Description
Material ebony, naturalistically carved elephant head with light eyes and natural light tusks, souvenir from the German colonies brought back by soldiers stationed there at the time, mounting on the back, original condition, little signs of wear. Dimensions in cm: H 40, W 25.
Material Ebenholz, naturalistisch dargestellter handgeschnitzter Elefantenkopf mit hellen Augen und natürlichen hellen Stoßzähnen, Mitbringsel aus den deutschen Kolonien von dort stationierten Soldaten dieser Zeit, rückseitig mit Aufhängung, originaler Zustand, wenig Gebrauchsspuren Maße in cm: H: 40 B: 25
Machine translation. The seller's German text is authoritative.
Sale conditions
Buyer's premium27,37 %
VATMargin scheme
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Sale modeLive floor sale, online bidding
LocationWernigerode
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Autumn auction 2026
Auktionshaus Wernigerode · 2,613 lots
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Wernigerode Lot no. 1086
Elephant head in ebony, German colonies until 1918
Original titleElefantenkopf auf Ebenholz, deutsche Kolonien bis 1918
Starting price
€250
Live floor sale
Fri 13 Nov, 10:00 (Berlin time)
Indicative value : €500 – €750
Price checked 7 hours ago · the auction house's site is authoritative
Actual price, landed in United States (estimate)
Starting price€250
Buyer's premium (27,37 %)€68.43
VATnone (margin scheme)
Shipping in Germany (relay address)≈ €6.55
Forwarding to United States≈ €35
Estimated total≈ €359.98
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Outside the EU: import VAT and customs duties are payable on arrival and are not included in this price.
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