NEW ITEMS FOR DEC-FEB 2023

Scroll down to see almost 20 fine, new additions to our stock for December to February 2023.

Included are items from the Dutch East Indies, Indonesia, India, the Ottoman Empire, Ethiopia, Oman, China & Vietnam.

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8915

Dutch Colonial Tortoiseshell & Gold Betel Box

Dutch East Indies, probably Batavia (present-day Jakarta)
18th-19th century

length: 17.2cm, width: 11.2cm, height: 7cm, weight: 440g

Sold

Provenance

private collection, UK.

8805

Srivijaya Bronze Buddha Seated in Royal Ease

Srivijaya Kingdom - South Sumatra & Malay Peninsula
7th-8th century

height: 21.4cm, width: 9.3cm, depth: approximately 10.5cm; height with stand: 23.2cm

Sold

Provenance

private collection, London, UK.

8727

Lucknow Niello & Enamelled Perfume Flask

Lucknow, India
circa 1780

length: 8.5cm, width: approximately 3.5cm, weight: 28g

Provenance

UK art market

8721

Indian Necklace with Pearls & Rubies

India
circa 1880

circumference: approximately 67cm, width of oval pendant: 2.6cm, weight: 51g

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Provenance

UK art market

8914

Queen Juliana’s Dutch Colonial Silver ‘Star Anise’ Filigree Betel or Jewellery Box

Dutch East Indies
circa 1760

length: 16cm, height: 7.5cm, depth: 11.6cm, weight: 758g

Sold

Provenance

Private UK Collection; Sotheby's Amsterdam, The Estate of Queen Juliana of The Netherlands

8916

Duke of Portland’s Silver Filigree Box & Cover

India
circa 18th century

length: 10.2cm, width: 10.2cm, thickness: 3.4cm; weight: 222g

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Provenance

private collection, England; Duke of Portland, KG, GCVO (Welbeck Abbey).

8945

Bronze & Brass Image of Balakrishna

South India
19th century

height: approximately 15cm, width: 10.5cm, depth: approximately 10.2cm, weight: 1,254g

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Provenance

UK art market

8903

Mughal Silver Hookah Base

Deccan or Northern India
17th-18th century

height: approximately 17.5cm, diameter: approximately 14cm, weight: 1,033g

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Provenance

UK art market

8896

Indian Bronze of Ramanujacharya & his Guru Nammalvar

South India
18th-19th century

height: 19cm, width: 14.5cm, depth: 10.5cm, weight: 1,346g

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Provenance

UK art market

8912

Ottoman Syrian Silver & Coral Cuff Bracelet

Ottoman Syria or Anatolia
19th century

length: 6.6cm, diameter: approximately 6.1cm, weight: 153g

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Provenance

UK art market

8921

Unusual Indian Bronze of Parvati & Ganesh

South India
17th century

height: 11.1cm, width: 8.8cm, depth: 5.1cm, weight: 565g

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Provenance

UK art market

8925

Majapahit Javanese Gold Pendant

Central Java, Indonesia
circa 9th century

length: 5.9cm, width: 1.3cm, weight: 11g

Sold

Provenance

Estate Collection of Tom White MBE, a former UK diplomat who served in Southeast Asia in the 1960s & 1970s.

8935

Ethiopian Amber Bead Necklace

Ethiopia
19th century

circumference: approximately 57cm, weight: 45g

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

8939

Pair of Omani Silver Anklets

Sur, Oman
early 20th century

inner diameter: widest at 6cm, weight: 479g

Provenance

private collection, UK

8943

Miao Silver Ceremonial Hat

Miao People, Guizhou, South-East China
mid-20th century

height: approximately 24.2cm, width: 25.5cm, weight: 395g

Sold

Provenance

French art market

8623

Vietnamese Double-sided Silver & Jade Comb

Southern Vietnam
early 20th century

length: 7.1cm, width: 10.3cm, weight: 43g

Provenance

UK art market

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7325

Rare, Nepalese Inscribed & Gilded Copper Buddha’s Footprints Buddhapada Portable Mandala Plaque

Nepal
17th-18th century

diameter: approximately 27cm, weight: 669g

Provenance

UK art market

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.

6623

Khmer-style Thai Silver Buddha

North-Eastern Thailand
circa 16th century

height (without stand): 10.2cm, width: 7.4, weight (with stand): 302g

Provenance

UK art market

6888

East Javanese or Madurese Ceremonial Rattan & Wood Ceremonial Rice Basket

East Java or Madura, Indonesia
19th century

diameter: approximately 26cm, height: 22cm, weight: 480g

Sold

Provenance

art market, France.

4541

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.

6960

Fine Pair of Oyo Yoruba Ibeji Twins

Yoruba People, Oyo, Igbuke Region, Nigeria
late 19th century-early 20th century

height: approximately 27.1cm, combined weight: 563g

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Provenance

UK art market

3007

Carved Colonial Bone Infant Jesus

India, probably Goa
18th century

length: 8cm height: 3.5cm

Provenance

UK art market; most probably the item has been in the UK since colonial times.

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

5089

Rare Indian Coco-de-Mer Ewer

India
Circa 17th century

height: 45cm, width: 25cm, thickness: 18cm, weight: 3,070g

Provenance

UK art market

4666

Rare Ottoman Cypriot Silver-Gilt Belt Buckle with Polychrome Enamel & Filigree

Ottoman Cyprus, probably local Armenian Community
18th century

length across: 16.2cm, height: 6.5cm, weight: 90g

Provenance

private collection, UK