Gilded Silver & Blue Glass Ear Pendants
Islamic Katawaz Peoples Pakistan/Afghanistan
19th century
Inventory no.: 596
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Bronze Ewer (Dhalacha)
Nepal
18th-19th century
Inventory no.: 46
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Two framed original photographs: one of Maharaja Chandra Shumshere, Rana of Nepal, & one of a granddaughter
Nepal, circa 1910
Inventory no.: 521
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Sino-Tibetan or Sino-Mongolian Silver Covered Kalasha Vase
China or Tibet
19th century or earlier
Inventory no.: 35
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Etched Brass Ewer
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
19th-20th century
Inventory no.: 480
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Wooden Printing Block with Tibetan Script
Tibet
18th century
Inventory no.: 571
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Copper Monk’s Cap Ewer with Dragon Handle & Makara Spout
Tibet
18th century
Inventory no.: 861
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Gold & Silver Overlaid Iron Hook of Compassion (Icags-kyu)
Tibet
15th-16th century
Inventory no.: 871
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Copper, Silver & Gilt Tea Pot
Tibet
19th century
Inventory no.: 863
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Copper & Silver Stemmed Ink Pot & Cover
Tibet
19th century
Inventory no.: 874
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Copper & Silver Ink Pot & Cover
Tibet
19th century
Inventory no.: 875
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Polychrome, Inscribed Wheel of Dharma Dish
Tibet
18th-19th century
Inventory no.: 867
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Gilt Copper Mongoose
Tibet
circa 18th century
Inventory no.: 879
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Unusual Large Silver-Mounted Copper Stemmed Bowl & Cover
Tibet
19th century
Inventory no.: 862
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Brass & Wood Inscribed Yak Butter Tea Urn
Tibet
circa 19th century (Iron Horse year)
Inventory no.: 869
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Large & Fine Copper & Silver Tea Pot
Tibet
19th century
Inventory no.: 876
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Brass Ink Well
Nepal
18th-19th century
Inventory no.: 1008
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Parcel-Gilt Engraved Silver Covered Lime Box
Bhutan
early 20th century
Inventory no.: 1103
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Copper Teapot with Bronze & Silver Mounts
Tibet
18th-19th century
Inventory no.: 1133
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Portable Bamboo Butter Tea Churn (Mdong Mo) with Engraved Silver Mounts
Tibet
early 20th century
Inventory no.: 1197
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Himalayan & Mongolian Art
Two Very Rare Parcel-Gilded ‘Cadogan’ Style Copper & Silver Ritual Wine Ewers
Nepal
18th-19th century
Inventory no.: 1449
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Inscribed Bronze Lamp with Aristocratic Patron Devotee Figures
Nepal
Shah Period, dated Samvat 986 (1830)
Inventory no.: 1432
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Silver & Agate Cigarette Holder
Eastern Tibet / Western Sichuan or Yunnan Province, China
late 19th century
Inventory no.: 1382
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Man’s Ivory Hair Ring (Pa-so-tre-kho)
Tibet
18th-19th century
Inventory no.: 1418
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Brass Double Vajra
Tibet
18th-19th century
Inventory no.: 1433
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Massive Silver Prayer Wheel (‘Khor)
Tibet
18th-19th century
length: 106cm
Inventory no.: 1323
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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. We do not source items
from India itself for example. 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.

All the items on this page are available for sale. We are based in central London, but sell to clients around the world.  Want to enquire about an item on this page?
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Larger Brass Kadam-style Chorten
Tibet
15th-16th century
Inventory no.: 1990
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Gilded Brass, Copper & Silver Ritual Water Vessel (Kundika) & Basin Inlaid with Rubies & Turquoise
Tibet
18th century
Inventory no.: 2088
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