DESCRIPTION: Steuben frosted glass elephant with raised trunk standing on round pedestal.
Cast lead glass
Marked in script “Steuben”

Reference:
Shape 7231, p. 237 Paul V. Gardner.
Shown in 1932 Steuben Catalog p. 21. Shown at 6 2 " Retail $2.50.
Shape pictured at p. 158 of Objects of Desire, The Art of Frederick Carder by Alan Shovers.
Shown in Frederick Carder and Steuben Glass by Thomas P. Dimitroff at p. 105, Fig. 4.152. Footnotes note “These elephants were used in a variety of ways; flower frogs, luminors and allegedly as hood ornaments for automobiles.”
Shown at p. 24 in Frederick Carder and his Steuben Glass 1903-1933 by Rockwell.
Further shown in Ivory, at p.14 of A Guide to Colored Steuben Glass 1903-1933(Book II) by Eric E. Ericson. P. 15, AThe Pierce Arrow automobile which was manufactured in Buffalo, New York ordered many, and was offered as an optional extra.


Provenance:
Estate of Mr. and Ms. Alan Shovers
Acquired 7/30/2012 from Bob Mueller of Minneapolis, MN.

CIRCA: Early 1928

DIMENSIONS: H: 5.25" x D: 5.5"

CONDITION: Great condition. Normal signs of age. See lot description for details on item condition. More detailed condition requests can be obtained via email (info@akibaantiques.com) or SMS 305-332-9274. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Akiba Antiques shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.