New Items for January-February 2019
Items from India, Burma, Ethiopia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Yemen & Sierra Leone are included.
All items are for sale. We price in pounds only, but USD approximates also are provided.
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Extremely Rare Mughal Chased Silver Ewer
North India 17th century
height: 10.cm, weight: 413g
Provenance
UK art market
Collection of 145 Ethiopian Silver Crosses (Yangat Masqal)
Ethiopia 19th-early 20th century
approximate total combined weight: 2.2kg
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Shan Burmese Seated Jambupati Buddha
Burma 17th-18th century
height: 30.2cm, width: 13.8cm, weight: 2,221g
Provenance
UK art market
Madras Colonial Indian Silver Water Pot Lota
Madras, South India circa 1890
height: 9cm, weight: 141g
Provenance
UK art market
Colonial Satinwood Box with Pierced Silver Mounts
Colonial Jamaica 18th century
length: 25cm, depth: 16.1cm, height: 10cm
Provenance
UK art market; the Lawrence Family of Wiltshire, England, and Jamaica.
Parsi Embroidered Vest (Jhabla)
Parsi (Parsee) community of Bombay, India. 19th century
height: 64cm, width: 57cm
Provenance
from the family collection of a Parsi family based in northern England but originally from Bombay, India.
Ethiopian Orthodox Christian Engraved Silver Flask
Ethiopia probably 19th century
height: 16cm, weight: 422g
Provenance
private collection, London
Large Parsi Embroidered Vest (Jhabla)
Parsi (Parsee) community of Bombay, India. 19th century
height: 64cm, width: 64.5cm
Provenance
from the family collection of a Parsi family based in northern England but originally from Bombay, India.
Unusually Long, Yemeni Woven Silver Wire Belt with Parcel Gilding
northern Hadramaut, Yemen early 20th century
length: 258cm, weight: 671g
Provenance
UK art market
Carved Steatite Nomori Figure
Sierra Leone 15th century or earlier
height: 11cm, weight: 468g
Provenance
private collection, London.
Indian Gold & Pearl Nose Ring (Nath)
India, probably Rajasthan circa 1900
width: 3.5cm, weight: 6.22g
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Fine Malay Kris with Carved Hilt & Inscribed Silver Mounted Scabbard
Malay Peninsula 19th century
length: 45cm, weight: 336g
Provenance
UK art market
Malay Kris Panjang with Chased Silver Mounts & Pierced Hilt
Malay Peninsula 18th-19th century
length: 50.5cm, weight: 416g
Provenance
UK art market
Malay Kris Panjang with Chased Silver Mounts & Pierced Hilt
Malay Peninsula 18th-19th century
length: 42.5cm,weight: 443g
Provenance
UK art market
Fine Karo Batak Piso Andar Andar Sword with Gold Suasa & Silver Mounts
West Karo Batak People, North Sumatra, Indonesia 19th century
length: 55.5cm, weight: 396g
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Sulawesi Badek with Engraved Silver Mounts
Sulawesi, Indonesia early 20th century
length: 28.5cm, weight: 290g
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Silver-Mounted Sewar Dagger
Malay people, Sumatra, Indonesia 19th century
length: 33cm, weight: 178g
Provenance
UK art market
Early Madurese Kris with Marine Tusk Hilt & Gold Mendak
Madura, Indonesia 17th century & later
length: 46cm, weight: 277g
Provenance
UK art market
Early Malay Kris Perkaka with Ivory Hilt
Northern Malay Peninsula 16th century & later
length: 46cm, weight: 272g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Selected Available Items from Past Catalogues
Balinese Silver-Mounted Ritual Knife (Suddha-Mala)
Bali, Indonesia 19th-early 20th century
length: 28cm, width of blade at widest point: 3.8cm, weight: 162g
Provenance
UK art market
Ceremonial Fijian Wooden Four-Tined ‘Cannibal’ Fork
Fiji early 19th century
length: 24.6cm
Provenance
private collection, Guernsey.
Indian Enamelled Gold Earrings with Emeralds & Pearls
India 19th century
length: 2.7cm, combined wight: 4.98g
Provenance
UK art market
Fine Malay Sewar Dagger with Pierced Hippopotamus Tooth & Gold, Silver & Horn Mounts
Sumatra/Malay Peninsula 19th century
length: 28cm, weight: 129g
Provenance
private collection, London
Fine, Gold Marriage Pendant
Tamil Nadu, South India 19th century
length: 5.1cm, weight: 5.86g
Provenance
private collection, UK.
South Indian Ruby-Set Gold Covered Sri Yantra to Adorn a Temple Statue
South India circa 17th-18th century or earlier
height: 3.5cm, diameter: 5cm, weight: 44g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Gold Parsi (Parsee) Portrait Brooch set with Fifty Diamonds, & another Portrait
Bombay, India 19th century
diamond brooch: 3.4cm x 2.8cm, unmounted portrait: 2.8cm x 2.4cm
Provenance
from a Parsi family, originally from Bombay, and now based in northern England. The identities of the men featured in the portraits are unknown however.
Sri Lankan Chased Silver Tray
Kandy, Sri Lanka circa 1900
length: 28.4cm, width: 18cm, weight: 279g
Provenance
UK art market
Rare Colonial Indian Carved Croquet Mallet with Chased Silver Mounts
Bombay, India 19th century
length: 86cm, width of head: 14.8cm
Provenance
UK art market
Tibetan or Himalayan Silver & Copper Tea Pot
Tibet or Himalayan India 19th century
length: 31.5cm, width: 23.5cm, weight: 1,058g
Provenance
Scottish art market
Rare Burmese Shwezawa Lacquer Chest
Burma 19th century
height: 19.5cm, length: 43.6cm, depth: 33cm
Provenance
private collection, London; acquired by the previous owner in the UK decades ago, and probably has been in the UK since the colonial era.