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• Auction House:
  Mossgreen
• Sale Name:
  Important Chinese Art and a Private Collection of Chinese, European Art and Antiques
• Sale Date:
  21 Nov 2011 ~ 6pm (Lots 1 - 215)
  22 Nov 2011 ~ 11am (Lots 216 - 354)
  22 Nov 2011 ~ 2pm (Lots 355 - 624)
  22 Nov 2011 ~ 6.30pm (Lots 625 - 775)
• Lot #:
  120
• Lot Description:
  A Melbourne private collection; acquired by the collector's grandfather, who was a missionary in Amoy in 1904, and brought back to Victoria in 1937
  Carved as an open flower, the sides with a double band of petals, the centre with raised design of eighteen seeds and bi-shaped foot with recessed shallow base, the horn with a rich dark honey colour
  4.6cm high, 11cm diameter
• Provenance:
  A Melbourne private collection; acquired by the collector's grandfather, who was a missionary in Amoy in 1904, and brought back to Victoria in 1937
• Notes:
  *See Jan Chapman The Art of Rhinoceros Horn Carving in China , 1999, pl 69, p89 for a very similar lotus bowl, from the Shuisongshi Shanfang Collection; Also, Christies NY, Selections from the Blumenfield Collection, 25/3/2010, lot 875 for a Rhinoceros horn dish of similar form
• Estimate:
  A$180,000 - 220,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Oriental

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