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LOT 2438
Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Lidded Box Collection
15TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/4 - 2 7/8 in. (302 grams total, 56-73 mm).
Comprising three powder boxes, two with painted floral motifs and one with a landscape. [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 2438
Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Lidded Box Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
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Chinese Song Terracotta Tile with Lion
Song Dynasty, 960-1279 A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £195
Rectangular block with a high-relief leaping lion holding a tendril in its mouth, raised tail with large tuft; repaired. 4.04 kg, 26.5 x 26 cm
From a West Country, UK, collection, 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Chinese Han Terracotta Stick Man Figure
Han Dynasty, 206 B.C.-220 A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £338
Unglazed nude figure with pigment to the hair, sockets to the shoulders to accept posable arms; supplied with a custom-made stand. 3.03 kg, 59 cm
Previously from a Hong Kong collection. Ex property of a London, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Chinese Painted Glass Snuff Bottle Signed Zhou Leyuan
Dated 1924 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Painted interior with flowers and fruits to one face and a landscape scene depicting cattle to the other; inscriptions to both faces; pink cabochon to lid. 100 grams, 95 mm
Ex property of a lady, from her grandfather's collection, 1960s-1970s; thence by decent. From the private collection of a Kent, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
