Lot 6
  • 6

Coupe libatoire en corne de rhinocéros sculptée Chine, dynastie Qing, XVIIE siècle

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 EUR
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Description

en forme de corolle, le pourtour sculpté de branches de lychees, fleurs de magnolia, grappes de raisin et bambou, des branches noueuses formant la base, la corne d'une belle couleur caramel ambré

Condition

Three chips to the bottom of the horn, an old crack with associated small loss to the rim ; the actual color is consistant with the catalogue illustration
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