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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 Pot
Ayutthaya, 14th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Squat in profile with broad base and thick rolled rim; impressed polygonal hatching to underside, extending to horizontal ribbing on the sidewall. 196 grams, 88 mm
Ex Amanda Barrie collection, Suffolk, UK. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman. -
Chinese Qing Stone Figure
Qing Dynasty, 1644-1911 A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
On a square-section base, modelled in the half-round figure seated on a throne with rosette and other ornament, wearing an ankle-length robe and a tall headdress; triangular panel to the rear with square socket to the reverse. 16.3 kg, 40 cm
Ex Hong Kong collection, 1970s. 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. -
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.
