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LOT 2371
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]
ProvenanceEx Christie's, Amsterdam, 28 April-2 May 1985.
Accompanied by an illustrated information sheet about the Nanking shipwreck.
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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LOT 2371
Nanking Cargo Shipwreck Gilt Glazed Blue and White Dish
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Lidded Box Collection
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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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From a West Country, UK, collection, 1990s.
