Archives: Objects
Enquiry about object: 9958
Indian Cast Brass Shivalingam (Ekamukhalinga)
Maharashtra or Karnataka, India 18th century
height: 12.5cm, length: 11.5cm, diameter of base: 8.4cm, weight: 541g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9955
Exceptionally Rare, Early, Ryukyu Lacquer & Gilt Vase
Ryukyu Islands circa 1400 AD
height: 17.6cm, diameter: 17.5cm, weight: 511g
Provenance
private collection, England
Enquiry about object: 9954
Indian Engraved Ritual Conch (Shankha)
India 19th century
length: 16.7cm, width: 9.2cm, weight: 555g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 9953
Large Strand of Ancient Phum Dzi or Carnelian Beads with Pema Raka Bead
Tibet, Burma circa 12th century
circumference: approximately 102cm, length of the largest bead: 5.2cm, weight: 583g
Provenance
private collection, England.
Enquiry about object: 9951
Strand of Massive Indo-Tibetan Sulemani or Bhaisajyaguru Prayer Beads
Indo-Tibetan circa 12th century
circumference: 45cm, diameter of the largest bead: 3.8cm, weight: 521g
Provenance
private collection, England.
Enquiry about object: 9950
Chinese Song or Ming Bronze Weight in the Form of a Camel
Northern China late Song or Early Ming Dynasty (13th-14th century)
height: 5.5cm, length: 7.4cm, width: 3cm, weight: 205g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 9948
Qajar Diamond Brooch
Persia (Iran) Qajar Period, 19th century
length: 3.8cm, width: 4cm, weight: 18g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9944
Burmese Glazed Earthenware Wall Tile
Burma (Myanmar) late 18th century
height: 17.7cm, width: 17.9cm, depth: 5cm, weight: 2,332g
Provenance
Scottish art market
Enquiry about object: 9940
Shan Burmese Finely Cast Bronze ‘Medicine’ Buddha
Shan States, Burma (Myanmar) 17th century
height: 24.4cm, width: 11.4cm, depth: 7.6cm, weight: 1,459g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9897
Massive Naga Warrior’s Ceremonial Hip Ornament
Konyak Naga, North-Eastern India late 19th-early 20th century
length of wooden substrate: approximately 17.4cm, overall length (including horns and hair): approximately 80cm, dimensions of 'wings': approximately 18 and 11 cm individually, weight: 853g
Provenance
Hansjorg Mayer Collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 9841
Venetian Lampwork Tabular Trade Beads for the African Market
Venice for the colonial African market circa 1870
circumference: approximately 53cm, weight: 91g
Provenance
private collection, Canada. The collection was carefully assembled over the last 50 years.
Enquiry about object: 9795
Spanish Colonial Chased Silver Stirrup
Spanish Colonial Alto Peru 18th century
length: 24.3cm, height: 15cm, width: 10.5cm, weight: 522g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9796
Spanish Colonial Pair of Silver Spurs
Spanish Colonial Argentina 18th-19th century
length: 17.3cm, width: 8.9cm, combined weight: 445g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9777
Three Malay Ceremonial Woven Pandan Rice Sleeves Collected by Colonial Official Leonard Wray
Malay People, Perak, Malay Peninsula circa 1890-1910
length: 26.5, 27.2 and 27.7cm, width: 12.3, 9.5 and 12.2cm, combined weight: 37g
Provenance
Leonard Wray, and thereafter by descent
Enquiry about object: 9773
Malay Traditional Shirt (Baju Melayu) Collected by Colonial Official Leonard Wray
Malay People, Malay Peninsula circa 1890-1910
width (across the two spread sleeves): 146cm, length: 68cm, weight: 135g
Provenance
Leonard Wray, and thereafter by descent
Enquiry about object: 9761
Burmese Watercolour by Maung Tun (M.T.) Hla
Burma (Myanmar) Burmese Watercolour by Maung Tun (M.T.) Hla
dimensions of visible painting: 15 and 21cm, dimensions of frame: 28.5 and 35.5cm
Provenance
private collection, UK; UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9759
Kashmir Kang-Style Silver Tea Set
Kashmir, India circa 1890
width of tray: 29.6cm, height of teapot: approximately 16.2cm, combined weight: 1,480g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9757
Unusual Burmese Silver Bowl
Burma (Myanmar) or Burmese Silversmiths operating in India 19th century-early 20th century
height: approximately 17cm, outer diameter: approximately 28cm, weight: 1,367g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9729
Indian Silver and Gilt Necklace showing the Eight Mother Goddesses of Hinduism
India, probably Rajasthan 19th century
circumference: approximately 70cm, width of pendant: 10.1cm, weight: 241g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9409
Burmese Watercolour by Maung Tun (M.T.) Hla
Burma (Myanmar) undated, but circa 1920
dimensions of visible painting: 14 and 18.6cm, dimensions of frame: 33.5 and 40.5cm
Provenance
private collection; UK art market
Enquiry about object: 8509
Burmese Pen Ink Drawing ‘Morning Catch’, by Ko Soe
Rangoon, Burma (Myanmar) circa 1995
dimensions of painting: 26 and 32cm, dimensions of frame: 38 and 48cm
Provenance
Private collection, London, UK.
Enquiry about object: 8505
Burmese Watercolour Painting ‘Novice Monk’, by Min Wae Aung
Rangoon, Burma (Myanmar) circa 1980
dimensions of visible painting: 21.2 and 29cm, dimensions of frame: 40.5 and 50.7cm
Provenance
Private collection, London, UK; acquired from Dr Elizabeth Moore, formerly Chair of the SOAS Southeast Asia Centre, London.
Enquiry about object: 8506
Large Burmese Watercolour Painting ‘Monk Procession’, by Min Wae Aung
Rangoon, Burma (Myanmar) dated 1998
Provenance
Private collection, London, UK; given to the previous owner by the artist
Enquiry about object: 8501
Burmese Watercolour Painting ‘Monk Entering a Temple’, by Min Wae Aung
Rangoon, Burma (Myanmar) circa 1990
dimensions of visible painting: 26 and 34.5cm, dimensions of frame: 43 and 50.7cm
Provenance
Private collection, London, UK.
Enquiry about object: 7315
Burmese Watercolour by Maung Tun (M.T.) Hla
Burma (Myanmar) undated, but circa 1920
dimensions of visible painting: 15 and 20cm, dimensions of frame: 26.3 and 32.5cm
Provenance
private collection, UK; UK art market
Enquiry about object: 7314
Burmese Watercolour by Maung Tun (M.T.) Hla
Burma (Myanmar) undated, but circa 1920
dimensions of visible painting: 15.2 and 20.4cm, dimensions of frame: 26.3 and 32.5cm
Provenance
private collection, UK; UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6036
Burmese Watercolour by Maung Tun (M.T.) Hla
Burma (Myanmar) undated, but circa 1920
dimensions of visible painting: 20.2 and 29.8cm, dimensions of frame: 40.8 and 53cm
Provenance
private collection, UK; UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6741
Chinese Pewter Banqueting Fish-form Covered Dish
Northern China circa 18th century
length: approximately 31.5cm, width: approximately 19.6cm, height: approximately 12cm, weight: 1,741g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5578
Cambodian Silver Betel Box in the Form of a Kotchasingh
Cambodia circa 1920
height: 17.2cm, length: approximately 20cm, width: 8.5cm, weight: 398g
Provenance
private collection, London.
Enquiry about object: 4215
Two Western Shou Chinese Rock Crystal Beads
China Western Shou Period, 1046-771BC
length of tortoise: 3.8cm, height of tortoise: 2.2cm, diameter of disc: approximately 3cm, thickness of disc: 1.2cm, combined weight: 38g
Provenance
Estate of Seward Kennedy (1925-2015), UK
Enquiry about object: 9933
Thai Rattanokosin Cast Bronze Hand of Buddha
Bangkok, Thailand Rattanokosin Period, 19th century
height (including stand): 21cm, width of hand: 7.3cm, length of hand: approximately 13cm, weight (including stand): 1,032g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 9760
Chinese Ming Dynasty Pierced White Jade Dragon Plaque
China Ming Dynasty, 16th century
length: 9.6cm, width: 4.9cm, thickness: 1.3cm, weight: 54g
Provenance
private collection, The Netherlands; acquired in the early 20th century from Japan for the previous owner mother
Enquiry about object: 9941
Tibetan Gilded Altar Triratna Ornament
Tibet 17th-18th century
height: 13.5cm, diameter of base: 6.1cm, weight: 113g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9846
Superb Naga Trade Bead, Carnelian & Shell Necklace
Angami NagaPeople, North-Eastern India late 19th-early 20th century
circumference: approximately 65cm, length of the largest chank shell pendant: 15.9cm, weight: 1,182g
Provenance
Hansjorg Mayer Collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 9966
Indian Lingayat Sect Nandi Ring
Karnataka or Maharashtra, India 18th-19th century
ring size: P/O (UK), 7.75 (US), overall length: 3.6cm, weight: 15g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 8502
Burmese Oil Painting ‘The Shwedagon in the Monsoon’, by Mya Thaung
Rangoon, Burma (Myanmar) dated 1998
dimensions of visible painting: 34.5 and 44.5cm, dimensions of frame: 43.5 and 53.5cm
Provenance
Private collection, London, UK
Enquiry about object: 8504
Burmese Oil Painting ‘Sule Pagoda in the Monsoon’ by Mya Thaung
Rangoon, Burma (Myanmar) circa 1995
dimensions of visible painting: 19 and 24.5cm, dimensions of frame: 44 and 49cm
Provenance
private collection, London, UK
Enquiry about object: 8500
Burmese Charcoal Drawing ‘Novice Monk’, by Nyan Tun
Rangoon, Burma (Myanmar) circa 1995
dimensions of visible painting: 31 and 41cm, dimensions of frame: 56 and 66cm
Provenance
Private collection, London, UK.
Enquiry about object: 8508
Burmese Watercolour Painting ‘Enjoying a Cheroot’ by Tinh Zawe Win
Rangoon, Burma (Myanmar) dated 1998
dimensions of visible painting: 26.3 and 36cm, dimensions of frame: 41 and 51cm
Provenance
Private collection, London, UK.
Enquiry about object: 9408
Burmese Watercolour ‘Elephants with Teak Logs’ signed A. Hulme
Burma (Myanmar) dated 1942
dimensions of visible painting: 17 and 24.7cm, dimensions of frame: 32.4 and 40cm
Provenance
private collection, London.
Enquiry about object: 8507
Burmese Watercolour ‘The Shwedagon Pagoda at Night’
Rangoon, Burma (Myanmar) circa 1995
dimensions of visible painting: 44 and 59cm, dimensions of frame: 63 and 78cm
Provenance
pricate collection, London, UK.
Enquiry about object: 3327
Burmese Watercolour ‘Mandalay Palace Moat’, by Maung Maung Gyi
Rangoon, Burma (Myanmar) dated 1916
dimensions of visible painting: 26 and 34.6cm, dimensions of frame: 29 and 37.3cm
Provenance
private collection, London, UK
Enquiry about object: 9233
Burmese Oil Painting ‘A Lane’ by Min Kyi
Burma (Myanmar) 1978 or before
dimensions of painting: 28.1 and 39.5cm, dimensions of frame: 36.5 and 48cm
Provenance
private collection, London, UK.
Enquiry about object: 3324
Burmese Watercolour Painting ‘Temple Entrance’ by Maung Maung Gyi
Rangoon, Burma (Myanmar) dated 1918
dimensions of visible painting: 26 and 34.6cm, dimensions of frame: 28.7 and 37.3cm
Provenance
private collection, London, UK
Enquiry about object: 9949
Northern Qi Bodhisattva Carved from Lapis Luzuli
Northern China Northern Qi dynasty (550–577 AD)
length: 11.8cm, width: 5.8cm, depth: 1.7cm, weight: 181g
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Enquiry about object: 1761
Burmese Watercolour ‘Mandalay Monk Procession’, by Maung Saya Saung
Mandalay, Burma (Myanmar) circa 1920
dimensions of visible painting: 27.5 and 37cm, dimensions of frame: 48 and 58cm
Provenance
private collection, London, UK.
Enquiry about object: 9947
Himalayan Indian Shell Arm Band or Bangle
Tibetan Peoples, Lahaul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh, Himalayan India and Ladakh 19th century
internal diameter: 7.5cm, external diameter: 8.9cm, thickness: 3.7cm, weight: 108g
Provenance
private collection, Scotland
Enquiry about object: 9945
Three Himalayan Shell Hair Ornaments (Dunkertsa)
Tibetan Peoples, Lahaul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh, Himalayan India and Ladakh 19th century
width: 6.4, 6.5 and 7.2cm, combined weight: 221g
Provenance
private collection, Scotland
Enquiry about object: 9946
Four Himalayan Indian Cone Shell Hair Beads
Tibetan Peoples, Lahaul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh, Himalayan India and Ladakh 19th century
width: 5, 5.1, 5.1 and 5.9cm, combined weight: 146g
Provenance
private collection, Scotland
Enquiry about object: 9939
Shan Burmese Cast Bronze Buddha
Shan States, Burma (Myanmar) 17th-18th century
height: 20.8cm, width: 12.4cm, depth: 4.7cm, weight: 643g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9935
North Indian Pala Bronze Image of Padmapani
Eastern India, probably Bihar Pala Period, 11th-12th century
height: 9.5cm, width: 6cm, depth: 4.9cm, weight: 210g
Provenance
private collection, UK, and thence by descent
Enquiry about object: 9934
Khmer Bronze Image of Avalokiteshvara
Khmer people, Cambodia Angkor Period, late 12th century
overall height: 21.3cm, width: 7.2cm, depth: 6.8cm, weight: 556g
Provenance
private collection, UK, and thence by descent
Enquiry about object: 9931
Tibetan Bone Plaque of a Terrifying Deity
Tibet, probably Central Tibet 18th century
height: 17.2cm, width: 9.4cm, thickness: 2.5cm, weight: 371g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9930
Tibetan Bone Plaque of a Terrifying Deity
Tibet, probably Central Tibet 18th century
height: 18.1cm, width: 9.7cm, thickness: 2.8cm, weight: 334g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9923
Five Tibetan Silver & Turquoise Hair Beads
Central Tibet 18th-19th century
length: between 4.6 and 5.6cm, width: between 2.4 and 2.6cm, combined weight: 79g
Provenance
private collection, The Netherlands
Enquiry about object: 9908
Highly Unusual Colonial Dutch Silver Filigree Box
Colonial Dutch East Indies, probably Batavia 17th century
height: 11.2cm, width: 13.7cm, depth: 9.4cm, weight: 531g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9913
Colonial Burmese Silver Cheroot Box
Burma early 20th century
height: 13cm, width: 8.1cm, depth: approximately 4.5cm, weight: 202g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9904
Pair of Omani Silver & Gilt Ear Ornaments
Oman 19th century
length: approximately 21cm, diameter of hoops: 6.5cm, combined weight: 183g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 9883
Naga Carved Wooden Double Head Ornament
Naga People, North-Eastern India early 20th century
height: 5.7cm, width: 6.8cm, depth: approximately 3.8cm, weight: 38g
Provenance
Hansjorg Mayer Collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 9881
Naga Head Hunter’s Necklace with Three Severed Heads
Naga People, North-Eastern India 19th-early 20th century
circumference: 67cm, width of pendant: 10.5cm, length of pendant: 5.5cm, weight: 170g
Provenance
Hansjorg Mayer Collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 9849
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
Enquiry about object: 9779
Superb & Original Moroccan Berber (Amazigh) Amber Bead Necklace
Amazigh or Berber People, Draa Valley, Southern Morocco latest stringing: mid-20th century from earlier elements
overall length of beaded segments: approximately 65cm, diameter of the largest amber bead: 4cm, weight: 414g
Provenance
private collection, Germany; collected in the 1980s
Enquiry about object: 9734
Indian Inscribed Cow-Shaped Lingam Dripping Vessel (Thara Pathiram)
South India 18th century
length: approximately 14cm, width: approximately 8cm, weight: 537g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9728
Kashmiri Three-Piece ‘Samover’-style Silver Tea Set
Kashmir, India circa 1900
height: 13.3, 14.2 and 19.2cm, combined weight: 1,182g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9667
Omani Silver Amulet Pendant with Coral and Chain (Kirsh Kitab)
Oman early 20th century
circumference: approximately 60cm, length of pendant: 9.9cm, diameter of the circular part of pendant: 7.5cm, weight: 115g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9479
Pair of Libyan Engraved Solid Silver Ear Ornaments
Bedouin People, Tripoli, Libya circa 1880
width: approximately 7.2cm, thickness: 1.5cm, combined weight: 204g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 8024
Thai, Fine, Pierced Silver Betel Box
Thailand, probably Bangkok late 19th century
diameter: 17cm, height: 7.6cm, weight: 537g
Provenance
private collection, London
Enquiry about object: 8985
Bastar Horse & Rider Bronze
Chhattisgarh, Bastar, India 18th-19th century
overall height (including stand): 29.5cm, width of base: 13.2cm, length of base: 17.7cm, weight: 1,791g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9723
Indian Dyed Cotton Cloth for the Islamic Export Markets
Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India circa 1850
width: 62cm, length: 62cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9929
Mongolian Gilded Bronze Sitasamvara & Consort Vajravarahi in Yab-Yum
Mongolia 18th century
height: 15.2cm, width: 10.5cm, depth: 7.1cm, weight: 907g
Provenance
Ian Triay Collection, Madrid, Spain
Enquiry about object: 9932
Thai Ayutthaya Bronze Head of the Buddha
Thailand Ayutthaya Period, 16th century
height: 17.2cm, width: approximately 11.2cm, depth: approximately 11.2cm, overall height (including stand): 29cm, weight: 3,080g
Provenance
private collection, UK, and thence by descent
Enquiry about object: 9714
Colonial Philippines Silver-Gilt Catholic Rosary (Tamborin)
probably Cagayan, Luzon, Philippines 19th century
circumference: 73cm, length of pendant: 5.9cm, width of pendant: 3.4cm, weight: 37g
Provenance
private collection, London, UK
Enquiry about object: 9840
Ancient Indus Valley Agate Beads used in Tibet
Indus Valley for the Himalayas, probably Tibet, & Elsewhere Ancient
length of beads: between 2 and 3.7cm, diameter of beads: between 1.5 and 3cm, weight: 113g
Provenance
private collection, Canada. The collection was carefully assembled over the last 50 years.
Enquiry about object: 9821
Venetian African-Market ‘Eye’ Beads
Venice for the African Market circa 1910
circumference: approximately 62cm, diameter of the beads: approximately 1.5cm, weight: 130g
Provenance
private collection, Canada. The collection was carefully assembled over the last 50 years.
Enquiry about object: 9830
Six Ancient Islamic Folded Glass Beads
Middle East (probably Egypt or Syria) for the African Market (probably Mali) 900-1200 AD
length: between 1.2 and 2.4cm, diameter: 1.2 and 2cm, combined weight: 36g
Provenance
private collection, Canada. The collection was carefully assembled over the last 50 years.
Enquiry about object: 9817
Exceptional, Large Strand of European & African Trade Beads for the West African Market
Trade Beads for the West African Market beads date from ancient to circa 1920
circumference: approximately 82cm, diameter of the white core marble bead: 3.8cm, weight: 404g
Provenance
private collection, Canada. The collection was carefully assembled over the last 50 years.
Enquiry about object: 9818
Indo-Tibetan Banded-Agate or Onyx Rosary Bead Strand (Subhah)
Khambat (Cambay), Gujarat, India Ancient
length of beaded segment: 40.3cm, maximum circumference: 90cm, diameter of the largest bead: 1.6cm, weight: 64g
Provenance
private collection, Canada. The collection was carefully assembled over the last 50 years.
Enquiry about object: 9828
Five Early Islamic Middle Eastern Glass Beads for the African Market
Middle East (probably Egypt or Syria) for the African Market (probably Mali) 900-1200 AD
diameter: between 1.3 and 1.9cm, length: between 1.3 and 2.1cm, combined weight: 25g
Provenance
private collection, Canada. The collection was carefully assembled over the last 50 years.
Enquiry about object: 9722
Export Indian Dyed Cotton Prayer Cloth with Text (Jainamaz)
Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India circa 1850
height: 76.3cm, width: 55.6cm, weight: 101g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9005
Tibetan Woman’s Pouch or Purse (Baghu) with Silver, Gilt & Turquoise
Tibet 19th century
width: 13.5cm, length (including hoop): 10.8cm, depth: 3.1cm, weight: 157g
Provenance
private collection, Canada
Enquiry about object: 9742
Bhutanese Gilded Copper & Pierced Betel Box (Bathra)
Bhutan 18th-19th century
diameter: 21.3cm, depth: approximately 11.5cm, weight: 760g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9771
Nepalese Vishnu & Consort Bronze
Nepal circa 16th-17th century
height: 11.1cm, width: 6.2cm, depth: 4.4cm, weight: 246g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9786
Nine Peranakan or Straits Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Spoons
China, for the Straits Chinese Market (Singapore, Malacca, Penang) early 20th century
length: 11.3 to 12cm, width: 3.6 to 4.1cm, combined weight: 172g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9793
Nepalese Spouted Brass Ritual Ewer (Dhalacha)
Newar People, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal 17th century
height: 28.1cm, width: 15.3cm, length (including spout): approximately 20cm, weight: 1,180g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 9794
Sikh Silver-Inlaid Steel Chakram
Northern India, probably Lahore 19th century
external diameter: 23.1cm, internal diameter: 17.7cm, height (including display stand): approximately 29.5cm, weight: 363g
Provenance
private collection, London
Enquiry about object: 9797
Tibetan Necromancer’s Finely Carved Bone Plaque of Citipati
Tibet 17th-18th century
length: 15.6cm, width: 4cm, weight: 49g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9801
Pair of Silver & Copper-Inlaid Bronze Crawling Balakrishnas
Orissa or Bengal, India late 19th century
height: 10.5cm, width: 6.3cm, depth: 9.8cm, combined weight: 1,360g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9802
Silver & Copper-Inlaid Bronze Standing Krishna
Bengal or Orissa, India late 19th century
height: 18.4cm, width: approximately 6.7cm, depth: 5.9cm, weight: 805g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9806
Venetian Chevron Slice Trade Beads & Original Sample Card for the Società Veneziana Conterie
Murano, Venice, for the export market 1920s-1950s
diameter of the largest bead: 2.8cm, overall weight (including card): 62g
Provenance
private collection, Canada. The collection was carefully assembled over the last 50 years.
Enquiry about object: 9833
Two Strands of Venetian Trade Lampwork Beads for the African Market
Venice for the colonial West African market late 19th century
length of strand: 32.8 and 41.2cm, combined weight: 362g
Provenance
private collection, Canada. The collection was carefully assembled over the last 50 years.
Enquiry about object: 9825
Rare, Fine German Striped Alley or Marble Bead Necklace
Lauscha, Central Germany, for the export market, including Africa circa 1870
overal length: 58.2cm, diameter of the largest bead: 3.4cm, weight: 346g
Provenance
private collection, Canada. The collection was carefully assembled over the last 50 years.
Enquiry about object: 9836
Japanese Lacquer & Abalone Shell Mokume-Style Bead Necklace
Japan circa 1920
circumference: 40.4cm, diameter of the largest bead: 1.6cm, weight: 21g
Provenance
private collection, Canada. The collection was carefully assembled over the last 50 years.
Enquiry about object: 9844
Tibetan Dzi Bead with ‘Earth Door/Sky Door’ or Sakor Namkor Pattern
Tibet Ancient
length: 3cm, width: 1.1cm, weight: 5g
Provenance
private collection, England.
Enquiry about object: 9839
Venetian Tabular Trade Beads for the African Market
Venice for the colonial African market 1880s
circumference: approximately 66cm, width of beads: approximately 1.8cm, thickness of beads: approximately: 0.7cm, weight: 136g
Provenance
private collection, Canada. The collection was carefully assembled over the last 50 years.
Enquiry about object: 9845
Rare Mongolian Pair of Dancing Citipati of Papier Mache & Polychrome, with Attributes
Mongolia 19th century
height: 60cm, width: 53cm
Provenance
private collection, Spain/England
Enquiry about object: 9858
Large Naga Chank Shell & Trade Bead Necklace
Angami Naga People, North-Eastern India late 19th-early 20th century
length of strand: 111cm, length of chank shells: 15.5 and 16cm, weight: 1,251g
Provenance
Hansjorg Mayer Collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 9863
Unusual Naga Trade Glass Bead Multi-Strand Necklace
Naga People, North-Eastern India 1920s
circumference: 47cm, weight: 224g
Provenance
Hansjorg Mayer Collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 9871
Rare Pair of Naga Beaded & Brass Ear Ornaments
Konyak Naga People, North-West India early 20th century
overall length: approximately 71cm, length of individual ear ornament: 18.5cm, width of individual ear ornament: 6.9cm, weight: 79g
Provenance
Hansjorg Mayer Collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 9892
Rare Naga Head Hunter’s Necklace with Four Severed Heads
Naga People, North-Eastern India 19th-early 20th century
length of brass pendant: 12.6cm, length of strand: approximately 57cm, weight: 181g
Provenance
Hansjorg Mayer Collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 9876
Naga Head Hunter’s Severed Head Necklace
Naga People, North-Eastern India 19th-early 20th century
length of strand: approximately 50.4cm, length of pendant: 9.1cm, width of pendant: 6.8cm, weight: 161g
Provenance
Hansjorg Mayer Collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 9902
Rare Pair of Omani Silver & Red Glass Bead Bracelets (Malnaut)
Dhofar, Southern Oman 19th century
external diameter: approximately 9cm, internal diameter: 6.4cm, combined weight: 250g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 9903
Pair of Omani Silver & Gold Bracelets (Hagula)
Sur or Ibri, Oman 19th century
width: 8.3 and 8.6cm, thickness of the flat section: 4.6cm, combined weight: 343g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 9906
Unusual Burmese Silver Bowl Decorated with Temple Procession
Burma (Myanmar) circa 1880
external diameter: approximately 20cm, internal diameter: 17.1cm, weight: 687g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9910
Fine, Yoruba Pair of Ibeji Female Twin Figures with Cowrie Cloaks & Tirah Talismans
Yoruba People, Northern Nigeria 19th century
height: 17 and 18.6cm, width: 19.2 and 19.7cm, combined weight: 1,987g
Provenance
Acquired from Peter Wengraf, London, 1984.
Enquiry about object: 9912
Tibetan Protective Amulet (Tokcha)
Tibet circa 12th-13th century
height: 4.4cm, width: 3.6cm, weight: 13g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9914
Large Burmese Statue of a Dancer in Courtly Dress
Burma (Myanmar) early 20th century
height: 100.1cm, width: approximately 32cm, depth: 38cm
Provenance
private collection, London, acquired around 1990
Enquiry about object: 9687
Rare Moroccan Berber (Amazigh) Hair Braid Finial (Tidjgagalin)
Amazigh or Berber People, Ktaoua, Draa Valley, Southern Morocco latest stringing: mid-20th century from earlier elements
overall length: 42cm, length with the decoration elements: approximately 23cm, diameter of the largest bead: 3.3cm, weight: 145g
Provenance
private collection, Germany; acquired in the 1980s
Enquiry about object: 9669
Swahili Coast Silver & Gold Crescent Necklace
Swahili Coast, East Africa 20th century
length of chains: approximately 53cm, width of pendant: 14.2cm, weight: 204g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 8563
Tibetan Woman’s Ga’u Box with Silver, Gilt & Coral
Central Tibet, probably Lhasa 19th century
width: 7.7cm, height: 9.1cm, depth: 5.8cm, weight: 114g
Provenance
private collection, Canada
Enquiry about object: 8532
Tibetan Woman’s Pouch or Purse (Baghu) with Silver & Brass Mounts, & Coral
Tibet 19th century
width: 11.3cm, length (including hoop): 10.5cm, depth: 4.1cm, weight: 155g
Provenance
private collection, Canada
Enquiry about object: 7480
Indian Sand-Cast Silver Flexible Anklet (Sankhla)
Gujarat, India late 19th century
length: approximately 19cm, width: 2cm, weight: 206g
Provenance
private collection, London
Enquiry about object: 7991
Burmese Courtly Gold Peacock Necklace (Da-li-zan)
Mandalay, Burma (Myanmar) mid-19th century
length of chain: 36.4cm, width of lattice (from chain to dangles): 6cm, weight: 40.43g
Provenance
private collection, London
Enquiry about object: 7456
Three Rare Indian Hindu Silver Temple Body Stamps (Chhapa)
Orissa or Bengal, India 18th-19th century
length: 3.3 to 6cm, height: 4 to 4.5cm, combined weight: 94g
Provenance
private collection, London; acquired from Henry Brownrigg, London.
Enquiry about object: 9803
Indian Bronze Temple Cooking Basin (Charakku or Urly)
India 18th century
height: 8.5cm, diameter: 25.4cm, length (with handles): 28.8cm, weight: 2,654g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9837
Early & Very Rare Spanish Nueva Cadiz Glass Trade Beads for the South American & Philippines’ Markets
Venice/Spain for the Spanish Colonial Market early 1500s
circumference: approximately 67cm, weight: 43g
Provenance
private collection, Canada; acquired in Venezeula
Enquiry about object: 9811
Superb, Rare Strand of 32 Ancient, Varied, East Javanese ‘Jatim’ Glass Beads
East Java, Indonesia 600-800AD
length: 52cm, diameter of the largest bead: 2.4cm, weight: 273g
Provenance
private collection, Canada; acquired in the US in the early 1980s
Enquiry about object: 5497
Ming Chinese Gold Filigree Hairpin
China Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
length: 9.8cm, weight: 4.37g
Provenance
private collection, London
Enquiry about object: 9764
Omani Silver Necklace with Maria Theresa Thaler Coins
Oman circa 1900
length: 50cm, weight: 436g
Provenance
private collection, Switzerland
Enquiry about object: 9546
Rare, Tall & Unusually Fine, Chased & Engraved Silver Lebanese Druze or Maronite Woman’s Headdress (Tantur)
Druze & Maronite communities, Chouf region, Lebanon circa 18th century
length: 43.5cm, weight of silver: 192g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9752
Unusual & Rare Naga Headhunter’s Trophy Head Necklace
Naga People, Burma/India 19th century
circumference: 58cm, length of brass pendant: 9.8cm, weight: 232g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9767
Northern Indian Parcel-Gilt Silver Filigree Perfume Flask & Tray (Attardan)
Northern India or Deccan early 18th century
height: 12.2cm, width: 14.5cm, weight: 334g
Provenance
European art market; private European collection.
Enquiry about object: 9720
Splendid Spanish Colonial Silver & Nut Yerba Mate Cup
Spanish Colonial Peru 18th century
height: 18cm, width: 7.3cm, weight: 229g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9763
Mughal Gold, Diamond & Enamel Bazuband Ornament
Mughal, Northern India 18th century
length: 5cm, width: 4.5cm, weight: 24g
Provenance
private collection, Spain.
Enquiry about object: 9750
Early Colonial Silver & Gold Filigree Dish
Northern India or Deccan, or Dutch East Indies 17th century
diameter: 17.6cm, weight: 239g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9751
Northern Indian Turquoise, Enamel & Gold Bracelet
Northern India circa 1860
circumference: 18cm, width: 1.3cm, weight 36g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9677
Somalian Silver & Amber Dowry Necklace with Syrian Silver Trade Beads
Horn of Africa, probably Somalia, Sudan or Harer, Ethiopia 19th-early 20th century
circumference: 62cm, diameter of silver beads: approximately 2.8cm, diameter of amber beads: approximately 1.5cm, weight: 119g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9676
Somalian Amber & Silver Dowry Necklace
Horn of Africa, probably Somalia, Sudan or Harer, Ethiopia 19th-early 20th century
circumference: approximately 78cm, diameter of silver beads: approximately 3.5cm, diameter of amber beads: 1.6cm, weight: 194g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9724
Indian Temple Tree Lamp (Vriksha Deepa)
Deccan, India 19th century
height: approximately 60cm, width: 41.3cm, weight: very heavy
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9721
Export Indian Dyed Cotton Prayer Cloth (Jainamaz)
Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India circa 1850
height: 88.2cm, width: 54cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9762
Moroccan Berber (Amazigh) Amber Bead Necklace
Amazigh or Berber People, Draa Valley, Southern Morocco latest stringing: mid-20th century from earlier elements
length (of beads from two extremities): 42cm, diameter of the largest bead: 4.2cm, weight: 422g
Provenance
private collection, Germany; collected in the 1980s
Enquiry about object: 9768
Chinese Silver Silkworm & Mulberry Leaf Dish
China 20th century or earlier
length: 16cm, width: 8.6cm, weight: 85g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4099
Burmese Cast Bronze of Mother & Child: ‘Learning to Walk,’ Signed by Maung Hpo Hla
Pegu, Burma (Myanmar) circa 1920
height: 19.5cm, width: 12.3cm, depth: 12.8cm, weight: 1,578g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9766
Sri Lankan Engraved Brass Drinking Water Pot
Kandyan Region, Sri Lanka circa 1900
height (including handle): approximately 28cm, diameter: approximately 19cm, weight: 2,141g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9633
Chinese Cast Iron Seated Buddha
China circa 16th century
height: 28.9cm, width: 13cm, depth: 10.8cm, weight: 2,519g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9735
Colonial Silver Filigree Tray
Dutch East Indies 18th century
length: 11.9cm, width: 9.3cm, weight: 32g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9130
Sri Lankan Silver Lime Box (Killotaya) for Betel
Sri Lanka 18th-19th century
length: 8.9cm, width: 7cm, weight: 156g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9743
Large Brazilian Silver Balanganda
Brazil, probably Bahia 19th century
length (including chain): approximately 40cm, width: 14cm, weight: 922g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9648
Yoruba Carved Bone Miniature Divination Image of Eshu (Ikin Ifa)
Yoruba People, Nigeria 19th-early 20th century
height: 8.1cm, weight: 34g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 8877
Colonial Indian Silver Pedestal Bowl
Lucknow, India circa 1890
height: approximately 15cm, diameter: 19cm, weight: 788g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9693
Yoruba Ibeji Male Figure
Oyo Yoruba People, Nigeria early 20th century
height: 23.3cm, weight: 192g
Provenance
private collection, London, UK; acquired previously in the Netherlands.
Enquiry about object: 9694
Yoruba Ibeji Female Figure
Kishi, Oyo Yoruba People, Nigeria early 20th century
height: 24.5cm, weight: 208g
Provenance
private collection, London, UK; acquired previously in the Netherlands.
Enquiry about object: 9611
Pair of Malaysian Chinese (Ampang) Temple Lamps
Ampang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia late 19th-early 20th century
height: approximately 41.4cm, diameter of pans: 19.5cm, height (with stand): 54.2cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9695
Yoruba Male Ibeji Figure
Ilogbo, Egbado Yoruba People, Nigeria early 20th century
height: 22cm, weight: 188g
Provenance
private collection, London, UK; acquired previously in the Netherlands.
Enquiry about object: 9739
Nepalese Mala-Period Green-Grey Stone Durga Mahishasura Mardini
Nepal 17th-18th century
height (including stand): 23cm, width of stand: 19.9cm, depth of stand: 8.9cm, weight: 1,717g
Provenance
Simon Digby Collection (1932-2010)
Enquiry about object: 9737
Pair of Gilded, Lacquered Japanese Bodhisattvas (Bosatsu)
Japan 18th-19th century
height: 50cm, width: 32cm, depth: 33cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9745
Rare Collection of 23 Letters in Pali to Robert Childers, Author of the first Pali-English Dictionary
United Kingdom & Sri Lanka 1860-70
various
Provenance
private English collection; acquired from a descendent of Childers
Enquiry about object: 6133
Mongolian Ear or Temporal Ornaments with Silver, Coral, Turquoise & Peking Glass
Ordos Mongols, South Inner Mongolia 19th century
length: approximately 39.5cm, width: 4.4cm, combined weight: 258g
Provenance
private collection, Germany.
Enquiry about object: 9698
Fine, Heavy Silver Belt (Kardhani)
Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India 19th century
length: 85.8cm, width: 4.4cm, weight: 478g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9689
Thai Silver Pedestal Bowl (Khan Tok)
Northern Thailand early 20th century
height: 18.5cm, diameter of the top: 21.3cm, diameter of the base: 12.8cm, weight: 530g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9631
Exceptional Three-Piece Burmese Silver Tea Set & Matching Tray
Lower Burma (Myanmar) late 19th century
height of teapot: 17.5cm, length of tray: 49.9cm, width of tray: 29.8cm, combined weight: 2,559g
Provenance
Scottish art market