A Painted Plaster Sculpture of an Elephant & Handler; Frederick Thomas Daws; (1878-1956) sub-Antiques Farmhouse tables from France such

Farmhouse tables from France such as this are seen more often than not in fruitwood or cherrywood so this example being in sycamore makes it scarcer and thus more desirable and the wood here has a truly deep sense of character throughout

with singles being found more often

Claude Lorrain Glasses were a set of filters for the artist to use when drawing or painting the landscape

with just a hint of haunting

The frame is contemporary and is in good order

A Painted Plaster Sculpture of an Elephant & Handler; Frederick Thomas Daws; (1878-1956) sub-Antiques Farmhouse tables from France suchOrigin: EnglishPeriod: Early 20thCProvenance: UnknownDate: c. 1930 35Height: 15Width: 5. 5Depth: 16. 5 (all at extremities)The beautifully modelled painted plaster model of a large adult African Elephant with his handler atop, stood on a rectangular base; sculpted by Frederick Thomas Daws (1878 1956), the whole apparently being un signed, in a all over ochre wash and surviving from 1930s England. Remaining in sound overall condition the piece has some