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LOT 2468
Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Lidded Box Collection
15TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/8 - 2 3/8 in. (280 grams total, 55-62 mm).
Comprising three powder boxes with painted decoration, one with a landscape with a tall building, two with 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 2468
Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Lidded Box Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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Monumental Chinese Han Decorated Terracotta Wall Section
Han Dynasty, 206 B.C.-220 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £494
A substantial hollow-form block with mounting holes to the upper and lower faces; the upper face with chequerboard design of alternating flowers and rosettes; repaired. 89.5 kg, 141 x 50 x 15 cm
From a West Country collection, UK, 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Chinese Neolithic Terracotta Jar
Neolithic Period, 3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Biconvex in profile with flared mouth, lateral strap handles at the equator, incised rings to the shoulder. 1.43 kg, 26 cm
From a West Country, UK, collection, 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
South East Asian Glazed Vessel Group
19th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £20
Three squat jars each with an animal-head to the shoulder: ox, sheep and stylised bird. 480 grams total, 78-97 mm
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.
