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RARE AND FINELY CARVED RHINOCEROS HORN LIBATION CUP, CIRCA 17th/18th CENTURY, SOARS TO $318,600 AT ELITE DECORATIVE ARTS SALE, MARCH 17-18

The libation cup was the top lot in an Asian antiques auction that grossed about $1.1 million. (BOYNTON BEACH, Fla.) – A rare and masterfully carved Chinese rhinoceros horn libation cup from the 17th or 18th century, just four inches tall and fitted to a reticulated teakwood base, sold for $318,600 – [Read More]