New Items for April 2020
Included are items from India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tibet, China, Mongolia, Malaysia, the Straits Chinese communities, Burma, Indonesia, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Morocco & Zanzibar.
All items are for sale.
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Rare Moroccan Gold, Enamel, Coral & Baroque Pearl Necklace with a Single, Massive Emerald
Tetouan, Morocco 17th or early 18th century
approximate circumference: 54cm, weight: 119g
Provenance
UK art market
Indian Red-Stained Gold Bracelet set with Rubies
Madras, India circa 1850
external diameter across: 7.4cm, internal diameter: 4.3cm, weight: 41.6g
Provenance
UK art market
Magnificent, Pierced, Chased, Miniature Silver Thai Manuscript (Dharma) Cabinet
Thailand circa 1920
height: 32cm, width: 20.5cm, depth: 14cm, weight: 1,729g
Provenance
private collection
Fine, Omani Hide Shield with Silver Mounts
Southern Oman/Zanzibar 19th century
diameter: 24.8cm, height of central dome: 13cm
Provenance
UK art market
Rare Straits Chinese Table Screen with fine Nonya Beadwork & Embroidered Panels
Straits Chinese Community, Malay Straits Settlements, probably Penang circa 1910
length (unfolded): 95cm, height: 71.7cm
Provenance
UK art market; private collection, UK
Rare Zanzibar or Lamu Gold & Silver Dish
Zanzibar or Lamu Islands, East Africa 18th-19th century
diameter: 17.8cm, height of rim: 0.9cm, weight: 418g
Provenance
UK art market
Victorian-Era Display Panel of Ancient Chinese Coins & Tokens
China 19th century
dimensions of frame: 58cm x 37.8cm
Provenance
private collection, UK; the coins are believed to have been collected in China in the 1870s
Mongolian Silver & Jade Vase or Brushpot
Mongolia 19th century
height: 21cm, weight: 551g
Provenance
UK art market
Unusual Enamelled, Pierced, Chinese Export Silver Bowl by Wang Hing, with Original Glass Liner
Guangdong (Canton) & Hong Kong, China circa 1880
diameter: 12.5cm, height: 5.5cm, weight (without glass): 128g, weight (with glass): 366g
Provenance
UK art market
Chinese Eighteen-Bead Rosary-Bracelet of Carved Jade, Pearls, Tourmaline & Gilded Silver in Original Box
China late 19th century or early 20th century (late Qing Dynasty)
diameter of bracelet component: 8cm, length of rosary: 22.5cm, weight: 55g, diameter of box: 12.5cm, height of box: 4cm
Provenance
UK art market
Unusual Straits Chinese (Baba-Nonya) Embroidered & Couched Wedding Slippers
Straits Chinese (Baba-Nonya) communities, Straits Settlements, Malaysia or Singapore early 20th century
lengths: 23cm
Provenance
UK art market
Burmese Pair of Silver Male & Female Kinnara Dancers
Burma circa 1890
heights: 17cm, combined weights: 579g
Provenance
UK art market
Tibetan Wooden Chhaang Beer Ewer with Silver, Gilt, Gilded Copper & Brass Mounts with Turquoise
Tibet 18th-19th century
height: 39.8cm, width to handle: 21cm, weight: 1,852g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Bedouin Solid Silver Child’s Bangle
Bedouin People, Saudi Arabia 19th-early 20th century
outer width at widest point: 6.5cm, inner width: 4.4cm, weight: 90g
Provenance
UK art market
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
Tuareg Wooden Storage Post (Bela)
Tuareg People, Mali, Niger or Algeria early 20th century
height (including stand): 148cm, width: 51.5cm
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Export Indian Dyed Cotton Prayer Cloth (Jainamaz)
Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India circa 1850
91cm x 133cm
Provenance
UK art market
Straits Chinese Silk Embroidered Panel
Commissioned for the Straits Chinese Market; Southern China or Straits Settlements late 19th century
length: 112cm, height: 54cm
Provenance
UK art market
Chin Woman’s Woven Silk Tube Skirt (Hni Tial)
Hakha Chin People, Chin State, Western Burma (Myanmar) circa 1950
118cm x 69cm
Indian Inscribed Parcel-Gilt Dove-Shaped Silver Opium-Water Vessel (Chuski)
Deccan or Northern India 17th-18th century
height: 15.2cm, weight: 562g
Provenance
UK art market
Nine Sri Lankan Gem-Set Silver & Gold Hair Pins (Kondakoora)
Sri Lanka 19th-early 20th century
lengths: 9.1cm-12.2cm
Provenance
UK art market
Javanese Chased Silver Spittoon
Java, Indonesia, probably Peranakan circa 1920
height: 10.3cm, diameter: 10.4cm, weight: 198g
Provenance
private collection, UK; acquired by the previous owner's family in Indonesia in the first half of the 20th century.
Tibetan Buddhist Human Bone, Coral & Silver Rosary Beads (Sin-‘phen)
Tibet 18th-19th century
circumference of main bead strand: 56cm, weight: 66g
Provenance
private collection, London, UK.
Dayak Mandau or Parang Ilang Sword
Iban Dayak People, Saribas Region, Borneo, Sarawak, Malaysia late 19th century
length: 65cm, weight: 536g
Provenance
UK art market
Burmese Gilt & Mirrored Glass Lacquered Betel Box (Kun It)
Burma 19th century
height: 11.4cm, diameter: 13.2cm
Provenance
private collection, England.
Burmese Royal Silk Achiek Cloth Sutra Cover
Burma (Myanmar) 19th century
70cm x 78cm
Fine, Selected Items still Available from Past Catalogues
Indian Silver Coin Necklace
India early 20th century (coins dated 1878 and 1915)
length: 50cm, weight: 85g
Provenance
UK art market
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
Tibetan or Himalayan Silver & Copper Tea Pot
Tibet or Himalayan India 19th century
length: 31.5cm, width: 23.5cm, weight: 1,058g
Provenance
Scottish art market
Indian Chalukyan-Style Durga Bronze
Deccan, India circa 12th century
height: 12cm
Provenance
UK art market.
Mughal or Deccan Silver Plate (Thali)
Mughal or Deccan India early 18th century
diameter: 21.2 cm, weight: 242g
Provenance
UK art market
Burmese Large, Lacquered Wooden Buddha
Mandalay, Burma circa 1850
height: 67.5cm, width: 59cm, depth: 34cm
Provenance
UK art market
Champleve Enamelled & Gilded Bronze Stupa with Jataka Tales
China Ming Dynasty, circa 15th century
height: 20.2cm, width: 10cm, weight: 1,254g
Provenance
private collection of Maurice Collis (1889-1973); thereafter by descent.
Yoruba Carved Wooden Divination Bowl
Yoruba People, Nigeria 18th-19th century or earlier
height: 14.2cm, diameter: 19cm
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Large, Splendid Silver Anklet (Milna Payal)
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India 19th century
approximate diameter: 13cm, weight: 467g
Provenance
Christie's New York; Formerly in the collection of the late Paul Walter; most probably acquired by Walter in London.
Unusually Tall Ottoman Woman’s Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Wooden Stilted Clogs (Qabqab)
Ottoman Turkey 19th or early 20th century
height to top of toe strap: 30cm, lengths: 22.8cm, widths: 18cm
Provenance
UK art market
Fine Burlwood Tsampa Box with Silver Filigree Mounts & Lapis Lazuli, Coral & Turquoise
Mongolia 19th century
diameter: 14cm, height: 8.5cm, weight: 483g
Provenance
UK art market
Indian Silver Presentation Salver Chased & Repoussed in High Relief, for the Prince of Wales Grenadiers
Bombay, India 1903-1906
diameter: 32.3cm, weight: 1,108g
Provenance
UK art market.
Malay Earthenware Water Flask with Silver Mounts (Labu Ayer)
Malay People, Perak, Malay Peninsula late 19th or early 20th century
height: 30cm, diameter: 18cm, weight: 1,056g
Provenance
UK art market