A silver inlaid bronze elephant, India, 18th/19th century
Modelled standing four square and bearing a leafy branch in its trunk, ridden by a mahout, the caparison with fittings for a howdah, now missing.
26cm high

From the estate of a distinguished collector of Islamic and Indian art, the property of a gentleman.

Condition Report
Generally fair condition overall with some expected signs of age.  Casting hole to the top adjacent to one of the supports.

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