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                                                                          A SMALL RHINOCEROS HORN ‘MUSK
                                                                          MALLOW’ LIBATION CUP
                                                                          17th/18th century
                                                                          The dark-chocolate-toned horn carved in the form
                                                                          of a musk mallow flower, the overlapping floral
                                                                          petals radiating from a raised bud-shaped finial to
                                                                          the interior, the exterior carved with a folded musk
                                                                          mallow leaf.
                                                                          6.3cm (2 1/2in) long

                                                                          £2,000 - 3,000
                                                                          CNY18,000 - 27,000

                                                                          十七/十八世紀 犀角葵花形小盃

                                                                          Provenance: an important European private
                                                                          collection

                                                                          來源: 重要歐洲私人收藏


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           291  Y
           A SMALL RHINOCEROS HORN ‘MUSK
           MALLOW’ LIBATION CUP
           17th/18th century
           Carved as a blossoming musk mallow flower with five
           overlapping petals, borne on scrolling foliage issuing
           two musk mallow leaves around the exterior of the
           cup, the horn of an attractive honey-amber tone.
           5.7cm (2 1/4in) long

           £1,000 - 2,000
           CNY8,900 - 18,000

           十七/十八世紀 犀角葵花形小盃

           Provenance: an important European private
           collection

           來源: 重要歐洲私人收藏
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