A Pair of Blanc de Chine Spoons

Thinly and elegantly potted

With a stylised flower head applied at the terminal

One bearing Christie’s Vung Tau Lot number 465

Kangxi Dehua Fujian C1690

Length; 4 3/4″ (12.5 cm)

Condition; usual degraded glaze surface

The Vung Tau was a trading vessel known as a Lorcha which was shipwrecked in 1690 whilst on route from China to Batavia carrying amongst other things a cargo of porcelain.

Christie’s Amsterdam auctioned the salvaged cargo in April 1992