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A PAIR OF SINO-TIBETAN OR MONGOLIAN LOW CONTENT SILVER METAL ELEPHANTS, standing on four feet, the heads turned, each caparonized and topped by a separate moulded shaped square beaker, the whole inlaid with turquoise, lapis lazuli, coral, jade tusks and agate small rings, late 19th Century
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A PAIR OF SINO-TIBETAN OR MONGOLIAN LOW CONTENT SILVER METAL ELEPHANTS, standing on four feet, the heads turned, each caparonized and topped by a separate moulded shaped square beaker, the whole inlaid with turquoise, lapis lazuli, coral, jade tusks and agate small rings, late 19th Century
45.5 cm high (some inlay missing) (2)
45.5 cm high (some inlay missing) (2)