Playful Elephant Bookend

A sculptural brass and marble elephant rendered with a lightness of hand that transforms a utilitarian object into a work of collected curiosity, standing just over ten inches tall with a commanding eleven-inch footprint that anchors a shelf or library surface with quiet authority. The interplay of cool stone and warm metal gives the piece a material richness that reads equally well in a layered traditional library or a spare, architecturally driven interior. John Richard brings its signature attention to finish and proportion to a form that is at once whimsical and deeply considered — proof that the best objects in a room need not choose between personality and elegance.