NEW ITEMS FOR SEPTEMBER 2024

Scroll down to see more than 30 new additions to our stock for September 2024.

Included are items from China, India, Tibet, Burma (Myanmar), Singapore/Malaysia, Brunei (Malay), Indonesia (Peranakan), Philippines, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Angola, Morocco, Ottoman Armenia &  Saudi Arabia.

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9602

Chinese or Mongolian Silver Wine Vessel with Carved Jade, Coral & Turquoise

China or Mongolia
early 20th century, earlier components

height: approximately 32cm, width: 16cm, weight: 1,418g

Reserved

Provenance

acquired by the previous owner in Geneva, 1982.

9599

Tibetan Woman’s Silver & Gold Head Ornament with Coral (Melong Pongu or Metok)

Derge and Chamdo, Eastern Tibet
19th-early 20th century

diameter: 4.9cm, depth: 2.2cm, weight: 28g

Provenance

private collection, Netherlands

9248

Armenian Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Bath Clogs (Koturny)

Armenia
early 19th century

length: 23.6cm, width: 10.2cm, height: 8.2cm, combined weight: 689g

Provenance

UK art market

9600

Large, Elaborate Tibetan Hair Bead with Silver, Gilt & Multiple Turquoise

Central Tibet
18th century

length: 10cm, width: 4.6cm, depth: 2.7cm, weight: 81g

Provenance

private collection, Netherlands

9030

Thai Gold Pendant set with Black Diamonds

Bangkok, Thailand
early 20th century

length: 3.6cm, width: 2cm, weight: 3.93g

Provenance

private collection, UK.

9274

Saudi Arabian Pair of Chased & Inscribed Silver Shoes or Slippers set with Turquoise

Saudi Arabia
circa 1900, dated 1902

length: 23.2cm, width: 9.2cm, combined weight: 697g

Sold

Provenance

private UK collection, collected in Saudi Arabia in the 1970s

9597

Large Minangkabau Gilt & Carved Wooden Waist Buckle & Sash

Minangkabau People, West Sumatra, Indonesia
early 20th century, possibly earlier

length of buckle: 37cm, length of sash: 136cm, overall weight: 182g

Provenance

private collection, Amsterdam, Netherlands

5574

Burmese Tattoo Needle & Weight

Burma (Myanmar)
19th century

length: 45cm, width: 5.1cm, weight: 500g

7381

Large Brunei Malay Silver Bowl and Cover (Dulang Bertutup)

Malay people, Brunei
early 20th century

diameter: 20.6cm, height: approximately 11.5cm, weight: 802g

Provenance

private collection, London, UK

7959

Indonesian Peranakan Chinese Gold Wedding Buckle

Peranakan Chinese Community, Makassar, Sulawesi, Eastern Indonesia
19th century

width: 15.9cm, height: 6.7cm, weight: 116g

Provenance

private collection, London, UK.

7139

Indian Silver ‘Corrugated’ Bracelet

Maharashtra or Gujarat, India
early 20th century

widest internal diameter: 6cm, width: 8.6cm, weight: 116g

Provenance

private collection, London, UK

7172

Fine Chokwe or Luba Prestige Axe with Brass Studs

Chokwe or Luba People, Angola or Democratic Republic of the Congo. 
19th century

length of wooden handle: 56.2cm, width (including axe): 25cm, weight: 531g

Provenance

private collection, UK

5212

Burmese Tattoo Needle & Weight

Burma (Myanmar)
19th century

length: 33.1cm, weight: 158g

Provenance

UK art market

9475

Kashmiri Three-Piece Silver ‘Kang-Style’ Tilted Tea Set

Srinagar, Kashmir, India
circa 1880

height of teapot: 15.3cm, length of teapot (from spout to handle): 22.5cm, diameter of teapot: approximately 14cm, combined weight: 1,199g

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

5573

Burmese Tattoo Needle & Weight

Burma (Myanmar)
19th century

length: 45.8cm weight: 281g

Provenance

UK art market

9558

Moroccan Gold & Silver ‘Moon & Sun’ Bracelet (Shems ou Khmer)

North-West Morocco
early 20th century

external diameter: 7cm, internal diameter: 6.1cm, width: 2.5cm, weight: 116g

Provenance

private collection, London, UK.

9569

Ottoman Turkish Copper Coffee Pot

Ottoman Empire, probably Turkey
circa 18th century

height: 21.2cm, width: approximately 10.5cm, weight: 287g

Provenance

UK art market

8503

Balinese Painting by I Gusti Nyoman Sudara

Ubud, Bali, Indonesia
c. 1990

visible width: 30cm, visible height: 24cm, width of frame: 49.6cm, height of frame: 43.7cm, weight (including frame): 1,766g

Provenance

acquired from the artist by the previous owner in the 1990s

9587

Burmese Cast Bronze Monk, Retailed by Coombes, Rangoon

Pegu, Burma
circa 1930

height: 19cm, width: 8.6cm, depth: 8.4cm, weight: 833g

Provenance

UK art market

8069

Four Burmese Silver Plaques with Courtly Scenes

Burma (Myanmar)
circa 1900

height: 13.2cm, width: 11.2cm, combined weight: 525g

Sold

Provenance

private collection, London, UK

8027

Rare Mindanao Silver-Inlaid Brass Betel Box & Chain

Maranao People, Mindanao, Philippines
late 19th-early 20th century

length of chain: 48.4cm, width of chain: 5.6cm, diameter of box: 9.2cm, weight: 663g

Sold

Provenance

private collection, London, UK

9226

Tibetan Double-Sided, Carved Wooden Printing Block

Tibet
18th-19th century

length: 50.5cm, width: 7.8cm, depth: 1.9cm, weight: 447g

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

8272

Thai Chased Silver Betel Box

Thailand
late 19th-early 20th century

height: 5.1cm, width: 15.2cm, depth: 8.2cm, weight: 396g

Provenance

private collection, London, UK.

9598

Tibetan Hair Bead with Turquoise and Coral

Central Tibet
18th-19th century

length: 9cm, width: 5.5cm, depth: 1.6cm, weight: 71g

Provenance

private collection, Netherlands

9532

Fine Bamboo Under-Vest for Qing & Qing-style Court Robes & Wedding Costumes

China & possibly Straits Settlements
circa 1900

width: 171cm, length: 72cm

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

9595

Timorese Man’s Beaded Betel Shoulder Bag with Coin Decoration (Alu Inu)

Atoni or Dawan People, Central Timor, Eastern Indonesia
1940s with earlier elements

length of bag (including fringe and coins): 22.5cm, width of bag: 13.5cm, weight: 373g

Provenance

private collection, Amsterdam, Netherlands

9576

Kandyan Period Cast Brass Standing Buddha

Sri Lanka
18th century

height: 24.6cm, diameter of base: 7.6cm, weight: 1,097g

Provenance

UK art market

8835

Fine Indian Silver Ritual Puja Spoon (Uddharane or Utharini)

South India
19th-early 20th century

length: 15.2cm, weight: 73g

Provenance

from the collection of Sir Christopher Ondaatje, UK.

9596

Timorese Man’s Beaded Betel Shoulder Bag with Goat Hair Decoration (Alu Inu)

Atoni or Dawan People, Central Timor, Eastern Indonesia
early to mid-20th century

length of bag (including tufts): approximately 24cm, width of bag: approximately 16cm, weight: 132g

Provenance

private collection, Amsterdam, Netherlands

8838

Fine Indian Silver Krishna Ritual Puja Spoon (Uddharane or Utharini)

South India
19th-early 20th century

length: 13.8cm, weight: 73g

Provenance

from the collection of Sir Christopher Ondaatje, UK.

Selected, Fine Items from Past Catalogues

8947

Unusual Pair of Mongolian Beaten Brass Images of Budai

Mongolia
circa 18th century

height: approximately 19cm, width: 15cm, depth: 10cm, combined weight: 2,386g

Provenance

UK art market

4559

Pair of Miao Silver Earrings

Miao People, Guizhou, China
19th-early 20th century

length: 12.8cm, width: 7.9cm, combined weight: 173g

Provenance

private collection, London

9505

Akan Carved Wooden Queen Mother Figure

Asante (Ashanti) sub-group of the Akan people, Ghana
early 20th century and possibly earlier

height: 33.1cm, width: 8.5cm, depth: 13.3cm, weight: 635g

Provenance

UK art market

6465

Berber Haratin Long Silver Temporal or Head Ornament (Aiacha)

Berber Haratin People, Zguid Oasis, Morocco
early 20th century

length: 21cm, width: 7.5cm, weight: 153g

Provenance

European art market

9277

Massive Indian Silver Flask (Surahi)

Rajasthan, India
late 19th century

height: approximately 48cm, width: approximately 28cm, weight: 2,980g

Sold

Provenance

UK art market

8723

Indian Gold and White Sapphire Necklace

India, probably Uttar Pradesh
late 19th century

circumference: maximum 80cm, length of gold boxes: approximately 3.1cm, weight: 90g

Provenance

UK art market

7325

Rare, Nepalese Inscribed & Gilded Copper Buddha’s Footprints Buddhapada Portable Mandala Plaque

Nepal
17th-18th century

diameter: approximately 27cm, weight: 669g

Provenance

UK art market

3173

Sri Lankan Carved Ebony Box

Galle, Sri Lanka
circa 1800

height: 10.3cm, length: 27.3cm, depth: 19cm

Provenance

UK art market

6521

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)

9362

Bukharan Noble’s Turquoise-inlaid & Finely Engraved Ewer

Bukhara, Uzbekistan, Central Asia
late 19th century

height: 37.8cm, length (from sprout to handle): 23.5cm, weight: 1,758g

Provenance

UK art market