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LOT 2209
Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Lidded Box Collection
15TH CENTURY A.D.
2 - 2 3/8 in. (260 grams total, 51-61 mm).
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. [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 2209
Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Lidded Box Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
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Chinese Glass Bottle
20th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
With reserved black-glass ornament including clouds, sheathed swords, quivers and other motifs; serpent motif to the spherical stopper handle. 1.29 kg, 19 cm
UK collection, 1990s. Acquired on the UK art market, before 2000. Private collection, Mr M.V., a London-based businessman. -
Bronze Seated Buddha Statuette
19th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £143
Seated in lotus pose on a low platform, conical ushnisha and characteristic elongated earlobes; Thai or Cambodian. 257 grams, 11.7 cm
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Berkshire, UK, gentleman collector. -
Chinese Green Glazed Vase on Stand
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
With drum-shape body, band of foliage to the shoulder, bell-shaped mouth; supplied with a wooden stand. 1.16 kg total, 12-17.7 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 the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
