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Michael Backman Ltd, based in central London, is one of the world’s premier commercial galleries for rare Asian, Islamic, Tribal & East-West antiques.
Sound provenance is critical. Our items are sourced from colonial-era, private UK collections.
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Major New Book by Michael Backman:
‘MALAY SILVER AND GOLD: Courtly Splendour from Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei and Thailand’
300 pages with 475 images – the first book on the topic in more than a hundred years!
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EXPERTISE. Something in which we invest constantly.
We have strong links to universities & museums; undertake numerous research trips around the world; and hold a massive in-house Library.
We also market books on the world’s material cultures via World Art Now.
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NEW!
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Exclusive to us & on all aspects of non-Western art & culture, recorded in London & around the world.
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Selected Finest Items
Middle Eastern & Swahili Jewellery
One of several jewellery pages - jewellery from the Middle East & Africa's Swahili Coast.
Indonesia & the Malay World
Antiques from Indonesia & Islamic Southeast Asia but also Borneo & Bali.