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Chinese Rhinoceros horn libation cup, 17th century

Chinese Rhinoceros horn libation cup, 17th century. Photo Freeman's Archaic form, with fine Greek key to edge and climbing qilong dragon to rim and sides over tight Greek key and tao tie mask ground, the reticulated handle carved with lobed cartouches,...

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17 février 2014

Fine Chinese rhinoceros horn libation cup, 17th-18th century

Fine Chinese rhinoceros horn libation cup, 17th-18th century. Photo Freeman's The cup carved in the form of a blooming lily flower, encircled by more budding lilyies and leafy sprigs to the exterior; cup attached to a custom wood stand. H without stand:...

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31 décembre 2013

A fine pair of full-tip rhinoceros horn 'lotus pond' libation cups,19th century

A fine pair of full-tip rhinoceros horn 'lotus pond' libation cups,19th century. Photo Bonhams. Each long horn intricately carved with a large lotus blossom concealing a frog crouching on the inside petals, issuing from a long smooth stem surrounded by...

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31 décembre 2013

A very rare rhinoceros horn 'scholars in landscape' libation cup, 17th-18th century

A very rare rhinoceros horn 'scholars in landscape' libation cup, 17th-18th century. Photo Bonhams. The horn of a rich honey tone darkening to reddish-brown on the interior, intricately carved with a continuous scene of two scholars conversing on beside...

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31 décembre 2013

A very rare rhinoceros horn 'pine' libation cup, 17th-18th century

A very rare rhinoceros horn 'pine' libation cup, 17th-18th century. Photo Bonhams. The broad-lipped glossy cup formed as a pine trunk with detailed oval knots carved in low relief, the handle shaped as a twisted pine branch issuing groups of pine needles,...

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31 décembre 2013

A very rare documentary rhinoceros horn 'prunus' libation cup, 17th-18th century, signed You Meiwang

A very rare documentary rhinoceros horn 'prunus' libation cup, 17th-18th century, signed You Meiwang. Photo Bonhams. The pale amber horn carved as a gnarled prunus trunk with finely turned knots and crevices in the bark, the handle shaped as a slender...

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31 décembre 2013

A rhinoceros horn 'chilong and flowers' libation cup, 17th-18th century

A rhinoceros horn 'chilong and flowers' libation cup, 17th-18th century. Photo Bonhams. The horn of dark amber tone and carved with one single-horned chilong with a spray of lingzhi fungus in its mouth balancing between a magnolia bud and a lotus leaf...

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31 décembre 2013

A 'magnolia and lingzhi fungus' rhinoceros horn libation cup, 18th century

A 'magnolia and lingzhi fungus' rhinoceros horn libation cup, 18th century. Photo Bonhams. The exterior smoothly carved with a single branch of magnolia issuing two heavy blossoms beneath the lip beside a smaller bud, the handle formed from two twisting...

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21 décembre 2013

Two Dehua export porcelain libation cups in the shape of a rhinoceros horn. China, circa 1700, Kangxi reign, Qing dynasty

Two Dehua export porcelain libation cups in the shape of a rhinoceros horn. China, circa 1700, Kangxi reign, Qing dynasty. Photo courtesy Santos-London. Height: 2.75 in (7 cm); Width: 5.1 inches (13 cm). Santos-London. 100 Years of Export Porcelain: 1650–1750....

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8 mars 2013

A large and finely carved Rhinoceros Horn Libation Cup, 17th Century

Lot 363. A large and finely carved Rhinoceros Horn Libation Cup, 17th Century. Length 7 1/8 in., 18 cm. Estimate 300,000 - 500,000 USD. Unsold. Courtesy Sotheby's of broad, shallow, oval form, the exterior carved and undercut with a pine branch growing...

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