New Items for June 2019
Included are items from India, Sri Lanka, Burma (Myanmar), Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, China, Tibet, Korea, New Zealand, the Ottoman empire, Ivory Coast, Ghana & pre-Colombian Ecuador.
All items are for sale.
Click on the links below to see more details and images of each piece. Most entries include video footage to show the relative size of each object too.
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Rare Andalusian-Moroccan Gold & Emerald Forehead Ornament (with a Brooch Conversion)
Northern Morocco 19th century or earlier
diameter: 5.5cm, weight: 25.31g
Provenance
UK art market
Balinese Gilt, Silver & Carved Ivory Kris
Bali, Indonesia early 20th century
full length: 67cm, weight: 907g
Provenance
UK art market
Unusual Cast & Engraved Bronze Horse Head, probably of the Deity Aiyanar
South India 18th-19th century
width: 32cm, height: 24.6cm, depth: 11cm
Provenance
UK art market
Large, Rare Ottoman Embroidered Ceremonial Metal-Thread & Purple Velvet Circular Sinni Tray or Table Cover (Sofra Bezi)
Ottoman Turkey, probably Istanbul 18th-19th century
diameter: 84cm
Provenance
UK art market
Korean Silver-Inlaid Iron Box with Sliding Lid
Korea 18th-19th century - Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)
length: 9cm, width: 5.5cm, height: 4.3cm, weight: 353g
Provenance
UK art market
Necklace of Manabi Terracotta Spindle Whorls
Pre-Colombian Manabi Culture, Ecuador 500BC-500AD
length: 68cm, weight: 104g
Provenance
Acquired in the UK, from the estate collection of Dr George Yuille Caldwell (1924-2016). Dr Caldwell, an English-born physician moved to Singapore in the 1950s, from where he built up a superb collection of ethnographica.
Thai Gold & Silver Buddha
Thailand or Cambodia 19th century
height: 20cm, width: 10.5cm, depth: 4.7cm, weight: 405g
Provenance
private collection of a former ambassador to Southeast Asia
Pair of Enamelled Silver Fingernail Guards
China 19th century
lengths: 6.8cm combined weights: 13.23g
Provenance
UK art market
Fine, Burmese Lacquered Betel Box (Kun-it)
Pagan (Bagan), Burma (Myanmar) 1850-1900
height: 18.3cm, diameter: 22.2cm
Provenance
UK art market
Fine, Indian Chased Silver Waist Belt (Oddiyanam)
Andhra Pradesh or Tamil Nadu, India 19th century
diameter when closed: 18.3cm, circumference: 61cm, weight: 324g
Provenance
UK art market
Rajasthani Silver Bracelet
Rajasthan, India 19th-early 20th century
external diameter: 8.5cm, internal diameter: 5cm, thickness: 1.3cm, weight: 119g
Provenance
UK art market
Chinese Long Tortoiseshell & Gilded Silver Fingernail Guard
China 19th century
length: 10cm, weight: 7.3g
Provenance
UK art market
Indian Gold Pendant with Folk Hero Ramdevji
Rajasthan, India 19th or early 20th century
height: 2.7cm, width: 1.2cm, weight: 2.48g
Provenance
private collection, England. Acquired in the 1970s.
Thai Gilded, Carved Wooden Reliquary
Thailand 19th century or early 20th century
height: 52cm
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Bronze Temple Hanging Lamp with Elephants Lustrating Lakshmi (Gajalakshmi)
South India 18th-19th century
width: 18.2cm, height to the top of the aureole: 24cm, overall length with chain: 98cm, weight: 2,546g
Provenance
UK art market
Sri Lankan Standing Brass Image of the Buddhist Protector Upulvan (Vishnu)
Sri Lanka 19th century
height: 40.3cm
Provenance
UK art market
Borneo Cast Bronze Zoomorphic Ritual Kettle
Sarawak, Malaysia (Borneo) 18th-19th century
length: 45cm height: 37.5cm, depth: 28cm
Provenance
UK art market
Pair of Gurunsi Bronze Bracelets
Gurunsi (Grunshi) People, northern Ghana & southern Burkina Faso 18th-19th century
width: 9.5cm, height: 9.3cm, combined weight: 684g
Provenance
UK art market
Tibetan Silver Tea Set
Tibet, probably Lhasa area early 20th century
height with teacup: 20.2cm, diameter of base: 13.6cm, weight of silver: 406g
Provenance
UK art market
Indian Sufi Mendicant’s Elbow Rest with Concealed Dagger
central or northern India 19th century
height: 37cm, width: 23.3cm, weight: 1,255g
Provenance
UK art market
Tipu Sultan-Inspired Brass Indian Tiger Toy
India 19th century
length: 9.3cm, width: 5.9cm, height: 6cm
Provenance
UK art market
Maori Curved Nephrite Ear Ornament (Kapeu)
Maori People, New Zealand early 20th century
length: 15.2cm, weight: 38.19g
Provenance
UK art market
Maori Hei-Tiki Nephrite Pendant
Maori People, New Zealand early 20th century
height: 5.8cm, width: 3.1cm, weight: 26g
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
Miniature Brass Shaivaite Altar
Maharashtra, India 18th-19th century
height: 5.9cm, depth: 5cm, width: 4cm, weight: 90g
Provenance
UK art market
Indian Sri Yantri Tantric Plaque
Rajasthan, India 18th-19th century
diameter: 7.5cm, weight: 36g
Provenance
UK art market
Large Burmese Lacquered Betel Box (Kun-it)
Pagan (Bagan), Burma (Myanmar) early 20th century
height: 22.9cm, diameter: 25cm
Provenance
private collection, UK
Colonial Indian Silver Mug by Hamilton & Co.
Calcutta, India circa 1850
height: 12.5cm, diameter of mouth: 8cm, weight: 242g
Provenance
UK art market
Lombok Carved Horn Parrot Hilt
Lombok, Eastern Indonesia 19th century
height: 16.3cm, weight: 222g
Provenance
private collection, England.
Framed Burmese Embroidered Buddha’s Foot Print
Burma late 19th or early 20th century
55cm x 75cm (unframed); 68cm x 88cm (framed)
Provenance
UK art market
Burmese Gilded Shwezawa-work Lacquered Betel Box (Kun-it)
Burma (Myanmar), probably Pagan (Bagan) circa 1960s
height: 22.4cm, diameter: 23cm
Provenance
private collection, UK
Large Ottoman Bronze Mortar
Caucasus, Armenia or Ottoman Turkey circa 16th-17th century
height: 9.4cm, diameter: 14.4cm, weight: 1,497g
Provenance
UK art market
Ottoman Silver Coffee Pot with Coral
Ottoman empire, probably Algeria 19th century
height: 17.3cm, weight: 302g
Provenance
UK art market
Rare Chased Pedestal Bowl with Wayang Figures & Hearts
Singapore early 20th century
height: 15.3cm, diameter: 19.4cm,weight: 250g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Dayak Carved Wooden Stopper
Dayak People, Borneo, Malaysia 19th century
height (without stand): 10.8cm
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Cast Brass Senufo Ring
Senufo People, Ivory Coast 19th or early 20th century
weight: 19.6g, ring size: 10.75 (US), V/V (UK)
Provenance
UK art market
Fine, Selected Items from Past Catalogues
Pair of Indian Diamond, Ruby & Pearl Gold Earrings
Northern India 1880-1920
lengths: 7cm, combined weights: 15.28g
Provenance
UK art market
Rare Vietnamese Silver Cup, Lid & Saucer
Vietnam circa 1850
height of set: 10cm, diameter of saucer: 12.4cm, overall weight: 249g
Provenance
UK art market
Indian Stained Ivory Pehlwani Wrestlers
Northern India, probably Rajasthan circa 1750
height: 8.8cm
Provenance
UK art market
Ottoman Silver-gilt Khanjar with Watered Steel Blade
Ottoman Turkey circa 1800
length: 56cm, weight: 906g
Provenance
UK art market
Philippines Silver-Inlaid Brass Wedding Vessel (Gadur)
Moro People, Mindanao, Philippines early 20th century
height: 55cm
Provenance
private collection, US.
Large Berber Necklace of Enamelled Silver Charms & Beads & Mediterranean Coral
Berber people, Great Kabylia Region, Algeria 19th-early 20th century
approximate circumference (diameter): 70cm, total weight: 490g
Provenance
private collection, France
Indian Green Bowenite Box with Fine Silver Mounts
Northern India circa 1820
length: 17.8cm, height: 4.5cm, width: 8.7cm, weight: 522g
Provenance
UK antique 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.
Finely Engraved Persian-Style Silvered Copper Drinking Bowl
Northern India 19th century
diameter: 15cm, height: 5.3cm, weight: 504g
Provenance
Scottish art market
Philippines Lidded Limestone Burial Jar
South Cotabato, Mindanao, Philippines 8th-9th century
height: 69cm, width: 30cm
Provenance
UK art market; UK private collection; acquired from Patricia Withofs, 1984.