New Items for October 2021
Included are items from India, Indonesia, Tibet, China, Sri Lanka, Dutch East Indies, Persia/Iran, Burma/Myanmar. Southern Africa, Mauritania, Morocco, Ghana, Niger, Peru & Lebanon.
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Very Fine Dutch Colonial Filigree Box with Gilded Royal Monogram
Dutch East Indies, probably Batavia 18th century
diameter: 12cm, height: 5.3cm, weight: 243g
Provenance
UK art market
Rare Chased & Engraved Silver Lebanese Druze or Maronite Woman’s Headdress (Tantur)
Druze & Maronite communities, Chouf region, Lebanon circa 18th century
height: 36cm, weight: 237g
Provenance
UK art market
Rare Inscribed & Parcel-Gilded Silver Filigree Spice or Perfume Box
Colonial Dutch East Indies (Batavia) or Northern India 17th century
diameter: 8.1cm, height: 7.5cm, weight: 286g
Provenance
UK art market
Pair of Indian Betel Boxes (Pandans) Shaped as Queen Victoria & Prince Albert
India, probably Calcutta circa 1840
length: approximately 10cm, width: approximately 8cm, depth: 8.2cm, combined weight: 843g
Provenance
formerly in the collection of Henry Brownrigg, author of 'Betel Cutters from the Samuel Eilenberg Collection,' Thames & Hudson, 1992.
Rare Pair of Heavy, Solid-Silver Tuareg Bracelets
Tuareg People, Niger early 20th century
external width across: approximately 8.9cm, combined weight: 1,861g
Provenance
UK art market
Fine, Mughal or Deccan Silver Plate (Thali)
Mughal or Deccan India early 18th century
diameter: 22.2cm, weight: 316g
Provenance
UK art market
Qajar Bird Hunting Whistle & Carved Wooden Gem-Set Case
Persia (Iran) 19th century
length: 16.5cm, weight: 58g
Provenance
Oliver Hoare, London; Christie's, London, Indian and Islamic Works of Art, 20 Apr 2007.
Qajar Bird Hunting Whistle & Carved Ebony Gem-Set Case
Persia (Iran) 19th century
length: 14.8cm, weight: 71g
Provenance
Oliver Hoare, London; Christie's, London, Indian and Islamic Works of Art, 20 Apr 2007.
Chinese Export Silver Book-Shaped Snuff Box by Yao Jie
China 19th century
length: 4.1cm, width: 2.7cm, depth: 1.3cm, weight: 27g
Provenance
UK art market
Indian Gold Ring set with Pearls & a Ruby
South India, probably Tamil Nadu 19th century
length of bezel: 2.7cm, weight: 4g, ring z=size: 5.5 (US), K (UK)
Provenance
UK art market
Pair of Indian Silver Deer for a Religious Altar
India, Bombay (Mumbai) or the Deccan 19th century
width of base: 4.3cm, length of base: 8.2cm, height: 9.6cm, combined weight: 355g
Provenance
UK art market
Early Pair of China-Trade Woven Cane Silvered Wine Cups
China Ming Dynasty, 17th century
diameter: 6.8cm, height: 3.9cm, combined weight: 46g
Provenance
Private Collection, UK.
Mauritanian Bead Necklace (Tesbih)
Mauritania & southern Morocco early 20th century
circumference: 102cm, weight: 169g
Provenance
private collection, Germany
Tibetan Gilded Brass Vajra
Tibet 17th-18th century
length: 12.8cm, weight: 202g
Provenance
UK art market
Sri Lankan Carved Nut Snuff Box with Chased Silver Mounts
Sri Lanka 18th-19th century
length: 11cm, width: 2.7cm, weight: 24g
Provenance
UK art market
Large Jain Altarpiece
17th-18th century India, probably Gujurat or Rajasthan
width: 43.2cm, height: 39.7cm, depth: 7.4cm
Provenance
UK art market
Tibetan Rosary or Mala of Rudraksha or Bodhi Beads (Sin-‘phen)
Tibet 19th century
circumference: approximately 70cm, weight: 76g
Provenance
private collection, Germany
Very Fine Indian Miniature Bronze Image of Ganesh
Indian, probably Maharashtra 17th century
width: 4.5cm, height: 6.8cm, depth: 4.1cm, weight: 236g
Provenance
UK art market
Silver Filigree Incense Burner (Sahumador) Modelled as a Turkey & set with Coral
Peru, probably Ayucucho circa 1800
width: 15cm, depth: 14cm, height: 17cm, weight: 576g
Provenance
UK art market
Ashanti Cast Brass Gold Dust Weight showing Two Seated Oware Players
Asante (Ashanti) People, Ghana 19th-early 20th century
width of base: 9.9cm, depth of base: 6.6cm, height (with base): 9.7cm, weight: 463g
Provenance
UK art market
Burmese Senior Monk’s Gilded & Glass-Inlaid Chanting Fan
Burma (Myanmar) circa 1920
width: 41.2cm, height (including handle): approximately 49cm, weight: 1,489g
Provenance
UK art market
Pair of Mounted Javanese Wayang Batik Stamps (Cap)
Central Java, Indonesia 19th-20th century
width: 20.6cm, height: 28.9cm, depth: 3cm, combined weight: 3,240g
Provenance
UK art market
Timorese Silver Ear Ornament
Timor, Eastern Indonesia early 20th century
width: 7.3cm, length: 7.2cm, weight: 22g
Provenance
private collection, Germany
Pair of Balinese Rice Sheaf Paddles (Panaptapan)
South Bali, probably Tabanan, Indonesia 19th-early 20th century
width: 17cm and 15.7cm, length: 32.1cm and 35.5cm, combined weight: 842g
Provenance
private collection, London
Unusual Zulu Wirework Gourd Dance Rattle
Zulu People, Southern Africa early 20th century
width of gourd: 8cm, length (including handle): 29cm, weight: 60g
Provenance
UK art market
Egyptian Gilded Fish Fertility Pendant (Samaka)
Abu el-Numrus, Egypt early 20th century
circumference of chain: approximately 63cm, length of pendant: approximately 22cm, width (of the largest fish): 12.7cm, weight: 185g
Provenance
UK art market
Fine, Selected Items still Available from Past Catalogues
Large, Rare Figurative Khatamkari Chest
Persia/Iran Zand Dynasty, 18th century
length: 83.3cm, height (without stand): 39.5cm, height (with stand): 59.5cm, depth: 47cm
Provenance
from an aristocratic Spanish family.
Indian Bronze Votive Stand of Uchchaihshravas, the Sun God Surya’s Seven-headed Horse
India, probably Gujarat 18th-19th century
height: 25cm, width: 21cm, diameter of tray: 19.5cm, weight: 4,825g
Provenance
UK art market
Cast Bronze Seated Buddha
Mandalay, Burma 18th-19th century
height: 58cm, width: 39.5cm, depth: 24cm
Provenance
from a private collection, UK. The previous owner built up a collection of Buddha images mostly from old UK colonial sources, and did so over a long lifetime.
Local Ashanti King’s Asipim Chair
Ashanti (Asante) People, Ghana late 19th century
height: 72cm, depth: 44cm, width: 40cm
Provenance
private collection, UK
Burmese Large, Lacquered Wooden Buddha
Mandalay, Burma circa 1850
height: 67.5cm, width: 59cm, depth: 34cm
Provenance
UK art market
Three Ming Dynasty Carved Wooden Daoist Figures with Polychrome
China Reign of Zhengde (1505–1521)
heights: each approx. 29.5cm
Provenance
private collection, London.
Fine, Persian Painted & Lacquered Mirror Case
Persia (Iran) Zand Dynasty, circa 1780
height: 21.8cm, width: 15.2cm, thickness: 1cm
Provenance
private collection, UK
Malay Earthenware Water Flask with Silver Mounts (Labu Ayer)
Malay People, Perak, Malay Peninsula late 19th or early 20th century
height: 30cm, diameter: 18cm, weight: 1,056g
Provenance
UK art market
Indian Kutch Chased Silver Arabian-style Coffee Pot
Kutch, India circa 1870
height: 22.8cm, weight: 641g
Provenance
from an important, private UK collection.
Indian Hand-Held Brass Hookah Base
Northern India 18th century
height: 14.6cm
Provenance
UK art market
Unusual Burmese Silver Handled Cup or Vase
Burma (Myanmar) circa 1890
height: 19cm, width: 21cm, weight: 674g
Provenance
UK art market
Large Tibetan Silver Ga’u Box set with Turquoise & Coral
Eastern Tibet, probably Labrang area early 20th century
length: 16.5cm, width: 12.7cm, thickness: 3.8cm, weight: 292g
Provenance
UK art market
Fine, Berber Carved Wooden Spindle Whorl
Berber People, Anti-Atlas, Morocco 19th century
diameter: 5.8cm, height: 2.7cm
Provenance
private collection, UK
Tibetan Silver, Coral & Turquoise Earrings (Along)
Tibet late 19th century-early 20th century
height: 8.5cm, combined weight: 70g
Provenance
UK art market
Silver Box & Lid Covered in Silver Filigree
Ottoman Turkey 18th-19th century
height: 9.8cm, diameter: 9.3cm, weight: 292g
Provenance
UK art market
Two Very Rare Parcel-Gilded ‘Cadogan’ Style Copper & Silver Ritual Wine Ewers
Nepal 18th-19th century
height: 12.5cm & 13cm; width: 16cm & 17.5cm; weight: 270g & 284g
Provenance
UK art market
South Indian Toda Silver Woman’s Necklace
Toda People, Nilgiri Hills, Tamil Nadu, South India 19th century
total length (or circumference as worn): 50.5cm, weight: 175g
Provenance
Christie's, New York; private collection, UK.
Sri Lankan Standing Brass Image of the Buddhist Protector Upulvan (Vishnu)
Sri Lanka 19th century
height: 40.3cm
Provenance
UK art market