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                                             A RHINOCEROS HORN ‘CHILONG’      十七至十八世紀   犀角蟠螭壽桃盃
                                             LIBATION CUP
                                                                              來源:
                                             17TH – 18TH CENTURY
                                                                              Robert Everts(1875-1942年)收藏,1910-
                                             hollowed in the form of a peach, borne on curved   1916年及1920-1924年間任比利時駐京代表團
                                             stems of flowering and fruiting peaches around
                                                                              使節,自此家族傳承
                                             the exterior, with a chilong clambering above the
                                             rim on one side forming the handle, the horn of a
                                             rich reddish-brown tone
                                             12.2 cm, 4¾ in.
                                             PROVENANCE
                                             Collection of Robert Everts (1875-1942), Belgian
                                             Ambassadorial Envoy to Beijing from 1910 to 1916
                                             and again from 1920 to 1924, thence by descent.
                                          ◉  HK$ 300,000-500,000
                                             US$ 38,400-64,000





























































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