Lot 1691. A well-carved rhinoceros horn cup, 17th-18th century, 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 80,000 - USD 120,000. Price realised USD 86,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2012

Raised on a tall foot encircled by a key-fret band and carved in low relief around the exterior with confronted archaistic chilong between C-scrolls and pendent lappets, with four chilong clambering up towards the rim, which is incised with a further key-fret border, and peering over into the interior, the base incised with a seal mark, Xuanhe nian zhi, wood stand.

Provenance: Brought to the United States in the early 1930s, and thence by descent within the family to the present owner.

Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art (Part I), 22 - 23 March 2012, New York