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LOT 2246
Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Lidded Box Collection
15TH CENTURY A.D.
3 - 3 1/8 in. (467 grams total, 75-79 mm).
Comprising three powder boxes with painted flowers 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 2246
Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Lidded Box Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
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Chinese Song Terracotta Tile with Armoured Warrior
Song Dynasty, 960-1279 A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £117
With arched recess, high-relief figure wearing a cuirass with right arm bent and hand clenched in a fist, left hand supporting a shield with mandorla motif. 3.7 kg, 29 cm
From a West Country, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Hoi An Shipwreck Glazed Polychrome Dish Pair
15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Both with painted petals to the outer faces, painted bichrome design of vegetal motifs surrounding a Chinese character fu (meaning fortune or good luck) to the inside. 1.25 kg total, 22.2-22.3 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. -
Chinese Blue and White Dish
Circa 1750 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Tin-glazed shallow dish with dark blue landscape details in a lattice border. 86 grams, 11.8 cm
Ex Scott family collection by descent.
