Bonhams New Bond Street. Fine Chinese Art : Vung Tau Cargo blue and white

Nine Vung Tau Cargo blue and white baluster vases and covers - Circa 1690
Each vase supported on a tiered short foot, the exterior divided into horizontal panesl and brightly painted with floral sprays, the domed lid similarly painted and surmounted by a round finial, (incrustation to some).
All about 14cm (5½in) high. (18). Estimate: £2,500 - 4,000
Footnote: Provenance: the Vung Tau Cargo

Seven Vung Tau Cargo blue and white baluster vases and covers - Circa 1690
The elegant body divided into four bands, each brightly painted with flower blooms borne on leafy stems, the domed lid flanked by a bud-shaped finial and similarly painted (small chips).
All about 19cm (7½in) high. (14). Estimate: £1,500 - 2,500
Footnote: Provenance: the Vung Tau Cargo, Christie's Amsterdam, 7-8 April 1992

A Vung Tau Cargo blue and white garniture. Circa 1690
Each piece attractively painted on one side with an extensive river scene, the other with a cluster of shrubs issueing from pierced rock work, comprising five baluster vases and four covers, and four flaring vases (one cover missing, typical seabed damage). All about 15cm (6in) high. (13). Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000
Footnote: Provenance: The Vung Tau Cargo, lot 2715

A Vung Tau Cargo blue and white five-piece garniture. Circa 1690
Comprising three baluster vases and covers and two beaker vases, each vessel painted around the exterior in vibrant tones of blue with cartouches filled with flower blooms borne on leafy stems (some incrustation).
All about 25cm (9¾in) high. (8). Estimate: £1,500 - 2,500
Footnote: Provenance: the Vung Tau Cargo

A rare Vung Tau Cargo blue and white kendi. Circa 1690
The ribbed flattened globular body applied with a short mammiform spout, densely painted around the exterior with a continuous leafy floral spray, the short neck painted with a floral meander (minor chip to spout). 20cm (8in) high. Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000
Footnote: Provenance: the Vung Tau Cargo

Three blue and white Vung Tau Cargo vessels. circa 1690
A rare stem dish copying a European metal original, on a domed foot, 14cm (5½in) high; an elegant tall beaker and foliate-rim cover, 20cm (8in) high; and a deep jar and domed cover, 15cm (6in) high (old seabed damage). (5). Estimate: £2,000 - 2,500
Footnote: Provenance: the Vung Tau Cargo

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