RARE EPINGLE A CHEVEUX EN CORNE DE RHINOCEROS SCULPTEE ET AJOUREE
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RARE EPINGLE A CHEVEUX EN CORNE DE RHINOCEROS SCULPTEE ET AJOUREE

CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, XVIIEME-XVIIIEME SIECLE

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RARE EPINGLE A CHEVEUX EN CORNE DE RHINOCEROS SCULPTEE ET AJOUREE
CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, XVIIEME-XVIIIEME SIECLE
La partie supérieure en forme de branchage noueux, ce dernier rehaussé de délicats rameaux de fleurs de prunus en boutons ou épanouies, signature à deux caractères Zi Zhen, boîte
Longueur: 18,6 cm. (7¼ in.)
Provenance
The Songzhutang Collection, acquired from a private collection, New York, 1986.
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. " f " : In addition to the regular Buyer’s premium, a commission of 7% (i.e. 7.49% inclusive of VAT for books, 8.372% inclusive of VAT for the other lots) of the hammer price will be charged to the buyer. It will be refunded to the Buyer upon proof of export of the lot outside the European Union within the legal time limit.(Please refer to section VAT refunds)
Further details
A RARE OPENWORK RHINOCEROS HORN HAIRPIN
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, 17TH/18TH CENTURY

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Mathilde Courteault
Mathilde Courteault

Lot Essay

A somewhat shorter hairpin also carved with a plum-blossom finial in the collection of the Shanghai Museum is illustrated by T. Fok, Connoisseurship of Rhinoceros Horn Carving in China, Hong Kong, 1999, p. 246, no.184.

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