Bidspirit auction | A Collection of Vintage Hand-Carved

A Collection of Vintage Hand-Carved Wooden Elephant Figurines - This assortment comprises several vintage hand-carved wooden elephant figurines of varying sizes and styles. The collection includes naturalistic carvings with detailed, textured hides, alongside more stylized, smooth-finished modernist forms. Groupings of mother and calf elephants are present, and one piece is a relief carving mounted on a rectangular wooden plinth. The figures are crafted from various hardwoods, exhibiting a variety of grain patterns and colours ranging from warm reddish-browns to deep, dark finishes. Several pieces include inlaid tusks, likely fashioned from bovine bone or a synthetic material. No maker's marks, factory stamps, or signatures are visible. These carvings are typical of mid-to-late 20th-century artisanal production, frequently exported from regions such as East Africa or South Asia.