NEW ITEMS FOR SEPTEMBER 2025
Included are items from India, China, Burma (Myanmar), Tibet, Vietnam, Brunei, Thailand, Straits Settlements, the Colony of New South Wales (Australia), Spanish Colonial Mexico, Nigeria, Nagaland, and the Tuareg.
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Pair of Exceptional Burmese String Puppets of a Prince (Mintha) & Princess (Minthamee)
Burma (Myanmar) circa 1880-90
body length: 52 and 53cm, overall length (including clothes): 63 and 53cm
Provenance
private collection - with the same English family for many decades
Large Burmese Silver Bowl with Jataka Scenes & Original Ebonised Wooden Stand
Burma (Myanmar) circa 1880
height: 19.6cm, diameter: 31cm, weight: 2,692g, overall height (incluidng stand): 45.5cm, combined weight: 5,939g
Provenance
Channel Islands
Pair of Exceptional, Large, Burmese String Puppets of a Prince (Mintha) & Princess (Minthamee)
Burma (Myanmar) circa 1880-90
body length: 70 and 71cm, overall length (including clothes): 93 and 72cm
Provenance
private collection - with the same English family for many decades
Tibetan Ritual Thigh Bone Trumpet (Kangling) with Silver Mounts, Coral & Turquoise
Tibet late 19th century-early 20th century
length: 28.7cm, width: 7cm, depth: 6.2cm, weight: 359g
Provenance
private collection, England.
Vietnamese Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Rosewood Cross
Vietnam 19th century
height: 42.7cm, width: 23.9cm, depth: 1.8cm, weight: 613g, overall height (including stand): 49.1cm, weight (with stand): 1,594g
Provenance
UK art market
Tibetan Ritual Thigh Bone Trumpet (Kangling) with Silver Mounts, Coral & Turquoise
Tibet late 19th century-early 20th century
length: 32.5cm, width: 7.5cm, depth: 6.2cm, weight: 386g
Provenance
private collection, England.
Indian Gilded, Enamelled Silver Stem Cup & Cover
Northern India, probably Kashmir circa 1720
height: 17.3cm, diameter: 8cm, width (including handle): 10.5cm, weight: 277g
Provenance
UK art market
Yoruba Double Eshu Shrine Figures
Yoruba People, Nigeria 19th-early 20th century
height: 29.7cm, width: approximately 13.5cm, depth: approximately 9cm, weight: 1,562g
Provenance
UK art market
South Indian Brass Horse
Tamil Nadu, South India 18th century
length: 26.7cm, height: 27.5cm, depth: 11.4cm, weight: 3,494g
Provenance
UK art market
Early Colonial Australian Engraved Powder Horn
Colony of New South Wales, Australia circa 1830
length (straight across from the tip of the wood stopper to the base): approximately 49cm, diameter of the base: approximately 8.6cm, weight: 611g
Provenance
originally from a private collection, Channel Islands
Thai Rattanakosin Gilded Bronze Reclining Buddha
Bangkok, Thailand Rattanakosin Period, 19th century
height: approximately 21cm, length: 37.2cm, depth: 9.5cm, weight: 7,000g
Provenance
UK art market
Ao Naga Brass Neck Chain
Ao Naga People, North-Eastern India probably 18th century
length: 81.7cm, width: 1.6cm, weight: 500g
Provenance
Hansjorg Mayer Collection, UK
Collection of 15 Tuareg Silver & Brass Crosses of Agadez & Elsewhere
Tuareg People, Southern Morocco, Niger, Mali circa 1920
length: from 4.5 to 9.6cm, width: from 2.4 to 6.8cm, combined weight: 173g
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Spanish Colonial Silver Incense Boat
Spanish Colonial Mexico 18th century
height: approximately 12cm, length: 17.5cm, diameter of base: 10.5cm, weight: 296g
Provenance
UK art market
Two Si Satchanalai Terracotta Tile Finials
Si Satchanalai, Thailand 14th-15th century
height: 21cm & 23.8cm; width: 16.5cm & 16.5cm
Provenance
UK art market
Indian Shiva & Parvati Shrine
Madhya Pradesh, India circa 18th century
height: 15.2cm, width: 8.2cm, depth: 5.3cm, weight: 261g
Provenance
UK art market
Chinese Export Silver Epergne
Southern China or Hong Kong late 19th century
height: approximately 32cm, width: approximately 29cm, weight: 788g
Provenance
UK art market
Tibetan Cast Brass Tsa-Tsa Mould Showing the Buddhakshetra
Tibet circa 18th century
width: 10.9cm, length: 11.9cm, depth: 9.5cm, weight: 1,027g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Unusual Colonial Brunei Malay Silver Cruet Set
Brunei circa 1920
height of shakers: 5cm, combined weight: 80g
Provenance
private collection, London.
Straits Chinese Lamp Box
Probably Singapore or Malacca, Malay Peninsula circa 1900
height: 43.5cm, width: 41.7cm, depth: 41.2cm
Provenance
UK art market
Naga Head Hunter’s Necklace with Two Severed Heads
Naga People, North-Eastern India 19th-early 20th century
circumference: 55cm, width of brass pendant: 9cm, weight: 176g
Provenance
Hansjorg Mayer Collection, UK
Pair of Early China-Trade Woven Cane Silvered Wine Cups
China, for the European Market Ming Dynasty, 17th century
height: 3.8cm, diameter: 6.7cm, combined weight: 43g
Provenance
Private Collection, UK.
Burmese Silver Beaker
Burma (Myanmar) circa 1880
height: 11.1cm, diameter: approximately 8cm, weight: 187g
Provenance
UK art market
Exceptional Signed Burmese Pegu Bronze of a Prince with Offerings
Pegu, Burma (Myanmar) circa 1930
height: approximately 15cm, width: 17.6cm, depth: 12.3cm, weight: 2,063g
Provenance
UK art market
Five Himalayan Shell Hair Ornaments (Dunkertsa)
Tibetan Peoples, Lahaul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh, Himalayan India and Ladakh 19th century
width: from 4.5 to 6.3cm, length: from 4.1 to 5cm, combined weight: 153g
Provenance
private collection, Scotland
Yoruba Carved Bone Miniature Divination Image of Eshu (Ikin Ifa)
Yoruba People, Nigeria early 20th century
height: 7.5cm, width: 3.8cm, depth: 2.3cm, weight: 77g
Provenance
UK art market
Selected, Fine Items from Past Catalogues
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
Mughal or Deccan Scribe’s Silver Pen Box (Kalamdan)
Mughal, Northern India or Deccan 18th century
length: 21.2cm, weight: 225g
Provenance
UK art market
Four Engraved Silver-Clad Bedstead Charpoy Legs
Northern India 19th century
heights: 32.5cm diameters at base: 13cm
Provenance
UK art market
Tibetan Rare, Brass Toad-Shaped Flask
Tibet 18th century and perhaps earlier
height (with stopper): 37cm
Provenance
UK art market
Thai Courtly Gold Pendant set with an Emerald & Rubies
Bangkok, Thailand 19th century
length: 5.7cm, width: 3.9cm, weight: 16g
Provenance
private collection
Sino-Tibetan Cloisonné and Silver Eating Bowl
Chinese made for the Tibet Market 18th-19th century
height: 4.7cm, diameter: 11.5cm
Provenance
UK art market
Ottoman Canakkale Pottery Ewer with Olive-Green Glaze
Canakkale, north-western Turkey 19th century
height: 38cm, weight: 1,779g
Provenance
UK art market
Saudi Arabian Embroidered & Beaded Dress (Thobe)
Bani Malik tribal group, Hijaz region, southern Saudi Arabia mid-20th century
length: 124cm, weight: 1,421g
Provenance
private UK collection, collected in Saudi Arabia in the 1970s
Model of a Peacock, Gilded, Enamelled & set with Turquoise & Pearls
China circa 1920
height: 45cm, total weight: 863g
Provenance
UK art market
Rare Arakan Burmese Lacquer Chest
Rakhine (Arakan) State, Western Burma circa 1870
length: 42cm, width: 24cm, height: 28cm
Provenance
UK art market
Unusual & Massive Naga Shell Bead Necklace
Angami Naga People, North-Eastern India 19th-early 20th century
circumference: 101cm, length of beads: between 1.1 and 3.2cm, diameter of beads: between 1 and 2.1cm, weight: 531g
Provenance
Hansjorg Mayer Collection, UK
Mongo Woman’s Woven Buttock Shield (Bakonga)
Mongo People, Congo early 20th century
length: approximately 88cm, width: 8.3cm, weight: 157g
Provenance
private collection, London, UK.
Ottoman Balkans or Armenian Gilded Belt Buckle set with Coral & Turquoise
Ottoman Balkans 18th-19th century
length: 21cm, height: 9cm, weight: 343g
Provenance
UK art market
Indian Gold & Diamond Pendant Necklace
India late 19th century
length (of pendant): 6.4cm, width: 2.5cm, weight (including cord): 32g
Provenance
UK art market