Taxidermy elephant of a baby elephant. UPDATE: THIS MADE 500 AT HAMMER
Auctions regularly throw surprises but a stuffed elephant is a real rarity. The focus of Marshs in Cork on December 7 is on fine antique furniture and collectibles but a 127 centimetre high taxidermy elephant is set to be a spectacular scene stealer in the premier larceny league of the late, great actress Maggie Smith.
If you can tear your attention away from Dumbo you might be taken by a pair of marble topped gilt console tables, a Georgian Adam’s style mirror or a Georgian lowboy in the Chippendale style on paw feet. The auction features a selection of Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian furniture, art and collectibles including the elephant. The sale, with 312 lots, will be on view at Marshs auction rooms on December 4, 5 and 6 and the catalogue is online.
A pair of marble topped gilt console tables UPDATE: THESE MADE 1,000 AT HAMMER