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LOT 2324
Tek Sing Treasure Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Plate Set
EARLY 19TH CENTURY A.D.
7 in. (1.19 kg total, 17.7 cm each).
Comprising four shallow plates with painted tendrils and feather designs. [4, 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 2324
Tek Sing Treasure Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Plate Set
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
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Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644 A.D. or laterEstimate: £350 - 450 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £175
Set comprising: two hollow-formed glaze figures of guards standing erect with left arm bent and hand hollowed to accept a spear (absent), with separate head on a hexagonal-section stepped base; hollow-formed cubicle with pitched roof, knop finial, glazed sat within and hatched glazed panels to the sidewalls. 7 kg total, 38-41 cm
Ex West Country, UK, collection, 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Chinese Tang Terracotta Horse and Rider
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,100
The horse in a static pose with its head slightly turned, the rider erect with both arms bent and fists clenched to grip the reins (absent); painted fur texture to the saddle blanket. 5.55 kg, 46 cm high
Ex West Country, UK, collection, 2000s. Accompanied by thermoluminescence analysis report no.07C26042024 by Laboratory Kotalla. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12563-231122. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Ordos Gilt Bronze Belt Buckle with Gryphons
4th-3rd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,080
Rectangular plaque with concentric beaded borders, field with two addorsed gryphons each with wings folded and legs bent beneath the body; attachment loops to reverse; mounted on a custom-made stand. 375 grams total, plate: 10.9 cm
Ex Shinya Tagava, Honcho, Tokyo, Japan, before 1986. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
