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Auction Location:
Melbourne
Date:
20-Oct-2020
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Description:
Four Chinese Binh Thuan shipwreck Swatow/Zhangzhou ceramics, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), early 17th century, comprising two bowls and two dishes. The two bowls decorated to the centre with a lion chasing a ball with remnants of overglaze leaves in green and red, one with marine encrustation, bearing the Binh Thuan shipwreck numbers 50151 & 41318. The two dishes decorated with phoenixes in underglaze blue, the larger bearing the Binh Thuan shipwreck no. 13150, and the smaller dish no. 36371. Accompanied by the Christies Australia auction catalogue and two certificates of authenticity for the two bowls and one plate. The dishes 26.9 cm and 25 cm diameter. The bowls 8.5 cm and 9 cm high. Provenance: Provenance: Christie's Australia, the Binh Thuan shipwreck, 1 & 2 March 2004.
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Category:
Unclassified