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LOT 2250
Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Lidded Box Collection
15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 - 2 1/4 IN. (144 grams total, 34-57 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 2250
Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Lidded Box Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
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Box of Broken Glazed Shipwreck Pottery
15th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Including blue and white tin-glazed plates, bowls, cups and other items, mostly fragmentary. 5.9 kg total, 2.5-24 cm
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Large Hoi An Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Bowl with Fish
15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
With substantial basal ring, tondo with blue rings encircling a fish and fronds. 7.52 grams, 22.7 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 Tang Terracotta Courtly Lady
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D.Estimate: £1,800 - 2,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £900
Standing on a polygonal base, elaborately dressed hair and blusher on her cheeks, dressed in a draped long blue robe with red detailing, cloud slippers emerging from beneath the hem; arms raised within the sleeves exposing her delicate hands. 3.88 kg, 49 cm
From a West Country, UK, collection, 1990s. Accompanied by a thermoluminescence analysis report no.15C26042024 from Laboratory Kotalla. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12449-226807.
