Lot 98
AN ELEPHANT WITH HIS MAHOUT WRESTLING A TIGER
SOUTH INDIA, PROBABLY MYSORE, CIRCA 1800
Auction: 10 June 2026 from 14:00 BST
Description
the carved wood elephant, mahout and tiger, all lacquered in gilt and polychrome, showing the elephant in movement being attacked by a tiger, on oval stand
Dimensions
26.5cm x 29.2cm x 14cm
Footnote
Showing the movement within a sculpture of this type is unusual. Most wood elephant sculptures are static. Comparable stylistic elements can be drawn with the semi-automaton lacquered wood, Tippoo's Tiger, in the Victoria and Albert Museum, made for Tipu Sultan in 1799 (see accession number 2545(IS)).