A Decorative Pair of Large Polychrome Carved Vintage Wooden Indian Elephants

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A Decorative Pair of Large Polychrome Carved Vintage Wooden Indian ElephantsOrigin: Indian Period: Mid Twentieth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1950 70 Height: 17 inches (at maximum) Width: 8 inches (at maximum) Length: 19 inches (at maximum) The generously proportioned polychrome painted softwood elephants carved and hand painted in typically exuberant Indian style displaying vivid golds, black, green, and rose on ivory coloured grounds, the wholes made up of six parts. The overall colours are appealing and there are

Anne would have been in her late twenties when collecting these specimens

The process has been practiced by cultures including the Egyptians and some African tribes since the dawn of recorded time

A gorgeous piece of vintage jewellery

The later paint looks around twenty to thirty years old and the sculpture has a pleasing heavy weight to it

the lid does not quite sit flush

and one that fully deserves to bear fine jewellery within it

with the handle and frame being sound and the five interior pockets in good order

Depth: 16 inches (all at maximum)

During the post war years of the 1940's

standing either in the window or out on the door

The printed Coronation flag in soft thin cotton showing George and Mary depicted center within a floral circular framed border amongst scrolls

but then A J Rowley began to commission artists to make designs specifically for wood panels