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LOT 2288
Chinese Song Terracotta Tile
SONG DYNASTY, 960-1279 A.D. OR LATER
14 1/8 x 10 5/8 in. (6.05 kg, 36 x 27 cm).
With high-relief image of a warrior standing with hands resting on his spread legs, wearing a helmet and armour with lion-mask ornament over a flowing floor-length robe, riding boots; stern facial expression.
ProvenanceEx West Country, UK, collection, 2000s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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Chinese Vung Tau Wreck Porcelain Bowl
Circa 1690 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Bell-shaped in profile with basal ring and slightly everted rim; tin-glazed export ware. 397 grams, 14.3 cm
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Chinese Tang White Ware Bowl
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £98
Broad and shallow body with slight carination, central tondo and basal ring. 243 grams, 16 cm
Ex West Country, UK, collection, 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Large Tek Sing Treasure Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Bowl Group
Early 19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Comprising two deep bell-shaped bowls with painted tendrils and floral motifs to both faces. 753 grams total, 15.1-15.5 cm
Ex Nagel Auction, with official Tek Sing Treasure labels to verso. Accompanied by an illustrated information sheet about the Tek Sing shipwreck. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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.
