Asian Art II - 18th May 2022
Lot 797
A CHINESE SOAPSTONE CARVING OF AN ELEPHANT
Estimate £500 - £1,000 | Hammer £1400
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Description
A CHINESE SOAPSTONE CARVING OF AN ELEPHANT
LATE QING DYNASTY
Standing four-square with its trunk outstretched towards one side, wearing a saddle carpet incised with a watery landscape scene depicting a blossoming prunus tree and figures boating over gentle waves under a full moon, ornamented with beaded tassels, 18cm.
Provenance: from the collection of Lieutenant Colonel W D Francis OBE, who served in Central Asia, including in the Kurram Militia, during the early 20th century. He was awarded an OBE in 1946.