A set of ten Batavian porcelain bowls from the Nanking Cargo, c. 1750
Evening Sale
LOT 204
A set of ten Batavian porcelain bowls from the Nanking Cargo, c. 1750
Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 35 000 - 40 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 50 453
Auction Catalogue
About this Item
A set of ten Batavian porcelain bowls from the Nanking Cargo, c. 1750
height: 7cm; diameter: 15cm
Provenance
Lot 2582, Amsterdam Auction Hilton Hotel, Christie’s, May 1986.
Private Collection.
Notes
Part of a group of Chinese export porcelain recovered from the wreck of the Dutch East Indiaman Geldermalsen, which sank in the South China Sea in 1751. The cargo, known as the “Nanking Cargo”, was salvaged by Captain Michael Hatcher and is regarded as one of the most significant shipwreck porcelain recoveries of the 20th century.
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