New Items for January-February 2020
Included are items from India, Tibet, Nepal, China, Sri Lanka, Indonesia/Malaysia, Egypt, Yemen & Sudan.
All items are for sale.
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Superb Tibetan Copper Teapot with Silver & Gilded Brass Mounts & Turquoise
Tibet or Nepal before 1880
height: 26.8cm, length: 29cm, weight: 2,057g
Provenance
private collection, London.
Sino-Tibetan Fine, Carved Jade Vajra
China or Tibet Qianlong Period (1735-1796), 18th century
length: 6.8cm, weight: 28g
Provenance
private collection, London.
Chinese Export Silver Taza by Wang Hing
Maker: Wang Hing, China circa 1875
height: 15.6cm, diameter: 13.4cm, weight: 271g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Hindu Pilgrim’s Jagannatha Painting
Puri, Orissa, India circa 1900, and possibly earlier
height: 39.2cm, width: 46cm
Provenance
UK art market
Christian Silvered Crab Reliquary of St Francis Xavier
Christian Community, South India or Sri Lanka 19th century
width: 18cm, length: 17.5cm, weight: 748g
Provenance
from the collection of Sir Christopher Ondaatje, UK.
Sadhu or Hindu Holy Man’s Bronze Trident
Northern India circa 18th century
length: 35.2cm, width: 13.2cm, weight: 743g
Provenance
private collection, London
Tibetan Nomad’s Silver-Mounted Knife & Scabbard inset with Turquoise & Coral
Khampa, Western Tibet 19th century
length: 27.2cm, weight: 208g
Provenance
from the collection of Sir Christopher Ondaatje, UK.
Hindu Pilgrim’s Jagannatha Painting
Puri, Orissa, India circa 1900, and possibly earlier
height: 39cm, width: 45.5cm
Provenance
UK art market
Rare Sanskrit-Inscribed Hindu Holy Man or Sadhu’s Libation Coconut Cup
Northern India circa 18th century
diameter at widest point: 16.3cm, height: 5.6cm
Provenance
private collection, London.
Rashaida-Bedouin Silver Cuff Bracelet
Rashaida People, Egypt early 20th century
length: 11.6cm, internal diameter: 6.3cm, weight: 209g
Provenance
UK art market
Northern Yemen Silver Bracelet (Musammat)
Al-Dhahiyy region, Northern Yemen early 20th century
internal diameter: 6.2cm, external diameter: 10cm, weight: 316g
Provenance
UK art market
Sumatran-Malay Terracotta Double-Spouted Drinking Water Vessel (Kendi)
Lampung, South Sumatra, Indonesia circa 1900
height: 27.3cm, diameter: 22cm, weight: 1,310g
Provenance
private collection, southern England.
Sumatran-Malay Terracotta Spouted Drinking Water Vessel (Kibuk)
Lampung, South Sumatra, Indonesia circa 1900
height: 21.5cm, length: 19cm, weight: 1,031g
Provenance
private collection, southern England.
Sumatran-Malay Terracotta Stemmed Vase for Drinking Water
Lampung, South Sumatra, Indonesia circa 1900
height: 16cm, diameter: 20cm, weight: 860g
Provenance
private collection, southern England.
Hindu Pilgrim’s Silver Amulet Pendant (Chhedi ka Jantar)
Rajasthan, India 19th century
dimension of amulet: 6.3cm x 7cm, weight: 77g
Provenance
UK art market
Tall, Cast-Bronze, Indian Deepalakshmi Lamp
Deccan, India 18th century
height: 67cm, width: 18.5cm, depth: 23cm, weight: approx. 6kg
Provenance
private collection, UK
Four Argobba-Ethiopian High-Grade Silver Bracelets
Argobba People, Ethiopia circa 1900
internal diameters: 5.0-5.5cm, heights: 3.1cm-5cm, combined weight: 642g
Provenance
UK art market
Kutch Chiselled Steel Punch Dagger or Katar
Kutch, North-West India 18th century
length: 33.7cm, width: 9cm, weight: 300g
Provenance
from the collection of Sir Christopher Ondaatje, UK.
Nubian Silver Bracelet with Applied Silver Filigree & Gilded Silver Plaques
Sudan early 20th century
height: 6cm, diameter: 7cm, weight: 265g
Provenance
UK art market
Fine, Selected Items still Available from Past Catalogues
Silver-Encased Dagger (Dha Hmyaung) with Ivory Hilt
Shan people, Burma 18th-19th century
total length: 39.5cm, weight: 348g
Provenance
UK art market
Thai Official’s Ivory Seal
Thailand 19th century (dated 1878)
height: 9cm, diameter: 4.9cm
Provenance
UK art market; most probably the item has been in the UK since colonial times.
Mongolian Polychrome Dancing Citipati Group
Mongolia 19th century
height: 60cm, width: 53cm
Provenance
Private collection, England.
Fine Ifa Yoruba Divination Bowl
Yoruba People, Nigeria circa 1920 or earlier
height: 19cm, width at widest point: 24cm
Provenance
UK art market
Pair of Bhuta Cow Figures (Nandigona)
Karnataka, India 19th century
lengths; 21cm, heights: 11.6cm, combined weights: 2,244g
Provenance
UK art market
Javanese Gold Wound-Wire Ring
Central or East Java, Indonesia Protoclassic Period, AD200-700 or later
ring size: N (UK), 6.5 (US), weight: 10.89g
Provenance
private collection, London.
Carved Wooden Cockspur Case with Iron Spur
Lombok, Indonesia 19th-early 20th century
height: 19.8cm, width when closed: 8.4cm
Provenance
Collection of Henry Brownrigg, London, UK.
Nalanda Cast Bronze Buddha
Nalanda, North-east India 11th-12h century
height: 10.6cm, width: 7.8cm
Provenance
acquired by the previous owner in London in March 1991.
Peranakan or Straits Chinese Altar Front Cloth (Tok Wi)
Private collection, UK; originally acquired in Singapore. early 20th century
height: 92cm, width: 104cm
Provenance
Private collection, UK; originally acquired in Singapore.
Congo Woven Rattan Comb
Teke People, Congo 19th century
height: 16.2cm, width: 5.7cm
Provenance
old, private UK collection.
Senufo Carved Wooden Face Mask (Kpelie)
Senufo People, Ivory Coast circa 1920
length: 39cm, width: 16cm
Provenance
private collection, London; acquired in Europe in the 1970s.
Straits Chinese Groom’s Double-Sided, Finely Embroidered Blue Wedding Sash
Straits Chinese, Straits Settlements (Singapore, Penang, Malacca) late 19th or early 20th century
length: 197cm, width: 6.5cm
Provenance
Acquired by a colonial administrator in the early 20th century, and has been in England since.
Tibetan Gilded Bronze Mahakala
Tibet 15th century
height: 14cm, width: 10.5cm, weight: 701g
Provenance
UK art market
Burmese Pierced & Chased Silver Betel Box & Stand
Burma circa 1870
height: 24.5cm, diameter: 24.5cm, weight: 884g
Provenance
UK art market
Rare Thai Terracotta Dish decorated with Black Crow Pattern
Kalong, Northern Thailand 14th-15th century
diameter: 19.7cm, height: 3.8cm
Provenance
private collection, UK
Bronze Jain Shrine of a Jina Group
Gujarat, Western India 10th century
height (without stand): 13.8cm, height (with stand): 17cm, width: 12.5cm
Provenance
UK art market
Unusual South Indian Silver Beaker
Madras, India circa 1870
height: 10.3cm, diameter: 9.5cm, weight: 342g
Provenance
UK art market