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Nanking Cargo Batavian Willow Pattern Tea Bowl & Saucer browse these categories for related items... All Items: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Porcelain: Pre 1900: item # 1023144
Roger Bradbury Antiques Skeyton Lodge, Skeyton +44(0)1603737444 Guest Book £350.00 P&PUK£10.00 P&PInternational£11.00 |
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| These sets are quite rare. There were only 168 sets in the whole Nanking Cargo. This "Large set" is painted with a large blossoming Peony and aweeping Willow growing from Rockwork within a fenced terrace with swaskita deccoration. The swastika deccoration is believed to be a Buddist symbol for the heart of Budda. In China it is used as s synonym for "wan" which means Ten Thousand, it is seen as a symbol of endless longevity. The border is a band of formal scrolls which is unique to these sets in the Cargo. The exterior has a "Batvian" Cafe' au Lait glaze. This is the only set I have had, quite a rarety!. The condition is very good, No chips or cracks. Size: Suacer Dish: Just over 13cm 5 1/4"inches Tea Bowl: 8.5cm 3 1/4"inches The Nanking Cargo Shipwreck Story 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. On January 3rd 1752 after 16 days sailing the Geldermalsen hit a reef and sank in the South China Sea. The cargo was recovered by Captain Michael Hatcher and his team in 1985-86, shipped to Amsterdam and sold two hundred and thirty four years late! I spent four days viewing the porcelain in order to select the nicer pieces. The auction which made £10,000,000 was one of the most fascinating I have ever been to, attracting very many bidders from all over the world both in room and on the telephone, everyone wanted a piece of the Nanking Cargo. | |||||||
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