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10436

Indian Bronze Ganesh & Consort

South India
16th century

height: 7.8cm, width: 5.3cm, depth: 4.1cm, weight: 272g

Provenance

Dutch art market

10439

Indian Large Bronze Image of Radha

Eastern India
18th century

height: 28.9cm, width: 8.2cm, diameter of base: 10cm, weight: 1,366g

Provenance

UK 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

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

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

10419

South Indian Cast Bronze Nandi

South Asia
17th century

height: 9.1cm, length: approximately 7.8cm, width: 4.1cm, weight: 333g

Provenance

UK art market

10416

South Indian Bronze Vishnu

South India
17th-18th century

height: 14.8cm, width: approximately 7.1cm, depth: 5.3cm, weight: 667g

Provenance

UK art market

10415

South Indian Cast Bronze Lakshmi Dipa Lamp

South India
17th-18th century

height: 20.7cm, width: 6.3cm, depth: approximately 8cm, weight: 1,294g

Provenance

UK art market

10393

Indian Silver Miniature Shivalingam (Ekamukhalinga)

Maharashtra or Karnataka, India
late 19th century

height: 6.9cm, length: 6.5cm, width: 4.9cm, weight: 122g

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

10371

Indian Polychrome Zoomorphic Wooden Priming Powder Flask

Rajasthan, India
19th century

length: approximately 16.3cm, thickness: approximately 4.3cm, weight: 212g

Provenance

UK art market

10223

North Indian Koranic Hand-Carved Wooden Printing Block

Northern India
circa 18th century

length: 18.9cm, width: 6.2cm, depth: approximately 2.6cm, weight: 104g

Provenance

UK art market

10224

Indian Printing Block with Naskh Script

Northern India
dated 1856-57

length: 15.7cm, width: 9.8cm, depth: approximately 6.1cm, weight: 309g

Provenance

UK art market

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

10417

North Indian Cast Bronze Ganesh

Northern India
16th century

height: 9.2cm, width: approximately 6.3cm, depth: 4.6cm, weight: 224g

Provenance

UK art market

10413

Two Indian Carved Carnelian Hookah Mouthpieces

Northern India
19th century

length: 5.5 and 7.8cm, width: 1.6 and 2.2cm, combined weight: 45g

Provenance

UK art market

10345

Indian Partabargh Gold Theva-Work Bracelet

Partabargh, Rajasthan, India
circa 1850

length: 23cm, width: 3.1cm, weight: 51g

Provenance

Private Collection, Channel Islands, UK

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

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

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

10225

Indian Islamic Carved Wooden Printing Block for Kalamkari-Style Fabrics

India
19th century

width: 23.4cm, length: 16.1cm, thickness: approximately 6.2cm, weight: 967g

Provenance

UK art market

10253

Fine Model of a Shaivite Ascetic

Mysore, Karnataka, India
19th century

height: approximately 21.5cm, width: 6cm, depth: approximately 8cm, weight: 130g

Provenance

UK art market

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.

10222

Large, Silver-Inlaid Brass Shiva Mukhalinga Plaque

North Karnataka, India
19th century

height: 31.6cm, width: 18.3cm, weight: 2,857g

Provenance

UK art market

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

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

10077

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

Reserved

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

10075

South Indian Bronze Vishnu as Narayana with Sri Devi

South India, probably Tamil Nadu
17th century

height: 10cm, width: 5.9cm, depth: 4.3cm, weight: 415g

Provenance

private collection, Scotland

9993

Indian Large, Gilded Brass Model of a Shaivite Shrine

probably Maharashtra, India
late 19th century-early 20th century

height: approximately 52cm, length: 38.9cm, width: 26cm

Provenance

UK art market

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

9893

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

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

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.

9897

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

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

9947

Himalayan Indian Shell Arm Band or Bangle

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

internal diameter: 7.5cm, external diameter: 8.9cm, thickness: 3.7cm, weight: 108g

Provenance

private collection, Scotland

9945

Three Himalayan Shell Hair Ornaments (Dunkertsa)

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

width: 6.4, 6.5 and 7.2cm, combined weight: 221g

Provenance

private collection, Scotland

9946

Four Himalayan Indian Cone Shell Hair Beads

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

width: 5, 5.1, 5.1 and 5.9cm, combined weight: 146g

Provenance

private collection, Scotland

9881

Naga Head Hunter’s Necklace with Three Severed Heads

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

circumference: 67cm, width of pendant: 10.5cm, length of pendant: 5.5cm, weight: 170g

Provenance

Hansjorg Mayer Collection, UK

9849

Unusual & Massive Naga Shell Bead Necklace

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

circumference: 101cm, length of beads: between 1.1 and 3.2cm, diameter of beads: between 1 and 2.1cm, weight: 531g

Provenance

Hansjorg Mayer Collection, UK

8985

Bastar Horse & Rider Bronze

Chhattisgarh, Bastar, India
18th-19th century

overall height (including stand): 29.5cm, width of base: 13.2cm, length of base: 17.7cm, weight: 1,791g

Provenance

UK art market

9722

Export Indian Dyed Cotton Prayer Cloth with Text (Jainamaz)

Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
circa 1850

height: 76.3cm, width: 55.6cm, weight: 101g

Provenance

UK art market

9802

Silver & Copper-Inlaid Bronze Standing Krishna

Bengal or Orissa, India
late 19th century

height: 18.4cm, width: approximately 6.7cm, depth: 5.9cm, weight: 805g

Provenance

UK art market

9858

Large Naga Chank Shell & Trade Bead Necklace

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

length of strand: 111cm, length of chank shells: 15.5 and 16cm, weight: 1,251g

Provenance

Hansjorg Mayer Collection, UK

9863

Unusual Naga Trade Glass Bead Multi-Strand Necklace

Naga People, North-Eastern India
1920s

circumference: 47cm, weight: 224g

Provenance

Hansjorg Mayer Collection, UK

9871

Fine Pair of Naga Beaded & Brass Ear Ornaments

Konyak Naga People, North-West India
early 20th century

overall length: approximately 71cm, length of individual ear ornament: 18.5cm, width of individual ear ornament: 6.9cm, weight: 79g

Provenance

Hansjorg Mayer Collection, UK

9892

Rare Naga Head Hunter’s Necklace with Four Severed Heads

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

length of brass pendant: 12.6cm, length of strand: approximately 57cm, weight: 181g

Provenance

Hansjorg Mayer Collection, UK

9876

Naga Head Hunter’s Severed Head Necklace

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

length of strand: approximately 50.4cm, length of pendant: 9.1cm, width of pendant: 6.8cm, weight: 161g

Provenance

Hansjorg Mayer Collection, UK

7480

Indian or Zanzibar Sand-Cast Silver Flexible Anklet (Sankhla)

Gujarat, India or Zanzibar, Swahili Coast, East Africa
late 19th century

length: approximately 19cm, width: 2cm, weight: 206g

Provenance

private collection, London

7456

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.

9803

Indian Bronze Temple Cooking Basin (Charakku or Urly)

India
18th century

height: 8.5cm, diameter: 25.4cm, length (with handles): 28.8cm, weight: 2,654g

Provenance

UK art market

9752

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

9763

Mughal Gold, Diamond & Enamel Bazuband Ornament

Mughal, Northern India
18th century

length: 5cm, width: 4.5cm, weight: 24g

Provenance

private collection, Spain.

9724

Indian Temple Tree Lamp (Vriksha Deepa)

Deccan or Kerala, India
19th century

height: approximately 60cm, width: 41.3cm, weight: very heavy

Provenance

UK art market

9721

Export Indian Dyed Cotton Prayer Cloth (Jainamaz)

Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
circa 1850

height: 88.2cm, width: 54cm

Provenance

UK art market

9698

Fine, Heavy Silver Belt (Kardhani)

Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India
19th century

length: 85.8cm, width: 4.4cm, weight: 478g

Provenance

UK art market

9702

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

9703

Large & Superb Himalayan Shell Hair Ornament (Dunkertsa)

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

length: 7.9cm, width: 9.7cm, depth: approximately 4.5cm, weight: 104g

Provenance

private collection, Scotland

9705

Himalayan Shell Pendant or Hair Ornament

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

length: 8.8cm, width: 7.8cm, depth: approximately 3.5cm, weight: 77g

Provenance

Private collection, Scotland

9692

Indian Brass Krishna & Radha

India, probably Bengal
19th or early 20th century

height: 9.5 and 11.2cm, combined weight: 303g

Provenance

UK art market