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Five Brass Jewellery Molds
India
19th-early 20th century
Inventory no.: 229
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Seven Silver-Gilt Key Holders
Peranakan Chinese Community
Java, Indonesia
circa 1920
Inventory no.: 300
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Pair of Gold Earrings
East Java, Indonesia
circa AD 700
Inventory no.: 269
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Silver Filigree Islamic Amulet Box with Agate & Silver Beads
Oman/Yemen
19th century
Inventory no.: 567
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Fine Silver Amulet Box with Filigree
Yemen
late 19th/early 20th century
Inventory no.: 580
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Ivory and Gold Hair Comb
Zanzibar
circa 1800
Inventory no.: 65
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Gilded Silver & Blue Glass Ear Pendants
Islamic Katawaz Peoples Pakistan/Afghanistan
19th century
Inventory no.: 596
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Large Islamic Amulet Container (Tcherot or Kitab) with
Rare Neo-Tifinagh Inscription
Tuareg people, Niger & southern Morocco
19th century
Inventory no.: 566
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Inscribed Naga Belt Holder (Olan-olan)
Central Java, Indonesia
18th-19th century
Inventory no.: 601
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Woman's Gold, Silver & Turquoise Belt
Tibet
late 19th century
Inventory no.: 593
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Woman's Silver Ga'u inset with Turquoise
Tibet
19th century
Inventory no.: 516
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Pair of Indian Silver Anklets
India (probably Rajasthan)
early 20th century
Inventory no.: 255
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Ring
Minority Ethnic Groups, Burma
circa 1920
Inventory no.: 301
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Hair Comb
Lampung, South Sumatra, Indonesia
19th century
Inventory no.: 648
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Early Postcard showing Straits Chinese Girl & Jewellery
Singapore
circa 1910
Inventory no.: 656
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Pair of Silver Benagir bu Shoka Bracelets
Oman
circa 1850
Inventory no.: 681
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Two Silver Amulet Plaques
Rajasthan, India
late 19th - early 20th century
Inventory no.: 711
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Unusual, Large Courtly Belt Buckle
Central Java, Indonesia
19th century
Inventory no.: 720
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Parcel-Gilt Silver Pomander with Rose-cut
Diamonds, Sapphires & Malachite
West India or Sri Lanka (Ceylon)
19th century
Inventory no.: 746
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Pair of Silver-Gilt Filigree Earrings
La Alberca, Sierra de Francia,
Salamanca, Spain
19th century
Inventory no.: 783
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Woman's Silver Lhasa-style Ga'u inset with Turquoise & Glass
Tibet
19th century
Inventory no.: 556
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Fourteen Silver Lingam Boxes (Ayigalu)
South India
18th-19th centuries
Inventory no.: 250
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Silver Panel Belt & Buckle
Peranakan Chinese community, Indonesia
19th century
Inventory no.: 858
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Silver Cane Top Overlaid with Gold, signed 'Vinh - Sa Dec'
Sa Dec, Vietnam
circa 1910
Inventory no.: 854
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Large Carved Citrine Pendant of a Qajar Prince (possibly Ahmad Shah) set in Gold with
Diamonds & Emeralds
Qajar Persia
circa 1900
Inventory no.: 841
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Two Silver Fibulae (Cloak Clasps)
Draa Vallery, Central Morocco
19th century (one dated 1299 AH or 1882 AD)
Inventory no.: 954
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Straits Chinese Ogival Repoussed Silver Belt
Buckle
Southeast Asia
circa 1910
Inventory no.: 949
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Engraved Silver Shawl Pin (Tupu)
Peru
18th century
Inventory no.: 826
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Chiselled Perforated Silver Shawl Pin (Tupu)
Boliva
19th century
Inventory no.: 827
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Engraved Silver-gilt Amulet & Chain
Ottoman Turkey
19th century
Inventory no.: 999
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Copper & Silver Kalachakra Amulet
Box (Ga’u)
Eastern Tibet
19th century
Inventory no.: 1034
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Man’s Woven Comb (Faa)
Kwaio People, Malaita, Solomon Islands
19th or early 20th century
Inventory no.: 1057
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Three Copper & Brass Hairpins
West Africa, probably Benin Kingdom
19th century
Inventory no.: 1069
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Pair of Silver Anklets with Coral & Enamel
Berber people, Great Kabylia, Algeria
circa 1920
Inventory no.: 1064
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Gold Talismanic Upper Armband (Bazuband)
Northern India or Persia
18th-19th century
Inventory no.: 1092
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Silver Belt with Red Stone & Inscription (Araipatti)
18th century (engraved and dated 1882 with the remark that it has been in a 'Mahommedan' family for 200 years)
India
Inventory no.: 1098
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Silver-Gilt Hairpin with Pink Sapphires
Sri Lanka
circa 1890
Inventory no.: 1097
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Matara 'Diamond' Brooch with Gold & Silver Mounts
Sri Lanka
19th century
Inventory no.: 1187
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Gold & Silver ‘Moon & Sun’ Bracelet
North-West Morocco
19th century
Inventory no.: 1161
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Gold, Silver & Enamel ‘Moon & Sun’ Bracelet
North-West Morocco
19th century
Inventory no.: 1162
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A Pair of Engraved & Open-work Silver with Glass & Enamel Cloak
Fasteners (Fibula)
Berber People, Western Anti-Atlas, Morocco
early 19th century
Inventory no.: 1070
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Seven Courtly Belt Buckles with Semi Precious Stones
Central Java, Indonesia
19th century
Inventory no.: 1191
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Shaivite Ascetic’s Ritual Bangle
Maharashtra, India
circa 1800
Inventory no.: 1185
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Heavy Jesuit Silver Box & Chain
Ottoman Greece or Balkans
18th-19th century
Inventory no.: 1175
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Pair of Heavy, Solid Cast Bracelets
Tuareg People, Niger
19th century
Inventory no.: 1349
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Silver Gajredar Bracelet
Rajasthan, India
19th–early 20th century
Inventory no.: 1384
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Silver Braided Wire Belt (Karmapatti)
Maharashtra/Andhra Pradesh, India
late 19th century
Inventory no.: 1188
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Rare Beetlewing & Shell Ear Ornament
Naga Konyak People, Northeast India
circa 1920
Inventory no.: 1411
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Turquoise, Pearl & Gold Official’s Ear Pendant (Sochi), & Iron Case
Lhasa,Tibet
circa 1900
Inventory no.: 1438
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Gold Earring with Coral & Turquoise
Tibet
early 20th century
Inventory no.: 1379
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Silver Necklace
Pegu, Burma
circa 15th century
Inventory no.: 1466
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Silver Ropework Necklace
Pegu, Burma
circa 15th century
Inventory no.: 1467
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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.
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Portuguese-Inspired Flemish or Vlaams Heart Pendant in Silver & Gold with Rose Cut Diamonds
Belgium, probably Antwerp
circa 1815
Inventory no.: 1562
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Silver & Matara ‘Diamond’ Choker Necklace
Sri Lanka
early 20th century
Inventory  no.: 1502
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Silver & Gold Kondakoora Hairpin/Brooch with Matara ‘Diamonds’
Coastal Regions, Sri Lanka
early 20th century
Inventory no.: 1439
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