A Rare Chinese Ming Dynasty Gilt Bronze Pot Formed as An Elephant's Head sub-Curios locking with the original key

locking with the original key

The album was clearly given as a Christmas gift in 1867

innocent and typical vintage design

As one would expect

A Rare Chinese Ming Dynasty Gilt Bronze Pot Formed as An Elephant's Head sub-Curios locking with the original keyOrigin: Chinese Period: Mid Late Sixteenth Century Provenance: Last Acquired on the London Art Market c. 1960 70 Date: c. 1570 1620 Diameter: 8. 5 cms Weight: 265 grams The gilt bronze pot with shallow dish and low domed lid formed as an elephant`s head on a geometric background with scroll decoration; the trunk continued from the lid to the dish terminating to form the whole. Considering the considerable age, the piece is in very fine condition,