artist who was well known to have created John Hurt’s prosthetics for The Elephant Man and Michael
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Mid-20th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Plaster

Vintage Official Reproduction Poster Imperial War Museum London Transport Liddle
Located in London, GB
bus carrying soldiers, various medals and war memorabilia pins, a gas mask and tank on the ribbon of a
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Vintage 1970s British Posters

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Paper

Pair of Meiji Period Japanese Bronze Candlesticks, circa 1870
Located in Faversham, GB
A pair of decorative Meiji Period Japanese bronze candlesticks. Adorned with birds and elephant
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Candlesticks

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Bronze

Original Vintage Travel Poster Air Afrique Upper Volta Burkina Faso Africa Art
Located in London, GB
Volta - featuring an image of a traditional carved wooden TOTEM style mask face with black and white
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Vintage 1960s French Posters

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Paper

Antique Indian Silver Three Piece Tea Service
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
creature. The impressive cast silver S scroll handles are embellished with an impressive mask design
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Antique 1890s Indian Tea Sets

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Silver

Pair of 20th Century Chinese Carved Bowenite Lidded Urns.
Located in Hudson, NY
masks recessed into lozenged shaped areas. The mask a stylized representation of a mythical beast has
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings

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Stone

Original Vintage Poster French West Africa Map Afrique Occidentale Francaise Art
By alain cornic
Located in London, GB
, deer, crocodile, lions, elephant and birds with fish on the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Guinea within an
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Vintage 1950s French Posters

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Paper

Chinese Arcaistic Style Cast Bronze Lidded Urn with Carved Jade Finial
Located in Hudson, NY
the divided taotie masks that compose the swelling middle body of the vase and also at the corners of
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Early 20th Century Chinese Archaistic Metalwork

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Jade, Bronze

English Regency Black Lacquered Elephant Side Table
Located in New York, NY
carved and trimmed side table with scallop design edged top on 3 elephant mask legs.
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Antique 19th Century British Anglo-Indian Side Tables

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Silver Leaf

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Bronze Black Panther Statue Art Deco Cat
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Gorgeous bronze casting of a large black leopard in the Art Deco style Good size at almost four feet in length Casting is superb, look at how the creatures spots have been rendered...
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Vintage 1980s Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

Collinson & Lock. An Anglo-Japanese Mahogany Settee with carved & scrolled arms
By Collinson & Lock
Located in London, GB
Collinson and lock, possibly designed by E. W. Godwin. A fine Anglo-Japanese mahogany settee, with subtle Japonesque detailing to the back uprights, each arm turns out in the Japane...
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Antique Late 19th Century English Anglo-Japanese Settees

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Mahogany

Italian Memento Mori skull - 17th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Italian Memento Mori skull Marble North of Italy, 17th century H 9 x L 7 x P 14 cm At the turn of the 16th century, they were the height of fashion: palm-sized carvings of skulls,...
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Antique 17th Century Italian Renaissance Figurative Sculptures

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Marble

Italian Memento Mori skull -  17th century
Italian Memento Mori skull -  17th century
H 3.55 in W 2.76 in D 5.52 in
African ‘Oromo’ stool, Ethiopia early 20th century
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Original hand carved African 'Oromo' stool, Ethiopia early 20th century. Very nice design carved out of one solid piece of wood. The beautifully round bowled seat is supported by thr...
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Early 20th Century Ethiopian Tribal Stools

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Wood

Folding Game Table Attributed to Jean Boris Lacroix, 1950
By Jean Boris Lacroix
Located in Saint Rémy de Provence, FR
1950 air-tributed game table to Jean Boris-Lacroix in copper metal. Black felt top, four ashtrays on its corners. Good condition.    
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Metal

80s Postmodern Convertible Black Leather Designer Frigg De Sede 140 Sofa DeSede
By De Sede
Located in Basel, BS
Very beautiful original 1980s De Sede Designer original by Rito Frigg in solid black-- black frame, black patinated leather. This sofa is extremely versatile and it converts into var...
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Vintage 1980s Swiss Post-Modern Sofas

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Leather

Okimono Set of Carved Red Apple-Shapped Ivory Figurines with a Wooden Brown Base
Located in North Miami, FL
Okimono set of japanese hand-crafted and hand-carved figurines, in the shape of a pair of realistic red apples showing seeds and stem, made of ivory with a detached brown wooden base...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Vintage Glass Folding Tea / Bistro Tables, Set of 2
Located in Denver, CO
Unattributed. Believed to be Mid Century Modern Thin, Solid metal frames in matte black. Bases have a central pin hinge-point allowing them to fold flat. The textured glass tops are...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Card Tables and Tea Tables

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Steel

Vintage African Pair of Wooden Hand Carved Busts Sculptures
By Karl Hagenauer
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Wood sculpture hand carved vintage tribal Folk Art bust of an African men and women sculptures. Pair of vintage handcrafted wood sculptures of African men and women bust with headdr...
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Mid-20th Century African Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

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Hardwood

Art Deco Sculpture of a Panther
Located in Bridgewater, CT
Large Art Deco, black patina, sculpture of a marching panther.     
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Late 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Animal Sculptures

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Metal

Art Deco Sculpture of a Panther
Art Deco Sculpture of a Panther
H 12.5 in W 25.25 in D 5.25 in
After Picasso Line Drawing Owl Set of 6 Butterfly Dog Horse Camel Flamingo Print
Located in Eversholt, Bedfordshire
This set of 6 Picasso line drawings is part of Picasso's range of "line art". Picasso's single line drawings were created later in his career, after the surrealism period. The single...
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1980s More Prints

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Paper

Indian Mughal Inspired Brass Wall Hanging, 20th Century
Located in Islamabad, PK
Visualize a captivating brass wall hanging from the 20th century, a masterpiece that intricately captures the essence of Mughal art and history. This large, hammered brass creation ...
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20th Century Indian Anglo Raj Decorative Art

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Brass

Owl - Screen Print by Roberto Crippa - 1960s
By Roberto Crippa
Located in Roma, IT
Owl is a screen print artwork realized in the 1960s by Roberto Crippa. Hand-signed on the lower margin. Artist's proof. Good conditions. Gaetano Crippa known as Roberto Crippa (M...
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1960s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Screen

Hagenauer Carved Wood with Bronze Base Sculpture Head of African Woman, 1930
By Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien
Located in Oakland, CA
Hagenauer wood sculpture Head of African Woman. This beautiful sculpture was designed and manufactured by Hagenauer in Vienna in the 1930s during the Art Deco era. It shows the head ...
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Vintage 1930s Austrian Art Deco Busts

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Bronze

Picasso, Nocturnal Dance with an Owl, Éditions Cercle d’Art (after)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Linocut on wove paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition; unframed. Notes: From the volume, Pablo Picasso: Linogravures. Published by Éditions Cercle d'...
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1960s Cubist Figurative Prints

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Linocut

Antique Tortoiseshell Sterling Silver Heart Photograph Frame Dated London 1897
By John Batson & Sons
Located in London, GB
Tortoiseshell and silver heart photograph frame date London, 1897 Maker Henry John Batson & Albert Edward Batson This frame is in excellent condition the tortoiseshell retains its o...
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Antique 1890s English Picture Frames

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Silver

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Rare Khmer Elephant Mask Earthenware Vase
Located in New York, NY
Rare Khmer Elephant Mask Earthenware Vase Cambodian, 11th Century The rich, dark-brown drip glaze
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Cambodian Vases

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Ceramic

Ganesh Mask
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Ganesha elephant head ceremonial mask. Ganesha is regarded as the remover of obstacles, the
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20th Century Indian Folk Art Masks

Ganesh Mask
Ganesh Mask
H 43 in W 20 in D 6 in
Figura Piero Silver Plated Pewter Champagne Cooler
Located in Stamford, CT
form of a circus drum supporting the bowl, with elephant mask handles. Stamp to the bottom. Made in
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20th Century Italian Modern Barware

Planter with elephant handles by Théodore Deck, circa 1870
By Theodore Deck
Located in Paris, FR
Théodore Deck (1823-1891) Planter with elephant handles Circa 1870 Paris (France) H x D: 29 x
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Chinoiserie Planters, Cachepots and Jard...

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Faience

19th Century Japanese Bronze Vase
Located in London, GB
A 19th century bronze trumpet vase with elephant mask handles to the stem Signed to the
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Vases

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Bronze

Antique Occasional Table, Indian Teak, Carved, Coffee, Elephants, Late Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique occasional table. An Indian, solid teak carved coffee table with Elephant masks
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Antique Late 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Center Tables

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Teak

Old Kuba Mukenga Helmet Mask
Located in Rochester, NY
Kuba Mukenga or elephant mask of helmet form with expressive facial features. Extensively decorated
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Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

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Beads

Old Kuba Mukenga Helmet Mask
Old Kuba Mukenga Helmet Mask
H 22 in W 22 in D 17 in
19th Century Blue and White Porcelain Vase Lamp
Located in London, GB
throughout, with bronzed elephant mask handles and now mounted as a lamp base.
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps

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Porcelain

3-piece Indian silver tea set
By T.R. Tawker & Sons
Located in London, GB
designs. Applied, hand-chased castings include the elephant feet supports, elephant mask spouts and
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Early 20th Century Indian Tea Sets

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Silver

3-piece Indian silver tea set
3-piece Indian silver tea set
H 6 in W 8.5 in D 4 in
A French Antique Brass Mounted & Porcelain Painted 3-Piece Garniture Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
brass elephant masks on either side. Clock Movement Numbered 3007,23*2 with a star on top. Clock is
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Antique 1850s French Japonisme Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Japy Freres Ormolu and Porcelain Oriental Antique French Clock
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
with stylised cherry branches forming the urn handles and the feet of the clock. Elephants masks are
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Antique 19th Century French Chinoiserie Mantel Clocks

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Ormolu

Midcentury Willy Guhl 'Elephant Ear' Planter
By Eternit, Willy Guhl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful midcentury Willy Guhl 'Elephant Ear' planter. Gorgeous oversized abstract shaped bowls
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Vintage 1950s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres

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Cement

Midcentury Willy Guhl 'Elephant Ear' Planter
By Eternit, Willy Guhl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful midcentury Willy Guhl 'Elephant Ear' planter. Gorgeous oversized abstract shaped bowls
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Vintage 1950s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres

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Cement

Oscar Bach Bronze Floor Lamp
Located in Essex, MA
With a copper finish with a mask finial with leaf and palm decoration with a circular base with
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Vintage 1930s American Arts and Crafts Floor Lamps

Pair of 19th Century Chinese Rose Medallion Vases or Lamps
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality pair of 19th century Chinese rose medallion vases. Each having gilded lion masks
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps

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Bronze

1880s Antique Burmese Silver Thabeik Bowl
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
traditional dress accompanied by a variety of animals such as an elephant, snake and mule. As with the vast
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Antique 1880s Southeast Asian Decorative Bowls

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Silver

Vintage Oil Painting by Artist Jurgen Draeger "Berlin"
Located in Pasadena, CA
Wiesbaden (E) 1983 - Elephant Press Gallery, Berlin 1983 - Heads and Faces , Kunsthalle Darmstadt 1983
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Late 20th Century German Paintings

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Wood, Paint

Small Ganesha Khon Elephant Mask
Located in New York, NY
A small Khon dance drama mask of Ganesha, a Hindu deity, patron of the arts, remover of obstacles
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20th Century Thai Sculptures and Carvings

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Paper

Small Ganesha Khon Elephant Mask
Small Ganesha Khon Elephant Mask
H 15 in W 9.75 in D 9 in
18c. Carved Elephant Accent Table with Later Mirrored Top
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
; its spiral vase shaped pedestal column, set upon a foot carved into a quartet of elephant masks.
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Antique 18th Century Side Tables

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Mirror, Wood

Elephant Trunk Mask 'Headdress'
Located in New York, NY
Elaborately trimmed with shell and hair decoration. Shell eyes. The surface is highly decorative, composed of intricately beaded geometric designs and cowrie shells. On red cloth bas...
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20th Century Congolese Mounted Objects

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Textile, Raffia, Beads, Shell

Elephant Trunk Mask 'Headdress'
Elephant Trunk Mask 'Headdress'
H 13 in W 14 in D 20 in
Vabo Society Mask Representing a Bushcow, Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
manifestation of this small group's spirit of solidarity was the pooling of resources to have a mask produced to
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Early 20th Century Nigerian Other Tribal Art

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Wood

Sabyasachi Couture Mask for Animal Ball, 2016
Located in Paris, FR
Exquisite couture mask with Swarovski studs designed by famous Indian designer Sabyasachi Mukherjee
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21st Century and Contemporary English Decorative Art

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Crystal

Sabyasachi Couture Mask for Animal Ball, 2016
Sabyasachi Couture Mask for Animal Ball, 2016
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H 10.63 in W 10.63 in D 8.67 in
Pair of Oriental Ceramic Garden Seats or Low Tables
Located in London, GB
A pair of Oriental ceramic garden seats or low tables with moulded lion masks, the sides with
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Patio and Garden Furniture

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Ceramic

Carved English Mahogany Umbrella Stand
Located in Wilson, NC
Carved English mahogany umbrella stand is carved with sunburst mask with a medallion featuring
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Antique 1880s English Umbrella Stands

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Mahogany

Japanese Meiji Period Patinated Bronze Censor with Buddhist Lions
Located in Austin, TX
domed lid enclosing stylized scrolling clouds and a recumbent Buddhistic lion finial, raised on elephant
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork

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Bronze

Paper Machier Elephant Mask
Located in San Francisco, CA
Wonderful painted circus elephant mask.
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Vintage 1950s American Masks

Paper Machier Elephant Mask
Paper Machier Elephant Mask
H 21 in W 16 in D 12 in
Mask of a Makara (Mythological Creature)
Located in New York, NY
A dance mask used in monastery rituals, depicting a mythological sea creature made up of numerous
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Antique 19th Century Tibetan Masks

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Papier Mâché

Pack of Wild Animals - Vintage Guatemalan Mask Collection
Located in San Francisco, CA
. Collection includes a rabbit, elephant, coyote, squirrel, monkey, boar, javelina and pig - each mask
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Vintage 1970s Guatemalan Masks

Faience Indian Pedestal
By Henry Doulton
Located in Southport, CT
panels of flowers and foliage interspaced with elephant masks, in shades of sand, blue and green
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20th Century English Planters and Jardinieres

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Stoneware

19th Century Grand Tour Hanging Brass Oil Lamp
Located in New York, NY
19th century Grand Tour hanging brass oil lamp with three elephant heads, Bacchanalian masks, and
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Antique 19th Century Grand Tour Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

African Mask, Royal Beaded Elephant
Located in Atlanta, GA
African royal beaded elephant mask - Bameleke Tribe, Cameroon - Fully beaded over wooden base
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20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Art

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Beads

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Elephant Mask For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic elephant mask available at 1stDibs. Each elephant mask for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using beads, glass and paper. Your living room may not be complete without an elephant mask — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. An elephant mask is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern styles are sought with frequency. Many designers have produced at least one well-made elephant mask over the years, but those crafted by Igbo People are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Elephant Mask?

The average selling price for an elephant mask at 1stDibs is $2,685, while they’re typically $1,000 on the low end and $10,000 for the highest priced.