New Items for October 2019
Included are items from India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Burma, Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, China, the Spanish Colonial World, the Indo-Portuguese world, the Peranakan or Straits Chinese world, Central Asia, Oman, Algeria, Ghana, Ethiopia, Yemen, Mali, and Morocco.
All items are for sale.
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Important Indo-Portuguese Goa Seychelles Nut Vessel with Silver Mounts
Goa, India circa 1750
height: 28.3cm, length: 32cm, width: 13.7cm, weight: 1.295g
Provenance
UK art market
Chased & Gilded Mughal Pandan Tray inset with Turquoise-Coloured Cabochon Stones
Northern India circa 1750
length (including handles): 35.4cm, width: 22cm, height: 6cm, weight: 726g
Provenance
UK art market
Pair of Indian Painted Fans Converted to Fire Guards
Nossam, Andhra Pradesh, India dated 1886
width: 35cm, overall height: 42cm, height of fans: 31.3cm
Provenance
private collection, UK
Rare Royal Parrot-Head Tumbok Lada Dagger of Horn, Silver & Gold Alloy
Malay or Minangkabau People, South Sumatra or Malay Peninsula 18th-19th century
length: 42cm, weight: 330g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Rare Spanish Colonial Filipino Lacquered Woven Cane Hat with Silver Mounts (Salakot)
Luzon, Philippines 19th century
length: 25.7cm, width: 21.6cm, height: 15cm
Provenance
US art market
Palembang Ceremonial Woven Silk Ikat Shoulder or Waist Cloth with Applied Gold Leaf (Kain Limar Prada)
Malay People, Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia 19th century
length: 198cm, width: 85.5cm
Provenance
European art market
Nepalese-Tibetan Gold & Silver Ornament set with Turquoise & other Semi-Precious Stones
Nepal, probably Newar craftsmen, for the Tibetan market 18th-19th century
width: 16cm, height: 11.5cm, weight: 113g
Provenance
UK art market
Colonial Vizagapatam Ivory-Inlaid Portable Writing Box
Vizagapatam, India 1720-30
width: 43.6cm, depth: 34cm, height: 11.4cm
Provenance
private collection, London.
Peranakan or Straits Chinese Altar Front Cloth (Tok Wi)
Straits Chinese or Peranakan, possibly commissioned from China early to mid-20th century
height: 93cm, width: 95.5cm
Provenance
Private collection, UK; originally acquired in Singapore.
Colonial Silver-Mounted Coconut Cup
probably Colonial Sri Lanka 18th century
height: 12cm, diameter: 11cm weight: 167g
Provenance
UK art market
Fine, Silver-Mounted, Sri Lankan Piha-Kaetta Knife
Sri Lanka 18th-19th century
length: 30cm, weight: 473g
Provenance
UK art market
Large & Fine, Painted Wooden Marionette Puppet (Yok-Thei) of the Character of Ravana (Yawana)
Burma 19th century
height (not including strings): 82cm, width: 25cm
Provenance
from the puppet collection of the late John Blundall (1937-2014) of Glasgow, Scotland.
Burmese Tiger (Kyar) Marionette Puppet (Yok-thei)
Burma 19th century
length: 50cm, width: 23cm
Provenance
from the puppet collection of the late John Blundall (1937-2014) of Glasgow, Scotland; and previously from the collection of the author & puppeteer H.W. Whanslaw (1883-1965).
Indian Gold-Inlaid, Koftgari-work Cross
Northern India circa 1865
height: 8.4cm, width: 5.6cm, weight: 22g
Provenance
UK art market
Model of a Minangkabau Rumah Gadang House
Minangkabau People, West Sumatra, Indonesia circa 1920
length: 43.5cm, height: 28.5cm, depth: 20cm
Provenance
UK art market
Spanish Colonial Silver Stirrup
Spanish Colonial Alto Peru 18th century
height: 18cm, width: 13.3cm, depth: 13.4cm, weight: 732g
Provenance
London art market, previously acquired in Ghent, Belgium
Peranakan or Straits Chinese Altar Front Cloth (Tok Wi)
Straits Chinese or Peranakan, possibly produced in Java, Indonesia circa 1900
height: 97cm, width: 89cm
Provenance
Private collection, UK; originally acquired in Singapore.
Rare Ottoman Engraved Stamp for Talismanic Printing
Ottoman Balkans or Turkey circa 18th century
13.1cm x 11cm, weight: 533g
Provenance
private collection, London, UK.
Philippines Gaddang Beaded Comb
Gaddang People, Northern Luzon, Philippines late 19th-early 20th century
width of comb: 14.8cm, length of tassels: 30cm, weight: 71g
Provenance
UK art market
Near-Pair of Yemeni Silver Bracelets (Maswad)
Zabid, Yemen mid-20th century
external diameters: 8.5cm & 9cm, internal diameters: 6.3cm & 6.5cm, weights: 95g & 74g
Provenance
UK art market
Peranakan or Straits Chinese Altar Front Cloth (Tok Wi)
Private collection, UK; originally acquired in Singapore. early 20th century
height: 92cm, width: 104cm
Provenance
Private collection, UK; originally acquired in Singapore.
Thai Pierced Round Betel Box & Cover
Thailand 19th century-early 20th century
diameter: 16.4cm, height: 7cm, weight: 507g
Provenance
private collection, UK; acquired by the previous owner at Christie's London.
Indian Bronze Plaque of Khandoba & Banai
Maharashtra, India 19th century or earlier
width (including frame): 18.8cm, height: 24cm; width: (without frame); 15cm, height: 19.5cm
Provenance
UK art market
Sri Lankan Noble’s Silver Kasthane Sword
Sri Lanka 19th century
overall length: 61cm, weight: 898g
Provenance
UK art market
Sri Lankan Turned Ivory Fan Handle
Sri Lanka 18th century
length: 40.5cm, weight: 335g
Provenance
UK art market
Large, Sri Lankan Turned Ivory Fan Handle
Sri Lanka 18th century
length: 46cm, weight: 553g
Provenance
UK art market
Large, Sri Lankan Gold-Thread Couched Decorative Hanging
Sri Lanka late 19th century
139cm x 136cm
Provenance
UK art market
Persian Inscribed Wooden Comb
Persia/Iran early 20th century & possibly earlier
length: 14cm, height: 8.4cm, thickness at the top: 1.1cm, weight: 89g
Provenance
UK art market
Silver & Gold Omani Ear Ornaments
Bedouin People, Oman late 19th century
lengths: 12.4cm, combined weight: 83g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Fine, Tuareg Silver Ring
Tuareg People, Mali early 20th century
height: 4.7cm, weight: 33g, ring size: UK: O/R, US: 8 1/3
Provenance
private collection, London
Complete, Berber Carved Stone Musket Ball Mould
Berber People, Anti-Atlas, Morocco 18th-19th century
length: 6.6cm, width: 5.3cm, height: 4.2cm, weight: 334g
Provenance
private collection, London
Superb, Berber Carved Wooden Spindle Whorl
Berber People, Anti-Atlas, Morocco 19th century
diameter: 6.4cm, height: 2.1cm
Provenance
private collection, London, UK
Fine, Berber Carved Wooden Spindle Whorl
Berber People, Anti-Atlas, Morocco 19th century
diameter: 5.8cm, height: 2.7cm
Provenance
private collection, UK
Seven Very Fine Indian Zardozi Textile Borders
Northern India 19th century-early 20th century
6.3cmx149cm, 7.7cmx115cm, 4.7cmx185cm, 7.2cmx335cm, 6.0cmx306cm, 5.5cmx258cm, 5.8cmx327cm
Provenance
private collection, UK
Sri Lankan Silver Round Box & Cover
Sri Lanka circa 1920
diameter: 12.3cm, height: 7.4cm, weight: 275g
Provenance
UK art market
Early, Ashanti Gold Weight Modelled on a Bifurcated Knife (Afenata)
Ashanti People, Ghana 17th century
length: 12.3cm, width: 8.2cm, weight: 107g
Provenance
private collection, London.
Pair of Cuff Bracelets
Northern India or perhaps Pakistan or Afghanistan late 19th century
heights: 9.7cm, diameters: 8.5cm, internal diameters: 5.5cm-6.3cm, combined weights: 490g
Provenance
UK art market
Ethiopian Silver Amulet Necklace
Harar, Eastern Ethiopia early 20th century
width of box: 10cm, length of box incl. tassels: 18cm, overall weight: 298g
Provenance
UK art market
Peranakan or Straits Chinese Altar Front Cloth (Tok Wi)
Straits Chinese or Peranakan, possibly commissioned from China early to mid-20th century
height: 93cm, width: 95.5cm
Provenance
Private collection, UK; originally acquired in Singapore.
Pair of Indian Brass Anklets
Madhya Pradesh, India 19th-early 20th century
diameters: 11.5cm, width: 5.5cm, combined weight: 613g
Provenance
UK art market
Siwa Silver Cuff Bracelet (Suarr Nguren)
Berber People, Siwa Oasis, Egypt mid-20th century
internal diameter: 6.5cm (with give), length: 7.4cm, weight: 232g
Provenance
UK art market
Uzbek Silver Buckle set with Turquoise
Uzbekistan, possibly Bukhara 19th century
length: 13.5cm, width: 6.7cm, weight: 77g
Provenance
UK art market
Shan Burmese Lacquered Betel Box
Shan States, Eastern Burma circa 1880
height: 17.3cm, diameter: 19.2cm
Provenance
UK art market
Burmese Lacquered Betel Box
Burma circa late 19th century
height: 21.5cm, diameter: 23cm
Provenance
UK art market
Algerian Enamelled Silver Box with Hinged Lid
Tuat or Figuig Region, Algeria circa 1930
length: 9cm, height: 3.5cm, depth: 6cm, weight: 212g
Provenance
UK art market
Fine, Selected Items still Available from Past Catalogues
Pair of Carved Wooden Male & Female Bulul Rice Divinity Figures
Ifugao People, Northern Luzon, Philippines 19th century
heights: 51cm & 49cm
Provenance
private European collection.
Tibetan Gilded Bronze Mahakala
Tibet 15th century
height: 14cm, width: 10.5cm, weight: 701g
Provenance
UK art market
Large, Splendid Silver Anklet (Milna Payal)
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India 19th century
approximate diameter: 13cm, weight: 467g
Provenance
Christie's New York; Formerly in the collection of the late Paul Walter; most probably acquired by Walter in London.
Inscribed Bronze Lamp with Aristocratic Patron Devotee Figures
Nepal Shah Period, dated Samvat 986 (1830)
length: 35cm, width: 22cm, height: 27cm, weight: 3,652g
Provenance
UK art market.
Underglaze Blue Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) Ceramic Kendi with Ottoman Silver Mounts with Tugra
China/Ottoman Turkey circa 16th century
height: 16.6cm, diameter: 14cm, weight: 795g
Provenance
UK art market
Indian Silver Presentation Salver Chased & Repoussed in High Relief, for the Prince of Wales Grenadiers
Bombay, India 1903-1906
diameter: 32.3cm, weight: 1,108g
Provenance
UK art market.
Rare Colonial Indian Carved Croquet Mallet with Chased Silver Mounts
Bombay, India 19th century
length: 86cm, width of head: 14.8cm
Provenance
UK art market
Great Wall of China Brick & Hongmu Stand dated 1929, & Etched Photogravure Plate of Presentation Ceremony
China stand dated 1929; brick dates to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
length of stand: 43.8cm, height: 28cm, depth: 24.5cm
Provenance
Rotary Club of Bristol, UK, since 1929.
Rare Kutch Silver Child’s Rattle & Whistle
Kutch, India circa 1880
length: 10.5cm, weight: 55g
Provenance
UK art market