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THE SOWELL COLLECTION 85
85 A RARE PAIR OF ELEPHANTS AND
RIDERS
86 18TH CENTURY
48 Each elephant turning his head to the left
and surmounted by a long-haired foreigner,
one in green coat, the other in purple
7º in. (17.8 cm.) high (2)
$15,000-25,000
PROVENANCE:
The Angelo Caldas Collection; Sotheby’s,
New York, 15-18 Jan 2004, lot 92.
86
A PAIR OF DUCKS
EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Each standing on a fat base, the plumage
fnely painted in grey
9 in. (23 cm.) high (2)
$4,000-6,000
PROVENANCE:
With Peter Kemp, London.
LITERATURE:
op. cit, pp. 263, no. 18.4
