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LOT 2210
Very Large Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Sea Encrusted Glazed Blue and White Platter
15TH CENTURY A.D.
11 1/8 in. (905 grams, 28.3 cm).
A wide platter with gently sloping sidewalls decorated with a band of geometric motifs. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx 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.
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LOT 2210
Very Large Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Sea Encrusted Glazed Blue and White Platter
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
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Ordos Gilt Bronze Lion Applique
6th-2nd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Zoomorphic appliqué pierced at the paws, tail and eye; remains of gilding. 14.3 grams, 36 mm
Acquired in Paris, France, in the 1980s. From the collection of G.M.R.H., London, UK. -
Chinese Wei Terracotta Female Figure
Northern Wei, 386-534 A.D. or laterEstimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £60
Modelled in the half-round wearing a floor-length robe and with the hands clasped at the midriff inside the bell-sleeves; dorsal pillar to reverse. 1.12 kg, 32 cm
Ex 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. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
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Japanese Ceramic Lidded Box
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Hollow-formed two-part trinket dish formed as a stylised mal face with blue-glazed hair and eyebrows, red-brown lips and chrysanthemum diadem; the exaggerated lentoid section nose forming the lid's handle; modelled as the king of Tengeu. 367 grams, 11.4 cm
From a private Tyneside collection, formed since the early 2000s.
