Large Tinned Copper Dish Cover
Azerbaijan
19th century
Inventory no.: 1
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Azerbaijan
19th century
Inventory no.: 1
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Gilded Silver & Blue Glass Ear Pendants
Islamic Katawaz Peoples, Pakistan/Afghanistan
19th century
Inventory no.: 596
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Islamic Katawaz Peoples, Pakistan/Afghanistan
19th century
Inventory no.: 596
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Engraved Brass Tea Pot
Khanate of Kokand (Silk Road)
17th-18th century
Inventory no.: 789
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Khanate of Kokand (Silk Road)
17th-18th century
Inventory no.: 789
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the Caucasus
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Silver Lotus-Petal Dish
Turkey or Central Asia
18th-19th century
Inventory no.: 354
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Turkey or Central Asia
18th-19th century
Inventory no.: 354
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Niello Silver & Coconut Wine Flask
Georgia
circa 1850
Inventory no.: 898
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Georgia
circa 1850
Inventory no.: 898
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Tinned Copper & Brass Tea Pot or Ewer
Kokand, Central Asia
circa 1800
Inventory no.: 977
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Kokand, Central Asia
circa 1800
Inventory no.: 977
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Niello & Silver-Gilt Carved Coconut Wine Flask
or Goblet with Turquoise
Georgia
circa 1850
Inventory no.: 1137
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or Goblet with Turquoise
Georgia
circa 1850
Inventory no.: 1137
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Silk Embroidered Linen Panel (Susani)
Bukhara
19th century
dimensions: 57cm x 58cm
Inventory no.: 1144
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Bukhara
19th century
dimensions: 57cm x 58cm
Inventory no.: 1144
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From where do we source our items? We do not go on buying trips to Asia. Nor do we actively buy from dealers or suppliers based in Asia. Almost all the items
stocked by Michael Backman Ltd have been sourced from the UK - from old collections. Countless items were brought to the UK during the colonial era by colonial
administrators and the like. Other items were made in Asia for export to the UK – the UK was wealthy early: it has been a major destination for the world’s exports for
hundreds of years. This means that most of our items have been in the UK for at least sixty to two hundred years.
The conditions in which they have been kept often has been very good – the climate is kind, and there are relatively few pests. Many items were acquired as keepsakes
and curios, meaning that they stopped being used once they came to the UK. This too has helped to preserve them and their conditions often are far better than had
they remained in their home countries. Buying from old UK sources means that the items have good provenance; it helps to avoid fakes, and items that have been
amended or embellished. It also means that our items are obtained legally – today, most countries in Asia prohibit the export of their antiques. So, because of its colonial
past, the UK is perhaps the world’s biggest source of genuine antiques from Asia, perhaps more so than Asia itself, and that is the source into which we tap.
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From where do we source our items? We do not go on buying trips to Asia. Nor do we actively buy from dealers or suppliers based in Asia. Almost all the items
stocked by Michael Backman Ltd have been sourced from the UK - from old collections. Countless items were brought to the UK during the colonial era by colonial
administrators and the like. Other items were made in Asia for export to the UK – the UK was wealthy early: it has been a major destination for the world’s exports for
hundreds of years. This means that most of our items have been in the UK for at least sixty to two hundred years.
The conditions in which they have been kept often has been very good – the climate is kind, and there are relatively few pests. Many items were acquired as keepsakes
and curios, meaning that they stopped being used once they came to the UK. This too has helped to preserve them and their conditions often are far better than had
they remained in their home countries. Buying from old UK sources means that the items have good provenance; it helps to avoid fakes, and items that have been
amended or embellished. It also means that our items are obtained legally – today, most countries in Asia prohibit the export of their antiques. So, because of its colonial
past, the UK is perhaps the world’s biggest source of genuine antiques from Asia, perhaps more so than Asia itself, and that is the source into which we tap.
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