19th-Century Brass Elephant Fountain Ornament Design objects Navy With Sailing Ships

Navy With Sailing Ships

all finished with a nice plissé band

An early Dutch tin-glazed tile

with natural wear

Format: 92 cm x 61 cm

19th-Century Brass Elephant Fountain Ornament Design objects Navy With Sailing ShipsHighly decorative antique brass object featuring a tall, richly patterned column crowned by opposing elephant heads, with two smaller animal head supports below. Openings in the elephants mouths suggest that the piece may originally have formed part of a decorative water or rosewater fountain. Its exact original purpose and country of origin remain unknown, but the detailed casting, aged patina and sculptural animal decoration indicate a likely 19th