Ending 15th Nov, 2022 13:00

Timed Auction - Asian Art

 
  Lot 22
 

A small Chinese blue and white teapot from the Vung Tau cargo, Kangxi

A small Chinese blue and white teapot from the Vung Tau cargo, Kangxi
Of globular form with plain loop handle and domed cover, decorated with shaped panels of flowers, rocks and birds.
8cm high.

Provenance:

A private English collector. Christie's Vung Tau Cargo auction, Amsterdam, 1992. Gardiner-Houlgate, Bath, 25 March 2011, lot 63. Acquired by the vendor from Robert McPherson Antiques, 2011.

Footnote:

The Vung Tau wreck was discovered in 1990 and excavated by Australian diver Michael Flecker. The vessel was believed to date to circa 1690, From the hoard of over 48,000 objects, Christie's selected 28,000 items of porcelain which were sold at their Amsterdam rooms in 1992. A mere 15 teapots of this type were offered in Christie's auction, arranged in five lots from 223 to 227.

Sold for £470


Condition Report

Light glaze wear/erosion.

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