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LOT 2376
Tek Sing Treasure Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Bowl Set
EARLY 19TH CENTURY A.D.
5 in. (1.2 kg total, 12.7 cm).
Each footed with painted blue floral motifs and circumferential lines, design to inner centre and signature to underside. [6, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Nagel Auction, with official Tek Sing Treasure labels to veso.
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 2376
Tek Sing Treasure Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Bowl Set
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
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Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Lidded Box Collection of Three
15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Comprising three powder boxes with painted floral motifs to the lid and body. 305 grams total, 61-70 mm
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. -
Chinese Bronze Statue of a Lady
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Hollow-formed figure of a female kneeling on a textured base with hands extended. 4.45 kg, 35.5 cm
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Chinese Rock Crystal Plaques with Animal Faces
17th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
Matched pair, each a plano-convex appliqué with carved facial features, hatched band to the brow and chin, two countersunk eyes flanking a carinated nose. 42.1 grams total, 42 mm each (436 grams total, 25 x 15 cm including box)
with a London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
