Three Vung Tao cargo blue and white goblets and two covers. Circa 1690

Three Vung Tao cargo blue and white goblets and two covers. Circa 1690

Two of tapering beaker form, with floral decoration; one of cylindrical form, with fixed cover. The tallest 19cm (7½in) high. (5). Estimate: £1,000 - 1,500

Footnote: One base with the labels for Christie's Vung Tau Cargo, Lot 58 and the Jarras Collection; and one base with labels for Christie's Vung Tau Cargo, Lot 37, the Jarras Collection and Marchant, London. For a similar covered beaker of tapering form, compare the example illustrated on page 236 of 'The Choice of The Private Trader' by David Howard.

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