Lot 329. A large caramel-colored carved rhinoceros libation cup on a carved wood stand, China, 19th century. Estimate 15000/20000 €. Lot sold 18.000 € © 2015 Nagel Auctions

L.51/H.66cm - Few restored breaks. 

Property from an old Stuttgart private collection.

Rhinoceros horn carvings of this type were made during the late Qing period - almost certainly in Canton - with the importation of the very large horns of the African white rhinoceros into China. It is the species which had produced the longest hons of any, with recorded lengths in some instances over 150 centimetres.

Nagel. "Asian Art", 07/12/2015