Artifacts, Ceramics, Gold Bars, and Cannons recovered from famous Shipwrecks!

        

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All of the items on this page have been recovered from various shipwrecks around the world.  Some of these rare artifacts were found with some of the cannons that we are offering on these pages.  If an piece is associated with a specific shipwreck or cannon - it s noted.  The authenticity of all items is guaranteed, but in most cases we do not have any additional information on the shipwreck, the salvage company, or local divers working it, or its location, except in broad general terms.  If it is not mentioned here - it must remain confidential - as operations are still in progress!  More then 5,000 shipwreck items were sold in 2004-8!  We now have a tremendous collection of over 313 pieces Chinese of Chinese ceramics and shipwreck artifacts that were originally sold by Christie's in 1986 from the Nanking Cargo.

A fantastic Bronze Dutch VOC shipwreck cannon dated 1702 is available now!

This huge six pounder is 8 feet long and weighs 1,656 lbs. (barrel only)!

Dutch VOC bronze Cannon for sale

The selling price of this piece was just reduced $10,000 US$ to:

 $59,950 US$ plus shipping

Recovered from a famous shipwreck with perfect providence!

Dated 1702, lost in 1756 and this is the first time it has been available since 1986!

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British Bronze Shipwreck Signal Cannon from 1814

British Shipwreck Cannon 1814

British Cannon   British shipwreck cannon

   Extremely rare signal cannon from a British frigate that was sunk in the Savannah River in 1814.  It was recovered by a diver.  The 16 ˝ inch barrel is of bronze with a bore of 1 Ľ inch.  The barrel is in relic condition with a portion of the muzzle blown off.  The reproduction carriage is 26 inches overall and made of Black Walnut.                                                                                           

  Priced at $1,450 US$

Treasure for sale now from 

Investment/Museum Quality Collection of over 313 Pieces of the "Nanking Cargo"

available exclusive from us now!

Nanking Cargo for sale   Nanking Cargo Ceramics for sale now!  Nanking Cargo gold for sale now!

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Nanking Cargo Gold for sale now!

The Nanking Cargo Gold! 

 Nanking Cargo Gold bar for sale

The Nanking Cargo Gold!

 Nanking Cargo Gold bar for sale

 The bar shown both above and below is one of the 125 gold bars recovered from the Dutch VOC shipwreck Geldermalsen is available for sale exclusively from us!

   This Chinese gold ingot (Christie's Lot # 1863) comes with complete and unimpeachable providence and has been owned by the current owner for almost 25 years.  It was salvaged from the well-known Dutch VOC shipwreck Geldermalsen by Michael Hatcher in 1985., It was lost on January 3rd, 1752 when it struck a reef. There are numerous books, magazine and newspaper articles, and auction catalogs on the salvage and recovery of this fine gold piece that are available online and original copies are included in this sale. The photos below are the actual gold ingot for sale here.

The Nanking Cargo Gold!   The Nanking Cargo Gold!

The Nanking Cargo Gold!   The Nanking Cargo Gold!

Lot 1863        

A Chinese gold rectangular ingot

The gold weighs 11.864 troy ounces (current gold value alone is over $16,000 US$)

 The one shown in the above images is the exact same piece from the Christie's auction:

Cast as a bar with a shallowly-domed underside and gently-sloping sides rising to a sharp Slightly-raised edge, the top centrally stamped with a double gourd containing the Characters “Yuan ji’ within two single seal characters ‘bao’ (treasure), the underside also With stamped characters ‘Yuan’ and an archaistic one, circa 1750.

It is 8 cm wide, 2.5 cm deep, 1.5 cm high at the edge.

Sorry, the gold bar sold in just a few days!

A brief history of the cargo:

The Dutch East Indiaman, Geldermalsen under the 33 year old captain Jan Diederik Morel was barely 5 years old when she ran aground on the reefs of Geldria’s Droogte, (The Admiral Stellingwerf Reef), which hides just below the surface of the sea some 12 miles from the island of Bintan in the South China Sea and sank January 3, 1752.  In 1986 Michael Hatcher discovered the sunken ship and her treasure. 

The Geldermalsen held over 150,000 pieces of porcelain and 147 pieces of gold, of which 125 were recovered.  Never before had such a complete cargo of porcelain been recovered from a VOC (Dutch East India Company) wreck.   The porcelain and gold cargo was sold at Christie's in Amsterdam as the "Nanking Cargo".

The Chinese Ceramics shown below are a few of the exact pieces we will be offering in a complete collection to 314 total items.

Nanking Cargo For Sale     

    Nanking cargo ceramics For Sale

    Nanking Cargo Ceramics for sale now! 

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The Nanking Cargo is for sale now!

Full details on this fantastic collection will be available soon.  There is so much material, we are setting up a separate website.

It will ONLY be sold as a complete collection, with the exception of the 8 foot Dutch VOC Bronze cannon above and single (1) Chinese gold ingot, which will be sold separately.

ALL of these items were originally sold at Christies Auction House in 1986 and come with full providence!

The selling price of the ceramics collection will be discounted from the prices that were realized at Christie's 25 years ago and this collection represents a very unique opportunity for a collector, investor or a museum, as these items can only be found selling as single pieces or very small groups!

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 The Treasure Salvage of the Hoi An Hoard on DVD!

 

 

A documentary film is available showing the salvage and auction of the "Hoi An Hoard" for $14.95 each with FREE shipping - in DVD format only.

 

General information about the “THE HOI AN HOARD”.

 

After being discovered by local fisherman, this became the only shipwreck to come on the market having been carried out as an archaeological excavation. The Vietnamese Government protected the site. The boat was probably Thai as it was of teak construction and betel-chewing equipment was found. It was large, about 30 meters in length possibly carrying 25.000 ceramics items. It sank in the Dragon Sea not far from Vietnamese town of Hoi An.

 

As well as this immense cargo many items from everyday use were found, food for the crew, cooking pots, and even some of the passengers and the crew themselves, 20 rat sculls and one cat skull were also recovered.

 

An exact or even a close dating of this wreck is as yet not possible. There are two schools of thoughts, one dating it to c1480-1520, the other to about 1450-1470. Yonglo coins were found (1403-1424), The timbers of the boat have been dated to about 1449 (plus or minus 20 years) and most interestingly a small group of Chinese ceramics used by the crew were recovered, these appear to belong to the interregnum period of the mid 15th century.

 

Unfortunately the cargo it self can provide little dating evidence, but with the work of scholars particularly in Vietnam this might not be the case for long. While precise dating is still being discussed what is sure is the cargos origin. It comes from the vicinity of Chu Dan, six kilometers from Hai Duong.

 

The ceramics are a heavy very hard pottery, the dishes have the rims wiped clear of glaze, and many bases are dressed with iron oxide. There were many rare shapes and designs on the ship; they represent one of the most important groups of Vietnamese ceramics in the world. The painting is very free and full of life, flowers, birds, and landscapes. There are also mythical beasts and geometric designs. The quality varies greatly, but even many of the poorest examples have a lively spirit. The better pieces are really wonderful and very well painted. There were many different shapes for many functions, bowls, dishes, kendi, and vases, even miniature animals in the shape of water droppers. There were several unique shapes, aborigines, dragon ewers and shaped cups to name a few.

 

Many museums have bought pieces from this wreck.

All items below were sold and over 5,000 more!

Over 3,200 pieces were sold last year on this website and at auction on eBay.  Our thanks to all the customers who purchased these items!

    

 

     

    

   

            

  

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