Description: Nanking Cargo c1750 Chinese Shipwreck Daisy Trellis Pattern Cup and Saucer *Please Note. Christies Sale catalogue not included* Hand painted with daisy, camellia and lingzhi issuing from a terrace enclosed at the right by a fence with kidney shaped apertures, below a band of spearheads at the rim. Size: Cup: Height: 6.3cm Saucer: Diameter: 13.1cm Condition: Saucer dish with a rim frit and hairline to the underside approx. 4cm Provenance: This cup and saucer can be checked against the Christies Amsterdam sale catalogue of Monday 28th April-Friday 2nd May 1986. With regards to the absence of the auction sticker to the underside of the saucer, scanned pages from the sale catalogue relating to both pieces will be supplied with the sale for reference. Worldwide shipping available. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact. 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 1751 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!
Price: 485 GBP
Location: Norwich
End Time: 2024-12-21T15:33:15.000Z
Shipping Cost: 62.67 GBP
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Return postage will be paid by: Buyer
Returns Accepted: Returns Accepted
After receiving the item, your buyer should cancel the purchase within: 14 days
Primary Material: Porcelain/ Pottery
Sub-Type: Plate
Antique: Yes
Original/Repro: Antique Original
Chinese Dynasty: Qing (1644-1911)
Product: Saucer Dish
Features: Handpainted
Region of Origin: Chinese
Age: Pre-1800
Country of Origin: China
