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An elegantly carved rhinoceros horn libation cup
17th/18th century

Fine Chinese Works of Art and Paintings
23 June 2015, 10:00 PDT
San Francisco

US$30,000 - US$40,000

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An elegantly carved rhinoceros horn libation cup

17th/18th century
Of flaring rounded conical profile, carved as a section of a pine tree, the exterior walls realistically detailed with knots and whorls of bark rendered with irregular roundels, the rim slightly canted and decorated with openwork branches, the undercut handle formed by sturdy branches extending across the exterior of the vessel, the horn of a warm honey tone graduating to a darker shade; with a matching reticulated wood stand.
6 1/4in (15.8cm) wide

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Please note lot 8243 has been in the United States since 1950.
Provenance:
acquired in China in the early 1950s by a Baltimore art collector, and thence by a family member in California since 1970

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