Chulalongkorn, the king of Siam (now Thailand), was one of Fabergé’s most important clients, which is why twice a year one of the firm’s representatives traveled to Southeast Asia with a new set of wares. This elephant head, carved out of nephrite and set in a gold frame in Mikhail Perkhin’s workshop, served as a walking cane handle. Like the nephrite cigarette case with decorative elephants, it was made for the firm’s Siamese clients.