Phoenix Rhinoceros Horn Chalice with Floral Carvings

A rare rhinoceros horn chalice, late 19th century the squat…
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A rare rhinoceros horn chalice, late 19th century the squat globular bowl waisted below the broad everted rim, carved in relief on the exterior with a phoenix in a frieze of peony and other flowering plants between bands of stiff leaves, and a further band of petals around the wide mouth, supported on three splayed scroll feet above a cylindrical pedestal base, finely engraved around the sides with peonies and bamboo between carved bands of overlapping petals, 22 cm high, 13 cm wide. Provenance, Sotheby's Belgravia, 14 July 1977, lot 56, The Zorich Collection, Adelaide, thence by descent, Show Catalogue Notes, Catalogue Notes, Compare with a chalice of flared form, sold Christie's South Kensington, 22 November 2011, lot 7

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  • Frieze - An architectural term denoting the flat, shaped or convex horizontal surface of furniture, between the architrave and the cornice, usually found on a cabinet or bookcase, or on desks and tables where it may include drawers, the area between the top and the legs. In ceramics, the term refers to the banding, of usually a repeating pattern, on the rims of plates and vases.
  • Everted - An everted rim is an outwardly turning or flaring outwards rim, as seen the rims on jugs, vases, bowls and dishes.

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