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LOT 2282
Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Bowl Pair
15TH CENTURY A.D.
4 1/4 - 4 1/2 in. (378 grams total, 10.9-11.4 cm).
Each with painted floral motifs to both faces, large petals radiating from the foot. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Butterfield and Butterfield auction with official Hoi An Hoard labels.
Accompanied by an illustrated information sheet about the Hoi An shipwreck.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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.
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Chinese Painted Porcelain Bowl
Qing Dynasty, 19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Squat in profile with solid band to rim, painted design of ancient vessel types (hu and others) with columns of text between; applied wax seal; signed on underside. 130 grams, 10.5 cm
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent. 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. -
Chinese Han Terracotta Duck with Bronze Feet
Han Dynasty, 206 B.C.-220 A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £845
Modelled in the round with head erect, painted detailing; separate webbed feet. 1.29 kg, 24.5 cm
Previously from a Hong Kong collection. Ex property of a 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 Qing Green Glazed Figure Pair
Qing Dynasty, 1644-1912 A.D. or laterEstimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Each a hollow-formed female figure wearing long robes tied at the waist, elaborate high coiffure; one with a palmette fan to her head in her left hand, right hand inside the long sleeve of her chang'ao on her hip, buttoned at the front, the other in a similar stance but holding a small vessel. 892 grams total, 22.5-23 cm
Ex Hong Kong and West Country collection. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
