NEW ITEMS FOR JUNE 2022

Scroll down to see more than 30 fine, new additions to our stock for June.

Included are items from the Straits Chinese, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Tibet, China, Nepal, Cambodia, Thailand, Fiji, Ottoman Turkey, Uzbekistan, Colonial South America, & Ghana.

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8598

Large, Rare Sumatran Lampung Noble’s Palepai Ship Cloth

Paminggir People, Kalianda District, South Sumatra, Indonesia
19th century

length: 308cm (10.1 feet), width: 56cm

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

8630

Javanese Gold Pendant from a Necklace inset with Rubies

Central Java, Indonesia
9th-10th century

length: 6.3cm, width: 4.7cm, weight: 13g

Sold

Provenance

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

8599

Exceptionally Rare Straits Chinese Beaded Songkok-style Page Boy’s Cap

Straits Chinese community, Singapore or Malacca, Malaysia
circa 1900

length: 19.5cm, width: 15cm, height: 7cm

Sold

Provenance

from the collection of author Evelyn Haertig (US), thence by descent.

8640

Srivijaya Bronze Standing Maitreya

Srivijaya Kingdom, South Sumatra, Indonesia
circa 7th-8th century

height (including stand): 32.5cm, width: 8.7cm, weight (including stand): 2,682g

Provenance

private collection, London, UK.

8571

Early Indian Persian-style Brass Samovar

Deccan, India, or Persia (Iran)
circa 1600

height: approximately 33cm, width: approximately 18cm, weight: 1,604g

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Provenance

UK art market

8629

Jain Brass Shrine inlaid with Silver

Jain community, Western India
dated Samvat 1416 (1419 AD)

height: 17.1cm, width: 11cm, depth: 7.7cm, weight: 750g

Provenance

UK art market

8594

Cambodian (or Thai) Silver Water Flask

Cambodia, & possibly Thailand
early 20th century

height: 30.5cm, width: approximately 14.5cm, weight: 624g

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

8624

Nias Headhunter’s Torque Necklace (Kalabubu)

South Nias, Indonesia
early 20th century

inner diameter: widest at 23.2cm, widest disk: 4.8cm, weight: 572g

Provenance

UK art market

8631

Heavy, Javanese Lotus-Form Gold Ear Pendant or Cord Weight

Central Java, Indonesia
8th-9th century

width: 3.1cm, weight: 23.35g

Sold

Provenance

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

7312

Fijian Terracotta Water Vessel (Saqamoli)

Fiji
19th-20th century

height: 16.5cm, width: 15cm, weight: 875g

Provenance

Antiques market, Scotland.

8632

Rare, Central Javanese Bronze Hanuman Kris or Mirror Handle Fitting

Central Java, Indonesia
circa 9th century

width: 8.7cm, length: 4.3cm, depth: 1.7cm, weight: 143g

Provenance

Estate Collection of Tom White MBE, a former UK diplomat who served in Southeast Asia in the 1960s & 70s.

8635

Indian Bronze Image of the Philosopher Ramanujacharya

Tamil Nadu, South India
18th century

height: 6.7cm, width: 4.1cm, depth: 3.7cm, weight: 143g

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Provenance

UK art market

8633

Javanese Inscribed Votive Gold Shiva Plaque

Central Java, Indonesia
9th century

length: 18.6cm, width: 8.2cm, weight: 33g

Sold

Provenance

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

8634

Indian Bronze Image of a Vaishnava Poet-Saint (Alvar)

Tamil Nadu, South India
17th-18th century

height: 6.2cm, width: 4.2cm, depth: 3.5cm, weight: 143g

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

8636

Central Javanese Gold Finger Ring

Central Java, Indonesia
circa 9th century

weight: 3.62g, Size: K (UK); 5.25 (US)

Provenance

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

8638

Cast Brass Five-Faced Shiva Yoni Lingam (Panca-mukhalinga)

Northern India
18th-19th century

height: 5.1cm, width: 3.5cm, depth: 4.8cm, weight: 104g

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Provenance

UK art market

8639

Colonial Indian Silver Cup by Pittar & Co.

Calcutta, India
1831-1848

height: 11.5cm, width: 8.5cm, depth (including handle): 11.4cm, weight: 265g

Provenance

private collection, England

8637

East Java Gold Ear Pendant

East Java, Indonesia
13th century

width: 2cm, weight: 4g

Provenance

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

7261

Fijian Bark Cloth Beater (Ike ni Masi), ex Tost & Rohu of Sydney

Fiji
19th century

legnth: 41cm, width: 4cm, weight: 516g

Provenance

private collection, UK; Acquired from Tost & Rohu, Sydney - 1930s or earlier

8461

Fijian Barkcloth Cloth (Masi)

Fiji
19th-20th century

length: approximately 170.5cm, width: approximately 87cm

Provenance

UK art market

7226

Straits Chinese Beaded Belt

Straits Chinese people, Straits Settlements, Malaysia, Singapore or South Sumatra
circa 1900

length: 72cm, width: 5.7cm

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

8531

North Indian Child’s Chiselled Steel Push Dagger (Katar)

North India
17th century

length: 21.6cm, width: 7.4cm, depth: 2.3cm, weight: 228g

Sold

Provenance

European art market

8682

Ottoman Silver Filigree Amulet Case with a Tugra

Ottoman Turkey, probably Istanbul
circa 1850

length: 10.2cm, width: 2.1cm, weight: 43g

Sold

Provenance

private UK collection

4404

Gilded Silver Butterfly Ornament set with Turquoise

Nepal or Eastern Tibet
18th-19th century

height: 5cm. width: 5.3cm, weight: 19.4g

Provenance

UK art market

6938

Uzbek Gold Nose Ring with Red Beads (Arabek)

Uzbek People, Central Asia, including Uzbekistan & Turkmenistan
early 20th century

diameter: 5cm

Sold

Provenance

private European collection

8602

Pair of Chinese Export Silver Bowls by Zeewo, with Original Blue Glass Liners

Shanghai, China
early 20th century

diameter: approximately 11.7cm, height: 5.5cm, combined weight (of silver only): 177g

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

6890

Ashanti Carved Wooden Comb (Duafe)

Akan-Ashanti People, Ghana
late 19th century-early 20th century

length: 34.1cm, width: 11.9cm, depth: 1.2cm, weight: 227g

Provenance

private collection, London.

8617

Tibetan Bone Carving of Citipati

Tibet
circa 16th century

height: 6.3cm, width: 2.2cm, weight: 22g

Sold

Provenance

private collection, England.

8513

Pair of Indian Bronze Anklets

Andhra Pradesh, North India
19th century

length: approximately 14.4cm, width: approximately 10.1cm, combined weight: 884g

Provenance

UK art market

8610

Indian Bronze Image of Varaha, the Boar Avatar of Vishnu, & Consort Lakshmi

Tamil Nadu, South India
17th-18th century

height: 15cm, width: 7.9cm, depth: 6.9cm, weight: 1,006g

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

8515

Spanish Colonial Silver Chamber Pot (Lavatorio or Balde)

Spanish Colonial South America - Peru, Argentina or Bolivia
18th century

height: approximately 13.5cm, width: 22cm, length (including handles): 31.6cm, weight: 1,379g

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

Selected Fine Items from Past Catalogues

5217

Two Mughal Engraved Gilded Silver Boxes inset with Tortoiseshell Panels

North India
circa 1740

length of largest box: 9.5cm, width: 8.8cm, height: 3.3cm, weight: 183g; length of smaller box: 7.5cm, width: 6.7cm, height: 1.8cm, weight: 98g

Sold

Provenance

Scottish art market

5428

Omani Silver Headdress with Red Bead & Other Temporals

Oman
circa 1930

length: 101cm, weight: 507g

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

1010

Sri Lankan Tortoiseshell Betel Box with Engraved, Parcel-gilt Silver Mounts

Sri Lanka
late 18th century

length: 16cm, width: 12cm, height: 5.2cm, weight: 305g

Provenance

UK art market

6622

Thai Cast Silver Standing Buddha

Thailand
18th-19th century

height: 14.4cm, weight: 226g

Provenance

private collection, London.

6226

Unusual Deccan, Engraved, Silver-Gilt Dagger Locket

Deccan, India
17th century

length: 7.9cm, width: 5.2cm, weight: 60g

Provenance

art market, London

8428

Tibetan Woman’s Silver Amulet Box (Ga’u) with Gold & Turquoise

Lhasa, Tibet
late 19th century

length: 10.8cm, width: 11.3cm, depth: 2.7cm, weight: 98g

Provenance

private collection, London.

2181

Life-sized Sepik Ancestor Figure

Sepik Region, New Guinea
late 19th century

height: 165cm

Provenance

Francis de Sales McHugh Collection, collected by de Sales McHugh in the first half of the 20th century.

6697

Magnificent & Large Sri Lankan Cobra Demon (Maha Raksa) Dance Mask

Sinhala people, Coastal Sri Lanka
19th century

height: approximately 79cm (without stand), width: 62cm

Provenance

UK art market

6775

Pair of Large, Indian, Princely, Parcel-Gilded & Enamelled Garuda Figures

Rajasthan, India
circa 1800

heights (without stands): 23.8cm, width: 12.4cm, height (with stands): 32.5cm, combined weight: 2,475g

Provenance

German private collection, bought by the father of the previous owner in Germany in 1971 at the sale of a Rajasthan Maharaja's possessions