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Lot 229Y

A carved rhinoceros horn libation cup
17th/18th Century

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4 December 2008, 12:00 HKT
Hong Kong, Six Pacific Place

Sold for HK$168,000 inc. premium

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A carved rhinoceros horn libation cup

17th/18th Century
Carved and undercut as a tree stump supporting a pair of phoenix birds with clusters of bamboo and lingzhi shading swimming ducks, the interior carved as a six petal flower, the honey-colored horn highly polished.
6 1/8in (15.6cm) high

Footnotes

十七/十八世紀 犀角鳳凰鴛鴦盃

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Please note the dimensions should read 9cm (3 1/4in) high, 15.5cm (6 1/8in) long.

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