In July of 2011, Lark Mason appraised a set of five Chinese cups carved from rhinoceros horn, circa 1700, valued at $1 to $1.5 million, setting a ROADSHOW record.

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Both companies announced they are canceling separate auctions featuring antique carvings made of the endangered species' horns. The sales would have taken place in Hong Kong this week.

A man arrived at the Tulsa Convention Center in Oklahoma Saturday with five Chinese, carved cups and learned the set, made from rhinoceros horn, was valued at more than $1 million, the highest ...

A pair of antique Chinese carved rhinoceros horns have sold for a record price of 797,300 NZ dollars (674,364 US dollars), an Auckland auction house announced Friday. HOME >> ARTS.

Rhino horn items recently sold at the auction house’s UK salerooms include a Buddhist carving from Nepal, which went for £40,000 ($52,000), and another elaborate Chinese cup worth £25,000 ...

In the underground world of trafficking in endangered animals, undercover agents are accustomed to shady characters and even gun-toting thugs. But an antiques dealer who pretends to be helping ...

Some are old horns whose 18th-century dates were carved in […] Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 30°F. ... Even among antique horns, there are fakes amid… Share this: ...

Wealthy buyers bid for antique rhino horn carvings such as cups or figurines to display or as investments. A modern market for rhino horn necklaces, bracelets and beads has also sprung up.

The decoratively carved rhinoceros horn libation cup was found to date from the Kangxi Period (1662–1723) during China’s Qing Dynasty, and would have primarily been a display item and ...

The 19th century Chinese carved horns "exceeded all expectations" when they fetched $797,300 at the Webbs Auction house. They had been expected to sell for between $120,000 and $150,000.

Both companies announced they are canceling separate auctions featuring antique carvings made of the endangered species' horns. The sales would have taken place in Hong Kong this week.