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LOT 2186
Tek Sing Treasure Shipwreck Glazed Bowl and Box Group
EARLY 19TH CENTURY A.D.
3 - 5 1/2 in. (762 grams total, 7.4-14 cm).
Comprising three bowls, one footed with scroll decoration to the outer face; one with tendrils to both faces and decorative border to the outer face; one with dashes and concentric circles; a lidded cylindrical box; two bowls repaired and box lid chipped. [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.
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 2186
Tek Sing Treasure Shipwreck Glazed Bowl and Box Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
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Tek Sing Treasure Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Plate Set
Early 19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Comprising six shallow plates with sloping walls, central motif of flowers and tendrils, border to the rim and tendrils to the outer face. 1.49 kg total, 15.5-16.5 cm
Ex 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. -
Satsuma Lidded Gilt Ceramic Box
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Discoid in plan, squat bowl with basal ring, shallow lid with central knop handle; lid with dense gilt scheme of busts and patterned clothing; sidewall with dragons; inside lid, two gilt scholars with a scroll, inside bowl a crouching scholar. 56 grams, 63 mm wide
From a private Tyneside collection, formed since the early 2000s. -
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Chinese Tang Terracotta Polo Player
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £2,340
The horse in a static pose with its head turned to the left, on a rectangular base; the female rider bent at waist with her left arm held low and her right held at shoulder height; painted detailing to the saddle blanket, crupper and robe. 5.78 kg, 41.5 cm
Ex London gentleman, previously from Hong Kong collection. Accompanied by an original thermoluminescence analysis report no.C125q39 by Oxford Authentication. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13006-246346.
