Chinese Antique teacup and saucer, Nanking Cargo QianLong #1991

Chinese Antique teacup and saucer, Nanking Cargo QianLong #1991

Very nice example from the Nanking cargo. Stickers from the Christie’s Nanking Cargo auction as well as old collectors stickers from the Swedish Antique shop Antique West.

Qianlong Period.

Condition: Checked with UV Light, cup in nice condition, no hairline, no restoration. Glaze ware and manufacturing flaws. Saucer with one hairline and some minor frittings. As with all shipwreck porcelain the glaze has been worn by the salt water and have lost its shine.

Friendly reminder: You are buying an antique object, not a new or unused item. In addition to the major flaws mentioned in above condition report, you can expect to find insignificant micro nicks/fritting’s, wear and other traces of usage. If you need additional pictures or information, please contact us in advance.

Measurements:

Cup Diameter: 7.7 cm, High: 3,6 cm

Saucer Diameter: 12,2 cm

NOTE: Stand is not included in this sale!

Some information about the Nanking Cargo:

The Nanking Cargo

On Monday January 3, 1752, the Dutch East India Company, (Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie, VOC) 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 VOC vessel 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.