NEW ITEMS FOR APRIL 2023
Scroll down to see 30 new additions to our stock for April.
Included are items from Tibet, Bhutan, India, Sri Lanka, Japan, Indonesia, Thailand, Oceania, Uzbekistan, Spanish Colonial South America, Nigeria & Ghana.
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Enquiry about object: 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.
Enquiry about object: 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
Enquiry about object: 9070
Ancient Tibetan Dzi Bead
Tibet Ancient
length: 2.4cm, width: 1.5cm, weight: 8g
Provenance
private collection, London.
Enquiry about object: 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
Provenance
formerly in the collection of David Weldon, UK.
Enquiry about object: 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
Enquiry about object: 8974
Japanese Shingon Sect Gilded Copper Dharma Wheel (Rinbo)
Japan 13th century, Kamakura period (1185–1333)
diameter: 11.2cm, weight: 234g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 8978
Japanese Shingon Sect Gomadan Altar Gilded Copper Vajra (Sankosho)
Japan Edo Period, 18th-19th century
length: 15.1cm, weight: 252g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 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
Enquiry about object: 8979
Japanese Shingon Sect Gomadan Altar Gilded Copper Two-Part Vajra (Sankosho)
Japan Edo Period, 18th-19th century
length: 13.3cm, weight: 249g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 8980
Japanese Shingon Sect Gomadan Altar Gilded Copper ‘Pestle’ Vajra (Tokkosho)
Japan Edo Period, 18th-19th century
length: 11.7cm, weight: 81g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 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
Enquiry about object: 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
Provenance
private collection, London.
Enquiry about object: 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
Enquiry about object: 9028
Thai Gold Pendant set with Black Diamonds
Bangkok, Thailand early 20th century
length: 4cm, width: 2.5cm, weight: 4g
Provenance
private collection
Enquiry about object: 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
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 8968
Kerala Small Bronze Image of Vaishnavi
Kerala, South India circa 17th century
height: 5.9cm, width: 4.1cm, depth: 4.2cm, weight: 148g
Enquiry about object: 9067
Inscribed, Thai Mon Monk’s Fan
Mon People, south-western Thailand early 20th century or earlier
length: 35.9cm, width: 23cm, weight: 55g
Provenance
private collection
Enquiry about object: 8973
Indian Brass Kamadhenu or Surabhi
India late 19th-early 20th century
height: 16.1cm, width: 14cm, depth: 9.7cm, weight: 1,609g
Provenance
private collection, England; acquired in the 1950s
Enquiry about object: 8893
Indian Bronze Durga Group
Maharashtra or Karnataka, Western India 18th-19th century
height: 25.1cm, width: 12cm, depth: 8.6cm, weight: 1,923g
Provenance
private collection, London.
Enquiry about object: 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.
Enquiry about object: 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
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 8845
Indian Brass Shaivite Temple Offering Box
Rajasthan, India 19th century
length: approximately 24.5cm, width: approximately 24cm, depth: 15.5cm, weight: 5,003g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 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
Enquiry about object: 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
Provenance
UK art market; previous acquired at Christie's South Kensington, 2012.
Enquiry about object: 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
Enquiry about object: 8986
Indian Brass-inlaid Paduka Shoes
India 19th century
individual length: 24.5cm, individual width: 7.8cm, combined weight: 408g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 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.
Enquiry about object: 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
Enquiry about object: 9044
Tibetan Buddhist Mala Rosary Beads
Tibet 18th-19th century
circumference: approximately 45cm, width of disks: 1.5cm, weight: 126g
Provenance
private collection, London
Enquiry about object: 7271
Nigerian Cast Bronze Snuff Ring
Tiv People, Central Nigeria early 20th century
length: 11cm, width: 4.6cm, weight: 180g
Provenance
UK art market
Selected Items from Past Catalogues
Enquiry about object: 5061
Gold Cobra Ear Ornaments Inlaid with Red Stones (Pambadam or Nagapadam)
Tamil Nadu, South India, 19th-early 20th century 19th-early 20th century
length: 4.5cm, combined weight: 42.92g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 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.
Enquiry about object: 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
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6635
Fine Tsonga Headrest
Tsonga People, South Africa & Zimbabwe 19th-early 20th century
height: 10.8cm, width: 18.5cm, weight: 229g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 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
Enquiry about object: 1569
Mughal Brass Ewer (Aftaba)
North India 18th century
height: 36.2cm, width: 26.2cm, weight: 2,557g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 3552
Fine Indian Embroidered Phulkari Textile
Western Punjab, India circa 1900
length: 237cm, width: 116cm
Provenance
UK art market