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LOT 2371

Sold for (Inc. bp): £46

NANKING CARGO SHIPWRECK GILT GLAZED BLUE AND WHITE DISH
EARLY 18TH CENTURY A.D.
5 1/4 in. (107 grams, 13.4 cm).

Of wide profile with shallow foot, painted floral motifs with a gilt lotus flower. [No Reserve]

PROVENANCE:
Ex Christie's, Amsterdam, 28 April-2 May 1985.

Accompanied by an illustrated information sheet about the Nanking shipwreck.

FOOTNOTES:
On Monday 3rd January 1752, the Dutch East India Company ship Geldermalsen, struck a reef on her return journey to the Netherlands and sank in the South China Sea. The cargo of Chinese porcelain was originally potted in Jingdezhen, Jiangzi province. The cargo was recovered by Captain Michael Hatcher and his team in 1985.

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