Three Cambodian Silver Betel Boxes with Ruby Eyes
Cambodia
circa 1920
Inventory no.: 294
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Dance Mask (Topeng) of Prince Panji
Central Java, Indonesia
early 20th century or earlier
Inventory no.: 276
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Java, Indonesia
early 20th century or earlier
Inventory no.: 278
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Dance Mask (Topeng) of Resobagu
Central Java, Indonesia
early 20th century or earlier
Inventory no.: 280
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Dance Mask (Topeng), probably of Kala Mercu
Java, Indonesia
early 20th century or earlier
Inventory no.: 277
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Dance Mask (Topeng) of a Princely Figure
Central Java, Indonesia
early 20th century or earlier
Inventory no.: 279
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Ikat
'Greater Blossom' Clan
Savu, Eastern Indonesia
late 19th century
Inventory no.: 561
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Palm Leaf Pátimokkha Manuscript with Sarsekyo Binding Ribbon
Burma (Myanmar)
circa 1870
Inventory no.: 581
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Six Lacquer Betel Boxes
Karen People, Burma
late 19th century
Inventory no.: 271
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Pair of Gold Earrings
East Java, Indonesia
circa AD 700
Inventory no.: 269
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Buddha Dipankara with Followers & Sumedha
Burma
18th century
Inventory no.: 272
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Trisular
East Java, Indonesia
17th century
Inventory no.: 309
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Lacquer Betel Box
Shan States, Eastern Burma
circa 1880
Inventory no.: 539
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Large Lacquered Betel Box
Burma
circa 1900
Inventory no.: 291
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Lacquered  Box
Burma
circa 1920
Inventory no.: 287
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Lacquered Betel Box
Burma
circa 1900
Inventory no.: 286
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Four Jamnagar ‘Gulab’ Betel Cutters
Jamnagar, India, but collected in Java, Indonesia
19th-20th century
Inventory no.: 226
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Khmer Storage Jar
North-Eastern Thailand
circa 12th century
Inventory no.: 609
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Seven Silver-Gilt Key Holders
Peranakan Chinese Community, Java, Indonesia
circa 1920
Inventory no.: 300
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Silver & Copper-Inlaid Betel Cutter
Southern Burma
19th century
Inventory no.: 284
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Silver-Inlaid Betel Cutter
Bali, Indonesia
19th century
Inventory no.: 285
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Silver & Brass-Inlaid Betel Cutter
Southern Burma
early 20th century
Inventory no.: 281
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Silver Betel / Tobacco Box
Sumatra, Indonesia
19th century
Inventory no.: 637
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Silver Betel / Tobacco Box
Sumatra, Indonesia
19th century
Inventory no.: 638
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Silver Betel / Tobacco Box
Sumatra, Indonesia
19th century
Inventory no.: 639
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Silver Betel / Tobacco Box
Sumatra, Indonesia
19th century
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Silver Betel / Tobacco Box
Sumatra, Indonesia
19th century
Inventory no.: 641
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Large Cast Bronze Offering Tray (Talam)
Java, Indonesia
circa 14th century
Inventory no.: 273
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Large Zoomorphic Bronze Kettle
Sarawak/Brunei
19th century
Inventory no.: 803
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Polychrome, Wooden Image of the Alchemist Bo Bo Aung
Burma
circa 1920
Inventory no.: 998
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Gold Lacquer Betel Box & Stand in the form of the Sacred Goose (Hintha)
Mandalay, Burma
19th century
Inventory no.: 1007
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Spanish Colonial-Style Carabao Horn & Silver Hat
Luzon, Philippines, 19th century
19th century
Inventory no.: 1067
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Raja's Brass Tobacco Pipe (Tulpang)
Toba Batak, North Sumatra, Indonesia
19th century
length: 100cm
Inventory no.: 1110
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Raja's Brass Tobacco Pipe (Tulpang)
Toba Batak, North Sumatra, Indonesia
19th century
length: 84cm
Inventory no.: 1112
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Raja's Brass Tobacco Pipe (Tulpang)
Toba Batak, North Sumatra, Indonesia
19th century
length: 76cm
Inventory no.: 1111
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Miniature Gilded Bronze Shrine
Bangkok-Style, Ratanakosin Period, Thailand
19th century
Inventory no.: 1151
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Lacquered Box & Cover (Lahpet-ok) for Pickled Tea (Lahpet)
Burma
circa 1930
Inventory no.: 1147
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Brass Cannon (Lantaka)
Sarawak (Malaysia) or Brunei
18th-19th century
Inventory no.: 1159
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Wooden Bowl
Kenyah People, Sarawak (Borneo, Malaysia)
circa 1940 or before
Inventory no.: 1163
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Carved Wooden Cockspur Case with Iron Spur
Lombok, Indonesia
19th-early 20th century
Inventory no.: 1183
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Lacquered Tray on Stand (Kalat)
Shan States, Burma
circa 1920
Inventory no.: 1205
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Gilded & Lacquered Manuscript Chest (Sadaik)
Burma
early 20th century
length: 99cm, height: 65cm, width: 62cm
Inventory no.: 1181
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Pair of Large Architectural Singa or Gajah Dompak House Facade Elements
Batak people, Lake Toba District, North Sumatra, Indonesia
late 19th century
Inventory no.: 1785
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Large Terracotta Glazed Tile Depicting Two of Mara’s Warriors
Shwegugyi Pagoda, Pegu, Burma
circa 1472
Inventory no.: 1781
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Brass Jar
Malay or Iban, Sarawak (Malaysia) or Brunei
circa 1900
Inventory no.: 1268
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Zoomorphic Bronze Kettle
Sarawak or Brunei, Borneo
19th century
Inventory no.: 1285
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Zoomorphic Bronze Kettle
Sarawak or Brunei, Borneo
19th century
Inventory no.: 1286
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Dutch Colonial Ebony Chair
Ambon or Batavia, Indonesia
circa 1680
Inventory no.: 1296
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Silver 'Star Anise' Filigree Dutch Colonial Betel or Jewellery Box
Provenance: The Estate of HM Queen Juliana of The Netherlands
Batavia, Indonesia
circa 1760
Inventory no.: 1284
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Colonial Chair
possibly Dutch Colonial
18th-19th century
Inventory no.: 1235
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Beaded Cane Baby Carrier
Kenyah Dayak People, Borneo
1940s
Inventory no.: 1404
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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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Rare Polychrome & Gilt Ivory Image of St Francis Xavier
Spanish Colonial Philippines
18th century
Inventory no.: 1441 RESERVED
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Teak Betel Box with Silver Mounts
Batavia or Sri Lanka
18th century
Inventory no.: 1397
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Large Bencharong Cylindrical Monastery Porcelain Teapot
China, for the Thai market
1860-1880
Inventory no.: 1462
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Solid Ivory St Francis of Assisi
Spanish Colonial Philippines
18th century
Inventory no.: 1445
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Small Dagger with Silver Mounts & Carved Ivory Hilt in the form of an Egret
Burma
18th-19th century
Inventory no.: 1461
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Baler Shell Serving Spoon & Fork with Butterfly Silver Mounts
Manila, Colonial Philippines
19th century
Inventory no.: 1477
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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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Dagger with Silver Mounts & Ivory Hilt
Burma
19th century
Inventory no.: 1495
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Bronze Noodle Maker
Burma
19th century
Inventory no.: 1506
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Lacquered Letter Tube (Sa Dauk)
Burma
circa 1920
Inventory no.: 1532
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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 Thailand 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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Two Celadon Terracotta Tile Finials
Si Satchanalai, Thailand
15th century
Inventory no.: 1578
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Small Cast Brass Gong
Borneo, Malaysia/Brunei
19th century
Inventory no.: 1579
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Glazed Stoneware Pot
Buri Ram,  Cambodia
Angkor Period, 11th-12th century
Inventory no.: 1684
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Carved Ebony Footstool or Kneeler
Sri Lanka or Dutch Colonial Batavia
early 19th century
Inventory no.: 1674 RESERVED
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Large, Twelve-Sided Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Lacquered Talum
Thailand
late 19th century
Inventory no.: 1654
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Dutch Colonial Amboyna Wood & Red Lacquer Betel Box with Silver Mounts
Batavia, Dutch East Indies
late 17th-early 18th century
Inventory no.: 1716
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Monumental Silver Model of a Temple
Burma
dated 1914
height: 84cm
Inventory no.: 1691
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Cast Bronze Image of a Chin-lon Player
Pegu, Burma
circa 1920
Inventory no.: 1741
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Large Ironwood Jorai (Jarai) Funerary Post
Central Highlands, Vietnam
19th century
height: 114cm
Inventory no.: 1804
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Cast Bronze Image of a Mendicant
Pegu, Burma
circa 1920
Inventory no.: 1746
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Cast Bronze Image of an Archer
Pegu, Burma
circa 1920
Inventory no.: 1784
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Cast Bronze Image of a Hunter
Pegu, Burma
circa 1920
Inventory no.: 1747 RESERVED
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Glass, Gilt Lacquer & Silver Dancer’s Headdress for Sita
Thailand or Cambodia
circa 1920
Inventory no.: 1803
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Burma
19th century
Inventory no.: 1806
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Warp-Ikat Cotton Man's Cloth (Hinggi Kombu)
East Sumba, Indonesia
early 20th century
Inventory no.: 1737
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Large, Black Ground Bencharong Cylindrical Monastery Porcelain Teapot
China, for the Thai market
1860-1880
Inventory no.: 1821
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Silver-Inlaid Short Dagger (Dha-hmyaung)
Burma
19th century
Inventory no.: 1850
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Bronze Ceremonial Frog Drum (Pa-zi)
Karen People, Eastern Burma
19th century
Inventory no.: 1834
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Soldier's Kris
Bali, Indonesia
17th-18th century
Inventory no.: 1891
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Portuguese or Spanish-Style Iron Helmet
The Philippines or Eastern Indonesia
17th-18th century
Inventory no.: 1903 RESERVED
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Large Gilt Niello Silver Rice Ladle
Thailand
19th century
Inventory no.: 1905
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Polychrome Wooden Dance Mask (Topeng) of Kebo Sepati
Bali or Lombok, Indonesia
19th century
Inventory no.: 1842
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Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Lacquer Miniature Table
Thailand
late 19th century
Inventory no.: 1913
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Rare Wooden Ancestor Figure Ritual Wine Server
Ifugao, Luzon, Northern Philippines
early 20th century
Inventory no.: 1981
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Inscribed Polychrome, Carved Image of Rawana Kidnapping Shinta
& Escaping on the Winged Demon Wilmana
Northern Bali, probably Buleleng
late 19th century
Inventory no.: 2014 RESERVED
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Inscribed Polychrome, Carved Image of Vishnu on Garuda
Northern Bali, probably Buleleng
late 19th century
Inventory no.: 2015 RESERVED
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Carved Wooden Ritual Storage Box (Pratima) in the Form of a Winged Lion (Singa)
Bali, Indonesia
19th century
Inventory no.: 2007
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Large, Engraved Silver Bowl Stand
Thailand
19th century
Inventory no.: 1826
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Majapahit Terracotta Head
East Java
circa 14th century
Inventory no.: 2084
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Terracotta Glazed Tile Fragment Depicting One of Mara’s Warriors
Shwegugyi Pagoda, Pegu, Burma
circa 1472
Inventory no.: 2092
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Carved Ebony Chair, possibly by E.H. Baldock
Batavia & Sri Lanka
17th century & later
Inventory no.: 1939
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Carved Ebony Chair, possibly by E.H. Baldock
Batavia & Sri Lanka
17th century & later
Inventory no.: 1940
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