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Bronze Elephant and Rider
Categories | Figural - Animals & Living Creatures |
Type | Elephant |
Material | Bronze |
Markings | See narrative |
Manufacturer | Franz Bergmann |
Origin | Austria |
Date or Era | circa 1910 |
Measuring | 13 ½” x 7” x 11 ½” high |
Bronze elephant with rider on a marble base double inkstand. The mark on the elephant’s belly with letter “B” in an urn-shaped cartouche is the mark of the Franz Bergmann foundry.
Sold for $1995 in January 2022
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