Ganesh
Bengal
17th century
Inventory no.: 150
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Bengal
17th century
Inventory no.: 150
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Balakrishna
Tamil Nadu, India
16th century
Inventory no.: 165
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Tamil Nadu, India
16th century
Inventory no.: 165
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Rare Image of Camunda (Chamunda)
Northern India or Pakistan
circa 10th century
Inventory no.: 749
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Northern India or Pakistan
circa 10th century
Inventory no.: 749
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Tantric Hindu Copper Water Vessel
India
19th-20th century
Inventory no.: 478
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India
19th-20th century
Inventory no.: 478
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Conch-shaped Holy Water Libation Cup
Hindu India
18th-19th century
Inventory no.: 1115
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Hindu India
18th-19th century
Inventory no.: 1115
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40 Bronze Body Stamps (Chhapa)
Orissa & Bengal
18th & 19th centuries
Inventory no.: 222
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Orissa & Bengal
18th & 19th centuries
Inventory no.: 222
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Bronze Image of Prajna Paramita
Bayon Style, Angkor Period, Cambodia
circa 12th-13th century
Inventory no.: 1815
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Bayon Style, Angkor Period, Cambodia
circa 12th-13th century
Inventory no.: 1815
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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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Nepal
Shah Period, dated Samvat 986 (1830)
Inventory no.: 1432
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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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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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Carved Black Basalt Stele of Shiva, Pavati & Nandi
Madhya Pradesh, North India
circa 9th-10th century
Inventory no.: 1992
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Madhya Pradesh, North India
circa 9th-10th century
Inventory no.: 1992
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Carved Black Basalt Stele of Virabhadra
North India
circa 9th-10th century
Inventory no.: 1993
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North India
circa 9th-10th century
Inventory no.: 1993
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Larger Brass Kadam-style Chorten
Tibet
15th-16th century
Inventory no.: 1990
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Tibet
15th-16th century
Inventory no.: 1990
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