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LOT 2304
Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Lidded Box Collection
15TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2 in. (316 grams total, 62-63 mm).
Comprising three powder boxes, one with a stylised forest scene to the lid and the other two with a scene composed of trees and a house. [3, 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 2304
Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Lidded Box Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
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Ca Mau Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Tea Bowl and Dish Set
Early 18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Comprising: a low plate with decorative border to the rim, central image of a figure on a bridge connecting two small islands, one with a house, mountains on the background; the cup with a painted lakeside view with trees. 107 grams total, 64 -109 mm
Ex Sotheby's, Amsterdam, 29-31 January 2007. Accompanied by an illustrated information sheet about the Ca Mau shipwreck.
The Ca Mau shipwreck refers to a cargo of Chinese porcelain sunk between 1723 and 1735 off the coast of Vietnam. The wreck was discovered by Vietnamese fishermen in 1998. It is believed the wreck was a merchant’s junk on its way from Canton (Guangzhou) to Batavia when it caught fire and sank. The ship was carrying goods destined for Dutch traders who had limited access to China and its ports. -
Ban Chiang Period Painted Terracotta Chalice
Middle Period, 900-300 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Red-on-buff chalice with flared rim, globular body and wide pedestal base; surface decorated with horizontal bands of curvilinear geometric patterns and vertical strokes to the shoulder. 871 grams, 17 cm
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. -
Chinese Warring States Bowl
Warring States, 475-221 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Formed as a broad, squat vessel with rounded underside and flared rim; applied herringbone texturing to the body. 198 grams, 11.1 cm
Private UK collection. Acquired in the 1980s. Property of a Cambridgeshire gentleman.
