New Items for October 2018

Showcased here are the new additions to our stock for October - 70  fine, new items in total - our largest ever monthly catalogue.

Items from Mughal India, Tibet, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Dutch East Indies, Central Asia, China, Burma, Oman, Yemen, the Philippines & Tribal Africa are among those included.

All items are for sale. We price in pounds only, but USD approximates also are provided.

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4073

Rare Pair of Deccani Bronze Lion Architectural Elements

Deccan, India, possibly Golconda
circa 17th century

height of each: 38.5cm, length: 30cm, width: 12.5cm

Sold

Provenance

private collection, London. The pair have almost certainly been in the UK since colonial times.

5503

Indian Flexible Diamond & Enamelled Gold Bracelet (Pahunchiyan or Dasti)

North India
late 19th-20th century

length (or circumference when closed): 16.4cm, width at widest point: 1.8cm, weight: 45.84g

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

5655

Rare, Early Chinese Images of Jesus & Mary on Silver, after Pierre Goret

China or Chinese artisans in the Philippines
circa 1700

heights: 20.8cm, widths: 16.3cm, combined weight: 371g

Sold

Provenance

art market, London.

5564

Gold Enamelled Kavach Pendant & Enamelled Gold Bead & Pearl Necklace for a Krishna Devotee

Rajasthan, India
19th century

circumference of necklace: 43cm, overall weight: 27.9g

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

1948

Fine Malay Sewar Dagger with Pierced Hippopotamus Tooth & Gold, Silver & Horn Mounts

Sumatra/Malay Peninsula
19th century

length: 28cm, weight: 129g

Sold

Provenance

private collection, London

5685

South Indian Gold Spherical Pendant set with Rubies & Diamonds

South India, possibly Mysore
18th-19th century

diameter: 2.1cm, weight: 16.95g

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

5567

Rare & Large Dutch Colonial Sawasa Gold Alloy Lidded Box

Made for the Dutch Colonial Market, most probably in Japan, and possibly Batavia or Tonkin (North Vietnam)
17th-early 18th century

diameter at widest point: 13.5cm, height: 3.5cm, weight: 726g

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

5635

Central Asian Gourd Container with Silver Mounts for Snuff Tobacco

Turkestan, Central Asia
19th century

length: 16.5cm, weight: 92g

Sold

Provenance

private collection, UK.

5548

Rare Vietnamese Silver Cup, Lid & Saucer

Vietnam
circa 1850

height of set: 10cm, diameter of saucer: 12.4cm, overall weight: 249g

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

5074

Gilded Nepalese Box with Turquoise & Rubies

Newar People, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal.
18th century

length: 13.5cm, width: 11cm, height: 4.5cm, weight: 292g

Sold

Provenance

private collection, London.

5686

Fine, Indian Ramayana Gold Ring

South India, probably Mysore
18th-19th century

weight: 13.49g, length of bezel: 1.5cm, ring size: US - 6; UK - L/M

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

5196

Rare Malay Carved Horn & Wood Fire Strikers (Gobek Api)

Malay People, Malay Peninsula, Malaysia
late 19th century

lengths: 8.5cm-12.6cm

Sold

Provenance

collected by Alwyn Sidney Haynes (1878-1963), and thence by descent. Haynes was a colonial administrator in Malaya and the Straits Settlements between 1901 and 1934. He held many posts including Acting British Resident, Pahang (1924); British Resident, Perak (1925); British Advisor, Kedah (1925); British Advisor, Kelantan (1930); and Acting Colonial Administrator, Straits Settlements (1933), after which he retired and returned to England, and lived near Stratford-upon-Avon, and then in Leamington Spa. Haynes loaned some of the items he collected in Malaya to the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford in 1939. He was awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1950.

5151

Mughal or Batavian Silver Flask

Northern India, or the Dutch East Indies
17th-18th century

height: 37cm, weight: 930g

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

5533

Dutch Colonial Silver Betel Box

Dutch East Indies, probably Batavia
18th century

length: 17.7cm, height: 7.1cm, depth: 12.3cm, weight: 975g

Provenance

UK art market

5061

Gold Cobra Ear Ornaments Inlaid with Red Stones (Pambadam or Nagapadam)

Tamil Nadu, South India
19th-early 20th century

length: 4.5cm, combined weight: 42.92g

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

5638

Rare Chinese Yixing Teapot with Vietnamese Pierced Silver Mounts

Jiangsu, China & Vietnam
19th century

length: 20cm, height: 15cm

Provenance

UK art market

5646

Fine, South Indian Silver Tinder Tube

Trichinopoly, South India
circa 1850

length: 18cm, weight: 52g

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

5014

Burmese Painted Folding Book (Parabaik)

Burma
late 19th century

length: 80cm, height: 27.9cm

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

5630

Ottoman Calligrapher’s Pen Box

Ottoman Turkey
circa 1850

length: 25.5cm, diameter: 3.2cm

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

5015

Burmese Painted Folding Book (Parabaik)

Burma
late 19th century

length: 82cm, height: 27.8cm

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

5622

Himalayan Indian or Nepalese Talismanic Child’s Necklace (Raksha Ma)

Himalayan India or Nepal
19th century and possibly earlier

length (circumference as worn): 31cm, weight: 30g

Sold

Provenance

private collection, UK.

5657

Ashanti Gold Dust Container (Kuduo)

Ashanti (Asante) People, Ghana
19th century

height: 17.5cm, diameter: 8cm, weight: 884g

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

5612

Unusually Fine Ashanti or Akan Horse & Rider Gold Dust Weight

Akan or Ashanti Peoples, Ghana
18th-19th century

length: 7.2cm, height: 8cm, weight: 83g

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

4941

Indian Embroidered & Mirrored Cotton Upper Garment (Choli), with a 19th century Label Card

Northern India
19th century

width from arm to arm: 77cm, length: 37cm

Provenance

old private collection, UK.

5380

Superb Parsi Embroidered Vest (Jhabla)

Parsi (Parsee) community of Bombay, India.
mid-19th century

height: 56cm, width: 52.5cm

Sold

Provenance

from the family collection of a Parsi family based in northern England but originally from Bombay, India.

5348

Malay Jacket (Baju Melayu) of Striped Kain Tenum

Malay People, Malay Peninsula, probably Johor, Malaysia
circa 1900

width from arm to arm: 155cm, length: 71cm

Reserved

Provenance

collected by Alwyn Sidney Haynes (1878-1963), and thence by descent. Haynes was a colonial administrator in Malaya and the Straits Settlements between 1901 and 1934. He held many posts including Acting British Resident, Pahang (1924); British Resident, Perak (1925); British Advisor, Kedah (1925); British Advisor, Kelantan (1930); and Acting Colonial Administrator, Straits Settlements (1933), after which he retired and returned to England, and lived near Stratford-upon-Avon, and then in Leamington Spa. Haynes loaned some of the items he collected in Malaya to the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford in 1939. He was awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1950.

5619

Pair of Fine, South Indian Silver Bracelets

Lakshadweep Islands, South India
19th century

external diameter: 7.5cm, internal diameter: 6.5cm, combined weight: 58g

Provenance

private collection, UK.

5687

Assam Gold & Ruby Ring

Assam, India & possibly Western Burma
late 19th century

length of bezel: 2.3cm, weight: 5.92g, ring size: US - 7.75; UK - P

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

5620

South Indian Toda Silver Woman’s Necklace

Toda People, Nilgiri Hills, Tamil Nadu, South India
19th century

total length (or circumference as worn): 50.5cm, weight: 175g

Sold

Provenance

Christie's, New York; private collection, UK.

5631

Fine Central Asian Moulded Gourd Container with Silver Mounts for Snuff Tobacco

Turkestan, Central Asia
19th century

length: 19.5cm, weight: 98g

Sold

Provenance

private collection, UK.

5299

Pair of Malay Bolster-End Tekat Panels with Gold Thread

Malay People, Malay Peninsula, Malaysia
circa 1920

approx. length of embroidered section of each: 24.5cm, height: 8cm

Reserved

Provenance

collected by Alwyn Sidney Haynes (1878-1963), and thence by descent. Haynes was a colonial administrator in Malaya and the Straits Settlements between 1901 and 1934. He held many posts including Acting British Resident, Pahang (1924); British Resident, Perak (1925); British Advisor, Kedah (1925); British Advisor, Kelantan (1930); and Acting Colonial Administrator, Straits Settlements (1933), after which he retired and returned to England, and lived near Stratford-upon-Avon, and then in Leamington Spa. Haynes loaned some of the items he collected in Malaya to the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford in 1939. He was awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1950.

5306

Unusual Pair of Malay Bolster-End Tekat Panels with Gold Thread

Malay People, Malay Peninsula, Malaysia
circa 1920

approx. length of embroidered area of each: 24cm, height: 8cm

Sold

Provenance

collected by Alwyn Sidney Haynes (1878-1963), and thence by descent. Haynes was a colonial administrator in Malaya and the Straits Settlements between 1901 and 1934. He held many posts including Acting British Resident, Pahang (1924); British Resident, Perak (1925); British Advisor, Kedah (1925); British Advisor, Kelantan (1930); and Acting Colonial Administrator, Straits Settlements (1933), after which he retired and returned to England, and lived near Stratford-upon-Avon, and then in Leamington Spa. Haynes loaned some of the items he collected in Malaya to the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford in 1939. He was awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1950.

5517

Pair of Malay Bolster-End Tekat Panels with Gold Thread

Malay People, Malay Peninsula, Malaysia
19th century

approx. length of embroidered section of each: 21.3cm, height: 14.8cm

Reserved

Provenance

private collection, UK.

5518

Pair of Malay Bolster-End Tekat Panels with Gold Thread

Malay People, Malay Peninsula, Malaysia
19th century

approx. width of the embroidered section of each: 19cm, height: 12.4cm

Sold

Provenance

private collection, UK.

5615

Unusual & Fine Colonial Indian Silver Goblet

India, probably Bombay
19th century (dated 1873)

height: 17.8cm, weight: 241g

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

5673

Straits Chinese Gilded & Lacquered Wooden Offering Box (Chanab)

Used by the Straits Chinese (Babas/Nonyas) of the Straits Settlements of Penang, Malacca & Singapore & also the Peranakan Chinese of Indonesia. Possibly made in Southern China for this export market.
19th century

length: 34cm, height (when closed): 25cm, height (when open): 39.5cm, width: 13cm

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

5610

Bronze Image of Lakshmana as a Buddhist Protector

Sri Lanka & possibly Southern India
18th-19th century

height: 45cm, width of base: 13.5cm

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

5557

Tinder Pouch & Striker (Icag) with Gilt & Silvered Mounts

Tibet
19th century

width: 15.3cm, height (without strap): 11cm

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

5556

Tibetan Woman’s Pouch or Purse (Baghu) with Silver Mounts

Tibet
19th century

width: 13.4cm, height (without strap): 10cm

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

5313

Kelantan Royal Coat of Arms Gold Embroidered Tekat Panel

Malay People, Kelantan, Malay Peninsula, Malaysia
circa 1920

Textile: 24cm x 24cm; approx. size of embroidered section: 12.5cm x 11.5cm

Sold

Provenance

collected by Alwyn Sidney Haynes (1878-1963), and thence by descent. Haynes was a colonial administrator in Malaya and the Straits Settlements between 1901 and 1934. He held many posts including Acting British Resident, Pahang (1924); British Resident, Perak (1925); British Advisor, Kedah (1925); British Advisor, Kelantan (1930); and Acting Colonial Administrator, Straits Settlements (1933), after which he retired and returned to England, and lived near Stratford-upon-Avon, and then in Leamington Spa. Haynes loaned some of the items he collected in Malaya to the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford in 1939. He was awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1950.

5490

Moroccan Finely Carved Nut & Silver Kohl Container

Morocco
19th century

length: 12.8cm, weight: 66g

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

5471

Gilded-Silver Mounted, Double-Sided, Pectoral Reliquary Cross with Carved Steatite (Enkolpia)

Mount Athos, Macedonian Greece
15th century

total length of chain (circumference as worn): 72cm, length of cross (without coin): 7.3cm, width of cross: 4.5cm, thickness of cross: 1.1cm, weight: 97g

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

5449

Multiple-Strand Red Glass Bead Naga Necklace

Naga People, India/Burma
circa 1900

total length (circumference as worn): 75cm

Sold

Provenance

UK art market; most likely, the necklace has been in the UK since the colonial era.

5424

Nalanda Cast Bronze Buddha

Nalanda, North-east India
11th-12h century

height: 10.6cm, width: 7.8cm

Sold

Provenance

acquired by the previous owner in London in March 1991.

5280

Pair of Fine, Northern Indian Silver Bangles

Northern Rajasthan, India
circa 1900

external diameter: 7.4cm, internal diameter: 5.7cm, combined weight: 51g

Provenance

UK art market

5182

Silver-inlaid Bidri Bowl

Deccan, India
17th-18th century

diameter: 13.2cm, height: 6.2cm

Sold

Provenance

private collection, London.

4964

Indian Pierced Silver Bracelet

Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
19th century

diameter or face: 5.2cm, internal diameter of band: approx. 5.5cm, weight: 100g

Sold

Provenance

Collection of the late Paul Walter, New York, probably acquired in London

4965

Indian Pierced Silver Bracelet

Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
19th century

length or face: 5.5cm, internal diameter of band: approx. 3cm x 5cm, weight: 100g

Provenance

Collection of the late Paul Walter, New York, probably acquired in London

4963

Indian Silver & Gold Bracelet

Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
19th century

length of face or bezel: 7.3cm, weight: 153g

Sold

Provenance

Collection of the late Paul Walter, New York, probably acquired in London

5355

Malay Woven Silk Textile (Kain Tenun)

Malay People, East Coast, Malay Peninsula, Malaysia
early 20th century

81cm x 186cm

Reserved

Provenance

collected by Alwyn Sidney Haynes (1878-1963), and thence by descent. Haynes was a colonial administrator in Malaya and the Straits Settlements between 1901 and 1934. He held many posts including Acting British Resident, Pahang (1924); British Resident, Perak (1925); British Advisor, Kedah (1925); British Advisor, Kelantan (1930); and Acting Colonial Administrator, Straits Settlements (1933), after which he retired and returned to England, and lived near Stratford-upon-Avon, and then in Leamington Spa. Haynes loaned some of the items he collected in Malaya to the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford in 1939. He was awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1950.

4910

Colonial Indian Silver ‘Swami Ware’ Necklace

Madras, Tamil Nadu, South India. Unmarked, but probably by P. Orr & Sons.
19th century

total length (or circumference as worn): 46.5cm, weight: 99g

Sold

Provenance

Estate of Oppi Untracht. Untracht (1922-2008), and American who lived in Finland, was one of the world's foremost experts of Indian jewellery, silverware and metal techniques.

5356

Malay Woven Silk Textile (Kain Tenun)

Malay People, East Coast, Malay Peninsula, Malaysia
early 20th century

186cm x 104cm

Reserved

Provenance

collected by Alwyn Sidney Haynes (1878-1963), and thence by descent. Haynes was a colonial administrator in Malaya and the Straits Settlements between 1901 and 1934. He held many posts including Acting British Resident, Pahang (1924); British Resident, Perak (1925); British Advisor, Kedah (1925); British Advisor, Kelantan (1930); and Acting Colonial Administrator, Straits Settlements (1933), after which he retired and returned to England, and lived near Stratford-upon-Avon, and then in Leamington Spa. Haynes loaned some of the items he collected in Malaya to the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford in 1939. He was awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1950.

5579

Indian Bidri Carpet Weight (Mir-e-farsh)

Deccan, India
late 17th-early 18th century

height: 10cm, diameter of base: 8.6cm, weight: 545g

Sold

Provenance

private collection.

5039

Omani Silver Bracelet (Hangeri or Hajala)

Oman, possibly Nizwa
late 19th-early 20th century

length: 10.4cm, internal diameter: 5.5cm, weight: 319g

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

4689

Three Thai Terracotta Votive Plaques

Ayutthaya, Thailand
16th-18th century

heights: 8.5cm, widths: 5.4cm-5.7cm

Provenance

private collection, London.

3966

Large Necklace of Silver Beads & Genuine Antique Amber Beads with Amulet Box (Hirz)

San'a, Yemen
early 20th century

total length (circumference as worn): 96cm, total weight: 381g, each amber bead is around 2.5cm square

Provenance

UK art market

5660

Pair of Engraved Solid Silver Libyan Ear Ornaments

Bedouin People, Libya
circa 1880

heights: 8cm, combined weight: 300g

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

3409

Yemeni Matching Gilded Silver Talismanic Box (Hirz) & Purse

Both signed by the same maker, Yemen
early 20th century

length of talisman: 13cm, width of purse: 7.3cm, combined weight: 207g

Sold

Provenance

private collection, UK

5604

Yemeni or Omani Silver Bracelet

Yemen/Oman Border Area
early 20th century

internal diameter: 6.2cm, length: 8cm, weight: 155g

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

5633

Central Asian Gourd Container with Silver Mounts for Snuff Tobacco

Turkestan, Central Asia
19th century

length: 16.2cm, weight: 80g

Sold

Provenance

private collection, UK.

5632

Central Asian Gourd Container with Silver Mounts for Snuff Tobacco

Turkestan, Central Asia
19th century

length: 16.4cm, weight: 83g

Provenance

private collection, UK.

5354

Malay Woven Silk Textile (Kain Tenun)

Malay People, East Coast, Malay Peninsula, Malaysia
early 20th century

182cm x 117cm

Sold

Provenance

collected by Alwyn Sidney Haynes (1878-1963), and thence by descent. Haynes was a colonial administrator in Malaya and the Straits Settlements between 1901 and 1934. He held many posts including Acting British Resident, Pahang (1924); British Resident, Perak (1925); British Advisor, Kedah (1925); British Advisor, Kelantan (1930); and Acting Colonial Administrator, Straits Settlements (1933), after which he retired and returned to England, and lived near Stratford-upon-Avon, and then in Leamington Spa. Haynes loaned some of the items he collected in Malaya to the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford in 1939. He was awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1950.

5359

Malay Gold Thread & Cotton Woven Textile (Kain Tenun)

Malay People, East Coast, Malay Peninsula, Malaysia
early 20th century

198cm x 102cm

Reserved

Provenance

collected by Alwyn Sidney Haynes (1878-1963), and thence by descent. Haynes was a colonial administrator in Malaya and the Straits Settlements between 1901 and 1934. He held many posts including Acting British Resident, Pahang (1924); British Resident, Perak (1925); British Advisor, Kedah (1925); British Advisor, Kelantan (1930); and Acting Colonial Administrator, Straits Settlements (1933), after which he retired and returned to England, and lived near Stratford-upon-Avon, and then in Leamington Spa. Haynes loaned some of the items he collected in Malaya to the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford in 1939. He was awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1950.

5376

Unusual Parsi Embroidered Silk Purse

Gujarat, Northern India
mid-20th century

length: 21.7cm, height: 15cm

Provenance

from the family collection of a Parsi family based in northern England but originally from Bombay, India.

5636

Central Asian Gourd Container with Silver Mounts for Snuff Tobacco

Turkestan, Central Asia
19th century

length: 14.5cm, weight: 84g

Sold

Provenance

private collection, UK.

5377

Fine Parsi Embroidered Vest (Jhabla)

Parsi (Parsee) community of Bombay, India.
19th century

height: 57cm, width: 55.5cm

Provenance

from the family collection of a Parsi family based in northern England but originally from Bombay, India.

4842

Parsi Embroidered Vest (Jhabla)

Parsi (Parsee) community of Bombay, India.
19th century

width: 51cm, height: 42cm

Provenance

from the family collection of a Parsi family based in northern England but originally from Bombay, India.

5422

Indian Bronze Gajalakshmi

Western India
15th-16th century

height: 6.5cm, width: 3.9cm

Sold

Provenance

Acquired by the previous owner in London in March, 1969.

5470

Persian-Style Indian Ewer

Deccan or North India
18th century

height: 26cm, width: 21cm

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

4071

Maori Greenstone Double-sided Hei-Tiki Pendant

Maori People, New Zealand
early 20th century

height: 5.2cm, width: 3.2cm, weight: 11.9g

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

Selected Items from Past Catalogues

5401

Large Malay-Style Silver Water Container (Kendi)

Malay People, Riau or Malay Peninsula, or Singapore
circa 1900

height: 27.5cm, width: 25cm, weight: 479g

Sold

Provenance

private collection, UK.

4930

Ottoman Gilded Buckle inset with Carved Coral Cabochons

Ottoman Turkey, Greece or Balkans
18th-19th century

length: 20cm, width of buckle (without dangles), 7cm, weight: 216g

Provenance

UK art market

2681

Inscribed Peranakan Chinese Silver Ritual Ewer

Peranakan Chinese Community, Java, Indonesia
circa 1920

height: 12cm, weight: 151g

Provenance

private collection, London, UK.

3958

Gem-Set Gilded & Silver Filigree Ear Plug Ornaments

Java, Indonesia
19th century

length: 3cm, diameter: 2.5cm, combined weight: 32g

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

2161

Polychrome & Wood Javanese Wayang Klitik Puppet of an Arab Merchant

East Java, Indonesia
circa 1900

height: 40cm

Provenance

UK art market.

1183

Carved Wooden Cockspur Case with Iron Spur

Lombok, Indonesia
19th-early 20th century

height: 19.8cm, width when closed: 8.4cm

Provenance

Collection of Henry Brownrigg, London, UK.

3497

Superb Pair of Ibeji Figures (Ere Ibeji)

Yoruba People, Oyo Tribe, Shaki Region, Nigeria
late 19th century

heights: 24.4cm

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

2824

Colonial Indian Silver Bird-Shaped Container by Oomersi Mawji

Kutch, India
circa 1880

height: 14cm, length: 15cm, weight: 232g

Sold

Provenance

private collection, London.

3604

Indian Stained Ivory Pehlwani Wrestlers

Northern India, probably Rajasthan
circa 1750

height: 8.8cm

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

2185

Sepik Crocodile Man Earthenware Roof Ridge Tile with Pigments

Chambri Lakes, Sepik River, Papua New Guinea
early 20th century

height: 42cm, width: 25.5cm

Provenance

Francis de Sales McHugh Collection, collected by de Sales McHugh in the early 20th century.

3507

Cast Copper Bwa Do Cult Anklet

Bwa people, Burkino Faso
19th century

length: 20cm. width: 9.7cm, height with stand: 8cm

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

5418

Rare & Unusual Bronze Ambika & Durga Group

Western India
14th-15th century

length: 15cm, height: 17.5cm

Sold

Provenance

From the estate of a private English collector who acquired the bronze from Sotheby's London in July 1972. It was lot 52 of Sotheby's 'Primitive Art' sale of July 11, 1972. The original Sotheby's receipt is included.