A BAMBOO-ROOT 'ELEPHANT AND BOY' CARVING, EARLY QING DYNASTYChina, 17th – 18th century. Boldly carved as an elephant standing foursquare with its head turned to the right, its long curling trunk skillfully rendered, depicted with a young boy on its back, playing a flute which was inlaid in white jade. The stipple-grained surface patinated to a warm chocolate-brown color. Provenance: From a French estate. Condition: Excellent condition with old wear, tiny age cracks and minuscule losses.Weight: 73 g Dimensions: Height 10 cmNote the fine incision decor of clouds and blossoms especially to the backside. Auction result comparison: Compare with a closely related group of two boys and an elephant, height 16 cm, at Sotheby's Hong Kong in Important Chinese Art, 5 October 2016, lot 3664, sold for HKD 275,000.清初竹雕童子騎象擺件 中國,十七至十八世紀。大象直立,頭向右轉,巧妙地雕刻了長長的捲曲的象鼻,象背上騎著一個小男孩,吹奏著一支白玉長笛。竹雕表面有著溫暖的棕色包漿。 來源:法國私人遺產 品相:狀況極好,舊時磨損,輕微年代裂紋和缺損。 重量:73 克 尺寸:高10 厘米 拍賣結果比較:一件相似的擺件,兩個童子與一頭象,高16厘米,售于香港蘇富比Important Chinese Art,2016年10月5 日,lot 3664,售價HKD 275,000。