Libation cup brings £80,000 in Brigg
THE demand for Chinese works of art goes on apace. In a week when all eyes and activity were centred on New York's Asian sale series, North Lincolnshire auctioneers Brown and Co of Brigg sold this carved rhinoceros horn libation cup for £80,000.
The 6in (16cm) high cup, which had been acquired in China by the vendor's seafaring grandfather in t…