Lot 370: A Large Glazed Earthenware Elephant Garden Stool

A large ceramic garden stool or plant stand modelled in the form of an elephant’s head. The piece is constructed from glazed earthenware, featuring a flared circular platform supported by the head of a stylised elephant. The elephant is depicted with an ornate harness and headpiece, decorated with polychrome glazes including deep green, cobalt blue, terracotta, yellow, and red. The elephant’s skin is finished in a white glaze with heavy, intentional crazing. The trunk and tusks form part of the supporting structure above a circular base which is decorated with a scrolling foliate border in relief. A small adhesive label bearing the handwritten number 12676 is applied to the elephant’s forehead.

Height: approx. 47 cm.