J. De Maistre - Lille, 1890, hardback with cloth covers, 403 pp, embellishments in red. 1.12 kg, 23.7 x 16 cm



Property of an Essex gentleman.

Davidus Gregorius - Geneva, 1726 (2nd edition, revised and corrected), marbled boards in quarter-calf binding, foldout tables and charts, 427 pp + appendix and index; spine chipped, damaged. 1.47 kg, 25 x 21 cm



Property of an Essex gentleman.

Leena Pietila-Castren et al - Helsinki, 2003, hardback, 143 pp, 90 plates; new. 1.26 kg, 31.5 x 24 cm



Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.

Comprising three powder boxes with painted landscape to the lid. 381 grams total, 62-66 mm



Ex Butterfield and Butterfield auction with official Hoi An Hoard labels. Accompanied by an illustrated information sheet about the Hoi An shipwreck.

In the mid 15th century a freighting junk loaded with fine Vietnamese pottery sank in an area of the South China Sea called the 'Dragon’s Embrace.' This vessel is part of the shipwreck cargo recovered off the coast of Vietnam at Hoi An. The ceramics themselves were probably made in the area of Chu Dau.

Each a shallow dish with central frond and flowers motif. 1.76 kg total, 17.5-18.5 cm



Ex Nagel Auction, with official Tek Sing Treasure labels to veso. Accompanied by an illustrated information sheet about the Tek Sing shipwreck.

The Tek Sing (True Star) wreck is one of the famous recovery stories of the 20th century. Sailing from the port of Xiamen (then known as Amoy) in February 1822 the vessel Tek Sing was bound for Jakarta, Indonesia laden with porcelain goods and 1600 Chinese emigrants. The captain decided to pass through the Gaspar Strait, between the Bangka-Belitung Islands, and ran aground on a reef. The vessel sank in about 100 feet of water. The next morning, February 7, an English East Indiaman captained by James Pearl, passing through the same waters, encountered debris and some survivors and managed to rescue about 190 of the latter.

The lid with ring to the tondo, stork standing among vegetation. 105 grams, 63 mm



Ex Butterfield and Butterfield auction with official Hoi An Hoard labels. Accompanied by an illustrated information sheet about the Hoi An shipwreck.

In the mid 15th century a freighting junk loaded with fine Vietnamese pottery sank in an area of the South China Sea called the 'Dragon’s Embrace.' This vessel is part of the shipwreck cargo recovered off the coast of Vietnam at Hoi An. The ceramics themselves were probably made in the area of Chu Dau.

Comprising four small bell-shaped bowls, each with floral motifs and a signature character to the underside. 155 grams total, 64-68 mm wide



From the family collection of a Maida Vale lady, UK.

Group comprising: pot with biconvex reservoir with four spindle legs, tapering neck and flared rim to the mouth, four angled spurs ending in crotal bells; one similar with knops instead of bells. 509 grams total, 10.3-10.7 cm



From the private collection of H. Norry, 1980s-1990s.

Chinese export Batavian rimmed platter (meat plate, serving dish or small charger) decorated with a landscape ('Willow Pattern') with outer border of diamond diaper with four large flower scrolls and the corners with ribbon scrolls, produced during the reign of the Emperor Qianlong 乾隆 (1736-95) in the Qing dynasty 清代. 1.48 kg, 39 cm



Ex Scott family collection by descent.

Broad shallow bowl with substantial basal ring, band of cloud pattern ornament enclosing a floral motif. 1.65 kg, 32.5 cm



Ex Butterfield and Butterfield auction with official Hoi An Hoard labels. Accompanied by an illustrated information sheet about the Hoi An shipwreck.

In the mid 15th century a freighting junk loaded with fine Vietnamese pottery sank in an area of the South China Sea called the 'Dragon’s Embrace.' This vessel is part of the shipwreck cargo recovered off the coast of Vietnam at Hoi An. The ceramics themselves were probably made in the area of Chu Dau.

Ellipsoid in pan with bulbous profile, broad rounded rim and pouring lip. 1.01 kg, 12.3 cm



From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.

Each a footed bowl with dense floral and other ornament to the sidewall. 1.82 kg total, 14-15.2 cm



Ex Nagel Auction, with official Tek Sing Treasure labels to veso. Accompanied by an illustrated information sheet about the Tek Sing shipwreck.

The Tek Sing (True Star) wreck is one of the famous recovery stories of the 20th century. Sailing from the port of Xiamen (then known as Amoy) in February 1822 the vessel Tek Sing was bound for Jakarta, Indonesia laden with porcelain goods and 1600 Chinese emigrants. The captain decided to pass through the Gaspar Strait, between the Bangka-Belitung Islands, and ran aground on a reef. The vessel sank in about 100 feet of water. The next morning, February 7, an English East Indiaman captained by James Pearl, passing through the same waters, encountered debris and some survivors and managed to rescue about 190 of the latter.