NEW ITEMS FOR APRIL 2022

Scroll down to see almost 50 fine, new additions to our stock for April.

Included are items from India, Indonesia, Nepal, Tibet, China, Burma, Philippines, Cambodia, Thailand, Fiji, New Zealand, Oceania, Yemen & Angola.

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8484

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

Sold

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.

8481

Carved Ritual Buddhist Tibetan Conch Shell

Tibet
18th century

length: 14.5cm, width: 9cm, depth: 8cm, weight: 432g

Sold

Provenance

from the estate of the private collector John Bartlett, England.

8549

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

Sold

Provenance

private collection, London

8522

North Indian Bronze Ribbed Spouted Lota

Northern India or Nepal
17th-18th century

height: 15.5cm, width: 16cm, weight: 1,895g

Sold

Provenance

formerly in the Simon Digby collection; private collection, UK.

7233

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

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

8495

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

Sold

Provenance

French art market

7154

North Indian Brass Pilgrim Flask

Northern or Central India
16th-17th century

height: 33.5cm, width: 28cm, depth: 13cm, weight: 1,965g

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

8431

Himalayan-Indian Shiva Shrine Plaque (Mohra)

Eastern Himachal Pradesh, Himalayan India
circa 18th century

height: 25.6cm, width: 13.8cm, weight: 1,148g

Sold

Provenance

Private collection, London, UK

7247

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.

7203

Society Islands Shark or Fish Hook

Society Islands, French Polynesia
18th-19th century

length: 6.1cm, width: 3.8cm, weight: 15g

Sold

Provenance

UK art market; UK private collection.

7256

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.

7202

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.

7201

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

Sold

Provenance

UK art market; UK private collection.

8526

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.

7246

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

Sold

Provenance

UK art market; private UK collection

7193

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

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

7296

Khmer Large Silver Amulet Pendant set with Rock Crystal

Cambodia
11th-12th century

width: 6.5cm, length: 4.6cm, depth: 6.7cm, weight: 69g

Sold

Provenance

Estate Collection of Tom White MBE, London, UK.

7289

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

8552

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)

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Provenance

UK art market

7088

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

7320

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

7330

Unusual South Indian Brass Virabhadra Plaque

South India
18th-19th century

height: 23.4cm, width: 16.4cm, weight: 1,397g

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

8548

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

Sold

Provenance

private collection, UK.

8433

Eastern Tibetan Gilded Sakyamuni Buddha

Eastern Tibet
17th century

height: 19.4cm, width: 13.8cm, depth: 10.6cm, weight: 1,629g

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

8422

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

7168

Ovimbundu Carved Wooden Privilege or Ritual Staff

Ovimbundu People, Angola
19th century

length: 91cm, weight: 855g

Sold

Provenance

private collection, UK.

7169

Ovimbundu Colonial Portuguese Female Head Privilege Sceptre or Staff

Ovimbundu People, Benguela, Angola
19th century

length: 82.5cm, width: 8.5cm, weight: 941g

Sold

Provenance

private collection, UK

7224

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

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

7279

Tibetan Bronze Makara

Tibet
circa 18th century

length: 21cm, width: approximately 10.4cm, weight: 284g

Provenance

UK art market

8493

Tibetan Silver Yak Butter Lamp

Tibet
early 20th century

height: approximately 20cm, width: 15cm, weight: 561g

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

8417

Indian Brass Pandan or Betel Box

Northern India
18th-early 19th century

height: 9.4cm, width: 13cm, weight: 655g

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

8430

Tibetan Gilded Plaque, possibly of Padmasambhava

Tibet
17th-18th century

length: 34cm, width: 26.6cm, weight: 791g

Sold

Provenance

private collection, UK

6624

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.

8442

Tanjore Rosewater Sprinkler overlaid with Silver & Brass

Tanjore (Thanjavur), South India
late 19th century

height: 27.2cm, width: 9.4cm, weight: 502g

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

8485

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

8463

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

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

8486

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.

8492

Unusual Indian Engraved Silver & Silver-inlaid Bidri Hookah Vase

Northern India
18th century

height: 14.2cm, width: 12cm, weight: 743g

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Provenance

UK art market

8499

Burmese Silver Bowl Repoussed with Ramayana Scenes (Yama Zatdaw)

Burma
circa 1880

height: 13.9cm, width: approximately 23cm, weight: 887g

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

8510

Mughal Engraved Silver Plate (Thali)

Mughal or Deccan India
18th century

diameter: 20.9cm, weight: 208g

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

6615

Thai White Brass Buddha

Thailand
circa 18th century

height: 12.9cm, width: 10.9cm, depth: 6.7cm, weight: 675g

Provenance

private collection, UK.

8519

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

8523

Indian Bidri Carpet Weight (Mir-e-farsh)

Deccan, India
late 17th-early 18th century

height: 12.8cm, width: 12.1cm, weight: 882g

Sold

Provenance

private collection, UK.

8524

Nepalese Cast Brass Raksi Flask (Thyaka)

Nepal
18th-19th century

height: 26.1cm, width: approximately 13cm, weight: 1,108g

Sold

Provenance

private collection, UK.

8525

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.

7342

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

Sold

Provenance

UK art market