NEW ITEMS FOR NOVEMBER 2022
Included are items from Tibet, China, India, Indonesia, Mongolia, Burma, Indonesia, Central Asia, Sri Lanka, Eritrea & Ottoman Turkey.
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Superb Tibetan Silver Image of Tsong Khapa
Tibet 18th century
height: 13.7cm, width: 9.8cm, depth: 7cm, weight: 606g
Provenance
private collection, England.
Imperial Chinese, Tibetan-style, Carved Shell Trumpet
China 18th century - most probably Qianlong Era (1736-1795)
length: 17cm, width: 9.7cm
Provenance
private collection, UK
Chinese Gilded Bronze Image of Acala
China 18th-19th century
height: 28cm, width: 13.4cm, depth: 8.8cm, weight: 1,930g
Provenance
private collection, England.
Carved Wooden Portrait of a Young Balinese Man
Bali, Indonesia circa 1930
height: approximately 25cm, width: 23cm, depth: approximately 16cm, weight: 2,547g
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Indian Gold & Diamond Pendant Necklace
India late 19th century
length (of pendant): 6.4cm, width: 2.5cm, weight (including cord): 32g
Provenance
UK art market
Fine Tibetan Lotus-form Silver & Coral Ga’u Box
Tibet 19th century or earlier
length: 10.8cm, diameter: 9cm, depth: 1.7cm, weight: 130g
Provenance
UK art market
Indian Hindu Priest’s Sandalwood, Ebony & Silvered Puja Box
Mysore, South India 19th century
length: 51cm, width: 41.5cm, depth: 10.7cm
Provenance
private collection, UK
Mongolian Burlwood Tsampa Box set with Silver & Gems
Mongolia probably 18th century
width: 12.2cm, height: 8.9cm, weight: 355g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Tibetan Silver, Gold & Turquoise Woman’s Belt Ornament (Ghanjen or Gyenzen)
Lhasa, Tibet 18th-19th century
width: 40.1cm, length: 21.8cm, weight: 234g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Mongolian Silver Necklace with Enamelled Silver, Turquoise & Coral Beads & Grooming Accessories
Mongolia 19th century
circumference: approximately 89cm, width of the central pendant: approximately 11cm, weight: 191g
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Burmese Glazed Earthenware Wall Tile Commissioned for the Mingun Pagoda
Upper Burma late 18th century
length: 22.9cm, width: 23cm, depth: 3.1cm, weight: 2,345g
Provenance
UK art market
Indian Sitar-shaped Parcel-Gilt Silver Paan Box
Rajasthan, India 19th century
length: 44.2cm, width: 13.2cm, depth: approximately 11cm, weight: 908g
Provenance
UK art market
Superb Tibetan Human Bone Mala with a Tokcha and Chank Shell Skull Beads
Tibet circa 18th century
circumference: approximately 52cm, width of bone beads: approximately 2.2cm, weight: 307g
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Burmese Mandalay Bronze Buddha
Mandalay, Burma circa 1840
height: approximately 68cm, width: 54.4cm, depth: 33cm
Provenance
UK art market
Exceptionally Large, Rare Tibetan Silver & Turquoise Hair Bead
Tibet circa 18th century
length: 9.9cm, width: 6.8cm, depth: 2.1cm, weight: 115g
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Cirebon Short Sword with Carved Antler Hilt
North Coast, Java, probably Cirebon, Indonesia 18th-19th century
length (with scabbard): 38.2cm, length of blade: 26.7cm, width: 4.6cm, weight: 405g
Provenance
UK art market
Tibetan Silver Ga’u with Enclosed Early Wooden Image of Padmasambhava
Tibet 15th-16th century & 19th century
length: 8.9cm, width: 7.9cm, depth: 3.3cm, weight: 204g
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Tibetan Silver Amulet Case (Ga’u)
Tibet 19th century
length: 11.5cm, width: 8.9cm, 3.5cm, weight: 166g
Provenance
UK art market
Tibetan Turquoise Amulet Box (Ga’u)
Lhasa, Tibet 19th century
width: 9.2cm, length: 9.2cm, depth: 1.6cm, weight: 63g
Provenance
UK art market
Tibetan Round Amulet Box (Ga’u)
Tibet 19th century
length: 8cm, diameter: 7cm, depth: 3.5cm, weight: 87g
Provenance
UK art market
Tibetan Silver & Coral Amulet Box (Ga’u)
Tibet 19th century
width: 7cm, length: 6cm, depth (including coral): 4cm, weight: 104g
Provenance
UK art market
Fine, Tibetan Round Amulet Box (Ga’u)
Eastern Tibet 19th century
width: 7.8cm, diameter: 7cm, depth: 2.6cm, weight: 99g
Provenance
UK art market
Silver & Gilded Pectoral Ornament (Gosa Asyk)
Ersari People, Central Asia 19th century
length: 20.6cm, width: 14.1cm, weight: 316g
Provenance
UK art market
Sri Lankan Silver Box Shaped as the King of Kandy’s Crown
Kandy, Sri Lanka early 20th century
width: 13.5cm, height: 9.7cm, weight: 284g
Provenance
from the collection of Sir Christopher Ondaatje, UK.
Superb Indian Brass Temple Offering Box formed as Life-Sized Ardhanarishvara’s Head
Rajasthan, India 19th century
length: approximately 24cm, width: approximately 22.5cm, depth: approximately 16cm, weight: 5,006g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Indian Bronze Image of Surya
Northern India circa 15th century
height: 9.7cm, width: approximately 7cm, depth: 5cm, weight: 488g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Indian Silvered Image of Shiva-Bhairava
India, perhaps Karnataka 18th century
height: 15.6cm, width: 8.7cm, depth: 4.1cm, weight: 424g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Tibetan Silver & Coral Amulet Box (Ga’u)
Tibet 19th century
length: 12cm, diameter: 9.3cm, depth (including coral): 3.2cm, weight: 172g
Provenance
UK art market
Balinese Lacquer Wooden Container
Bali, Indonesia 19th century
height: 29.4cm, width: 17.1cm, weight: 611g
Provenance
Estate Collection of Tom White MBE, a former UK diplomat who served in Southeast Asia in the 1960s & 1970s.
Important, Early Colonial Indian Gilded-Silver Covered Vase Presented by the Bombay Governor
India, probably Bombay or Kutch before 1823
height: approximately 29cm, width: approximately 20cm, weight: 1,350g
Provenance
Scottish Art Market
Sumatran Minangkabau-Acehnese Wooden Shield with Pierced Brass Mounts (Peurise)
West Sumatra, Indonesia 19th century
diameter: approximately 31cm, weight: 1,022g
Provenance
Dutch antique market
Fine Horn of Africa Bedja Dagger with Silver Embellishments
Hadendoa People, Bedja region, Eritrea 19th century
length: approximately 33cm, width: 11.3cm, weight: 245g
Provenance
UK art market
Burmese Gilded Silver Bowl
Burma circa 1910
height: 10.7cm, width: approximately 11.5cm, weight: 371g
Provenance
UK art market
Superb Keralan Silver Amulet Chain
Kerala, South India 19th century
overall length: approximately 83cm, length of individual amulets: 3.6cm, weight: 194g
Provenance
private collection, England
Exceptionally Fine Tibetan Brass Tsha Tsha Mould of Hayagriva
Tibet 18th century or earlier
length: 12.8cm, width: 9.7cm, depth (including finial): approximately 7.5cm, weight: 914g
Provenance
private collection, England.
Splendid Tibetan Brass Tsha Tsha Mould, probably Vajrasattva
Tibet 18th century or earlier
length: 9.3cm, width: 7.3cm, depth (including finial): approximately 7.1cm, weight: 462g
Provenance
private collection, England.
Pair of Lucknow Enamelled Silver Bazuband Boxes
Lucknow, India 18th century
width of individual boxes: approximately 6.1cm, length (including loops): approximately 11.8cm, depth: 2.2cm, combined weight (including cords): 159g
Provenance
UK art market
Cast Brass Ten-Armed Durga slaying Mahishasura
Orissa, India 15th century
height: 11.8cm, width: 7.7cm, depth: approximately 7cm, weight: 519g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Indian Cast Image of Vishnu
South India 17th-18th century
height: 10.6cm, width: 5.6cm, depth: 3.2cm, weight: 251g
Provenance
UK art market
Indian Bronze, possibly Saint Andal or Rukhmini
India circa 15th century
height: 8.2cm, width: 3.7cm, depth: 2.7cm, weight: 105g
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Tibetan Woman’s Silver Amulet Case (Ga’u)
Tibet early 20th century
length: 7.6cm, width: 7.2cm, depth: approximately 2.9cm, weight: 47g
Provenance
UK art market
Tibetan Sword & Scabbard inset with Coral
North-western Tibet circa 18th century
overall length: 56.7cm, length of blade: 39cm, width of scabbard: 4cm, weight: 630g
Provenance
Scottish art market
Indian Upper Arm Ornament of Surya
Himalayan India circa 14th-15th century
length: 9.1cm, width: 9cm, weight: 186g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Tibetan-style Parcel-Gilt Silver Large Wine Bowl
Tibet or China 18th century or earlier
height: approximately 10.5cm, diameter: 14.9cm, weight: 251g
Provenance
UK art market
Indian Bronze Durga slaying Mahishasura
South India 18th century
height: 8.8cm, width: approximately 6.8cm, depth: 2.9cm, weight: 256g
Provenance
UK art market
Ottoman Parcel-Gilt Silver Double Inkwell
Ottoman Empire, probably Turkey circa 1820
height: approximately 14cm, width: 15.5cm, depth: 16.7cm, weight: 356g
Provenance
UK art market
Selected Fine Items from Past Catalogues
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
Maori Trolling Lure Fish Hook (Pa Kahawai)
Maori People, New Zealand 18th-19th century
length (without cord): 14.8cm, width: 2cm, weight: 20g
Provenance
UK art market; UK private collection.
Very Rare & Early Yoruba Shango Priest’s Costume with Leather & Mirrors
Yoruba People, Nigeria circa 1850
length: 96.5cm, width: 54.5cm (approximately)
Provenance
found in the attic of a house in northern England where it is believed to have been stored undisturbed since at least the 1930s.
Philippines Silver-Inlaid Brass Wedding Vessel (Gadur)
Moro People, Mindanao, Philippines early 20th century
height: 55cm
Provenance
private collection, US.
Exceptional Pair of Algerian Large & Heavy, Solid Gold Earrings (Mecherfa)
Chaoui people, Aures Mountains, Southern Algeria 19th century-early 20th century
length (including chains): approximately 14cm, combined weight: 63g
Provenance
UK art market