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Gold Parsi (Parsee) Portrait Brooch set with Fifty Diamonds, & another Portrait
Bombay, India 19th century
diamond brooch: 3.4cm x 2.8cm, unmounted portrait: 2.8cm x 2.4cm
Provenance
from a Parsi family, originally from Bombay, and now based in northern England. The identities of the men featured in the portraits are unknown however.
Silver Yemeni Ring
Yemen late 19th century
height: 4.7cm, weight: 17.2g, ring size: UK: O, US: 8
Provenance
private collection, London.
Indian Yellow Venetian Glass & Brass Bead Necklace
Andhra Pradesh, India 19th century
length: 84cm, weight: 280g
Provenance
UK private collection
Indian Silver Panelled Belt (Araipatti)
Tamil Nadu, South India 19th century
approx. length: 72cm, width: 6cm, weight: 552g
Provenance
UK art market.
Silver Bangle
Madhya Pradesh, India early 20th century
external diameter: 10.6cm, internal diameter: 6.5cm, weight: 290g
Provenance
Christie's New York, Formerly in the collection of the late Paul Walter; most probably acquired by Walter in London.
Yemen Cast Silver Bracelet
Tihama Region, likely Hudayda (al Dhahiyy), Yemen 18th-19th century
external diameter: 10cm, inside diameter: 6.4cm, weight: 145g
Provenance
UK art market
Woman’s Iron Pubic Cover (Cache Sexe)
Kirdi and Matakam People, North Cameroon 19th-early 20th century
length: 37.5cm
Provenance
private collection, UK
Pair of Borneo Man’s Solid Brass Spiral Ear Ornaments
Kenyah/Kayan Dayak People, Sarawak, Borneo 19th century
diameter: 2cm, combined weight: 72g
Provenance
Acquired in the UK, from the estate collection of Dr George Yuille Caldwell (1924-2016). Dr Caldwell, an English-born physician moved to Singapore in the 1950s, from where he built up a collection of mostly Borneo-related textiles and other ethnographica.
Silver Necklace with Three Attached Silver Amulet Boxes with Coral Beads
Hadhramaut Region, Yemen 19th century
length of main box: 12.4cm, circumference of necklace: 79cm, weight: 240g
Provenance
UK art market
Pair of Woman’s Silver & Turquoise Earrings
Central Tibet 19th century
heights: 5cm, diameter of hoops: 3.2cm, combined weight: 59g
Provenance
UK art market
Nubian Pair of Engraved Silver Bracelets
Nubian People, North-East Africa 19th-early 20th century
external diameter: 8.6cm, internal diameter: 6.2cm, thickness: 1.2cm, combined weight: 119g
Provenance
private collection, London.
North Indian Flexible Silver Armlet (Bazuband)
Rajasthan, India 19th-early 20th century
length of silver band: 17cm, width: 4.2cm, weight: 112g
Provenance
UK art market
North Indian Flexible, Pierced, Silver Armlet (Bazuband)
Rajasthan, India 19th-early 20th century
length of silver band: 16cm, width: 7.5cm, weight: 256g
Provenance
private UK collection.
Carved Shell, Glass & Wood Bead & Fossilised Palmwood (Pumtek) Necklace
Mizo People, Eastern India, or Naga People, Burma/India circa 1900
length: 80cm, weight: 100g
Provenance
private collection, London.
Naga Bead & Bone Belt or Girdle
Naga People, India/Burma 19th century
length (approx): 67cm, width: 15.5cm, weight: 517g
Provenance
private collection, London.
Cast Brass Male Fertility Ring
Muria People, Bastar, Madhya Pradesh, India 18th-19th century
overall approximate widest diameter: 5cm, weight: 52g
Provenance
private London collection
Cast Brass Male Fertility Ring
Muria People, Bastar, Madhya Pradesh, India 18th-19th century
overall approximate widest diameter: 6cm, weight: 46g
Provenance
private London collection
Chief’s Bronze ‘Tiered’ Anklet with Bells
Gio or Dan & Wee People, Liberia & Cote d’Ivoire 19th century
outside diameter: 11.5cm, inside diameter: 7.5cm x 8.5cm, height: 4.3cm, weight: 517g
Provenance
UK art market
Three Brass Jewellery Moulds
India circa 19th century
widest point of largest mould: 8cm; weights of each: 120g, 95g & 142g
Provenance
private collection, London
Tibetan Gilded Clasp set with Turquoise & Coral
Central Tibet 19th century
length: 8.3cm, width: 4cm, weight: 50g
Provenance
private collection, London
Pair of Man’s Solid Brass Spiral Ear Ornaments
Kenyah/Kayan Dayak People, Sarawak, Borneo 19th century
diameter: 2.6cm, combined weight: 90g
Provenance
Acquired in the UK, from the estate collection of Dr George Yuille Caldwell (1924-2016). Dr Caldwell, an English-born physician moved to Singapore in the 1950s, from where he built up a collection of mostly Borneo-related textiles and other ethnographica.
Fine Silver Belt Purse (Mahfaza)
San’a, Yemen 19th century
height: 6.2cm, width: 8cm, thickness: 1.9cm, weight: 140g
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Silver Double Axe Pendant (Taka)
Central Flores, Eastern Indonesia 18th-19th century
height: 6.2cm, width: 7.3cm, weight: 15.4g
Provenance
Dutch antique market; private Dutch collection; acquired previously in the Netherlands
Indian Silver & Gilded Silver Braided Belt (Kamarpatti)
Maharashtra or Andhra Pradesh, India 19th century
length: 81cm, height of bezel: 6cm, weight: 332g
Provenance
UK art market
Rare Cast Brass Necklace
Vere People, North-Eastern Nigeria & Cameroon 19th century
length: 69cm, weight: 1,303g
Provenance
UK art market
Woman’s Brass & Beaded Headdress & Ear Ornament Set
Kikuyu People, Kenya early 20th century
diameter of each spiral : 8.8cm; length of headdress: 38cm, total weight: 325g
Provenance
UK art market
Engraved Reliquary Silver Cross
Spain or Portugal 17th century
height: 9.4cm, with: 6.5cm, thickness: 0.7cm, weight: 26g
Provenance
UK art market
Rare Set of Woman’s Silver Hair Ornaments (Mashaq-ir)
Jewish Community, Saada region, Yemen early 20th century
length of both long hair ornaments: 33.5cm; total weight: 332g
Provenance
UK art market
Kazakh Parcel-Gilt Silver Bracelet
Kazak People, Central Asia early 20th century
height: 5.7cm, exterior width: 7.4cm, interior width at widest point: 6cm, weight: 158g
Provenance
UK art market
Pair of Qing Chinese Silver Earrings
Southern China 19th-20th century
length: 3.6cm, combined weight: 17g
Provenance
UK art market
Pair of Chinese Qing Silver Pendants
Southern China 19th-20th century
length: 4.5cm, combined weight: 9g
Provenance
UK art market
Rare Pair of Ijebu-Yoruba Bronze Ceremonial Anklets
Nigeria 18th century
diameter: 19cm
Provenance
private collection, Isle of Wight, UK.
Ashanti Cast Brass Pendant & Brass Bead Necklace
Asante/Ashanti, Ghana, West Africa early 20th century
length of pendant: 12.5cm, length of chain: 66cm, weight: 193g
Provenance
UK art market
Tibetan Silver, Coral & Turquoise Earrings (Along)
Tibet late 19th century-early 20th century
height: 8.5cm, combined weight: 70g
Provenance
UK art market
Sri Lankan Silver Brooch set with Matara ‘Diamonds’ & Coral
Southern Coastal Regions, Sri Lanka circa 1900
length: 6cm, width: 3.8cm, weight: 19g
Provenance
UK art market
Sri Lankan ‘Star Burst’ Brooch set with Matara ‘Diamonds’
Southern Coast, Sri Lanka circa 1900
dimensions: 7cm x 7cm, weight: 29g
Provenance
UK art market
Nepalese Silver Hollow Kalli Anklets
Newar People, Nepal early 20th century
exterior diameter: 13.5cm, interior diameter: 9.5cm, weight: 260g
Provenance
UK art market
Pair of Fire-Gilded Silver & Carnelian Cuff Bracelets (Bilezik)
Tekke People, Southern Turkmenistan circa 1870
height: 9.5cm, width: 6.5cm, weight: 493g
Provenance
UK art market
Laotian Silver & Wood ‘Pyramid’ Hairpin
Hmong people, Laos late 19th-early 20th century
length: 22cm
Provenance
private collection, UK
Liao Dynasty Gilded Silver Dragon Fish-Shaped Earrings
China Liao Dynasty, 10-12th century
width: 3.5cm, height: 3.5cm combined weight: 11g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Liao Dynasty Gold Pendant Earrings
China Liao Dynasty, 10-12th century
height: 5.3cm, combined weight: 9g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Pair of Fine, Engraved Liao Gilded-Silver Bracelets
China Liao Dynasty, 10-12th century
diameter at widest point: 6.5cm, combined weight: 66g
Provenance
private collection, UK