Sale 60 Lot 862  

CHINESE CARVED HORNBILL SKULL. marked Qianlong, year of 'bingchen,' Republic period. Single bill and skull section, the crest carved to depict a female deity holding a basket amids stylized clouds, the forehead incised with a poem on each side, applied with semi-precious stone as stylized eyes

- 7 in. long.
Estimate $1,200-1,500

PROVENANCE: Acquired at Freeman's, March 16, 2008, lot 280
.

Sold for $3,500

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