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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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Northern Wei Dynasty, 386-534 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Wearing an ankle-length robe and pillar-box cap, right arm raised, with separately modelled hand and head; left arm within a copious sleeve. 4.7 kg, 48 cm
Fine condition.
Property of a North London gentleman; formerly in the Cheuk family collection, Hong Kong, 1990s. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
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20th century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Each a hollow-formed conical figure in seated pose with robe extending to the base, wearing a small cap over the hair; one holding cymbals to clash together, the other raising a set of pipes to the lips. 1.42 kg total, 18.2-19.5 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. -
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Buddha depicted standing in a rectangular niche with a canopy above, his hands held at the chest and eyes downcast, dressed in voluminous robes. 3.5 kg, 32 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.
