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LOT 2117
Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Lidded Box Collection
15TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/4 - 2 7/8 in. (365 grams total, 71-73 mm).
Comprising three powder boxes with painted flower to the lid and 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 2117
Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Lidded Box Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
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Ban Chiang Period Painted Jug
Middle Period, 900-300 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
With broad biconvex body, flared carinated shoulder and angled neck to the broad muth; loop handle to the rear; reserved roundels on a field of scrolls and foliage motifs. 1.48 kg, 23 cm high
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 Polychrome Dish
15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Broad bowl with substantial basal ring, reserved petals to the outer face, tondo with stamped vesica-shaped motifs and central landscape scene with lake, trees and mountain. 1.83 kg, 34 cm
Ex Butterfield and Butterfield auction with official Hoi An Hoard labels. Accompanied by an illustrated information sheet about the Hoi An shipwreck. -
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.
