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Exceptionally Rare Brazilian Candomble Yoruba Gelede Mask
Yoruba Diaspora, Brazil, probably Bahia area 18th-19th century
height: 47.7cm, width: approximately 33cm, depth: approximately 30cm, weight: 3,230g
Provenance
UK art market; Portugal private collection.
Canton Enamel Twelve-Piece Sweetmeat Dish Set & Box
Canton (Guangdong), China Qianlong period, 18th century
diameter of box: 45cm, depth of box: 4.3cm, overall weight (including box): 2,190g
Provenance
previously sold at Christie's, November 4, 2014
Rare Moroccan Pair of Silver ‘Worm Hole’ or Tizerai n Taouka Fibulae
Southern Morocco, probably Ait Ouaouzguit 18th century
length: 20.2 and 20.4cm, width: 11.8 and 11.9cm, combined weight: 281g
Provenance
private collection, Sri Lanka
Diamond, Ruby and Gold Inlaid Mughal White Jade Hookah Mouthpiece Snuff Bottle
North India, and later, China 18th century with later snuff bottle conversion
height: 7cm, diameter: 1.8cm, weight: 32g
Provenance
Lot 309, Christie's New York, 'Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art', September 22, 1995.
Superb Spanish Colonial Silver Stove Kettle
Spanish Colonial Viceroyalty of Peru 18th century
height: 18cm, length: 21.8cm, depth: approxiamtely 6cm, weight: 1,288g
Provenance
UK art market
Fine, Senufo Carved Wooden Dance Mask (Kpelie) with Metal Ornaments
Senufo People, Ivory Coast circa 1920
height: 32.1cm, width: 16.6cm, weight: 379g; overall height (with display stand): approximately 40cm
Provenance
Netherlands' art market
Balinese Polychrome & Gilt, Carved Image of Vishnu (Wisnu) on Garuda
Bali, Indonesia 19th century
height: 42cm, width: 17.8cm, depth: approximately 16cm, weight: 1,328g
Provenance
Netherlands' art market
Rare Akan Ruler’s Royal Gilded Elbow Amulet
Akan (Ashanti or Asante People), Ghana 19th century
height (including thick cord): 18.8cm, width of leather amulet: 7.2cm, depth of leather amulet: 5.8cm, weight: 196g
Provenance
London art market
VOC-Style Chinese Huanghuali Document Box with Engraved Brass Mounts
Southern China 17th-18th century
height:13.6cm, width: 50.6cm, depth: 35cm, weight: 5,960g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Dutch Colonial Double-Sided Gilded Sawasa Box
Made for the Dutch Colonial Market, most probably in Japan, and possibly Batavia or Tonkin (North Vietnam) 17th century
length: 12.9cm, width: 5.8cm, height: 3.6cm, weight: 171g
Provenance
UK art market
Indian Gilded, Enamelled Silver Stem Cup & Cover
Northern India, probably Kashmir circa 1720
height: 17.3cm, diameter: 8cm, width (including handle): 10.5cm, weight: 277g
Provenance
UK art market
Large Pair of Tibetan Gilded Snow Lion Plaques
Tibet 18th century
height: approximately 37cm, width: approximately 35cm, depth: 8.5cm, combined weight: 1,870g, height (with stands): 39.4cm
Provenance
private collection, Scotland
Nepalese Gem-set Silver & Gilt Votive Plaque
Kathmandu Valley, Nepal 18th-early 19th century
height: 34.4cm, width: 26.3cm, depth: 4.4cm, weight: 2,336g
Provenance
UK art market
Dutch Colonial Double-Sided Sawasa Box Depicting Monkeys
Made for the Dutch Colonial Market, most probably in Japan, and possibly Batavia or Tonkin (North Vietnam) 17th century
height: 3.5cm, width: 6cm, length: 12.5cm, weight: 192g
Provenance
French art market
Rare Nuristan Silver Ritual Wine Chalice
Nuristan region of Afghanistan's North-West Frontier 16th-19th century
height: 19cm, width: approximately 19.7cm, weight: 423g
Provenance
The explorer Count Eric von Rosen (1879-1948), Stockholm, and thence by descent.
Naga Headhunter Warrior’s Ornament
Naga People, North-Eastern India 19th-early 20th century
circumference: approximately 64cm, length of pendant (including tufts): 21cm, width of wooden pendant: 6.7cm, weight: 45g
Provenance
Hansjorg Mayer Collection, UK
Naga or Mizo Bridal Headdress with Job’s Tear & Beetle Wing Strands
Naga people of Manipur region, or Mizo people of Mizoram region. early 20th century
height: approximately 33cm, width: approximately 33cm, diameter of circular rim: 17.4cm, weight: 884g
Provenance
Hansjorg Mayer Collection, UK
Large Bronze Pala-Revival Buddha
China Pala Revival, Qing Dynasty, 18th century
height: 35.7cm, width: 25.4cm, depth: 17cm
Provenance
private collection, Scotland
Sri Lankan Tortoiseshell Box with Pierced, Solid Gold Mounts
Sri Lanka (Ceylon), probably Galle circa 1730
height: 5.6cm, width: 15.2cm, depth: 10.3cm, weight: 239g
Provenance
UK art market
Long Strand of Large Indo-Tibetan Sulemani or Bhaisajyaguru Prayer Beads
Indo-Tibetan Ancient
circumference: approximately 82cm, length of beads: between 2.6 and 3cm, weight: 476g
Provenance
private collection, England.
Large Strand of Indo-Tibetan Long, Concave, Clear Carnelian Beads
Indo-Tibetan Ancient
circumference: approximately 113cm, diameter of round pendant bead: 3.3cm, length of concave beads: between 1.5 and 2.7cm, weight: 533g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Fine Moroccan Berber (Amazigh) Amber & Coral Necklace
Amazigh or Berber People, Draa Valley, Southern Morocco latest stringing: mid-20th century from earlier elements
length of the bead components: 65cm, overall length (including cords): approximately 111cm, diameter of the central hollow spherical silver alloy bead: 3.8cm, weight: 373g
Provenance
private collection, Germany; collected in the 1980s
Exceptionally Rare, Early, Ryukyu Lacquer & Gilt Vase
Ryukyu Islands circa 1400 AD
height: 17.6cm, diameter: 17.5cm, weight: 511g
Provenance
private collection, England
Strand of Massive Indo-Tibetan Sulemani or Bhaisajyaguru Prayer Beads
Indo-Tibetan Ancient - 2000-3000BC
circumference: 45cm, diameter of the largest bead: 3.8cm, weight: 521g
Provenance
private collection, England.
Massive Naga Headhunter Warrior’s Ceremonial Trophy Ornament
Konyak Naga, North-Eastern India late 19th-early 20th century
length of wooden substrate: approximately 17.4cm, overall length (including horns and hair): approximately 80cm, dimensions of 'wings': approximately 18 and 11 cm individually, weight: 853g
Provenance
Hansjorg Mayer Collection, UK
Superb Naga Trade Bead, Carnelian & Shell Necklace
Angami NagaPeople, North-Eastern India late 19th-early 20th century
circumference: approximately 65cm, length of the largest chank shell pendant: 15.9cm, weight: 1,182g
Provenance
Hansjorg Mayer Collection, UK
Seven Ancient Islamic Folded Glass Beads
Middle East (probably Egypt or Syria) for the African Market (probably Mali) 900-1200 AD
length: between 1.2 and 2.4cm, diameter: 1.2 and 2cm, combined weight: 36g
Provenance
private collection, Canada. The collection was carefully assembled over the last 50 years.
Exceptional, Large Strand of European & African Trade Beads for the West African Market
Trade Beads for the West African Market beads date from ancient to circa 1920
circumference: approximately 82cm, diameter of the white core marble bead: 3.8cm, weight: 404g
Provenance
private collection, Canada. The collection was carefully assembled over the last 50 years.
Five Early Islamic Middle Eastern Glass Beads for the African Market
Middle East (probably Egypt or Syria) for the African Market (probably Mali) 900-1200 AD
diameter: between 1.3 and 1.9cm, length: between 1.3 and 2.1cm, combined weight: 25g
Provenance
private collection, Canada. The collection was carefully assembled over the last 50 years.
Rare, Fine German Striped Alley or Marble Bead Necklace
Lauscha, Central Germany, for the export market, including Africa circa 1870
overal length: 58.2cm, diameter of the largest bead: 3.4cm, weight: 346g
Provenance
private collection, Canada. The collection was carefully assembled over the last 50 years.
Rare Mongolian Pair of Dancing Citipati of Papier Mache & Polychrome, with Attributes
Mongolia 19th century
height: 60cm, width: 53cm
Provenance
private collection, Spain/England
Fine, Yoruba Pair of Ibeji Female Twin Figures with Cowrie Cloaks & Tirah Talismans
Yoruba People, Northern Nigeria 19th century
height: 17 and 18.6cm, width: 19.2 and 19.7cm, combined weight: 1,987g
Provenance
Acquired from Peter Wengraf, London, 1984.
Three Rare Indian Hindu Silver Temple Body Stamps (Chhapa)
Orissa or Bengal, India 18th-19th century
length: 3.3 to 6cm, height: 4 to 4.5cm, combined weight: 94g
Provenance
private collection, London; acquired from Henry Brownrigg, London.
Superb, Rare Strand of 32 Ancient, Varied, East Javanese ‘Jatim’ Glass Beads
East Java, Indonesia 600-800AD
length: 52cm, diameter of the largest bead: 2.4cm, weight: 273g
Provenance
private collection, Canada; acquired in the US in the early 1980s
Mughal Gold, Diamond & Enamel Bazuband Ornament
Mughal, Northern India 18th century
length: 5cm, width: 4.5cm, weight: 24g
Provenance
private collection, Spain.
Rare Himalayan Brass Coil & Shell Pendant Necklace
Tibetan Peoples, Lahaul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh, Himalayan India 19th century
length of pendant: 13.1cm, width of pendant: 5.1cm, circumference of chain: 70cm, weight: 119g
Provenance
private collection, Scotland
Massive, Rare Berber ‘Front & Back’ Amber Necklace
Berber or Amazigh People, Ait Yazza Village and related groups, Draa Valley Region, South-eastern Morocco early 20th century
circumference: approximately 140cm, weight: 931g
Provenance
private collection, Germany; collected in the 1980s
South Indian Bronze, Double-Sided, Charter Plaque (Pattayam) with Lengthy Tamil Inscriptions
South India 18th-19th century (dated 13th-early 14th century)
height: 40.5cm, width: 24.5cm, weight: 3,562g
Provenance
private collection, UK; acquired at Spink, London, April1980.
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
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
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
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
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