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LOT 2342
Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Lidded Box Collection
15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 - 2 1/4 in. (203 grams total, 45-57 mm).
Comprising three powder boxes, each with painted floral motifs. [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 2342
Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Lidded Box Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
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Vung Tau Cargo White Ware Bowl
Vietnam, circa 1690 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Bell-shaped with basal ring and brown band to the lip, tin-glazed export ware; an old Christie's label to the body. 375 grams, 15 cm wide
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. -
Chinese Tang Style Bronze Mirror Group
20th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising: larger mirror with central pierced lug, raised rim, low-relief geometric pattern; smaller with raised flange rim, central pierced stud, reserved figures of men, birds and other items. 438 grams total, 8.8-11.2 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 Tang White Ware Bowl
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Shallow with stepped rim and central tondo, low foot. 263 grams, 17 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.
