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LOT 2307

Sold for (Inc. bp): £46

CA MAU TREASURE SHIPWRECK GLAZED LIDDED TRINKET BOX WITH BIRD
CIRCA 1730 A.D.
3 3/4 in. (219 grams, 95 mm wide).

Squat in profile and discoid in plan with tendril motif to the base and bird among foliage to the lid. [No Reserve]

PROVENANCE:
Ex Sotheby's, Amsterdam, 29-31 January 2007.
From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

FOOTNOTES:
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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