Photo © Bonhams — view this lot on Bonhams ↗Pushing Elephants: A Pair of Bookends, circa 1913
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Bonhams · Nov 20, 2017$8,750 ≈ £6,606 ≈ €7,427Sign up free to see price
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Elephant Bookends
Mahonri Young (American, 1877–1957) · circa 1913
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$7,680 price realized incl. premium
≈ £5,845≈ €6,626
Hammer $6,000 · with buyer’s premium $7,680
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- Medium
- Sculpture · Sculpture all sculpture results →As published: “bronze with brown patina, each”
- Category
- Sculpture
- Dimensions
- 5 1/2 in. (14 cm.) high, each
- Auction house
- Bonhams
- Sale
- American Art (30701)
- Date
- November 18, 2025
- Location
- New York, United States
- Lot
- 83
- Estimate
- $6,000 – $8,000 (≈ £4,567 – £6,089) (≈ €5,177 – €6,903)
- Source
- Auction house bonhams.com ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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