Description Two "Diana Cargo" Early 19th Century Chinese Export Porcelain Bowls. Round blue and white bowls, of varying sizes but similarly decorated. Both with chop mark at the underside along with Christie's "Diana Cargo March 1995" label at the underside. Poster for Christie's sale included. Wear, some flaws to porcelain that occurred during the making, unusual texture due to historical circumstance. The Diana was a trade ship, owned by Palmer and Co. and was licensed by the English East India Company. She was set to sail from Calcutta or Madras to Canton and then to return to Madras, with cargo mostly comprised of Chinese blue and white porcelain. En route back to Madras, on the 14th of March 1817, she hit some rocks off the Straits of Malacca and sank. The wreck was identified and recovered in 1994 by Dorian Ball of Malaysian Historical Salvors. Christie's auctioned the porcelain cargo in Amsterdam in March 1995. The largest is 7" diameter x 3 14" high. ESTIMATE $100-200
Condition Report Wear, some flaws to porcelain that occurred during the making, unusual texture due to historical circumstance.