The Following two lots were recovered from the wreck of the Tek Sing (1822)
The Tek Sing ('True Star') was a large three-masted Chinese junk that sank on February 6, 1822 in the South China Sea area of Belvidere Shoals. It was 50 metres in length, 10 metres wide, and weighed a thousand tons. Sailing from the port of Amoy with 200 crew and 1600 passengers, it sank after attempting a shortcut through the Gaspar Strait and running aground on a reef. Only a small number of survivors were rescued the following morning by an English East Indiaman captained by James Pearl. This great loss of life has led to the Tek Sing being called the "Titanic of the East". In May 1999 the British marine salvor Michael Hatcher discovered the Tek Sing and he and his crew subsequently raised an astonishing 350,000 pieces, making it the largest haul of Chinese porcelain ever recovered from a wreck.
TEK SING CARGO: SIX LOTUS-PATTERN BOWLS AND SAUCERS
each with Nagel Auction 'Tek Sing' provenance label --
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Condition Report
In recovered condition - no serious chip or cracks, merely a loss to the glaze sheen.

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