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LOT 2347
Nanking Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Dish Collection
EARLY 18TH CENTURY A.D.
4 5/8 in. (241 grams total, 12 cm).
Comprising four shallow plates, three with a house on a cliff edge next to a lake, one painted with trees on a rocky outcrop. [4, 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 2347
Nanking Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Dish Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
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Ca Mau Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Lidded Powder Box
Early 18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Painted with lotus petal friezes to lid and base; central floral motif to the lid. 72 grams total, 65 mm
Ex Sotheby's, Amsterdam, 29-31 January 2007. Accompanied by an illustrated information sheet about the Ca Mau shipwreck.
The Ca Mau shipwreck refers to a cargo of Chinese porcelain sunk between 1723 and 1735 off the coast of Vietnam. The wreck was discovered by Vietnamese fishermen in 1998. It is believed the wreck was a merchant’s junk on its way from Canton (Guangzhou) to Batavia when it caught fire and sank. The ship was carrying goods destined for Dutch traders who had limited access to China and its ports. -
Chinese Song Terracotta Tile with Deity
Song Dynasty, 960-1279 A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £117
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From a West Country, UK, collection, 1990s. -
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Large Ban Chiang Period Painted Chalice
Middle Period, 900-300 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
Formed as a broad upper bowl with flared rim atop a smaller inverted bowl at the base; upper bowl decorated with dense series of interlocking spiral motifs, the base with looser similar motifs. 3.05 kg, 29.5 cm high
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. Accompanied by an original thermoluminescence analysis report by Oxford Authentication with sample no.N107t24 dated 30 May 2007.
