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LOT 2387
Tek Sing Treasure Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Plate Set
EARLY 19TH CENTURY A.D.
7 in. (1.8 kg total, 17.6-18 cm).
Comprising six shallow plates with feather and tendril decoration. [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 2387
Tek Sing Treasure Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Plate Set
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
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Chinese Qing Green Glazed Figure Pair
Qing Dynasty, 1644-1912 A.D. or laterEstimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Each a hollow-formed female figure wearing long robes tied at the waist, elaborate high coiffure; one with a palmette fan to her head in her left hand, right hand inside the long sleeve of her chang'ao on her hip, buttoned at the front, the other in a similar stance but holding a small vessel. 892 grams total, 22.5-23 cm
Ex Hong Kong and West Country collection. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Chinese Sancai Style Glazed Terracotta Zodiac Figure
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £286
Hollow-formed with partial glaze finish; standing figure in floor-length bell-shaped robe with dragon-head, arms in long bell-shaped sleeves; waisted base. 368 grams, 22 cm
Private collection, Hong Kong, acquired in the 1990s-2000s. Private collection, London, acquired in the 2000s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Chinese Song Green Glazed Dish
Song Dynasty, 960-1279 A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £20
Patella-shaped with central tondo, rolled rim and shallow foot; remains of green glaze. 192 grams, 15.5 cm wide
Ex West Country collection, 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
