Pair of Antique Architectural Carved Elephant Remnants

Intriguing 19th century Anglo Indian elephant and rider with a serene ambiance, having a polychrome finish now aged to perfection. Presented on a classic beveled plinth.

Mid-century pair of Anthony Redmile urns crafted with an eccentric array of materials featuring amethyst stone, ostrich eggs, boar tusks and carved ebony all in a dramatic compositio...

British colonial antique Anglo Indian elephant head wall plaques crafted in carved ebony with bone eyes and tusks and presented on mahogany b...

Enchanting pair of Chinese cloisonné or enamel on copper elephants decorated with symbolic biomorphic designs on an alluring blue background.  

Delightful pair of antique Anglo Indian parrots hand carved from indigenous hardwood and painted in a naive folk style now worn to perfection.

A pair of faux tortoise lacquered egg shaped objects de arte on solid brass turned pedestals, with a candlestick vibe. No home is complete without them...

Nice pair of hand carved wooden Asian elephant bookends. large Hand carved elephant bookends with trunk up, for Asian this represent good hea...

Hand-carved vintage wooden South Asian elephant stool, or side table, very nice hand-carved on one piece of wood. Could be used as side table, wi...

From the 1912 Vanderbilt Hotel in New York City, Manhattan, located on Park Ave. In the 20th century, the hotel business declined, and the Vanderbilt Hotel suffered foreclosure in 1935 during the Great Depression. In 1966, an investment group purchased the 54-year old structure with intentions of renovating it into a dual function office and apartment building. The top 18 floors would become studio and one-bedroom apartments while the lower floors would be offices and commercial space. “New aluminum-and-glass curtain walls are being erected to sheath the office floors, while the masonry façade of the hotel will be retained on the upper stories,” said one article. But that was just the beginning of the brutality. Penthouse apartments were being constructed on the roof, but the view was obstructed by the terracotta parapet and its massive sculptures. In June 1966 eighteen of the heads were removed, resulting in a gash in the roofline. “The heavy pieces were removed over a period of several days by a 10-man crew of the Drachman Demolition Company,” said The New York Times, “which used jack...

Ebony wood hand carved anglo Indian elephant sculpture. Gorgeous vintage black hand carved wood ebony Anglo-Indian elephant. This is a hand ca...

This is an exquisitely carved pair of Indian marble elephants. Standing foursquare, these magnificent creatures embody elegance and power. Sculpted ...

An exceptional pair of Chinese hand carved wooded statues / stands. Whimsical, wonderfully detailed, figural, each in the form of an Asian elephant, painted white, forward facing, ha...