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Here we present gold objects from India, Indonesia, China, Sri Lanka, the Himalayas and the like.
Provenance is important and so all our gold items have been sourced from within the UK, often from old, colonial-era collections.
Each piece is for sale, and each has been selected for its artistic merit, patina and provenance.
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Superb Indonesian Bugis Gold Bracelet
Bugis People, South Sulawesi, Indonesia circa 1920
external diameter: 7.7cm, internal diameter: 6.5cm, weight: 112g
Provenance
private collection, US
Byzantium Gold Cross
Byzantium Eastern Mediterranean Byzantium, circa 10th-14th century
length: 4.6cm, width: 2.5cm, weight: 6g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Thai Courtly Gold Pendant set with an Emerald & Rubies
Bangkok, Thailand 19th century
length: 5.7cm, width: 3.9cm, weight: 16g
Provenance
private collection
Thai Courtly Gold Pendant set with an Emerald & Diamonds
Bangkok, Thailand 19th century
length: 5.4cm, width: 4.6cm, weight: 23g
Provenance
private collection.
Thai Courtly Gold Pendant set with Emeralds, Rubies & Diamonds
Bangkok, Thailand 19th century
length: 6.2cm, width: 4.8cm, weight: 21g
Provenance
private collection
Thai Ayutthaya Gold Amulet Holder set with Rubies & Emeralds (Takrut)
Ayutthaya, Thailand 18th century or earlier
length: 8.5cm, depth: 1.8cm, weight: 50g
Provenance
UK art market
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
Provenance
UK art market
Gold, Enamelled Bazuband Pendant set Jade, Diamonds, Rubies & Emeralds
Hyderabad, India circa 1850
length: 8.8cm width: 3cm, weight: 26g
Provenance
UK art market
Algerian Gold Serpent-Head Bracelet set with Pearls, Rubies & other Stones
Algeria 19th century
interior diameter: 6.3cm, weight: 12g
Provenance
UK art market
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
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.
Javanese Gold Pendant from a Necklace inset with Rubies
Central Java, Indonesia 9th-10th century
length: 6.3cm, width: 4.7cm, weight: 13g
Provenance
Estate Collection of Tom White MBE, a former UK diplomat who served in Southeast Asia in the 1960s & 1970s.
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.
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.
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
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.
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
Provenance
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.
Indian Ruby-set Gold Marriage Tali Pendant
Tamil Nadu, South India early 20th century
length: 2.6cm, width: 1.3cm, weight: 4.33g
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Indian Ruby-set Gold Marriage Tali Pendant
Tamil Nadu, South India 19th-early 20th century
length: 2.9cm, width: 1.3cm, weight: 4.25g
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Indian Enamelled Gold Peacock Pendant with Diamonds & Pearls
Northern India circa 1850
width: 3cm, weight: 10.3g
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Uzbek Gold Nose Ring (Arabek)
Uzbek People, Central Asia, including Uzbekistan & Turkmenistan early 20th century
width: 2.1cm, height: 2.9cm, weight: 4g
Provenance
private European collection
Nepalese Pair of Woman’s Gold Earrings (Chepti Sun)
Nepal mid-19th century
diameters: 6cm, combined weight: 22.7g
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Pair of Gold & Coral Ear Ornaments (Godwari or Mendog Kogde)
Sherpa People, Nepal-Tibet 19th century
diameter: 7cm (each), combined weight: 37g
Provenance
UK art market
South Indian Gold Ruby-Set Temple Ear Ornaments
South India 18th-19th century
length: 10cm, maximum width: 3.4cm, combined weight: 87g
Provenance
private collection. UK.
Liao Dynasty Gold Pendant Earrings
China Liao Dynasty, 10-12th century
height: 5.3cm, combined weight: 9g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Indian Enamelled Gold Earrings with Emeralds & Pearls
India 19th century
length: 2.7cm, combined wight: 4.98g
Provenance
UK art market
Ruby-set Gold Marriage Tali Pendant
Tamil Nadu, South India early 20th century
length: 2.7g, weight: 4.5g
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Indian Gold Marriage Pendant Tali
Tamil Nadu, South India 19th-early 20th century
length: 3.5cm, weight: 5.7g
Provenance
private collection, UK