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LOT 2152
Tek Sing Treasure Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Bowl and Spoon
EARLY 19TH CENTURY A.D.
4 1/8 - 5 1/2 in. (255 grams total, 10.5-14.1 cm).
Squat glazed footed bowl with painted floral motifs below the rim; broad-bowled spoon with hooked lug finial. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Nagel Auction, with official Tek Sing Treasure labels to verso.
Accompanied by an illustrated information sheet about the Tek Sing shipwreck.
The Tek Sing (True Star) wreck is one of the famous recovery stories of the 20th century. Sailing from the port of Xiamen (then known as Amoy) in February 1822 the vessel Tek Sing was bound for Jakarta, Indonesia laden with porcelain goods and 1600 Chinese emigrants. The captain decided to pass through the Gaspar Strait, between the Bangka-Belitung Islands, and ran aground on a reef. The vessel sank in about 100 feet of water. The next morning, February 7, an English East Indiaman captained by James Pearl, passing through the same waters, encountered debris and some survivors and managed to rescue about 190 of the latter.
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LOT 2152
Tek Sing Treasure Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Bowl and Spoon
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
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Chinese Red Terracotta Horse and Rider
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Modelled in the round in static pose on a rectangular base, the rider bent forward with right arm raised; both hands pierced to accept reins (absent). 6 kg, 41 cm high
From a West Country, UK, collection, 1990s. Accompanied by thermoluminescence analysis report no.03C26042024 from Laboratory Kotalla. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12452-226139. -
Nanking Cargo Shipwreck Poster
1985 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Poster from the 1986 Christie's Amsterdam sale of porcelain and gold from Nanking; board-mounted in a metal frame. 4.35 kg , 58.5 x 80 cm
Ex Christie's, Amsterdam, 28 April-2 May 1985. -
Chinese Tang Polychrome Terracotta Horse and Rider
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D. or laterEstimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £175
Modelled on a rectangular base, the horse standing with a rounded saddlecloth picked out in blue pigment; the rider modelled seated in the saddle, right arm raised and left arm held before the body; right hand modelled empty to accept a bow or other weapon; some restoration. 2.03 kg, 33.2 cm
From the private collection of H. Norry, 1980s-1990s.
