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INDIA, CIRCA 1820
Details
**An ivory chess figure of a nobleman on an elephant
India, circa 1820
The elephant richly caprisoned with a European nobleman and manservant riding in a howdah on its back, his mahout sitting behind his head, standing foursquare on an oval base painted red
4 3/8 in. (11.2 cm.) high
India, circa 1820
The elephant richly caprisoned with a European nobleman and manservant riding in a howdah on its back, his mahout sitting behind his head, standing foursquare on an oval base painted red
4 3/8 in. (11.2 cm.) high
Provenance
Spink and Son Ltd., London, 1987.
Special notice
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