I need a source for large ceramic elephants

When I was a kid, and my Dad was stationed in the Phillippines, we had a lot of tiki/tropical decor items. We had a pair of large ceramic elephants which we used as end tables.

They had a saddle/howdah sort of thing on their backs which was decorated in different colors and was flat. It was about 9" by 12", and served as a small table surface. It extended down their sides like a blanket.

The elephants themselves were around 2 and a half feet tall by 2 and a half to 3 feet long and around 18-20" wide. The main color of the elephants was black, although I would like a lighter color.

The elephant were made with a fairly coarse stoneware type of clay, and were quite heavy.

I would love to be able to find a source for this type of elephant statue nowadays, or something similar. Does anybody know of any?

..i just googled ceramic elephants and you have a lot of work ahead of you!!! tons of sources...also check out garden statuary shops...alot of thes places carry items that go back 40 years...they just keep producing the same castings...you may be able to find duplicates of your childhood elephants there.

good luck

..check ebay as well!!

[ Edited by: Tipsy McStagger 2007-04-18 09:29 ]

http://www.giftedgifts.com/elephant-elephants.html

Check out the 4th item down. This may be similar.

GOOD LUCK,

Tammy

Keep an eye on Design Toscano they have elephant items most of the time too. In fact look through their entire site...they have great stuff. I have been doing business with them for years and always happy with my purchases.

Maybe someone on ElephantCentral would have some good ideas! :wink:

Aaaah, Design Toscano, an old favorite :) :

http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=13925&forum=5