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Modernist Herta Baller Austria brass elephant candle holder designed by Walter Bosse with lit candle
Baller Austria

Walter Bosse Elephant Candle Holder

£165.00
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An extremely sweet brass candle holder in the form of a young elephant, designed by Walter Bosse for Herta Baller, Austria, in the 1950s.

This delightful object, inspired by the circus, consists of a well-sculpted and stylised elephant performing an impressive trick with his trunk. The elephant is patinated, and features polished golden areas on his ears & forehead.

The object is stable & well-balanced, allowing the character to hold a candle safely.

Although his career began in ceramics, Walter Bosse is best known for his whimsical 'black-golden' line of patinated brass animals, such as this elephant. Early examples, like this, are revered for their quality of design and manufacture.