NEW ITEMS FOR NOVEMBER 2023
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Superb Pair of Mughal Silver Rosewater Sprinklers & Dishes
Mughal or Northern India 17th-18th century
overal height: approximately 30.5cm, diameter of dishes: 17cm, combined weight: 1,120g
Provenance
UK art market
Courtly Mughal Carnelian Kohl or Scent Flask with Gold Mounts
Mughal, Northern India circa 1700
height: 7.5cm, width: 3.1cm, weight: 25g
Provenance
private collection, London, UK
Superb Vizagapatam Ebony Box overlaid with Tortoiseshell & Etched Ivory Veneer with Silver Mounts
Vizagapatam, India circa 1750
height: 8.8cm, width: 27.9cm, depth: 19cm, weight: 1,650g
Provenance
private collection, England.
Ottoman Syrian Silver & Coral Cuff Bracelet
Ottoman Syria or Anatolia, Turkey 19th century
length: 7.8cm, diameter: approximately 7cm, weight: 192g
Provenance
UK art market
Extremely Rare Himachal Pradesh Solid Silver Garuda with Articulated Lotus-Form Container
Himachal Pradesh, Northern India 18th century
height: 40.5cm, diameter of the base: 8.7cm, weight: 1,672g
Provenance
UK art market
Naga Necklace with Dark-Blue Trade Beads
Naga People, Western Burma & North-eastern India early 20th century
circumference: approximately 66cm, weight: 287g
Provenance
private collection, US
Indian Set of Six Enamelled Gold Buttons
Jaipur, North India 19th century
diameter: 1.5cm, combined weight: 14g
Provenance
UK art market
Nepalese Inscribed Brass Lamp with Aristocratic Patron Devotee Figures
Kathmandu Valley, Nepal early 20th century
height: 15.3cm, width: 28.1cm, depth: approximately 17cm, weight: 2,602g
Provenance
UK art market
Moroccan Niello & Enamel Silver Bracelet
Berber people, Central Anti-Atlas, Southern Morocco, possibly the Tagmout region circa 1930
internal diameter: approximately 6cm, weight: 70g
Provenance
private collection, US
Tibetan Large Round Silver Ga’u set with Turquoise
Western Tibet 19th century
diameter: approximately 12cm, depth: 3.7cm, weight: 250g
Provenance
private collection, London, UK
Moroccan Silver Niello Cuff Bracelet with ‘Frog’ Motifs
Berber people, Central Anti-Atlas, Southern Morocco, possibly the Irherm region 19th century
internal diameter: approximately 5.3cm, weight: 65g
Provenance
private collection, US
Indian Silver Gajredar Bracelet
Rajasthan, India 19th–early 20th century
internal diameter: approximately 4.5cm, thickness: 2.2cm, weight: 341g
Provenance
private collection, US
Nepalese Gem-Inlaid Gilded Votive Plaque
Newar People, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal 18th century
diameter: 36.8cm, weight: 1,606g
Provenance
UK art market
Indian Cast Silver ‘Rope’ Anklet or Bracelet
Gujarat, India early 20th century
internal diameter: approximately 5.5cm, thickness: 4.8cm, weight: 300g
Provenance
private collection, US
Gujurat-Omani-Zanzibar Part-Gilt Silver Necklace & Talismanic Pendant
Western India, Zanzibar or Oman circa 1900
width of pendant: 11.6cm, length of chain: 97cm, overall weight: 419g
Provenance
UK art market
Dogon Copper-Alloy Seated Figure
Dogon People, Mali, probably Jenne region 16th-19th century
height: 8cm, width: 4.1cm, weight: 154g
Provenance
UK art market
Rare Dogon Brass Talismanic Pendant Showing Five Ancestor Figures
Burkina Faso or Mali circa 19th century
height: 7.3cm, width: 10.8cm, weight: 153g
Provenance
UK art market
Large Tibetan Silver Ga’u set with Turquoise & Coral (with Display Stand)
Western Tibet 19th century
length: 12.4cm, width: 9.2cm, depth: 2.5cm, weight: 158g
Provenance
private collection, London, UK
Large, Tibetan Silver & Turquoise Hair Bead Pendant (with Display Stand)
Central Tibet 18th-19th century
length: 13.5cm, width: 6.8cm, thickness: 2.9cm, weight: 133g
Provenance
private collection, London, UK
China-Trade Painting of Pagoda Island, Min River, Fuzhou
China circa 1850
height: 37.4cm, width: 53cm; height (with frame): 41.3cm, width (with frame): 56.8cm
Provenance
UK art market
Thai Rattanakosin Part-Gilded Bronze Image of Nandi
Thailand, probably Bangkok Rattanakosin period, 19th century
height: 21.2cm, length: approximately 25.5cm, depth: 8.2cm, weight: 1,818g
Provenance
UK art market
Nepalese or North Indian Rock Crystal Ganesh
Nepal or Northern India circa 18th century
height: 11.7cm, width: 6.4cm, depth: 6cm, weight: 575g
Provenance
UK art market
Tibetan Large Silver Ga’u with Turquoise (& Display Stand)
Western Tibet 19th-early 20th century
height: 15.6cm, width: 10.4cm, depth: 3.6cm, weight: 277g
Provenance
private collection, London, UK
Colonial Spanish Peruvian Silver Crucifix
Spanish Colonial Peru circa 1800
length: 16.2cm, width: 11.1cm, weight: 138g
Provenance
UK art market
South Indian Bronze Vishnu
South India 18th century
height: 13.5cm
Provenance
private collection, London, UK
Tibetan Brass Zodiac Tokcha
Tibet circa 16th century
height: 5.5cm
Provenance
private collection, UK
Bhutanese Silver Cloak Pin with Turquoise
Bhutan circa 1900
diameter: 8.6cm, weight: 39g
Provenance
private collection, Germany
Mandingo Leather-Clad Man’s Hat
Mandingo or Mandinka people, West Africa, including Sierra Leone or Liberia 20th century
height: approximately 22cm, diameter: approximately 32cm, weight: 421g
Provenance
UK art market
Maori Small Hei-Tiki Greenstone Pendant
Maori People, New Zealand early 20th century
length: 4.7cm, width: 3cm, weight: 17g
Provenance
UK art market
Extremely Miniature Bronze Durga slaying Mahishasura
Nepal and possibly India circa 18th century
height: 3.2cm, width: 2.1cm, weight: 25g
Provenance
UK art market
Pair of Turkoman High-Grade Silver Bracelets
Turkoman people, Northern Afghanistan 19th century
length: 7.8cm, internal diameter (widest): approximately 6.5cm, combined weight: 236g
Provenance
UK art market
Selected, Fine Items from Previous Catalogues
Rare Southeast Asian (Batavian) or Chinese Parcel-Gilt Wine Ewer
Southeast Asia, possibly Batavia, or China circa 1680-1750
height: 17cm, length (from handle to spout): 15cm, weight: 415g
Provenance
UK art market; Sotheby's New York
Balinese Carved Wooden Pillar Base (Sendi Tugeh) Carved with Eye Ball Motifs
Bali, Indonesia 19th-early 20th century
height: 51.5cm, width: 27cm
Provenance
UK art market
Ovimbundu Female Head Privilege Sceptre
Ovimbundu People, Angola circa 1930
length: 56cm
Provenance
UK art market
Magnificent & Large Sri Lankan Cobra Demon (Maha Raksa) Dance Mask
Sinhala people, Coastal Sri Lanka 19th century
height: approximately 79cm (without stand), width: 62cm
Provenance
UK art market
East Java Gold Conch Ear Ornament inset with Red Stones
East Java, Indonesia Late Classic or Majapahit Period, 14th-15th century
length: 2.2cm, width: 1.7cm, weight: 4.72g
Provenance
Estate Collection of Tom White MBE, a former UK diplomat who served in Southeast Asia in the 1960s & 1970s.
Central Asian Gourd Container with Silver Mounts for Snuff Tobacco
Turkestan, Central Asia 19th century
length: 16.4cm, weight: 83g
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Japanese Shingon Sect Gilded Copper Dharma Wheel (Rinbo)
Japan 13th century, Kamakura period (1185–1333)
diameter: 11.2cm, weight: 234g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Straits Chinese Beaded Wedding Slippers
Straits or Peranakan Chinese, Straits Settlements, probably Malacca, Malaysia/Singapore circa 1880
length: 25cm, width: approximately 8cm, combined weight: 108g
Provenance
UK art market
Thai Ayutthaya Gold Amulet Holder set with Rubies & Emeralds (Takrut)
Ayutthaya, Thailand 18th century or earlier
length: 8.5cm, depth: 1.8cm, weight: 50g
Provenance
UK art market
Portuguese-Thai Lacquered Box with Braganza Cross Mother-of-Pearl & Glass Inlay
Thailand, probably Ayutthaya, & Portugal 17th-18th century
length: 26.6cm, depth: 14.8cm, height: 13.2cm, weight: 936g
Provenance
Portuguese art market
Exceptionally Rare Naga Headhunter’s Necklace with Five-Heads & Buffalo
Naga People, Burma/India early 20th century
circumference: approximately 65.5cm, length of brass pendant: 16.7cm, weight: 205g
Provenance
private collection, US