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Auction archive: Lot number 12

A RHINOCEROS HORN LIBATION CUP

Estimate
£80,000 - £120,000
ca. US$130,751 - US$196,127
Price realised:
£109,250
ca. US$178,557
Auction archive: Lot number 12

A RHINOCEROS HORN LIBATION CUP

Estimate
£80,000 - £120,000
ca. US$130,751 - US$196,127
Price realised:
£109,250
ca. US$178,557
Beschreibung:

A RHINOCEROS HORN LIBATION CUP
17TH CENTURY
A RHINOCEROS HORN LIBATION CUP 17TH CENTURY In the form of a tree-trunk section, the pierced handle formed by a pine branch and a prunus branch along one narrow side, with a bamboo branch below the rim, forming the 'Three Friends of Winter', the interior rim with two dragons amidst cloud scrolls, the horn of a rich and warm honey tone 5¼ in. (13.3 cm.) wide

Auction archive: Lot number 12
Auction:
Datum:
10 May 2011
Auction house:
Christie's
10 May 2011, London, King Street
Beschreibung:

A RHINOCEROS HORN LIBATION CUP
17TH CENTURY
A RHINOCEROS HORN LIBATION CUP 17TH CENTURY In the form of a tree-trunk section, the pierced handle formed by a pine branch and a prunus branch along one narrow side, with a bamboo branch below the rim, forming the 'Three Friends of Winter', the interior rim with two dragons amidst cloud scrolls, the horn of a rich and warm honey tone 5¼ in. (13.3 cm.) wide

Auction archive: Lot number 12
Auction:
Datum:
10 May 2011
Auction house:
Christie's
10 May 2011, London, King Street
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