A Large Porcelain Elephant in a Gilt Rococo Ormolu Base
RH203
A finely modelled white porcelain elephant standing with left foot forward, trunk curled beneath tusks, the features realistically picked out in colours mounted on a gilt bronze ormolu base. Possibly Elbogen Porcelain Factory. Comparative example illustrated: The Duchess de Guermantes, Paris. The dining room. Illustrated: Visite Privee, Hotels particulier de Paris’, Page 91.