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AN UNUSUAL RHINOCEROS HORN LIBATION CUP
Lot 1278PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION 

AN UNUSUAL RHINOCEROS HORN LIBATION CUP

17TH/18TH CENTURY

Closed17 September 2010

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USD 182,500

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AN UNUSUAL RHINOCEROS HORN LIBATION CUP
17TH/18TH CENTURY
Carved with two chilong clambering amidst a large orchid and blossoming prunus branches, with the long leaves of the orchid curling over into the interior and the prunus branch forming the openwork base and handle
7½ in. (19.1 cm.) long
294.7g

Acquired prior to 1970, and thence by descent within the family.