Bidspirit auction | A heavy substantial hand-carved figure

A heavy substantial hand-carved figure of a standing elephant with its trunk raised. The piece is carved from a dense, dark-toned hardwood, possibly ebony, with a polished finish. It features inset white material, likely bone or a composite, for the toenails and a single remaining tusk. The carving style is naturalistic with stylised details to the ears and trunk. This type of carving is characteristic of mid-20th-century export ware, commonly produced in Africa or India for the Western market. A/F.