New Items for March 2020
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.
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Fine Iron Beer (Chhaang) Flask Overlaid with Silver & Gold
Chamdo, Eastern Tibet circa 18th century
height: 38cm, width: 35cm, thickness: 9cm, weight: 2,382g
Provenance
UK art market
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
Tibetan Cast Brass Snow Lion Pendant Plaque
Tibet circa 18th century
height: 9.3cm, width: 11cm, weight: 156g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Magnificent Burmese Silver Candlestick
Burma (Myanmar) circa 1880
height: 27cm, diameter of base: 11.9cm, weight: 692g
Provenance
UK art market
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
Provenance
private collection, UK
Very Fine Tibetan Short Sword with Silver Mounts
Tibet 17th-early 19th century
total length: 58.5cm, weight: 1,053g
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Colonial Philippines’ Carved Wooden Saint’s Head
Philippines 18th century
height without stand: 21cm, height with stand: 25.7cm
Provenance
UK art market
Sino-Tibetan Parcel-Gilt, Chased Silver Bowl
China or Tibet 18th-early 19th century
diameter: 13.6cm, height: 6.3cm, weight: 356g
Provenance
UK art market
Cambodian Cast Bronze Temple Ritual Rice Ladle
Cambodia Angkor Period (12th-13th century) & possibly later
length: 30.5cm, weight: 316g
Provenance
UK art market
Tibetan Nomad’s Necklace of Turquoise Nuggets & a Carnelian Nugget Beads
Tibet 19th century & earlier
length: approx. 100cm, weight: 223g
Provenance
private collection, London; reputedly obtained from a Tibetan in Kathmandu in the 1960s.
Yoruba Cast Brass Opele Oracle Chain
Yoruba People, Nigeria 19th century
circumference: approx.: 96cm, weight: 178g
Provenance
UK art market
Torzhok Gold Embroidered Goatskin Boots
Torzhok, Tver Gubernia, Russia first half of the 19th century
heights: 39cm, lengths: 26.5cm
Provenance
UK art market
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
Provenance
private collection, UK
Luo Beadwork & Warthog Tusk Hat (Ogut Tigo)
Luo People, Kenya & Tanzania circa 1910
length: 29cm, width: 23cm, height: 9.5cm
Provenance
UK art market
Batak Cast Brass, Iron & Stone Fire Starter Set (Loting)
Batak People, Lake Toba Region, North Sumatra, Indonesia 19th century
length: 51cm, weight: 1,066g
Provenance
private collection, UK.
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
Provenance
UK art market
Pair of Chinese Gilded Silver Dragon Earrings
China late 19th-early 20th century, Late Qing Dynasty
lengths: 4.5cm, combined weight: 7.5g
Provenance
UK art market
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
Provenance
UK art market
Chased & Repoussed Burmese Silver Bowl
Burma (Myanmar) circa 1880
diameter: 15cm, height: 9.4cm, weight: 343g
Provenance
UK art market
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
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
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
Rare Tibetan Bronze Tokcha-style Cloak Pin or Fibula
Tibet circa 10th-12th century
width: 12cm, height: 11cm, weight: 141g
Provenance
private collection, UK.
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
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
Fine, Chased Indian Silver Ritual Temple Hand Fan
India, probably Rajasthan late 19th century
length: 35cm, width: 16cm, weight: 386g
Provenance
UK art market
Unusually Thick, Flexible, Indian Silver Chain Necklace (Kamardani)
Western India late 19th-20th century
length: 56cm, diameter or thickness of chain: 1cm, weight: 660g
Provenance
UK art market
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
Provenance
UK art market
Indian Silver Wire Torque (Hansli)
Rajasthan or Gujarat, India 19th century
diameter: 19cm x 17cm, weight: 396g
Provenance
UK art market
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
Provenance
UK art market
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
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
Fine, Carved Hippopotamus Tooth & Horn Tumbok Lada Dagger
North Sumatra, Indonesia 19th century
length: 34cm, weight: 475g
Provenance
private English collection; private Japanese collection.
Model of a Peacock, Gilded, Enamelled & set with Turquoise & Pearls
China circa 1920
height: 45cm, total weight: 863g
Provenance
UK art market
Indian Kutch Chased Silver Arabian-style Coffee Pot
Kutch, India circa 1870
height: 22.8cm, weight: 641g
Provenance
from an important, private UK collection.
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
Provenance
UK art market
Silver Box & Lid Covered in Silver Filigree
Ottoman Turkey 18th-19th century
height: 9.8cm, diameter: 9.3cm, weight: 292g
Provenance
UK art market
Vishnu & Consorts in Brass & Bronze (Ganga-Jumna)
Tanjore region, Tamil Nadu, South India 18th-19th century
heights: 12.5cm & 10.5cm
Provenance
Christie's New York; Collection of Paul Walter; acquired in London.
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.
Rare Signed Javanese Dance Mask (Topeng) of Prince Panji, carved by Warno Waskito
Central Java, Indonesia 20th century
height: 19.7 cm
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Inscribed Bronze Lamp with Aristocratic Patron Devotee Figures
Nepal Shah Period, dated Samvat 986 (1830)
length: 35cm, width: 22cm, height: 27cm, weight: 3,652g
Provenance
UK art market.
Heavy Thai Niello Silver (Thom Ngoen) Bowl
Thailand 19th century-early 20th century
diameter: 15cm, height: 8cm, 447g
Provenance
UK art market
Laos Cast Bronze Seated Buddha
Laos circa 15th century
height: 37cm, width: 22.5cm, depth: 14cm
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.
Tibetan Noble’s Fine, Silver Tea Pot
Tibet or Bhutan 18th-19th century
height: 31.5cm, width: 27cm, weight: 1,191g
Provenance
UK art market