Early 20th Century Beautifully Carved and Painted Folk Art Elephant with Tusks lacquer frog with lovely blue and brown

with lovely blue and brown painterly scalloped banding on the exterior and a nice finish with two bands on the interior of the rim

There are a couple of hairline cracks most visible on the interior

There is a bit of residue/water stain at one corner of the cedar lining

and I am picky about the ones I like

all the more so for the "Corners

Early 20th Century Beautifully Carved and Painted Folk Art Elephant with Tusks lacquer frog with lovely blue and brownThis striking, wonderfully done carved wooden elephant makes me think of the wonders of visiting both the Natural History Museum and the circus as a child; though of tabletop scale, it feels grand in presence, and rather majestic, conveying a sense of the massive gravitas of the elephant! Perfect matte gray paint, only interrupted by the whites of the eyes and tusks (and a bit of red at the mouth) and then just the right green for the base, which