ANTIQUE CHINESE TEK SING SHIPWRECK CARGO JOBLOT
includes: Tek Sing Spiral and Lotus Bowl Tek Sing Spoon Captain Mike Hatchers Book Tek Sing Certificate Of Authenticity The Bowl and the Spoon are recovered from the sea bed from the shipwreck.Comes with certificate of authenticity and a copy of Treasures Of The Deep charting the life of Captain Mike Hatcher who recovered the shipwreck treasure Blue and White circular bowl of Lotus form painted in one concentric band of petals around a central spiral with alternating Lingzhi fungus and flowering Lotus sprays, each exterior depicts a similar decoration and the base within a double and single ring. The Tek Sing Shipwreck Cargo Story c The Tek Sing (True Star) a large ocean going Junk, 60 meters in length, set sail from Amoy harbour in China, bound for Batavia (now Jakarta) on the island of Java. On board were merchants, crew and passengers, bringing the total compliment close to people. The cargo holds were packed with over pieces of porcelain, and in between and on top was stowed black and green teas, raw silk, bamboo furniture, mother of pearl tortoiseshell and medicinal herbs. About two weeks into the voyage the Captain attempted a shorter route through the treacherous Gaspar Straits. On the evening of 5 February the Tek Sing ran onto the Belvidere Roof and sank with a loss of almost lives, more than the Titanic. Its incredible cargo of porcelain, the largest and most varied ever recovered was auctioned in Stuttgart, Germany over a ten day period in November . This treasure was salvaged by Captain Michael Hatcher, the most successful underwater treasure hunter of our time. He has raised a number of precious cargoes from exotic locations including the legendary Nanking cargo in . Ad ID: Delivery Service Consumer Credit