A PAIR OF UNUSUAL CHINESE WHITE-GLAZED ELEPHANTS, AND A PAIR OF HARES
A PAIR OF UNUSUAL CHINESE WHITE-GLAZED ELEPHANTS, AND A PAIR OF HARES

QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)

Details
A PAIR OF UNUSUAL CHINESE WHITE-GLAZED ELEPHANTS, AND A PAIR OF HARES
QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)
The recumbent elephants looking to the left and right, with rippled, stylised hide markings, the tips of their trunks detailed in pink enamel, the tusks in pale yellow and the ears and hooves in dark grey, probably 18th Century; and a pair of crouching hares with incised fur markings, 18th/19th Century
The hares 7 ½ in. (19 cm.) wide
Provenance
The elephants: With Spink & Sons Ltd., London (according to label on one).

More from The Collection of Drue Heinz Townhouses in London and New York with interiors by John Fowler and Renzo Mongiardino

View All
View All