M-103-0357
Set of Six Chinese Export Batavian Porcelain Nanking Cargo Shipwreck Tea Bowls and Saucers
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DETAILS
Antique Chinese tea bowls in underglaze blue and white with a landscape and house with a brown Batavian or cafe au lait glazed exterior. Price is for (12) pieces including: (6) cups and (6) saucers.
MARKS
Auction sticker: Christie's / Lot 5626 / The Nanking Cargo.
PROVENANCE
Christie's Auction (Amsterdam, April-May, 1986), Lot 3119. From the Dutch East India Company ship Geldermalsen, which sank near Java in 1751 and was salvaged in 1985. Over 150,000 pieces of blue and white porcelain were recovered.
PERIOD
Qianlong (1736-96) | Mid 18th century
DATE
Circa 1750
DIMENSIONS
(6) Width 5 Depth 5 Height 1 inches
(6) Width 3.5 Depth 3.5 Height 1.75 inches
