Preliminary identification
Photo reference
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Overview
A decorative contemporary mixed-media sculpture featuring a stylized elephant with elongated ears and trunk mounted on a turned, banded dark wooden shaft. The slender columnar piece is affixed to a weighted, disc-shaped metal display base bearing an original artisan workshop sticker.
Story
Handcrafted for the global export decor boom, this piece fuses traditional animal symbolism with sleek mid-to-late century modern vertical lines.
Maker / Origin
While produced without an individual artist signature, this sculpture comes from a specialized metal and woodworking craft workshop—very typical of export artisan studios in regions like Moradabad, India, known worldwide as the 'Brass City' for mixed-metal decorative wares.
Condition & Value
Very good overall vintage/contemporary condition with minor surface scuffing to the wooden shaft and minor oxidation on the metal base. Condition is consistent with age and does not detract from decorative value.
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Comparable demand stays strongest where maker, originality, and venue confidence line up. Broader examples still trade, but the range tightens quickly when provenance, condition, or selling lane fit is missing.
Best Venue
Specialty auction or a focused dealer with buyers already in this lane.
Signed example with light edge wear and original frame.
Comparable format with stronger provenance and cleaner surface.
Smaller related piece with visible craquelure and trimmed margins.
Period match with softer condition and weaker subject matter.
Close market lane comp with similar material and presentation.