An 18th century Chinese blue and white Nanking Cargo tea bowl painted in underglaze blue with tall pine trees and diaper banding, Qing dynasty, to/w another Nanking Cargo blue and white tea bowl and saucer painted with a pagoda landscape in underglaze blue, tea bowls 7.5 cm diameter x 4 cm high, saucers 12 cm diameter, all items with Christie's paper label attached (4) Buyers premium 30% (inc VAT) On January 3rd 1752 the Geldermalsen struck a reef on her return journey to the Netherlands and sank in the South China Sea. The cargo was recovered by Capt. Michael Hatcher and associates in 1985 and then sold by Christie's Amsterdam - 'The Nanking Cargo. Chinese Export Porcelain and Gold' on 28 April - 2 May 1986.