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LOT 2698
Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Pot Pair
15TH CENTURY A.D.
2 5/8 in. (197 grams total, 68 mm each).
Pair of small bulbous vessels with narrow necks. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Butterfield and Butterfield auction with official Hoi An Hoard labels.
From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent.
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LOT 2698
Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Pot Pair
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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