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LOT 2216
Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Lidded Box Collection
15TH CENTURY A.D.
2 - 2 1/8 in. (210 grams total, 50-56 mm).
Comprising three powder boxes with painted rosette to the lid, tendrils to the sidewall. [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 2216
Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Lidded Box Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
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South East Asian Stone Offering Vessel
1st millennium A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £39
Ellipsoid in pan with bulbous profile, broad rounded rim and pouring lip. 1.01 kg, 12.3 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. -
Massive Hoi An Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Dish
15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
With polychrome floral motifs to the inner walls and petal design to the outer walls, a large central floral motif enclosed by trailing tendrils and leaves. 2.5 kg, 34.5 cm
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.
