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    Mughal or Deccan Scribe’s Silver Pen Box (Kalamdan)

    Mughal, Northern India or Deccan
    18th century

    length: 21.2cm, weight: 225g

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    UK art market

    9102

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      Rare, Mughal Gilt-Decorated Steatite Flask (Surahi)

      Northern India
      17th-18th Century

      height: approximately 31.8cm, diameter: approximately 13.5cm, weight: 1,341g

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      private collection, England.

      9076

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        Noble’s Parcel-Gilt Chased, Pierced & Engraved Silver Box

        Bhutan or Eastern Tibet
        18th-19th century

        height: 9.4cm, diameter: 18.7cm, weight: 640g

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        private collection, 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

          8974

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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

            8977

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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

              8907

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                Balinese Carved Wooden Pillar Base (Sendi Tugeh) Carved with Eye Ball Motifs

                Bali, Indonesia
                19th-early 20th century

                height: 51.5cm, width: 27cm

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                UK art market

                8727

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                  Lucknow Niello & Enamelled Perfume Flask

                  Lucknow, India
                  circa 1780

                  length: 8.5cm, width: approximately 3.5cm, weight: 28g

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                  UK art market

                  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.

                    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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                      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

                        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

                          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

                            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

                              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

                                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

                                  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

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

                                        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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                                          Provenance

                                          Portuguese art market

                                          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

                                            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)

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

                                                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.

                                                  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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                                                    Private Collection, London, UK.

                                                    4666

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                                                      Silver-Gilt Belt Buckle with Polychrome Enamel & Filigree

                                                      Ottoman Turkey or regions, probably Armenian Community
                                                      18th century

                                                      length across: 16.2cm, height: 6.5cm, weight: 90g

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                                                      private collection, UK

                                                      4462

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                                                        Nine Copper ‘X’ Currency Crosses

                                                        Luba & Yeke People, Katanga Province, Congo
                                                        19th century

                                                        typical diameter of a cross: 22.5cm Note: Each of these has a custom-made stand - each can be sold separately, or as part of a group.

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                                                        private collection, UK

                                                        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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                                                          Provenance

                                                          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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                                                            Provenance

                                                            Private London collection (estate)

                                                            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.