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Auction archive: Lot number 226

A FINELY CARVED LOTUS LEAF RHINOCEROS HORN LIBATION CUP

Auction 20.03.1997
20 Mar 1997 - 21 Mar 1997
Estimate
US$4,000 - US$6,000
Price realised:
US$9,775
Auction archive: Lot number 226

A FINELY CARVED LOTUS LEAF RHINOCEROS HORN LIBATION CUP

Auction 20.03.1997
20 Mar 1997 - 21 Mar 1997
Estimate
US$4,000 - US$6,000
Price realised:
US$9,775
Beschreibung:

A FINELY CARVED LOTUS LEAF RHINOCEROS HORN LIBATION CUP 17TH/18TH CENTURY Carved in delicate detail as a large veined lotus leaf borne on a stem intertwined at one end with another stem which rises from the lotus blossom which forms the base and a millet stalk which extends around one side, with a small snail on the exterior near the rim and a grasshopper on the interior, of dark honey color 5½in. (14cm.) across

Auction archive: Lot number 226
Auction:
Datum:
20 Mar 1997 - 21 Mar 1997
Auction house:
Christie's
New York, Park Avenue
Beschreibung:

A FINELY CARVED LOTUS LEAF RHINOCEROS HORN LIBATION CUP 17TH/18TH CENTURY Carved in delicate detail as a large veined lotus leaf borne on a stem intertwined at one end with another stem which rises from the lotus blossom which forms the base and a millet stalk which extends around one side, with a small snail on the exterior near the rim and a grasshopper on the interior, of dark honey color 5½in. (14cm.) across

Auction archive: Lot number 226
Auction:
Datum:
20 Mar 1997 - 21 Mar 1997
Auction house:
Christie's
New York, Park Avenue
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