Our catalogue > Selected Finest items

This especially curated page draws on some of the finest & most interesting items that we have in stock right now.

Each piece is of museum quality, and has sound provenance. Most items have been sourced from within the UK, often from old colonial-era collections.

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8889

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    Tibetan or Bhutanese Noble’s Long Sword & Parcel-Gilt Silver Scabbard (Kongdi Maja)

    Tibet or Bhutan
    19th century

    length: 85.8cm, width: approximately 6cm, weight: 1,566g

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    formerly in the collection of David Weldon, UK.

    8972

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      Indo-Portuguese Bezoar Stone with Silver Mounts & Chain

      India, probably Goa, & possibly Ottoman Turkey
      circa 1700

      overall length: 10.1cm, width of stone: 2.9cm, weight: 11g

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      UK art market

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        Rare Nepalese Tantric Gilded Bronze of Samvara & his Consort Vajravilasini

        Nepal
        13th-14th century

        height: 18.6cm, width: 14.7cm, depth: 7.4cm, weight: 1,003g

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        private collection, UK

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          Japanese Shingon Sect Gilded Copper Dharma Wheel (Rinbo)

          Japan
          13th century, Kamakura period (1185–1333)

          diameter: 11.2cm, weight: 234g

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          private collection, UK

          8905

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            Ashanti Chief’s Brass-Covered Asipim Chair

            Ashanti (Asante) People, Ghana
            19th century

            width: 50.2cm, height: 93.4cm, depth (seat only, excluding the inclining back-rest): 47cm

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            UK art market

            9025

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              Thai Courtly Gold Pendant set with Emeralds, Rubies & Diamonds

              Bangkok, Thailand
              19th century

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

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              private collection

              8888

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                Superb Tibetan Silver Image of Tsong Khapa

                Tibet
                18th century

                height: 13.7cm, width: 9.8cm, depth: 7cm, weight: 606g

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                private collection, England.

                6773

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                  Exceptional, Early Tanimbar Ancestor Figure

                  Tanimbar, Southeast Moluccas, Eastern Indonesia
                  18th century

                  height: 16.4cm, width: 5.4cm, depth: 4.5cm

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                  Private Collection, Northern England; acquired by the previous owners from an antiques fair, York, England, circa 1980

                  8885

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                    Tibetan Silver, Gold & Turquoise Woman’s Belt Ornament (Ghanjen or Gyenzen)

                    Lhasa, Tibet
                    18th-19th century

                    width: 40.1cm, length: 21.8cm, weight: 234g

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                    private collection, UK

                    5364

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                      Early Javanese Unusually Large Cast Bronze Buddha

                      Java or Sumatra, Indonesia, but most probably imported from northern India
                      Classical Period, 8th century

                      height (without stand): 21.9cm, width: 17.1cm, depth: 11.8cm, weight: 2,576g

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                      Provenance

                      Private Collection, London, UK.

                      6184

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                        Fine, Carved Hippopotamus Tooth & Horn Tumbok Lada Dagger

                        North Sumatra, Indonesia
                        19th century

                        length: 34cm, weight: 475g

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                        Provenance

                        private English collection; private Japanese collection.

                        8763

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                          Exceptional Pair of Algerian Large & Heavy, Solid Gold Earrings (Mecherfa)

                          Chaoui people, Aures Mountains, Southern Algeria
                          19th century-early 20th century

                          length (including chains): approximately 14cm, combined weight: 63g

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                          UK art market

                          5840

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                            Mongolian Polychrome Dancing Citipati Group

                            Mongolia
                            19th century

                            height: 60cm, width: 53cm

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                            Private collection, England.

                            8809

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                              Gold, Enamelled Bazuband Pendant set Jade, Diamonds, Rubies & Emeralds

                              Hyderabad, India
                              circa 1850

                              length: 8.8cm width: 3cm, weight: 26g

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                              UK art market

                              8683

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                                Algerian Gold Serpent-Head Bracelet set with Pearls, Rubies & other Stones

                                Algeria
                                19th century

                                interior diameter: 6.3cm, weight: 12g

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                                UK art market

                                1010

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                                  Sri Lankan Tortoiseshell Betel Box with Engraved, Parcel-gilt Silver Mounts

                                  Sri Lanka
                                  late 18th century

                                  length: 16cm, width: 12cm, height: 5.2cm, weight: 305g

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                                  UK art market

                                  8806

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                                    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

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                                    private collection, UK

                                    2218

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                                      Rare Yoruba Carved Wooden Processional Staff

                                      Yoruba People, Nigeria
                                      19th-early 20th century

                                      length: 108cm

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                                      Provenance

                                      private collection, London; and previously, a private European collection.

                                      8611

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                                        Fine, Brisé-style Chinese Silver-Gilt Filigree Fan

                                        Guangdong (Canton), China
                                        circa 1830

                                        length of arm: 21cm, width of arm: 2.5cm, width of unfolded fan: 35cm, weight: 185g

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                                        UK art matrket

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                                          Rare Balinese Double-Ikat Geringsing Wayang Kebo Cloth

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

                                          length: 210cm, width: 51.7cm

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

                                          8711

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                                            Large Tibetan Silver Longevity Vase (Kalasha)

                                            Tibet
                                            19th century

                                            height: 29.3cm, width: 12.2cm, weight: 1,071g

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                                            private collection, London, UK.

                                            8640

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                                              Srivijaya Bronze Standing Maitreya

                                              Srivijaya Kingdom, South Sumatra, Indonesia
                                              circa 7th-8th century

                                              height (including stand): 32.5cm, width: 8.7cm, weight (including stand): 2,682g

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                                              private collection, London, UK.

                                              8673

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                                                Fine Nepalese Pair of Bronze Snow Lions

                                                Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
                                                18th century

                                                height: approximately 22cm, length: approximately 23cm, width: approximately 10cm, combined weight: 5,404g

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                                                private collection, UK.

                                                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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                                                  UK art market

                                                  8484

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                                                    Outstanding & Rare Javanese Gold, Gilded & Bronze Standing Shiva Mahadeva

                                                    Central Java, Indonesia
                                                    circa 9th century

                                                    height: 16.8cm, width: 5.2cm, depth: 5.4cm, weight: 380g

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                                                    from the estate of the private collector John Bartlett, England, with an old collection label attached indicating that the piece entered the collection in 1967.

                                                    7256

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                                                      Maori Trolling Lure Fish Hook (Pa Kahawai)

                                                      Maori People, New Zealand
                                                      18th-19th century

                                                      length (without cord): 14.8cm, width: 2cm, weight: 20g

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                                                      Provenance

                                                      UK art market; UK private collection.

                                                      7169

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                                                        Ovimbundu Colonial Portuguese Female Head Privilege Sceptre or Staff

                                                        Ovimbundu People, Benguela, Angola
                                                        19th century

                                                        length: 82.5cmm, width: 8.5cm, weight: 941g

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                                                        private collection, UK

                                                        6911

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                                                          Wobe or We (Ngere) Wooden Face Mask

                                                          Wobe or We (Ngere) People, Ivory Coast
                                                          early 20th century

                                                          height: approximately 27.5cm, width: 20.5cm, depth: 18.5cm, weight: 1,700g

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                                                          private estate collection, UK.

                                                          7331

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                                                            Impressive Pair of Nepalese Hanging Incense Burners

                                                            Nepal & Tibet
                                                            19th century

                                                            height of incence burners (without the chains): 38cm, width (between handles): 27cm, combined weight: 4,947g

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                                                            UK art market

                                                            8562

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                                                              Nepalese Gold & Gilt Amulet Box showing the Dhyani Buddha Amitabha, & set with Rubies & other Precious Stones

                                                              Nepal
                                                              19th-early 20th century

                                                              width: 8.2cm, length: 7.9cm, depth: 2cm, weight: 128g

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                                                              UK art market

                                                              7198

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                                                                Indo-Portuguese Parcel-Gilt Silver Bezoar Stone Box

                                                                West India, probably Gujarat or Goa
                                                                circa 1700

                                                                height: 6cm, diameter: 4.5cm, weight: 45g

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                                                                8594

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                                                                  Cambodian (or Thai) Silver Water Flask

                                                                  Cambodia, & possibly Thailand
                                                                  early 20th century

                                                                  height: 30.5cm, width: approximately 14.5cm, weight: 624g

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                                                                  UK art market

                                                                  7299

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                                                                    Maluku Gold 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

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                                                                    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.

                                                                    7119

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                                                                      Pair of Mounted, Large, Gilded Silver Lucknow Fish Elements

                                                                      India, probably Lucknow
                                                                      18th-19th century

                                                                      width (individually): approximately 45cm, height: approximately 28.5cm; display stand's width: 48cm, depth: 20cm, height: 44cm

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                                                                      UK art market

                                                                      6505

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                                                                        Rare Pair of Indian Wooden Supports Carved as Colonial Hindu Guardian Figures

                                                                        South India, probably Madras
                                                                        late 18th century

                                                                        height of each: 98.7cm

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                                                                        UK art market

                                                                        7017

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                                                                          Pair of Large South Indian Chettiar Gold, Diamond & Ruby Ear Studs (Thodu)

                                                                          Chettiar Community, Tamil Nadu, South India
                                                                          19th century

                                                                          width: approximately 2.6cm, depth: 2.7cm, combined weight: 19g, combined weight of diamonds: 0.88 carats

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                                                                          Chettiar family - private collection, South England

                                                                          6775

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                                                                            Pair of Large, Indian, Princely, Parcel-Gilded & Enamelled Garuda Figures

                                                                            Rajasthan, India
                                                                            circa 1800

                                                                            heights (without stands): 23.8cm, width: 12.4cm, height (with stands): 32.5cm, combined weight: 2,475g

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                                                                            German private collection, bought by the father of the previous owner in Germany in 1971 at the sale of a Rajasthan Maharaja's possessions

                                                                            6611

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                                                                              Portuguese-Thai Lacquered Box with Braganza Cross Mother-of-Pearl & Glass Inlay

                                                                              Thailand, probably Ayutthaya, & Portugal
                                                                              17th-18th century

                                                                              length: 26.6cm, depth: 14.8cm, height: 13.2cm, weight: 936g

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                                                                              Portuguese art market

                                                                              6762

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                                                                                Pair of Aristocratic Balinese Doors Carved in High Relief with Gilding

                                                                                Bali, Indonesia
                                                                                late 19th century

                                                                                length: 184.4cm, width (of the pair): 71cm

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                                                                                UK art market

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                                                                                  East Javanese or Madurese Ceremonial Rattan & Wood Ceremonial Rice Basket

                                                                                  East Java or Madura, Indonesia
                                                                                  19th century

                                                                                  diameter: approximately 26cm, height: 22cm, weight: 480g

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                                                                                  art market, France.

                                                                                  6697

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                                                                                    Magnificent & Large Sri Lankan Cobra Demon (Maha Raksa) Dance Mask

                                                                                    Sinhala people, Coastal Sri Lanka
                                                                                    19th century

                                                                                    height: approximately 79cm (without stand), width: 62cm

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                                                                                    UK art market

                                                                                    6728

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                                                                                      Historically Important Colonial Silver Standing Cup Relating to the British Conquest of Java, 1811, Inscribed & Dated

                                                                                      colonial silversmith either in India, probably Calcutta, or Batavia, East Indies.
                                                                                      circa 1810

                                                                                      height: approximately 55cm, width: 38.5cm, depth: 26cm, weight: 5,550g

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                                                                                      Provenance

                                                                                      Collection of Julian Sands (UK); previously sold at Sotheby's London, 1991.

                                                                                      6528

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                                                                                        Exceptional Dutch Colonial Tortoiseshell Betel Box with Fine Silver Mounts

                                                                                        Dutch Colonial East Indies, either Malay, Sumatra or Batavia (Indonesia today)
                                                                                        18th century

                                                                                        height: 8.1cm, length: 19cm, depth: 13.3cm

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                                                                                        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)

                                                                                          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

                                                                                            6389

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                                                                                              Rare, Indo-Portuguese Ceremonial Gilded Silver Filigree Flower Basket

                                                                                              Indo-Portuguese Goa, India
                                                                                              second half of the 17th century

                                                                                              height: 10.2cm, diameter: 6.6cm, weight: 136g

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                                                                                              previously in a private house, Bangkok, Thailand

                                                                                              6251

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                                                                                                Exceptional, Rare & Large Dutch East Indies Pandan-Shaped Silver Filigree Toiletry Set, Box, Cover & Tray

                                                                                                Dutch East Indies, probably Batavia
                                                                                                18th century

                                                                                                diameter of tray: 28cm, diameter of box: 19.5cm, height of assembled set: 15.8cm, weight: 2,254g (2.254kg)

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                                                                                                private collection, London; acquired in London prior to that.

                                                                                                6243

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                                                                                                  Rare & Large Pair of Chinese Export Silver Bowls by Wang Hing

                                                                                                  Maker: Wang Hing, Guangdong (Canton) & Hong Kong, China
                                                                                                  circa 1890

                                                                                                  heights: 11cm, diameters: 24.5cm, weights: 1,083g & 1,087g

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                                                                                                  from an important private collection, UK.

                                                                                                  6492

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                                                                                                    Very Rare & Early Yoruba Shango Priest’s Costume with Leather & Mirrors

                                                                                                    Yoruba People, Nigeria
                                                                                                    circa 1850

                                                                                                    length: 96.5cm, width: 54.5cm (approximately)

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                                                                                                    found in the attic of a house in northern England where it is believed to have been stored undisturbed since at least the 1930s.

                                                                                                    6238

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                                                                                                      Chinese Export Silver Bowl by Luen Wo

                                                                                                      Maker: Luen Wo, Shanghai, China
                                                                                                      late 19th century

                                                                                                      diameter: 26cm, height: 15cm, weight: 1.437kg

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                                                                                                      Provenance

                                                                                                      private collection, UK

                                                                                                      8900

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                                                                                                        Thai Ayutthaya Gold Amulet Holder set with Rubies & Emeralds

                                                                                                        Ayutthaya, Thailand
                                                                                                        18th century or earlier

                                                                                                        length: 8.5cm, depth: 1.8cm, weight: 50g

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                                                                                                        Provenance

                                                                                                        UK art market

                                                                                                        2181

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                                                                                                          Life-sized Sepik Ancestor Figure

                                                                                                          Sepik Region, New Guinea
                                                                                                          late 19th century

                                                                                                          height: 165cm

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                                                                                                          Francis de Sales McHugh Collection, collected by de Sales McHugh in the first half of the 20th century.

                                                                                                          6230

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                                                                                                            Chinese Export Silver Centre Piece by Tuck Chang with original Carved Blackwood Stand

                                                                                                            Maker: Tuck Chang, Shanghai, China
                                                                                                            circa 1900

                                                                                                            height (with stand): 40cm, without stand: 32cm, diameter: 27cm, weight (without wooden stand): 1,428g

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                                                                                                            private collection, UK

                                                                                                            6069

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                                                                                                              Pair of Bhuta Cow Figures (Nandigona)

                                                                                                              Karnataka, India
                                                                                                              19th century

                                                                                                              lengths; 21cm, heights: 11.6cm, combined weights: 2,244g

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                                                                                                              UK art market

                                                                                                              4872

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                                                                                                                Collection of 145 Ethiopian Silver Crosses (Yangat Masqal)

                                                                                                                Ethiopia
                                                                                                                19th-early 20th century

                                                                                                                approximate total combined weight: 2.2kg

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                                                                                                                private collection, UK.

                                                                                                                4667

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                                                                                                                  Model of a Peacock, Gilded, Enamelled & set with Turquoise & Pearls

                                                                                                                  China
                                                                                                                  circa 1920

                                                                                                                  height: 45cm, total weight: 863g

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                                                                                                                  UK art market

                                                                                                                  4078

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                                                                                                                    Rare Agate Box with Chased Silver Mounts

                                                                                                                    India, perhaps Goa
                                                                                                                    circa 1700

                                                                                                                    height: 13.3cm, length: 14cm, depth: 10.1cm, weight: 1,127g

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                                                                                                                    UK art market; European collection.

                                                                                                                    4052

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                                                                                                                      Unusually Large, Silver Filigree Betel Box

                                                                                                                      Dutch East Indies, or possibly India
                                                                                                                      circa 1700

                                                                                                                      length: 22.3cm, width: 16cm, height: 10cm, weight: 1,675g

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                                                                                                                      Private London collection (estate)

                                                                                                                      3575

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                                                                                                                        Superb Balinese Palace Door & Frame

                                                                                                                        Bali, Indonesia
                                                                                                                        18th-early 19th century

                                                                                                                        height: 178cm, width: 110cm

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                                                                                                                        private collection, Ireland.

                                                                                                                        3589

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                                                                                                                          Ottoman Armenian Woman’s Wooden Stilted Clogs (Qabqab) with Engraved Silver Mounts

                                                                                                                          Armenian People, Ottoman Turkey
                                                                                                                          19th century

                                                                                                                          length: 24cm, height: 12.5cm

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                                                                                                                          from the collection of the family of John Lee, Baron Lee of Trafford, Bowdon Old Hall, Cheshire, UK. The family of Lord Lee has occupied Bowdon Old Hall since 1919 and the clogs formed part of the contents of the house. The wife of Baron Lee is of Armenian descent.

                                                                                                                          3026

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                                                                                                                            Rare Indian Lucknow Enamelled Silver & Leather Hookah Base

                                                                                                                            Lucknow, India
                                                                                                                            18th century

                                                                                                                            height: 20.2cm, diameter of base: 14.8cm, weight: 611g

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                                                                                                                            UK art market

                                                                                                                            1323

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                                                                                                                              Massive Tibetan Silver Prayer Wheel (‘Khor)

                                                                                                                              Tibet
                                                                                                                              18th-19th century

                                                                                                                              length: of wheel and handle: 106cm, diameter of wheel: 19cm, thickness of wheel drum: 9cm

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                                                                                                                              formerly in the collection of Henry Brownrigg, London.