Four nanking cargo cups with two extra cups, Mid 18th century, China, A matching pair of cups and saucers in blue and white with a pine tree and a hatched border. With two other (slightly larger) cups. All salvaged from a shipwreck, known as the Nanking cargo, raised in 1986 and sold through auction at Christie's in Amsterdam. Saucers: D 10.2 cm, Typical flaws and irregularities, as retreived from the shipwreck, no later damage or restoration. Provenance: Property of a deceased collector.