NEW ITEMS FOR SEPTEMBER 2022
Included are items from Tibet, Algeria, India, Mongolia, China, Morocco, Indonesia, Zanzibar, Oman, Nepal, Burma (Myanmar), Egypt, Pakistan, & Colonial South America.
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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
Extremely Rare North Indian Inscribed Silver Spittoon
Northern India 17th-18th century
height: 14.4cm, width: 11.7cm, weight: 717g
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Algerian Gold Serpent-Head Bracelet set with Pearls, Rubies & other Stones
Algeria 19th century
interior diameter: 6.3cm, weight: 12g
Provenance
UK art market
Rare Mongolian Repoussed Copper Plaque of a Lokapala
Mongolia 18th century
height: 33cm, width: 28.5cm, weight: 901g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Fine, Brisé-style Chinese Silver-Gilt Filigree Fan
Guangdong (Canton), China circa 1830
length of arm: 21cm, width of arm: 2.5cm, width of unfolded fan: 35cm, weight: 185g
Provenance
UK art matrket
Elaborate Moroccan Silver & Amber ‘Treasure’ Necklace
Draa Valley, Morocco early 20th century
circumference (of shorter chain): 44cm, weight: 535g
Provenance
formerly in the collection of Angela Fisher, author of 'Africa Adorned'.
Balinese Double-Ikat Geringsing Cawat Ding Ding Si Gading Cloth
Tenganan Pegeringsingan, South-East Bali, Indonesia 19th century
folded length: 105cm (full length: 210cm), width: 42.5cm
Provenance
private collection, UK; believed to have been collected in Bali in the 1920s
Magnificent Suite of Zanzibar-Omani Silver & Gold Bridal Jewellery
Zanzibar & Oman 19th century
width of amulet pendant: 12.7cm, combined weight: 1,091g
Provenance
from a private English estate, thence by descent.
Indian Khandoba’s or Aiyanar’s Horse in Silver
South India 17th-18th century
height: 13.2cm, length: 10.8cm, width: 4cm, weight: 148g
Provenance
UK art market
Nepalese Terracotta Tile Depicting Avalokiteshvara as Samantamukha
Nepal circa 17th-18th century
height: 26cm, width: 19.4cm, depth: 3.2cm, weight: 1,738g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Pair of Carved Wooden Paduka Shoes
India or the Malay World probably 19th century
length: 25cm, width: 11cm, combined weight: 468g
Provenance
UK art market
Large Burmese Altar-Manuscript Chest with Coloured Mosaic Glass Decoration, possibly from the Mandalay Palace
Northern Burma, probably Mandalay mid-19th century
length: 117cm, height: 80cm, depth: 75cm
Provenance
UK art market
Zanzibar-Oman Ear Ornaments with Gilded ‘Venetian Ducat’ Tokens
Sur, Oman or Zanzibar 19th century
length: approximately 8cm, combined weight: 37g
Provenance
UK art market
Tibetan Nomad’s Silver-Mounted Knife & Scabbard with Turquoise & Coral
Khampa, Western Tibet 19th century
length of knife: 34cm, length of scabbard: 26.3cm, weight: 305g
Provenance
from the collection of Sir Christopher Ondaatje, UK.
Majapahit Terracotta Court Dancer Figure
Majapahit kingdom, East Java 14th-15th century
height: 12.2cm, width: 6.8cm, depth: 7.6cm, weight: 309g
Provenance
Estate Collection of Tom White MBE, a former UK diplomat who served in Southeast Asia in the 1960s & 1970s.
Tibetan Ritual Buddhist Trumpet Conch
Tibet circa 18th century
length (not including leather strap): 13.5cm, width: approximately 9cm, weight: 635g
Provenance
from the estate of the private collector John Bartlett, England.
Superb Tibetan Rosary or Mala of Human Bone Beads (Mi Mgo’i Phreng Ba) & a Silver Marker
Tibet 18th-19th century
circumference: approximately 76cm, width of beads: approximately 1.2cm, weight: 213g
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Tibetan Silver & Gold-Overlaid Iron Pen Case
Derge, Tibet 17th-18th century
length: 31.5cm, width: approximately 2.2cm, weight: 285g
Provenance
UK art market
Rare Balinese Double-Ikat Geringsing Wayang Kebo Cloth
Tenganan Pegeringsingan, South-East Bali, Indonesia 19th century
length: 210cm, width: 51.7cm
Provenance
private collection, UK; believed to have been collected in Bali in the 1920s
North Indian Ragamala Painting of a Couple Seated in a Pavillion
Northern India circa 1750
width: 22.3cm, length: 30.2cm
Provenance
Private collection
South American Colonial Silver Bowl Chased with Cacao Pods
Colonial South America 18th-19th century
width: 16.8cm, height: 10.8cm, weight: 429g
Provenance
UK art market
North Indian Ragamala Painting of a Lady Seated in a Pavillion
Northern India circa 1750
width: 21.9cm, length: 30.1cm
Provenance
private collection
Pierced, Silver Mughal Pandan
Northern India or Deccan 18th-19th century
width: approximately 11.5cm, height: 7.4cm, weight: 444g
Provenance
UK art market
Indian Woven Silver Bracelet
Madhya Pradesh and Orissa, India early 20th century
interior diameter: approximately 7.3cm, weight: 112g
Provenance
Sotheby's New York; Collection of (the late) Paul Walter; probably acquired by him in London.
Balinese Double-Ikat Geringsing Isi Cloth
Tenganan Pegeringsingan, North-East Bali, Indonesia 19th century
length: 202cm, width: 38.2cm
Provenance
private collection, UK; believed to have been collected in Bali in the 1920s
Pair of Kutch Indian Silver Cormorant Rosewater Sprinklers
Kutch, India circa 1890
height: 29.5cm, width 7.8cm, combined weight: 574g
Provenance
UK art market
Rare Pair of Nubian Silver Bracelets
Nubia region, Northern Sudan, Southern Egypt circa 1930
length: approximately 7.2cm, width: 2.4cm, combined weight: 242g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Punjabi Pair of Silver Anklets (Jhanhjar)
Punjab, India/Pakistan early 20th century
exterior diameter: 12.2cm, interior diameter: 9cm, combined weight: 377g
Provenance
Sotheby's New York; Collection of (the late) Paul Walter; probably acquired by him in London.
Large Omani Silver Cuff Bracelet (Hangeri or Hajala)
Oman, possibly Nizwa late 19th-early 20th century
length: 11.5cm, interior diameter: 6cm, weight: 354g
Provenance
UK art market
Selected Fine Items from Past Catalogues
Gold Parsi (Parsee) Portrait Brooch set with Fifty Diamonds, & another Portrait
Bombay, India 19th century
diamond brooch: 3.4cm x 2.8cm, unmounted portrait: 2.8cm x 2.4cm
Provenance
from a Parsi family, originally from Bombay, and now based in northern England. The identities of the men featured in the portraits are unknown however.
South Indian Gold Emerald & Ruby-Set Temple Ear Ornaments
South India 18th-19th century
lengths: 8cm & 8.3cm, combined weight: 53g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Solomon Islands Engraved Shell Pendants with Shell Currency Strands
Solomon Islands early 20th century
length (of the largest pendant): 6.6cm, weight: 98g
Provenance
from the estate collection of a former London museum curator
Unusual Cast & Engraved Bronze Horse Head, probably of the Deity Aiyanar
South India 18th-19th century
width: 32cm, height: 24.6cm, depth: 11cm
Provenance
UK art market
Sri Lankan Silver Betel Lime Box (Killotaya)
Sri Lanka 18th-19th century
height: 6.6cm, weight: 77g
Provenance
French art market
Naga Chank Shell Bead Necklace
Naga People, Eastern India/Western Burma 19th century
length: 60cm, weight: 216g
Provenance
private collection, London
Straits Chinese Groom’s Double-Sided, Finely Embroidered Blue Wedding Sash
Straits Chinese, Straits Settlements (Singapore, Penang, Malacca) late 19th or early 20th century
length: 197cm, width: 6.5cm
Provenance
collected by Alwyn Sidney Haynes (1878-1963), and thence by descent. Haynes was a colonial administrator in Malaya and the Straits Settlements between 1901 and 1934. He held many posts including Acting British Resident, Pahang (1924); British Resident, Perak (1925); British Advisor, Kedah (1925); British Advisor, Kelantan (1930); and Acting Colonial Administrator, Straits Settlements (1933), after which he retired and returned to England, and lived near Stratford-upon-Avon, and then in Leamington Spa. Haynes loaned some of the items he collected in Malaya to the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford in 1939. He was awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1950.
Rare Javanese Majapahit-Style Damascene Iron Double Putut Kris Blade with Maker’s Thumb Prints (Pichit)
Java, Indonesia 12th-15th century
length: 28.4cm, width at widest point: 7.2cm, weight: 150g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Sepik Crocodile Man Earthenware Roof Ridge Tile with Pigments
Chambri Lakes, Sepik River, Papua New Guinea early 20th century
height: 42cm, width: 25.5cm
Provenance
Francis de Sales McHugh Collection, collected by de Sales McHugh in the early 20th century.
Andaman Islands Man’s Dance Regalia
Andaman Islands, possibly from the Jarawa Tribe, South Andaman circa 1900
indicative length of headdress (band & tassels): 49cm
Provenance
private collection, London. UK; previously, Charles Wilfred Hext (b.1880-1919)