Chinese Tek Sing Porcelain Ogee-shaped Bowl c1822

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Auction Includes: Authentic Chinese Porcelain Tek Sing Treasure - Blue and White Ogee-shaped Bowl Authenticity Guaranteed Blue and white circular ogee-shaped bowl painted in the well with a hare within a wide band of three panels with tasseled scrolls alternating with linear bead and net design on the rim, the exterior with stylized characters, chrysanthemum and bamboo leaves and the base with stylized character. $7.99 USD Domestic US Shipping insurance included $26.00 USD International Shipping insurance included Shipwreck Tragedy - and Antique Treasure you can buy! The Tek Sing (True Star) set sail from China, bound for Java, in 1822. She was heavily laden with Chinese porcelain, 1,600 passengers (mostly living outside on deck) and 200 crew. After 24 days she struck a reef, and quickly sank, taking more lives than even the Titanic disaster. In 1999, salvage diver Captain Mike Hatcher found the wreck and recovered her porcelain cargo - the largest ever discovery of its kind, and in remarkably good condition. Bowls and dishes predominated, mostly in the blue-and-white patterns that graced the tables of 19th century Europe and have gained in popularity ever since. We have acquired a limited stock of this fine porcelain, which has lain on the seabed for nearly 200 years. It has an amazing history and, for antiques of this nature, read more