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LOT 2158
Tek Sing Treasure Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Plate
EARLY 19TH CENTURY A.D.
9 3/8 in. (587 grams, 23.7 cm).
Glazed dish with tendrils and flowers to the outer face, dense floral pattern to the tondo; supplied with a display stand. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market.
From a family collection of a North American gentleman living in the UK.
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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Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Lidded Box with Bird
15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
The lid with ring to the tondo, stork standing among vegetation. 105 grams, 63 mm
Ex Butterfield and Butterfield auction with official Hoi An Hoard labels. Accompanied by an illustrated information sheet about the Hoi An shipwreck.
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. -
Chinese Sancai Tang Glazed Statuette
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D. or laterEstimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Hollow-formed standing figure in calf-length robes with hands laid flat on the hip and chest; glazed finish. 315 grams, 22.5 cm
From a West Country, UK, collection, 1990s.
