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LOT 2257
Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Vase Trio
15TH CENTURY A.D.
2 5/8 - 3 1/8 in. (437 grams total, 67-79 mm).
Comprising three bulbous vases with painted decoration to the outer walls. [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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Large Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Plate
15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
A wide plate with stepped rim, painted tendrils and flowers to the inner face and large petals radiating from the foot to the outer face. 731 grams, 23.6 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. -
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Round disc with a suspension loop above, showing a lama in a meditating pose on a tiger-skin, tea pot to his side, flanked by two attendants. 88 grams, 94 mm
An important collection of Hindu art formed by the late Jeffery Romer in the 1990s. -
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