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7094Y
A rhinoceros horn lotus form libation cup
17th/18th century
Carved as large lotus leaf riding the crest of a wave forming its base,
four cavorting chilong clambering on the side of the vessel, the largest
forming the handle, the horn a pale honey brown color.
2 1/4in (5.6cm) high
6 3/8in (16.3cm) long
$15,000 - 25,000

This object has been in the United States since 1930.

7094AY
An elegantly carved rhinoceros horn libation cup
17th/18th century
Of flaring rounded conical profile, carved as a section of a pine tree, the
exterior walls realistically detailed with knots and whorls of bark rendered
with irregular roundels, the rim slightly canted and decorated with
openwork branches, the undercut handle formed by sturdy branches
extending across the exterior of the vessel, the horn of a warm honey tone
graduating to a darker shade; with a matching reticulated wood stand.
6 1/4in (15.8cm) wide
$30,000 - 40,000

Please note this item has been in the United States since 1950.

Provenance
acquired in China in the early 1950s by a Baltimore art collector, and
thence by a family member in California since 1970

7094A

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