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Chinese transitional blue-and-white porcelain seven-piece tea set salvaged from a shipwreck in the South China Sea, late Ming-early Qing dynasty, ca. 1643. Including one Cadogan or peach-form teapot accompanied by six footed cups. The teapot decorated with fruit and foliate motifs; the cups each depicting a dynamic dragon form chasing a flaming pearl. Illustrated in Howard, "Choice of the Private Trader," pg. 143, no. 150 (teapot); pg. 186, no. 214 (two cups). Provenance: Axel Vervoordt, Antwerp, Belgium; Christie's, Amsterdam, "The Property of Captain Michael Hatcher," 14 March 1984, Lot 419; The Distinguished Collection of Leo & Doris Hodroff. (Teapot) Height: 6 1/4 in x width: 7 1/4 in x diameter: 5 in. (Cups, each) Height: 2 in x diameter: 2 in.
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