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• Auction House:
  Shapiro Auctions
• Sale Name:
  Fine Furniture, Paintings and Decorative Arts | Including a Significant Collection of Asian Arts
• Sale Date:
  23 Feb 2020 ~ 1pm (AEDT)
• Lot #:
  252
• Lot Description:
  Chinese Rhinoceros Horn Libation Cup, Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), 17th Century
  carved on the exterior with a reticulated pine tree handle with branches extending over the rim and onto the interior, the horn of rich chestnut-brown patina, fashioned in the form of a bark with scales and nodules
  height 8.5 cm width 15 cm depth 10 cm
• Provenance:
  The Collection of a Gentleman, Sydney, acquired prior to 1970, probably in the 1960s
• Notes:
  Accompanied by copy of ANSTO radiocarbon analysis report, 6 August 2019. The subject matter of the pine tree was much favoured by the Chinese scholar-literati. The rugged pine represents venerability and is a strong symbol of longevity
• Estimate:
  A$20,000 - 30,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Oriental

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