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LOT 2305
Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Lidded Box Collection
15TH CENTURY A.D.
2 7/8 in. (378 grams total, 72-73 mm).
Comprising three powder boxes with painted floral motifs to the lid, two with decorative panels to the body. [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.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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 2305
Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Lidded Box Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
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Chinese Ming Glazed Terracotta Standing Figure
Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644 A.D or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £390
Standing figure in calf-length tiered robes, hands folded across the chest supporting a rooster; separate head with tall rectangular cap; separate insert for lower legs and feet; standing on a rectangular dais; minor abrasions. 9.7 kg total, 79 cm high
Ex West Country, UK, collection, 2000s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Chinese Silk Embroidery with Figures
19th century A.D.Estimate: £700 - 900 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £125
Rectangular silk fabric panel with embroidered scene of two potentates standing wearing long robes, each supporting a balustered vessel in one hand; applied borders with discoid and heganal studs with tinned central panel; mounted on a later fabric backing with suspension fittings. 319 grams, 88.5 x 70.5 cm
From an early 20th century collection, Paris, France. Exhibited at the Silk Road Exhibition, Piccadilly, London W1, held in 2001. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Massive Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Plate
15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
A shallow bowl with gently sloping walls, the inner face with a loosely painted floral motif and the outer wall with regularly disposed painted petals. 1.66 kg, 33 cm
Ex Butterfield and Butterfield auction with official Hoi An Hoard labels. Accompanied by an illustrated information sheet about the Hoi An shipwreck. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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.
