Antique Blue and White Chinese Nanking Porcelain Tea Bowl & Saucer

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Circa 1750 Chinese export Nanking Cargo blue and white porcelain tea bowl and saucer.
The cup and saucer were recovered … Read more Circa 1750 Chinese export Nanking Cargo blue and white porcelain tea bowl and saucer.
The cup and saucer were recovered from the wreck of the Dutch East India Company ship "De Geldermalsen", which sank in 1751 near Java. The recovered pieces from the wreck are now referred to as "The Nanking Cargo". Both cup and saucer still retain the original Christie's label from the auction held in Amsterdam in 1986. See less