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LOT 2260
Ca Mau Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Miniature Vessel Group
EARLY 18TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/8 in. (61 grams total, 60-63 mm).
Comprising three miniature vessels with painted floral decoration. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Sotheby's, Amsterdam, 29-31 January 2007.
Accompanied by an illustrated information sheet about the Ca Mau shipwreck.
The Ca Mau shipwreck refers to a cargo of Chinese porcelain sunk between 1723 and 1735 off the coast of Vietnam. The wreck was discovered by Vietnamese fishermen in 1998. It is believed the wreck was a merchant’s junk on its way from Canton (Guangzhou) to Batavia when it caught fire and sank. The ship was carrying goods destined for Dutch traders who had limited access to China and its ports.
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LOT 2260
Ca Mau Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Miniature Vessel Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
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20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Each carved as a parrot perching on a disc with octofoil designs to both outer faces; free-running median pulley-wheel within each disc, suspension hook behind the neck. 120 grams total, 14-14.5 cm
Acquired on the Singapore art market. Property of a Kent lady collector. -
South East Asian Stone Head
18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Carved in the round with exaggerated ears and lentoid eyes. gusseted mouth and ribbed hair; mounted on a display stand. 2.65 kg total, 28.5 cm including stand
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. -
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Sino-Tibetan Gilt Bronze Headdress
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
Formed as a tiered cap with applied gilt plaques and vajra (thunderbolt sceptre) crest; applied repoussé frame to the open face with Buddha-figures and inset cabochon studs. 870 grams, 34 cm high
Ex North West London, UK, collection, 1990-2000.
