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LOT 2215
Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Vase
15TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/2 in. (211 grams, 88 mm).
A piriform vase with looped handles above the shoulder, small mouth, the body with painted flowers, tendrils and petals. [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 2215
Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Vase
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644 A.D. or laterEstimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Both standing on a rectangular base in a wide stance, wearing conical hats, boots and black cross-over robes tied at the waist with a red belt; separately modelled heads with delicately rendered faces; both showing one raised arm (one with hand absent) and the other held at the side covered by the voluminous sleeve; repaired. 3 kg total, 33-34 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. -
Tang Horse and Lady Rider
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £169
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Ex David Miller, Hemel Hempstead, London, UK. From the private collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the early 2000s. -
Chinese Sancai Tang Glazed Attendant
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £117
Modelled in the round wearing a tall brim cap, ankle-length robe with long bell-shaped sleeves, proper left arm bent across the chest; standing on a hexagonal-section stepped base; separate posable head. 1.9 kg, 41 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.
