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A BLUE AND WHITE BUTTER DISH AND COVER, QIANLONG PERIOD, FROM THE NANKING CARGO
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09月11日 下午5点 开拍
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A BLUE AND WHITE BUTTER DISH AND COVER, QIANLONG PERIOD, FROM THE NANKING CARGO
This lot is from a single owner collection and is therefore offered without reserve

China, c. 1752. The oval tub set with two upright flanges pierced for suspension. The cover slightly domed and surmounted by a long, lobed handle. Each finely decorated in cobalt blue with a pavilion and blossoming branches of prunus, and framed by lines alternating with raised ribs above and below.

Provenance: Michael Hatcher, recovered from the Geldermalsen wreck (known as the ‘Nanking cargo’). Christie's Amsterdam, 28 April 1986, lot 4522 (label to base). The Collection of Sam and Myrna Myers, Paris, France, acquired from the above. Michael Hatcher (b. 1940) is a British explorer and marine salvor who specialized in salvage work in the South China Sea. In 1981, he was involved in investigating the wreck of the Dutch submarine K XVII. He is especially known for his recovery of large quantities of Chinese porcelain from the VOC ship Geldermalsen (known as the ‘Nanking cargo’) which was sold at Christie's in Amsterdam in 1986. Previously, he had discovered another ship in the South China Sea, which became known as the ‘Hatcher cargo’. A part of the cargo salvaged in this wreck was sold at Christie’s Amsterdam in March 1984.
Condition: Good condition with minor wear, the box with repairs and touchups to the upright flanges, and firing irregularities including minor pitting. Minor surface alteration consistent with objects from maritime salvage.

Weight: 350 g
Dimensions: Length 12.1 cm

This porcelain butter dish belongs to the celebrated 'Nanking Cargo', recovered from the wreck of the Dutch East India Company ship Geldermalsen, which sank in the South China Sea on January 3, 1752 after striking a reef on its return voyage to the Netherlands. The ship had departed Canton (Guangzhou) just sixteen days earlier, carrying a valuable cargo of tea, silk, gold ingots, and more than 100,000 pieces of porcelain produced in Jingdezhen for the Dutch market. The porcelain had been packed in chests of tea, which inadvertently protected many of the wares from damage during their long submersion. In 1985, British salvage expert Captain Michael Hatcher discovered the wreck on the same reef where, just two years earlier, he had found a sunken Chinese junk carrying a cargo of Kraak and Transitional wares dated to around 1643. The two wrecks lay barely a mile apart. The Geldermalsen’s contents were sold the following year in a sensational auction at Christie’s Amsterdam, where the combination of commercial history, shipwreck romance, and the pristine condition of the porcelain led to extraordinary public interest and record-breaking sales.

Literature comparison:
Compare a near identical blue and white butter dish, 11.5 cm long, also from the Nanking cargo and now in the British Museum, registration number 1986,0701.18.a.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s Amsterdam, 2 May 2007, lot 146
Price: EUR 2,640 or approx. EUR 4,100 (for two) adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A pair of blue and white 'Nanking cargo' butter tubs and covers, circa 1750
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form, decoration, and size (11.5 cm). Note the different motifs and handle.

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拍品估价:700 - 1,500 欧元 起拍价格:350 欧元  买家佣金: 35.00%

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