A Rare Chinese Ming Dynasty Gilt Bronze Pot Formed as An Elephant's Head sub-Curios the finely carved pointed hand

the finely carved pointed hand turns on a beautifully numbered support

and very small amounts of flaking to the sky behind the ship

Part of the fascinating mesh of colonial era India these supports were perhaps once part of a Mandapa

This card boldly and chirpily states amongst other things that “You will do well to haste and try them

A Rare Chinese Ming Dynasty Gilt Bronze Pot Formed as An Elephant's Head sub-Curios the finely carved pointed handOrigin: Chinese Period: Mid Late Sixteenth Century Provenance: Last Acquired on the London Art Market c. 1960 70 Date: c. 1570 1620 Diameter: 8. 5 cms Weight: 265 grams The gilt bronze pot with shallow dish and low domed lid formed as an elephant`s head on a geometric background with scroll decoration; the trunk continued from the lid to the dish terminating to form the whole. Considering the considerable age, the piece is in very fine condition,