Birds & Bird Imagery
Birds often are associated with rain and monsoon in many cultures and from this, they are associated with fertility and abundance. As with fish and frog motifs, they are linked to life-giving water and so often are associated with crop cycles. Of course, in less traditional societies, birds are simply decorative as well.
Curated here, from our existing stock, are items based on birds or with bird themes, drawn from around the world.
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Enquiry about object: 3656
Pair of Indian Heron-Shaped Silver Rosewater Sprinklers
India circa 1900
heights: 22.5cm, combined weights: 523g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 3507
Cast Copper Bwa Do Cult Anklet
Bwa people, Burkino Faso 19th century
length: 20cm. width: 9.7cm, height with stand: 8cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4619
Pair of Enamelled Silver Peacocks
Jaipur, India circa 1870
heights: 17.3cm, lengths: 18cm, combined weight: 1,585g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 2824
Colonial Indian Silver Bird-Shaped Container by Oomersi Mawji
Kutch, India circa 1880
height: 14cm, length: 15cm, weight: 232g
Provenance
private collection, London.
Enquiry about object: 1406
Exceptional Bronze Hamsa Lamp Finial
South India early 17th century
height (without stand): 17cm, length: 19cm, weight: 609g
Provenance
European collection; and formerly in the David Singer collection.
Enquiry about object: 4796
Silver Filigree Incense Burner (Sahumador) Modelled as a Turkey
Peru, probably Ayucucho circa 1820
height: 14.6cm, depth: 15.6cm, weight: 564g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 2182
Sepik Lime Container in the form of a Rooster on a Crocodile
Iatmul People, Middle Sepik River Region, Papua New Guinea first half of the 20th century
length: 68cm
Provenance
Francis de Sales McHugh Collection, and thence by descent, collected by de Sales McHugh in the first half of the 20th century .
Enquiry about object: 1538
Malay Dagger (Tumbok Lada) with Parrot-shaped Horn Hilt
Malay, Malaysia early 20th century
length: 34cm, weight: 199g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 3994
Nigerian Carved Wooden Maternity Figure, Lidded Bowl, possibly by the carver Agbonbiofe
Yoruba People, Nigeria early 20th century
height: 48.5cm, depth: 22.5cm, width: 33.5cm
Provenance
UK art market, private collection, Germany
Enquiry about object: 2222
Indian Three-Piece Silver Tea Set in the Form of Ducks
India circa 1890
length of teapot: 21.5cm, height: 16.5cm, weight of teapot: 646g, weight (combined): 1,244g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4667
Model of a Peacock, Gilded, Enamelled & set with Turquoise & Pearls
China circa 1920
height: 45cm, total weight: 863g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 3233
Kutch Indian Silver Cormorant Rosewater Sprinkler
Kutch, India circa 1890
height: 30.3cm, weight: 271g
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Enquiry about object: 4615
Enamelled Gold Jadau Pendant Set with Diamonds & Pearls
Northern India circa 1850
heights: 5.5cm and 3.5cm (x2), combined weight: 46.12g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4347
Large Silver-Inlaid Brass Betel Box (Lutuan)
Islamic Mindanao, Philippines early 20th century
height: 18.3cm, length: 34cm, width: 15cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 3594
Rare, Unusually Large Tridacna Clam Shell Kris Hilt
Malay People, Terengganu, Malaysia 19th century
height (without stand): 11cm, width: 11cm, weight: 302g, height with stand: 17cm
Provenance
private collection, UK.