Study of a seated elephant
Fabergé
Category
Objets de vertu
Date
c. 1900 - c. 1910
Materials
agate, rose-cut diamond, silver
Measurements
45 mm (H)
Order this imageCollection
Polesden Lacey, Surrey
NT 1247167.7
Summary
Study of a seated elephant, c.1900–10. The baby elephant seated on its haunches, its eyes set with rose-cut diamonds in silver collets. Hairline crack partly encircling the ear. This young elephant may have been a gift to Mrs Margaret Greville from the American socialite Mrs Nancy Leeds (1878-1923), who purchased one in London in December 1910.
Provenance
The bequest of Margaret (Anderson) McEwan, The Hon. Mrs Ronald - later Dame Margaret - Henry Fulke Greville, DBE (1863-1942) from probate records linked with the donation of the property to the National Trust in 1943. This item found on the record for Polesden Lacey miniatures and small objects in the strong room, page 120.
Makers and roles
Fabergé, jeweller
