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LOT 2159
Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Lidded Box Collection
15TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2 in. (373 grams total, 65-67 mm).
Comprising three powder boxes with painted landscape to the lid. [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 2159
Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Lidded Box Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
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Chinese Tang Terracotta Courtly Lady
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,080
Seated on a low folding chair, with elaborately dressed hair and blusher on her cheeks, dressed in a draped robe, cloud slippers emerging from beneath the hem; arms raised within the sleeves exposing one delicate hand holding a scallop-shaped fan. 1.4 kg, 29 cm
From a West Country, UK, collection, 1990s. Accompanied by a thermoluminescence analysis report no.C122k21 from Oxford Authentication. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12448-226142. -
Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Lidded Box Collection
15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Comprising three powder boxes with painted rosette to the lid, tendrils to the sidewall. 144 grams total, 34-57 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. -
South East Asian Stone Head
20th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £20
Carved in the round with rounded facial features and exaggerated nose, tall segmented headdress. 620 grams, 11.3 cm
From a private Barnsley, UK, family collection.
