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“The (people) of Ceylon are very crafty and grand artists in the working of gold, silver, ivory, iron and all metals, which is a marvel to see, and which is held in very high esteem through all India, and carries a price above that of all other Indians.”
– so said the Dutch merchant & traveller Jan Huyghen van Linschoten (1563-1611), writing around 1584.
Some of the most beautiful luxury goods made anywhere in the 16th-18th century came from Sri Lanka (Ceylon), and some of the fine examples that we have had are now in public museums in the US, France, Australia & Singapore.
Each of our pieces has been sourced from within the UK, typically from old, private collections.
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Enquiry about object: 8840
Sri Lankan Silver Box Shaped as the King of Kandy’s Crown
Kandy, Sri Lanka early 20th century
width: 13.5cm, height: 9.7cm, weight: 284g
Provenance
from the collection of Sir Christopher Ondaatje, UK.
Enquiry about object: 3024
Sri Lankan Polychrome Pottery Tile
Kandy, Sri Lanka 1800-1850
diameter: 27cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6716
Dutch Colonial Carved Ebony Bible Box
Dutch Colonial Sri Lanka (Ceylon) 18th century
width: 23.2cm, depth: 16.1cm, height: 7.5cm, weight: 780g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6803
Rare Sri Lankan Horn & Silver Box
Sri Lanka 18th-19th century
width: 10.2cm, height: 11cm, depth: 5.2cm, weight: 58g
Provenance
UK art Market
Enquiry about object: 6697
Magnificent & Large Sri Lankan Cobra Demon (Maha Raksa) Dance Mask
Sinhala people, Coastal Sri Lanka 19th century
height: approximately 79cm (without stand), width: 62cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6517
Sri Lankan Silver & Gold Brooch
Southern Coast, Sri Lanka circa 1900
dimensions: 5.2cm x 5cm, weight: 19g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 1712
Massive Dutch Colonial Sri Lankan Ebony-Inlaid Teak Document Box
Dutch Colonial Sri Lanka late 17th-18th century
length: 72cm, depth: 51cm, height: 15.5cm
Provenance
The Lairds of Blair, Blair Castle, Scotland.
Enquiry about object: 6680
Pair of Sri Lankan or South Indian Yali Door Plates
Sri Lanka or South India circa 18th century
length (each): 16.5cm, width: 13.7cm, combined weight: 1,041g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6454
Fine, Sri Lankan Silver Box Decorated with Bherunda Motifs
Kandy, Sri Lanka circa 1890
length: 21.2cm, width: 10.5cm, height: 8.5cm, weight: 530g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6448
Sri Lankan Carved Ebony Box
Galle, Sri Lanka circa 1840
length: 22.7cm, depth: 10.1cm, height: 8.8cm
Provenance
UK art market; most probably has been in the UK since colonial times.
Enquiry about object: 6447
Sri Lankan Carved Ebony Box
Galle, Sri Lanka circa 1840
length: 22.8cm, depth: 10.2cm, height: 8.9cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6275
Pair of Sri Lankan Pierced Gilded Silver Bracelets set with Zircons
Coastal regions, Sri Lanka early 20th century
internal diameters: 4.8cm x 4.2cm, combined weight: 78g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4584
Large Kandyan Period Cast Brass Standing Buddha
Sri Lanka 18th century
height without stand (32cm), with stand: 38cm
Provenance
private collection, UK. The previous owner built up a collection of Buddha images mostly from old UK colonial sources, and did so over a long lifetime.
Enquiry about object: 1647
Fine, South Indian Silver Bracelet
South India or Sri Lanka 19th century
external width: 9.8cm, internal width at widest point: 6.8cm, weight: 156g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5991
Fine, Sri Lankan Silver Bracelet with Applied Work
Sri Lanka 18th-19th century
internal diameter: 3.9cm-4.5cm, external length at widest point: 8.5cm, weight: 97g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6139
Colonial Silver-Mounted Coconut Cup
probably Colonial Sri Lanka 18th century
height: 12cm, diameter: 11cm weight: 167g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4717
Sri Lankan Standing Brass Image of the Buddhist Protector Upulvan (Vishnu)
Sri Lanka 19th century
height: 40.3cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5938
Sri Lankan Pierced Silver & Gilt Bracelet set with Zircons & an Amethyst
Coastal regions, Sri Lanka circa 1920
width of face: 3.7cm, internal diameter: 5.1cm, weight: 37.4g
Provenance
Art Market, Scotland
Enquiry about object: 4401
Very Fine Chased Silver Parasol or Cane Handle
Sri Lanka 19th century
length of silverwork: 21.5cm, overall weight: 140g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4089
Porcelain Snuff Bottle with Silver Mounts
Sri Lanka 18th-19th century
height: 5.3cm, diameter: 4.3cm
Provenance
private collection, London.
Enquiry about object: 960
Large Ceremonial Brass Tazza (Dalumura Tatuva)
Sri Lanka 19th century
height: 25cm, diameter: 31.2cm, weight: 3.78kg
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 3616
Tortoiseshell Box with Fitted Compartments & Gilded Mounts
Galle District, Sri Lanka circa 1870
length: 19cm, depth: 14.3cm, height: 7cm, weight: 608g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5607
Fine, Sri Lankan Silver Bracelet
Sri Lanka 19th century
Internal diameter: 5.7cm, width at widest point: 2cm, weight: 49.6g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4245
Dutch Colonial Chased, Oblong Silver Box
Dutch East Indies, probably Batavia 18th century
length: 14.3cm, width: 7.8cm, height: 3.8cm, weight: 228g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 1591
Colonial Sri Lankan Settee
Galle District, Sri Lanka circa 1840
length: 135cm, height: 80cm, depth: 61cm
Provenance
from a collection in southern England.
Enquiry about object: 5416
Sri Lankan Brass Model of a Kandyan Noble
Sri Lanka 19th century
height: 26cm, weight: 1,364g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 1010
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
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 1656
Finely Carved Sri Lankan Eight-Sided Ebony Measure or Staff
Sri Lanka 17th-18th century
length: 41cm, diameter: 2.8cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4577
Unusually Large Chased Silver Christian Cross
Sri Lanka 19th-early 20th century
height: 11.8cm, width: 6.6cm, weight: 39g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 3173
Sri Lankan Carved Ebony Box
Galle, Sri Lanka circa 1800
height: 10.3cm, length: 27.3cm, depth: 19cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 2694
Sri Lankan Silver Brooch set with Matara ‘Diamonds’ & Coral
Southern Coastal Regions, Sri Lanka circa 1900
length: 6cm, width: 3.8cm, weight: 19g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 2695
Sri Lankan ‘Star Burst’ Brooch set with Matara ‘Diamonds’
Southern Coast, Sri Lanka circa 1900
dimensions: 7cm x 7cm, weight: 29g
Provenance
UK art market