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Enquiry about object: 6705
Omani Coral & Niello Silver & Gold Necklace with Maria Theresa Thalers
Oman 19th-early 20th century
length: 87cm, weight: 339g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6508
Large, Rare, Central Asian Gilded Silver Koranic Amulet Case set with Banded Agate, Spinels & Coral
Emirate of Bukhara (today, Uzbekistan) 19th century
length: 107cm, width: 31cm, weight: 3,216g
Provenance
private collection, Greece/UK
Enquiry about object: 6366
Carved Philippines Barong Sword with Silver Mounts & Inlaid with Mother-of-Pearl
Sulu Islands, Southern Philippines early 20th century
length: 64cm, weight: 957g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 6403
Export Indian Dyed Cotton Prayer Cloth (Jainamaz)
Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India circa 1850
91cm x 133cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4005
Omani Man’s Silver ‘Bullet’ Kohl Container
Bedouin People, Oman early 20th century
overall length: 67cm, length of kohl box: 9.3cm, weight: 89g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 3975
Omani Man’s Silver ‘Bullet’ Thorn Tweezer Box & Tweezers
Bedouin People, Oman early 20th century
overall length: 50cm, length of tweezers & box: 10cm, weight: 77g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6201
Ottoman Butterscotch Amber Hand-Rosary (Misbaha)
Ottoman Turkey early 20th century
length of amber bead component: 42cm, weight: 36g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6203
Tekke Parcel-Gilt, Pierced, Pectoral Ornament (Dagdan) inset with Carnelians
Teke People, Afghanistan 19th century
length: 25cm, width: 15cm, weight: 239g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6173
Persian Inscribed Wooden Comb
Persia/Iran early 20th century & possibly earlier
length: 14cm, height: 8.4cm, thickness at the top: 1.1cm, weight: 89g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6206
Ethiopian Silver Amulet Necklace
Harar, Eastern Ethiopia early 20th century
width of box: 10cm, length of box incl. tassels: 18cm, overall weight: 298g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6205
Pair of Cuff Bracelets
Northern India or perhaps Pakistan or Afghanistan late 19th century
heights: 9.7cm, diameters: 8.5cm, internal diameters: 5.5cm-6.3cm, combined weights: 490g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6222
Seven Very Fine Indian Zardozi Textile Borders
Northern India 19th century-early 20th century
6.3cmx149cm, 7.7cmx115cm, 4.7cmx185cm, 7.2cmx335cm, 6.0cmx306cm, 5.5cmx258cm, 5.8cmx327cm
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 4977
Ear Pendants (Keramli)
Nuristan, Afghanistan, or Swat Vallery, Pakistan 19th century
lengths; 11cm, combined weight: 71cn
Provenance
private collection, London.
Enquiry about object: 6163
Silver Bidri Talismanic or Magic Bowl with Koranic Verses (Abkhwura)
Deccan, India 19th century
diameter: 12.5cm, height: 5cm, weight: 197g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6184
Fine, Carved Hippopotamus Tooth & Horn Tumbok Lada Dagger
North Sumatra, Indonesia 19th century
length: 34cm, weight: 475g
Provenance
private English collection; private Japanese collection.
Enquiry about object: 6051
Central Asian Gilded Silver Drop Earrings and a Pendant Gilded, Niello Amulet Case
Uzbek & Kyrgyz Peoples, Central Asia 19th century
length of amulet case: 10.6cm, height, including all chains: 22cm, lengths of earrings: 9.5cm, combined weight: 108g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6089
Katawaz Gilded Silver & Glass Trade Bead Ear Ornaments
Katawaz People, Katawaz Basin, Afghanistan-Pakistan Border Area 19th century
heights: 11.5cm, widths: 7.4cm, combined weight: 155g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5993
Large, Rare Ottoman Embroidered Ceremonial Metal-Thread & Purple Velvet Circular Sinni Tray or Table Cover (Sofra Bezi)
Ottoman Turkey, probably Istanbul 18th-19th century
diameter: 84cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5997
Large & Impressive Silver Belt with Carnelians & Coins
Jewish-Yemeni silversmiths, Bedouin People, Saudi Arabia or Yemen early to mid-20th century
approx. circumference: 70cm, height: 7.4cm, weight: 1,181g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 3413
Yemeni Silver Amulet Box (Hirz) & Chain
Bedouin People, possibly Rayma Region, Yemen early 20th century
overall length of chain: 70cm (35cm when worn), width of box & attachments: 11cm, weight: 490g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 3244
Silver-Mounted Sewar Dagger, Sumatra, Indonesia, 19th century
Malay people, Sumatra, Indonesia 19th century
length: 33cm, weight: 178g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5605
Algerian Silver Bracelet
Aures mountains and Chaouia, Algeria early 20th century
internal diameter: 6cm, thickness: 2.4cm, height of diamond-shaped bezel: 4cm, weight: 85g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5118
Yemen Silver & Stone Ring
Bedouin People, Yemen early 20th century
weight: 21.57g, US ring size: 5.5, UK ring size: R
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5117
Sudanese Bedouin Silver Ring
Rashaida People, Sudan early 20th century
weight: 26.86g, US ring size: 9, UK ring size: R/S
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5114
Yemeni Silver Ring
Bedouin People, Yemen early 20th century
US ring size: 7, UK ring size: N/O, weight: 12.74g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5247
Omani Silver Amulet Box (Hirz) & Necklace with Applied Gold Plaques
Nizwa, Oman circa 1900
length of necklace as worn: 37cm, length of box: 10cm, height of box: 6.7cm, thickness: 0.9cm, weight: 170g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5709
Large Silver Hammam Bowl Decorated with a Steam Ship, Ottoman Turkey, circa 1850
Ottoman Turkey circa 1850
diameter: 22.5cm, height: 5.7cm, weight: 269g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5795
Ottoman Balkans Silver-Inlaid Iron Horseshoe
Ottoman Balkans 19th Century
length: 11.2cm, width: 9.8cm, weight: 268g
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Enquiry about object: 4931
Kurdish Silver Buckle
Northern Iraq early 20th century
length: 25.5cm, width : 12cm, weight: 519g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4932
Kurdish Silver Buckle
Kurdish People, Northern Iraq early 20th century
length: 31cm, height: 12cm, weight: 381g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 3966
Large Silver Bead & Amber Necklace with Amulet Box (Hirz)
San'a, Yemen early 20th century
total length (circumference as worn): 96cm, total weight: 381g, each amber bead is around 2.5cm square
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5517
Pair of Malay Bolster-End Tekat Panels with Gold Thread
Malay People, Malay Peninsula, Malaysia 19th century
approx. length of embroidered section of each: 21.3cm, height: 14.8cm
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Enquiry about object: 5299
Pair of Malay Bolster-End Tekat Panels with Gold Thread
Malay People, Malay Peninsula, Malaysia circa 1920
approx. length of embroidered section of each: 24.5cm, height: 8cm
Provenance
collected by Alwyn Sidney Haynes (1878-1963), and thence by descent. Haynes was a colonial administrator in Malaya and the Straits Settlements between 1901 and 1934. He held many posts including Acting British Resident, Pahang (1924); British Resident, Perak (1925); British Advisor, Kedah (1925); British Advisor, Kelantan (1930); and Acting Colonial Administrator, Straits Settlements (1933), after which he retired and returned to England, and lived near Stratford-upon-Avon, and then in Leamington Spa. Haynes loaned some of the items he collected in Malaya to the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford in 1939. He was awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1950.
Enquiry about object: 5352
Two Malay Cotton Woven Textiles (Kain Tenun)
Malay People, East Coast, Malay Peninsula, Malaysia early 20th century
both about 226cm x 102cm
Provenance
collected by Alwyn Sidney Haynes (1878-1963), and thence by descent. Haynes was a colonial administrator in Malaya and the Straits Settlements between 1901 and 1934. He held many posts including Acting British Resident, Pahang (1924); British Resident, Perak (1925); British Advisor, Kedah (1925); British Advisor, Kelantan (1930); and Acting Colonial Administrator, Straits Settlements (1933), after which he retired and returned to England, and lived near Stratford-upon-Avon, and then in Leamington Spa. Haynes loaned some of the items he collected in Malaya to the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford in 1939. He was awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1950.
Enquiry about object: 5359
Malay Gold Thread & Cotton Woven Textile (Kain Tenun)
Malay People, East Coast, Malay Peninsula, Malaysia early 20th century
198cm x 102cm
Provenance
collected by Alwyn Sidney Haynes (1878-1963), and thence by descent. Haynes was a colonial administrator in Malaya and the Straits Settlements between 1901 and 1934. He held many posts including Acting British Resident, Pahang (1924); British Resident, Perak (1925); British Advisor, Kedah (1925); British Advisor, Kelantan (1930); and Acting Colonial Administrator, Straits Settlements (1933), after which he retired and returned to England, and lived near Stratford-upon-Avon, and then in Leamington Spa. Haynes loaned some of the items he collected in Malaya to the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford in 1939. He was awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1950.
Enquiry about object: 5350
Malay Cotton Woven Textile (Kain Tenun)
Malay People, East Coast, Malay Peninsula, Malaysia early 20th century
228cm x 107cm
Provenance
collected by Alwyn Sidney Haynes (1878-1963), and thence by descent. Haynes was a colonial administrator in Malaya and the Straits Settlements between 1901 and 1934. He held many posts including Acting British Resident, Pahang (1924); British Resident, Perak (1925); British Advisor, Kedah (1925); British Advisor, Kelantan (1930); and Acting Colonial Administrator, Straits Settlements (1933), after which he retired and returned to England, and lived near Stratford-upon-Avon, and then in Leamington Spa. Haynes loaned some of the items he collected in Malaya to the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford in 1939. He was awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1950.
Enquiry about object: 5357
Malay Cotton Woven Textile (Kain Tenun)
Malay People, East Coast, Malay Peninsula, Malaysia early 20th century
114cm x 101cm
Provenance
collected by Alwyn Sidney Haynes (1878-1963), and thence by descent. Haynes was a colonial administrator in Malaya and the Straits Settlements between 1901 and 1934. He held many posts including Acting British Resident, Pahang (1924); British Resident, Perak (1925); British Advisor, Kedah (1925); British Advisor, Kelantan (1930); and Acting Colonial Administrator, Straits Settlements (1933), after which he retired and returned to England, and lived near Stratford-upon-Avon, and then in Leamington Spa. Haynes loaned some of the items he collected in Malaya to the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford in 1939. He was awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1950.
Enquiry about object: 5358
Malay Woven Cotton Textile (Kain Tenun)
Malay People, East Coast, Malay Peninsula, Malaysia early 20th century
198cm x 112cm
Provenance
collected by Alwyn Sidney Haynes (1878-1963), and thence by descent. Haynes was a colonial administrator in Malaya and the Straits Settlements between 1901 and 1934. He held many posts including Acting British Resident, Pahang (1924); British Resident, Perak (1925); British Advisor, Kedah (1925); British Advisor, Kelantan (1930); and Acting Colonial Administrator, Straits Settlements (1933), after which he retired and returned to England, and lived near Stratford-upon-Avon, and then in Leamington Spa. Haynes loaned some of the items he collected in Malaya to the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford in 1939. He was awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1950.
Enquiry about object: 5351
Malay Woven Cotton Textile (Kain Tenun)
Malay People, East Coast, Malay Peninsula, Malaysia early 20th century
186cm x 105cm
Provenance
collected by Alwyn Sidney Haynes (1878-1963), and thence by descent. Haynes was a colonial administrator in Malaya and the Straits Settlements between 1901 and 1934. He held many posts including Acting British Resident, Pahang (1924); British Resident, Perak (1925); British Advisor, Kedah (1925); British Advisor, Kelantan (1930); and Acting Colonial Administrator, Straits Settlements (1933), after which he retired and returned to England, and lived near Stratford-upon-Avon, and then in Leamington Spa. Haynes loaned some of the items he collected in Malaya to the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford in 1939. He was awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1950.
Enquiry about object: 5632
Central Asian Gourd Container with Silver Mounts for Snuff Tobacco
Turkestan, Central Asia 19th century
length: 16.4cm, weight: 83g
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Enquiry about object: 5039
Omani Silver Bracelet (Hangeri or Hajala)
Oman, possibly Nizwa late 19th-early 20th century
length: 10.4cm, internal diameter: 5.5cm, weight: 319g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5356
Malay Woven Silk Textile (Kain Tenun)
Malay People, East Coast, Malay Peninsula, Malaysia early 20th century
186cm x 104cm
Provenance
collected by Alwyn Sidney Haynes (1878-1963), and thence by descent. Haynes was a colonial administrator in Malaya and the Straits Settlements between 1901 and 1934. He held many posts including Acting British Resident, Pahang (1924); British Resident, Perak (1925); British Advisor, Kedah (1925); British Advisor, Kelantan (1930); and Acting Colonial Administrator, Straits Settlements (1933), after which he retired and returned to England, and lived near Stratford-upon-Avon, and then in Leamington Spa. Haynes loaned some of the items he collected in Malaya to the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford in 1939. He was awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1950.
Enquiry about object: 5355
Malay Woven Silk Textile (Kain Tenun)
Malay People, East Coast, Malay Peninsula, Malaysia early 20th century
81cm x 186cm
Provenance
collected by Alwyn Sidney Haynes (1878-1963), and thence by descent. Haynes was a colonial administrator in Malaya and the Straits Settlements between 1901 and 1934. He held many posts including Acting British Resident, Pahang (1924); British Resident, Perak (1925); British Advisor, Kedah (1925); British Advisor, Kelantan (1930); and Acting Colonial Administrator, Straits Settlements (1933), after which he retired and returned to England, and lived near Stratford-upon-Avon, and then in Leamington Spa. Haynes loaned some of the items he collected in Malaya to the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford in 1939. He was awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1950.
Enquiry about object: 5246
Pair of Punjabi Engraved Silver Anklets
Punjab, India/Pakistan 19th century
max. exterior width: 13.2cm, combined weight: 332g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5242
North Indian or Persian Cast & Inscribed Bronze Hawking Drum
Persia or Northern India 17th-18th century
diameter: 17.5cm, height: 12cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5272
Pair of Omani Gilded Silver Toe Rings
Oman 19th-early 20th century
width of each: 2.9cm, combined weight: 48g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5445
Large, Rare Figurative Khatamkari Chest
Persia/Iran Zand Dynasty, 18th century
length: 83.3cm, height (without stand): 39.5cm, height (with stand): 59.5cm, depth: 47cm
Provenance
from an aristocratic Spanish family.
Enquiry about object: 3588
Small Malay Sewar Dagger with Hippopotamus Tooth Mounts
Malay People, Sumatra or Malay Peninsula 19th century
length: 19cm, weight: 49cm
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 3792
Malay Sewar Dagger with Fine Silver Mounts
Malay People, Sumatra or Malay Peninsula 19th century
length: 36cm, weight: 326g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4617
Ottoman Bronze Mortar
Caucasus, Armenia or Ottoman Turkey circa 16th-17th century
height: 8.4cm, diameter: 10,5cm, weight: 815g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5998
Fine Pair of Champleve Enamel Silver Anklets (Jhanhjar)
Punjab, India/Pakistan 19th century
approximate outer diameter of each: 12.6cm, combined weight: 522g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5472
Indian Enamelled Gold Earrings with Emeralds & Pearls
India 19th century
length: 2.7cm, combined wight: 4.98g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4979
Pair of Indian Silver Flower-Form Ear Plugs
India, probably Delhi 19th century
diameters: 3cm, combined weight: 13.49g
Provenance
Collection of the late Paul Walter, New York, probably acquired in London.
Enquiry about object: 5252
Superb Pair of Silver Spiked Cuff Bracelets (Azbi n’Iquorrain)
Ait Atta Berber People, South-Eastern Morocco early 20th century
external diameter: 13cm, internal diameter: 6.7cm, thickness: 3.7cm, combined weight: 1,116g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5180
Gold Mounted Comb
Turkmen People, Central Asia 19th century
width: 9.6cm, height: 6.9cm, weight: 38g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4202
Silver Yemeni Ring
Yemen late 19th century
height: 4.7cm, weight: 17.2g, ring size: UK: O, US: 8
Provenance
private collection, London.
Enquiry about object: 5107
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
Enquiry about object: 5110
Child’s Heavy Silver Bracelet
Hajjah, Yemen Early 20th century
width: 9cm, height: 6.5cm, weight: 141g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4672
Parcel Gilded Silver Buckle
Balkans 18th-19th century
length: 21.5cm, width: 7.2cm, height: weight: 302g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4752
Woman’s Mother-of-Pearl & Bone Inlaid Wooden Stilted Clogs (Qabqab)
Ottoman Turkey 19th century
heights (without upper straps): 15.2cm, overall heights: 19.5cm, length: 23.2cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4136
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
Enquiry about object: 917
Ottoman Silver-gilt Khanjar with Watered Steel Blade
Ottoman Turkey circa 1800
length: 56cm, weight: 906g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 918
Ottoman Silver Khanjar with Watered Steel Blade
Ottoman Turkey 18th century
length: 55cm, weight: 622g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 945
Repoussed Gilded Silver Hammam Bowl
Algeria 19th century
height: 16.5cm, diameter: 12.9cm, weight: 170g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 946
Algerian Repoussed Silver Hammam Bowl
Algeria 19th century
height: 13.3cm, diameter: 11.5 weight: 123g
Enquiry about object: 597
Indian Parcel-Gilt Silver Hookah Base
Northern India 19th century
height: 18.5cm; diameter of base: 19cm, weight: 865g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 639
Engraved Silver Betel Box
Sumatra, Indonesia 19th century
length: 8cm, combined weight: 148g
Provenance
private collection, London
Enquiry about object: 640
Engraved Silver Betel & Lime Boxes
Sumatra, Indonesia 19th century
length: 6.5cm, total weight: 117g
Provenance
private collection, London.
Enquiry about object: 641
Engraved Silver Betel & Lime Boxes
Sumatra, Indonesia 19th century
length: 6.7cm, chain length: 21.5cm, total weight: 128g
Enquiry about object: 580
Fine Silver Amulet Box with Filigree
Yemen late 19th-early 20th century
length: 16 cm; diameter of box: 4.5 cm, weight: 175g
Enquiry about object: 4627
Islamic Wooden Panel Carved with Buraq & Deer
Persia/Iran 19th century
length: 73.4cm, width: 18.2cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4402
Silver Box & Lid Covered in Silver Filigree
Ottoman Turkey 18th-19th century
height: 9.8cm, diameter: 9.3cm, weight: 292g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4454
Finely Engraved Persian-Style Silvered Copper Drinking Bowl
Northern India 19th century
diameter: 15cm, height: 5.3cm, weight: 504g
Provenance
Scottish art market
Enquiry about object: 4485
Bell-Shaped Silver-Inlaid Bidri Hookah Base
Lucknow, India circa 1850
height: 17cm, diameter: 18.8cm, weight: 2,163g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4283
Pair of Silver Woman’s Hair Rings
Morocco, pre-Sahara Region 19th century
length: 7cm, width: 3.3cm, combined weight: 110g
Provenance
private collection, London.
Enquiry about object: 4284
Pair of Silver Woman’s Hair Rings
Ant-Atlas Region, Morocco 19th century
length: 7cm, width: 2.8cm, combined weight: 136g
Provenance
private collection, London.
Enquiry about object: 432
Indian Hand-Held Brass Hookah Base
Northern India 18th century
height: 14.6cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4347
Large Silver-Inlaid Brass Betel Box (Lutuan)
Islamic Mindanao, Philippines early 20th century
height: 18.3cm, length: 34cm, width: 15cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4207
Group of Five Chain Mail Fasteners
India, probably Rajasthan 17th-18th century
diameters (approx.): 2.7cm-4.5cm
Provenance
private collection, London.
Enquiry about object: 4240
Chased Silver Lidded Box with Gujarati Inscription
India 18th-19th century
length: 11.9cm, height: 6cm, width: 8.5cm, weight: 332g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4078
Rare Agate Box with Chased Silver Mounts
India, perhaps Goa circa 1700
height: 13.3cm, length: 14cm, depth: 10.1cm, weight: 1,127g
Provenance
UK art market; European collection.
Enquiry about object: 3958
Gem-Set Gilded & Silver Filigree Ear Plug Ornaments
Java, Indonesia 19th century
length: 3cm, diameter: 2.5cm, combined weight: 32g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 3983
Oman Silver Filigree Headdress Ornaments
Bedu People, Oman 19th century
length: 13.2cm, combined weight: 73g
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Enquiry about object: 3984
Fine Silver Belt Purse (Mahfaza)
San’a, Yemen 19th century
height: 6.2cm, width: 8cm, thickness: 1.9cm, weight: 140g
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Enquiry about object: 4011
Seven Fine Silver Omani Headdress Ornaments with Filigree & Tassels
Dhofar Region, Southern Oman early 20th century
length: 30cm, combined weight: 775g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4043
Chased & Engraved Pendang Lurus Sword
Java, Indonesia 18th-early 19th century
length: 50cm
Provenance
Scottish art market
Enquiry about object: 4050
Underglaze Blue Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) Ceramic Kendi with Ottoman Silver Mounts with Tugra
China/Ottoman Turkey circa 16th century
height: 16.6cm, diameter: 14cm, weight: 795g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 3817
Gold & Coloured Silk Thread & Red Silk ‘Winged Dragon’ Songket
Malay people, Palembang, Indonesia late 19th-early 20th century
length: 206cm, width: 80cm
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 Indonesian textiles and other ethnographica.
Enquiry about object: 3821
Woman’s Ceremonial Skirt (Tapis Tua) Fragment
Pubian People, Lampung, South Sumatra, Indonesia circa 1920
length: 114cm, width: 58cm
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 Indonesian textiles and other ethnographica.
Enquiry about object: 3581
Fine, Persian Painted & Lacquered Mirror Case
Persia (Iran) Zand Dynasty, circa 1780
height: 21.8cm, width: 15.2cm, thickness: 1cm
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 3587
Fine Malay Sewar Dagger with Hippopotamus Tooth & Engraved Silver Mounts
Sumatra/Malay Peninsula 19th century
length: 32cm, weight: 211g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 3589
Ottoman Armenian Woman’s Wooden Stilted Clogs (Qabqab) with Engraved Silver Mounts
Armenian People, Ottoman Turkey 19th century
length: 24cm, height: 12.5cm
Provenance
from the collection of the family of John Lee, Baron Lee of Trafford, Bowdon Old Hall, Cheshire, UK. The family of Lord Lee has occupied Bowdon Old Hall since 1919 and the clogs formed part of the contents of the house. The wife of Baron Lee is of Armenian descent.
Enquiry about object: 3663
Rare, Mughal Indian Gilded Chased & Engraved Silver Opium Poppy Pod-Shaped Chilam Cover
Rajasthan or Mughal, India 18th century
diameter: 8cm, height: 6.4cm, dimensions of marble stand: 14cm x 11cm x 2cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 3673
Chased Silver Mughal Indian or Deccan Scent Bottle
Mughal India circa 17th century
height: 9cm, weight: 65g
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Enquiry about object: 3283
Yemen Silver Ring with Horn ‘Stone’
Yemen, probably Saada 19th century
height: 4.3cm; ring size: 8.5 (US), O/R (UK); weight: 18.38g
Provenance
private collection, London.
Enquiry about object: 3203
Mughal Steel Dagger (Chilanum or Khanjarli)
North India 17th century
length (without scabbard): 37.2cm
Provenance
private collection; acquired from Simon Ray, London.
Enquiry about object: 321
Pair of Cast Brass Flasks made for the Malay Market
Minangkabau People, Sumatra, Indonesia late 19th century
height: 31.5 cm
Provenance
Dutch antique market
Enquiry about object: 3227
Mughal Parcel-Gilt Silver Bazuband
Northern India 18th century
length: 10cm, weight: 39g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 3243
Sumatran Silver-Mounted Klewang
South Sumatra, Indonesia 19th century
length: 30cm, weight: 158g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 327
Minangkabau-Malay Brass Water Ewer or Kettle (Kendi)
Sumatra/Malay Peninsula circa 1850
height: 27cm, length: 26cm, weight: 2,082g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 328
Brass Water Container (Kendi)
Minangkabau People, Sumatra, Indonesia 19th century
height: 32 cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 3026
Rare Indian Lucknow Enamelled Silver & Leather Hookah Base
Lucknow, India 18th century
height: 20.2cm, diameter of base: 14.8cm, weight: 611g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 3128
Three Indian Mounted Bronze Palanquin Pole-Ends
India 17th-18th century
lengths (without stands): 10.5cm, 13cm, 26cm; height of largest (with stand): 15.5cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 2829
Philippines Silver-Inlaid Brass Wedding Vessel (Gadur)
Moro People, Mindanao, Philippines early 20th century
height: 55cm
Provenance
private collection, US.
Enquiry about object: 2875
Ottoman Calligrapher’s Scissors
Ottoman Turkey 18th-19th century
length: 27.5cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 2942
Omani Silver Gunpowder Flask (Talahiq)
Oman 19th century
length: 19cm, weight: 248g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 2778
Ottoman Turkish Steel Scissors or Sheers
Ottoman Turkey 17th century
length: 13.5cm
Provenance
The scissors were part of a collection built up over a long lifetime by an elderly collector in Worcestershire, England.
Enquiry about object: 2779
Central Asian Calligrapher’s Steel & Brass Scissors
Central Asia, probably Tashkent late 18th century
length: 13cm
Provenance
The scissors were part of a collection built up over a long lifetime by an elderly collector in Worcestershire, England.
Enquiry about object: 2781
Persian Calligrapher’s Pierced Steel Scissors
Iran (Persia) 18th century
length: 16.5cm
Provenance
The scissors were part of a collection built up over a long lifetime by an elderly collector in Worcestershire, England.
Enquiry about object: 2782
Persian Calligrapher’s Pierced Steel Scissors
Iran (Persia) 18th century
length: 18cm
Provenance
The scissors were part of a collection built up over a long lifetime by an elderly collector in Worcestershire, England.
Enquiry about object: 2797
Mughal Green Glass Rosewater Sprinkler
Gujarat, India or Europe for the Indian Market 18th-early 19th century
height: 18.8cm
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Enquiry about object: 2330
Large Indian Mughal Dark Green Bloodstone Hookah Mouthpiece
Mughal India circa 1850
length: 18cm, weight: 180g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 2332
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
Enquiry about object: 2462
Silver-Gilt Mughal Horse Trappings
India 18th-19th century
length/height: 51cm, width: 23.5cm, weight: 1,222g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 2463
Silver-Gilt Mughal Horse Trappings
India 18th-19th century
length: 120cm, weight: 1,592g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 2485
Indian Silver Hookah with Fine Woven Pipe
India 19th century
height: 43cm, weight of hookah without tube: 720g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 2598
Sumatran Minangkabau-Acehnese Cast Brass Shield or Buckler (Peurise)
Minangkabau People for the Aceh Market, Sumatra, Indonesia 19th century
diameter: 32cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 2237
Rare Pair of Bugis Gold Cuff Bracelets (Tigero Tedong)
Bugis People, South Sulawesi, Indonesia 19th century
height: 8cm, external diameter at widest point: 9cm, internal diameter at smallest point: 5.7cm, weight: 216g (combined)
Provenance
private collection
Enquiry about object: 2238
Gold Filigree Minangkabau Gold Bracelet (Galang Gadang)
Minangkabau People, West Sumatra, Indonesia 19th century
outside widest diameter: 8.8cm, inside widest diameter: 6cm, width of bezel: 3.5cm, weight: 50g
Provenance
private collection
Enquiry about object: 2245
Bugis Gold & Silver Betel Box
Bugis People, South Sulawesi, Indonesia 19th century
length: 25.5cm, width: 11.1cm, height: 9.5cm, weight: 724g
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Enquiry about object: 1840
Patani Kris Tajong with Zoomorphic Carved Wooden Hilt
Kelantan, Malaysia or Patani, Southern Thailand 19th century
length: 47.5cm, weight: 507g
Provenance
private UK collection
Enquiry about object: 2010
Highly Unusual Madurese Kris with Ebony Scabbard and Hilt Carved as a Dutch Resident, and with a Pegon Inscription
Madura, Indonesia circa 1820
length: 49.5cm, length of blade: 32cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 1569
Mughal Brass Ewer (Aftaba)
North India 18th century
height: 36.2cm, width: 26.2cm, weight: 2,557g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 1442
Brass Ewer (Aftaba) Engraved with Poppies & Carnations In-filled with Black Lac
Mughal, North India circa 1800
height: 33.5cm, width: 25.5cm, weight: 2,050g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 1456
Pair of Engraved Silver Goblets with Tughras
Ottoman Turkey circa 1900
height: 14.5cm, combined weight: 288g
Provenance
UK art market.