Four pieces of early 19th century Chinese 'Tek Sing' salvage...

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£90

Four pieces of early 19th century Chinese 'Tek Sing' salvaged blue and white ship-wreck porcelain including a lotus pattern bowl (16 cm diameter) and dish with of same pattern (15 cm diameter) a smaller bowl (10.5 cm diameter) and wine cup (5.5 cm diameter) all retaining 'Nagel Auctions Tek Sing Treasures' labels, Qing dynasty (4) The Tek Sing (Chinese 'True Star') was an ocean-going junk which sank in the South China Seas on the 6th February 1822, discovered by Capt. Michael Thatcher on 12th May 1999. Approximately 350'000 items of Chinese porcelain were salvaged and auctioned by Nagel Auctions, Stuttgart, November 2000

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largest bowl with small rim chip and hairline from rim, other items without damage but all items with typical surface degradation, encrustations etc. consistent with ship-wreck/salvaged items of this nature