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LOT 2291
Tek Sing Treasure Shipwreck Glazed Grey and White Plate Set
EARLY 19TH CENTURY A.D.
6 7/8 - 7 in. (1.2 kg total, 17.5-17.8 cm).
Comprising four shallow plates with feather design. [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 2291
Tek Sing Treasure Shipwreck Glazed Grey and White Plate Set
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
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Late Gupta Gold Hair Ring with Makara Mask
Indonesia, 6th-7th century A.D.Estimate: £5,000 - 7,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,500
Penannular hair-ring with granulation, formed as an animal mask with crown. 9.37 grams, 25 mm
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Private collection, London. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12816-241420. 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. -
Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Lidded Box Collection
15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Comprising three powder boxes, two with painted floral motifs and one with a landscape. 273 grams total, 56-62 mm
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. -
Chinese Song Style Scenic Terracotta Tile
20th century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Substantial ceramic block with landscape scene, two fawns reclining among rocks with a fallen tree above; linzhi fungi and leaf-clusters; high-relief modelling with some undercutting. 13.55 kg, 43 cm long
From a 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.
