Rare Diana Cargo Suite of Four Buddhistic Lion Toys, 1817

  
Rare Diana Cargo Suite of Four Buddhistic Lion Toys, 1817. A rare suite of four glazed buddhistic lion toys. Comprises a pair of parent lions and a pair of young cubs, each piece under a straw coloured glaze with dark brown and green spots. The parent lions are 9cm long and the cubs 6cm. There are numerous small chips / area of loss to the glaze.

Please see all photos for conformation of condition.'The Diana'' was owned by Palmer and Co. Unfortunately The Diana was on one of these voyages on 4th March 1817 when she hit some rocks off the Straits of Malacca and sank. The wreck was identified and recovered in 1994 by Dorian Ball of Malaysian Historical Salvors.

Christie's auctioned the porcelain cargo in Amsterdam in March 1995. This item is in the category "Antiques\Asian/Oriental Antiques\Chinese\Porcelain". The seller is "jedadiahwolf" and is located in this country: GB. This item can be shipped to United Kingdom, United States, Japan, Canada, Australia.

• Primary Material: Porcelain/ Pottery
• Antique: Yes
• Original/Repro: Antique Original
• Chinese Dynasty: Qing (1644-1911)
• Product: Buddhistic Lions
• Features: Diana Cargo, Handpainted
• Region of Origin: Chinese
• Country of Origin: China
• Age: 1800-1849