LGE 19C INDIA CARVED IVORY ROYAL ELEPHANT W RIDERS #1

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LGE 19C INDIA CARVED IVORY ROYAL ELEPHANT W RIDERS #1

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Sold Date: 05/11/2008
Channel: Online Auction
Source: eBay
Category: Ethnic, Folk & Native American Art

For auction we have a large Indian ivory carving of a elephant with riders and attendants. This ivory item was produced in India around the c1870s for most likely a piece of the highly coveted 'John Co.' chess set. The John Co. chess sets were hugely expensive even at that time of production and were purchased many times by the higher ranking officials of the British Raj and sent or carried back home to England w today one mainly comes accross a single surviving piece with most in poor condition. This particular piece is one of the larger ones you will find. This one is designed as a royal elephant complete with riders, mahout (driver), howdah (top carriage) and (4) escorts or soldiers for protection all this being atop a nice thick ivory platform resting on (4) turned ivory feet. This piece is in amazingly good condition having only very minor wear with the possibility of a spear replacement with one of the soldiers. T is great color tone, graining and patina along with superb details throughout. Height 4" x Width 4" x Depth 2". A wonderful addition to anyones ivory or Indian antique collection. Please make sure that you consider the other ivory 'John Co.' chess piece I have on also. Good Luck!

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