A RHINOCEROS HORN 'SQUIRRELS AND GRAPES' LIBATION CUP
17TH CENTURY
A RHINOCEROS HORN 'SQUIRRELS AND GRAPES' LIBATION CUP 17TH CENTURY Finely carved as large overlapping leaves with tips folded over the rim, decorated to the exterior with a continuous scene of squirrels clambering amidst heavily-laden grape vines, their eyes inlaid with tiny glass beads, the thick branches forming the openwork handle and base, the interior with a further squirrel grasping a ripe bunch of grapes, the horn of an attractive warm amber-brown tone darkening towards the base 6¼ in. (15.9 cm.) long
A RHINOCEROS HORN 'SQUIRRELS AND GRAPES' LIBATION CUP
17TH CENTURY
A RHINOCEROS HORN 'SQUIRRELS AND GRAPES' LIBATION CUP 17TH CENTURY Finely carved as large overlapping leaves with tips folded over the rim, decorated to the exterior with a continuous scene of squirrels clambering amidst heavily-laden grape vines, their eyes inlaid with tiny glass beads, the thick branches forming the openwork handle and base, the interior with a further squirrel grasping a ripe bunch of grapes, the horn of an attractive warm amber-brown tone darkening towards the base 6¼ in. (15.9 cm.) long
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