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LOT 2417
Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Lidded Box Collection
15TH CENTURY A.D.
2 - 2 5/8 in. (292 grams total, 49-66 mm).
Comprising three powder boxes: one with a facetted body decorated petals and tendrils; one with a painted landscape to the lid, one with segmented body painted with floral motifs and leaves. [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 2417
Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Lidded Box Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
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Chinese Cloisonne Cobalt Blue Gilt Bronze Bowl
Early 20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Broad and squat with basal ring, dense design of spiral tendrils. cinquefoils, lozenge and other motifs in concentric rings. 394 grams, 13.9 cm
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Chinese Cinnabar Lacquer Bronze Trinket Box with Guardian Lion
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
With carved lotus flower design to the base. lid with reserved advancing lion on a hatched field. 244 grams, 10.3 cm wide
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Vung Tau Cargo White Ware Bowl Group
Vietnam, circa 1690 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Comprising three bell-shaped bowls with basal rings and brown band to the lip, tin-glazed export ware; each with an old Christie's label. 1.16 kg total, 13.9-14.3 cm
Ex Hong Kong and West Country collection. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
