NEW ITEMS FOR APRIL-MAY 2024
Included are items from India, Indo-Portuguese Goa, Nepal, Tibet, Mongolia, China, Indonesia, Burma (Myanmar), Spanish Colonial South America, Ottoman & Armenian Greece or Turkey, Lebanon & Ghana.
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Exceptionally Rare Indian ‘Medicine’ Coconut Goblet with Silver-Gilt Mounts
Western India, perhaps Goa, or Mughal India 16th century
height: approximately 7.2cm, diameter: approximately 7.9cm, weight: 143g
Provenance
private collection, London,. UK; by repute, a Russian collection
Tibetan Gilded Image of Yama Dharmaraja
Tibet 17th-18th century
height: 9.5cm, width: 7.9cm, weight: 226g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Nepalese Gilded Copper Lobed Box set with Rubies, Turquoise & other Semi-Precious Stones
Newar People, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal 17th-18th century
height: 8.8cm, width: approximately 18.5cm, depth: approximately 17cm, weight: 694g
Provenance
UK art market
Rare Jain Digambara Brass Mandala Shrine of the Navadevata
Karnataka, India circa 15th century
height: 28.8cm, width: 18.7cm, depth: 6.8cm, weight: 1,752g
Provenance
UK art market
Outstanding Early Javanese Gold ‘Surya’ Pendant & Chain
East Java, Indonesia Majapahit Period, 14th century
circumference: 59cm, width of pendant: 6.2cm, width of chain: 4.5cm, weight: 137g
Provenance
private collection, UK; and previously a private German collection
Malay Tortoiseshell Koran Box with Pierced Silver Mounts & Tekat Interior
Malay People, Sumatra, Indonesia 18th-19th century
height: 8.7cm, width: 18cm, depth: 12.5cm, weight: 597g
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.
Indian Ganga-Jumna Vishnu & Consorts
Tanjore region, Tamil Nadu, South India 17th-18th century
height: 12.1 to 13.2cm, width: 3.9 to 6.1cm, combined weight: 1,034g
Provenance
UK art market
Massive South American Silver Incense Burner (Sahumador) in the form of a Llama
Viceroyalty of Peru late 18th-19th century
height: 55.5cm, length: 39cm, width: 29cm, weight: 3,905g
Provenance
UK art market
Rare, Inscribed, Pair of Ottoman Greek or Armenian Gilded-Silver Liturgical Fans (Hexapteryga)
Produced for the Greek Orthodox Community in Ottoman Turkey, probably Armenian silversmithing. 18th century
height: 51cm, width: 26.5cm, combined weight: 1,768g
Provenance
private collection , London, UK; Sotheby's London, 2019.
Fine, Tibetan Nine-Pronged Vajra
Tibet 14th century
length: 16.7cm, width: 4.2cm, weight: 271g
Provenance
UK art market
Unusually Large Mongolian Silver Snuff Bottle (Khoorog) with Russet Jade
Mongolia late 19th century
height: 16.9cm, width: 11.2cm, depth: 7.5cm, weight: 544g
Provenance
UK art market
Javanese Cast Silver Image of Shiva with Bronze Yoni Base
Central Java, Indonesia Classical Period, 9th century
height of Shiva: 8.3cm, ensemble height (with stand): 11.6cm, weight of Shiva: 146g
Provenance
Private Collection, London, UK.
Pair of Tibet Fire Offering (Homa) Ladles of Iron Overlaid with Gold & Silver
Derge, Tibet 15th-16th century
length: 78.2 and 86.2cm, combined weight: 1,983g
Provenance
UK art market
Nepalese Gilded & Gold Vishnu Pendant set with Semi-Precious Stones
Kathmandu Valley, Nepal 18th-19th century
length: 7.3cm, width: 7.5cm, weight: 58g
Provenance
UK art marjet
Rare, Cast Brass Ritual Gajja Singha & Lotus Salagrama Stand for Holding an Ammonite Fossil
Orissa, India 19th century
height: 46.3cm, width: approximately 25cm, diameter of base: 16.7cm, weight: approximately 6kg
Provenance
UK art market
Exceptional Nepalese Brass Ritual Flask (Thyaka)
Kathmandu Valley, Nepal 18th century
height: 32.3cm, weight: 1,994g
Provenance
private collection, London, UK; collected in Nepal in the 1970s by the previous owner's father
Rare, Southeast Asian Chinese Enamelled Filigree Silver Box
Sumatra, probably the Palembang region, Indonesia 18th century
height: 10.5cm, diameter: 7.5cm, weight: 251g
Provenance
UK art market
Large Tibetan Parcel-Gilt Ritual Bell (Ghanta) Inlaid with Turquoise
Tibet 18th century
height: 23.8cm, diameter: 11.8cm, weight: 809g
Provenance
private collection, London, UK
Pair of Central Javanese, Courtly Wedding Loro Blonyo Figures
Central Java, Indonesia 19th century
height: 24.4 and 25.7 cm, combined weight: 819g
Provenance
UK art market
Unusual Burmese Parcel-Gilt Silver Jug Signed by Maung Aung Myat
Thayetmyo, Burma circa 1890
height: 18.2cm, length: 12.6cm, depth: approximately 9cm, weight: 459g
Provenance
UK art market
Akan Carved Wooden Queen Mother Figure
Asante (Ashanti) sub-group of the Akan people, Ghana early 20th century and possibly earlier
height: 33.1cm, width: 8.5cm, depth: 13.3cm, weight: 635g
Provenance
UK art market
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
Akan Carved Wooden King or Chief Figure
Asante (Ashanti) sub-group of the Akan people, Ghana early 20th century and possibly earlier
height: 30.8cm, width: 7.4cm, depth: 14.2cm, weight: 560g
Provenance
UK art market
Sino-Tibetan Gilt-Bronze Amitayus
Sino-Tibet 18th century
height: 15.9cm, width: 11.5cm, depth: 8.5cm, weight: 1,094g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Rare Chased & Engraved Silver Lebanese Druze or Maronite Woman’s Headdress (Tantur)
Druze & Maronite communities, Chouf region, Lebanon 18th century
length: 38cm, diameter: 6.9cm, weight: 157g
Provenance
UK art market
Spanish Colonial Silver Chocolate Pot
Spanish Colonial South America, probably Peru 19th century
height: approximately 18.5cm, width (including handles): approximately 20cm, depth: approximately 15.5cm, weight: 812g
Provenance
UK art market
South Indian Bronze Rampant Yali
South India 18th century
height: 12cm, width: 3.5cm, length: approximately 7.2cm, weight: 485g
Provenance
UK art market
Early Javanese Seated Bronze Tantric Buddhist Bodhisattva Figure, possibly Wajrasphota
Central or East Java, Indonesia 10th-11th century
height: 9.8cm, width: 6cm, depth: 4.7cm, weight (without stand): 253g; height with stand: 12.1cm
Provenance
private collection, London, UK. By repute, formerly in a royal collection, Central Java.
Nepalese Gilded & Gold Vishnu Pendant set with Pearls & Semi-Precious Stones
Kathmandu Valley, Nepal 18th-19th century
length (including the fringe of gilded disks): 12.5cm, width: approximately 6cm, weight: 46g
Provenance
UK art market
Srivijaya Period Bronze Standing Maitreya
Srivijaya Kingdom, Probably South Sumatra, Indonesia 7th-8th century
height: 21cm, width: 5.8cm, depth: 5.2cm, weight: 789g
Provenance
private collection, London, UK.
Mughal Zinc Cooling Bottle with Silver Mounts & Fabric Covering
Northern India 18th century
height: approximately 28cm, width: approximately 19cm, weight: 1,556g
Provenance
UK art market
South Indian Bronze Pair of Bhu Devi & Sri Devi
South India 16th century
height: 15.8cm for both statues, combined weight: 1,242g
Provenance
private collection, London, UK
Deccani Silver Bullet Case & Belt Set
Hyderabad, Central India 18th century
width of silver case: 13cm, length of silver case: 10cm, depth of silver case: 14.8cm, combined weight (including leather): 483g
Provenance
private collection, England.
Colonial Indian Silver Dish Inscribed from Celebrated Colonial Diarist Marianne Postans
Kutch, India early 19th century
diameter: 20cm, height (including feet): 2.7cm, weight: 399g
Provenance
Julian Sands collection
South Indian Bronze of Vishnu Giving Parvati Away in Marriage
South India late 19th century
height: 29.5cm, width: 15.5cm, weight: 2,860g
Provenance
UK art market
Selected, Fine Items from Previous Catalogues
Pair of Indian Gilded & Enamelled Bracelets set with Pearls, Rubies & White Sapphires
Bikaner, Rajasthan, India 18th-19th century
external diameter: 8.9cm, internal diameter: 5.8cm, thickness: 1.3cm, combined weight: 314g
Provenance
private collection, US
Mongolian Polychrome Dancing Citipati Group
Mongolia 19th century
height: 60cm, width: 53cm
Provenance
Private collection, England.
Rare Ottoman Cypriot Silver-Gilt Belt Buckle with Polychrome Enamel & Filigree
Ottoman Cyprus, probably local Armenian Community 18th century
length across: 16.2cm, height: 6.5cm, weight: 90g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Straits Chinese Beaded Wedding Slippers
Straits or Peranakan Chinese, Straits Settlements, probably Malacca, Malaysia/Singapore circa 1880
length: 25cm, width: approximately 8cm, combined weight: 108g
Provenance
UK art market
Carved Mughal Jade with Gold & Turquoise Mounts
Delhi, Northern India circa 1620 (Jade) & circa 1850 (Mounts)
width: 6.3cm, height: 5.4cm, thickness: 0.3cm, weight: 31.64g
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
Exceptional, Early Tanimbar Ancestor Figure
Tanimbar, Southeast Moluccas, Eastern Indonesia 18th century
height: 16.4cm, width: 5.4cm, depth: 4.5cm
Provenance
Private Collection, Northern England; acquired by the previous owners from an antiques fair, York, England, circa 1980
Brunei Brass Grain Measure (Gantang)
Brunei dated 1875-76
diameter: approximately 18.7cm, height: 16.5cm, weight: 2,225g
Provenance
private collection, Channel Islands
Coconut Nargila Base & Stand with Engraved Silver Mounts & Coral Beads
Algeria, North Africa 18th-early 19th century
length: approximately 56cm, width: approximately 9cm, weight: 625g
Provenance
From Howth Castle in Ireland, the ancestral home of the St Lawrence family and the Earls of Howth.