NEW ITEMS FOR FEBRUARY 2025
Included are items from India, Nepal, Malaysia, Japan, China, Burma (Myanmar), Sri Lanka, Spanish Colonial Peru, Brazil, Somalia, Egypt, Morocco, Nigeria, Lebanon and Oman.
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Northern Indian Parcel-Gilt Silver Filigree Perfume Flask & Tray (Attardan)
Northern India or Deccan early 18th century
height: 12.2cm, width: 14.5cm, weight: 334g
Provenance
European art market; private European collection.
Unusual & Rare Naga Headhunter’s Trophy Head Necklace
Naga People, Burma/India 19th century
circumference: 58cm, length of brass pendant: 9.8cm, weight: 232g
Provenance
UK art market
Splendid Spanish Colonial Silver & Nut Yerba Mate Cup
Spanish Colonial Peru 18th century
height: 18cm, width: 7.3cm, weight: 229g
Provenance
UK art market
Mughal Gold, Diamond & Enamel Bazuband Ornament
Mughal, Northern India 18th century
length: 5cm, width: 4.5cm, weight: 24g
Provenance
private collection, Spain.
Early Colonial Silver & Gold Filigree Dish
Northern India or Deccan, or Dutch East Indies 17th century
diameter: 17.6cm, weight: 239g
Provenance
UK art market
Northern Indian Turquoise, Enamel & Gold Bracelet
Northern India circa 1860
circumference: 18cm, width: 1.3cm, weight 36g
Provenance
UK art market
Pair of Gilded, Lacquered Japanese Bodhisattvas (Bosatsu)
Japan 18th-19th century
height: 50cm, width: 32cm, depth: 33cm
Provenance
UK art market
Nepalese Mala-Period Green-Grey Stone Durga Mahishasura Mardini
Nepal 17th-18th century
height (including stand): 23cm, width of stand: 19.9cm, depth of stand: 8.9cm, weight: 1,717g
Provenance
Simon Digby Collection (1932-2010)
Somalian Silver & Amber Dowry Necklace with Syrian Silver Trade Beads
Horn of Africa, probably Somalia, Sudan or Harer, Ethiopia 19th-early 20th century
circumference: 62cm, diameter of silver beads: approximately 2.8cm, diameter of amber beads: approximately 1.5cm, weight: 119g
Provenance
UK art market
Somalian Amber & Silver Dowry Necklace
Horn of Africa, probably Somalia, Sudan or Harer, Ethiopia 19th-early 20th century
circumference: approximately 78cm, diameter of silver beads: approximately 3.5cm, diameter of amber beads: 1.6cm, weight: 194g
Provenance
UK art market
Export Indian Dyed Cotton Prayer Cloth (Jainamaz)
Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India circa 1850
height: 88.2cm, width: 54cm
Provenance
UK art market
Pair of Malaysian Chinese (Ampang) Temple Lamps
Ampang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia late 19th-early 20th century
height: approximately 41.4cm, diameter of pans: 19.5cm, height (with stand): 54.2cm
Provenance
UK art market
Indian Temple Tree Lamp (Vriksha Deepa)
Deccan, India 19th century
height: approximately 60cm, width: 41.3cm, weight: very heavy
Provenance
UK art market
Moroccan Berber (Amazigh) Amber Bead Necklace
Amazigh or Berber People, Draa Valley, Southern Morocco latest stringing: mid-20th century from earlier elements
length (of beads from two extremities): 42cm, diameter of the largest bead: 4.2cm, weight: 422g
Provenance
private collection, Germany; collected in the 1980s
Chinese Silver Silkworm & Mulberry Leaf Dish
China 20th century or earlier
length: 16cm, width: 8.6cm, weight: 85g
Provenance
UK art market
Burmese Cast Bronze of Mother & Child: ‘Learning to Walk,’ Signed by Maung Hpo Hla
Pegu, Burma (Myanmar) circa 1920
height: 19.5cm, width: 12.3cm, depth: 12.8cm, weight: 1,578g
Provenance
UK art market
Sri Lankan Engraved Brass Drinking Water Pot
Kandyan Region, Sri Lanka circa 1900
height (including handle): approximately 28cm, diameter: approximately 19cm, weight: 2,141g
Provenance
UK art market
Colonial Silver Filigree Tray
Dutch East Indies 18th century
length: 11.9cm, width: 9.3cm, weight: 32g
Provenance
UK art market
Rare Egyptian Silk & Gold Brocade Textile
Sohag, Southern Egypt circa 1920s
length: 458cm, width: 76cm, weight: 1,653g
Provenance
private collection, London
Chinese Cast Iron Seated Buddha
China circa 16th century
height: 28.9cm, width: 13cm, depth: 10.8cm, weight: 2,519g
Provenance
UK art market
Sri Lankan Silver Lime Box (Killotaya) for Betel
Sri Lanka 18th-19th century
length: 8.9cm, width: 7cm, weight: 156g
Provenance
UK art market
Rare, Tall & Unusually Fine, Chased & Engraved Silver Lebanese Druze or Maronite Woman’s Headdress (Tantur)
Druze & Maronite communities, Chouf region, Lebanon circa 18th century
length: 43.5cm, weight of silver: 192g
Provenance
UK art market
Yoruba Ibeji Male Figure
Oyo Yoruba People, Nigeria early 20th century
height: 23.3cm, weight: 192g
Provenance
private collection, London, UK; acquired previously in the Netherlands.
Large Brazilian Silver Balanganda
Brazil, probably Bahia 19th century
length (including chain): approximately 40cm, width: 14cm, weight: 922g
Provenance
UK art market
Yoruba Carved Bone Miniature Divination Image of Eshu (Ikin Ifa)
Yoruba People, Nigeria 19th-early 20th century
height: 8.1cm, weight: 34g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Colonial Indian Silver Pedestal Bowl
Lucknow, India circa 1890
height: approximately 15cm, diameter: 19cm, weight: 788g
Provenance
UK art market
Omani Silver Necklace with Maria Theresa Thaler Coins
Oman circa 1900
length: 50cm, weight: 436g
Provenance
private collection, Switzerland
Yoruba Ibeji Female Figure
Kishi, Oyo Yoruba People, Nigeria early 20th century
height: 24.5cm, weight: 208g
Provenance
private collection, London, UK; acquired previously in the Netherlands.
Yoruba Male Ibeji Figure
Ilogbo, Egbado Yoruba People, Nigeria early 20th century
height: 22cm, weight: 188g
Provenance
private collection, London, UK; acquired previously in the Netherlands.
Selected, Fine Items from Past Catalogues
Exceptionally Rare Indian ‘Medicine’ Coconut Goblet with Silver-Gilt Mounts
Western India, perhaps Goa, or Mughal India 16th century
height: approximately 7.2cm, diameter: approximately 7.9cm, weight: 143g
Provenance
private collection, London,. UK; by repute, a Russian collection
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.
Javanese Cast Silver Image of Shiva with Bronze Yoni Base
Central Java, Indonesia Classical Period, 9th century
height of Shiva: 8.3cm, ensemble height (with stand): 11.6cm, weight of Shiva: 146g
Provenance
Private collection, London, UK. Acquired in the UK around 2001.
Moroccan Berber Necklace of Large Antique Amber Beads
Berber People, High Atlas Mountains, Morocco. 18th-19th century
circumference: approximately 65cm, length of beads: between 2.5 and 6.2cm, overall weight: 622g
Provenance
private collection, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Ottoman Turkish Copper Coffee Pot
Ottoman Turkey, probably Istanbul First half of the 19th century
height: 21.2cm, width: approximately 10.5cm, weight: 287g
Provenance
UK art market
Indian Cast & Chiselled Brass Erotic Maithuna Betel Cutter
West India, probably Maharashtra 18th-19th century
length: 9.7cm, width: 6.2cm, weight: 229g
Provenance
UK art market
East Java Majapahit Bronze Ram
East Java, Indonesia East Java Period, 13th-15th century
height: 9.5cm, length: 11.9cm, width: 5.8cm, weight: 428g
Provenance
UK art market
Early Javanese Silver & Gold Ring
Central Java, Indonesia circa 14th century
US ring size: 5.25; UK ring size: K, weight: 9.6g
Provenance
Estate Collection of Tom White MBE, a former UK diplomat who served in Southeast Asia in the 1960s & 1970s.
Maluku Gold-Alloy Pectoral or Forehead Ornament
South Maluku, (Moluccas), Eastern Indonesia 19th century
width of mask: 10.8cm, length of seedpod-like elements: approximately 5.2cm, weight: 28g
Provenance
Estate Collection of Tom White MBE; lot 222, 'Gold: Important ancient and ethnic jewellery and works of art in precious metal', Hapsburg, Feldman, Geneva, Switzerland, May 14, 1990.
Chased Indian Silver Ritual Temple Hand Fan
India, probably Rajasthan late 19th century
length of handle: 37.8cm, width: 17.8cm, weight: 469g
Provenance
UK art market
Three Indian Mounted Bronze Palanquin Pole-Ends
India 17th-18th century
lengths (without stands): 10.5cm, 13cm, 26cm; height of largest (with stand): 15.5cm
Provenance
UK art market
Fang Gilded Bronze Torque
Fang People, Gabon/Cameroon circa 19th century
diameter: at widest point: 19cm, thickness: 3.8cm, weight: 2,217g
Provenance
private collection, London.
Burmese Cast Bronze Monk, Retailed by Coombes, Rangoon
Pegu, Burma circa 1930
height: 19cm, width: 8.6cm, depth: 8.4cm, weight: 833g
Provenance
UK art market
Akan Carved Wooden Queen Mother Figure
Asante (Ashanti) sub-group of the Akan people, Ghana early 20th century and possibly earlier
height: 33.1cm, width: 8.5cm, depth: 13.3cm, weight: 635g
Provenance
UK art market
Nepalese Gem-Inlaid Gilded Votive Plaque
Newar People, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal 18th century
diameter: 36.8cm, weight: 1,606g
Provenance
UK art market
Balinese Lacquer Wooden Container
Bali, Indonesia 19th century
height: 29.4cm, width: 17.1cm, weight: 611g
Provenance
Estate Collection of Tom White MBE, a former UK diplomat who served in Southeast Asia in the 1960s & 1970s.
Rare & Important Early Japanese Calendar Scroll Painting of the Sanju Banjin
Japan, probably Kyoto Muromachi or Momoyama Period, 16th Century
width (without frame): 57.4cm, length: 120.5cm
Provenance
from the collection of an aristocratic Spanish family, purchased from Shreve, Crump & Low of Boston in the late 1970s or early 1980s
Fine, Persian Painted & Lacquered Mirror Case
Persia (Iran) Zand Dynasty, circa 1780
height: 21.8cm, width: 15.2cm, thickness: 1cm
Provenance
private collection, UK
Four Jamnagar ‘Gulab’ Betel Cutters Made in India for the Indonesian Market
Jamnagar, India, but collected in Java, Indonesia. 19th-20th century
length: each is approximately 15 cm
Provenance
private collection, London; acquired in the 1980s in Indonesia.
Two framed original photographs: one of Maharaja Chandra Shumshere, Rana of Nepal, & one of a granddaughter
Nepal circa 1910
Maharaja Chandra Shumshere photograph: height: 27cm, width: 19cm (with frames: height: 43cm, width: 36cm); Granddaughter photograph: height: 28cm, width: 18cm (with frames: height: 45.5cm, width: 38cm)
Provenance
UK art market
Solomon Islands Comb (Faa) & Original Palm Leaf Wrapping
Kwaio People, Malaita, Solomon Islands early 20th century
length: 18.5cm, width: 7cm, combined weight: 23g
Provenance
from the estate collection of a former London museum curator
African Dogon Cast Brass Pendant of a Seated, Bound Female Slave
Dogon People, Mali 19th century or earlier
height: 6.7cm, weight: 134g
Provenance
UK art market
Rare Tibetan or Mongolian Leather Box Decorated with Pigment & Gold Leaf
Tibet or Mongolia 15th-16th century
height: 20.4cm, width: approximately 30cm, depth: approximately 18cm, weight: 960g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Moroccan Berber Terracotta Spouted Vessel
Berber People, Central-Northern Morocco, possibly Tsoul early 20th century
height: 20.4cm, width: 33.3cm, weight: 2,952g
Provenance
UK art market