Lot 2. A rhinoceros horn libation cup, 17th-18th century; 14.3cm., 5 5/8 in. Estimate 7,000 — 19,000 GBP. Lot sold 73,250 GBP. © Sotheby's 

the bowl of tapering rectangular form, the exterior carved with a central band of archaic scrollwork, with a large and small sinuous chilong forming the handle.