CHINE, XVIIEME SIECLE

Details

COUPE LIBATOIRE EN CORNE DE RHINOCEROS SCULPTEE
CHINE, XVIIEME SIECLE
L'extérieur finement sculpté à la façon d'un tronc d'arbre aux irrégularités saillantes et noeuds incisés, l'anse formée d'un branchage tortueux de prunus en fleur, l'extrémité se prolongeant à l'intérieur ; très petits accidents
Hauteur: 8 cm. (3 1/8 in.)

Provenance

From a French private collection

Special notice

Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country. No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT payable at 19.6% (5.5% for books) will be added to the buyer’s premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

Further details

A CARVED RHINOCEROS HORN LIBATION CUP
CHINA, 17TH CENTURY

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Lot Essay

Such horns are very simple and in the same time very refined. Fashioned as a segment of a thick tree trunk, it is enhanced by the exquisite prunus branch. Comparable examples are illustrated in T. Fok, Connoisseurship of Rhinoceros Horn Carving in China, p.163, pl.112 ; and in J. Chapman, The Art of Rhinoceros Horn Carving in China, Christie's Books Ltd., London 1999, p.169, pls.214 and 215.

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