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LOT 2351
Ca Mau Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Tea Bowl and Dish Set
EARLY 18TH CENTURY A.D.
2 5/8 - 3 7/8 in. (148 grams total, 66-100 mm).
Comprising a low plate with gently sloping walls, painted scene of a traveller on water's edge, large tree behind and mountains on the horizon; the cup with floral decoration to the inside, with ferrous remains. [2, 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 2351
Ca Mau Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Tea Bowl and Dish Set
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
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Ca Mau Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Miniature Vessel Group
Early 18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Comprising three miniature vessels with painted floral decoration. 61 grams total, 60-63 mm
Ex 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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Chinese Painted Terracotta Jar
Iron Age, 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
With biconical profile, narrow base, broad mouth with flared rim; bands of painted hatched leaf motifs to shoulder, horizontal lines above; small hole to shoulder. 1 kg, 18.5 cm high
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Chinese Tang Terracotta Courtly Figure
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £117
Figure of a courtly lady in floor-length robes with hands clasped at the chest; delicately painted facial detailing and hair dressed in a high coiffure. 260 grams, 22 cm
From a West Country, UK, collection, 1990s.
