Name: A LARGE CRACKLE-GLAZED FIGURE OF AN ELEPHANT SUPPORTING A VASE
Brand: 18TH-19TH CENTURY
Price: 3500.00 USD
Availability: SoldOut

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The caparisoned elephant is modeled with its head turned sharply to one side with a separately made gu-form vase balanced in the saddle on its back, covered in a creamy-tone glaze.
18¹⁄₄ in. (46.2 cm.) high

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Margaret Day Blake (1876-1971) Collection, before 1971.
The Art Institute of Chicago, accessioned in 1971.

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Lot 45 Sale 18514

18TH-19TH CENTURY A LARGE CRACKLE-GLAZED FIGURE OF AN ELEPHANT SUPPORTING A VASE Estimate: USD 2,000 - 4,000

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-The vase and the elephant were modeled separately.

Vase:
-There are two areas of restoration on one side of the mouth rim.
-There are patches of white pigment on the interior and exterior of the neck.
-There are a few raised bumps on the exterior.
-There are a few minor raised bumps, inherent to manufacture.
-There are a few glaze burst bubbles on the lower section.
-There is a chips and nicks to the foot rim.
-The base has been mounted with metal attachments, which are later.

Elephant:
-There are two notches and a chip to the rim of the opening.
-There are two glaze gaps on the saddle.
-There is an area of restoration to one end of the saddle.
-There are pinprick holes on the glaze.
-The tip of one tusk is missing.
-There are two short cracks the elephant's nose.
-There are a few minutes nicks to the edges, particularly to the sides of the drapery.

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Lot 45 Sale 18514

18TH-19TH CENTURY A LARGE CRACKLE-GLAZED FIGURE OF AN ELEPHANT SUPPORTING A VASE Estimate: USD 2,000 - 4,000

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