Lot Essay
It is interesting to note that a 'fine Nankeen bason and bottle' was sold at Christie's, London, 5 December 1866 for 1.30 GBP.
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SHIPWRECKED CARGO PIECES
A BLUE AND WHITE GUGLET AND BASIN FROM THE NANKING CARGO
CIRCA 1750
Details
A BLUE AND WHITE GUGLET AND BASIN FROM THE NANKING CARGO
CIRCA 1750
Decorated with a pagoda in landscape and two figures standing before a river near a hut, the moon above
10½ in. (26.7 cm.) high (2)
CIRCA 1750
Decorated with a pagoda in landscape and two figures standing before a river near a hut, the moon above
10½ in. (26.7 cm.) high (2)
Provenance
The Nanking Cargo, Christie's, Amsterdam, 28 April- 2 May 1986, lot 2241
Literature
D.S. Howard, The Choice of the Private Trader, p. 206, pl. 240