The Phillip Allen Collection - 16th November 2023
Lot 1079
λA CHINESE FULL-TIP RHINOCEROS HORN LIBATION CUP AND STAND
Estimate £3,000 - £5,000 | Hammer £18900
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Description
λ A CHINESE FULL-TIP RHINOCEROS HORN LIBATION CUP AND STAND
19TH CENTURY
The stem intricately carved in high relief and openwork with lotus flowers, pods and leaves, millet, and narcissus; the wider end modelled as a lotus leaf; raised on a large hardwood stand shaped as a gnarly trunk and with an abundance of grapes and leafy tendrils; 1.14kg, the horn 47cm, 68cm overall. (2)
PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.
Provenance: from the collection of Phillip Allen (1938-2022).
For a closely related example, see T Fok, Connoisseurship of Rhinoceros Horn Carving in China, p.248, no.186.
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.