New Items for May 2021

Scroll down to see more than 40 fine, new additions to our stock for May.

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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6970

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

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Provenance

UK art market

6727

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

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Provenance

private collection, UK

6778

Rare Naga Brass Necklace

Naga or Chin People, India/Burma
19th century

circumference or full length: approximately 70cm, weight: 341g

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Provenance

private European collection

6851

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

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Provenance

private collection, Germany; thence by descent

6740

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

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Provenance

UK art market

6505

Rare Pair of Indian Wooden Supports Carved as Colonial Hindu Guardian Figures

South India, probably Madras
late 18th century

height of each: 98.7cm

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Provenance

UK art market

6768

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

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Provenance

private collection, London, UK.

6845

Indian Silver Bird-Shaped Container in the Manner of Oomersi Mawji

Kutch, India
circa 1880

height: 15cm, length: 17cm, weight: 277g

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Provenance

UK art market

6745

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

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Provenance

UK art market

6491

Exceptional Lucknow Court Embroidered Zari & Silk Shawl or Sash

Lucknow, India
circa 1800

length: 257cm, width: 35.5cm, weight: 250g

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Provenance

UK art market

6511

Fine Rajasthan Woven Silver Necklace

Rajasthan, India
19th century

length: approximately 46cm, weight: 100g

Sold

Provenance

private European collection

6622

Thai Cast Silver Standing Buddha

Thailand
18th-19th century

height: 14.4cm, weight: 226g

Provenance

private collection, London.

6866

Superb Bukharan Gilded Silver, Niello & Filigree Waist Buckle

Bukhara, Uzbekistan
19th century

length along the inner curve: 31.7cm, width: 4.1cm, weight: 319g

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Provenance

UK art Market

6858

Pair of Kutch Indian Silver Cheroot Containers

Kutch, North-West India
circa 1880

height: approximately 12.8cm, combined weight: 364g

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Provenance

UK art market

6733

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

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Provenance

UK art market

6734

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

6524

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.

6737

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

6708

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

6736

Khorassan Silver-Inlaid Bronze Vase or Jug

Khorassan North-East Iran
12th century

height: 16cm, width: 15cm, weight: 851g

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Provenance

UK art markey

6814

Chinese Silver Tongue Scraper with Goldfish Motifs

China
19th century

length: 10.3cm, width: 4.1cm, weight: 6g

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Provenance

UK art market

6767

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)

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Provenance

UK art market

6781

Naga Brass Pendant

Konyak Naga People, Burma/India
circa 1900

height: 16cm, width: 6.3cm, weight: 90g

Provenance

private European collection

6876

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

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Provenance

UK art market

6904

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

6910

Ethiopian Silvered Brass Processional Cross (Yamasaor Masqal)

Ethiopia
20th century

height: 71.3cm, width: 51.5cm, weight: 2,864g

Provenance

private collection, UK.

6944

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

6716

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

6799

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

6777

Naga Chank Shell Bead Necklace

Naga People
circa 1900

length: 93.1cm, weight: 96g

Sold

Provenance

private European collection

6779

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

6918

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

6919

Pair of Bhutanese Silver Cloak Pins (Koma)

Bhutan
circa 1900

diameter (widest): 6.4cm, combined weight: 80g

Provenance

private European collection

6922

Bhutanese Silver & Turquoise Bracelet

Bhutan
early 20th century

external diameter (widest): 7.6cm, internal diameter: 6.5cm, weight: 61g

Provenance

private European collection

5688

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.

6557

Indian Silver Toe Ring

Rajasthan or Uttar Pradesh, India
19th century

length: 7.3cm, width: 5.4cm, weight: 47g

Sold

Provenance

private European collection

6730

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

6925

Pair of Silver-Gilt & Niello Talismanic Amulets (Boyun Tumar)

Samarkand or Tashkent, Uzbekistan
19th century

width of triangular amulet: 11.1cm, combined weight: 168g

Sold

Provenance

private European collection

6927

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

Sold

Provenance

private European collection

6783

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

1727

Fine Bowenite Casket with Silver Mounts

India
circa 1820

length: 11cm, width: 7.2cm, height: 3.2 cm, weight: 253g

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

2931

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

2219

Yoruba Carved Wooden Divination Bowl

Yoruba People, Nigeria
18th-19th century or earlier

height: 14.2cm, diameter: 19cm

Sold

Provenance

private collection, UK.

2600

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

4732

Fine Burlwood Tsampa Box with Silver Filigree Mounts & Lapis Lazuli, Coral & Turquoise

Mongolia
19th century

diameter: 14cm, height: 8.5cm, weight: 483g

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Provenance

UK art market