NEW ITEMS FOR APRIL 2025
Included are items from India, Mongolia, Tibet, Thailand, Philippines, Burma/Myanmar, Khmer/Cambodia, Thailand, Dutch Colonial East Indies, Egypt, Morocco, Libya, Oman & Nigeria.
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Five Early Islamic Middle Eastern Glass Beads for the African Market
Middle East (probably Egypt or Syria) for the African Market (probably Mali) 900-1200 AD
diameter: between 1.3 and 1.9cm, length: between 1.3 and 2.1cm, combined weight: 25g
Provenance
private collection, Canada. The collection was carefully assembled over the last 50 years.
Mongolian Gilded Bronze Sitasamvara & Consort Vajravarahi in Yab-Yum
Mongolia 18th century
height: 15.2cm, width: 10.5cm, depth: 7.1cm, weight: 907g
Provenance
Ian Triay Collection, Madrid, Spain
Highly Unusual Colonial Dutch Silver Filigree Box
Colonial Dutch East Indies, probably Batavia 17th century
height: 11.2cm, width: 13.7cm, depth: 9.4cm, weight: 531g
Provenance
UK art market
Thai Ayutthaya Bronze Head of the Buddha
Thailand Ayutthaya Period, 16th century
height: 17.2cm, width: approximately 11.2cm, depth: approximately 11.2cm, overall height (including stand): 29cm, weight: 3,080g
Provenance
private collection, UK, and thence by descent
Superb & Original Moroccan Berber (Amazigh) Amber Bead Necklace
Amazigh or Berber People, Draa Valley, Southern Morocco latest stringing: mid-20th century from earlier elements
overall length of beaded segments: approximately 65cm, diameter of the largest amber bead: 4cm, weight: 414g
Provenance
private collection, Germany; collected in the 1980s
Pair of Libyan Engraved Solid Silver Ear Ornaments
Bedouin People, Tripoli, Libya circa 1880
width: approximately 7.2cm, thickness: 1.5cm, combined weight: 204g
Provenance
UK art market
Khmer Bronze Image of Avalokiteshvara
Khmer people, Cambodia Angkor Period, late 12th century
overall height: 21.3cm, width: 7.2cm, depth: 6.8cm, weight: 556g
Provenance
private collection, UK, and thence by descent
Omani Silver Amulet Pendant with Coral and Chain (Kirsh Kitab)
Oman early 20th century
circumference: approximately 60cm, length of pendant: 9.9cm, diameter of the circular part of pendant: 7.5cm, weight: 115g
Provenance
UK art market
Shan Burmese Cast Bronze Buddha
Shan States, Burma 17th-18th century
height: 20.8cm, width: 12.4cm, depth: 4.7cm, weight: 643g
Provenance
UK art market
Kashmiri Three-Piece ‘Samover’-style Silver Tea Set
Kashmir, India circa 1900
height: 13.3, 14.2 and 19.2cm, combined weight: 1,182g
Provenance
UK art market
Thai, Fine, Pierced Silver Betel Box
Thailand, probably Bangkok late 19th century
diameter: 17cm, height: 7.6cm, weight: 537g
Provenance
private collection, London
Indian Inscribed Cow-Shaped Lingam Dripping Vessel (Thara Pathiram)
South India 18th century
length: approximately 14cm, width: approximately 8cm, weight: 537g
Provenance
UK art market
Tibetan Bone Plaque of a Terrifying Deity
Tibet, probably Central Tibet 18th century
height: 18.1cm, width: 9.7cm, thickness: 2.8cm, weight: 334g
Provenance
UK art market
Colonial Burmese Silver Cheroot Box
Burma early 20th century
height: 13cm, width: 8.1cm, depth: approximately 4.5cm, weight: 202g
Provenance
UK art market
Tibetan Bone Plaque of a Terrifying Deity
Tibet, probably Central Tibet 18th century
height: 17.2cm, width: 9.4cm, thickness: 2.5cm, weight: 371g
Provenance
UK art market
Colonial Philippines Silver-Gilt Catholic Rosary (Tamborin)
probably Cagayan, Luzon, Philippines 19th century
circumference: 73cm, length of pendant: 5.9cm, width of pendant: 3.4cm, weight: 37g
Provenance
private collection, London, UK
Naga Head Hunter’s Necklace with Three Severed Heads
Naga People, North-Eastern India 19th-early 20th century
circumference: 67cm, width of pendant: 10.5cm, length of pendant: 5.5cm, weight: 170g
Provenance
Hansjorg Mayer Collection, UK
North Indian Pala Bronze Image of Padmapani
Eastern India, probably Bihar Pala Period, 11th-12th century
height: 9.5cm, width: 6cm, depth: 4.9cm, weight: 210g
Provenance
private collection, UK, and thence by descent
Naga Carved Wooden Double Head Ornament
Naga People, North-Eastern India early 20th century
height: 5.7cm, width: 6.8cm, depth: approximately 3.8cm, weight: 38g
Provenance
Hansjorg Mayer Collection, UK
Unusual & Massive Naga Shell Bead Necklace
Angami Naga People, North-Eastern India 19th-early 20th century
circumference: 101cm, length of beads: between 1.1 and 3.2cm, diameter of beads: between 1 and 2.1cm, weight: 531g
Provenance
Hansjorg Mayer Collection, UK
North Indian Banded Agate or Onyx Muslim Rosary Bead Strand (Subhah)
Khambat (Cambay), Gujarat, India Ancient
length of beaded segment: 40.3cm, maximum circumference: 90cm, diameter of the largest bead: 1.6cm, weight: 64g
Provenance
private collection, Canada. The collection was carefully assembled over the last 50 years.
Three Himalayan Shell Hair Ornaments (Dunkertsa)
Tibetan Peoples, Lahaul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh, Himalayan India and Ladakh 19th century
width: 6.4, 6.5 and 7.2cm, combined weight: 221g
Provenance
private collection, Scotland
Four Himalayan Indian Cone Shell Hair Beads
Tibetan Peoples, Lahaul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh, Himalayan India and Ladakh 19th century
width: 5, 5.1, 5.1 and 5.9cm, combined weight: 146g
Provenance
private collection, Scotland
Exceptional, Large Strand of European & African Trade Beads for the West African Market
Trade Beads for the West African Market beads date from ancient to circa 1920
circumference: approximately 82cm, diameter of the white core marble bead: 3.8cm, weight: 404g
Provenance
private collection, Canada. The collection was carefully assembled over the last 50 years.
Himalayan Indian Shell Arm Band or Bangle
Tibetan Peoples, Lahaul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh, Himalayan India and Ladakh 19th century
internal diameter: 7.5cm, external diameter: 8.9cm, thickness: 3.7cm, weight: 108g
Provenance
private collection, Scotland
Six Ancient Islamic Folded Glass Beads
Middle East (probably Egypt or Syria) for the African Market (probably Mali) 900-1200 AD
length: between 1.2 and 2.4cm, diameter: 1.2 and 2cm, combined weight: 36g
Provenance
private collection, Canada. The collection was carefully assembled over the last 50 years.
Venetian African-Market ‘Eye’ Beads
Venice for the African Market circa 1910
circumference: approximately 62cm, diameter of the beads: approximately 1.5cm, weight: 130g
Provenance
private collection, Canada. The collection was carefully assembled over the last 50 years.
Pair of Omani Silver & Gilt Ear Ornaments
Oman 19th century
length: approximately 21cm, diameter of hoops: 6.5cm, combined weight: 183g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Indian Dyed Cotton Cloth for the Islamic Export Markets
Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India circa 1850
width: 62cm, length: 62cm
Provenance
UK art market
Five Tibetan Silver & Turquoise Hair Beads
Central Tibet 18th-19th century
length: between 4.6 and 5.6cm, width: between 2.4 and 2.6cm, combined weight: 79g
Provenance
private collection, The Netherlands
Bastar Horse & Rider Bronze
Chhattisgarh, Bastar, India 18th-19th century
overall height (including stand): 29.5cm, width of base: 13.2cm, length of base: 17.7cm, weight: 1,791g
Provenance
UK art market
Ancient Indus Valley Agate Beads used in Tibet
Indus Valley for the Himalayas, probably Tibet, & Elsewhere Ancient
length of beads: between 2 and 3.7cm, diameter of beads: between 1.5 and 3cm, weight: 113g
Provenance
private collection, Canada. The collection was carefully assembled over the last 50 years.
Selected, Fine Items from Past Catalogues
Impressive Pair of Nepalese Hanging Incense Burners
Nepal & Tibet 19th century
height of incence burners (without the chains): 38cm, width (between handles): 27cm, combined weight: 4,947g
Provenance
UK art market
Indian Three-Piece Silver Tea Set in the Form of Ducks
India circa 1890
length of teapot: 21.5cm, height: 16.5cm, weight of teapot: 646g, weight (combined): 1,244g
Provenance
UK art market
Large, Indian-Islamic Carved Wooden Koran Stand
Northern India 19th century
length (when flattened): 92cm, width: 31.3cm, weight: 4,894g
Provenance
private collection, London.
Rare Southeast Asian (Batavian) or Chinese Parcel-Gilt Wine Ewer
Southeast Asia, possibly Batavia, or China circa 1680-1750
height: 17cm, length (from handle to spout): 15cm, weight: 415g
Provenance
UK art market; Sotheby's New York
Spanish Colonial Silver Candlestick
Spanish Colonial South America, probably Peru 17th-18th century
height: 24cm, diameter: 15.3cm, weight: 618g
Provenance
Acquired in the UK, from the estate collection of Dr George Yuille Caldwell (1924-2016). Dr Caldwell, an English-born physician spent much of his professional life practicing in Singapore. He amassed a large collection of Chinese jade, porcelain and ethnographica during that time.
Indian Gold & Diamond Pendant Necklace
India late 19th century
length (of pendant): 6.4cm, width: 2.5cm, weight (including cord): 32g
Provenance
UK art market
Srivijaya Bronze Standing Maitreya
Srivijaya Kingdom, South Sumatra, Indonesia circa 7th-8th century
height (including stand): 32.5cm, width: 8.7cm, weight (including stand): 2,682g
Provenance
private collection, London, UK.
Pair of Sri Lankan or South Indian Yali Door Plates
Sri Lanka or South India circa 18th century
length (each): 16.5cm, width: 13.7cm, combined weight: 1,041g
Provenance
UK art market
Sino-Tibetan Conch Shell Trumpet with Gilded Copper Mounts
Sino-Tibetan 18th century - most probably Qianlong period (1736-1795)
length: 22.2cm, width: approximately 13.5cm, weight: 1,129g
Provenance
Derek Wright (1927-2022) collection, Fritham Grange, Hampshire., UK. Acquired by the previous owner from Gerard Hawthorn Ltd Oriental Art, London, June 2004.
Inscribed Copper Alloy Dancing Krishna
India 19th century
height: 13.4cm
Provenance
UK art market
Indian Partabargh Theva-Work Gold Bracelet
Partabargh, Rajasthan, and Delhi, India circa 1850
circumference: approximately 18cm, length of individual panels: 3.5cm, weight: 58g
Provenance
UK art market
Pair of Gold & Coral Ear Ornaments (Godwari or Mendog Kogde)
Sherpa People, Nepal-Tibet 19th century
diameter: 7cm (each), combined weight: 37g
Provenance
UK art market
Rare Ottoman Turkey or Balkans Silver Cartridge Box for the Waist
Ottoman Balkans early 19th century
length: 19.3cm, height: 7.7cm, thickness: 4.2cm, weight: 261g
Provenance
UK art market