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9457

Javanese Bronze Seated Bodhisattva Manjusri

Central Java, Indonesia
Classical Java Period, 9th-10th century

height: 15.1cm, width: 8cm, depth: 5.6cm, weight: 715g

Provenance

private collection, London, UK

9363

Javanese Islamic Wooden Circumcision Chair

Java, Indonesia
18th-19th century

height: 61.5cm, width: 65cm, depth: 43cm

9322

Batak Copper-Inlaid Cast Brass Singa Ornament

Batak people, Lake Toba region, North Sumatra, Indonesia
19th century or earlier

width: 10cm, length: 7.9cm, weight: 90g

Provenance

UK art market

9078

Thai Courtly Gold Pendant or Brooch set with Rubies

Bangkok, Thailand
19th century

length: 4.7cm, width: 3.5cm, weight: 10g

Provenance

private collection

9331

Cambodian Silver Censor

Cambodia
circa 1920

height: 11cm, outer diameter: 11cm, weight: 192g

Provenance

UK art market

9302

Naga Necklace with Dark-Blue Trade Beads

Naga People, Western Burma & North-eastern India
early 20th century

circumference: approximately 66cm, weight: 287g

Provenance

private collection, US

9356

Pair of Burmese Gilded Lacquered Monk Disciples, Sariputta & Moggallana

Burma (Myanmar)
19th-early20th century

height: approximately 12cm, combined weight: 2,013g

Provenance

UK art market

9286

Superb Indonesian Bugis Gold Bracelet

Bugis People, South Sulawesi, Indonesia
circa 1920

external diameter: 7.7cm, internal diameter: 6.5cm, weight: 112g

Reserved

Provenance

private collection, US

9355

Burmese Gilded Lacquered Buddha

Northern Burma (Myanmar)
circa 1900

height: 35cm, width: 28cm, depth: 19.2cm, weight: 2,890g

Provenance

UK art market

9294

Exceptionally Rare Naga Headhunter’s Necklace with Five-Heads & Buffalo

Naga People, Burma/India
early 20th century

circumference: approximately 65.5cm, length of brass pendant: 16.7cm, weight: 205g

Provenance

private collection, US

9300

Rare Naga Necklace with Turquoise-coloured Trade Beads

Naga People, Burma/India
early 20th century

circumference: approximately 83cm, weight: 328g

Provenance

private collection, US

9303

Naga Warrior’s Tiger Hunting Necklace

Naga People, Burma/India
early 20th century or earlier

circumference: approximately 73cm, width of pendant: 11cm, length of boar teeth: approximately 9.1cm, weight: 207g

Provenance

private collection, US

9158

Brunei Brass Grain Measure (Gantang)

Brunei
dated 1875-76

diameter: approximately 18.7cm, height: 16.5cm, weight: 2,225g

Provenance

private collection, Channel Islands

9232

Mandalay Burmese Bronze Buddha

Mandalay, Burma
circa 1850

height: 49cm, width: 39.5cm, depth: 26.5cm

Provenance

UK art market

9119

Pair of Dayak Solid Brass Pendant Ear Pendants

Kenyah/Kayan Dayak People, Borneo, Malaysia & Indonesia
early 20th century

length: 6.6cm, width: 3cm, combined weight: 266g

Provenance

private Dutch collection

9081

Rare Southeast Asian (Batavian) or Chinese Parcel-Gilt Wine Ewer

Southeast Asia, possibly Batavia, or China
circa 1680-1750

height: 17cm, length (from handle to spout): 15cm, weight: 415g

Provenance

UK art market; Sotheby's New York

9024

Thai Courtly Gold Pendant set with an Emerald & Rubies

Bangkok, Thailand
19th century

length: 5.7cm, width: 3.9cm, weight: 16g

Provenance

private collection

8989

Naga Pair of Rock Crystal Ear Ornaments (Tongpang)

Naga People, Eastern India/Western Burma
19th century

width: 4.2cm, length: 3.7cm, thickness: approximately 1.3cm, combined weight: 81g

Provenance

UK art market

9006

Straits Chinese Beaded Wedding Slippers

Straits or Peranakan Chinese, Straits Settlements, probably Malacca, Malaysia/Singapore
circa 1880

length: 25cm, width: approximately 8cm, combined weight: 108g

Provenance

UK art market

8949

Sumatran Large, Cast Brass Betel Pedestal Bowl (Tcharanos)

Minangkabau People, Sumatra, Indonesia
19th century

height: 23.1cm, width: 29.4cm, weight: 2,775g

Provenance

private collection, UK

8899

Unusual Malaysian Straits Silver Presentation Scroll Holder

Malacca, Straits Settlements, Malaya (now Malaysia)
early 20th century

length: 39cm, diameter: 7.2cm, combined weight: 469g

Provenance

UK art market

7728

Thai Silver-Gilt Niello Betel Box

Thailand
early 19th century

height: 6.1cm, width: 15.2cm, depth: 8.6cm, weight: 317g

Provenance

private collection, London

8758

Palembang Lotus-Form Lacquered Box (Ponjen)

Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia
19th century

height: approximately 40cm, width: 37.5cm, weight: 5,092g

Provenance

UK art market

9104

Lampung Woman’s Ceremonial Skirt (Tapis Kaca)

Lampung People, South Sumatra, Indonesia
early 20th century

length: 118cm, width: 63.5cm (which makes it 127cm in total for both side), weight: 636g

Provenance

UK art market

8988

Balinese Finely-Carved Coconut & Stand

Bali, Indonesia
circa 1920-30

width of coconut: approximately 13.5cm, height of coconut: approximately 13cm. weight of coconut: 95g

Provenance

Dutch art market

8605

Massive Miao Silver Hairpin

Miao People, Northern Thailand & Southern China
early 20th century

length: approximately 29.3cm, width: 6.6cm, weight: 55g

Provenance

private collection

8938

Dutch Colonial Batavian Silver Filigree Box

Dutch East Indies (Batavia) or India
18th century

height: 3.1cm, width: 7.2cm, depth: 5.3cm, weight: 105g

Provenance

UK art market

8904

Balinese Carved Wooden Pillar Base (Sendi Tugeh)

Bali, Indonesia
early 20th century

height: 51.5cm, width: 28cm

Provenance

UK art market

8798

Balinese Wooden Pillar Base (Sendi Tugeh) Carved with Monster Masks

Bali, Indonesia
19th-early 20th century

height: 28cm, width: 33.2cm, depth: 15.5cm, weight: 3,830g

Provenance

UK art market

9025

Thai Courtly Gold Pendant set with Emeralds, Rubies & Diamonds

Bangkok, Thailand
19th century

length: 6.2cm, width: 4.8cm, weight: 21g

Provenance

private collection

8991

Isneg Mother-of-Pearl & Bead Chest Ornament (Sipatal)

Isneg People, Northern Luzon Island, Philippines
early 20th century

length of glass bead strands: 30cm, length of mother-of-pearl shell components: approximately 21.5cm, weight: 159g

Provenance

private collection, London, UK

8623

Vietnamese Double-sided Silver & Jade Comb

Southern Vietnam
early 20th century

length: 7.1cm, width: 10.3cm, weight: 43g

Provenance

UK art market

8902

Burmese Mandalay Bronze Buddha

Mandalay, Burma
circa 1840

height: approximately 68cm, width: 54.4cm, depth: 33cm

Provenance

UK art market

8886

Carved Wooden Portrait of a Young Balinese Man

Bali, Indonesia
circa 1930

height: approximately 25cm, width: 23cm, depth: approximately 16cm, weight: 2,547g

Provenance

private collection, UK.

8871

Burmese Glazed Earthenware Wall Tile Commissioned for the Mingun Pagoda

Upper Burma
late 18th century

length: 22.9cm, width: 23cm, depth: 3.1cm, weight: 2,345g

Provenance

UK art market

8864

Cirebon Short Sword with Carved Antler Hilt

North Coast, Java, probably Cirebon, Indonesia
18th-19th century

length (with scabbard): 38.2cm, length of blade: 26.7cm, width: 4.6cm, weight: 405g

Provenance

UK art market

7300

Balinese Lacquer Wooden Container

Bali, Indonesia
19th century

height: 29.4cm, width: 17.1cm, weight: 611g

Provenance

Estate Collection of Tom White MBE, a former UK diplomat who served in Southeast Asia in the 1960s & 1970s.

7328

Sumatran Minangkabau-Acehnese Wooden Shield with Pierced Brass Mounts (Peurise)

West Sumatra, Indonesia
19th century

diameter: approximately 31cm, weight: 1,022g

Provenance

Dutch antique market

8806

Srivijaya Bronze Seated Avalokiteshvara

Srivijaya kingdom - Sumatra, Indonesia & Malay Peninsula, incl. southern Thailand
7th-8th century

height: 18.8cm, width: 8.9cm, depth: 7.6cm, weight: 1,203g

Provenance

private collection, UK

8685

Balinese Pierced Silver Offering Dish

Bali, Indonesia
circa 1910

length: 32cm, width: 23.2cm, height: 6.8cm, weight: 540g

Provenance

UK art market

7341

Lanna-style Bronze Buddha

northern Thailand
probably 19th century or later

height: 80cm, width: 29.5cm, depth: 24.2cm

Provenance

UK art market

8694

Balinese Double-Ikat Geringsing Cawat Ding Ding Si Gading Cloth

Tenganan Pegeringsingan, North-East Bali, Indonesia
19th century

folded length: 105cm (full length: 210cm), width: 42.5cm

Provenance

private collection, UK; believed to have been collected in Bali in the 1920s

8692

Rare Balinese Double-Ikat Geringsing Wayang Kebo Cloth

Tenganan Pegeringsingan, North-East Bali, Indonesia
19th century

length: 210cm, width: 51.7cm

Provenance

private collection, UK; believed to have been collected in Bali in the 1920s

7294

Majapahit Terracotta Court Dancer Figure

Majapahit kingdom, East Java
14th-15th century

height: 12.2cm, width: 6.8cm, depth: 7.6cm, weight: 309g

Provenance

Estate Collection of Tom White MBE, a former UK diplomat who served in Southeast Asia in the 1960s & 1970s.

8608

Dutch Colonial Ebony & Silver Betel Box

Batavia, Dutch East Indies (Indonesia)
first half of the 18th century

width: 14.8cm, height: 7cm, depth: 10.5cm, weight: 528g

Provenance

UK art market

8724

Pair of Assam Gold & Ruby Lotus Ear Plugs (Thuria)

Assam, North Eastern India
19th-early 20th century

length: approximately 3.2cm, width: 2.4cm, combined weight: 16g

Provenance

UK art market

5766

Dayak Carved Wooden Demon Stopper

Dayak People, Borneo, Malaysia
19th century

height (with stand): 12.5cm, width: 5cm, weight (without stand): 61g

Provenance

Private collection, UK

5767

Dayak Carved Wooden Tiger Stopper

Dayak People, Borneo, Malaysia
19th century

height (with stand): 14.3cm, width: 5cm, weight (without stand): 100g

Provenance

Private collection, UK

5770

Dayak Carved Wooden Humanoid Stopper

Dayak People, Borneo, Malaysia
19th century

height (with stand): 9.8cm, width: 5cm, weight (without stand): 32g

Provenance

Private collection, UK

3906

Large Ifugao Carved Wooden Ritual Bowl (Duyu)

Ifugao People, Northern Luzon, Philippines
19th century

width: approximately 38cm, height: approximately 11cm, weight: 2,150g

Provenance

private European collection.

8654

East Java Gold Conch Ear Ornament inset with Red Stones

East Java, Indonesia
Late Classic or Majapahit Period, 14th-15th century

length: 2.2cm, width: 1.7cm, weight: 4.72g

Provenance

Estate Collection of Tom White MBE, a former UK diplomat who served in Southeast Asia in the 1960s & 1970s.

8561

Unusual Sumatran Sword with Carved Wooden Ancestor Hilt

North Sumatra, Indonesia, probably Batak or Nias
18th century & possibly earlier

overall length: 66.5cm, length of wooden hilt: 11cm

Provenance

overall length: 66cm, weight: 457g

6989

Large, Rare, Burmese Shwezawa Lacquered Platter showing the Vessantara Jataka

Mandalay or Prome, Burma
circa 1900

diameter: approximately 94cm

Provenance

UK art market

8597

Borneo Brass Kettle

Borneo - Brunei or Malaysia
19th century

height: 21.5cm, length: 28.3cm, width: 13.7cm, weight: 2,120g

Provenance

UK art market

6990

Large, Rare, Burmese Shwezawa Lacquered Panel of the Mahosadha Jataka

Probably Pegu, Burma
1930s

width (including frame): 136.3cm, height: 75.6cm

Provenance

UK art market

8636

Central Javanese Gold Finger Ring

Central Java, Indonesia
circa 9th century

weight: 3.62g, Size: K (UK); 5.25 (US)

Provenance

Estate Collection of Tom White MBE, a former UK diplomat who served in Southeast Asia in the 1960s & 1970s.

8637

East Java Gold Ear Pendant

East Java, Indonesia
13th century

width: 2cm, weight: 4g

Provenance

Estate Collection of Tom White MBE, a former UK diplomat who served in Southeast Asia in the 1960s & 1970s.

8632

Rare, Central Javanese Bronze Hanuman Kris or Mirror Handle Fitting

Central Java, Indonesia
circa 9th century

width: 8.7cm, length: 4.3cm, depth: 1.7cm, weight: 143g

Provenance

Estate Collection of Tom White MBE, a former UK diplomat who served in Southeast Asia in the 1960s & 70s.

8624

Nias Headhunter’s Torque Necklace (Kalabubu)

South Nias, Indonesia
early 20th century

inner diameter: widest at 23.2cm, widest disk: 4.8cm, weight: 572g

Provenance

UK art market

7295

Khmer Bronze Votive Mold of Hevajra

Khmer, Cambodia
Bayon period, circa 12th century

length: 18.3cm, width: 9.8cm, weight: 425g

Provenance

Estate Collection of Tom White MBE, who served as a British diplomat in Southeast Asia in the 1960s and 1970s.

8564

Early Srivijaya Bronze Standing Buddha with Gupta Influence

Srivijaya kingdom, Sumatra, Indonesia
early Srivijaya period, 7th-8th century

height (including stand): 25cm, width: 8cm, depth: 7cm, weight (including stand): 971g

Provenance

private collection, UK.

8486

Javanese Bronze Image of Seated Bodhisattva Padmapani

Central Java, Indonesia
9th-10th century

height: 16.7cm, width: 10.4cm, depth: 8.9cm, weight: 1,996g

Provenance

formerly in the collections of Professor Samuel Eilenberg (1980s), Jerry Mitchell & John Bartlett, UK.

7320

Burmese Pair of Crouching Nat or Disciple Figures of Carved Wood & Gilded Lacquer

Burma, probably Mandalay
circa mid-19th century

heights: approximately 46.5cm, combined weight: 5.6kg

Provenance

UK art market

6624

Thai Solid-Silver Image of Phra Sangkajai

Thailand
19th century

height: 4.1cm, width: 3.4cm, depth: 1.8cm, weight: 37g

Provenance

private collection, UK.

6615

Thai White Brass Buddha

Thailand
circa 18th century

height: 12.9cm, width: 10.9cm, depth: 6.7cm, weight: 675g

Provenance

private collection, UK.

7088

Batak Gold & Silver Man’s Pendant Ear Ornament (Duri-Duri)

Batak people, Lake Toba region, north Sumatra, Indonesia
19th century

length: 3.8cm, width: 3.1cm, weight: 18g

Provenance

private collection, The Netherlands

7299

Maluku Gold-Alloy Pectoral or Forehead Ornament

South Maluku, (Moluccas), Eastern Indonesia
19th century

width of mask: 10.8cm, length of seedpod-like elements: approximately 5.2cm, weight: 28g

Provenance

Estate Collection of Tom White MBE; lot 222, 'Gold: Important ancient and ethnic jewellery and works of art in precious metal', Hapsburg, Feldman, Geneva, Switzerland, May 14, 1990.

7227

Shan-Burmese Bronze Seated Buddha

Shan States, Burma
18th century

height: 26cm, width: 10.5cm, depth: 8.7cm, weight: 1,145g

Provenance

UK art market