Our catalogue > Cabinet of Curosities

We don’t sell objects so much as stories with an object attached. So here are some of the more unusual, quirky objects that we have with interesting stories.

Each piece has been sourced from within the UK, often from old, colonial-era collections.

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8751

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    Hittite Silver Model of a Long-Horned Bull

    Hittite people, (likely) Anatolia, Central Turkey
    1750-1200 BC

    height: 8.5cm, length: 8.5cm, width: 3.5cm, weight: 136g

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    UK art market

    8661

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      Large South Indian Temple Priest’s Anklet (Kal Chilampu)

      Irinjalakuda, Kerala, South India
      18th-19th century

      width: approximately 24cm, length: 22.8cm, depth: 11.2cm, weight: 3,579g

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      Provenance

      UK art market

      8743

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        Byzantium Bronze Pectoral Reliquary Cross

        Constantinople (Istanbul) or possibly Anatolia, Turkey
        circa 11th century

        length: 9.5cm, width: 4.2cm, depth: 1.4cm, weight: 61g

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        Provenance

        private collection, UK; previously with Royal-Athena Galleries, New York;

        3403

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          Tibetan Official’s Turquoise, Pearl & Gold Ear Pendant (Sochi)

          Lhasa, Tibet
          19th century

          length: 11.5cm, weight: 12g

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          7325

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            Rare, Nepalese Inscribed & Gilded Copper Buddha’s Footprints Buddhapada Portable Mandala Plaque

            Nepal
            17th-18th century

            diameter: approximately 27cm, weight: 669g

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            Provenance

            UK art market

            6521

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              Andaman Islands Man’s Dance Regalia

              Andaman Islands, possibly from the Jarawa Tribe, South Andaman
              circa 1900

              indicative length of headdress (band & tassels): 49cm

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              Provenance

              private collection, London. UK; previously, Charles Wilfred Hext (b.1880-1919)

              7207

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                Fine, Dayak Brass Helmet Ornament

                Dayak People, Borneo, Malaysia/Indonesia
                19th century

                width: 10.6cm, height: approximately 17.5cm, weight: 93g

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                Provenance

                UK art market

                7055

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                  Qajar Bird Hunting Whistle & Carved Wooden Gem-Set Case

                  Persia (Iran)
                  19th century

                  length: 16.5cm, weight: 58g

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                  Provenance

                  Oliver Hoare, London; Christie's, London, Indian and Islamic Works of Art, 20 Apr 2007.

                  7054

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                    Qajar Bird Hunting Whistle & Carved Ebony Gem-Set Case

                    Persia (Iran)
                    19th century

                    length: 14.8cm, weight: 71g

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                    Provenance

                    Oliver Hoare, London; Christie's, London, Indian and Islamic Works of Art, 20 Apr 2007.

                    7148

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                      Tibetan Noble’s Fine Bone & Silk Belt

                      Tibet
                      19th century

                      length (including buckle): 105cm, width: 4.9cm, weight: 226g

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                      Provenance

                      private collection, Germany.

                      7005

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                        Early Indian Terracotta Mother Goddess

                        Mathura District, Uttar Pradesh, Northern India
                        200-300BC

                        height: 18.2cm, width: 8.6cm, weight: 420g

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                        Provenance

                        UK art market

                        6524

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                          Mongo Woman’s Woven Buttock Shield (Bakonga)

                          Mongo People, Congo
                          early 20th century

                          length: approximately 88cm, width: 8.3cm, weight: 157g

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                          Provenance

                          private collection, London, UK.

                          6797

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                            Paduang or Kayan Lahwi (Long-Necked) Woman’s Brass Neck Rings & Anklets

                            Paduang or Kayan Lahwi People, Shan States, Eastern Burma
                            19th-early 20th century

                            height (of the longest neck ring): 13.2cm, width (of the wiodest neck ring): 18.3cm, width (of the arm rings): approximately 9cm, combined weight: 4,437g

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                            Provenance

                            Private collection, UK; collected during colonial times.

                            6541

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                              Spectacular & Large Pair of Mongolian Silver Ear Ornaments or Temporals with Green Malachite & Coral

                              Khalkha People, Mongolia
                              19th-early 20th century

                              length: 32cm, combined weight: 312g

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                              Provenance

                              private collection, Netherlands.

                              6846

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                                Parsi Ritual Silver Ses or Sace Cone (Soparo)

                                Northern India
                                dated 1933

                                diameter: 17.3cm, height: 34.5cm, weight: 787g

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                                Provenance

                                UK art market

                                4115

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                                  Exceptional Collection of 18 Aztec Black-Clay, Tubular, Ear Plugs or Spools

                                  Aztec Civilisation, Capilco, Mexico
                                  14th-15th century

                                  diameter: 2.1cm (smallest), 3.1cm (biggest)

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                                  Provenance

                                  UK art market, prior to that Madrid, Spain from before 1974

                                  6523

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                                    Mongo Woman’s Beaded & Woven Buttock Shield (Bakonga)

                                    Mongo People, Congo
                                    early 20th century

                                    length: approximately 98cm, width of pompom: 12cm, weight: 292g

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                                    Provenance

                                    private collection, London, UK.

                                    5969

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                                      Burmese Bronze Rice-Noodle Maker

                                      Burma
                                      19th century

                                      height: 15.4cm, width: 22.5cm, depth: 11.4cm, weight: 2,410g

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                                      Provenance

                                      European art market

                                      5928

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                                        Unusually Tall Ottoman Woman’s Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Wooden Stilted Clogs (Qabqab)

                                        Ottoman Turkey
                                        19th or early 20th century

                                        height to top of toe strap: 30cm, lengths: 22.8cm, widths: 18cm

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                                        Provenance

                                        UK art market

                                        6386

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                                          Burmese Royal Silk Achiek Cloth Sutra Cover

                                          Burma (Myanmar)
                                          19th century

                                          70cm x 78cm

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                                          6132

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                                            Ceremonial Dayak Beaded Hat with Pig Tusks

                                            Dayak People, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia
                                            20th century

                                            length: 29cm, width: 23cm, height: 9.5cm

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                                            Provenance

                                            UK art market

                                            6144

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                                              Colonial Spanish Powder Flask (Yesquero)

                                              Colonial Spanish, Argentina
                                              19th century

                                              length: 7cm (not taking into account the curve), weight: 27.59g

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                                              Provenance

                                              UK art market

                                              3466

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                                                English Tavern or Publican House Willow Nine-Pin Skittles Set

                                                West Country, England
                                                19th century

                                                heights (approx.) 30cm each, and 40cm for the king pin

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                                                Provenance

                                                UK private collection

                                                848

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                                                  Rare, Finely Carved Coconut Money Box with Silver Mounts (Alcancia)

                                                  Spanish Colonial Guatemala
                                                  18th century

                                                  height: 18cm, length: 19cm, weight: 437g

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                                                  Provenance

                                                  European antiques market.

                                                  4676

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                                                    Rare, Brass Toad-Shaped Flask

                                                    Tibet
                                                    circa 18th century

                                                    height (with stopper): 37cm

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                                                    Provenance

                                                    UK art market

                                                    3933

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                                                      Dayak Man’s Ear Ornament (Sabau) of Carved Hornbill Casque (Beak)

                                                      Kenyah/Kayan Dayak People, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia
                                                      19th-early 20th century

                                                      height: 4.6cm, length: 10cm, width: 4.2cm, weight: 26.36g

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                                                      Provenance

                                                      Acquired in the UK, from the estate collection of Dr George Yuille Caldwell (1924-2016). Dr Caldwell, an English-born physician moved to Singapore in the 1950s, from where he built up a collection of mostly Borneo-related textiles and other ethnographica.

                                                      5089

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                                                        Rare Indian Coco-de-Mer Ewer

                                                        Northern India
                                                        Circa 17th century

                                                        height: 45cm, width: 25cm, thickness: 18cm, weight: 3,070g

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                                                        Provenance

                                                        UK art market

                                                        4313

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                                                          Eshu Dance Wrist Pendant

                                                          Yoruba People, Southern Egbado, Nigeria
                                                          19th century

                                                          height: 10.2cm

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                                                          Provenance

                                                          private collection, London.

                                                          4274

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                                                            Woman’s Iron Pubic Cover (Cache Sexe)

                                                            Kirdi and Matakam People, North Cameroon
                                                            19th-early 20th century

                                                            length: 37.5cm

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                                                            Provenance

                                                            private collection, UK