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LOT 2260
Tek Sing Treasure Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Bowl Set
EARLY 19TH CENTURY A.D.
5 3/4 - 5 7/8 in. (1.28 kg total, 14.5-15 cm).
Comprising four bell-shaped footed bowls with painted landscape to the outer face. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Nagel Auction, with official Tek Sing Treasure labels to verso.
Accompanied by an illustrated information sheet about the Tek Sing shipwreck.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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 2260
Tek Sing Treasure Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Bowl Set
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
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Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £104
Modelled in the round figure of a lady in floor-length robes with hands exposed from her broad sleeves, toes of her slippers protruding at base; partial glazed finish. 617 grams, 24.7 cm
From a West Country, UK, collection, 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Chinese Song Terracotta Tile
Song Dynasty, 960-1279 A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £156
With high-relief image of a warrior standing with hands resting on his spread legs, wearing a helmet and armour with lion-mask ornament over a flowing floor-length robe, riding boots; stern facial expression. 6.05 kg, 36 x 27 cm
Ex West Country, UK, collection, 2000s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Ordos Gilt Bronze Belt Plate Pair with Bulls
4th-3rd century B.C.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
A pair of matched gilt bronze plates, rectangular with low-relief bull, the head facing forward and forelegs bent under the body, with scrolled linear motif to the border, attachment loops to reverse; mounted on a custom-made stand. 379 grams total, plates: 72 mm long each
Ex Shinya Tagava, Honcho, Tokyo, Japan, before 1986. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
The nomadic style was expressed in the openwork and embossed bronze plates that served as belt buckles and plaques. The 'Ordos bronzes' furthermore consisted mostly of decorative plaques which were sewn onto garments and horses' bridles, a frequent motif being animal combat.
