Furniture, Works of Art and Clocks - 4th July 2024
Lot 609
λ A TURNED RHINOCEROS HORN DRINKING CUP
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £252
Inc. Buyers Premium
Description
λ A TURNED RHINOCEROS HORN DRINKING CUP
GERMAN OR SUDANESE, 18TH / 19TH CENTURY
with rounded sides and slightly flaring rim
4.1cm high
Provenance
Field Marshal Earl Kitchener of Khartoum (1850-1916) and thence by descent.
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.