Auction: Asian Works Of Art - 2512Location: BostonDate / Time: June 25, 2010 3:00PM
Description:
Pair of Bronze Elephants, China, each elephant standing on an intact pedestal platform, with upturned trunk, and an elaborate caparison over a bejeweled tasseled cloth, carrying a Zun-shaped vase with pair of taotie-mask handles suspending jump rings, ht. 17 1/2 in. (with stand).
Estimate $400-600
Loss to some turquoise and coral inlays, one side of the caparison was later resoldered on