1547. Pair of Silver Rhino Wine Ewers.
A pair of very unusual wine ewers fashioned in gilt silver bearing oriental hallmarks (probably Chinese). Each rhino has a hinged stone set lid on its back where the wine can be filled and the wine pours from a hole at the base of the front tusk. Height 15 cms. Length 27 cms. Weight 52 troy ounces the pair. Approximate date – circa 1900.
