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    Rare Pair of Wooden Supports Carved as Sri Lankan or South Indian Chetties or Ascetics

    South India or Sri Lanka
    circa 18th century

    height of each: 98.7cm

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    UK art market

    6727

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      Massive Indian Silver Presentation Footed Bowl & Stand

      Madras, India
      dated 1898

      height of bowl: 35cm, width (handle to handle): 53cm, depth: approximately 41cm, overall height (with stand): 55cm, weight of bowl: 4,586g

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      private collection, UK

      6491

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        Lucknow Court Embroidered Zari & Silk Shawl

        Lucknow, India
        circa 1800

        length: 257cm, width: 35.5cm, weight: 250g

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        UK art market

        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

          6812

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            Rare Pair of Large, Igbo Woman’s Brass Anklets (Ogba)

            Igbo People, Nigeria
            19th century

            diameter: approximately 34.5cm, height: 11.9cm, combined weight: 2,990g (1,498g and 1,492g)

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            private collection, Channel Islands, UK.

            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

              6385

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                Colonial French Oil Painting of Muhammad Ali Pasha, Ottoman Governor of Egypt & the Sudan, with White Slaves

                Colonial France or France
                circa 1820

                height: 42.2cm, width: 55cm; with frame – height: 48cm, width: 61cm

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                UK art market

                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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                    private collection, UK; previously sold at Sotheby's London, 1991.

                    6681

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                      Tall Mongolian Silver Ewer inset with Coral, Turquoise & Lapis Luzuli

                      Mongolia
                      late 19th century or early 20th century

                      height: 46.5cm, width: 27cm, depth: 13cm, weight: 1,754g

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                      private collection, Channel Islands.

                      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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                        Portuguese art market

                        6605

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                          Pair of Indian Parcel-Gilt Matthew Boulton-Style Silver Filigree Candle Vases

                          Made in India for the English Market
                          circa 1770

                          heights: 21.2cm, combined weight: 1,324g

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                          US art market

                          6585

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                            Colonial Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Lacquered Box with Chased Silver Mounts

                            Dutch East Indies, Batavia/Sumatra, or Vietnam
                            18th century

                            length: 21.2cm, depth: 11cm, height: 11.2cm, weight: 499g

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                            UK 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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                                private collection, London. UK; previously, Charles Wilfred Hext (b.1880-1919)

                                6508

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                                  Large, Rare, Central Asian Gilded Silver Koranic Amulet Case set with Banded Agate, Spinels & Coral

                                  Emirate of Bukhara (today, Uzbekistan)
                                  19th century

                                  length: 107cm, width: 31cm, weight: 3,216g

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                                  private collection, Greece/UK

                                  6388

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                                    Magnificent, Pierced, Chased, Miniature Silver Thai Manuscript (Dharma) Cabinet

                                    Thailand
                                    circa 1920

                                    height: 32cm, width: 20.5cm, depth: 14cm, weight: 1,729g

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                                    private collection

                                    6412

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                                      Victorian-Era Display 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

                                      6123

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                                        Important Indo-Portuguese Goa Seychelles Nut Vessel with Silver Mounts

                                        Goa, India
                                        circa 1750

                                        height: 28.3cm, length: 32cm, width: 13.7cm, weight: 1.295g

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                                        UK art market

                                        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.

                                          5655

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                                            Rare, Early Chinese Images of Jesus & Mary on Silver, after Pierre Goret

                                            China or Chinese artisans in the Philippines
                                            circa 1700

                                            heights: 20.8cm, widths: 16.3cm, combined weight: 371g

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                                            art market, London.

                                            4572

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                                              Batavian Colonial Silver Filigree Tray or Platter

                                              Dutch East Indies, probably Batavia; and possibly India
                                              17th-18th century

                                              length: 42.7cm, width: 24.5cm, height: 3.7cm, weight: 957g

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                                              UK art market

                                              5364

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                                                Early Javanese Unusually Large Cast Bronze Buddha

                                                Java or Sumatra, Indonesia, but possibly 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.

                                                5363

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                                                  Javanese Cast Silver Image of Shiva with Bronze Yoni Base

                                                  Java, Indonesia
                                                  Classical Period, 9th century

                                                  height of Shiva: 8.3cm, ensemble height (with stand): 11.6cm, weight of Shiva: 146g

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                                                  Private Collection, London, UK.

                                                  5217

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                                                    Two Mughal Engraved Gilded Silver Boxes inset with Tortoiseshell Panels

                                                    North India
                                                    circa 1740

                                                    length of largest box: 9.5cm, width: 8.8cm, height: 3.3cm, weight: 183g; length of smaller box: 7.5cm, width: 6.7cm, height: 1.8cm, weight: 98g

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                                                    Provenance

                                                    Scottish art market

                                                    5362

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                                                      Srivajaya Cast Bronze Image of Four-Armed Kubera

                                                      Palembang region, Sumatra, Indonesia
                                                      8th-9th century

                                                      height (without stand): 12.2cm, height (with stand): 15cm, weight (without stand): 757g

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                                                      private collection, London, UK.

                                                      5076

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                                                        Indo-Portuguese Parcel-Gilt Pierced Silver Bezoar Stone Box

                                                        West India, probably Gujarat or Goa
                                                        circa 1700

                                                        length: 5cm, diameter: 4.4cm, weight: 48g

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                                                        private collection, 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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                                                              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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                                                                Private London collection (estate)

                                                                2237

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                                                                  Rare Pair of Bugis Gold Cuff Bracelets (Tigero Tedong)

                                                                  Bugis People, South Sulawesi, Indonesia
                                                                  19th century

                                                                  height: 8cm, external diameter at widest point: 9cm, internal diameter at smallest point: 5.7cm, weight: 216g (combined)

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                                                                  private collection

                                                                  1865

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                                                                    Fine Ifa Yoruba Divination Bowl

                                                                    Yoruba People, Nigeria
                                                                    circa 1920 or earlier

                                                                    height: 19cm, width at widest point: 24cm

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                                                                    UK art market