Lot 121. A rhinoceros horn 'Begonia' libation cup, 17th-18th century; 11.5cm wide. Estimate HK$120,000 - 180,000. Sold for HK$ 400,000 (€37,915). Photo: Bonhams 2014.

The brown-hued horn carved in the form of a curled leaf, detailed with incised veins, the exterior with a pierced stem issuing buds, blossoms and further leaves with one forming the foot. 

Provenance: Henry V. Morton collection
Thence by direct descent to the present owner

Note: Henry Canova Vollam Morton (1892-1979), Fellow of Royal Society of Literature (FRSL), better known as H.V. Morton, was a renowned English journalist and pioneer travel writer. He gained notable fame in 1923 when working as the Daily Express correspondent during the coverage of the opening of the Tomb of Tutankhamun by Howard Carter in Egypt.

Bonhams. FINE CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART. Hong Kong, Admiralty, 26 May 2014 14:00 HKT