18TH/19TH CENTURY, GUANGDONG WARE

Details

A PAIR OF LARGE CHINESE GLAZED STONEWARE ELEPHANTS ON STANDS
18TH/19TH CENTURY, GUANGDONG WARE
The elephants well modelled looking sharply to the left and right, on detachable rectangular stands moulded with floral panels
23 ¼ in. (59 cm.) high overall, elephants 19 ¾ in. (50 cm.) wide

Provenance

With Pietro Accorsi, Turin

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Lot Essay

The private collection of Pietro Accorsi (1891 - 1982) is now housed in the Fondazione Accorsi in Turin. Compare the very similar models of elephants, but without stands, sold in Christie's New York, 14 October 1999, lot 13.

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