RARE~UNBELIEVABLE~JAPANESE SATSUMA~GILT ENAMEL~LARGE INDIAN ELEPHANT~INSENSE BURNER~LAMP BASE??

INCREDIBLE FIND...........PLEASE NOTE THE MINOR DAMAGE. LARGE CERAMIC (ALL ONE PIECE) JAPANESE SATSUMA STYLE INDIAN ELEPHANT MODELLED AS EITHER A LAMP BASE OR EXOTIC INSENSE BURNER, NOT QUITE SURE, BUT DUE TO THE MANUFACTURED HOLE RIGHT THROUGH THE CENTRE OF THE ITEM.....A LAMP BASE SEEMS MOST FEASIBLE....AND THIS WOULD MAKE A STUNNING LIGHT FITTING WITH AN APPROPRIATE SHADE. SADLY THIS ITEM HAS SUSTAINED SOME MINOR DAMAGE WHICH COULD BE RESTORED, BUT HEAD FACING EAST POSITION SHOWS PERFECT SIDE. MEASURES A LARGE 32CM HIGH AND ABOUT 29CM LONG AND ABOUT 12CM WIDEST. I DON'T USUALLY LIST DAMAGED ITEMS UNLESS THEY ARE EXCEPTIONAL AND RARE AND THIS ITEM FITS THIS DESCRIPTION ADEQUATELY. RICH GILT AND ENAMEL WORK ALL OVER. DUE TO AGE THERE IS SOME WEAR TO GILT HERE AND THERE AND ALSO THE ODD ENAMEL DOTS HAVE COME OFF, BUT THIS IS SLIGHT AND NOT SERIOUS. TWO SECTIONS OF THE FRONT FOOT TOES HAVE CHIPPED OFF AND A SMALL TOE SECTION ON THE LEFT FRONT FOOT HAS BEEN GLUED BACK. STRUCTURALLY THE PIECE IS SOUND, NO CRACKS OR DAMAGES IN THE MAIN BODY. THE TOP SECTION SHOWS SOME DAMAGE TO THE TOP RIM AND A CRACK TO THE TOP SECTION SIDE GLUED. A STUNNING ANTIQUE PIECE WORTHY OF SOME TLC. ITEM CAN BE RESTORED TO IT'S FORMER GLORY IF DESIRED. VERY VALUABLE ITEM. TRACE OF A PAPER MAKERS LABEL UNDERNEATH, BUT NO MARKS SEEN. POST TO ANY SOUTH AFRICAN DESTINATION R48 DUE TO SIZE AND WEIGHT.