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LOT 2203
Chinese Carved Soapstone Vase Group
20TH CENTURY A.D.
4 - 5 1/8 in. (501 grams total, 10-13 cm wide).
Comprising: a carved cluster of vegetation with squat bowl and a slender pipe amid openwork flowers and leaves; small shallow bowl amid openwork carved fish and other detailing. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the old private collection of a retired UK gentleman; his collection formed in the 1990s.
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South East Asian Stone Funerary Idol
Circa 4th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
A rhyolite funerary idol with bulbous head and body, low-relief facial features, arms forming a horizontal band; traces of red pigment. 6.4 grams, 12.5cm
Fine condition.
Property of a South East Asia collector; formerly acquired on the Asian art market before 2000. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Vase Trio
15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Comprising three bulbous vases with painted floral ornament to the outer face, two with remains of looped handles above the shoulder. 484 grams total, 77-83 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. -
Tek Sing Treasure Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Plate Pair
Early 19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising two shallow plates with painted flowers to the inner face and tendrils to the outer face. 416 grams total, 15.2 cm each
Ex Nagel Auction, with official Tek Sing Treasure labels to verso. 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.
