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Property from a Prominent San Francisco California Family
Lot 7093Y
A rhinoceros horn libation cup 17th/18th century
23 June 2015, 10:00 PDT
San FranciscoUS$15,000 - US$25,000
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A rhinoceros horn libation cup
17th/18th century
Finely carved and undercut with a scholar seated in a grotto under a lofty pine near a waterfall, with another pine forming the handle of the cup, the interior carved with further rocky outcroppings, the horn a rich honey brown color.
3 3/4in (9.6cm) high
5 1/2in (14cm) long
Finely carved and undercut with a scholar seated in a grotto under a lofty pine near a waterfall, with another pine forming the handle of the cup, the interior carved with further rocky outcroppings, the horn a rich honey brown color.
3 3/4in (9.6cm) high
5 1/2in (14cm) long
Footnotes
This object has been in the United States since 1930.














