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Author Topic: Large Green Elephant .... Can anybody tell me who He is :-) ...  (Read 584 times)

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Offline Artifarti

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Hi,
another mystery creature... again from a car boot sale, no labels, no signature...  15cm tall ... trunk up for luck. He is extremely heavy ( even for his size) and has a very shiny bottom! Is he TK max... or something else ? :-)
Would love some advice, Im learning lots out here :-)

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Re: Large Green Elephant .... Can anybody tell me who He is :-) ...
« Reply #1 on: June 23, 2013, 11:17:03 AM »
Hi - I think these are African, and they are/were sold in British Heart Foundation charity shops. They are actually quite nice! Thanks

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Offline Lustrousstone

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Re: Large Green Elephant .... Can anybody tell me who He is :-) ...
« Reply #2 on: June 23, 2013, 11:19:21 AM »
Or even Chinese. The African ones are usually clear glass

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Re: Large Green Elephant .... Can anybody tell me who He is :-) ...
« Reply #3 on: June 23, 2013, 12:54:07 PM »
I think Christine is correct. 
The African ones are made in Swaziland by Ngwenya Glass. They use recycled glass to make their very distinctive glass 'ellies' that cannot be mistaken.....I will find you an example....

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Clear-elephant-figurine-hand-made-Ngwenya-glass-Swaziland-/280915217672

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