A WOOD AND SILVERED METAL CAPARISONED ELEPHANT Thailand, 1920-1930. The elephant is carved from wood and embellished with an engraved silvered metal caparison and tusks. Makers numbering to the elephant's belly. Condition: Good condition with minimal surface wear. Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. Istvan Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe. Weight: 582 g Dimensions: Height 14.5 cm