Lot 1693.  An archaistic rhinoceros horn cup, 17th century, 6¼ in. (15.8 cm.) long. Estimate $100,000 - $150,000. Price realised USD 362,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2012 

Raised on a tall foot and carved around the exterior with a taotie band interrupted by notched flanges and reserved on a leiwen ground, the openwork handle formed by three chilongclambering up one end towards the rim where the largest peers into the interior as it bites the rim which is carved with a continuous band of key fret, box  

Provenance: Acquired in the 1960s. 

Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art (Part I) , 22 - 23 March 2012 , New York, Rockefeller Plaza