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LOT 2414
Large Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Plate Pair
15TH CENTURY A.D.
9 1/2 - 9 7/8 in. (1.75 kg total, 24-25.1 cm).
Each with a painted central flower within a foliate border, petals to the outer face. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Butterfield and Butterfield auction with official Hoi An Hoard labels.
Accompanied by an illustrated information sheet about the Hoi An shipwreck.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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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South East Asian Terracotta Lidded Vessel
19th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £216
Formed as a human bust and torso, the body lozengiform in plan with low-relief bent arms to the obverse, hatched saltire to the reverse, applied sheet-gold detailing to the chest and shoulders; the knop-handled stopper forming the head with sheet-gold diadem and earrings, ushnisha top-knot, brows, and facial features. 85 grams, 91 mm
Ex Robin Symes Gallery, Mayfair, London, UK, pre 1999. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Lidded Box Collection
15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Comprising three powder boxes with painted floral motifs to the lid, two with decorative panels to the body. 378 grams total, 72-73 mm
Ex Butterfield and Butterfield auction with official Hoi An Hoard labels. Accompanied by an illustrated information sheet about the Hoi An shipwreck. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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. -
Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Lidded Box with Lion
15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
A lidded cream-glazed powder box with a painted lion amidst tendrils to the lid. 145 grams, 75 mm
Ex Butterfield and Butterfield auction with official Hoi An Hoard labels. Accompanied by an illustrated information sheet about the Hoi An shipwreck. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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.
