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Auction archive: Lot number 35

A VERY RARE RHINOCEROS HORN LIBATION CUP

Estimate
£200,000 - £300,000
ca. US$316,209 - US$474,313
Price realised:
£301,250
ca. US$476,289
Auction archive: Lot number 35

A VERY RARE RHINOCEROS HORN LIBATION CUP

Estimate
£200,000 - £300,000
ca. US$316,209 - US$474,313
Price realised:
£301,250
ca. US$476,289
Beschreibung:

A VERY RARE RHINOCEROS HORN LIBATION CUP
17TH CENTURY
A VERY RARE RHINOCEROS HORN LIBATION CUP 17TH CENTURY Exquisitely carved around the exterior with a continuous scene from Xixiang ji , ( The Romance of The Western Chamber ), with two female figures dressed in long robes, the reverse with two archaic vessels on a rocky outcrop, the handle of the cup formed by a gnarled branch with its leaves extending over the mouth rim, the horn of an attractive rich toffee tone 3½ in. (9 cm.) high

Auction archive: Lot number 35
Auction:
Datum:
8 Nov 2011
Auction house:
Christie's
8 November 2011, London, King Street
Beschreibung:

A VERY RARE RHINOCEROS HORN LIBATION CUP
17TH CENTURY
A VERY RARE RHINOCEROS HORN LIBATION CUP 17TH CENTURY Exquisitely carved around the exterior with a continuous scene from Xixiang ji , ( The Romance of The Western Chamber ), with two female figures dressed in long robes, the reverse with two archaic vessels on a rocky outcrop, the handle of the cup formed by a gnarled branch with its leaves extending over the mouth rim, the horn of an attractive rich toffee tone 3½ in. (9 cm.) high

Auction archive: Lot number 35
Auction:
Datum:
8 Nov 2011
Auction house:
Christie's
8 November 2011, London, King Street
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