Pair of porcelain elephants mounted as candlesticks (parts a and c) with covers (parts b and d).  Standing Elephants with dark gray raised trunks, white tusks; skin painted with short gray lines, denser on backs.  Each elephant on a scrolled gilt bronze base with attached urn-shaped, handled nozzle on a fringed cushion resting on animal's back.  Each circular cover, with finial of curling leaves and tendrils, fits snuggly into nozzle.
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Made by Meissen Porcelain Factory</div>
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