Lot Essay
Compare the pair of similar rhinoceros horn libation vessels sold in our New York Rooms, 21 and 22 September, 1995, lot 463.
EARLY 19TH CENTURY
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AN UNUSUAL LARGE CARVED RHINOCEROS HORN
early 19th century
Carved in high relief with figures and animals ascending a spiralling mountainscape with pine trees and pavillions, extremity chips
20¼in. (54cm.) high, carved wood stand
early 19th century
Carved in high relief with figures and animals ascending a spiralling mountainscape with pine trees and pavillions, extremity chips
20¼in. (54cm.) high, carved wood stand