Figurative watch holder in the style of Karl Fabergé. Silver, partially gilt and enameled. On a widely flared, trumpet-shaped stand with applied leafy vine ornaments over a royal blue enameled and wavy engine-turned ground, a cylindrical base, the top enameled in lilac. On it a fully sculpted figure of a seated elephant with colored stone cabochons as eyes. Holding a small clock with a dark blue enameled frame with its outstretched trunk. Delicate depictions of roses on the reverse. Marked 84. Weight approx. 355 g. H. 10,5 cm. D. 11.5 cm. A Russian parcel-gilt silver and enameled clock holder with a sculpture of a sitting elephant. Standard mark 84. Russia. 20th century.

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