A RARE RHINOCEROS HORN BETEL NUT CUTTER QING DYNASTY, LATE 18TH CENTURY the handle carved with a bridled horse with a curved back extending towards a tapered end, the reins leading down the sides and through a series of elaborate knots towards the tip surmounted by a small monkey and two bees, mounted with a movable thin brass cutting blade – sharp along the straight edge and curved on the other, tapering to a curved tip, the horn of warm amber tone with a smooth patina 13.6 cm., 5 1/4 in.
A RARE RHINOCEROS HORN BETEL NUT CUTTER QING DYNASTY, LATE 18TH CENTURY the handle carved with a bridled horse with a curved back extending towards a tapered end, the reins leading down the sides and through a series of elaborate knots towards the tip surmounted by a small monkey and two bees, mounted with a movable thin brass cutting blade – sharp along the straight edge and curved on the other, tapering to a curved tip, the horn of warm amber tone with a smooth patina 13.6 cm., 5 1/4 in.
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