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LOT 2228
Tek Sing Treasure Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Dish Set
EARLY 19TH CENTURY A.D.
5 7/8 - 6 1/8 in. (1.35 kg total, 15-15.7 cm).
Each a shallow dish with tendril and flowers to the upper and lower faces, central spiral. [6, 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 2228
Tek Sing Treasure Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Dish Set
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
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Chinese Glazed Dish Group
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising four small bell-shaped bowls, each with floral motifs and a signature character to the underside. 155 grams total, 64-68 mm wide
From the family collection of a Maida Vale lady, UK. -
Chinese Tang Terracotta Horse
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,236
Modelled in the round standing on a rectangular base, one foreleg raised, head bent down and to the right, short dressed tail tied with a ribbon; wearing saddlecloth, saddle and harness adorned with bells; remaining polychrome pigmentation. 14.2 kg, 51 cm high
From a West Country, UK, collection, 1990s. Accompanied by a thermoluminescence analysis report no.C122d29 from Oxford Authentication. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.203476. -
Chinese Bronze Guardian Figures
17th century A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Each hollow-formed and wearing long robes and a tall headdress; one depicting Buddha sitting on a Buddhistic lion, the other the goddess Quan Yin sitting on a mythical fish. 335 grams total, 70 mm each
Acquired on the German art market, 1989-1995. with The Museum Gallery, 19 Bury Place, London, WC1, UK, 1998-2003. Property of a London based academic, 2003-present. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12456-226029.
