New Items for April 2019
Included are items from the Straits Chinese & Malay communities, India, Indonesia, Oman, Yemen, Colonial Portuguese, Malaysia, Burma & Ottoman Turkey. All items are for sale.
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Silver Bidri Talismanic or Magic Bowl with Koranic Verses (Abkhwura)
Deccan, India 18th century
diameter: 13cm, height: 5.4cm, weight: 514g
Provenance
UK art market
Indian Cast Bronze Chakra Wheel
Southwest India, probably Jain Community 18th century
height: 18.8cm, width: 9.5cm, depth: 5.3cm, weight: 262g
Provenance
UK art market
Rare Carved Ivory Mortar
Tonkin (Northern Vietnam) or Southern China 17th century
height: 11cm, diameter: 8.2cm, weight: 370g
Provenance
private collection, England.
Two Timorese Beaded Lime Containers
Atoni or Dawan people of West Timor, Indonesia early 20th century
lengths (without tassels): 10.5cm
Provenance
formerly in the collection of Henry Brownrigg, author of a book on the betel cutters in the Samuel Eilenberg Collection
Persian Signed, Fine, Chased, Tinned Copper Bowl Decorated with Tracts from the Ghazals of Hafez
Persia (Iran) 19th century
diameter: 19cm, height: 12.3cm weight: 1,354g
Provenance
UK art market
Malay Inscribed Brass Grain Measure (Gantang)
Malay People, Brunei dated 1299 AH (1881/82 AD)
height: 18cm, diameter: 18.5cm, width: 23cm, weight: 2,306g
Provenance
UK art market
Gilded Silver Groom’s or Deity’s Tiara (Taj)
Northern India circa 1780
height: 11.2cm, approximate diameter: 18cm, weight: 184g
Provenance
UK art market
Fine Indian, Double-Sided Temple Fan Embellished with Fluorescent Beetle Wings
India 19th century
length of fan face: 33cm, width of fan face: 29.5cm, length of handle: 39.3cm
Provenance
UK art market
Pair of Indian Diamond, Ruby & Pearl Gold Earrings
Northern India 1880-1920
lengths: 7cm, combined weights: 15.28g
Provenance
UK art market
Straits Chinese Gilded & Lacquered Carved Wooden Offering Stand & Box & Pewter Tray (Chanab)
Used by the Straits Chinese (Babas/Nonyas) of the Straits Settlements of Penang, Malacca & Singapore & also the Peranakan Chinese of Indonesia. Possibly made in Southern China for this export market. circa 1900
height: 40cm, length: 35.6cm, width: 11.8cm
Provenance
UK art market
Pair of Straits Chinese Embroidered Silk Damask Wedding Lantern Covers
Straits Chinese, Straits Settlements (Singapore, Penang, Malacca) circa 1910
width of each cover: 62cm, length: 52cm
Provenance
Acquired by a colonial administrator in the early 20th century, and has been in England since.
Straits Chinese Groom’s Double-Sided, Finely Embroidered Blue Wedding Sash
Straits Chinese, Straits Settlements (Singapore, Penang, Malacca) late 19th or early 20th century
length: 197cm, width: 6.5cm
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.
Unusual Straits Chinese Double-Sided Groom’s Wedding Sash End Embroidered with a Kangaroo
Straits Chinese, Straits Settlements (Singapore, Penang, Malacca) late 19th or early 20th century
length: 24cm, width: 6.5cm (13cm when folded out)
Provenance
estate of a colonial administrator, thence be descent
Straits Chinese Beaded Panel
Straits Chinese, Straits Settlements circa 1900
length: 25.5cm, width: 10.5cm
Provenance
Acquired by a colonial administrator in the early 20th century, and has been in England since.
Rare Peranakan or Straits Chinese Beaded Pouch
Peranakan Community, Straits Settlements or Sumatra, Indonesia late 19th century
length (not including tassels): 19cm, width: 10.3cm
Provenance
private collection, England
Peranakan or Straits Chinese Beaded Case
Peranakan People, Straits Settlements or Sumatra, Indonesia late 19th century
length: 14cm, width: 8.7cm
Provenance
private collection, England
Peranakan Lady’s Beaded Purse
Peranakan People, Straits Settlements or West Sumatra, Indonesia circa 1920
width when opened out: 14.5cm, length: 10cm
Provenance
private collection, England
Finely Embroidered Straits Chinese Silk Wedding Valance
Straits Chinese, Straits Settlements (Singapore, Penang, Malacca) circa 1900
wdith: 175cm, length (including tassel hangings): 103cm
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.
Finely Embroidered Straits Chinese Silk Wedding Valance
Straits Chinese, Straits Settlements (Singapore, Penang, Malacca) circa 1900
width: 95cm, length; 58cm
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.
Indian Gold Ring set with Rubies & a Diamond
South India 19th century
diameter of bezel: 1.5cm, weight: 8.01g, ring size: 6 (US), L/M (UK)
Provenance
UK art market
Bedouin Face Veil (Burqua) Decorated with Coral & Silver Coins
Bedouin People, Yemen first half of the 20th century
length: 37.5cm, width: 14.3cm
Provenance
UK art market
Omani Silver Talismanic-Islamic Inscribed Torque Necklace
Sur, Oman early 20th century
width across: 3.5cm, depth: 15cm, weight: 81g
Provenance
UK art market
South Indian Gold Marriage Pendant Tali
South India 19th century
height: 3.5cm, weight: 6.05g
Provenance
private collection, England
Exceptional Pair of Igbo Man’s Cast Brass Wrist Guards or Cuff Bracelets
Igbo People, South-central and South-eastern Nigeria probably 19th century
heights: 17cm, diameters: 10.7cm, combined weights: 1,150g
Provenance
UK art market
Malay Princely Quail Trap (Jebak Puyuh)
Malay People, Malaysia, probably Terengganu early to mid-20th century
length: 30.8cm, height: 31cm, depth: 26cm
Provenance
UK art market
Ottoman Chased & Repoussed Silver Hammam Bowl
Ottoman Turkey Abdulhamid II period, 1876-1909
diameter: 18.5cm, height: 5.3cm, weight: 266g
Provenance
UK art market
Three-Piece Palm Leaf Scribe’s Silver-Inlaid Steel Writing Set
Sri Lanka 19th century
overall length: 27cm, combined weight: 85g
Provenance
UK art market
Silver & Gold Necklace with Amulet Boxes & Coral Beads (Hunkun)
Oman, probably Nizwa 19th century
width of cross-bar: 20.8cm, length of necklace as worn: 33cm, weight: 808g
Provenance
UK art market
Omani Silver Amulet Box (Hirz) with Applied Gold Plaques & Maria Theresa Thaler Coin Necklace
Nizwa, Oman 19th-early 20th century
Provenance
UK art market
Indian Silver Toe Ring Set (Bichhua or Phulri)
India, probably Gujarat or Rajasthan early 20th century
length: 15cm (approx.), weight: 96g
Provenance
UK art market
Ottoman Coral-inset Gilded Mirror
Ottoman Turkey 18th & 19th century
length: 25.4cm, width: 11.5cm, weight: 311g
Provenance
UK art market
Rare Oil Painting of an Ivory Carver, by Burma’s Ba Lwin
Ba Lwin (1928-89), Burma 20th century
59.5cm x 49.5cm (without frame)
Provenance
private collection, London.
Burmese Promotional Watercolour of Mandalay’s Pointing Buddha, for the Rangoon Medical Hall
Burma early 20th century or earlier
65cm x 50cm (without frame)
Provenance
UK art market
Jain Five-Jina Bronze
Jain Community, India circa 15th century
height with stand: 14.2cm, height without stand: 12.1cm, width: 6.6cm, depth: 2.3cm, weight without stand: 260g
Provenance
UK art market
Silver-Inlaid Bronze of Lakshmi-Narayan
Gujurat, Western India 16th century
height: 8.5cm, width: 6.1cm, depth: 4.2cm, weight: 257g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Gilded Indian Bronze Image of Durga
Western India 17th-18th century
height: 7.7cm, width: 5.5cm, depth: 3cm, weight: 145g
Provenance
UK art market
Karo Batak Etched Bamboo Lime Container (Tagan)
Karo Batak People, North Sumatra, Indonesia circa 1900
height: 20.5cm, diameter: 7.6cm
Provenance
formerly in the collection of Henry Browrigg, author of a book on the betel cutters in the Samuel Eilenberg Collection
Flexible Indian Silver Chain Necklace (Kamardani)
Karnataka, India 19th century
length: 50.5cm, weight: 269g
Provenance
UK art market
Unusually Fine & Flexible Indian Silver Chain Necklace (Kamardani)
Karnataka, India 19th century
length: 82cm, weight: 200g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Sri Lankan Pierced Silver & Gilt Bracelet set with Zircons & an Amethyst
Coastal regions, Sri Lanka circa 1920
width of face: 3.7cm, internal diameter: 5.1cm, weight: 37.4g
Provenance
Art Market, Scotland
Malay Woman’s Purse of Embroidered Teket Panels
Malay People, Malay Peninsula, Malaysia circa 1920
length: 14.5cm, height: 9.5cm
Provenance
from the estate of an English colonial administrator who was based in Malaya in the 1920s, thence by descent
Nyishi Woven Rattan Hat
Nyishi People, Arunachal Pradesh, India circa 1920
length: 27cm, height: 11.5cm, width: 14.8cm
Provenance
private collection, England
Naga Woven Rattan Hat
Naga People, Arunachal Pradesh & Assam, India circa 1920
length: 28.5cm, width: 22cm, height: 10.3cm
Provenance
private collection, England
Burmese Gilded, Lacquered Manuscript Box & Stand, possibly intended for a Koran
Burma 19th century
length: 51cm, height: 33.5cm, depth: 32cm
Provenance
UK art market
Unusual Indian Silver Bracelet (Gajre)
India, probably Rajasthan or Gujarat 19th century
internal diameter: 4.6cm, height: 3cm, weight: 107g
Provenance
private collection, England
Omani Part-Gilded Silver Ring (al-Hysa)
Nizwa, Northern Oman early 20th century
bezel: 2cm x 2cm, weight: 10.74g, ring size: 8 3/4 (US) & R/S (UK)
Provenance
private collection, London
Sumatran Minangkabau-Acehnese Wooden Shield with Brass Mounts (Peurise)
West Sumatra, Indonesia 19th century
diameter: 24cm
Provenance
UK art market
Malay Carved Wooden Box inset with Bone
Malay People, Malay Peninsula early 20th century
length: 23cm, height: 9cm, depth: 13.4cm
Provenance
from the estate of an English administrator who served in Malaya in the 1920s, thence by descent.
Yemeni Silver Bead & Coral Necklace with Amulet Box (Hirz)
Yemen early 20th century
total length: 62cm, weight: 155g
Provenance
UK art market
Selected Items from Past Catalogues
Fijian Throwing Club (I Ula Tavatava)
Fiji 18th-early 19th century
length: 42cm
Provenance
UK art market; private UK collection.
Carved Coco-de-Mer Sufi Mendicant’s ‘Begging’ Bowl (Kashkul)
Northern India or Iran (Persia) early to circa mid-19th century
length: 28cm, width: 13cm, height: 10.5cm
Provenance
UK art market.
Tibetan Noble’s Fine, Silver Tea Pot
Tibet or Bhutan 18th-19th century
height: 31.5cm, width: 27cm, weight: 1,191g
Provenance
UK art market
Thai Official’s Ivory Seal
Thailand 19th century (dated 1878)
height: 9cm, diameter: 4.9cm
Provenance
UK art market; most probably the item has been in the UK since colonial times.
Silver-Gilt Ritual Wine Ewer Cups & Tray
China or Mongolia late 19th century
height of ewer: 24cm, width of ewer: 15cm, length of tray: 30.2cm, width of tray: 21.5cm, height of cups, 4cm, diameter of cups: 3.7cm, weight: 1,027g
Provenance
UK art market.