rhinoceros horn

Lot 45. A fine carved rhinoceros horn prunus libation cup, 17th-18th century. L. 15,3 cm. Estimate 8,000-12,000 €. Lot sold 37.000 €. © Nagel Auktionen Very slightly chipped, few small losses to carving. Nagel. "Asiatische Kunst - Salzburg", 06.12.201

In my collecting years over a quarter of a century, I have been walking on my own. Every time in the auction room, when I came across art pieces that I admired, I raised my paddle without a second thought. I had much joy and satisfaction from all the trophies acquired over the years, and I have always wanted to share these works of art. However, though selections from my rhinoceros horn collection were published by Jan Chapman and Thomas Fok, I have not had the opportunity to present them in its... [Lire la suite]

Lot 144. A finely carved rhinoceros horn libation cup, 17th-18th century; 6 1/8 in. (15.5 cm.) long. Estimate USD 80,000 - USD 120,000. Price realised USD 228,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2007. The exterior finely carved and meticulously detailed with scholars and attendants in a wooded retreat, on one side a scholar is shown seated in front of a screen as he paints while watched by two other scholars and an attendant, with another attendant heating a pot of wine in the foreground, on the reverse a woman and an... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1455. A rare carved rhinoceros horn cup, 17th century; 7 1/8 in. (18.2 cm) long. Estimate USD 200,000 - USD 300,000. Price realised USD 458,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2011 Finely carved inside and out as a lotus leaf rising from a base of churning waves in which seven sinuous chilong weave in and out with two larger openwork chilong forming the handle and one in the interior, the material of deep honey tone. Provenance: Acquired in Philadelphia in the early 1930s, and... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3764. A finely carved rhinoceros horn libation cup, Late Ming-Early Qing dynasty, 17th century; 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm.) wide. Estimate HKD 1,500,000 - HKD 2,500,000. Price Realized HKD 2,060,000. © Christie's Images Ltd. 2011 ground, one side elaborately carved in openwork with a large chi dragon clambering over the rim to form the handle, detailed with a smaller ascending and another descendingchi dragon. Note: A number of rhinoceros horn cups carved with lobed sides are... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3755. An important and extremely rare rhinoceros horn deer-form libation cup, Ming dynasty, 16th-17th century; 5 1/2 in. (14 cm.) wide. Estimate HK$4,000,000 - HK$5,000,000 ($520,000 - $650,000). Price Realized HK$4,580,000 ($591,476). © Christie's Images Ltd. 2011 The hollowed cup superbly carved as a powerful full-bodied recumbent deer, its front talon-like feet contentedly crossed at the front below the chest which bears the four-character inscription, Tianlu yongchang, 'Eternal... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3756. An exquisitely carved rhinoceros horn libation cup, Qing dynasty, 17th-18th century; 6 1/2 in. (16.6 cm.) wide. Estimate HK$5,000,000 - HK$7,000,000 ($650,000 - $900,000). Price Realized HK$6,620,000 ($854,928). © Christie's Images Ltd. 2011  The thick irregular sides superbly carved as a tapering knotted hibiscus branches issuing from the exterior to form the handle, growing smaller branches bearing hibiscus flowers enveloping the sides of the cup and extending over to the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 74B. Coupe libatoire en corne de rhinocéros sculptée, Chine, dynastie Qing, fin du XVIIe siècle-XVIIIe siècle. H. : 8,7 cm (3 1/2 in.) L. : 14,7 cm (5 3/4 in.) P. : 10 cm (4 in.) Poids : 176 gr. Estimation 20 000 - 30 000 €. Résultat: 41,600 EUR. Courtesy Artcurial En forme de fleur de magnolia épanouie, l'extérieur sculpté en relief de grenades sur leurs branches feuillagées, deux branches principales formant l'anse en remontant vers la bordure arrière de la coupe et le pied en... [Lire la suite]

Lot 74A. Coupe libatoire en corne de rhinocéros sculptée, Chine, dynastie Qing, fin du XVIIe siècle. H. : 8,5 cm (3 1/4 in.) L. : 15 cm (6 in.) Poids : 206 gr. Estimation 30 000 - 40 000 €. Résultat: 20,800 EUR. Courtesy Artcurial  La coupe évasée, sculptée sur les parois extérieures, d'un sage assis sous un arbre devant une rivière, au milieu de rochers et d'arbres noueux, un grand pin aux branches déployées sur l'arrière formant l'anse et revenant sur l'intérieur de la coupe ; manques à... [Lire la suite]

Lot 62. A large full-tip rhinoceros horn 'landscape and immortals' libation cup, 19th century; 65cm (25 1/2in) long (2). Estimate HK$ 250,000 - 350,000 (€ 27,000 - 38,000). Sold for HK$ 2,125,000 (€ 234,337) inc. premium. © Bonhams 2001-2018 Deftly carved in deep relief and openwork with a continuous scene of immortals and their attendants engaging in various activities on a succession of small terraces winding up the length of the shaft, surrounded by animals including monkeys, deer and cranes amidst... [Lire la suite]