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LOT 2248
Chinese Glazed Blue and White Jar with Peony
PROVINCIAL, 15TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.
6 5/8 in. (903 grams, 17 cm).
A glazed provincial ceramic footed jar with drum-shaped profile, deep shoulder and narrow raised rim, dense floral motifs.
ProvenanceFrom a West Country, UK, collection, 1990s.
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Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Lidded Box Collection
15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Comprising three powder boxes with painted rosette to the lid, and sidewall. 262 grams total, 54-57 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. -
Massive Hoi An Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Dish
15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
With floral motifs to the inner walls and petal design to the outer walls, a large central floral motif enclosed by trailing tendrils and leaves. 1.89 kg, 36.5 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. -
Large South East Asian Bronze Mortuary Vessel
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
Comprising a broad square base with pelleted rim and foliage in low relief supporting a cuboid block; to three faces, a shallow recess with cadavers and squatting figure with three heads, to fourth face an integral gourd with socketted rim above and central void; to the forward edge of the base a cadaver flanked by two crouching figures with hands raised to their mouths, modelled in the round; to the upper face, four partial cadavers radiating from the centre in low relief, with a sitting figure to each corner with hands raised to the face, wearing a zoomorphic headdress; some traces of gilding. 5.14 kg, 18.5 cm wide
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.
