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LOT 2199
Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Lidded Box Collection
15TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/4 in. (286 grams total, 57-60 mm).
Comprising three powder boxes, one with a painted landscape to the lid, two with flowers and decorative panels. [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 2199
Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Lidded Box Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
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Chinese Provincial Blue and White Jar
15th-17th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £40
Barrel-shaped in profile with tall basal ring, broad shoulder low neck and chamfered rim; painted rosettes to the shoulder and sidewalls. 1.35 kg, 18.2 cm wide
Ex Hong Kong collection, 1980-1990. From a London, UK, collection. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Thai Basket-Shaped Terracotta Cooking Jar
Ayutthaya, 14th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Squat and carinated in profile with rounded underside, low neck and everted rim; impressed polygonal hatching to underside, horizontal hatchin to shoulder. 290 grams, 11.4 cm wide
Ex Amanda Barrie collection, Suffolk, UK. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman. -
Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Lidded Box Collection
15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Comprising three powder boxes with painted floral and geometric motifs to the lid and body. 234 grams total, 53-55 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.
