NEW ITEMS FOR APRIL 2022
Included are items from India, Indonesia, Nepal, Tibet, China, Burma, Philippines, Cambodia, Thailand, Fiji, New Zealand, Oceania, Yemen & Angola.
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Outstanding & Rare Javanese Gold, Gilded & Bronze Standing Shiva Mahadeva
Central Java, Indonesia circa 9th century
height: 16.8cm, width: 5.2cm, depth: 5.4cm, weight: 380g
Provenance
from the estate of the private collector John Bartlett, England, with an old collection label attached indicating that the piece entered the collection in 1967.
Carved Ritual Buddhist Tibetan Conch Shell
Tibet 18th century
length: 14.5cm, width: 9cm, depth: 8cm, weight: 432g
Provenance
from the estate of the private collector John Bartlett, England.
Tibetan Inscribed, Gilded Image of Vaishravana (Jambhala) in Elaborate Mongolian Dress
Tibet 17th-18th century
height: 11.2cm, width: 8.1cm, depth: 7.1cm, weight: 382g
Provenance
private collection, London
North Indian Bronze Ribbed Spouted Lota
Northern India or Nepal 17th-18th century
height: 15.5cm, width: 16cm, weight: 1,895g
Provenance
formerly in the Simon Digby collection; private collection, UK.
Burmese Pair of Gilded, Lacquered Dancing Figures, possibly Nats
Burma circa 1900
height (of the tallest figure, with stand): 55.4cm, width: 22cm, depth: 13.4cm, combined weight (including stands): 4,908g
Provenance
UK art market
Kankanay or Bontoc Carved Wooden House-God Figure (Galgalawa-en)
Bontoc or Kankanay people, Luzon, northern Philippines 19th century
height: approximately 40cm, width: 13.2cm, depth: 15cm, weight: 2,813g
Provenance
French art market
North Indian Brass Pilgrim Flask
Northern or Central India 16th-17th century
height: 33.5cm, width: 28cm, depth: 13cm, weight: 1,965g
Provenance
UK art market
Himalayan-Indian Shiva Shrine Plaque (Mohra)
Eastern Himachal Pradesh, Himalayan India circa 18th century
height: 25.6cm, width: 13.8cm, weight: 1,148g
Provenance
Private collection, London, UK
Fijian Trolling Lure Fish Hook (Bayaloyalo)
Fiji early-to-mid 19th century
length: approximately 10.2cm, width: 1.4cm, weight: 8g
Provenance
UK art market; UK private collection.
Society Islands Shark or Fish Hook
Society Islands, French Polynesia 18th-19th century
length: 6.1cm, width: 3.8cm, weight: 15g
Provenance
UK art market; UK private collection.
Maori Trolling Lure Fish Hook (Pa Kahawai)
Maori People, New Zealand 18th-19th century
length (without cord): 14.8cm, width: 2cm, weight: 20g
Provenance
UK art market; UK private collection.
New Hebrides Abalone Shell & Turtleshell Trolling Lure Fish Hook
New Hebrides (Vanuatu) 19th century
length: 7.5cm, width: 1.9cm, weight: 13g
Provenance
UK art market; UK private collection.
Maori Haliotis Shell Trolling Lure Fish Hook (Pa Kahawai)
Maori people, New Zealand 18th-19th century
length (without cord): 9.2cm, width: 1cm, weight: 11g
Provenance
UK art market; UK private collection.
Solomon Islands Turtleshell & Carved Abalone Shell Trolling Lure Fish Hook
Solomon Islands, probably Malaita Island 19th century
length: 7.9cm, width: 1.4cm, weight: 5g
Provenance
from the estate collection of a former London museum curator.
Fijian Carved Wooden Bowl, possibly a Priest’s Dish
Fiji 19th century & possibly earlier
length: 53.2cm, width: 19cm, depth: approximately 8cm, weight: 1,105g
Provenance
UK art market; private UK collection
Chinese or Batavian Tortoiseshell Box with Engraved Silver Mounts
Southern China, Vietnam or Dutch East Indies 19th century
width: 8cm, depth: 8.2cm, height: 4.6cm, weight: 85g
Provenance
UK art market
Khmer Large Silver Amulet Pendant set with Rock Crystal
Cambodia 11th-12th century
width: 6.5cm, length: 4.6cm, depth: 6.7cm, weight: 69g
Provenance
Estate Collection of Tom White MBE, London, UK.
South Indian Bronze Image of the Infant Krishna Dancing
Tamil Nadu, South India 17th-18th century
height: 8.1cm, width: 5.3cm, weight: 109g
Provenance
UK art market
Pair of Burmese Gilded Buddha Images of Solid Lacquer
Burma 19th century
height (of Buddhas only): 8.9 and 7.5cm, width: 5.1 and 4.6cm, depth: 3.4 and 3.8cm, combined weight: 67g (without stands)
Provenance
UK art market
Batak Gold & Silver Man’s Pendant Ear Ornament (Duri-Duri)
Batak people, Lake Toba region, north Sumatra, Indonesia 19th century
length: 3.8cm, width: 3.1cm, weight: 18g
Provenance
private collection, The Netherlands
Burmese Pair of Crouching Nat or Disciple Figures of Carved Wood & Gilded Lacquer
Burma, probably Mandalay circa mid-19th century
heights: approximately 46.5cm, combined weight: 5.6kg
Provenance
UK art market
Unusual South Indian Brass Virabhadra Plaque
South India 18th-19th century
height: 23.4cm, width: 16.4cm, weight: 1,397g
Provenance
UK art market
Massive Tibetan Bone Buddhist Rosary Mala (Mi Mgo’i Phreng Ba)
Tibet 18th-19th century
circumference: approximately 62cm, diameter (of bone beads): approximately 2.2cm, weight: 442g
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Eastern Tibetan Gilded Sakyamuni Buddha
Eastern Tibet 17th century
height: 19.4cm, width: 13.8cm, depth: 10.6cm, weight: 1,629g
Provenance
UK art market
Nepalese Bronze Lamp with Aristocratic Patron Devotee Figure (Shali Dalus)
Kathmandu Valley, Nepal 19th century
height: 17cm, width: 17.4cm, depth: 9.5cm, weight: 1,296g
Provenance
UK art market
Ovimbundu Carved Wooden Privilege or Ritual Staff
Ovimbundu People, Angola 19th century
length: 91cm, weight: 855g
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Ovimbundu Colonial Portuguese Female Head Privilege Sceptre or Staff
Ovimbundu People, Benguela, Angola 19th century
length: 82.5cm, width: 8.5cm, weight: 941g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Indian Inscribed, Cast Bronze Ritual (Yajna) Oil Pourer
Tamil Nadu, South India circa 18th century
length: 22cm, width: 12.3cm, depth: 4.6cm, weight: 647g
Provenance
UK art market
Tibetan Bronze Makara
Tibet circa 18th century
length: 21cm, width: approximately 10.4cm, weight: 284g
Provenance
UK art market
Tibetan Silver Yak Butter Lamp
Tibet early 20th century
height: approximately 20cm, width: 15cm, weight: 561g
Provenance
UK art market
Indian Brass Pandan or Betel Box
Northern India 18th-early 19th century
height: 9.4cm, width: 13cm, weight: 655g
Provenance
UK art market
Tibetan Gilded Plaque, possibly of Padmasambhava
Tibet 17th-18th century
length: 34cm, width: 26.6cm, weight: 791g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Thai Solid-Silver Image of Phra Sangkajai
Thailand 19th century
height: 4.1cm, width: 3.4cm, depth: 1.8cm, weight: 37g
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Tanjore Rosewater Sprinkler overlaid with Silver & Brass
Tanjore (Thanjavur), South India late 19th century
height: 27.2cm, width: 9.4cm, weight: 502g
Provenance
UK art market
Burmese Silver Model of a Stupa or Pagoda
Burma late 19th century
height: 32.3cm, width: 18.1cm, weight (with stand): 1,184g, weight of silver: 270g
Provenance
UK art market
Northern Indian Chased Brass Hookah Base with Dark Lac
Mughal Northern India, probably Lahore early 18th century
height: 14.2cm, width: 14.5cm, weight: 1,106g
Provenance
UK art market
Javanese Bronze Image of Seated Bodhisattva Padmapani
Central Java, Indonesia 9th-10th century
height: 16.7cm, width: 10.4cm, depth: 8.9cm, weight: 1,996g
Provenance
formerly in the collections of Professor Samuel Eilenberg (1980s), Jerry Mitchell & John Bartlett, UK.
Unusual Indian Engraved Silver & Silver-inlaid Bidri Hookah Vase
Northern India 18th century
height: 14.2cm, width: 12cm, weight: 743g
Provenance
UK art market
Burmese Silver Bowl Repoussed with Ramayana Scenes (Yama Zatdaw)
Burma circa 1880
height: 13.9cm, width: approximately 23cm, weight: 887g
Provenance
UK art market
Mughal Engraved Silver Plate (Thali)
Mughal or Deccan India 18th century
diameter: 20.9cm, weight: 208g
Provenance
UK art market
Thai White Brass Buddha
Thailand circa 18th century
height: 12.9cm, width: 10.9cm, depth: 6.7cm, weight: 675g
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Yemeni Necklace of Large, Genuine, Antique Amber Beads & Silver Beads
San'a, Yemen late 19th-early 20th century
circumference: approximately 58cm, width (of amber beads): approximately 3cm, weight: 242g
Provenance
UK art market
Indian Bidri Carpet Weight (Mir-e-farsh)
Deccan, India late 17th-early 18th century
height: 12.8cm, width: 12.1cm, weight: 882g
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Nepalese Cast Brass Raksi Flask (Thyaka)
Nepal 18th-19th century
height: 26.1cm, width: approximately 13cm, weight: 1,108g
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Ottoman Bronze Mortar with Fins
Caucasus, Armenia or Ottoman Turkey circa 16th-17th century
height: 9.1cm, width: approximately 13cm, weight: 1,110g
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Large, South Indian Devotional Shrine Cabinet enclosing a Fine Infant Krishna Icon
Tanjore (Thanjavur), Tamil Nadu, South India mid-19th century
height: 162cm, width: 112.2cm, depth: 14cm
Provenance
UK art market