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LOT 2208
Tek Sing Treasure Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Plate Pair
EARLY 19TH CENTURY A.D.
6 in. (416 grams total, 15.2 cm each).
Comprising two shallow plates with painted flowers to the inner face and tendrils to the outer face. [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 2208
Tek Sing Treasure Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Plate Pair
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
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From the old private collection of a retired UK gentleman; his collection formed in the 1990s. -
Chinese Glass Bottle
20th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
With reserved black-glass ornament including clouds, sheathed swords, quivers and other motifs; serpent motif to the spherical stopper handle. 1.29 kg, 19 cm
UK collection, 1990s. Acquired on the UK art market, before 2000. Private collection, Mr M.V., a London-based businessman. -
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Opening Bid: £100
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