NEW ITEMS FOR MARCH 2023

Scroll down to see 37 fine, new additions to our stock for March.

Included are items from Tibet, Nepal, Thailand, India, Burma, Philippines, the Dutch East Indies, Indonesia (including Bali), the Viceroyalty of Peru, the Ottoman Empire, Mauritania, Cameroon, Tunisia & Nigeria.

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8977

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    Rare Nepalese Tantric Gilded Bronze of Samvara & his Consort Vajravilasini

    Nepal
    13th-14th century

    height: 18.6cm, width: 14.7cm, depth: 7.4cm, weight: 1,003g

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    private collection, UK

    9025

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      Thai Courtly Gold Pendant set with Emeralds, Rubies & Diamonds

      Bangkok, Thailand
      19th century

      length: 6.2cm, width: 4.8cm, weight: 21g

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      private collection

      8821

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        Massive, Spanish Colonial Silver-Clad Chest from the Viceroyalty of Peru

        Viceroyalty of Peru
        circa 1760-1800

        Length: 85cm, height: 58.5cm, depth: 41cm

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        previously with Bonhams London, and acquired from the US before that

        9016

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          Royal Thai Enamelled Gold Ring set with Nine Gems

          Bangkok, Thailand
          circa 1850

          diameter: 3.1cm, thickness: 1.2cm, weight: 21g, ring size: 9.5 (US), T (UK)

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          Private collection; originally with a royal household in Bangkok

          8976

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            Rare, Inscribed, Tibetan Carved Zitan Wood Image of a Lama with Gilt Highlights

            Tibet
            late 17th-18th century

            height: 14.8cm, width: 11.3cm, depth: 6.1cm, weight: 388g

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            private collection, UK

            8970

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              Rare, French-Colonial, Indian Gilded-Silver Cheroot Box

              South India, probably Pondicherry
              18th century

              height: 16cm, width: 7.5cm, depth: 6.2cm, weight: 454g

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              UK art market

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                Ottoman Silver Filigree Waist Buckle & Silver Chain Necklace

                Ottoman Turkey & Balkans
                19th century

                circumference: approximately 55cm, weight: 353g

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                UK art market

                9014

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                  Royal Thai Enamelled Gold Ring set with Large Rubies

                  Bangkok, Thailand
                  circa 1850

                  diameter: 3.1cm, thickness: 1cm, weight: 19g, ring size: 9.25 (US), S/T (UK)

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                  Private collection; originally with a royal household in Bangkok

                  8736

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                    Rare Indian Silver Torso Image of Chamunda

                    South India
                    18th-19th century

                    length: 15cm, width: 10.8cm, depth: approximately 3.5cm, weight: 197g

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                    8928

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                      Rare & Unusual Indian Bronze Shaivite-Vaishnavite Krishna Shrine

                      Deccan, Central India
                      15th century

                      height: 16.3cm, width: 7.7cm, depth: 8.1cm, weight: 779g

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                      UK art market; UK private collection

                      8991

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                        Isneg Mother-of-Pearl & Bead Chest Ornament (Sipatal)

                        Isneg People, Northern Luzon Island, Philippines
                        early 20th century

                        length of glass bead strands: 30cm, length of mother-of-pearl shell components: approximately 21.5cm, weight: 159g

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                        private collection, London, UK

                        8924

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                          Rare Pyu Silver Buddhist Reliquary Casket

                          Pyu States, Central & Upper Burma (Myanmar)
                          circa 7th century

                          diameter: approximately 12.1cm, height: 9.2cm, weight: 130g

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

                          8950

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                            Fine Maure Storage Chest for the Tuareg (Touareg) Market

                            Maure People, Oulata region, Mauritania
                            circa 1920

                            length: 40.5cm, height: 25cm, depth: 24cm

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                            private collection, England.

                            8946

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                              Bamileke Resist-Dyed Ndop Textile

                              Bamileke People, Cameroon
                              early 20th century

                              length: 155cm, width: 97cm

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                              UK art market

                              6567

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                                Tunisian Woman’s Silver Anklet (Khelkhal Menfouk)

                                Kairouan and Sfax regions, Tunisia
                                19th-early 20th century

                                width of hoop: widest at 12.4cm, depth of closed box: 3.1cm, weight: 55g

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                                private collection, Germany

                                8938

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                                  Dutch Colonial Batavian Silver Filigree Box

                                  Dutch East Indies (Batavia) or India
                                  18th century

                                  height: 3.1cm, width: 7.2cm, depth: 5.3cm, weight: 105g

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                                  UK art market

                                  8649

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                                    Early Javanese Gold Cord Weight or Gold Ear Ornament Cast with Human Figures

                                    Central Java, Indonesia
                                    8th-9th century

                                    width: approximately 2cm, depth: 1cm, weight: 12g

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

                                    8798

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                                      Balinese Wooden Pillar Base (Sendi Tugeh) Carved with Monster Masks

                                      Bali, Indonesia
                                      19th-early 20th century

                                      height: 28cm, width: 33.2cm, depth: 15.5cm, weight: 3,830g

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                                      UK art market

                                      8906

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                                        Balinese Carved Wooden Pillar Base (Sendi Tugeh) Carved with Singa Bersayap

                                        Bali, Indonesia
                                        19th-early 20th century

                                        height: approximately 53cm, width: widest at 33cm

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                                        UK art market

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                                          Balinese Carved Wooden Pillar Base (Sendi Tugeh) Carved with Eye Ball Motifs

                                          Bali, Indonesia
                                          19th-early 20th century

                                          height: 51.5cm, width: 27cm

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                                          UK art market

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                                            Balinese Wooden Pillar Base (Sendi Tugeh) Carved with Multiple Karang Heads

                                            Bali, Indonesia
                                            19th-early 20th century

                                            height: 62cm, width: 22.9cm

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                                            8904

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                                              Balinese Carved Wooden Pillar Base (Sendi Tugeh)

                                              Bali, Indonesia
                                              early 20th century

                                              height: 51.5cm, width: 28cm

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                                              UK art market

                                              8900

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                                                Thai Ayutthaya Gold Amulet Holder set with Rubies & Emeralds

                                                Ayutthaya, Thailand
                                                18th century or earlier

                                                length: 8.5cm, depth: 1.8cm, weight: 50g

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                                                UK art market

                                                8918

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                                                  Indian Ganga-Jumna Image of Dancing Krishna

                                                  Tanjore region, Tamil Nadu, South India
                                                  17th-18th century

                                                  height: 11.3cm, weight: 422g

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                                                  UK art market; private UK collection.

                                                  8920

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                                                    Indian Cast Brass Finials to Decorate the Horns of a Bullock

                                                    Central or Southern India
                                                    18th-19th century

                                                    height: 10.6cm, width: 3.7cm, combined weight: 314g

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                                                    UK art market; private UK collection.

                                                    8926

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                                                      Indian Cast Brass Image of Hanuman

                                                      Deccan, Central India
                                                      18th century

                                                      height: 12.4cm, width: 6.5cm, depth: 4.5cm, weight: 326g

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                                                      UK art market

                                                      9026

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                                                        Thai Courtly Gold Pendant set with Diamonds

                                                        Bangkok, Thailand
                                                        19th century

                                                        length: 5.6cm, width: 4cm, weight: 14g

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                                                        private collection.

                                                        8927

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                                                          Indian Jain Bronze Inscribed Shrine

                                                          Western India
                                                          12th-13th century

                                                          height: 10.5cm, width: 8.4cm, depth: 3.2cm, weight: 234g

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                                                          UK art market

                                                          8953

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                                                            Indian Bronze of Twelve-Armed Karttikeya or Shanmuhka

                                                            Tamil Nadu, South India
                                                            17th century

                                                            height: 12.8cm, width: approximately 10.5cm, depth: 4.8cm, weight: 451g

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                                                            8957

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                                                              Colonial Nigerian Wood Carving of a British Officer & a Local Muslim Man

                                                              Yoruba people, Nigeria
                                                              circa 1920

                                                              height: 45.3cm, width: approximately 28.5cm, depth: 12.7cm, weight: 2,673g

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                                                              8967

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                                                                Kerala Bronze Image of Vishnu

                                                                Kerala, South India
                                                                18th century

                                                                height: 17.5cm, width: 11.1cm, depth: 10.7cm, weight: 871g

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                                                                6766

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                                                                  Pair of Tibetan Cast Metal Finger Cymbals (Ting-shag)

                                                                  Tibet
                                                                  circa 17th century

                                                                  diameter: 8cm, combined weight: 434g

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                                                                  private collection, UK

                                                                  8984

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                                                                    Late Chola Bronze Image of Skanda

                                                                    Tamil Nadu, South India
                                                                    Late Chola Dynasty, 13th century

                                                                    height with stand: approximately 33.5cm, height of bronze: 24.5cm, weight of bronze: 2,060g

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                                                                    UK art market

                                                                    9010

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                                                                      Northern Indian Pair of Silver Anklets or Bracelets

                                                                      Northern India, probably the Punjab
                                                                      early 19th century

                                                                      internal width: approximately 9cm, width: 11.5cm, depth: 9cm, combined weight: 226g

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                                                                      UK art market

                                                                      9033

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                                                                        Indian Mughal Brass Pandan

                                                                        Mughal, northern India
                                                                        17th century

                                                                        height: 7.8cm, width: 12.5cm, weight: 882g

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                                                                        7309

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                                                                          Post-Mourning Widow’s Gold Thread & Green & Red Weft Ikat Silk Songket

                                                                          Malay people, Palembang, Indonesia
                                                                          19th century

                                                                          203cm x 83cm

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                                                                          private collection, UK.

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                                                                          5137

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                                                                            Gold Parsi (Parsee) Portrait Brooch set with Fifty Diamonds, & another Portrait

                                                                            Bombay, India
                                                                            19th century

                                                                            diamond brooch: 3.4cm x 2.8cm, unmounted portrait: 2.8cm x 2.4cm

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                                                                            from a Parsi family, originally from Bombay, and now based in northern England. The identities of the men featured in the portraits are unknown however.

                                                                            6243

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                                                                              Rare & Large Pair of Chinese Export Silver Bowls by Wang Hing

                                                                              Maker: Wang Hing, Guangdong (Canton) & Hong Kong, China
                                                                              circa 1890

                                                                              heights: 11cm, diameters: 24.5cm, weights: 1,083g & 1,087g

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                                                                              from an important private collection, UK.

                                                                              8724

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                                                                                Pair of Assam Gold & Ruby Lotus Ear Plugs (Thuria)

                                                                                Assam, North Eastern India
                                                                                19th-early 20th century

                                                                                length: approximately 3.2cm, width: 2.4cm, combined weight: 16g

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                                                                                UK art market

                                                                                7169

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                                                                                  Ovimbundu Colonial Portuguese Female Head Privilege Sceptre or Staff

                                                                                  Ovimbundu People, Benguela, Angola
                                                                                  19th century

                                                                                  length: 82.5cmm, width: 8.5cm, weight: 941g

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                                                                                  private collection, UK

                                                                                  6680

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                                                                                    Pair of Sri Lankan or South Indian Yali Door Plates

                                                                                    Sri Lanka or South India
                                                                                    circa 18th century

                                                                                    length (each): 16.5cm, width: 13.7cm, combined weight: 1,041g

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                                                                                    UK art market

                                                                                    7256

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                                                                                      Maori Trolling Lure Fish Hook (Pa Kahawai)

                                                                                      Maori People, New Zealand
                                                                                      18th-19th century

                                                                                      length (without cord): 14.8cm, width: 2cm, weight: 20g

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                                                                                      UK art market; UK private collection.

                                                                                      7331

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                                                                                        Impressive Pair of Nepalese Hanging Incense Burners

                                                                                        Nepal & Tibet
                                                                                        19th century

                                                                                        height of incence burners (without the chains): 38cm, width (between handles): 27cm, combined weight: 4,947g

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                                                                                        UK art market

                                                                                        2931

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                                                                                          Colonial Indian Trichinopoly Silver 24-Piece Cutlery Set

                                                                                          Trichinopoly, South India & London
                                                                                          circa 1870

                                                                                          length of knife: 22cm, length of fork: 18cm, typical weight of one fork: 63g, typical weight of one knife: 73g, length of box: 31.5cm, width of box: 26.4cm, thickness of box: 7.7cm

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                                                                                          Provenance

                                                                                          private UK collection