38. A rare Chinese rhinoceros horn libation cup 17th/18th century, the horn of a pale mellow colour, naturalistically carved as a gnarled tree, with two finger citron to the rim issuing from a branch which forms the handle, small chips to a number of the leaves, 12.5cm long, 6cm high. £20,000-30,000
Provenance: from an English private collection.
Sold with a CITES pre-sale authorisation letter. A copy is available upon request.