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19 septembre 2011

A Large Full-Tip Rhinoceros Horn Cup, 19th Century

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A Large Full-Tip Rhinoceros Horn Cup, 19th Century. photo Christie's Ltd 2011

The large, deep cup with ruffled edge raised on a long tapering stem encased within the intricate openwork carving of the remainder of the horn, which depicts scholars and their attendants, one beckoning a buddhistic lion, and birds in flight amidst grape vines and pine boughs, the horn of honey color: 21 13/16 in. (55.3 cm.) high, wood stand. Estimate $60,000 - $80,000. Price Realized  $314,500

Provenance: Acquired in the mid-late 1960s and thence by descent within the family.

 Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Part I & II,  15 - 16 September 2011. New York, Rockefeller Plaza. www.christies.com

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