A LARGE PALE GREYISH-GREEN JADE CARVING OF AN ELEPHANT 18TH CENTURY The elephant is carved standing foursquare with smiling eyes and its trunk curled to the left. The folds of the elephant's skin are embellished with finely incised detail. The elephant's back and base of the feet are pierced with apertures for mounting. The stone is of a pale greenish tone suffused with grey veined inclusions. 9 in. (22.8 cm.) wide, wood stand Provenance With Spink & Son Ltd., London, purchased January 1956.
A LARGE PALE GREYISH-GREEN JADE CARVING OF AN ELEPHANT 18TH CENTURY The elephant is carved standing foursquare with smiling eyes and its trunk curled to the left. The folds of the elephant's skin are embellished with finely incised detail. The elephant's back and base of the feet are pierced with apertures for mounting. The stone is of a pale greenish tone suffused with grey veined inclusions. 9 in. (22.8 cm.) wide, wood stand Provenance With Spink & Son Ltd., London, purchased January 1956.
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