The Property of a Gentleman
A rhinoceros horn libaton cup
17th/18th century
Of flaring form, carved with a sinuous adult and two young chilong clambering over the side and onto the rim forming the handle, the sides carved around the exterior with taotie masks reserved on leiwen on ground, with a key-fret border around the interior and exterior of the rim, the horn of chocolate-brown tone, wood stand.
14cm (5¼in) long (2).
Of flaring form, carved with a sinuous adult and two young chilong clambering over the side and onto the rim forming the handle, the sides carved around the exterior with taotie masks reserved on leiwen on ground, with a key-fret border around the interior and exterior of the rim, the horn of chocolate-brown tone, wood stand.
14cm (5¼in) long (2).
Estimate:
£15,000 - 20,000
CNY 140,000 - 190,000
HK$ 180,000 - 240,000
CNY 140,000 - 190,000
HK$ 180,000 - 240,000
Footnotes
- 十七/十八世紀 犀角雕螭柄饕餮紋杯
The United Kingdom Government has recently imposed an almost complete prohibition on granting a license to permit the export of worked antique rhinoceros horn from the UK to any destination outside the European Union. Please check with the department for further details.
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