FORTY-SIX CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN BLUE AND WHITE PLATES FROM THE NANKING CARO
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FORTY-SIX CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN BLUE AND WHITE PLATES FROM THE NANKING CARO
CIRCA 1750
Details
Variously painted with pavilions on islands before pine trees and a figure in a boat, the border with sprays of chrysanthemum, within scroll and hatched borders
9 in. (23 cm.) diameter
Provenance
The Nanking Cargo Chinese Export Porcelain and Gold; Christie's Amsterdam, 28 April - 2 May 1986, lots 1730, 1731, 1740, 1742 and others (all part).
Lot Essay
On 3rd January 1752, the Dutch East India Company (VOC) ship named the Geldermalsen, struck a reef on her return journey to the Netherlands and sank in the South China Sea. The cargo included porcelain, silk, tea, lacquered wares and textiles. The wreck was discovered by Captain Michael Hatcher in 1985 and amongst the cargo was a large quantity of Chinese porcelain, which was originally potted in Jingdezhen, in the Jiangxi province of China. The salvaged cargo was subsequently sold by Christie's Amsterdam in ‘The Nanking Cargo, Chinese Export Porcelain and Gold’ on 28 April - 2 May 1986.
CIRCA 1750
Details
Variously painted with pavilions on islands before pine trees and a figure in a boat, the border with sprays of chrysanthemum, within scroll and hatched borders
9 in. (23 cm.) diameter
Provenance
The Nanking Cargo Chinese Export Porcelain and Gold; Christie's Amsterdam, 28 April - 2 May 1986, lots 1730, 1731, 1740, 1742 and others (all part).
Lot Essay
On 3rd January 1752, the Dutch East India Company (VOC) ship named the Geldermalsen, struck a reef on her return journey to the Netherlands and sank in the South China Sea. The cargo included porcelain, silk, tea, lacquered wares and textiles. The wreck was discovered by Captain Michael Hatcher in 1985 and amongst the cargo was a large quantity of Chinese porcelain, which was originally potted in Jingdezhen, in the Jiangxi province of China. The salvaged cargo was subsequently sold by Christie's Amsterdam in ‘The Nanking Cargo, Chinese Export Porcelain and Gold’ on 28 April - 2 May 1986.
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FORTY-SIX CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN BLUE AND WHITE PLATES FROM THE NANKING CARO
Estimate £4,000 - £6,000
Starting Price £2,000
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