Chinese Blue and White Export Nanking Cargo Saucer
Nanking cargo saucer with Batavian bamboo and peony pattern in underglaze blue, with café-au-lait ground exterior and Christies paper label. Accompanied by Spink & Co. certificate of authenticity.
On January 3rd 1752, the Geldermalsen struck a reef on her return journey to the Netherlands, and sank in the South China Sea. The cargo was recovered by Captain Michael Hatcher & Associates in 1985 and then sold by Christies Amsterdam, ‘The Nanking Cargo, Chinese Export Porcelain and Gold’ on 28th April - 2nd May 1986.
Diameter: 4 1/2 inches (12 cm)
£350 | Circa 1750 | Ref: SA236