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LOT 2264
Tek Sing Treasure Shipwreck Glazed Polychrome Bowl Group
EARLY 19TH CENTURY A.D.
6 1/4 in. (1.45 kg total, 16.1 cm each).
Comprising four large bell-shaped footed bowls with decorative geometric ornament to the inner face and remains of decorative border to the outer face. [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 2264
Tek Sing Treasure Shipwreck Glazed Polychrome Bowl Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
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Qing Dynasty, 1616-1911 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Hemispherical in profile with low foot; painted frieze of flowers, berries and leaves; supplied with a wooden stand. 171 grams total, 6.4-10.8 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 the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s. -
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19th-20th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Modelled in the round leaning forward, wearing a knee-length tunic and trousers; much pigment remaining. 3.5 kg, 45.5 cm
Ex West Country, UK, collection, 2000s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
