NO RESERVE - ANTIQUE CHINESE BLUE & WHITE BOWL WITH MATCHING SAUCER, NANKING CARGO, 1752. Nicely handpainted bowl with its matching saucer from Geldermalsen shipwreck, former Dutch East India Cy boat, sunk in the South China sea by hitting a reef on Monday January 3, 1752. 32 survived and 80 went down with the ship and its cargo of tea, raw silk, textiles, dried wares, groceries, lacquer and porcelain. The Geldermalsen carried 25,921 bowls, 17,000 undamaged were found. The Chinese porcelain was originally potted in Jingdezhen then shipped to Nanking for final transportation to the Netherlands. 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' auction two hundred and thirty five years later. Here is one of the cargo Blue & White bowl with underglaze blue tones, nicely handpainted and depicting a pine tree with some geometric designs along the top rim. Stickers of the Nanking cargo auction (lot 5576) still at the back of each piece. A good opportunity to own a little piece of history from this famous shipwreck for a nice & decorative excavated item. Information Art / country: Asian Art, China. Type: tea bowl & saucer Period: year 1752. Diameter of the bowl: 6.5 cm / 2.5". Height of the bowl: 3.5 cm / 1.4". Diameter of the saucer: 10.2 cm / 4". Total weight: 0.07 Kg. Materials: Underglaze blue porcelain. Condition: After very careful checks under natural and UV lights, The bowl : No hairline, No chip and No repair. Very light frit rims, little wear, minor kiln flaws, glaze worn. The saucer: No hairline, No chip and No repair. Little wear, minor kiln flaws, glaze worn. In overall EXCELLENT CONDITION and STRICTLY AS PER VISUALS. Important notice: Please note that the photos we take are the closest possible to reality in terms of colours & tones. Depending on the light and exposure, there might be some slight shade differences but we always try to stick to the closest and what you get with us is the actual and fully documented object. Please also note we always detail and take photos of all the main & important defects after having carefully checked each piece. Courier: Very cautiously packed and secured inside a professional parcel (double layer carton box, item wrapped inside small and large bubbles, well positionned in the center of the parcel and properly blocked by polystyrene flocks, fragile sticker all over the parcel). Please DO NOT HESITATE TO HAVE A LOOK AT OUR OTHER OBJECTS currently in auction. We can consolidate any shipment and reduce its cost as much as possible. We are used to ship worldwide to European community, UK, North America (USA and Canada) + Asia and Oceania (Aus + NZL). Customs: Any shipment outside EU is subject to custom & duties fees. Please make sure to include the extra import fees in your overall cost when bidding. Our Cy cannot be hold responsible for them. Many thanks to all for your bids!