Page 264 - Fine Chinese Art Bonhams London May 2018

THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
士紳藏品
280 Y
A VERY FINE RHINOCEROS HORN ‘PEONY AND MANTIS’
LIBATION CUP
17th/18th century
Exquisitely carved as an open magnolia blossom with overlapping
petals, a naturalistic praying mantis to the well, the handle formed
as smooth branches issuing ‘insect-eaten’ leaves and a further
meticulously carved pair of peony blossoms forming the base of the
vessel, the horn of warm brownish-honey tone.
15.3cm (6in) long.

£20,000 - 30,000
CNY180,000 - 270,000

十七/十八世紀 犀角富貴滿堂盃

Provenance: an English private collection, and thence by descent

來源：英國私人收藏，並由後人保存迄今

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