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A JAPANESE BRONZE GROUP OF AN ELEPHANT AND TIGERS
JAPANESE BRONZE GROUP OF AN ELEPHANT AND TWO TIGERS,
possibly Meiji period, the elephant modelled fending off two snarling tigers, stamping one tiger underfoot at the front whilst another attacks from behind, clambering over his back, signed to the base of one foot, 21cm high
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Sold for £340
Estimated at £400 - £600
Condition Report
Additional images now online.
We estimate the age to be late 19th century.
The tiger on the elephant’s back is a little loose and its tail has lost its end.
Elephant’s right ear has a small nick.
33cm long.
3636g.
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