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A Chinese export underglaze blue and white porcelain oval…
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Auction Location:
Sydney
Date:
31-Aug-2017
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A Chinese export underglaze blue and white porcelain oval butter dish and cover, Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), circa 1750, Nanking Cargo, decorated to the exterior and lid with pagodas, rocks and sprays of blossom, with a decorated handle, the official Nanking cargo seal ascribed by Christie's Amsterdam attached to the base, 11.5 cm length. Provenance: Purchased from Christie's, Amsterdam, Nanking Cargo Auction, 1 May, 1986, Lot 4521 (part of). Other Notes: This butter dish was part of the famous Nanking Cargo, that had been intended for export to Holland from Canton in 1752 aboard the Dutch East India Ship, the Geldermalsen. This butter dish is one of more than 150,000 pieces that survived for 235 years at the bottom of the south china sea, discovered off the island of Singapore, well protected having been neatly packed within crates of tea., for an almost identical example, please see the butter dish in the British Museum collection, London, Museum number: 1986,0701.18. a
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Category:
Oriental: Ceramics - Chinese