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LOT 2325
Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Lidded Box Collection
15TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/4 in. (227 grams total, 55-59 mm).
Comprising three powder boxes with painted flower to the lid. [6, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx 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.
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LOT 2325
Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Lidded Box Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
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Chinese Ming Glazed Retainer Pair
Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644 A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £260
Both standing on a rectangular base in a wide stance, wearing conical hats, boots and black cross-over robes tied at the waist with a red belt; separately modelled heads with delicately rendered faces; both showing one raised arm (one with hand absent) and the other held at the side covered by the voluminous sleeve; repaired. 3 kg total, 33-34 cm
From a West Country, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Nanking Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Tea Bowl and Dish Set of Six
Early 18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
Comprising: six shallow plates with a painted scene of a two-storey house on a rocky landscape; six matching cups with similar scenery to the outer face. 652 grams total, 76 -117 mm
Ex Christie's, Amsterdam, 28 April-2 May 1985. Accompanied by an illustrated information sheet about the Nanking shipwreck.
On Monday 3rd January 1752, the Dutch East India Company ship Geldermalsen, struck a reef on her return journey to the Netherlands and sank in the South China Sea. The cargo of Chinese porcelain was originally potted in Jingdezhen, Jiangzi province. The cargo was recovered by Captain Michael Hatcher and his team in 1985. -
Sino-Tibetan Gilt Bronze Bodhisattva Statue
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
Figure seated cross-legged on a lotus-leaf dais, with radiating leaf-shaped panels to the headdress, loosely draped uttariya, white enamel urnato the brow. 1.95 kg, 26.3 cm
From a West Country, UK, collection, 1990s.
