16 novembre 2012
Rhinoceros Horn Chalice. Presumably south German or Franco-Flemish. 2nd half 18th C
Rhinoceros Horn Chalice. Presumably south German or Franco-Flemish. 2nd half 18th C. Photo Van Ham
Turned rhinoceros horn. Round, stepped base. Shaft with compacted nodule. Chalice-shaped, conically tapering cuppa. Height 14,6cm. Condition B. Ca.172g. Estimation : 6 000 / 7 000 €
Literature: Eugen von Philippovich. Kuriositäten/Antiquitäten. Braunschweig 1966. For this material, see pg. 460ff. For this type, see pg. 464, fig. 311.
Van Ham. Samedi 17 novembre 2012. Schönhauser Str. 10-16, 50968 Cologne. Tel. +49 221 92 58 62-4.
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