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18th Century Blue and White Chinese Nanking Cargo and Cafe-au-lai Porcelain Bowl

$1,580
£1,200.41
€1,379.52
CA$2,219.30
A$2,415.66
CHF 1,279.97
MX$29,051.92
NOK 16,274.49
SEK 14,913.77
DKK 10,304.95

About the Item

An 18th century Chinese Nanking cargo blue and white and cafe -au-lait porcelain bowl, decorated to the interior with sprays of flowers and leaves, with a continuous cross hatch design to the rim, small crack rim ,with lot label for Nanking cargo, Christies lot 2549 to base, 16.5 cm diameter note: on Monday January 3 1752, the Dutch east India company ship, the Geldermalsen, struck a reef on her return journey to the Netherlands and sank in the south China Sea, of the crew 32 survived and 80 went down with the ship and her cargo of tea, raw silk textiles, fried wares groceries, lacquer and porcelain, the cargo of Chinese porcelain was originally potted in Jingdezhen, Jiangzi province then shipped to Nanking for delivery to the ship for final transportation to the Netherlands, the cargo was recovered by Captain Michael Hatcher and his team in 1985 and sold by Christie's Amsterdam on 28 April-2 May 1985 as the Nanking cargo.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 3 in (7.62 cm)Diameter: 6.5 in (16.51 cm)
  • Style:
    Qing (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    18th Century
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Brea, CA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU5292222246962

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