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LOT 2075
Tek Sing Treasure Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Plate Set
EARLY 19TH CENTURY A.D.
7 1/4 - 7 1/2 in. (2.23 kg total, 18.3-19 cm).
Comprising six shallow plates with painted flowers and tendrils to the upper and lower face. [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.
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 2075
Tek Sing Treasure Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Plate Set
Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
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Chinese Yuan Terracotta Animal Group
Yuan Dynasty, 1271-1368 A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £33
Three hollow-formed ceramic animals with fur texture, bristle detailing and other features. 719 grams total, 11.7-12.2 mm
Ex H.N. collection, Milton Keynes, UK, 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Massive Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Plate with Landscapes
15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Of shallow profile with stepped rim, painted arid landscape to the centre and decorative tendrils to the rim. 1.93 kg, 34 cm
Ex Butterfield and Butterfield auction with official Hoi An Hoard labels. Accompanied by an illustrated information sheet about the Hoi An shipwreck. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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. -
Nanking Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Tea Bowl
Early 18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Of wide profile with shallow foot, painted border to the inner rim, the outer face painted with a two-storey house in a hilly landscape, vegetation surrounding, the opposite side with a small island. 44 grams, 75 mm
Ex Christie's, Amsterdam, 28 April-2 May 1985. Accompanied by an illustrated information sheet about the Nanking shipwreck. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
On Monday 3rd January 1752, the Dutch East India Company ship Geldermalsen, struck a reef on her return journey to the Netherlands and sank in the South China Sea. The cargo of Chinese porcelain was originally potted in Jingdezhen, Jiangzi province. The cargo was recovered by Captain Michael Hatcher and his team in 1985.
