λ A TURNED RHINOCEROS HORN DRINKING CUP

λ A TURNED RHINOCEROS HORN DRINKING CUP

GERMAN OR SUDANESE, 18TH / 19TH CENTURY

with rounded sides and slightly flaring rim

4.1cm high

Provenance

Field Marshal Earl Kitchener of Khartoum (1850-1916) and thence by descent.

Please note that an export licence will only be granted for rhinoceros horn pieces should the hammer price meet or exceed the value of 100 USD per gram of the item’s weight.