#5967 • Vietnamese Tu Duc Period Porcelain Plate

Part of Royal Artifacts & Magnificent Jewelry (timed auction by GWS Auctions)

Starting at $1.00

Status: Sold

Est. $6,000-$7,000 Vietnamese Nguyen Dynasty Tu Duc Period Blue Underglazed White Porcelain Plate W/Crab & Lotus Motif (Has Four Character Marking) - This dish is elaborately decorated in a vivid cobalt blue underglaze on both the interior and exterior, depicting a lovely scene of a pair of crabs among lotus flowers. The crab symbolizes a wish to have many children so that the family can be expanded and prolonged, while the lotus symbolizes the purity, serenity, commitment and optimism of the future. The bottom of the dish bears a four character marking in blue underglaze. This piece has excellent investment potential, as it is thought by experts around the world and avid collectors that due to the rapid modernization of Vietnam, Vietnamese antiques will within the next ten years be more valuable than Chinese antiques. According to some of the most expert collectors in the world, what used to sell for hundreds are now selling for tens of thousands. Measurements (approximate): 7.5" in diameter.