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206 | BONHAMS A RHINOCEROS HORN ‘PEACH’ LIBATION CUP
17th/18th century
Naturalistically carved as a hollowed fruit borne on gnarled twigs
issuing three smaller fruits and two broad leaves curling around the
exterior and one further leaf to form the base, the horn of lustrous
dark-caramel tone.
13cm (5 1/8in) long

£6,000 - 10,000
CNY52,000 - 86,000

十七/十八世紀 犀角壽桃盃

Provenance: an important European private collection

來源：重要歐洲私人收藏

Compare with a related rhinoceros horn libation cup shaped as a half-
peach, illustrated by J.Chapman, The Art of Rhinoceros Horn Carving
in China, London, 1999, p.174, no.227.

A related rhinoceros horn ‘peach’ libation cup, 17th century, was sold
at Christie’s Hong Kong, 30 November 2011, lot 3035.

For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot
please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue.