Der Schatz der Tek Sing, The Tek Sing Treasures

Der Schatz der Tek Sing, The Tek Sing Treasures

PublisherNagel Auktionen
About/SubjectChina
FormatPaperback
LanguageGerman
LocationStuttgart
Copyright2000
Pages / Font395 pages
Notes056 First edition. Octavo. Hardcover. Fine. 395 pages. Illustrated throughout with colour photographs. Text in German and English. This is the explanatory work that was published to accompany the auction catalogue in 2000. During the auction 16100 lots of the Tek Sing were sold over a period of 9 consecutive days. The Tek Sing Sale took place on November 17th to 25, 2000 in Stuttgart, Germany. The sale from a cargo junk named Tek Sing that sank in 1822. The complete cargo consisted of more than 350,000 items. Thsi work categorises the various types of ceramics that were sold giving a deep historical background to the pieces.
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