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LOT 2411
Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Lidded Box Collection
15TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/8 in. (275 grams total, 60-61 mm).
Comprising three powder boxes, two with painted floral motifs and one with grooves. [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 2411
Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Lidded Box Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
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Chinese Tang Terracotta Camel
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,040
Modelled in the round with saddlecloth, remains of pigment and scrolled tendril design. 3.4 kg, 43.5 cm high
Acquired from a gallery in Hong Kong. Private collection, Hong Kong, acquired in the 1990s. Private collection, London, acquired in the 2000s. Accompanied by an original of a thermoluminescence analysis report no.C125k85 by Oxford Authentication. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Polychrome Bowl
15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Tin-glazed squat bowl with everted rim, floral motifs to rim and centre. 395 grams, 15 cm
Ex Butterfield and Butterfield auction with official Hoi An Hoard labels. 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.
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. -
Chinese Quartz 'Dragon' Water Dropper
18th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Carved deep bowl with curved pouring lip, short handle formed as a stylised animal head, incised decoration around the rim and handle. 33 grams, 74.5 mm
Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
