Page 66 - Bonhams Chinese Paintings June 2015

7091 Property from Various Owners

7091Y
A rhinoceros horn libation cup
17th/18th century
The rich honey-colored horn elegantly carved as an open magnolia
flower, a network of leaves and secondary buds forming the base and
the handle, the interior and base shading to a dark umber tone.
3in (7.6cm) high
6in (15.2cm) long
$20,000 - 30,000

Provenance
S. Marchant and Son, purchased by the current owner in 1987

Cites permit dated January 1, 1975

7092Y
A carved rhinoceros horn libation cup
17th/18th century
The honey-colored body elegantly carved as an opened blossom, the
exterior with flowering camellias, a network of stems forming the base
and the handle, the interior and base shading to a dark umber tone,
with a wood stand.
5 1/4in (13.3cm) long
$20,000 - 30,000

This item has been in the United States since the 1960s.

Property from a Prominent San Francisco
California Family

7093Y
A rhinoceros horn libation cup
17th/18th century
Finely carved and undercut with a scholar seated in a grotto under a
lofty pine near a waterfall, with another pine forming the handle of the
cup, the interior carved with further rocky outcroppings, the horn a
rich honey brown color.
3 3/4in (9.6cm) high
5 1/2in (14cm) long
$15,000 - 25,000

This object has been in the United States since 1930.

7092

64 | BONHAMS