New Items for March 2019
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.
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Mongolian Polychrome Dancing Citipati Group
Mongolia 19th century
height: 60cm, width: 53cm
Provenance
Private collection, England.
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
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
Provenance
Rotary Club of Bristol, UK, since 1929.
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
Provenance
private collection, France
Fine, Silver Filigree Rosewater Sprinkler
Deccan, India, or possibly Batavia, Dutch East Indies circa 1760
height: 30.6cm, weight: 453g
Provenance
UK art market
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
Provenance
UK art market
Mughal Solid Jade Pendant inset with Diamonds, Rubies & Emeralds in Gold Settings
Mughal India 18th century
width: 2.3cm, weight: 12.65g
Provenance
UK art market
Rare, Shan-Burmese Princely Regalia Gilded Dha Sword
Shan States, Burma 19th century
total length: 89.5cm, length of blade: 48cm, weight: 1,242g
Provenance
UK private collection; previously acquired from a dealer in France; said to have been acquired from a colonial French family in Algeria.
Five Ottoman Sherbet Spoons
Ottoman Turkey 18th-19th century
lengths: 22cm-38cm
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Burmese Finely-Cast Bronze Temple Bell & Bracket
Burma circa 1850
height: 38cm, diameter at base: 19cm
Provenance
UK art market
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
Provenance
UK art market
Senior Tibetan Monk’s Summer Riding Hat (Tsetop)
Lhasa, Tibet 18th-early 19th century
diameter: 37cm, height: 16cm
Provenance
UK art market
Nigerian Carved Wooden Helmet Dance Mask
Yoruba People, Ajasse Ipo Region, Nigeria circa 1920
height: 31cm, depth: 27cm, width: 26cm
Provenance
private collection, Scotland.
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
Provenance
UK art market
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
Provenance
UK art market
Glass Beaded Wedding Slippers (Kasut Manek)
Straits Chinese Community, Singapore, Malacca or Penang circa 1920
length: 25cm
Provenance
UK art market
Indian Carved Wooden Lintel Panel
India circa 17th century
length: 92cm, width: 19cm
Provenance
UK art market
Tiny Pair of Nonya Beaded Page Girl Slippers
Straits Chinese People, Straits Settlements, Malaysia/Singapore circa 1890
length: 18cm
Provenance
UK art market
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
Provenance
private collection, London.
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
Provenance
UK art market
Bronze Fluting Krishna (Venugopala)
South India circa 17th century
height: 11.6cm, weight: 377g
Provenance
UK art market
Fine, Naga Man’s Boar Tusk Necklace with Shell & Carnelians
Naga People, Eastern India/Western Burma circa 1910
approximate width: 19cm, weight: 231g
Provenance
private collection, UK; reputedly obtained by a family member just after WWI during skirmishes with the Naga tribesmen in Bangladesh and Burma.
Naga Man’s Cane Hat
Kalyo-Kengyu Naga People, Eastern India/Western Burma circa 1910
height: 25.5cm, diameter at widest point: 20cm
Provenance
private collection, UK; reputedly obtained by a family member just after WWI during skirmishes with the Naga tribesmen in Bangladesh and Burma.
Unusual, Ceremonial Twelve-Sided Lacquer Pedestal Dish (Talum) inlaid with Glass & Mother-of-Pearl
Thailand 19th century
width: 28cm, height: 12.5cm
Provenance
formerly in the collection of Henry Brownrigg, London.
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
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
Provenance
UK art market
Selected Items from Past Catalogues
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
Provenance
art market, London.
Fine, Painted Ivory Ayurvedic Medicine Jar & Cover
Sri Lanka 18th century
diameter: 5.8cm, height: 3.2cm, weight: 54g
Provenance
UK art market
Pair of Moroccan Silver Woman’s Hair Rings
Morocco, pre-Sahara Region 19th century
length: 7cm, width: 3.3cm, combined weight: 110g
Provenance
private collection, London.
Thai Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Lacquer Miniature Table
Thailand late 19th century
length: 28.5cm, width: 18cm, height: 8.5cm
Provenance
UK art market
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
Provenance
private collection, London. The pair have almost certainly been in the UK since colonial times.
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
Provenance
Collection of (the late) Paul Walter; probably acquired in London.
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
Provenance
UK art market
Flores-Javanese Kettle Currency Drum (Moko)
East Java, Indonesia for the Alor, Flores Market 19th century or earlier
height: 43.7cm, diameter: 25cm
Provenance
UK art market
Extremely Rare Mughal Chased Silver Ewer
North India 17th century
height: 10.cm, weight: 413g
Provenance
UK art market