A Chinese export blue and white Nanking Cargo cup and saucer, painted with tall pine trees and lattice borders in underglaze blue, each with Christie's paper label no.5537, circa 1750 (2) On January 3rd 1752 the Geldermalsen struck a reef on her return journey to the Netherlands and sank in the South China Sea. The cargo was recovered by Capt. Michael Hatcher and associates in 1985 and then sold by Christie's Amsterdam - 'The Nanking Cargo. Chinese Export Porcelain and Gold' on 28 April - 2 May 1986.