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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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