Freely painted with a riverscape within double lines.
12cm in Diameter. The Vung Tau was discovered in 1989 by a Vietnamese fisherman trawling the sea-bed for shellfish. He was a few miles away from Con Dao Island, which lies roughly 100 nautical miles away south of Vung Tau, when his nets snagged on an obstruction. Con Dao Island was one of the last fresh-water refuelling stops for ships making their way to the north-western islands of Indonesia. Of the thousands of ships that would have sto ...click for details
With boats sailing close together as they pass an island from which a solitary figure is fishing.
The rim depicting a heringbone border and the reverse Cafe Au Lait (Batavian) glazed.
Size 10.5cm in Diameter. The wreck was discovered by fisherman working off the Ca Mau peninsular when their nets snagged on it. When
they realised the porcelain was saleable they began dredging up as much as possible. Once the Vietnamese Ministry
of Culture and Information realised what was happening they mov ...click for details
Painted with an all over pattern of a scholar crossing a bridge between two islands in an extensive mountainous
landscape. The reverse covered with a Cafe Au Lait (Batavian) glaze. Remains of sea life covering both front
and back of this saucer dish. The wreck was discovered by fisherman working off the Ca Mau peninsular when their nets snagged on it. When
they realised the porcelain was saleable they began dredging up as much as possible. Once the Vietnamese Ministry
of Culture and Informat ...click for details
pottery storage jar with conical side and a flat shoulder. Storage jar
depicting various sea life encrustations.
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In 1822 the Tek Sing (True Star) a large ocean going Junk, 60 meters in length, set sail from Amoy harbour in China, bound for Batavia (now Jakarta) on the island of Java. On board were merchants, crew and 1600 passengers, bringing the total compliment close to 2000 peopl ...click for details
This lovely underglaze Blue and White vase is decorated in reserve with
Lattice pattern panels of stylised Lotus heads. There is a small professional
chip repair to the rim. Complete with original Christies auction sticker, Lot No. 334.
Size: 14.5cm in height
Vung Tau Shipwreck Cargo Story c1690
The Vung Tau was discovered in 1989 by a Vietnamese fisherman trawling the sea-bed for shellfish. He was a few miles away from Con Dao Island, which lies roughly 100 nautical miles away south ...click for details
This saucer dish depicts birds in flight above Peony,
Prunus and Bamboo plants growing from pierced rocks.
The reverse in cafe au lait.
Size: 12cm in diameter
It comes with the Sotheby's auction sticker.
Ca Mau Cargo c1725 The wreck was discovered by fisherman working off the Ca Mau peninsular when their nets snagged on it. When they realised the porcelain was saleable they began dredging up as much as possible. Once the Vietnamese Ministry of Culture and Information realised what ...click for details
The Nanking cargo is the most famous of the shipwreck cargoes. It attracted world wide media attention when it was auctioned by Christies Amsterdam in April 1986.The ships name was 'The Geldermalsen' belonging to the Dutch East India Company. The (VerenigdeOostIndische Compagnie (V.O.C). She set sail from Canton on December 18th 1755 bound for Amsterdam. The valuable cargo consisted of over 160,000 pieces of porcelain, tea, raw silk, textiles and one hundred and forty five gold ingots.
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Batavian Bamboo and Peony pattern tea bowl and saucer, painted with a double clump of leafy bamboo to the left of a cluster of peony flowers. The exterior is cafe au lait (Batavian) glaze.
Size,
Tea bowl, 7.5 cm.
Saucer, 11.5 cm.
This item comes complete with its original Christies lot sticker (as shown in the photographs). The condition and glaze is very good, but as these pieces have lain on the sea bed for 300 years, some minor abrasions, or loss of glaze shine may be expected but this si ...click for details
This handsome plate is in underglaze blue and white. It depicts a fisherman punting his boat in a wide river landscape with a large
Pavilion on an island surrounded by trees, another in the distance balances this classic Chinese scene which has alternating
peony and chrysanthemum flowers around the border.
This lovely plate has no chips or cracks and it comes with the original Christies auction sticker with the lot number of 1732 which
was a lot of only 12 plates, the best of which were ...click for details
This substantial swattow, deep dish is painted in the
centre with a floral spray, surrounded by stylised flowers
and greenery. The underside is painted with stylised symbols
and has a Brown wash. A real piece of far Eastern Medical history.
Considering the imense age, it is in very good condition.
A real piece of far Eastern Medical history.
Size: 26cm in Diameter.
