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LOT 2182
Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Lidded Box Collection
15TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/8 in. (234 grams total, 53-55 mm).
Comprising three powder boxes with painted floral and geometric motifs to the lid and body. [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 2182
Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Lidded Box Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
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Thai Basket-Shaped Terracotta Cooking Pot
Ayutthaya, 14th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Squat in profile with rounded bade and thick rolled rim; impressed polygonal hatching to underside. 275 grams, 10.4 cm wide
Ex Amanda Barrie collection, Suffolk, UK. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman. -
Massive Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Sea Encrusted Glazed Blue and White Platter
15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
With a stepped rim, outlines of painted decoration to the inner face and outer face with large petals radiating from the low foot. 2 kg, 34.1 cm
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. -
Chinese Wei Terracotta Female Attendant Figure
Northern Wei, 386-534 A.D. or laterEstimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Unglazed female figure modelled in the half-round, dressed in long robes with her hands held inside the wide sleeves, rounded face with stylised detailing; plain dorsal pillar. 1.19 kg, 31.5 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. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
