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LOT 2332
Tek Sing Treasure Shipwreck Glazed Pale Blue and White Plate Set with Floral Designs
EARLY 19TH CENTURY A.D.
7 1/8 - 7 3/8 in. (2.2 kg total, 18.2-18.8 cm).
Comprising six shallow plates with floral motifs and tendrils to both faces. [6, 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 2332
Tek Sing Treasure Shipwreck Glazed Pale Blue and White Plate Set with Floral Designs
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
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Buddhist Bronze Buddha Group
19th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Including standing Buddha in low-relief against a vesica-shaped mandorla, and other items. 604 grams total, 11.3-13 cm
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
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 holding a length of cloth with tasselled ends, the other a bowl in her left hand with a bag suspended over her right shoulder. 879 grams total, 22.5-23.5 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 Han Style Terracotta Dancer
Han Dynasty, 206 B.C.-220 A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
Wearing a floor-length robe with flared hem, hands extended inside long sleeves with heater-shaped finials, centre-parted hair; traces of pigment to the collar, cap and elsewhere; some restoration. 4.25 kg, 50 cm
Acquired from a gallery in Hong Kong. Private collection, Hong Kong, acquired in the 1990s. Private collection, London, acquired in the 2000s. Accompanied by an original of a thermoluminescence analysis report no.C125k82 by Oxford Authentication. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
