Rare Nanking Shipwreck Cargo 'Batavian Willow' Pattern Tea Bowl & Saucer

Description: Nanking Shipwreck Cargo 'Batavian Willow' Pattern Tea Bowl & Saucer A rare Nanking Cargo porcelain tea bowl and saucer decorated in the 'Batavian Willow' pattern, the interiors featuring a large blossoming peony and a willow tree issuing from a fenced terrace and the exteriors under a chocolate brown glaze. Christie's labels to the bases of both pieces (lot number 5274). The tea bowl measures 4.5cm tall and 8.5cm in diameter; the saucer has a diameter of 13.5cm. There are a few small firing flaws to the glaze of both pieces (the most notable being a small brown mark to the interior of the saucer); otherwise in excellent condition - please see all photos for confirmation. The Nanking Cargo 1752 On Monday January 3, 1752, the Dutch East India Company ship 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, dried 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 Geldermalsen for final transportation to the Netherlands. The Geldermalsen struck a reef on her return journey to the Netherlands and sank in the South China Sea on January 3, 1752. 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. Chinese Export Porcelain and Gold' two hundred and thirty five years later.

Price: 400 GBP

Location: Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire

End Time: 2024-03-07T15:54:16.000Z

Shipping Cost: 88.36 GBP