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Candlesticks And Covers (France), mid 18th century (CH 18452261 2), Meissen porcelain in the Cooper–Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Artworks of France in the Cooper–Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Product Design and Decorative Arts in the Cooper–Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, glazed porcelain, gilt bronze (mount), Made by Meissen Porcelain Factory, Candlesticks And Covers (France), mid-18th century
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Candlesticks And Covers (France), mid 18th century (CH 18452261 2), Pair of porcelain elephants mounted as candlesticks (parts a and c) with covers (parts b and d).  Standing Elephants with dark gray raised trunks, white tusks; skin painted with short gray lines, denser on backs.  Each elephant on a scrolled gilt bronze base with attached urn-shaped, handled nozzle on a fringed cushion resting on animal's back.  Each circular cover, with finial of curling leaves and tendrils, fits snuggly into nozzle.
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と立っている象は、黒い灰色の隆起した幹、白い牙、短い灰色の線で塗装された皮、背中が密に。金銅の基部にを付けた円柱状のに、動物の背中に付着したのクッションを載せた。丸いカバーは、カーリングの葉とのフィニアルが付いており、ノズルにぴったりと収まる。
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urn-shaped dark-skinned white elephant