λ A LARGE CHINESE FULL TIP 'IMMORTALS PARADISE' RHINOCEROS HORN CARVING

λ A LARGE CHINESE FULL TIP 'IMMORTALS PARADISE' RHINOCEROS HORN CARVING
19TH CENTURY

Densely carved in high relief and pierced the full length of the horn from the tip to the rim, with the Eight Immortals and the Queen Mother of the West riding a phoenix flanked by cranes, with deer, monkeys and further figures on rocky ledges amongst wutong and willow trees; the hardwood stand carved with lingzhi and pine growing from rocks with two small figures to the base, the horn 3.8kg, 62cm, 79cm overall. (2).

Please note that an export licence will only be granted for rhinoceros horn pieces, should the hammer price meet or exceed the value of 100 USD per gram of the item’s weight.

Provenance: from The Gerard Arnhold Collection and thence by descent, purchased from Roger Keverne at Spink & Son Ltd prior to 1992.

Cf. Sotheby's London, 5th November 2008, lot 3 for a similar 19th century example also carved with a similar scene. See also Bonhams, London, 14th May 2005, lot 252 for another related 19th century example.

十九世紀 犀角雕蓬萊仙境圖杯
來源：Gerard Arnhold 收藏，之後由其後人繼承，約1992年前從當時在Spink and Son Ltd任職亞洲藝術部主管的 Roger Keverne購入。
注：若閣下需辦出口證書，落槌價須超過每克100美金。