£100
A Chinese lapis lazuli model of an elephant on stand, Qing Dynasty, 19th century. Height of elephant 3.5cm, length 8cm, depth 2.5cm, height of carved wood stand 2.5cm. (2) The vendor inherited the collection from his father in 2015. The vendors father inherited the collection in the late 1950's from his Aunt Blanche Gertrude Ealand who preferred to be known as Heather and was born in 1903. She was best friends with the famous artist Dame Laura Knight and there is a well known painting showing Blanche dressed in her hunting and fishing attire and holding a shotgun. She was also the Queen of the Chelsea Arts Ball in the 1920’s.
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