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Thu, May 16, 2019 09:00AM EDT
Lot 4

Group Porcelain Elephants, Herend

Estimate: $500 - $700

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

Hungarian/Japanese/Chinese, 20th/21st century, eight objects, comprising: three elephant figurines, rhinoceros, each with contemporary blue Herend mark, 2-3/4 in. to 3 in.; pair bookends, each with secret compartment in base, 8-1/4 in.; blue figurine, 7 in.; together with famille noire punch bowl, apocryphal seal mark at base, carved wood base, possibly rosewood, 6-1/4 x 10 in.

Note:

This lot contains animal or plant material that may be restricted under federal, state and/or local law. Prospective bidders should check all applicable government wildlife restrictions prior to placing a bid. The buyer is solely responsible for obtaining any necessary licenses or permits from federal, state and/or local authorities applicable to their purchase or transport of the object. Please note that bidders in New Jersey may not bid on any lots containing elephant ivory, mammoth ivory, or rhinoceros horn.

, Provenance: Property from the Estate of Colleen Conway-Welch

Condition

one Herend elephant with breaks and losses at tusks; rhinoceros with breaks and losses at tusk, ear, rear leg; otherwise excellent condition