Norway recovers porcelain, chandeliers from 18th century shipwreck

OSLO, June 1 (Reuters) - ‌Archaeologists ​have ​recovered a trove of Chinese porcelain and European-made goods from a ‌recently discovered 18th-century shipwreck off the ⁠coast of Norway, government and museum officials said ‌on Monday.

Among the goods ‌found in the remains of the unnamed sailing ship were tightly stacked white ​and blue porcelain bowls as well as goblets, textiles, grain and parts ⁠of chandeliers, the Norwegian Maritime Museum said.

The ship, believed ​to have sunk around the mid-1700s, was found by the owner of ​a salvage firm in ‌the Skagerrak strait off southern Norway, at a depth of ⁠some 600 metres (2,000 feet), the museum said.

"This find is not only extraordinary, it's also ⁠of considerable scientific value and demonstrates an important ​technological advancement in underwater archaeology," Norway's Minister of Climate and Environment, Andreas Bjelland Eriksen, said in ‌a statement.

The vessel's origin and destination are unknown, but work is ‌ongoing to learn more about the ⁠wreck and its ‌cargo, the Maritime ​Museum said.

($1 = 9.2508 Norwegian crowns)

(Reporting by Terje Solsvik; Editing by Kevin ‌Liffey)

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