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8671

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    Superb & Elaborate Akha Woman’s Headdress

    Phami-Akha People, Kengtung State, Eastern Burma
    mid-20th century & earlier

    display height (including stand): approximately 68.5cm

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    UK art market; UK private collection

    8739

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      Chinese Carved Mother-of-Pearl Shell

      China
      19th century

      width: 20.6cm, length: 16cm, weight: 138g

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      UK art market

      8689

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        Indian White Marble Votive Offering Shaped as a Foot

        India
        19th century

        height: 18.4cm, length: 19.9cm, width: 8.7cm, weight: 3,608g

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        UK art market

        7312

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          Fijian Terracotta Water Vessel (Saqamoli)

          Fiji
          19th-20th century

          height: 16.5cm, width: 15cm, weight: 875g

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          Provenance

          Antiques market, Scotland.

          7202

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            New Hebrides Abalone Shell & Turtleshell Trolling Lure Fish Hook

            New Hebrides (Vanuatu)
            19th century

            length: 7.5cm, width: 1.9cm, weight: 13g

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            UK art market; UK private collection.

            7247

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              Fijian Trolling Lure Fish Hook (Bayaloyalo)

              Fiji
              early-to-mid 19th century

              length: approximately 10.2cm, width: 1.4cm, weight: 8g

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              UK art market; UK private collection.

              7246

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                Fijian Carved Wooden Bowl, possibly a Priest’s Dish

                Fiji
                19th century & possibly earlier

                length: 53.2cm, width: 19cm, depth: approximately 8cm, weight: 1,105g

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                Provenance

                UK art market; private UK collection

                8526

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                  Solomon Islands Turtleshell & Carved Abalone Shell Trolling Lure Fish Hook

                  Solomon Islands, probably Malaita Island
                  19th century

                  length: 7.9cm, width: 1.4cm, weight: 5g

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                  Provenance

                  from the estate collection of a former London museum curator.

                  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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                    Provenance

                    private estate collection, UK.

                    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

                      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.

                        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.

                          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.

                            6838

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                              Three Rare Tibetan Long Tobacco Pipes

                              Tibet
                              circa 18th century

                              length: 31.9cm, 42.6cm and 50.5cm respectively, combined weight: 810g

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                              Provenance

                              Trevor Barton Collection of Pipes, London, UK.

                              7020

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                                Fijian Tapa Bark Cloth Beater (Ike ni Masi)

                                Fiji, probably Viti Levu Highlands region
                                late 18th century

                                length: 36.4cm, weight: 771g

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                                Provenance

                                UK art market

                                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

                                  6888

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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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                                    Provenance

                                    art market, France.

                                    6724

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                                      Unusual Indian Silver Fish Rosewater Sprinkler

                                      Northern India
                                      19th century

                                      length: approximately 23cm, height: 16.7cm, depth: 6.7cm, weight: 492g

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                                      Provenance

                                      Collection of Julian Sands, UK.

                                      6680

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                                        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

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                                        Provenance

                                        UK art market

                                        6412

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                                          Victorian-Era Display Panel of Ancient Chinese Coins & Tokens

                                          China
                                          19th century

                                          dimensions of frame: 58cm x 37.8cm

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                                          Provenance

                                          private collection, UK; the coins are believed to have been collected in China in the 1870s

                                          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.

                                            5135

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                                              Four Parsi Zoroastrian Ritual Objects in High-Grade Silver

                                              Parsi (Parsee) People, Bombay, India
                                              19th century

                                              height of sprinkler: 24cm, diameter of incense tray: 7.2cm, combined weight of silver: 258g

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                                              Provenance

                                              from a Parsi family, originally from Bombay, and now based in northern England.

                                              5038

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                                                Pair of Colonial Carved Wooden, Iron & Leather Stirrups

                                                Mexico or Chile
                                                18th-19th century

                                                height of wooden section of each stirrup: 25cm, width: 22cm, depth: 15.5cm, length of leather strap: 38cm

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                                                Provenance

                                                UK art market

                                                4267

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                                                  Woman’s Wooden Lip Plate

                                                  Kichepo People, Sudan, & Surma People, Sudan/Ethiopia
                                                  19th-early 20th century

                                                  width: 13.3cm, length: 9.6cm, thickness: 1.6cm

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                                                  Provenance

                                                  private London collection.

                                                  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

                                                    1668

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                                                      Rare Spanish Colonial Silver Copy of a Chinese Pan Iron

                                                      Mexico or elsewhere in Spanish Colonial Central & South America
                                                      circa 18th century

                                                      length: 18.3cm, height: 5.6cm, weight: 371g

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                                                      Provenance

                                                      European private collection

                                                      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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                                                        Provenance

                                                        formerly in the collection of Henry Brownrigg, London.