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LOT 1658
Vietnamese Cau Mau Porcelain Baby
CIRCA 1730 A.D.
3 3/8 in. (104 grams, 85 mm high).
A blue-glazed ceramic figure of a young child, seated with blue patch to the chest and stomach. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex Sotheby's, Amsterdam, 2007.
Footnotes
The Cau Mau shipwreck refers to a cargo of Chinese porcelain sunk between 1723 and 1735 off the coast of Vietnam. The wreck was discovered by Vietnamese fishermen in 1998. It is believed the wreck was a merchant’s junk on its way from Canton (Guangzhou) to Batavia when it caught fire and sank. The ship was carrying goods destined for Dutch traders who had limited access to China and its ports.
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