LARGE HEAVY 19THC ANGLO-INDIAN INLAID ELEPHANT CARVED MUGHAL ROSEWOOD BRILLIANT

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LARGE HEAVY 19THC ANGLO-INDIAN INLAID ELEPHANT CARVED MUGHAL ROSEWOOD BRILLIANT :
$1250.00

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OFFEREDFOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IS A BEAUTIFUL ANTIQUE LATE19TH CENTURY OR EARLY20TH CENTURY ANGLO-INDIAN CARVED AND DELICATELY INLAID MODEL OF AN ELEPHANT . THIS ELEPHANT IS OF A WELL KNOWN TYPE THAT WAS EXTREMELY POPULAR DURING THE LATE 19TH AND EARLY 20TH CENTURY.THERE HAS BEENAN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF WORK INVOLVED IN THE CREATION PROCESS OF THIS MAJESTIC SCULPTURE. THE INLAY DEPICTS BELLS, BLOSSOMINGPETALS ANDSCROLLING FOLIAGE WITH AMAZING ATTENTION TO DETAIL. EACH OF THE INLAYS HAS ALSO BEEN ENHANCED WITH BLACK INK WHICH IS A PERFECT CONTRAST AGAINST THE CREAM GROUND INLAY.THE ELEPHANT IS A SACRED AND REVERED ANIMAL IN INDIA AND OTHERCULTURES OFEAST ASIA. HOWEVER THIS WONDERFUL SCULPTURE CAN ALSO STAND ALONE AS A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF AGLO-INDIAN DECORATIVE ART.

AGE: CIRCA1880-1910

MEASUREMENTS:29 CM ( 11.4\" )HIGH X 36.5 CM ( 14.4\" )LENGTH

WEIGHT:VERY HEAVY APPROXIMATELY 7 KILOGRAMS

CONDITION:SCATTERD LOSSES OF INLAYSTHROUGHOUT ( SEE IMAGES ),MISSING TUSKS, SOME SUPERFICIAL AGE CRACKING BUT VERY STABLE ( NOTHING LOOSE )

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