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7129

Two Algerian Gold Cloak Clasps (Medouar)

Arab Community, Algeria
18th century

width: 3.7 and 5.5cm, combined weight: 34g

Provenance

private collection, London, UK.

10379

Four Ancient, East Javanese ‘Jatim’ Glass Beads

East Java, Indonesia
600-800AD

length: between 1.6 and 2cm, diameter: between 1.6 and 2.2cm, combined weight: 34g

Provenance

UK art market

9782

Fine Moroccan Berber (Amazigh) Amber & Coral Necklace

Amazigh or Berber People, Draa Valley, Southern Morocco
latest stringing: mid-20th century from earlier elements

circumference: approximately 59cm, diameter of the central silver bead: 3.6cm, weight: 173g

Provenance

private collection, Germany; collected in the 1980s

10373

Pair of Punjabi Engraved Silver Anklets

Punjab, India/Pakistan
19th century

width: approximately 12.6cm, dimensions of the rectangular plate: 6.5 and 5.3cm, combined weight: 227g

Provenance

UK art market

10520

Three Malay Silver Child’s Modesty Plates (Caping)

Malay People, Malay Peninsula, Malaysia
19th-early 20th century

length: 6.6, 7.1 and 7.6cm, width: 6.2, 6.1 and 6.6cm, combined weight: 65g

Provenance

private collection, London, UK

10521

Northern Yemen Silver Bracelet (Musammat)

Al-Dhahiyy region, Northern Yemen
early 20th century

overall width: 9cm, internal diameter: 6cm, diameter of round 'face': 4.7cm, weight: 202g

Provenance

UK art market

10466

Ancient Javanese Gold Finger Ring with Auspicious Ram Motif

Central Java, Indonesia
9th-10th century

width: 2.7cm, weight: 16.4g, ring size: O (UK), 7.25 (US)

Provenance

private collection, London, UK

10457

Large, Central Tibetan Silver Head Ornament inset with Turquoise

Central Tibet
19th century

length: 12.5cm, width: 10.9cm, thickness: approximately 3.3cm, weight: 161g

Provenance

UK art market

10463

Indian Pendant with Mughal Courtly Miniature Paintings

Delhi, India
circa 1890

height (including loop): 8.5cm, width: 9.3cm, depth: 0.6cm, weight: 67g

Provenance

UK art market

10335

South Indian Silver Strand with 18 Amulet Boxes

Kerala, South India
19th century

length of individual amulet: 2.9cm, overall length: 77.8cm, weight: 101g

Provenance

Netherlands art market

10420

Indian Gold Apsara Pendant

India
early 20th century

length: 3cm, width: 2.4cm, thickness: 1cm, weight: 6.52g

Provenance

UK art market

10426

North Indian Rock Crystal Perfume Flask set with Gold, Diamonds, Rubies & Pearls

North India
18th-19th century

height: 8.1cm, width: approximately 3.2cm, weight: 100g

Provenance

UK art market

10398

Tibetan Woman’s Pair of Turquoise & Gilt Ear Ornaments (Akor)

Lhasa, Tibet
19th century

length: 8.5cm, width: 2.7cm, combined weight: 54g

Provenance

UK art market

10290

Four Apatani Indo-Tibetan Bronze Bracelets

Apatani people, Ziro Valley, Arunachal Pradesh, Himalayan India
19th-20th century

width: between 5.3 and 8.2cm, thickness: between 2.2 and 3.9cm, combined weight: 820g

Provenance

private collection, London, UK

10221

Malay-Inspired Yemen Silver Pendant (Kisra)

Yemen
early 20th century

width: 14.1cm, height (including hanging bells): 16.3cm, weight: 145g

Provenance

private collection, Ireland

10286

Large Omani Double-Strand Silver & Gold Necklace with Amulet Box (Hirz)

Oman, probably Nizwa
19th-early 20th century

circumference: approximately 81cm, width of amulet box: 13.9cm, diameter of coins: 4cm, weight: 980g

Provenance

UK art market

9962

Omani Silver Necklace with Maria Theresa Thaler Coins

Oman
circa 1900

circumference: approximately 87cm, length of main pendant: 12.2cm, diameter of main pendant: 9.3cm, diameter of coins: 4.1cm, weight: 428g

Provenance

UK art market

9207

Naga Cast Brass Arm Ornament

Naga People, North-Eastern India
early 20th century

length: 10.2cm, width: from 7.2 to 8cm, weight: 380g

Provenance

UK art market

10423

Indian Gold-Inlaid, Koftgari-work Christian Cross

Northern India
circa 1865

length (including loop): 8.3cm, width: 5.7cm, thickness: 0.3cm, weight: 32g

Provenance

UK art market

10374

Kachchh Silver Spiral Dowry Torque

Kachchh region, Gujarat, India
19th-early 20th century

internal diameter: 15cm (widest), weight: 302g

Provenance

UK art market

9686

Moroccan Berber (Amazigh) Hair Braid Finial (Tidjgagalin)

Amazigh or Berber People, Draa Valley, Southern Morocco
latest stringing: mid-20th century from earlier elements

length (excluding cords): approximately 22cm, weight: 176g

Provenance

private collection, Germany; acquired in the 1980s

10262

Naga Double Brass Necklace with Faces

Konyak Naga People, Burma/India
19th century

circumference: approximately 62.5cm, length of pendant: 14.8cm, width of pendant: 9.4cm, weight: 225g

Provenance

UK art market

10315

Tibetan Woman’s Ga’u Box with Silver, Gilt, Amber & Turquoise

Central Tibet, probably Lhasa
19th century

length: approximately 8.2cm, width: approximately 5.8cm, depth: approximately 4.2cm, weight: 88g

Provenance

UK art market

10331

Tuareg Shell & Leather Pendant (Khomissar) & Necklace

Tuareg People, Niger and Mali
early 20th century (glass bead necklace later)

circumference: approximately 44cm, height of pendant: approximately 7.1cm, width of pendant: 8.3cm, depth: 2.3cm, weight: 68g

Provenance

Estate of Sheikh Saud bin Muhammed Al Thani of Qatar; Marc Ginzburg Collection, London.

10355

Rare Kuki Cuff Bracelet

Thado Kuki (Thadou Kuki) people, Nagaland, India
19th century

length: 9.1cm, width: 7.8cm, weight: 278g

Provenance

private collection, London, UK

10313

Tibetan Gilded Brass & Turquoise Man’s Amulet Hair Ornament

Tibet or the Tibetan peoples of Sikkim or Ladakh, Himalayan India
19th century

length: 6.5cm, width: 5cm, weight: 37g

Provenance

UK art market

10314

Tibetan Gilded Brass & Turquoise Man’s Amulet Hair Ornament

Tibet or the Tibetan peoples of Sikkim or Ladakh, Himalayan India
18th-19th century

length: 6.1cm, width: 5cm, weight: 25g

Provenance

UK art market

10311

Tibetan Gilded Brass & Turquoise Official’s Hair Amulet Ornament (Ta Ghab)

Lhasa, Central Tibet
early 19th century

length: 5.5cm, width: 3.9cm, weight: 19g

Provenance

UK art market

10354

Rare Batak Cast Brass Anklet (Leang Hisik)

Toba Batak People, North Sumatra, Indonesia
19th century

internal diameter: approximately 9.3cm, external diameter: approximately 13cm, weight: 331g

Provenance

Private Collection, London, UK

10340

Large, Heavy & Very Enamelled Gold Nava-ratna Bazuband Pendant

Murshidabad, West Bengal, India
late 18th century

length: 6.8cm, width: 3.3cm, weight: 41.54g

Provenance

private collection, London. UK

10306

Tibetan Needle Pouch with Chased Silver & Coral Mounts

Tibet
19th century

length of pouch: 13.8cm, width of pouch: 7.8cm, depth of pouch: 2.1cm, overall length (including leather straps): 36cm, weight: 79g

Provenance

UK art market

10304

Sikkim Silver White Tara Ga’u Enclosing a Bhaisajyaguru Buddha (Tsa-Tsa)

Sikkim, Himalayan India
19th century

height: 9.3cm, width: 8.4cm, depth: 5.4cm, weight: 206g

Provenance

UK art market

9925

Five Tibetan Turquoise & Silver Hair Beads (Tsigyu)

Central Tibet
18th-19th century

length: approximately 4.6cm, width: from 2.2 to 2.6cm, combined weight: 60g

Provenance

private collection, The Netherlands

10247

Collection of 18 Tuareg/Wodaabe Hair Pins

Tuareg & Wodaabe Peoples, Niger
20th century (various)

length: between 13.5 and 19.9cm, width: between 5.2 and 9.3cm, overall weight (including display box): 826g

Provenance

Belgium art market

10219

Extremely Rare Pair of Moroccan Anti-Atlas Niello Fibulae

Berber or Amazigh People, Ida it Semlal & Ida ou Kennous, Anti-Atlas region, Morocco
cieca 1880

length: approximately 12.6cm, width: 6.8cm, combined weight: 162g

Provenance

private collection, Sri Lanka

10218

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

9884

Naga Head Hunter’s Necklace with Five Severed Heads

Naga People, North-Eastern India
19th-early 20th century

circumference: approximately 71cm, width of brass pendant: 13cm, weight: 152g

Provenance

Hansjorg Mayer Collection, UK

9874

Naga Head Hunter’s Necklace with Three Severed Heads

Naga People, North-Eastern India
19th-early 20th century

length of chank beads: between 5.6 and 9cm, width of brass pendant: 12.6cm, circumference: approximately 73cm, weight: 389g

Provenance

Hansjorg Mayer Collection, UK

9859

Large Naga Chank Shell & Trade Bead Necklace

Angami Naga People, North-Eastern India
late 19th-early 20th century

circumference: approximately 90cm, length of the large shell pendant: 17.3cm, weight: 765g

Provenance

Hansjorg Mayer Collection, UK

10188

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.

9824

Strand of Black Lampwork Venetian Trade Beads for the West African Market

Venice, Netherlands, for the West African market
18th, 19th centuries

circumference: approximately 53cm, length of the largest bead: 3cm, weight: 153g

Provenance

private collection, Canada

9780

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 beaded components: 29.2cm, diameter of the largest bead: 3.2cm, weight: 330g

Provenance

private collection, Germany; collected in the 1980s

9924

Three Himalayan Shell Hair Ornaments (Dunkertsa)

Tibetan Peoples, Lahaul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh, Himalayan India and Ladakh
19th century

width: 5.5, 6.6 and 7.2cm, combined weight: 141g

Provenance

private collection, Scotland

10082

Omani Child’s Talismanic Silver Coin Necklace

Oman
mid-20th century and earlier

circumference: approximately 26.5cm, diameter of coins: between 2.4 and 3.1cm, weight: 154g

Provenance

private collection, UK

10063

Rare Indian Engraved Silver Comb with Rock Crystal Mounts

Northern India
circa 18th century

height: 5.2cm, width: 6.7cm, thickness: 0.9cm, weight: 34g

Provenance

UK art market

9829

Strand of Venetian Chevron Trade Beads

Venice for the West African Market
circa 1920

length (of the beaded section): 34.2cm, length of the largest bead: 3.5cm, diameter of the largest bead: 2.7cm, weight: 353g

Provenance

private collection, Canada. The collection was carefully assembled over the last 50 years.

9820

Strand of Ancient Islamic & Other Beads

Phoenician, Medieval Fustat (Old Cairo) & Africa
Medieval & Anicent

circumference: approximately 71cm, diameter of the largest bead: 1.7cm, weight: 147g

Provenance

private collection, Canada. The collection was carefully assembled over the last 50 years.

9822

Long Strand of Ancient South American Manabi Terracotta Spindle Whorls

Machalilla People, Pre-Colombian Manabi Culture, Ecuador
500BC-500AD

length: approximately 92cm, diameter of beads: between 1.2 and 2.1cm, weight: 133g

Provenance

private collection, Canada. The collection was carefully assembled over the last 50 years.

10139

New Guinea Clam Shell Nose ‘Bone’ Ornament

New Guinea
early 20th century

length: 9.3cm, diameter: 1.6cm, weight: 39g

Provenance

UK art market

10138

New Guinea Clam Shell Nose ‘Bone’ Ornament

New Guinea
early 20th century

length: 9.4cm, thickness: 1.1cm, weight: 37g

Provenance

UK art market

9927

Five Himalayan Shell Hair Ornaments (Dunkertsa)

Tibetan Peoples, Lahaul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh, Himalayan India and Ladakh
19th century

width: from 4.5 to 6.3cm, length: from 4.1 to 5cm, combined weight: 153g

Provenance

private collection, Scotland

9898

Ao Naga Brass Neck Chain

Ao Naga People, North-Eastern India
probably 18th century

length: 81.7cm, width: 1.6cm, weight: 500g

Provenance

Hansjorg Mayer Collection, UK

9890

Naga Head Hunter’s Necklace with Two Severed Heads

Naga People, North-Eastern India
19th-early 20th century

circumference: 55cm, width of brass pendant: 9cm, weight: 176g

Provenance

Hansjorg Mayer Collection, UK

10073

Pair of Omani Silver Anklets

Oman or Zanzibar, Swahili Coast
19th century

internal diameter: 5.8cm, external diameter: 12cm, combined weight: 814g

Provenance

UK art market

9809

Rare Strand of 18 Ancient, Varied, East Javanese ‘Jatim’ Glass Beads

East Java, Indonesia
600-800AD

overal length (including cord): 63cm, length (of beaded section): 22cm, diameter of the largest bead: 2cm, weight: 72g

Provenance

private collection, Canada; acquired in the US in the early 1980s

9560

Moroccan Enamel, Gold & Silver ‘Moon & Sun’ Bracelet (Shems ou Khmer)

North-West Morocco
early 20th century

internal diameter: 6.5cm, external diameter: 8.3cm, width: 2.9cm, weight: 71g

Provenance

private collection, London, UK.

9559

Moroccan Gold & Silver ‘Moon & Sun’ Bracelet (Shems ou Khmer)

North-West Morocco
early 20th century

internal diameter: 6.3cm, external diameter: 8cm, width: 2.8cm, weight: 197g

Provenance

private collection, London, UK.

10028

Fine, Tibetan Chank Shell Mala or Rosary

Tibet
18th-19th century

circumference: approximately 53cm, diameter of beads: approximately 1.8cm, thickness of beads: between 0.3 and 0.6cm, weight: 349g

Provenance

private collection, UK

10018

Tibetan Astrological Melong Pendant

Tibet, probably Kham region
circa 18th century

length (including loop): 9.8cm, diameter: 8.4cm, weight: 80g

Provenance

private collection, UK

9926

Five Tibetan Turquoise & Silver Hair Beads (Tsigyu)

Central Tibet
18th-19th century

length: between 4.5 and 4.9cm, width: between 2.9 and 3.9cm, combined weight: 69g

Provenance

private collection, The Netherlands

9899

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

6942

Uzbek Gold Nose Ring (Arabek)

Uzbek People, Central Asia, including Uzbekistan & Turkmenistan
19th-early 20th century

width: 2.9cm, length: 3.6cm, weight: 5g

Provenance

private European collection

9952

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

9778

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

9951

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.

9948

Qajar Diamond Brooch

Persia (Iran)
Qajar Period, 19th century

length: 3.8cm, width: 4cm, weight: 18g

Provenance

UK art market

9841

Venetian Lampwork Tabular Trade Beads for the African Market

Venice for the colonial African market
circa 1870

circumference: approximately 53cm, weight: 91g

Provenance

private collection, Canada. The collection was carefully assembled over the last 50 years.

9729

Indian Silver and Gilt Necklace showing the Eight Mother Goddesses of Hinduism

India, probably Rajasthan
19th century

circumference: approximately 70cm, width of pendant: 10.1cm, weight: 241g

Provenance

UK art market

9846

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

9956

Indian Lingayat Sect Nandi Ring

Karnataka or Maharashtra, India
18th-19th century

ring size: P/O (UK), 7.75 (US), overall length: 3.6cm, weight: 15g

Provenance

UK art market