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9600

Large, Elaborate Tibetan Hair Bead with Silver, Gilt & Multiple Turquoise

Central Tibet
18th century

length: 10cm, width: 4.6cm, depth: 2.7cm, weight: 81g

Provenance

private collection, Netherlands

9602

Chinese or Mongolian Silver Wine Vessel with Carved Jade, Coral & Turquoise

China or Mongolia
early 20th century, earlier components

height: approximately 32cm, width: 16cm, weight: 1,418g

Reserved

Provenance

acquired by the previous owner in Geneva, 1982.

9588

Moroccan Berber Necklace of Large Antique Amber Beads

Berber People, High Atlas Mountains, Morocco.
18th-19th century

circumference: approximately 65cm, length of beads: between 2.5 and 6.2cm, overall weight: 622g

Provenance

private collection, Amsterdam, Netherlands

9194

Rare & Important Early Japanese Calendar Scroll Painting of the Sanju Banjin

Japan, probably Kyoto
Muromachi or Momoyama Period, 16th Century

width (without frame): 57.4cm, length: 120.5cm

Provenance

from the collection of an aristocratic Spanish family, purchased from Shreve, Crump & Low of Boston in the late 1970s or early 1980s

9577

Rare Tibetan or Mongolian Leather Box Decorated with Pigment & Gold Leaf

Tibet or Mongolia
15th-16th century

height: 20.4cm, width: approximately 30cm, depth: approximately 18cm, weight: 960g

Provenance

private collection, UK

9570

Early Bronze Borneo Kettle Cast with Chinese Door Guardians (Menshen)

Borneo, Malaysia/Brunei/Indonesia
17th-18th century

height: approximately 36cm, diameter: approximately 29cm, weight: between 5 to 7kg

Provenance

UK art market

9574

East Java Majapahit Bronze Ram

East Java, Indonesia
East Java Period, 13th-15th century

height: 9.5cm, length: 11.9cm, width: 5.8cm, weight: 428g

Provenance

UK art market

9535

Rare Spanish Colonial Miniature Chair with Silver Mounts & Inlaid with Tortoiseshell & Bone, for an Infant Jesus Image

Spanish Colonial Mexico
17th century

height: 25.4cm, width: 20.7cm, depth: 15.8cm, weight: 731g

Provenance

UK art market

9534

Sino-Tibetan Conch Shell Trumpet with Gilded Copper Mounts

Sino-Tibetan
18th century - most probably Qianlong period (1736-1795)

length: 22.2cm, width: approximately 13.5cm, weight: 1,129g

Provenance

Derek Wright (1927-2022) collection, Fritham Grange, Hampshire., UK. Acquired by the previous owner from Gerard Hawthorn Ltd Oriental Art, London, June 2004.

9545

Chinese Warring States Gold and Turquoise-Inlaid Bronze Garment Hook

Northern China
Warring States period or Han Dynasty, 3rd or 2nd century BC

height: 8.4cm, width: 1.1cm, weight: 96g (not including display stand)

Provenance

private collection, London, UK; Ben Janssens Oriental Art, London, 2019

9544

Miniature Gold-Inlaid Bronze Tripod Ding Vessel

China
circa 18th century

height: 9.9cm, width: 6.6cm, weight: 290g

Provenance

private collection, London, UK

9511

Western Indian Blackstone Head of Vishnu

Western India, probably Rajasthan
circa 12th century

height: 26.5cm, width: 17.2cm (not including display stand)

Provenance

private UK collection since circa 2000; prior to that in a private Anglo-Dutch collection since circa 1990. Most probably has been in the UK or Europe since colonial times.

9510

Early Indian Pink Sandstone Relief of a Male Deity with Female Attendants

Madhya Pradesh, India
Chandella Dynasty, late 11th or 12th century

height: 58cm, width: 42.2cm

Provenance

private UK collection since circa 2000; prior to that in a private Anglo-Dutch collection since circa 1990. Most probably has been in the UK or Europe since colonial times.

9431

Rare Jain Digambara Brass Mandala Shrine of the Navadevata

Karnataka, India
circa 15th century

height: 28.8cm, width: 18.7cm, depth: 6.8cm, weight: 1,752g

Provenance

UK art market

9399

Exceptionally Rare Indian ‘Medicine’ Coconut Goblet with Silver-Gilt Mounts

Western India, perhaps Goa, or Mughal India
16th century

height: approximately 7.2cm, diameter: approximately 7.9cm, weight: 143g

Provenance

private collection, London,. UK; by repute, a Russian collection

9458

Javanese Cast Silver Image of Shiva with Bronze Yoni Base

Central 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. Acquired in the UK around 2001.

9483

Outstanding Early Javanese Gold ‘Surya’ Pendant & Chain

East Java, Indonesia
Majapahit Period, 14th century

circumference: 59cm, width of pendant: 6.2cm, width of chain: 4.5cm, weight: 137g

Provenance

private collection, UK; and previously a private German collection

9495

Pair of Tibet Fire Offering (Homa) Ladles of Iron Overlaid with Gold & Silver

Derge, Tibet
15th-16th century

length: 78.2 and 86.2cm, combined weight: 1,983g

Provenance

UK art market

9455

Rare, Inscribed, Pair of Ottoman Greek or Armenian Gilded-Silver Liturgical Fans (Hexapteryga)

Produced for the Greek Orthodox Community in Ottoman Turkey, probably Armenian silversmithing.
18th century

height: 51cm, width: 26.5cm, combined weight: 1,768g

Provenance

private collection , London, UK; Sotheby's London, 2019.

9505

Akan Carved Wooden Queen Mother Figure

Asante (Ashanti) sub-group of the Akan people, Ghana
early 20th century and possibly earlier

height: 33.1cm, width: 8.5cm, depth: 13.3cm, weight: 635g

Provenance

UK art market

9449

Malay Tortoiseshell Koran Box with Pierced Silver Mounts & Tekat Interior

Malay People, Sumatra, Indonesia
18th-19th century

height: 8.7cm, width: 18cm, depth: 12.5cm, weight: 597g

Reserved

Provenance

UK art market

9354

Nine Matched, Descending Bronze Burmese Buddhist Disciple Monk Images

North-eastern Burma (Myanmar)
18th century

height: 12.1cm, 13.4cm, 14cm, 15.1cm, 16.5cm, 18.2cm, 21.6cm, 25.6cm and 30.2cm

Provenance

UK art market

9387

Nepalese Gem-Inlaid Gilded Votive Plaque

Newar People, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
18th century

diameter: 36.8cm, weight: 1,606g

Provenance

UK art market

7124

Superb Vizagapatam Ebony Box overlaid with Tortoiseshell & Etched Ivory Veneer with Silver Mounts

Vizagapatam, India
circa 1750

height: 8.8cm, width: 27.9cm, depth: 19cm, weight: 1,650g

Provenance

private collection, England.

9362

Bukharan Noble’s Turquoise-inlaid & Finely Engraved Ewer

Bukhara, Uzbekistan, Central Asia
late 19th century

height: 37.8cm, length (from sprout to handle): 23.5cm, weight: 1,758g

Provenance

UK art market

9374

African Dogon Cast Brass Pendant of a Seated, Bound Female Slave

Dogon People, Mali
19th century or earlier

height: 6.7cm, weight: 134g

Provenance

UK art market

9303

Naga Warrior’s Tiger Hunting Necklace

Naga People, Burma/India
early 20th century or earlier

circumference: approximately 73cm, width of pendant: 11cm, length of boar teeth: approximately 9.1cm, weight: 207g

Provenance

private collection, US

9190

Ibibio Carved Wooden Soldier Puppet Figure

Ibibio people, coastal Southern Nigeria
circa 1920

height: 55cm

Provenance

UK art market; Christie's Paris, 2006.

9222

Tibetan Chinese Parcel-Gilt Bronze Amitayus

Tibeto-Chinese
18th century

height: 17.4cm, width: 11.8cm, depth: 8.5cm, weight: 1,317g

Provenance

Private collection, UK

9081

Rare Southeast Asian (Batavian) or Chinese Parcel-Gilt Wine Ewer

Southeast Asia, possibly Batavia, or China
circa 1680-1750

height: 17cm, length (from handle to spout): 15cm, weight: 415g

Provenance

UK art market; Sotheby's New York

9093

Rare Nepalese Bone Statue of Chakrasamvara Sakti in Yab-Yum

Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
15th century

height: 14.4cm, width: 6.5cm, weight: 145g

Provenance

private collection, UK

9071

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

Mughal, Northern India or Deccan
18th century

length: 21.2cm, weight: 225g

Provenance

UK art market

9102

Rare, Mughal Gilt-Decorated Steatite Flask (Surahi)

Northern India
17th-18th Century

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

Provenance

private collection, England.

8972

Indo-Portuguese Bezoar Stone with Silver Mounts & Chain

India, probably Goa, or Hormuz or Ottoman Turkey
16th-17th century

overall length: 10.1cm, width of stone: 2.9cm, weight: 11g

Reserved

Provenance

UK art market

8727

Lucknow Niello & Enamelled Perfume Flask

Lucknow, India
circa 1780

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

Provenance

UK art market

8888

Superb Tibetan Silver Image of Tsong Khapa

Tibet
18th century

height: 13.7cm, width: 9.8cm, depth: 7cm, weight: 606g

Provenance

private collection, England.

7331

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

Provenance

UK art market

6773

Exceptional, Early Tanimbar Ancestor Figure

Tanimbar, Southeast Moluccas, Eastern Indonesia
18th century

height: 16.4cm, width: 5.4cm, depth: 4.5cm

Provenance

Private Collection, Northern England; acquired by the previous owners from an antiques fair, York, England, circa 1980

6775

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

Provenance

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

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