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308 Y Provenance: Robert Everts (1875-1942), Belgian Ambassadorial Envoy
A RHINOCEROS HORN ‘PRUNUS’ LIBATION CUP to Beijing from 1910 to 1916 and again from 1920 to 1924, and thence
17th/18th century by descent
Intricately carved to the exterior of the tree trunk with entwining twigs
around the exterior bearing delicate prunus blossoms and flower buds, all 來源：
issued from a gnarled tree branch detailed with burls forming the handle. Robert Everts先生(1875-1942)舊藏，1910至1916年以及1920至1924
12cm (4 3/4in) wide 年間任比利時駐京代表團使節；並由後人保存迄今

£8,000 - 12,000 Compare with a similar rhinoceros horn ‘prunus’ libation cup, illustrated
CNY69,000 - 100,000 by J.Chapman, The Art of Rhinoceros Horn Carving in China, London,
1999, p.169, no.214.
十七/十八世紀 犀角梅枝盃

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