Lot 5. A Carved Rhinoceros Horn 'Squirrel And Grapevine' Libation Cup, Qing Dynasty, 18th Century; 14.3cm., 5 5/8 in. Estimate 4,000—6,000 GBP. Lot sold 7,500 GBP. Photo courtesy Sotheby's 2008

of shallow U-shape with widely flaring rim, the light brown horn carved in relief around the exterior with a leafy fruiting grapevine, each side with a small bushy-tailed squirrel, the interior carved to suggest overlapping leaves with a small butterfly resting on one of them, attached with a screw to a fitted wooden stand similarly carved with fruiting grapevine.