New Items for March 2020

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

Included are items from India, Sri Lanka, Tibet, China, India, Malaysia, Indo-Portuguese Goa, Burma (Myanmar), the Philippines, Indonesia, Cambodia, Russia & Nigeria.

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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6325

Fine Iron Beer (Chhaang) Flask Overlaid with Silver & Gold

Chamdo, Eastern Tibet
circa 18th century

height: 38cm, width: 35cm, thickness: 9cm, weight: 2,382g

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

6389

Rare, Indo-Portuguese Ceremonial Gilded Silver Filigree Flower Basket

Indo-Portuguese Goa, India
second half of the 17th century

height: 10.2cm, diameter: 6.6cm, weight: 136g

Provenance

previously in a private house, Bangkok, Thailand

6371

Tibetan Cast Brass Snow Lion Pendant Plaque

Tibet
circa 18th century

height: 9.3cm, width: 11cm, weight: 156g

Sold

Provenance

private collection, UK

6336

Magnificent Burmese Silver Candlestick

Burma (Myanmar)
circa 1880

height: 27cm, diameter of base: 11.9cm, weight: 692g

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

6382

Rare, Full Set of Hand-Painted Erotic Indian Playing Cards (54 Cards)

India, possibly Delhi
early 20th century

each card: 8.8cm x 5.6cm

Sold

Provenance

private collection, UK

6383

Very Fine Tibetan Short Sword with Silver Mounts

Tibet
17th-early 19th century

total length: 58.5cm, weight: 1,053g

Sold

Provenance

private collection, UK.

6334

Colonial Philippines’ Carved Wooden Saint’s Head

Philippines
18th century

height without stand: 21cm, height with stand: 25.7cm

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

6285

Sino-Tibetan Parcel-Gilt, Chased Silver Bowl

China or Tibet
18th-early 19th century

diameter: 13.6cm, height: 6.3cm, weight: 356g

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

3720

Cambodian Cast Bronze Temple Ritual Rice Ladle

Cambodia
Angkor Period (12th-13th century) & possibly later

length: 30.5cm, weight: 316g

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

6327

Tibetan Nomad’s Necklace of Turquoise Nuggets & a Carnelian Nugget Beads

Tibet
19th century & earlier

length: approx. 100cm, weight: 223g

Sold

Provenance

private collection, London; reputedly obtained from a Tibetan in Kathmandu in the 1960s.

4474

Yoruba Cast Brass Opele Oracle Chain

Yoruba People, Nigeria
19th century

circumference: approx.: 96cm, weight: 178g

Provenance

UK art market

5920

Torzhok Gold Embroidered Goatskin Boots

Torzhok, Tver Gubernia, Russia
first half of the 19th century

heights: 39cm, lengths: 26.5cm

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

6166

Highly Unusual Colonial Indian Silver Lidded Mug with Original Silk-Velvet Fitted Box

Kutch, India
circa 1870

height of mug: 15cm, width: 12cm, weight: 390g

Sold

Provenance

private collection, UK

6132

Luo Beadwork & Warthog Tusk Hat (Ogut Tigo)

Luo People, Kenya & Tanzania
circa 1910

length: 29cm, width: 23cm, height: 9.5cm

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

6229

Batak Cast Brass, Iron & Stone Fire Starter Set (Loting)

Batak People, Lake Toba Region, North Sumatra, Indonesia
19th century

length: 51cm, weight: 1,066g

Sold

Provenance

private collection, UK.

6263

Pair of Chinese Gilded Silver & Jade Earrings

China
late 19th-early 20th century, Late Qing Dynasty

diameter of silver hoop: 2.7cm, combined weight: 11.1g

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

6264

Pair of Chinese Gilded Silver Dragon Earrings

China
late 19th-early 20th century, Late Qing Dynasty

lengths: 4.5cm, combined weight: 7.5g

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

6265

Pair of Chinese Gilded Silver Earrings with Blue Kingfisher Feathers, Pearls and Spinels

China
late 19th-early 20th century, Late Qing Dynasty

lengths: 6cm, combined weights: 10.8g

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

6286

Chased & Repoussed Burmese Silver Bowl

Burma (Myanmar)
circa 1880

diameter: 15cm, height: 9.4cm, weight: 343g

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

6275

Pair of Sri Lankan Pierced Gilded Silver Bracelets set with Zircons

Coastal regions, Sri Lanka
early 20th century

internal diameters: 4.8cm x 4.2cm, combined weight: 78g

Provenance

UK art market

6324

Fine, Sumatran Minangkabau-Acehnese Cast Brass Shield or Buckler (Peurise)

Minangkabau People for the Aceh Market, Sumatra, Indonesia
19th century

diameter: 26.5cm

Provenance

UK art market

5284

Konyak Naga Trade Bead Necklace

Konyak Naga People, North-West India & Western Burma
early 20th century

length as worn: 35cm, approx. circumference: 70cm, weight: 168g

Provenance

UK art market

6415

Rare Tibetan Bronze Tokcha-style Cloak Pin or Fibula

Tibet
circa 10th-12th century

width: 12cm, height: 11cm, weight: 141g

Sold

Provenance

private collection, UK.

6332

Chased Indian Silver Ritual Temple Hand Fan

India, probably Rajasthan
late 19th century

length of handle: 37.8cm, width: 17.8cm, weight: 469g

Provenance

UK art market

5768

Dayak Wooden Hornbill Bird Stopper

Dayak People, Borneo, Malaysia
19th century

height without stand: 8.3cm, height with stand: 9.3cm

Provenance

Private collection, UK

6352

Fine, Chased Indian Silver Ritual Temple Hand Fan

India, probably Rajasthan
late 19th century

length: 35cm, width: 16cm, weight: 386g

Provenance

UK art market

6347

Unusually Thick, Flexible, Indian Silver Chain Necklace (Kamardani)

Western India
late 19th-20th century

length: 56cm, diameter or thickness of chain: 1cm, weight: 660g

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

6365

Shan Folding Manuscript with Gilded, Lacquered Covers (Pap Top)

Shan people, Eastern Burma
19th-early 20th century

length: 40cm, height (when folded): 6cm, width: 17.5cm

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

6333

Indian Silver Wire Torque (Hansli)

Rajasthan or Gujarat, India
19th century

diameter: 19cm x 17cm, weight: 396g

Provenance

UK art market

6369

Indian or Sri Lankan Cast & Engraved Brass Elephant

South India or Sri Lanka
18th-19th century

length: 22cm, width: 14cm, height: 17.4cm, weight: 2.44g

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

6362

Large, Rajastani Silver Bracelet

Rajasthan or Sindh, India
19th-early 20th century

internal diameter: 4.7cm, external diameter: 9.4cm, thickness; 4.9cm, weight: 322g

Provenance

UK art market

Fine, Selected Items still Available from Past Catalogues

4373

Four Burgaute Lacquered Scholar’s Cups Inlaid with Abalone Nacre & Silver

China
early 18th century

height: 4.8cm, diameter: 10.5cm, typical weight per cup: 75g

Provenance

UK art market

6184

Fine, Carved Hippopotamus Tooth & Horn Tumbok Lada Dagger

North Sumatra, Indonesia
19th century

length: 34cm, weight: 475g

Sold

Provenance

private English collection; private Japanese collection.

4667

Model of a Peacock, Gilded, Enamelled & set with Turquoise & Pearls

China
circa 1920

height: 45cm, total weight: 863g

Provenance

UK art market

2926

Indian Kutch Chased Silver Arabian-style Coffee Pot

Kutch, India
circa 1870

height: 22.8cm, weight: 641g

Provenance

from an important, private UK collection.

4050

Underglaze Blue Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) Ceramic Kendi with Ottoman Silver Mounts with Tugra

China/Ottoman Turkey
circa 16th century

height: 16.6cm, diameter: 14cm, weight: 795g

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

4402

Silver Box & Lid Covered in Silver Filigree

Ottoman Turkey
18th-19th century

height: 9.8cm, diameter: 9.3cm, weight: 292g

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

4943

Vishnu & Consorts in Brass & Bronze (Ganga-Jumna)

Tanjore region, Tamil Nadu, South India
18th-19th century

heights: 12.5cm & 10.5cm

Sold

Provenance

Christie's New York; Collection of Paul Walter; acquired in London.

4054

Silver-Gilt Ritual Wine Ewer Cups & Tray

China or Mongolia
late 19th century

height of ewer: 24cm, width of ewer: 15cm, length of tray: 30.2cm, width of tray: 21.5cm, height of cups, 4cm, diameter of cups: 3.7cm, weight: 1,027g

Provenance

UK art market.

276

Rare Signed Javanese Dance Mask (Topeng) of Prince Panji, carved by Warno Waskito

Central Java, Indonesia
20th century

height: 19.7 cm

Sold

Provenance

private collection, UK.

1432

Inscribed Bronze Lamp with Aristocratic Patron Devotee Figures

Nepal
Shah Period, dated Samvat 986 (1830)

length: 35cm, width: 22cm, height: 27cm, weight: 3,652g

Sold

Provenance

UK art market.

3420

Heavy Thai Niello Silver (Thom Ngoen) Bowl

Thailand
19th century-early 20th century

diameter: 15cm, height: 8cm, 447g

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

4593

Laos Cast Bronze Seated Buddha

Laos
circa 15th century

height: 37cm, width: 22.5cm, depth: 14cm

Sold

Provenance

private collection, UK. The previous owner built up a collection of Buddha images mostly from old UK colonial sources, and did so over a long lifetime.

4053

Tibetan Noble’s Fine, Silver Tea Pot

Tibet or Bhutan
18th-19th century

height: 31.5cm, width: 27cm, weight: 1,191g

Sold

Provenance

UK art market