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LOT 2169
Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Lidded Box Collection
15TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/4 in. (251 grams total, 57 mm each).
Comprising three powder boxes with 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.
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 2169
Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Lidded Box Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
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South East Asian Rhyolite Idol
4th-3rd century B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £65
Comprising bulbous head and body, low-relief facial features, arms forming a horizontal band, bifacial; traces of pigment. 390 grams, 12.2 cm
Acquired on the Asian art market before 2000. Ex property of a UK gallery. -
South East Asian Painted Terracotta Chalice
Ban Chiang, 900-300 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
With bulbous body and flared rim, trumpet-shaped foot, applied swirl designs overall. 1.59 kg, 22.5 cm high
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 the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s. -
Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Lidded Box Collection
15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Comprising three powder boxes: one with painted floral decoration to the lid and body; one with a landscape to the lid; one with painted polychrome decoration. 260 grams total, 51-61 mm
Ex Butterfield and Butterfield auction with official Hoi An Hoard labels. Accompanied by an illustrated information sheet about the Hoi An shipwreck.
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.
