NEW ITEMS FOR APRIL 2023

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Included are items from Tibet, Bhutan, India, Sri Lanka, Japan, Indonesia, Thailand, Oceania, Uzbekistan, Spanish Colonial South America, Nigeria & Ghana.

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8965

Rare, Inscribed, Shaivite 22-Spout Water Vessel or Lota

South India
18th-19th century

height: approximately 27.5cm, width: approximately 33cm, weight: 2,503g

Provenance

private collection, England.

8972

Indo-Portuguese Bezoar Stone with Silver Mounts & Chain

India, probably Goa, & possibly Ottoman Turkey
circa 1700

overall length: 10.1cm, width of stone: 2.9cm, weight: 11g

Provenance

UK art market

9070

Ancient Tibetan Dzi Bead

Tibet
Ancient

length: 2.4cm, width: 1.5cm, weight: 8g

Sold

Provenance

private collection, London.

8889

Tibetan or Bhutanese Noble’s Long Sword & Parcel-Gilt Silver Scabbard (Kongdi Maja)

Tibet or Bhutan
19th century

length: 85.8cm, width: approximately 6cm, weight: 1,566g

Sold

Provenance

formerly in the collection of David Weldon, UK.

9073

Indian Bone Female Attendant Deity

Karnataka, India
17th century

height (including stand): 15.3cm, width: 4cm, weight: 139g

Provenance

art market/private collection, UK

8974

Japanese Shingon Sect Gilded Copper Dharma Wheel (Rinbo)

Japan
13th century, Kamakura period (1185–1333)

diameter: 11.2cm, weight: 234g

Sold

Provenance

private collection, UK

8978

Japanese Shingon Sect Gomadan Altar Gilded Copper Vajra (Sankosho)

Japan
Edo Period, 18th-19th century

length: 15.1cm, weight: 252g

Sold

Provenance

private collection, UK

8981

Japanese Shingon Sect Gomadan Altar Gilded Copper ‘Pestle’ Vajra (Tokkosho)

Japan
Edo Period, 18th-19th century

length: 14.7cm weight: 161g

Provenance

private collection, UK

8979

Japanese Shingon Sect Gomadan Altar Gilded Copper Two-Part Vajra (Sankosho)

Japan
Edo Period, 18th-19th century

length: 13.3cm, weight: 249g

Sold

Provenance

private collection, UK

8980

Japanese Shingon Sect Gomadan Altar Gilded Copper ‘Pestle’ Vajra (Tokkosho)

Japan
Edo Period, 18th-19th century

length: 11.7cm, weight: 81g

Sold

Provenance

private collection, UK

8988

Balinese Finely-Carved Coconut & Stand

Bali, Indonesia
circa 1920-30

width of coconut: approximately 13.5cm, height of coconut: approximately 13cm. weight of coconut: 95g

Provenance

Dutch art market

9048

Indian Bronze Image of Varaha, the Boar Avatar of Vishnu

Tamil Nadu, South India
16th-17th century

height: 8.4cm, width: 5cm, depth: 2.7cm, weight: 83g

Sold

Provenance

private collection, London.

8605

Massive Miao Silver Hairpin

Miao People, Northern Thailand & Southern China
early 20th century

length: approximately 29.3cm, width: 6.6cm, weight: 55g

Provenance

private collection

9028

Thai Gold Pendant set with Black Diamonds

Bangkok, Thailand
early 20th century

length: 4cm, width: 2.5cm, weight: 4g

Sold

Provenance

private collection

8955

Indian Bronze of a Vaishnavite Saint

Tamil Nadu, South India
17th-18th century

height: 9.6cm, width: 6.9cm, depth: 4.8cm, weight: 533g

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

8968

Kerala Small Bronze Image of Vaishnavi

Kerala, South India
circa 17th century

height: 5.9cm, width: 4.1cm, depth: 4.2cm, weight: 148g

Sold
9067

Inscribed, Thai Mon Monk’s Fan

Mon People, south-western Thailand
early 20th century or earlier

length: 35.9cm, width: 23cm, weight: 55g

Sold

Provenance

private collection

8973

Indian Brass Kamadhenu or Surabhi

India
late 19th-early 20th century

height: 16.1cm, width: 14cm, depth: 9.7cm, weight: 1,609g

Sold

Provenance

private collection, England; acquired in the 1950s

8893

Indian Bronze Durga Group

Maharashtra or Karnataka, Western India
18th-19th century

height: 25.1cm, width: 12cm, depth: 8.6cm, weight: 1,923g

Sold

Provenance

private collection, London.

6129

Uzbek Silver-Gilt Bridal Crown (Kosh-e-tilla)

Bukhara, Uzbekistan
late 19th century

width: 18.8cm, height: 11.6cm, weight: 61g

Provenance

private collection, UK.

8804

Spanish Colonial Silver Chamber Pot (Lavatorio or Balde)

Spanish Colonial South America - Peru, Argentina or Bolivia
18th century

height: 12.2cm, diameter: approximately 19cm, weight: 877g

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

8845

Indian Brass Shaivite Temple Offering Box

Rajasthan, India
19th century

length: approximately 24.5cm, width: approximately 24cm, depth: 15.5cm, weight: 5,003g

Sold

Provenance

private collection, UK

8905

Ashanti Chief’s Brass-Covered Asipim Chair

Ashanti (Asante) People, Ghana
19th century

width: 50.2cm, height: 93.4cm, depth (seat only, excluding the inclining back-rest): 47cm

Provenance

UK art market

8952

Indian Cast Bronze Votive Cow, possibly Nandi

India
18th-19th century

height: 12.9cm, length: 15.2cm, width: approximately 5.9cm, weight: 1,098g

Sold

Provenance

UK art market; previous acquired at Christie's South Kensington, 2012.

8960

Oceanic Cowrie & Sinnet Cord Necklace

Pacific Islands
early 20th century

circumference: approximately 80cm, length of cowries: 6.5-7.8cm, weight: 309g

Provenance

private collection, UK

8986

Indian Brass-inlaid Paduka Shoes

India
19th century

individual length: 24.5cm, individual width: 7.8cm, combined weight: 408g

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

8996

Pair of Pashtun, Pierced Silver Bracelets

Pashtun People, North-west Pakistan
early 20th century

diameter: widest at approximately 6.8cm, combined weight: 132g

Provenance

private collection, London.

9035

Sri Lankan Gilded Silver Bracelet set with Pink Sapphires

southern coastal Sri Lanka
circa 1920

inner diameter: widest at 6.2cm, weight: 19g

Provenance

UK art market

9044

Tibetan Buddhist Mala Rosary Beads

Tibet
18th-19th century

circumference: approximately 45cm, width of disks: 1.5cm, weight: 126g

Provenance

private collection, London

7271

Nigerian Cast Bronze Snuff Ring

Tiv People, Central Nigeria
early 20th century

length: 11cm, width: 4.6cm, weight: 180g

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

Selected Items from Past Catalogues

5061

Gold Cobra Ear Ornaments Inlaid with Red Stones (Pambadam or Nagapadam)

Tamil Nadu, South India
19th-early 20th century

length: 4.5cm, combined weight: 42.92g

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

7055

Qajar Bird Hunting Whistle & Carved Wooden Gem-Set Case

Persia (Iran)
19th century

length: 16.5cm, weight: 58g

Provenance

Oliver Hoare, London; Christie's, London, Indian and Islamic Works of Art, 20 Apr 2007.

5867

Kashmiri Kashkul-form Chased Silver Bowl, Inscribed & dated ‘Gulmarg, 1902’

Kashmir, India
dated 1902

length: 28.6cm, height: 17.8cm, width: 14.3cm, weight: 520g

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

6635

Fine Tsonga Headrest

Tsonga People, South Africa & Zimbabwe
19th-early 20th century

height: 10.8cm, width: 18.5cm, weight: 229g

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

3026

Rare Indian Lucknow Enamelled Silver & Leather Hookah Base

Lucknow, India
18th century

height: 20.2cm, diameter of base: 14.8cm, weight: 611g

Provenance

UK art market

1569

Mughal Brass Ewer (Aftaba)

North India
18th century

height: 36.2cm, width: 26.2cm, weight: 2,557g

Provenance

UK art market

3552

Fine Indian Embroidered Phulkari Textile

Western Punjab, India
circa 1900

length: 237cm, width: 116cm

Provenance

UK art market