rhinoceros horn

A carved rhinoceros horn cup with dragon, China, Qing Dynasty, 17th century. Photo Cambi Casa d'Aste cm 15,5x10x7,5 - Estimation : 6 000 / 7 000 € Cambi Casa d'Aste. Jeudi 23 mai 2013. Castello Mackenzie - Mura di San Bartolomeo 16. Contact: Emilie Volka 0039 (0) 108395029 -emilie@cambiaste.com

Rhinoceros horn cup depicting the Land of the Immortals. Qianlong period (1736-1795), Qing dynasty. h. 9.9 cm The slightly oval cup is made of a rhinoceros horn, with a flaring mouth and deep inside. It is wide at the top and narrows down to the flat, black bottom, revealing somewhat chipped damage along the light brown mouth rim. Below the rim, it is all dark brown. Fairy mountains and dwellings cover the entire outer surface, with clumps of trees here and there, and groups of immortals engaged in profound spiritual discussion. On... [Lire la suite]

Rhinoceros horn cup in the shape of a lotus-leaf. Late 16th to early 17th century. h. 7.6 cm, diam. of mouth 14.2 x 10.2 cm The lotus-leaf cup is fashioned out of a rhinoceros horn, with the tapering tip section removed and the inside gouged out. The leaf rolls up and inwards, veins in low relief covering both sides. The outer side is further adorned with flowers, lingzhis (Ganoderma lucidum), and mountainous rocks in high relief carving, with one stem of two flowers extending into the inner wall: one in bloom tilting... [Lire la suite]

Ancient Chinese Rhinoceros Horn Bangle, ca. 2Nd-1st Millennium Bce. Photo Live Auctioners A Carved Bracelet Of Rhinoceros Horn With Large Opening In Center For Wrist. Bone Has Developed Very Fine Root And Other Markings. Small Section Of Unsmoothed Bone Juts Out From Top. Very Fine And Delicate To The Touch. 5" Diameter. Estimate $2,500 - $3,750Provenance: Ex-j. Connell Collection, East Coast Usa. Authenticity Guaranteed Live Auctioners. Asian Art Through The Ages. May... [Lire la suite]

Ancient Chinese Rhinoceros Horn Bangle, ca. 2Nd-1st Millennium Bce. Photo Live Auctioners A Circular Bangle Of Carved Rhinoceros Horn Bone, With Narrow Center Hole. The Delicate Bone Demonstrates Very Fine Root Marking Detail. 5-3/4"D. Estimate $3,000 - $4,500Provenance: Ex-connell Collection, East Coast Usa. Authenticity Guaranteed Live Auctioners. Asian Art Through The Ages. May 17 - http://www.liveauctioneers.com

Chinese Rhinoceros Horn Libation Cup with Magnolia and Prunus, Late 17th Century.  With fitted wood stand. Width: 5 1/2 inches; height 3 inches. The base with a magnolia bud, 1 1/4 inches long broken off and reaffixed with glue adhesive, several other repairs to the base carving in the round; the surface with small cracks, most at the rim, the longest 3/8 inches long, the carved edges with small nicks, and there are a few filled cracks or losses next to the rim of the... [Lire la suite]

Chinese Rhinoceros Horn Lotus Decorated Cup, 17th Century. Photo courtesy  iGavel Auctions This cup was inherited from a descendant of GE “Chinese” Morrison. George Ernest Morrison, born on 4 February 1862, was an Australian adventurer who is known for his travels in Asia and the Pacific. Before the age of 21, he traveled to the South Sea Islands and wrote an expose of the evils of the “Kanaka” trade, a trade in “indentured” labor for the Queensland sugar plantations that included kidnapping. His article... [Lire la suite]

Chinese Archaistic Rhinoceros Horn Cup, 17th-18th Century. Photo courtesy  iGavel Auctions Width: 6 inches; height: 3 1/2 inches. Scattered cracks; chips to the foot, carving, and lowest section of the body; the dragon climbing up the exterior spout with a chip to the tip of the tail; scattered filled holes from insect activity, including approximately 3 around the rim and spout; one filled split and hole at the base of the spout, just above the foot; and a chip to the leg of a dragon on the exterior... [Lire la suite]

Chinese 'Three Friends' Rhinoceros Horn Libation Cup, 17th-18th Century. Photo courtesy  iGavel Auctions Carved with the 'Three Friends of Winter'. Width: 5 3/4 inches; height: 3 3/8 inches. Estimate $80000-120000. Lot sold $ 162,000.00 iGavel Auctions. Asian, Ancient, and Ethnographic Works of Art. May 1st, 2013. http://www.igavelauctions.com/

The fine and rare 19th century full tip rhinoceros horn has been on display in the family home through several generations and the current owner didn’t really know its value until he saw something similar on an antiques television programme recently. SURREY.- A Magnificent Rhinoceros Horn that has been in the same Surrey family since it was bought to the UK at the end of the 19th century is expected to fetch in the region of £30,000-50,000 when it is offered for sale by Catherine Southon Auctioneers and Valuers on Wednesday... [Lire la suite]