September Premier Auction: Day 1
Fri, Sep 15, 2017 02:00PM EDT - Sat, Sep 16, 2017 02:00PM EDT
Live Auction
Lot 13
Guglet and Basin, Nanking Cargo
Estimate: $500 - $1,000
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $25 |
| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
Chinese, 18th century, matching guglet and basin decorated in underglaze blue scenes of figures in a mountainous lakeside with buildings and pagoda, label reads "Christies, Lot 2242.0 The Nanking Cargo", guglet, 10-3/8 x 6 in., chips and restoration to rim, discoloration of surface, accretions on surface; basin, 3-1/2 x 10-1/4 in., wear to rim edge, cracks, surface accretions, discoloration, restoration
Notes: In 1752, the Dutch ship, Geldermalsen, sank in the South China Sea, having been laden with Chinese export porcelain.  This shipwrecked hoard was discovered in the early 1980s, and was famously auctioned by Christie's in Amsterdam, as The Nanking Cargo. Â
For similar guglet examples with this exact decoration, please see The Hatcher Porcelain Cargoes, The Complete Record, by Colin Sheaf and Richard Kilburn, 1988, page 140, plate 182.
