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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
Unusually Fine & Large Pair of Burmese Silver Beakers
Burma (Myanmar) circa 1880
height: 16.2cm, diameter: 9.7cm, combined weight: 675g
Provenance
UK art market
Nepalese Gem-Inlaid Gilded Votive Plaque
Newar People, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal 18th century
diameter: 36.8cm, weight: 1,606g
Provenance
UK art market
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.
Superb Pair of Mughal Silver Rosewater Sprinklers & Dishes
Mughal or Northern India 17th-18th century
overal height: approximately 30.5cm, diameter of dishes: 17cm, combined weight: 1,120g
Provenance
UK art market
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
Pair of Indian Gilded & Enamelled Bracelets set with Pearls, Rubies & White Sapphires
Bikaner, Rajasthan, India 18th-19th century
external diameter: 8.9cm, internal diameter: 5.8cm, thickness: 1.3cm, combined weight: 314g
Provenance
private collection, US
Superb Indonesian Bugis Gold Bracelet
Bugis People, South Sulawesi, Indonesia circa 1920
external diameter: 7.7cm, internal diameter: 6.5cm, weight: 112g
Provenance
private collection, US
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
Outstanding, Large Ladakh Seven-Strand Turquoise Necklace (Ultik)
Ladakh, Himalayan India late 19th century and earlier
length between (and including) the two silver terminals: 38cm, weight: 659g
Provenance
private collection, US
Exceptionally Rare Naga Headhunter’s Necklace with Five-Heads & Buffalo
Naga People, Burma/India early 20th century
circumference: approximately 65.5cm, length of brass pendant: 16.7cm, weight: 205g
Provenance
private collection, US
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
Horn of Africa Large Amber Dowry Necklace
Horn of Africa, probably Somalia, Sudan or Harer, Ethiopia 19th-early 20th century
circumference: approximately 89cm, diameter of the largest bead: approximately 3.9cm, weight: 356g
Provenance
private collection, US
Spectacular Moroccan Large Amber & Coral ‘Treasure’ Necklace (Tifilit)
Berber people, Anti-Atlas, Draa Valley, Morocco early 20th century
circumference: approximately 102cm, diameter of the largest bead: approximately 4.6cm, weight: 809g
Provenance
private collection, US
Rare, Large Pair of Swahili Coast Silver Ear Plugs for Musk Perfume
Swahili Coast, probably Lamu & Pate Islands 19th-early 20th century
diameter: 6cm, thickness: 2.5cm, combined weight (of silver): 68g
Provenance
UK art market
Ibibio Carved Wooden Soldier Puppet Figure
Ibibio people, coastal Southern Nigeria circa 1920
height: 55cm
Provenance
UK art market; Christie's Paris, 2006.
Rare Torres Strait Turtle Shell Mask
Torres Strait Islands, Queensland, Australia before 1870
length: approximately 19.5cm, width: 13cm, weight: 249g
Provenance
Julian Harding, London
Tibetan Gilded Bronze Buddha
Tibet 16th-17th century
height: 23cm, width: 17cm, depth: 11cm, weight: 1,850g
Provenance
private collection, UK
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
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
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
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
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.
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
Provenance
UK art market
Japanese Shingon Sect Gilded Copper Dharma Wheel (Rinbo)
Japan 13th century, Kamakura period (1185–1333)
diameter: 11.2cm, weight: 234g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Balinese Carved Wooden Pillar Base (Sendi Tugeh) Carved with Eye Ball Motifs
Bali, Indonesia 19th-early 20th century
height: 51.5cm, width: 27cm
Provenance
UK art market
Lucknow Niello & Enamelled Perfume Flask
Lucknow, India circa 1780
length: 8.5cm, width: approximately 3.5cm, weight: 28g
Provenance
UK art market
Superb Tibetan Silver Image of Tsong Khapa
Tibet 18th century
height: 13.7cm, width: 9.8cm, depth: 7cm, weight: 606g
Provenance
private collection, England.
Ovimbundu Colonial Portuguese Female Head Privilege Sceptre or Staff
Ovimbundu People, Benguela, Angola 19th century
length: 82.5cmm, width: 8.5cm, weight: 941g
Provenance
private collection, UK
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
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
Provenance
UK art market
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
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
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
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
Collection of Julian Sands (UK); previously sold at Sotheby's London, 1991.
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)
Provenance
UK art market, prior to that Madrid, Spain from before 1974
Andaman Islands Man’s Dance Regalia
Andaman Islands, possibly from the Jarawa Tribe, South Andaman circa 1900
indicative length of headdress (band & tassels): 49cm
Provenance
private collection, London. UK; previously, Charles Wilfred Hext (b.1880-1919)
Victorian-Era Display Panel of Ancient Chinese Coins & Tokens
China 19th century
dimensions of frame: 58cm x 37.8cm
Provenance
private collection, UK; the coins are believed to have been collected in China in the 1870s
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
Provenance
Private Collection, London, UK.