NEW ITEMS FOR MAY 2026
Items originally from China, Tibet, Japan, Mongolia, India, Indonesia, Burma (Myanmar), Niger, Mali, Nigeria, and Kenya are included.
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Large, Heavy & Very Enamelled Gold Nava-ratna Bazuband Pendant
Murshidabad, West Bengal, India late 18th century
length: 6.8cm, width: 3.3cm, weight: 41.54g
Provenance
private collection, London. UK
Ming Scholar’s Paperweight in the Form of a Reclining Lady
China Ming Dynasty, 16th-17th century
length: approximately 8.4cm, weight: 102g
Provenance
Private English collection; acquired in the 1960s
Ming Scholar’s Paperweight in the Form of a Recumbent Goat, with Wooden Stand
China Ming Dynasty, 16th-17th century
length: approximately 5.6cm, height: 3.6cm, weight: 125g, overall weight (including base): 135g
Provenance
Private English collection; acquired in the 1960s
Superb Batak Knife (Piso) with Ancestor Figures and Silver Mounts
Karo Batak People, North Sumatra, Indonesia late 19th century
overal length: 50.6cm, length of blade: 29.5cm, width: 7cm, weight: 201g
Provenance
UK art market
Fine Wood Netsuke of a Dutch Cloth Trader, Signed ‘Shugetsu’
Japan 1764-1772 (active)
height: 9.8cm, width: 2.8cm, weight: 21g
Provenance
UK art market
Indian Partabargh Gold Theva-Work Bracelet
Partabargh, Rajasthan, India circa 1850
length: 23cm, width: 3.1cm, weight: 51g
Provenance
Private Collection, Channel Islands, UK
Tibetan Woman’s Ga’u Box with Silver, Gilt, Amber & Turquoise
Central Tibet, probably Lhasa 19th century
length: approximately 8.2cm, width: approximately 5.8cm, depth: approximately 4.2cm, weight: 88g
Provenance
UK art market
Chinese Malachite Scholar’s Rock Sculpture
Northern China 18th century
height (including base): 13.5cm, length (including base): approximately 14.8cm, weight of malachite: 535g, overall weight (including base): 647g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Indian Partabargh Gold Theva-Work Brooch
Partabargh, Rajasthan, India circa 1850
height: 4.1cm, width: 5cm, weight: 19g
Provenance
Private Collection, Channel Islands, UK
Fine, Tibetan Tinder Pouch & Striker (Icag) with Silver-Gilt Mounts
Tibet 19th century
height (including suspension loop): approximately 5.6cm, width: 7.4cm, weight: 73g
Provenance
UK art market
Rare Batak Cast Brass Anklet (Leang Hisik)
Toba Batak People, North Sumatra, Indonesia 19th century
internal diameter: approximately 9.3cm, external diameter: approximately 13cm, weight: 331g
Provenance
Private Collection, London, UK
Tibetan Shell Trumpet with Gilded Copper Mounts
Tibet 19th century
length: approximately 40.5cm, width: approximately 25cm, depth: approximately 9cm, weight: 1,490g
Provenance
German art market
Burmese Pegu Bronze of a Mother & Baby, Signed Muang Tha Din
Pegu, Burma (Myanmar) circa 1920
height: approximately 11.3cm, width: 21.1cm, depth: 12.2cm, weight: 1,580g
Provenance
UK art market
Mongolian Gilded Bronze Sitasamvara & Consort Vajravarahi in Yab-Yum
Mongolia 19th century
height: 15.2cm, width: 10.5cm, depth: 7.1cm, weight: 907g
Provenance
Ian Triay Collection, Madrid, Spain
Indian Bronze Hanuman Armlet Amulet
Karnataka, India 18th century
height: 7.4cm, width: 8.1cm, weight: 77g
Provenance
Private Collection, London, UK
Tuareg Shell & Leather Pendant (Khomissar) & Necklace
Tuareg People, Niger and Mali early 20th century (glass bead necklace later)
circumference: approximately 44cm, height of pendant: approximately 7.1cm, width of pendant: 8.3cm, depth: 2.3cm, weight: 68g
Provenance
Estate of Sheikh Saud bin Muhammed Al Thani of Qatar; Marc Ginzburg Collection
Brass Aquamanile in the form of the Sacred Swan (Hamsa)
India, probably Deccan 17th-early 18th century
height: 28cm, length: 26cm, weight: 1,002g
Provenance
private collection, US
Igbo Costume & Head Covering for ‘Maiden’ Dance
Igbo People, Nigeria mid-20th century
length of costume: approximately 132cm, width of costume: approximately 49cm, length of mask: 35cm, width of mask: 31cm
Provenance
UK art market
Rare Kuki Cuff Bracelet
Thado Kuki (Thadou Kuki) people, Nagaland, India 19th century
length: 9.1cm, width: 7.8cm, weight: 278g
Provenance
private collection, London, UK
Ancient Tibetan Ritual Buddhist Conch Trumpet
Tibet 14th century
length: approximately 12.8cm, width: approximately 8.5cm, weight: 464g
Provenance
private collection, London, UK.
Fine, Yuan Dynasty, Chinese Bronze Two-Handled Vase
China Yuan dynasty, 1279-1368AD
height: 23.8cm, width: 13.7cm, depth: approximately 6.2cm, weight: 658g
Provenance
Ben Janssens Gallery, London; Collection of Simon Digby, Channel Islands
Maasai Six-Legged Wooden Stool
Maasai People, Kenya 19th-20th century
height: approximately 29cm, width: approximately 36cm, weight: 1,640g
Provenance
UK art market
Large, Chinese Silvered Bronze ‘TLV’ Mirror (Jing), Inscribed & with Twelve ‘Nipple’ Motifs
China Wang Mang period (9–23AD)
diameter: 20.4cm, overall height (including stand): 26.3cm, weight: 858g, overall weight (including stand): 1,284g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Tibetan Gilded Brass & Turquoise Man’s Amulet Hair Ornament
Tibet or the Tibetan peoples of Sikkim or Ladakh, Himalayan India 19th century
length: 6.5cm, width: 5cm, weight: 37g
Provenance
UK art market
Tibetan Gilded Brass & Turquoise Man’s Amulet Hair Ornament
Tibet or the Tibetan peoples of Sikkim or Ladakh, Himalayan India 18th-19th century
length: 6.1cm, width: 5cm, weight: 25g
Provenance
UK art market
Tibetan Gold, Silver & Turquoise Official’s Hair Amulet Ornament (Ta Ghab)
Lhasa, Central Tibet first half of the 19th century
length: 6.6cm, width: 4.7cm, depth: 2.4cm, weight: 56g
Provenance
UK art market
Tibetan Gilded Brass & Turquoise Official’s Hair Amulet Ornament (Ta Ghab)
Lhasa, Central Tibet early 19th century
length: 5.5cm, width: 3.9cm, weight: 19g
Provenance
UK art market
Burmese Page Boy Character (Thu-Nge-Daw)
Burma (Myanmar) circa 1930
height (excluding hair): 30cm, width: 10cm, depth: 7.3cm, weight: 486g
Provenance
private collection, Channel Islands, UK
Balinese Polychrome, Gilt & Carved Wooden Column Base (Sendi Tugeh)
Bali, Indonesia, probably Singaraya, Buleleng Regency 19th century
height: 57.8cm, width: 53.5cm, depth: approximately 34.5cm, weight: 7,230g
Provenance
UK art market
Burmese Pegu Pair of Cast Bronze Dancers
Pegu, Burma (Myanmar) circa 1920
height: 17 and 19.6cm, diameter of base: 8.9cm, combined weight: 1,510g
Provenance
UK art market
Pair of Yoruba Matched Kneeling Male & Female Eshu Figures
Yoruba People, Nigeria 19th-early 20th century
height: 20.2cm, width: approximately 8.4cm, depth: approximately 9cm, combined weight: 569g
Provenance
UK art market
Burmese Pegu Bronze of a Female Water Carrier
Pegu, Burma (Myanmar) circa 1920
height: 20cm, width (of base): 8.7cm, weight: 730g
Provenance
UK art market
Selected, Fine Items from Past Catalogues
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
Provenance
UK art market
Rare Jain Digambara Brass Mandala Shrine of the Navadevata
Karnataka, India circa 15th century
height: 28.8cm, width: 18.7cm, depth: 6.8cm, weight: 1,752g
Provenance
UK art market
Diamond, Ruby and Gold Inlaid Mughal White Jade Hookah Mouthpiece Snuff Bottle
North India, and later, China 18th century with later snuff bottle conversion
height: 7cm, diameter: 1.8cm, weight: 32g
Provenance
Lot 309, Christie's New York, 'Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art', September 22, 1995.
Ottoman Silver Filigree Waist Buckle & Silver Chains
Ottoman Turkey & Balkans 19th century
circumference: approximately 55cm, weight: 353g
Provenance
UK art market
Large Strand of Indo-Tibetan Long, Concave, Clear Carnelian Beads
Indo-Tibetan Ancient
circumference: approximately 113cm, diameter of round pendant bead: 3.3cm, length of concave beads: between 1.5 and 2.7cm, weight: 533g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Nepalese Gem-Inlaid Gilded Votive Plaque
Newar People, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal 18th century
diameter: 36.8cm, weight: 1,606g
Provenance
UK art market
Rare Akan Ruler’s Royal Gilded Elbow Amulet
Akan (Ashanti or Asante People), Ghana 19th century
height (including thick cord): 18.8cm, width of leather amulet: 7.2cm, depth of leather amulet: 5.8cm, weight: 196g
Provenance
London art market
Rare Chinese Yixing Teapot with Vietnamese Pierced Silver Mounts
Jiangsu, China & Vietnam 19th century
length: 20cm, height: 15cm
Provenance
UK art market
Indian Jain Bronze Inscribed Shrine
Western India 12th-13th century
height: 10.5cm, width: 8.4cm, depth: 3.2cm, weight: 234g
Provenance
UK art market
Sri Lankan Polychrome Pottery Tile
Kandy, Sri Lanka 1800-1850
diameter: 27cm
Provenance
UK art market
Large Burmese Watercolour Painting ‘Monk Procession’, by Min Wae Aung
Rangoon, Burma (Myanmar) dated 1998
dimensions of visible painting: 72cm and 53.5cm, dimensions of frame: 89.5cm and 71.5cm
Provenance
Private collection, London, UK; given to the previous owner by the artist