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LOT 2125
Nanking Cargo Shipwreck Poster
1985 A.D.
23 x 31 1/2 in. (4.35 kg , 58.5 x 80 cm).
Poster from the 1986 Christie's Amsterdam sale of porcelain and gold from Nanking; board-mounted in a metal frame. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Christie's, Amsterdam, 28 April-2 May 1985.
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Chinese Han Naked Terracotta Male Figure
Han Dynasty, 206 B.C.-220 A.D. or laterEstimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
An unglazed nude figure with black hair dressed in a low bun, sockets to the shoulders to accept posable arms; repaired. 3.15 kg, 58.5 cm
From a West Country, UK, collection, 1990s. -
South East Asian Khmer Ceremonial Ceramic Cup
12th-14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Coarse red-brown globular vessel with waisted neck and rolled rim; bands of incised corrugation to the body and underside, neck plain. 526 grams, 11.5 cm wide
Acquired in the 1990s. Ex Hemmings collection, Essex, UK. -
Hoi An Shipwreck Glazed Polychrome Dish Pair
15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Both with painted petals to the outer faces, painted bichrome design of vegetal motifs surrounding a Chinese character fu (meaning fortune or good luck) to the inside. 1.25 kg total, 22.2-22.3 cm
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.
