New Items for March 2019

Showcased here are almost 30 new additions to our stock for March.

Items from Tibet, Mongolia, China, Indonesia, Thailand, Burma, India, Malaysia, Algeria, Nigeria, Ottoman Turkey, Ethiopia & the Straits Chinese world are among those included.

All items are for sale.

Click on the links below to see more details, video footage, and images of each piece.

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5840

Mongolian Polychrome Dancing Citipati Group

Mongolia
19th century

height: 60cm, width: 53cm

Provenance

Private collection, England.

5859

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

Sold

Provenance

private collection, France

5741

Great Wall of China Brick & Hongmu Stand dated 1929, & Etched Photogravure Plate of Presentation Ceremony

China
stand dated 1929; brick dates to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)

length of stand: 43.8cm, height: 28cm, depth: 24.5cm

Sold

Provenance

Rotary Club of Bristol, UK, since 1929.

5157

Acehnese Bride’s Silver & Suasa Gold Hair Ornament (Leleyang Cemera)

Gayo-Alas People, central Aceh, North Sumatra, Indonesia
19th-early 20th century

height: 15cm, width: 12cm, weight: 89g

Sold

Provenance

private collection, France

5823

Fine, Silver Filigree Rosewater Sprinkler

Deccan, India, or possibly Batavia, Dutch East Indies
circa 1760

height: 30.6cm, weight: 453g

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

5844

Fine, Dutch Colonial Batavian Silver Betel Leaf Holder

Dutch Colonial Batavia, Dutch East Indies (Present-day Indonesia)
1680-1700

height: 12.9cm, width: 10.2cm, weight: 197g

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

5845

Mughal Solid Jade Pendant inset with Diamonds, Rubies & Emeralds in Gold Settings

Mughal India
18th century

width: 2.3cm, weight: 12.65g

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

3125

Rare, Shan-Burmese Princely Regalia Gilded Dha Sword

Shan States, Burma
19th century

total length: 89.5cm, length of blade: 48cm, weight: 1,242g

Sold

Provenance

UK private collection; previously acquired from a dealer in France; said to have been acquired from a colonial French family in Algeria.

5879

Five Ottoman Sherbet Spoons

Ottoman Turkey
18th-19th century

lengths: 22cm-38cm

Sold

Provenance

private collection, UK.

5739

Burmese Finely-Cast Bronze Temple Bell & Bracket

Burma
circa 1850

height: 38cm, diameter at base: 19cm

Provenance

UK art market

5836

Six Matched Thai Niello Silver & Gilt Bowls with Royal Insignia

Thailand
circa 1920

diameter of each bowl: 13cm, height: 6.4cm, combined weight of all six bowls: 1,251g

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

5747

Senior Tibetan Monk’s Summer Riding Hat (Tsetop)

Lhasa, Tibet
18th-early 19th century

diameter: 37cm, height: 16cm

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

5847

Nigerian Carved Wooden Helmet Dance Mask

Yoruba People, Ajasse Ipo Region, Nigeria
circa 1920

height: 31cm, depth: 27cm, width: 26cm

Sold

Provenance

private collection, Scotland.

3884

Pair of Straits Chinese ‘Red & Gold’ Oil Lamp Stands for a Sam Kai Altar

probably Singapore or Malacca
early 20th century

heights: 23cm & 29cm, width: 12cm, depth: 17cm

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

5708

Malay Earthenware Water Flask with Silver Mounts (Labu Ayer)

Malay People, Perak, Malay Peninsula
late 19th or early 20th century

height: 30cm, diameter: 18cm, weight: 1,056g

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

5810

Glass Beaded Wedding Slippers (Kasut Manek)

Straits Chinese Community, Singapore, Malacca or Penang
circa 1920

length: 25cm

Provenance

UK art market

5849

Indian Carved Wooden Lintel Panel

India
circa 17th century

length: 92cm, width: 19cm

Provenance

UK art market

5714

Tiny Pair of Nonya Beaded Page Girl Slippers

Straits Chinese People, Straits Settlements, Malaysia/Singapore
circa 1890

length: 18cm

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

5366

Ethiopian Set of Four Engraved High-Grade Silver Drinking Vessels & Stand

Ethiopia
19th century

width of table platform: 14.3cm, height with cups: 9.1cm, combined weight: 409g

Sold

Provenance

private collection, London.

5809

Ladakh Woman’s Headdress (Perak) set with a Ga’u Box, Turquoise, Coral & Nacre

Ladakh, Himalayan India
circa 1920

length: 69.5cm, width: 29.5cm

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

5821

Bronze Fluting Krishna (Venugopala)

South India
circa 17th century

height: 11.6cm, weight: 377g

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

5729

Fine, Naga Man’s Boar Tusk Necklace with Shell & Carnelians

Naga People, Eastern India/Western Burma
circa 1910

approximate width: 19cm, weight: 231g

Sold

Provenance

private collection, UK; reputedly obtained by a family member just after WWI during skirmishes with the Naga tribesmen in Bangladesh and Burma.

5728

Naga Man’s Cane Hat

Kalyo-Kengyu Naga People, Eastern India/Western Burma
circa 1910

height: 25.5cm, diameter at widest point: 20cm

Sold

Provenance

private collection, UK; reputedly obtained by a family member just after WWI during skirmishes with the Naga tribesmen in Bangladesh and Burma.

5883

Unusual, Ceremonial Twelve-Sided Lacquer Pedestal Dish (Talum) inlaid with Glass & Mother-of-Pearl

Thailand
19th century

width: 28cm, height: 12.5cm

Sold

Provenance

formerly in the collection of Henry Brownrigg, London.

5807

Large Tibetan Silver Ga’u Box set with Turquoise & Coral

Eastern Tibet, probably Labrang area
early 20th century

length: 16.5cm, width: 12.7cm, thickness: 3.8cm, weight: 292g

Provenance

UK art market

5281

Miao Silver Earrings

Miao (Hmong) & Lahu People, Southern China & Burma, northern Vietnam, Laos and northern Thailand
early 20th century

length: 8cm, combined weight: 52.76g

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

Selected Items from Past Catalogues

5655

Rare, Early Chinese Images of Jesus & Mary on Silver, after Pierre Goret

China or Chinese artisans in the Philippines
circa 1700

heights: 20.8cm, widths: 16.3cm, combined weight: 371g

Sold

Provenance

art market, London.

2739

Fine, Painted Ivory Ayurvedic Medicine Jar & Cover

Sri Lanka
18th century

diameter: 5.8cm, height: 3.2cm, weight: 54g

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

4283

Pair of Moroccan Silver Woman’s Hair Rings

Morocco, pre-Sahara Region
19th century

length: 7cm, width: 3.3cm, combined weight: 110g

Sold

Provenance

private collection, London.

1913

Thai Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Lacquer Miniature Table

Thailand
late 19th century

length: 28.5cm, width: 18cm, height: 8.5cm

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

4073

Rare Pair of Deccani Bronze Lion Architectural Elements

Deccan, India, possibly Golconda
circa 17th century

height of each: 38.5cm, length: 30cm, width: 12.5cm

Sold

Provenance

private collection, London. The pair have almost certainly been in the UK since colonial times.

5004

Pair of Miniature Brass Paduka Sandals for a Deity

Deccan, India
18th-19th century

length of each: 11.8cm, width: 7.3cm, height: 7cm, combined weights: 677g

Sold

Provenance

Collection of (the late) Paul Walter; probably acquired in London.

5541

Colonial Indian Sandalwood Jewel Box with Engraved Silver Mounts

South India, probably Coromandel Coast
17th-18th century

length: 15.8cm height: 8.8cm, depth: 10.5cm, weight: 481g

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

2589

Flores-Javanese Kettle Currency Drum (Moko)

East Java, Indonesia for the Alor, Flores Market
19th century or earlier

height: 43.7cm, diameter: 25cm

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

5773

Extremely Rare Mughal Chased Silver Ewer

North India
17th century

height: 10.cm, weight: 413g

Sold

Provenance

UK art market