Vintage Mid-Century Handpainted Majolica Style Elephant Garden Stools - Set of 2

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These vintage ceramic elephants are handpainted, with intricate colorful designs, and a glossy, majolica style glaze. Their Hollywood Regency Chinoiserie … Read more These vintage ceramic elephants are handpainted, with intricate colorful designs, and a glossy, majolica style glaze. Their Hollywood Regency Chinoiserie style is versatile, and ideal for They may be used both inside and outdoors, making these pieces ideal for use in any room of the house, on a patio, or in the garden. The elephants are oversized, allowing for use as garden stools, end tables, plant stands, decorative statues flanking a doorway or gate, etc.

Vintage, ca. 1960s

In many cultures the trunk-up elephant is associated with bringing good fortune, prosperity, and protection, while the trunk-down elephant is linked to stability, longevity, and fertility.
A pair of elephants, one with the trunk up and the other down, is intended to bring all of the above to a home, and may also symbolize the balance of Yin and Yang. See less