Live Auction 2259Important Objects of Vertu, English, Continental and American Silver
Christie’s roundel
Lot 30

AN ELIZABETH II SILVER MODEL OF AN ELEPHANT DESIGNED BY ALEX STYLES

MARK OF GARRARD & CO., LONDON, 1978

Closed22 May 2009

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AN ELIZABETH II SILVER MODEL OF AN ELEPHANT DESIGNED BY ALEX STYLES
MARK OF GARRARD & CO., LONDON, 1978
Shaped as an elephant, with realistically textured hide, marked beneath ear
25½ in. (64.8 cm.) long; 379 oz. 10 dwt. (11,810 gr.)

with Garrard, London, 1986

Specialist note

This elephant was one of two produced by Garrard and created by the firm's chief designer, Alex Styles. Styles's prolific and varied silver designs were the subject of a retrospective at the Goldsmiths' Company.