New Items for May 2021
Included are items from India, China, Tibet, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Dutch East Indies, the Philippines, Thailand, Burma (Myanmar), Iran, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Morocco, Nigeria, Mali, Egypt, Congo & Ethiopia.
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Exceptional Kandyan Gilded & Silvered Brass Standing Buddha & Painted Wooden Stand
Kandy, Sri Lanka 18th century
height of wooden mount: 43.7cm, width: 19cm; height of statue: 28cm; weight of wooden mount: 1,923g, weight of statue: 1,625g
Provenance
UK art market
Massive Indian Silver Presentation Footed Bowl & Stand
Madras, India dated 1898
height of bowl: 35cm, width (handle to handle): 53cm, depth: approximately 41cm, overall height (with stand): 55cm, weight of bowl: 4,586g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Rare Naga Brass Necklace
Naga or Chin People, India/Burma 19th century
circumference or full length: approximately 70cm, weight: 341g
Provenance
private European collection
Rare Pair of Sri Lankan Silver & Gold Palm Leaf Book (Ola) Covers set with Sapphires & other Gems
Kandy, Sri Lanka circa 1900
length: 30.2cm, width: 6cm, combined weight: 1,047g
Provenance
private collection, Germany; thence by descent
Set of Four Chinese Export Silver Candle Stands by Wang Hing
Maker: Wang Hing, Guangdong (Canton) & Hong Kong, China circa 1890
height: approximately 19cm, combined weight: 1,672g
Provenance
UK art market
Rare Pair of Indian Wooden Supports Carved as Colonial Hindu Guardian Figures
South India, probably Madras late 18th century
height of each: 98.7cm
Provenance
UK art market
Large Indian Bhils Silver Amulet (Nama) with Bheru (Shiva)
Bhil People, Rajasthan or Gujarat, India 19th century
height (of amulet): 15cm, width: 11.3cm, weight: 184g
Provenance
private collection, London, UK.
Indian Silver Bird-Shaped Container in the Manner of Oomersi Mawji
Kutch, India circa 1880
height: 15cm, length: 17cm, weight: 277g
Provenance
UK art market
Tibetan Brass Vajra & Ghanta Pair with Original Cases
Tibet circa 17th-18th century
length of ghanta: 16cm, length of vajra: 12cm, height of main case:20.5cm, combined weight: 840g
Provenance
UK art market
Exceptional Lucknow Court Embroidered Zari & Silk Shawl or Sash
Lucknow, India circa 1800
length: 257cm, width: 35.5cm, weight: 250g
Provenance
UK art market
Fine Rajasthan Woven Silver Necklace
Rajasthan, India 19th century
length: approximately 46cm, weight: 100g
Provenance
private European collection
Thai Cast Silver Standing Buddha
Thailand 18th-19th century
height: 14.4cm, weight: 226g
Provenance
private collection, London.
Superb Bukharan Gilded Silver, Niello & Filigree Waist Buckle
Bukhara, Uzbekistan 19th century
length along the inner curve: 31.7cm, width: 4.1cm, weight: 319g
Provenance
UK art Market
Pair of Kutch Indian Silver Cheroot Containers
Kutch, North-West India circa 1880
height: approximately 12.8cm, combined weight: 364g
Provenance
UK art market
Indian Silver-Mounted Saddle Water Flask
Rajasthan or the Deccan, India 19th century
height: 34.1cm, width: 33.5cm, depth: approximately 14cm, weight: 3,825g
Provenance
UK art market
Dutch Colonial Tortoiseshell Snuff Box with Silver Filigree & Enamel
Dutch Colonial - Batavia, Dutch East Indies, or China 18th century
width: 7.4cm, depth: 5cm, height: 3.1cm, weight: 56g
Provenance
UK art market
Mongo Woman’s Woven Buttock Shield (Bakonga)
Mongo People, Congo early 20th century
length: approximately 88cm, width: 8.3cm, weight: 157g
Provenance
private collection, London, UK.
Kashmiri Pierced, Chiselled Bronze Pen Case
Kashmir, India 18th century
length: 26.5cm, depth: 9.8cm, height: 7.5cm, weight: 879g
Provenance
UK art market
Seven Silver Birth Motif Pendants (Salhayat)
Libya, Egypt, Algeria & Djerba Island, Tunisia circa 1900
length of the largest pendant: 10.3cm, combined weight: 111g
Provenance
UK art market
Khorassan Silver-Inlaid Bronze Vase or Jug
Khorassan North-East Iran 12th century
height: 16cm, width: 15cm, weight: 851g
Provenance
UK art markey
Chinese Silver Tongue Scraper with Goldfish Motifs
China 19th century
length: 10.3cm, width: 4.1cm, weight: 6g
Provenance
UK art market
Himalayan-Indian Brass Mohra
Eastern Himachal Pradesh, Northern India circa 16th-17th century
length: 13.8cm, width: 12cm, weight: 857g (display stand - length: 18.9cm, width: 13.4cm, depth: 4.5cm)
Provenance
UK art market
Naga Brass Pendant
Konyak Naga People, Burma/India circa 1900
height: 16cm, width: 6.3cm, weight: 90g
Provenance
private European collection
Pashtun Gilded-Silver Upper-Arm Ornament (Bazuband)
Ghilzai people, Pashtun, Afghanistan early 20th century
overall length (without the black cord): 22.3cm, width: 4.3cm, weight (including the cord): 67g
Provenance
UK art market
North Indian Parcel-Gilt Silver Rosewater Sprinkler
Northern India 19th century
height: 30.8cm, width: 8.7cm, depth: 6.9cm, weight: 250g
Provenance
UK art market
Ethiopian Silvered Brass Processional Cross (Yamasaor Masqal)
Ethiopia 20th century
height: 71.3cm, width: 51.5cm, weight: 2,864g
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Uzbek Gold Nose Ring (Arabek)
Uzbek People, Central Asia, including Uzbekistan & Turkmenistan early 20th century
width: 2.1cm, height: 2.9cm, weight: 4g
Provenance
private European collection
Dutch Colonial Carved Ebony Bible Box
Dutch Colonial Sri Lanka (Ceylon) 18th century
width: 23.2cm, depth: 16.1cm, height: 7.5cm, weight: 780g
Provenance
UK art market
Pair of Nigerian Cast & Engraved Bronze Bangles
Lower Niger River, Nigeria early 20th century
external diameter (widest): 9.9 to 10.1cm, internal diameter: 5.4 to 5.9cm, combined weight: 1,330g
Provenance
UK art market
Naga Chank Shell Bead Necklace
Naga People circa 1900
length: 93.1cm, weight: 96g
Provenance
private European collection
Naga Blue Glass Bead & Brass Necklace
Konyak Naga People, Burma/India circa 1900
length of pendant: 14.5cm, width: 6.2cm, circumference: approximately 72cm
Provenance
private European collection
Bhutanese Silver Cloak Pin (Koma) Set
Bhutan circa 1900
diameter of the cloak fasteners (widest): 6cm, overall length: 56cm, weight: 88g
Provenance
private European collection
Pair of Bhutanese Silver Cloak Pins (Koma)
Bhutan circa 1900
diameter (widest): 6.4cm, combined weight: 80g
Provenance
private European collection
Bhutanese Silver & Turquoise Bracelet
Bhutan early 20th century
external diameter (widest): 7.6cm, internal diameter: 6.5cm, weight: 61g
Provenance
private European collection
Tuareg Wooden Storage Post (Bela)
Tuareg People, Mali, Niger or Algeria early 20th century
height (including stand): 148cm, width: 51.5cm
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Indian Silver Toe Ring
Rajasthan or Uttar Pradesh, India 19th century
length: 7.3cm, width: 5.4cm, weight: 47g
Provenance
private European collection
Mindanao Brass Betel Box
Mindanao, The Philippines circa 1900
width: 15.3cm, height: 6.9cm, depth: 8.3cm, weight: 1,135g
Provenance
UK art market
Pair of Silver-Gilt & Niello Talismanic Amulets (Boyun Tumar)
Samarkand or Tashkent, Uzbekistan 19th century
width of triangular amulet: 11.1cm, combined weight: 168g
Provenance
private European collection
Katawaz Gilded Silver Ear Ornaments
Katawaz People, Katawaz Basin, Afghanistan-Pakistan Border Area 19th century
length: approximately 11.9cm, width: 7.2cm, combined weight: 136g
Provenance
private European collection
Pair of Naga Brass Bracelets
Naga People, North-Eastern India 19th century
internal diameter: approximately 6.8cm, combined weight: 549g
Provenance
private European collection
Fine, Selected Items still Available from Past Catalogues
Fine Bowenite Casket with Silver Mounts
India circa 1820
length: 11cm, width: 7.2cm, height: 3.2 cm, weight: 253g
Provenance
UK art market
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
Provenance
private UK collection
Yoruba Carved Wooden Divination Bowl
Yoruba People, Nigeria 18th-19th century or earlier
height: 14.2cm, diameter: 19cm
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Straits Chinese Lacquered & Gilded Ancestral Shrine Cabinet
Southern China for the Straits Chinese Market circa 1900
height: 43.5cm, width: 34.5cm, thickness: 15cm
Provenance
UK art market
Fine Burlwood Tsampa Box with Silver Filigree Mounts & Lapis Lazuli, Coral & Turquoise
Mongolia 19th century
diameter: 14cm, height: 8.5cm, weight: 483g
Provenance
UK art market