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LOT 2373
Tek Sing Treasure Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Dish Set
EARLY 19TH CENTURY A.D.
6 in. (1.42 kg total, 15 cm).
Each footed with painted blue floral motifs inside and out, double circumferential lines to the upper edge. [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 2373
Tek Sing Treasure Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Dish Set
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
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From a West Country, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Ca Mau Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Miniature Vessel Group
Early 18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Comprising three miniature vessels with painted floral decoration. 61 grams total, 60-63 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 Neolithic Pottery Frog Jar
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Piriform bodied and painted with a figurative frog design; two loop handles to the equator. 2.7 kg, 32 cm
From a West Country, UK, collection, 1990s.
