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A pair of blue and white Swatow dishes
late Ming dynasty

each painted with a pair of confronted phoenix among flowering plants in a central medallion within a vignette and cell diaper border, labels to the bases nos. 06790 and 34031
27cm and 27.5cm diameter

PROVENANCE
Recovered from a shipwreck off the coast of Binh Thuan, Vietnam in 2001. The Binh Thuan Shipwreck was carrying Chinese goods from China to Johore for the Dutch which sank off the south of Vietnam in 1608.
Property from a Private Collection, Melbourne

This lot is sold with two Christie's Certificates of Authenticity and Christie's catalogues of the Melbourne sale.
For similar dishes, see Christie's, Melbourne, The Binh Thuan Shipwreck, 1 and 2 March, 2004, lots 54 - 89

  • Condition: a hairline crack from the rim on each, one with some surface wear to the glaze

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