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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 Glazed Ceramic Group
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising: squat bowl with random geometric ornament; diffuser with crackle-glaze finish, calligraphic legend; hollow-formed glazed ceramic pixiu. 1.04 kg total, 8.5-12 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. -
Chinese Carved Soapstone Vase Group
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising: carved openwork with bowl and vase in a vignette with monkey and bird; small ovoid bowl in a carved vignette with leaves and berries. 537 grams total, 11.7-14 cm wide
From the old private collection of a retired UK gentleman; his collection formed in the 1990s. -
Chinese Sancai Tang Glazed Figure
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £117
Standing erect, wearing a knee-length robe and riding boots, with elaborately dressed hair, both hands flat at the chest and waist. 368 grams, 23.2 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.