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Exceptional, Large Strand of European & African Trade Beads for the West African Market
Trade Beads for Yoruba people, Nigeria beads date from ancient to c. 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.
North Indian Banded Agate or Onyx Muslim Rosary Bead Strand (Subhah)
Khambat (Cambay), Gujarat, India mid-19th century
length of beaded segment: 40.3cm, maximum circumference: 90cm, diameter of the largest bead: 1.6cm, weight: 64g
Provenance
private collection, Canada. The collection was carefully assembled over the last 50 years.
Unusual & Rare Naga Headhunter’s Trophy Head Necklace
Naga People, Burma/India 19th century
circumference: 58cm, length of brass pendant: 9.8cm, weight: 232g
Provenance
UK art market
Fine, Heavy Silver Belt (Kardhani)
Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India 19th century
length: 85.8cm, width: 4.4cm, weight: 478g
Provenance
UK art market
Indian Partabargh Theva-Work Gold Bracelet
Partabargh, Rajasthan, and Delhi, India circa 1850
circumference: approximately 18cm, length of individual panels: 3.5cm, weight: 58g
Provenance
UK art market
Fine Pair of Ersari Turkoman Engraved Silver Cuff Bracelets
Ersari Turkoman People, Turkmenistan, , Afghanistan & Pakistan early 20th century
width: 6.5cm, diameter: widest at 7.1cm (adjustable), combined weight: 207g
Provenance
UK art market
Pair of Yemen Silver Bracelets (Damlaj)
Saada, Yemen early 20th century
diameter: approximately 8cm, width: 3.8cm, combined weight: 253g
Provenance
UK art market
Moroccan Gold & Silver ‘Moon & Sun’ Bracelet (Shems ou Khmer)
North-West Morocco early 20th century
external diameter: 7cm, internal diameter: 6.1cm, width: 2.5cm, weight: 116g
Provenance
private collection, London, UK.
Thai Gold Pendant set with Black Diamonds
Bangkok, Thailand early 20th century
length: 3.6cm, width: 2cm, weight: 3.93g
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Yemen Silver & Natural Coral Bead Hirz Necklace
Yemen, possibly Haraz early 20th century
circumference: 79cm, length of main pendant: 13.9cm, weight: 473g
Provenance
UK art market
Indian Silver Necklace with Large Madalio Pendant
Bhuj, Kutch area, Gujarat, India late 19th-early 20th century
circumference: 71.5cm, length of main pendant: 12.8cm, weight: 234g
Provenance
UK art market
Sri Lankan Necklace of Gilded-Silver Beads
Sri Lanka 19th century
circumference: 49.6cm, weight: 49g
Provenance
European art market
Moroccan Berber Necklace of Large Antique Amber Beads
Berber People, High Atlas Mountains, Morocco. 18th-19th century
circumference: approximately 65cm, length of beads: between 2.5 and 6.2cm, overall weight: 622g
Provenance
private collection, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Konyak Naga Trade Bead, Brass Bell & Shell Necklace
Konyak Naga People, North-West India & Western Burma early 20th century
Provenance
private collection, US
Fine, Indian Gold, Flexible Necklace
Kerala, India 20th century
circumference: 76cm maximum, length (of individual gold component): 2.5cm, weight: 31g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Ladakh Twelve-Strand Coral, Turquoise & Silver Bead Necklace (Ultik)
Ladakh, Himalayan India 19th century
circumference: 57cm, length of central band: 6.2cm, weight: 314g
Provenance
UK art market
Early Javanese Silver & Gold Ring
Central Java, Indonesia circa 14th century
US ring size: 5.25; UK ring size: K, weight: 9.6g
Provenance
Estate Collection of Tom White MBE, a former UK diplomat who served in Southeast Asia in the 1960s & 1970s.
Mongolian Unusual Coral & Silver Double-Band Bracelet
Mongolia 19th century
outer diameter: 7.2cm, inner diameter: 6.2cm, weight: 28g
Provenance
private collection, US.
Batak Copper-Inlaid Cast Brass Singa Ornament
Batak people, Lake Toba region, North Sumatra, Indonesia 19th century or earlier
width: 10cm, length: 7.9cm, weight: 90g
Provenance
UK art market
Indian Wearable Silver & Amber Bead Necklace
India 19th century
circumference: 70cm, width of main bead: approximately 2.8cm, weight: 47g
Provenance
private collection, London, UK.
Thai Courtly Gold Pendant or Brooch set with Rubies
Bangkok, Thailand 19th century
length: 4.7cm, width: 3.5cm, weight: 10g
Provenance
private collection
Large, Tibetan Silver & Turquoise Hair Bead Pendant (with Display Stand)
Central Tibet 18th-19th century
length: 13.5cm, width: 6.8cm, thickness: 2.9cm, weight: 133g
Provenance
private collection, London, UK
Indian Cast Silver ‘Rope’ Anklet or Bracelet
Gujarat, India early 20th century
internal diameter: approximately 5.5cm, thickness: 4.8cm, weight: 300g
Provenance
private collection, US
Naga Necklace with Dark-Blue Trade Beads
Naga People, Western Burma & North-eastern India early 20th century
circumference: approximately 66cm, weight: 287g
Provenance
private collection, US
Ottoman Syrian Silver & Coral Cuff Bracelet
Ottoman Syria or Anatolia, Turkey 19th century
length: 7.8cm, diameter: approximately 7cm, weight: 192g
Provenance
UK art market
Gujurat-Omani-Zanzibar Part-Gilt Silver Necklace & Talismanic Pendant
Western India, Zanzibar or Oman circa 1900
width of pendant: 11.6cm, length of chain: 97cm, overall weight: 419g
Provenance
UK art market
Fine Baule Cast Brass Necklace
Baule People, Ivory Coast early 20th century
circumference: approximately 81cm, weight: 184g
Provenance
private collection, US
Yemen Silver Necklace
Jewish community, Hadramaut region, Yemen early 20th century
circumference: approximately 72cm, length of central pendant bead: 6.4cm, weight: 279g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Unusually Ample & Long Indian Glass Trade Bead & Brass Bead Necklace
Andhra Pradesh, India 19th century
circumference: 128cm, weight: 820g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Thai Courtly Gold Pendant set with an Emerald & Rubies
Bangkok, Thailand 19th century
length: 5.7cm, width: 3.9cm, weight: 16g
Provenance
private collection
Sri Lankan Gilded Silver Bracelet set with Pink Sapphires
southern coastal Sri Lanka circa 1920
inner diameter: widest at 6.2cm, weight: 19g
Provenance
UK art market
Pair of Pashtun, Pierced Silver Bracelets
Pashtun People, North-west Pakistan early 20th century
diameter: widest at approximately 6.8cm, combined weight: 132g
Provenance
private collection, London.
Indian Gold & Diamond Pendant Necklace
India late 19th century
length (of pendant): 6.4cm, width: 2.5cm, weight (including cord): 32g
Provenance
UK art market
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
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
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
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.
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.
Gujarat Silver Amulet Pendant (Madalio)
Kutch area, Gujarat, India early 20th century
height: 13.2cm, width: 9.9cm, weight: 107g
Provenance
private European collection
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
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
Bhutanese Silver & Turquoise Bracelet
Bhutan early 20th century
external diameter (widest): 7.6cm, internal diameter: 6.5cm, weight: 61g
Provenance
private European collection
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
Pair of Chinese Silver Marriage Bracelets
China 19th century
internal diameter: approximately 6.7 x 5.9cm, thickness: 1cm, eight: 79g
Provenance
UK art market
Indian Enamelled Gold Peacock Pendant with Diamonds & Pearls
Northern India circa 1850
width: 3cm, weight: 10.3g
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Yemeni Silver and Coral Bead Necklace
Yemen early 20th century
circumference: approx. 45cm, weight: 125g
Provenance
UK art market
Hindu Pilgrim’s Silver Shrinathji Amulet Pendant Necklace (Chhedi ka Jantar)
Rajasthan, India 19th century
dimension of amulet: 5cm x 5.5cm, weight: 51g
Provenance
UK art market
Fine, Hindu Pilgrim’s Silver Krishna & Radha Amulet Pendant Necklace (Chhedi ka Jantar)
Rajasthan, India 19th century
total length of necklace: 60cm, dimensions of amulet: 4.5cm x 6cm, overall weight: 187g
Provenance
UK art market
Hindu Pilgrim’s Silver Ganesh Amulet Pendant (Chhedi ka Jantar)
Rajasthan, India 19th century
dimensions (excluding the spherical dangles): 6.5cm x 6.7cm, weight: 94g
Provenance
UK art market
Tekke Fire-Gilded Gilt Silver Cuff Bracelet
Tekke people, Central Asia, including Afghanistan 19th-20th century
external width across: 7.2cm, internal width across: 5.7cm, height: 4.3cm, width of opening: 3.3cm, weight: 164g
Provenance
UK art market
Konyak Naga Trade Bead Necklace
Konyak Naga People, North-West India & Western Burma early 20th century
length as worn: 35cm, approx. circumference: 70cm, weight: 168g
Provenance
UK art market
Pair of Sri Lankan Pierced Gilded Silver Bracelets set with Zircons
Coastal regions, Sri Lanka early 20th century
internal diameters: 4.8cm x 4.2cm, combined weight: 78g
Provenance
UK art market