New Items for August 2021
Included are items from China, India, Tibet, Burma, Nepal, Colonial Dutch East Indies, Malaysia, New Guinea, Colonial Spanish Argentina, Fiji, Central Asia, Tanzania & Ethiopia.
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Pair of Imperial Gilded Fingernail Guards set with Kingfisher Feathers, Belonging to Dowager Empress Cixi (慈禧)
Beijing, China 19th century
length of each: 9.5cm
Provenance
estate of Werner Forman (1921-2010); acquired in Beijing in the 1950s; Imperial Collection.
Indian Parcel-Gilt Silver Opium-Water Vessel (Chuski)
Northern India of the Deccan 18th century
height: 11.5cm, weight: 224g
Provenance
UK art market
Rare Pair of Bukharan Gold Ear Pendants (Kadjak) set with Pearls & Coloured Stones
Bukhara, Uzkekistan (Central Asia) 19th century-early 20th century
length (including twisted silver wire): 14.6cm, combined weight: 32g
Provenance
private collection, Germany.
Enamelled Gold Nine-Gem (Navaratna) Arm Band (Nauratan Bazuband)
Delhi, India circa 1850
total length: 42.3cm, width: 3.2cm, weight: 32g
Provenance
UK art market
Fijian Carved Whalebone Necklace (Waseisei)
Fiji early to mid 19th century
length of whalebones: 6.5 - 9.3cm, circumference: approximately 62cm, weight: 285g
Provenance
UK art market
Sumatran Minangkabau Brass Ewer (Kendi)
Minangkabau People, Southern Highlands, Sumatra, Indonesia circa 1900
height: 26.5cm, width: 20.5cm, depth: 10.8cm, weight: 1,733g
Provenance
UK art market
Rare, Inscribed Dutch Colonial Batavian Silver Plate or Dish
Batavia, Dutch East Indies (Modern-day Indonesia) circa 1680-1700
diameter: 23.5cm, weight: 298g
Provenance
UK art market
Fine, Gourd Snuff Tobacco Container with Silver Mounts
Turkestan, Central Asia 19th century
length: 16.8cm, weight: 138g
Provenance
UK art market
Dayak Chieftain’s Large Ironwood & Rattan Bowl with Aso Figures
Kenyah or Kayan Dayak, Rajang River Basin, Borneo (Malaysia) 19th century
length: 82.5cm, height: 13.6cm, width: 48.1cm
Provenance
UK art market
Fine, Spanish Colonial Silver Horse Crop Handle
Argentina 19th century
length: 28.1cm, weight: 375g
Provenance
UK art market
Tibetan Silver Filigree Ga’u Box set with Turquoise, & a Bone Bead Necklace
Western Tibet late 19th century
length (of ga'u box): 10.6cm, width: 6.6cm, depth: 2.1cm, circumference of necklace: 105cm, overall weight: 158g
Provenance
Scottish art market
Two Tibetan Miniature Engraved Silver Yak Butter Lamps, & a Tiny Brass Lamp
Tibet 19th century & earlier
height of the silver lamps: 8cm, height of the brass lamp: 3.9cm, combined weight: 151g
Provenance
Scottish art maret
Three Rare Tibetan Long Tobacco Pipes
Tibet circa 18th century
length: 31.9cm, 42.6cm and 50.5cm respectively, combined weight: 810g
Provenance
Trevor Barton Collection of Pipes, London, UK.
Tibetan Woman’s Pouch or Purse (Baghu) with Silver Mounts & Turquoise
Tibet 19th century
width: 14.9cm, height (without strap): 10cm, weight: 270g
Provenance
UK art market
Parcel-Gilt Copper Shrine of Padmapani Lokeswara Shrine set with Coral
Kathmandu Valley, Nepal circa 1850
height: 38cm, width: 28.4cm, depth: 14cm
Provenance
UK art market
Large Repousse & Enamelled Silver Shiva Mask
Maharashtra or Karnataka, India 18th-19th century
height: 43cm, width: 19.5cm, weight: 1,009g
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Burmese Gilded Lacquer Buddha Head
Burma 19th-20th century
height: 29.7cm, width: 20cm, depth: 16cm
Provenance
J. & B. Harding, London, UK.
Unusual South Indian Terracotta Infant Krishna
India 19th century
height (including stand): 38.5cm, weight: 2,962g
Provenance
UK art market
Balinese Large, Ritual Carved Wooden Sajen or Offering Bowl & Cover
Bali, Indonesia circa 1920
width: 42.6cm, height: 32cm
Provenance
UK art market
Indian Brass Lingam Cover
Maharashtra or Karnataka, India 19th century
height: 10.3cm, diameter: 9cm, weight: 449g
Provenance
acquired by the previous owner at Christie's New York, 'Indian and Southeast Asian Art', 19 September 2002, lot 135.
Rare Liao Dynasty Gilded Silver Belt or Horse-Harness Fitting
North-eastern China & Inner Mongolia Liao Dynasty (10-12th century AD)
length: 12.6cm, width: 5cm, depth: 1.2cm, weight: 60g
Provenance
Roger Keverne, London, UK.
Indian Brass Conical Lingam Cover
Maharashtra or Karnataka, India 18th-19th century
height: 22.9cm, diameter: 12cm, weight: 807g
Provenance
acquired by the previous owner at Christie's New York, 'Indian and Southeast Asian Art', 19 September 2002, lot 135.
Batak Funerary Wooden Puppet (Si Gale-gale) Head
Batak People, Lake Toba Region, North Sumatra, Indonesia circa 1930s
height (including stand): 27.5cm, width (of head): 11cm, weight: 748g
Provenance
UK art market
Makonde Circumcision Helmet Mask (Lipico)
Makonde People, Tanzania circa 1950s
height: 23cm, width: 19cm, depth: 24.2cm, weight: 570g
Provenance
UK art market
New Guinea Asmat Shell & Bead Nose Ornament
Asmat People, Irian Jaya, Indonesia (island of New Guinea) early 20th century
width: 15.5cm, weight: 22g
Provenance
UK art market
Ethiopian Iron Hand Cross (Yaegg Masqal)
Ethiopia circa 17th century
height: 23.5cm, width: 9.5cm, weight: 116g
Provenance
private collection, Scotland.
Ethiopian Brass & Pierced Hand Cross (Yaegg Masqal)
Ethiopia 19th century
height: 24.5cm, width: 9.1cm, weight: 160g
Provenance
private collection, Scotland.
Mandalay Marble Buddha Head & Stand
Mandalay, Upper Burma 18th century
height (including stand): 17.5cm, width: 10.7cm, weight: 1,084g
Provenance
UK art market
North Indian Silver Rosewater Sprinkler
Northern India 19th century
height: 31.1cm, width: 8.8cm, depth: 7cm, weight: 249g
Provenance
UK art market
Fine, Selected Items still Available from Past Catalogues
Large Kandyan Period Cast Brass Standing Buddha
Sri Lanka 18th century
height without stand (32cm), with stand: 38cm
Provenance
private collection, UK. The previous owner built up a collection of Buddha images mostly from old UK colonial sources, and did so over a long lifetime.
Pair of Indian Parcel-Gilt Matthew Boulton-Style Silver Filigree Candle Vases
Made in India for the English Market circa 1770
heights: 21.2cm, combined weight: 1,324g
Provenance
US art market
Champleve Enamelled & Gilded Bronze Stupa with Jataka Tales
China Ming Dynasty, circa 15th century
height: 20.2cm, width: 10cm, weight: 1,254g
Provenance
private collection of Maurice Collis (1889-1973); thereafter by descent.
Unusual South Indian Silver Beaker
Madras, India circa 1870
height: 10.3cm, diameter: 9.5cm, weight: 342g
Provenance
UK art market
Chinese Eighteen-Bead Rosary-Bracelet of Carved Jade, Pearls, Tourmaline & Gilded Silver in Original Box
China late 19th century or early 20th century (late Qing Dynasty)
diameter of bracelet component: 8cm, length of rosary: 22.5cm, weight: 55g, diameter of box: 12.5cm, height of box: 4cm
Provenance
UK art market
Early, Carved Wooden Massim Sword Club or Lime Spatula
Massim area, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea 18th-19th century
length: 62.5cm, width at widest point: 8cm
Provenance
UK art market
Dayak Beaded Loin Cloth or Cache Sexe
Dayak People, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia early 20th century
27cm x 16.5cm
Provenance
UK art market
Straits Chinese Lacquered & Gilded Ancestral Shrine Cabinet
Southern China for the Straits Chinese Market circa 1900
height: 43.5cm, width: 34.5cm, thickness: 15cm
Provenance
UK art market
Large & Impressive Silver Belt with Carnelians & Coins
Jewish-Yemeni silversmiths, Bedouin People, Saudi Arabia or Yemen early to mid-20th century
approx. circumference: 70cm, height: 7.4cm, weight: 1,181g
Provenance
UK art market
Maharaja’s Enamelled Heavy Gold Bracelet set with Rubies, Diamonds & an Emerald
India, probably Hyderabad circa 1750 or earlier
overall length: 17.5cm, dimensions of enamelled plaque: 4cm x 3.2cm, total weight: 137g, diameter as worn: approx. 6cm
Provenance
private collection, UK