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Lot 145 D ‡ α

A rhinoceros horn libation cup. 18th/19th century

Auction 1166 - overview Cologne
15.12.2020, 11:00 - Asian Art
Estimate: 10.000 € - 15.000 €
Result: 13.750 € (incl. premium)
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A rhinoceros horn libation cup. 18th/19th century

In shape of a partly opened flower, the handle formed by two budding branches which also form the foot, which is formed as well as by the stem of a peony flower, the long sides of the cup each carved with a phoenix. Chips to the rim. On a carved wooden stand in shape of a rock with lingzhi and pine branches. Restoration.
Height 7.1 cm; width 14 cm; total height 15.8 cm

清十八世紀 犀角雕鳳紋杯（帶靈芝福松紋木座）
來源：德國萊茵蘭​法耳次​州私人收藏，購於1982年11月 26/27日科隆倫佩茨拍賣，編號1011，後由其家族繼承

Provenance

Private collection, Rhineland-Palatinate, acquired at Lempertz, Cologne, 26./27.11.1982, lot 1011, and thence by descent