Our catalogue > Indonesia & the Malay World
Here you will find antique objects from the Islamic and Malay worlds of Southeast Asia – the arts of Indonesia, Malaysia, the southern Philippines & southern Thailand. But also, Bali and Borneo.
Textiles from Southeast Asia, including Indonesia, can be found in our Textiles section.
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Enquiry about object: 3772
Malay Silver Platter
Malay People, Sumatra & Malay Peninsula 19th century
diameter: 39 cm, weight: 556g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6528
Exceptional Dutch Colonial Tortoiseshell Betel Box with Fine Silver Mounts
Dutch Colonial East Indies, probably Batavia (Indonesia today) 18th century
height: 8.1cm, length: 19cm, depth: 13.3cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6538
Dutch Colonial Ivory Box with Silver Mounts
Batavia, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) 18th century
length: 13.9cm, depth: 6.9cm, height: 4.3cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6728
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
Provenance
private collection, UK; previously sold at Sotheby's London, 1991.
Enquiry about object: 6578
Dutch Colonial Silver Betel Box & Key
Dutch East Indies, probably Batavia 18th century
width: 14.7cm, depth: 9.9cm, height: 6cm, weight: 586g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 2238
Gold Filigree Minangkabau Gold Bracelet (Galang Gadang)
Minangkabau People, West Sumatra, Indonesia 19th century
outside widest diameter: 8.8cm, inside widest diameter: 6cm, width of bezel: 3.5cm, weight: 50g
Provenance
private collection
Enquiry about object: 6240
Fine, Malay Sword (Klewang) with Horn Hilt & Silver Mounts
Malay Peninsula or Sumatra, Indonesia 19th century
length: 72.5cm, weight: 854g
Provenance
private collection, England.
Enquiry about object: 6366
Carved Philippines Barong Sword with Silver Mounts & Inlaid with Mother-of-Pearl
Sulu Islands, Southern Philippines early 20th century
length: 64cm, weight: 957g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 6183
Rare Pair of Borneo Zoomorphic Bronze Ritual Kettles
Sarawak, Malaysia (Borneo) 18th-19th century
length: 37cm height: 38cm, depth: 26cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5493
Rare Set of Javanese Merchant’s Double Doors with Javanese Inscription
Java, Indonesia late 19th century
heights: 183cm, widths: 74cm & 76cm (incl. shared moulding)
Provenance
London art market
Enquiry about object: 2237
Rare Pair of Bugis Gold Cuff Bracelets (Tigero Tedong)
Bugis People, South Sulawesi, Indonesia 19th century
height: 8cm, external diameter at widest point: 9cm, internal diameter at smallest point: 5.7cm, weight: 216g (combined)
Provenance
private collection
Enquiry about object: 6132
Ceremonial Dayak Beaded Hat with Pig Tusks
Dayak People, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia 20th century
length: 29cm, width: 23cm, height: 9.5cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6229
Magnificent Batak Cast Brass, Iron & Stone Fire Starter Set (Loting)
Batak People, Lake Toba Region, North Sumatra, Indonesia 19th century
length: 51cm, weight: 1,066g
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Enquiry about object: 6324
Fine, Sumatran Minangkabau-Acehnese Cast Brass Shield or Buckler (Peurise)
Minangkabau People for the Aceh Market, Sumatra, Indonesia 19th century
diameter: 26.5cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6137
Sumatran Minangkabau Cast Brass Money Box
Minangkabau people, Sumatra, Indonesia 19th century
length: 21.4cm, height: 15.5cm, depth: 13cm, weight: 2089g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5768
Dayak Wooden Hornbill Bird Stopper
Dayak People, Borneo, Malaysia 19th century
height without stand: 8.3cm, height with stand: 9.3cm
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 6251
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)
Provenance
private collection, London; acquired in London prior to that.
Enquiry about object: 6228
Pair of Japanese Export Blue & White Wayang Dishes for the Javanese Market
Japan made for the Javanese Market 19th century
diameters: 24.7cm, heights: 4cm
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Enquiry about object: 6321
Sumatran-Malay Terracotta Double-Spouted Drinking Water Vessel (Kendi)
Lampung, South Sumatra, Indonesia circa 1900
height: 27.3cm, diameter: 22cm, weight: 1,310g
Provenance
private collection, southern England.
Enquiry about object: 6320
Sumatran-Malay Terracotta Spouted Drinking Water Vessel (Kibuk)
Lampung, South Sumatra, Indonesia circa 1900
height: 21.5cm, length: 19cm, weight: 1,031g
Provenance
private collection, southern England.
Enquiry about object: 6322
Sumatran-Malay Terracotta Stemmed Vase for Drinking Water
Lampung, South Sumatra, Indonesia circa 1900
height: 16cm, diameter: 20cm, weight: 860g
Provenance
private collection, southern England.
Enquiry about object: 5458
South Sumatran Malay Gold Woven Silk Tunic (Baju Kurung)
Malay People, South Sumatra, Indonesia 19th century
width across arms: 141.3cm, length: 93.5cm, width at base: 72cm
Provenance
Dutch Antique Market
Enquiry about object: 5312
Pair of Yellow Satin Malay Wedding Bed Bolster Covers each with a Pair Bolster-End Tekat Panels with Gold Thread
Malay People, Malay Peninsula, Malaysia circa 1920
length of each bolster when filled: 100cm, diameter of each tekat panel: 15cm
Provenance
collected by Alwyn Sidney Haynes (1878-1963), and thence by descent. Haynes was a colonial administrator in Malaya and the Straits Settlements between 1901 and 1934. He held many posts including Acting British Resident, Pahang (1924); British Resident, Perak (1925); British Advisor, Kedah (1925); British Advisor, Kelantan (1930); and Acting Colonial Administrator, Straits Settlements (1933), after which he retired and returned to England, and lived near Stratford-upon-Avon, and then in Leamington Spa. Haynes loaned some of the items he collected in Malaya to the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford in 1939. He was awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1950.
Enquiry about object: 6050
Malaysian Silver & Gold Bowl Presented to Prime Minister Harold Wilson
Malaysia, probably Kelantan 1960s-early 1970s
diameter: 25.5cm, height: 13cm, weight: 493g
Provenance
Presented to Prime Minister Harold Wilson of the United Kingdom; from the estate of Lady Wilson, the former Prime Minister's wife.
Enquiry about object: 6184
Fine, Carved Hippopotamus Tooth & Horn Tumbok Lada Dagger
North Sumatra, Indonesia 19th century
length: 34cm, weight: 475g
Provenance
private English collection; private Japanese collection.
Enquiry about object: 5700
Dutch Colonial Silver Filigree Box & Cover
Dutch Colonial Dutch East Indies, probably Batavia 17th-18th century
length: 21.2cm, depth: 14cm, height: 7.4cm, weight: 1,108g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4871
Rare Javanese Majapahit-Style Damascene Iron Double Putut Kris Blade with Maker’s Thumb Prints (Pichit)
Java, Indonesia 12th-15th century
length: 28.4cm, width at widest point: 7.2cm, weight: 150g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 5759
Dayak Beaded Loin Cloth or Cache Sexe
Dayak People, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia early 20th century
27cm x 16.5cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5962
Rare Dayak Brass Hornbill Bird-Shaped Betel Box with Inlaid Eyes
Dayak People, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia 19th century
Provenance
formerly in the collection of Henry Brownrigg, author of 'Betel Cutters. from the Samuel Eilenberg Collection' (Thames & Hudson, 1992).
Enquiry about object: 5749
Pair of Dayak Brass Humanoid Ear Pendants
Kenyah/Kayan Dayak People, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia early 20th century
lengths: 9cm, combined weight: 108g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5816
Dayak Etched Bamboo Container
Iban (Dayak) People, Borneo, Sarawak, probably the Skrang River region, Malaysia 19th-early 20th century
length: 34cm, diameter: 5.5cm
Provenance
formerly in the collection of Henry Brownrigg, author of 'Betel Cutters. from the Samuel Eilenberg Collection' (Thames & Hudson, 1992); acquired from Christie's South Kensington in 2010; in the collection of Trevor Barton prior to that.
Enquiry about object: 5885
Two Timorese Beaded Lime Containers
Atoni or Dawan people of West Timor, Indonesia early 20th century
lengths (without tassels): 10.5cm
Provenance
formerly in the collection of Henry Brownrigg, author of a book on the betel cutters in the Samuel Eilenberg Collection
Enquiry about object: 5889
Karo Batak Etched Bamboo Lime Container (Tagan)
Karo Batak People, North Sumatra, Indonesia circa 1900
height: 20.5cm, diameter: 7.6cm
Provenance
formerly in the collection of Henry Browrigg, author of a book on the betel cutters in the Samuel Eilenberg Collection
Enquiry about object: 5708
Malay Earthenware Water Flask with Silver Mounts (Labu Ayer)
Malay People, Perak, Malay Peninsula late 19th or early 20th century
height: 30cm, diameter: 18cm, weight: 1,056g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4823
Fine, West Java Woven Betel Container
Singaparna region, West Java, Indonesia late 19th century-early 20th century
height: 13.5cm, diameter: 12cm
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Enquiry about object: 3243
Sumatran Silver-Mounted Klewang
South Sumatra, Indonesia 19th century
length: 30cm, weight: 158g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4572
Batavian Colonial Silver Filigree Tray or Platter
Dutch East Indies, probably Batavia; and possibly India 17th-18th century
length: 42.7cm, width: 24.5cm, height: 3.7cm, weight: 957g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4347
Large Silver-Inlaid Brass Betel Box (Lutuan)
Islamic Mindanao, Philippines early 20th century
height: 18.3cm, length: 34cm, width: 15cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 2829
Philippines Silver-Inlaid Brass Wedding Vessel (Gadur)
Moro People, Mindanao, Philippines early 20th century
height: 55cm
Provenance
private collection, US.
Enquiry about object: 5982
Balinese Gilt, Silver & Carved Ivory Kris
Bali, Indonesia early 20th century
full length: 67cm, weight: 907g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5590
Borneo Cast Bronze Zoomorphic Ritual Kettle
Sarawak, Malaysia (Borneo) 18th-19th century
length: 45cm height: 37.5cm, depth: 28cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5769
Dayak Carved Wooden Stopper
Dayak People, Borneo, Malaysia 19th century
height (without stand): 10.8cm
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 3575
Superb Balinese Palace Door & Frame
Bali, Indonesia 18th-early 19th century
height: 178cm, width: 110cm
Provenance
private collection, Ireland.
Enquiry about object: 321
Pair of Cast Brass Flasks made for the Malay Market
Minangkabau People, Sumatra, Indonesia late 19th century
height: 31.5 cm
Provenance
Dutch antique market
Enquiry about object: 5533
Dutch Colonial Silver Betel Box
Dutch East Indies, probably Batavia 18th century
length: 17.7cm, height: 7.1cm, depth: 12.3cm, weight: 975g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5348
Malay Jacket (Baju Melayu) of Striped Kain Tenum
Malay People, Malay Peninsula, probably Johor, Malaysia circa 1900
width from arm to arm: 155cm, length: 71cm
Provenance
collected by Alwyn Sidney Haynes (1878-1963), and thence by descent. Haynes was a colonial administrator in Malaya and the Straits Settlements between 1901 and 1934. He held many posts including Acting British Resident, Pahang (1924); British Resident, Perak (1925); British Advisor, Kedah (1925); British Advisor, Kelantan (1930); and Acting Colonial Administrator, Straits Settlements (1933), after which he retired and returned to England, and lived near Stratford-upon-Avon, and then in Leamington Spa. Haynes loaned some of the items he collected in Malaya to the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford in 1939. He was awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1950.
Enquiry about object: 5299
Pair of Malay Bolster-End Tekat Panels with Gold Thread
Malay People, Malay Peninsula, Malaysia circa 1920
approx. length of embroidered section of each: 24.5cm, height: 8cm
Provenance
collected by Alwyn Sidney Haynes (1878-1963), and thence by descent. Haynes was a colonial administrator in Malaya and the Straits Settlements between 1901 and 1934. He held many posts including Acting British Resident, Pahang (1924); British Resident, Perak (1925); British Advisor, Kedah (1925); British Advisor, Kelantan (1930); and Acting Colonial Administrator, Straits Settlements (1933), after which he retired and returned to England, and lived near Stratford-upon-Avon, and then in Leamington Spa. Haynes loaned some of the items he collected in Malaya to the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford in 1939. He was awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1950.
Enquiry about object: 5362
Srivajaya Cast Bronze Image of Four-Armed Kubera
Palembang region, Sumatra, Indonesia 8th-9th century
height (without stand): 12.2cm, height (with stand): 15cm, weight (without stand): 757g
Provenance
private collection, London, UK.
Enquiry about object: 5517
Pair of Malay Bolster-End Tekat Panels with Gold Thread
Malay People, Malay Peninsula, Malaysia 19th century
approx. length of embroidered section of each: 21.3cm, height: 14.8cm
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Enquiry about object: 1985
Javanese Gold Wound-Wire Ring
Central or East Java, Indonesia Protoclassic Period, AD200-700 or later
ring size: N (UK), 6.5 (US), weight: 10.89g
Provenance
private collection, London.
Enquiry about object: 5363
Javanese Cast Silver Image of Shiva with Bronze Yoni Base
Java, Indonesia Classical Period, 9th century
height of Shiva: 8.3cm, ensemble height (with stand): 11.6cm, weight of Shiva: 146g
Provenance
Private Collection, London, UK.
Enquiry about object: 5364
Early Javanese Unusually Large Cast Bronze Buddha
Java or Sumatra, Indonesia, but possibly imported from northern India Classical Period, 8th century
height (without stand): 21.9cm, width: 17.1cm, depth: 11.8cm, weight: 2,576g
Provenance
Private Collection, London, UK.
Enquiry about object: 3933
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
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.
Enquiry about object: 3944
Pair of Borneo Man’s Solid Brass Spiral Ear Ornaments
Kenyah/Kayan Dayak People, Sarawak, Borneo 19th century
diameter: 2cm, combined weight: 72g
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.
Enquiry about object: 3705
Batak Raja’s Large Brass Tobacco Pipe (Tulpang)
Batak, North Sumatra, Indonesia 19th century
length: 86cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 3945
Pair of Man’s Solid Brass Spiral Ear Ornaments
Kenyah/Kayan Dayak People, Sarawak, Borneo 19th century
diameter: 2.6cm, combined weight: 90g
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.
Enquiry about object: 3987
Silver Double Axe Pendant
Central Flores, Eastern Indonesia 18th-19th century
height: 6.2cm, width: 7.3cm, weight: 15.4g
Provenance
Dutch antique market; private Dutch collection; acquired previously in the Netherlands
Enquiry about object: 3957
Balinese Repoussed & Chased Silver Offering Bowls
Bali, Indonesia early 20th century
heights: 4.5cm, diameters: 11.6cm, combined weight: 211g
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 ethnographica mostly from Borneo and Indonesia.
Enquiry about object: 3943
Pair of Borneo Man’s Solid Brass Spiral Ear Ornaments
Kenyah/Kayan Dayak People, Sarawak, Borneo 19th century
diameter: 3.5cm, combined weight: 180g
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 ethnographica mostly from Borneo and Indonesia.
Enquiry about object: 4651
Balinese Damascened Short Sword with Carved Tusk Hilt
Bali, Indonesia 18th century
length (in scabbard): 57.5cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4657
Kris with Gilded Silver Hilt
Bali, Indonesia early 20th century
total length: 56.5cm, length of hilt: 12.2cm, total weight: 576g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 3725
Rare Iban Dayak Mandau or Parang Ilang Sword
Iban Dayak People, Saribas Region, Borneo, Sarawak, Malaysia 19th century
length: 72cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 3988
Silver Double Axe Pendant (Taka)
Central Flores, Eastern Indonesia 18th-19th century
height: 6.5cm, width: 9cm, weight: 19g
Provenance
Dutch antique market; private Dutch collection; acquired previously in the Netherlands.
Enquiry about object: 2681
Inscribed Peranakan Chinese Silver Ritual Ewer
Peranakan Chinese Community, Java, Indonesia circa 1920
height: 12cm, weight: 151g
Provenance
private collection, London, UK.
Enquiry about object: 1538
Malay Dagger (Tumbok Lada) with Parrot-shaped Horn Hilt
Malay, Malaysia early 20th century
length: 34cm, weight: 199g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 2161
Polychrome & Wood Javanese Wayang Klitik Puppet of an Arab Merchant
East Java, Indonesia circa 1900
height: 40cm
Provenance
UK art market.
Enquiry about object: 3548
Six Malay Chased Silver Bowls (Batil) and Matching Dishes (Pinggin)
Malay Peninsula late 19th century
height: of each bowl: 4.8cm, diameter of each bowl: 10.5cm, diameter of each plate: 14.4cm, combined weight: 588g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 1503
Chased Silver Beaker
Java, Indonesia circa 1920-30
height: 8.1cm, weight: 71g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 327
Minangkabau-Malay Brass Water Ewer or Kettle (Kendi)
Sumatra/Malay Peninsula circa 1850
height: 27cm, length: 26cm, weight: 2,082g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 3229
Colonial Batavian Silver & Gilt Betel Box Set
Batavia, Dutch East Indies early 19th century
length of box: 21.3cm, depth: 13.6cm, height: 7cm, combined weight: 1,159g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 2745
Malay Kris with Fine Blade & Silver Mounts
Sumatra or Malay Peninsula 19th century and earlier
length: 46cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 3587
Fine Malay Sewar Dagger with Hippopotamus Tooth & Engraved Silver Mounts
Sumatra/Malay Peninsula 19th century
length: 32cm, weight: 211g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 2245
Bugis Gold & Silver Betel Box
Bugis People, South Sulawesi, Indonesia 19th century
length: 25.5cm, width: 11.1cm, height: 9.5cm, weight: 724g
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Enquiry about object: 2106
Indonesian Engraved Silver Betel/Tobacco Box with Engraved Gold Plaque
Sumatra, Indonesia 18th-19th century
length: 10.4cm, width: 4.8cm, height: 4.1cm, weight: 147g
Provenance
private collection
Enquiry about object: 3520
Dutch Colonial Silver Filigree Heart-Shaped Box
Dutch East Indies, possibly Batavia or Sumatra 18th century
length: 7cm, width: 5.5cm, height: 2.5cm, weight: 91g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 2708
Large Indonesian Cast Brass Lime Container
Toba Batak People, North Sumatra, Indonesia circa 1900
diameter of sphere: 11.2cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4614
Colonial Silver Filigree Lidded Box & Tray
Dutch East Indies, probably Batavia 18th century
length of tray: 11.5cm, length of box: 9.3cm, combined weight: 153g
Provenance
: UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4043
Chased & Engraved Pendang Lurus Sword
Java, Indonesia 18th-early 19th century
length: 50cm
Provenance
Scottish art market
Enquiry about object: 2598
Sumatran Minangkabau-Acehnese Cast Brass Shield or Buckler (Peurise)
Minangkabau People for the Aceh Market, Sumatra, Indonesia 19th century
diameter: 32cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 2403
Malay Sewar Dagger with Silver Mounts
Sumatra/Malay Peninsula 19th century
length: 34.5cm weight: 241g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 3298
Iron Trisula
Java, Indonesia circa 18th century
length: 40cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 2509
Malay Sewar Dagger with Horn & Silver Mounts
Sumatra/Malay Peninsula 19th century
length: 32cm, weight: 242g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 2856
Malay or Sumatran Kris with Fine ‘Rose’ Blade & Silver Mounts
Sumatra or Malay Peninsula early 20th century
length: 49.5cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 3958
Gem-Set Gilded & Silver Filigree Ear Plug Ornaments
Java, Indonesia 19th century
length: 3cm, diameter: 2.5cm, combined weight: 32g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 2010
Highly Unusual Madurese Kris with Ebony Scabbard and Hilt Carved as a Dutch Resident, and with a Pegon Inscription
Madura, Indonesia circa 1820
length: 49.5cm, length of blade: 32cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 328
Brass Water Container (Kendi)
Minangkabau People, Sumatra, Indonesia 19th century
height: 32 cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 2510
Unusual Sewar Dagger with Wood & Silver Mounts
North Sumatra, Indonesia 19th century
length: 35.5cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 1840
Patani Kris Tajong with Zoomorphic Carved Wooden Hilt
Kelantan, Malaysia or Patani, Southern Thailand 19th century
length: 47.5cm, weight: 507g
Provenance
private UK collection
Enquiry about object: 3375
Balinese Silver-Mounted Ritual Knife (Suddha-Mala)
Bali, Indonesia 19th-early 20th century
length: 28cm, width of blade at widest point: 3.8cm, weight: 162g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 1716
Dutch Colonial Amboyna Wood & Red Lacquer Betel Box with Silver Mounts
Batavia, Dutch East Indies late 17th-early 18th century
height: 8.8cm, length: 20cm, depth: 14.5cm, weight: 794g
Provenance
collection of Paul Walter; Spink, London
Enquiry about object: 1111
Batak Raja’s Brass Tobacco Pipe (Tulpang)
Toba Batak, North Sumatra, Indonesia 19th century
length: 76cm
Provenance
Christie's, The Trevor Barton Collection.
Enquiry about object: 1112
Raja’s Brass Tobacco Pipe (Tulpang)
Toba Batak, North Sumatra, Indonesia 19th century
length: 84cm
Provenance
Christie's, The Trevor Barton Collection.
Enquiry about object: 803
Large Zoomorphic Borneo Bronze Kettle (Cerek)
Borneo - Sarawak (Malaysia) or Brunei 19th century
height: 30cm, length: 39cm
Provenance
Acquired from the UK antiques market (southern England) and most probably has been in the UK since the colonial period.
Enquiry about object: 226
Four Jamnagar ‘Gulab’ Betel Cutters Made in India for the Indonesian Market
Jamnagar, India, but collected in Java, Indonesia. 19th-20th century
length: each is approximately 15 cm
Provenance
private collection, London; acquired in the 1980s in Indonesia.
Enquiry about object: 641
Engraved Silver Betel & Lime Boxes
Sumatra, Indonesia 19th century
length: 6.7cm, chain length: 21.5cm, total weight: 128g
Enquiry about object: 640
Engraved Silver Betel & Lime Boxes
Sumatra, Indonesia 19th century
length: 6.5cm, total weight: 117g
Provenance
private collection, London.
Enquiry about object: 639
Engraved Silver Betel Box
Sumatra, Indonesia 19th century
length: 8cm, combined weight: 148g
Provenance
private collection, London
Enquiry about object: 1183
Carved Wooden Cockspur Case with Iron Spur
Lombok, Indonesia 19th-early 20th century
height: 19.8cm, width when closed: 8.4cm
Provenance
Collection of Henry Brownrigg, London, UK.
Enquiry about object: 1159
Borneo Brass Cannon (Lantaka)
Sarawak (Malaysia) or Brunei 18th-19th century
length: 65cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 2998
Mindanao Silver-Inlaid Brass Betel Box (Lutuan)
Islamic Mindanao, Philippines early 20th century
length: 20.7cm, height: 10.8cm, depth: 9.6cm, weight: 2,873g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 3588
Small Malay Sewar Dagger with Hippopotamus Tooth Mounts
Malay People, Sumatra or Malay Peninsula 19th century
length: 19cm, weight: 49cm
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 3792
Malay Sewar Dagger with Fine Silver Mounts
Malay People, Sumatra or Malay Peninsula 19th century
length: 36cm, weight: 326g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 3535
Mindanao Philippines Silver-Inlaid Brass Betel Box
Mindanao, Philippines 19th-20th century
length: 25cm, height: 13.3cm, depth: 12.6cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5365
Fine Malay Kris with Carved Hilt & Inscribed Silver Mounted Scabbard
Malay Peninsula 19th century
length: 45cm, weight: 336g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4922
Malay Kris Panjang with Chased Silver Mounts & Pierced Hilt
Malay Peninsula 18th-19th century
length: 42.5cm,weight: 443g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4819
Fine Karo Batak Piso Andar Andar Sword with Gold Suasa & Silver Mounts
West Karo Batak People, North Sumatra, Indonesia 19th century
length: 55.5cm, weight: 396g
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Enquiry about object: 4818
Sulawesi Badek with Engraved Silver Mounts
Sulawesi, Indonesia early 20th century
length: 28.5cm, weight: 290g
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Enquiry about object: 3244
Silver-Mounted Sewar Dagger, Sumatra, Indonesia, 19th century
Malay people, Sumatra, Indonesia 19th century
length: 33cm, weight: 178g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 2718
Early Madurese Kris with Marine Tusk Hilt & Gold Mendak
Madura, Indonesia 17th century & later
length: 46cm, weight: 277g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 2717
Early Malay Kris Perkaka with Ivory Hilt
Northern Malay Peninsula 16th century & later
length: 46cm, weight: 272g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 1891
Balinese Soldier’s Kris
Bali, Indonesia 17th-18th century
length: 54cm, weight: 3464g
Provenance
UK art market