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8683

Algerian Gold Serpent-Head Bracelet set with Pearls, Rubies & other Stones

Algeria
19th century

interior diameter: 6.3cm, weight: 12g

Provenance

UK art market

8772

Rare Pair of Nubian Silver Bracelets

Nubia region, Northern Sudan, Southern Egypt
circa 1930

length: approximately 7.2cm, width: 2.4cm, combined weight: 242g

Provenance

private collection, UK

8771

Elaborate Moroccan Silver & Amber ‘Treasure’ Necklace

Draa Valley, Morocco
early 20th century

circumference (of shorter chain): 44cm, weight: 535g

Reserved

Provenance

formerly in the collection of Angela Fisher, author of 'Africa Adorned'.

8587

Pair of Indian Silver Toe Ring Sets (Bichhua or Phulri)

India, probably Gujarat or Rajasthan
early 20th century

width of semi-circle plate: approximately 6.1cm, combined weight: 278g

Provenance

UK art market

8724

Pair of Assam Gold & Ruby Lotus Ear Plugs (Thuria)

Assam, North Eastern India
19th-early 20th century

length: approximately 3.2cm, width: 2.4cm, combined weight: 16g

Provenance

UK art market

8723

Indian Gold and White Sapphire Necklace

India, probably Uttar Pradesh
late 19th century

circumference: maximum 80cm, length of gold boxes: approximately 3.1cm, weight: 90g

Provenance

UK art market

4028

Pair of Omani Silver Ear Ornaments

Bedouin People, Oman
19th-early 20th century

length: approximately 12.6cm, width: approximately 4.2cm, combined weight: 106g

Provenance

private collection, UK.

6424

Pair of Algerian Berber Silver Cloak Pins or Fibulae

Beni Yenni People, Kabylia area, northern Algeria
early 20th century

length: approximately 14cm, width: approximately 7.2cm, combined weight: 106g

Provenance

UK art market

8654

East Java Gold Conch Ear Ornament inset with Red Stones

East Java, Indonesia
Late Classic or Majapahit Period, 14th-15th century

length: 2.2cm, width: 1.7cm, weight: 4.72g

Provenance

Estate Collection of Tom White MBE, a former UK diplomat who served in Southeast Asia in the 1960s & 1970s.

8636

Central Javanese Gold Finger Ring

Central Java, Indonesia
circa 9th century

weight: 3.62g, Size: K (UK); 5.25 (US)

Provenance

Estate Collection of Tom White MBE, a former UK diplomat who served in Southeast Asia in the 1960s & 1970s.

8637

East Java Gold Ear Pendant

East Java, Indonesia
13th century

width: 2cm, weight: 4g

Provenance

Estate Collection of Tom White MBE, a former UK diplomat who served in Southeast Asia in the 1960s & 1970s.

8513

Pair of Indian Bronze Anklets

Andhra Pradesh, North India
19th century

length: approximately 14.4cm, width: approximately 10.1cm, combined weight: 884g

Provenance

UK art market

8624

Nias Headhunter’s Torque Necklace (Kalabubu)

South Nias, Indonesia
early 20th century

inner diameter: widest at 23.2cm, widest disk: 4.8cm, weight: 572g

Provenance

UK art market

8562

Nepalese Gold & Gilt Amulet Box showing the Dhyani Buddha Amitabha, & set with Rubies & other Precious Stones

Nepal
19th-early 20th century

width: 8.2cm, length: 7.9cm, depth: 2cm, weight: 128g

Provenance

UK art market

8529

Solomon Islands Small Pectoral Pendant (Tafi or Dafe)

Solomon Islands
early 20th century

length: 9.3cm, weight: 25g

Provenance

from the estate collection of a former London museum curator

8543

Solomon Islands Carved Clam Shell & Seed Necklace

Solomon Islands
early 20th century

width (of shell pendant): 8.5cm, weight: 99g

Provenance

from the estate collection of a former London museum curator

7040

Tibetan Woman’s Ga’u Box with Silver, Gold & Coral

Central Tibet, probably Lhasa
19th century

length: 8.3cm, width: 5.6cm, depth: 4.1cm, weight: 86g

Provenance

private collection, UK.

7195

Assam Brass Waist Ornaments (Benyop)

Adi-Minyong people, Assam & Arunchal Pradesh, India
18th-19th century

length (of the largest piece): 11cm, width: 9.1cm, combined weight: 598g

Provenance

UK art market

8540

Solomon Islands Gold Lipped Pearl Shell Pendant with attached Shell Currency Strands

Solomon Islands
early 20th century

length (of shell): 7cm, width: 6.7cm, weight: 26g

Provenance

from the estate collection of a former London museum curator

8546

Solomon Islands Large Pectoral Pendant (Tafi or Dafe)

Solomon Islands
early 20th century

length: 20.7cm, weight: 190g

Provenance

from the estate collection of a former London museum curator

8545

Solomon Islands Engraved Shell Pendants with Shell Currency Strands

Solomon Islands
early 20th century

length (of the largest pendant): 6.6cm, weight: 98g

Provenance

from the estate collection of a former London museum curator

8519

Yemeni Necklace of Large, Genuine, Antique Amber Beads & Silver Beads

San'a, Yemen
late 19th-early 20th century

circumference: approximately 58cm, width (of amber beads): approximately 3cm, weight: 242g

Provenance

UK art market

7088

Batak Gold & Silver Man’s Pendant Ear Ornament (Duri-Duri)

Batak people, Lake Toba region, north Sumatra, Indonesia
19th century

length: 3.8cm, width: 3.1cm, weight: 18g

Provenance

private collection, The Netherlands

8462

Mapuche Silver Head Ornament or Necklace (Trarilonco)

Mapuche People, Chile
19th century

length: 55cm, weight: 179g

Provenance

private collection, UK.

7308

Mapuche Silver Sequil de Tubos Pendants

Mapuche People, Chile
19th century

length: 9.5cm, width: 5.8cm, combined weight: 89g

Provenance

private collection, UK.

7299

Maluku Gold-Alloy Pectoral or Forehead Ornament

South Maluku, (Moluccas), Eastern Indonesia
19th century

width of mask: 10.8cm, length of seedpod-like elements: approximately 5.2cm, weight: 28g

Provenance

Estate Collection of Tom White MBE; lot 222, 'Gold: Important ancient and ethnic jewellery and works of art in precious metal', Hapsburg, Feldman, Geneva, Switzerland, May 14, 1990.

8428

Tibetan Woman’s Silver Amulet Box (Ga’u) with Gold & Turquoise

Lhasa, Tibet
late 19th century

length: 10.8cm, width: 11.3cm, depth: 2.7cm, weight: 98g

Provenance

private collection, London.

5876

Indian Ruby-set Gold Marriage Tali Pendant

Tamil Nadu, South India
early 20th century

length: 2.6cm, width: 1.3cm, weight: 4.33g

Provenance

private collection, UK.

5877

Indian Ruby-set Gold Marriage Tali Pendant

Tamil Nadu, South India
19th-early 20th century

length: 2.9cm, width: 1.3cm, weight: 4.25g

Provenance

private collection, UK.

7132

Mauritanian Bead Necklace (Tesbih)

Mauritania & southern Morocco
early 20th century

circumference: 102cm, weight: 169g

Provenance

private collection, Germany

6988

Flexible Indian Silver Chain Necklace (Kamardani) with a Torus Rock Crystal Pendant

Karnataka, India
19th century-early 20th century

length of chain: 47.2cm, length of pendant: 7.7cm, outer diameter of crystal: approximately 4.9cm, weight: 118g

Provenance

UK art market

6844

Tibetan Silver Filigree Ga’u Box set with Turquoise, & a Bone Bead Necklace

Western Tibet
late 19th century

length (of ga'u box): 10.6cm, width: 6.6cm, depth: 2.1cm, circumference of necklace: 105cm, overall weight: 158g

Provenance

Scottish art market

6683

Gujarat Silver Amulet Pendant (Madalio)

Kutch area, Gujarat, India
early 20th century

height: 13.2cm, width: 9.9cm, weight: 107g

Provenance

private European collection

6574

Large Pair of Hollow Silver Anklets

Nubian People, Hala'ib Border Area, Egypt/Sudan
early 20th century

exterior diameter: 14.2cm, interior diameter: 8.3cm, weight: 459g

Provenance

private European collection

5427

Omani Silver Hirz Necklace

Oman
circa 1900

circumference: 64.5cm, width of amulet: 7cm, weight: 312g

Provenance

UK art market

4480

Chin Minority Large Brass Spools for a Necklace

Chin People, Western Burma
19th century

circumference: approximately 67cm, lengths of the spools: approximately 12.3cm, 12.7cm, 13.1cm, 14.1cm and 14.6cm; width of the widest spool: 2.8cm, weight: 373g

Provenance

private collection, London.

5544

Indian Banjara Silver Torque

Lambadi or Banjara and Sugali People, Andhra Pradesh, India
early 20th century

diameter: 17.4cm x 17.1cm, weight: 371g

Provenance

private European collection

6889

Pair of Indian Silver Sun-Burst Ear Plugs

India, probably Gujarat
19th century-early 20th century

diameter: approximately 4.6cm, depth: 2cm, diameter of the cylindrical plug at the back: approximately 2.1cm, combined weight: 34g

Provenance

UK art market

6708

Seven Silver Birth Motif Pendants (Salhayat)

Libya, Egypt, Algeria & Djerba Island, Tunisia
circa 1900

length of the largest pendant: 10.3cm, combined weight: 111g

Provenance

UK art market

6781

Naga Brass Pendant

Konyak Naga People, Burma/India
circa 1900

height: 16cm, width: 6.3cm, weight: 90g

Provenance

private European collection

6779

Naga Blue Glass Bead & Brass Necklace

Konyak Naga People, Burma/India
circa 1900

length of pendant: 14.5cm, width: 6.2cm, circumference: approximately 72cm

Provenance

private European collection

6944

Uzbek Gold Nose Ring (Arabek)

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

width: 2.1cm, height: 2.9cm, weight: 4g

Provenance

private European collection

6918

Bhutanese Silver Cloak Pin (Koma) Set

Bhutan
circa 1900

diameter of the cloak fasteners (widest): 6cm, overall length: 56cm, weight: 88g

Provenance

private European collection

6919

Pair of Bhutanese Silver Cloak Pins (Koma)

Bhutan
circa 1900

diameter (widest): 6.4cm, combined weight: 80g

Provenance

private European collection

6922

Bhutanese Silver & Turquoise Bracelet

Bhutan
early 20th century

external diameter (widest): 7.6cm, internal diameter: 6.5cm, weight: 61g

Provenance

private European collection

6783

Pair of Naga Brass Bracelets

Naga People, North-Eastern India
19th century

internal diameter: approximately 6.8cm, combined weight: 549g

Provenance

private European collection

6799

Pair of Nigerian Cast & Engraved Bronze Bangles

Lower Niger River, Nigeria
early 20th century

external diameter (widest): 9.9 to 10.1cm, internal diameter: 5.4 to 5.9cm, combined weight: 1,330g

Provenance

UK art market

6796

Fine, Chinese Silver-Gilt Bracelet with Large, Semi-Precious Stones

China
early 20th century

internal diameter: 5.9cm, total length: 17.5cm, height: 3.1cm, weight: 49g

Provenance

UK art market

6797

Paduang or Kayan Lahwi (Long-Necked) Woman’s Brass Neck Rings & Anklets

Paduang or Kayan Lahwi People, Shan States, Eastern Burma
19th-early 20th century

height (of the longest neck ring): 13.2cm, width (of the wiodest neck ring): 18.3cm, width (of the arm rings): approximately 9cm, combined weight: 4,437g

Provenance

Private collection, UK; collected during colonial times.

6930

Pair of Indian Silver & Gold Woman’s Ear Ornaments (Akota)

Saurashtra Peninsula, Gujarat, India
early 20th century

width (individually): 5.2cm, height: 6.2cm, depth: 3.1cm, combined weight: 83g

Provenance

private European collection

6954

Central Asian Silver & Glass Bead Earrings

Uzbek People, Central Asia, including Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan & Turkmenistan, or Nuristan, Afghanistan
19th or early 20th century

height: 6.7cm, combined weight: 14g

Provenance

private European collection

6703

Tibetan Woman’s Ga’u Box

Central Tibet
19th century

length: 6.2cm, height: 6.3cm, depth: 4.9cm, weight: 71g

Provenance

UK art market

6400

Indian Silver Pierced Crown, possibly for a Deity (Mukut)

India
early 20th century

width: 24.5cm, height: 18.2cm, weight: 164g

Provenance

private collection