Archives: Objects
Enquiry about object: 6580
Straits Chinese Red & Gold Floor Candle Stand
Straits Chinese or Peranakan people, Straits Settlements, Malaysia & Singapore 19th century
height (including spike): 114.5cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6602
Naga Cowrie Shell Apron or Loin Cloth
Naga People, Burma (Myanmar) early 20th century
length: 69.2cm, width: 22.5cm, weight: 548g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6630
Exceptional, Indian, Solid-Silver Image of Rama
North India 18th century
height: 9.4cm, weight (including stand): 316g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6635
Fine Tsonga Headrest
Tsonga People, South Africa & Zimbabwe 19th-early 20th century
height: 10.8cm, width: 18.5cm, weight: 229g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6638
Mughal Scribe’s Silver Pen Box (Kalamdan)
Mughal, Northern India 18th century
length: 25cm, depth: 7.7cm, height: 7.1cm, weight: 1,193g
Provenance
Private Collection, England.
Enquiry about object: 6609
Tibetan Gilded & Carved Figure of Achala
Tibet 14th century
width: 11.5cm, height: 16.5cm, depth: 3.1cm, weight: 257g
Provenance
formerly in the David Weldon Collection.
Enquiry about object: 6613
Fine, Shan-Burmese Bronze Buddha
Shan States, eastern Burma (Myanmar) 18th-19th century
height: 28.2cm, width: 15.1cm, depth: 8.6cm, weight: 2,225g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6614
Unusual Bronze Shan-Burmese Buddha
Shan States, Eastern Burma 18th century
height: 26.8cm, width: 11.8cm, depth: 8.3cm, weight: 1,371g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6517
Sri Lankan Silver & Gold Brooch
Southern Coast, Sri Lanka circa 1900
dimensions: 5.2cm x 5cm, weight: 19g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6607
Early Pair of China-Trade Woven Cane Silvered Wine Cups
China 17th century
height: 3.2cm, diameter: 6.8cm, combined weight: 50g
Provenance
Private Collection, Channel Islands
Enquiry about object: 6610
Nepalese Gilded Plaque of Avalokiteshvara as Padmapani
Nepal 19th century
(plaque only, without stand) width: 5.5cm, height: 24cm, weight: 495g
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Enquiry about object: 6605
Pair of Indian Parcel-Gilt Matthew Boulton-Style Silver Filigree Candle Vases
Made in India for the English Market circa 1770
heights: 21.2cm, combined weight: 1,324g
Provenance
US art market
Enquiry about object: 6633
Ottoman Canakkale Pottery Ewer with Olive-Green Glaze
Canakkale, north-western Turkey 19th century
height: 38cm, weight: 1,779g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5402
Bedouin Falconry Stand
Bedouin People, Oman or Saudi Arabia mid-20th century or earlier
length: 60cm, approx. diameter of top: 12.3cm, weight: 860g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6577
Fine, Burmese Silver Bowl with Scenes from the Vessantara Jataka
Burma (Myanmar) circa 1880
diameter: 18cm, weight: 595g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6582
Colonial Indian Silver Marrow Spoon or Scoop by Hamilton & Co.
Calcutta, India circa 1820
length: 25.5g, weight: 76g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6629
Parcel-Gilt, Solid-Silver Buddha
Laos or northern Thailand circa 18th century
height: 6.2cm, weight: 118g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6616
Thai Silver-clad Buddha
Thailand 19th-early 20th century
height: 9.7cm, width: 9.4cm, depth: 4.6cm, weight: 188g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6583
Unusual Burmese Silver Handled Cup or Vase
Burma (Myanmar) circa 1890
height: 19cm, width: 21cm, weight: 674g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 3772
Malay-style Silver Platter
Malay People, Sumatra & Malay Peninsula 19th century
diameter: 39 cm, weight: 556g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6585
Colonial Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Lacquered Box with Chased Silver Mounts
Dutch East Indies, Batavia/Sumatra, or Vietnam or Ryukyu Islands 18th century
length: 21.2cm, depth: 11cm, height: 11.2cm, weight: 499g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5504
Indian Gold Ring set with White Sapphires & Rubies
India 18th century & later
weight: 13.35g, ring size: M (UK), 6.25 (US)
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4115
Exceptional Collection of 18 Aztec Black-Clay, Tubular, Ear Plugs or Spools
Aztec Civilisation, Capilco, Mexico 14th-15th century
diameter: 2.1cm (smallest), 3.1cm (biggest)
Provenance
UK art market, prior to that Madrid, Spain from before 1974
Enquiry about object: 4009
Omani Parcel-Gilt Silver Headdress with Ear Ornaments
Oman early 20th century
length: 72cm, weight: 335g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5428
Omani Silver Headdress with Red Bead & Other Temporals
Oman circa 1930
length: 101cm, weight: 507g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5552
Yemeni Silver and Coral Bead Necklace
Yemen early 20th century
circumference: approx. 45cm, weight: 125g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6342
Hindu Pilgrim’s Silver Amulet Pendant Necklace (Chhedi ka Jantar)
Rajasthan, India 19th-early 20th century
dimension of amulet: 6.8cm x 7cm, weight: 129g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6343
Hindu Pilgrim’s Silver Shrinathji Amulet Pendant Necklace (Chhedi ka Jantar)
Rajasthan, India 19th century
dimension of amulet: 5cm x 5.5cm, weight: 51g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6345
Hindu Pilgrim’s Silver Krishna Amulet Pendant Necklace (Chhedi ka Jantar)
Rajasthan, India 19th century
dimension of amulet: 6.2m x 6.3cm, weight: 122g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6341
Fine, Hindu Pilgrim’s Silver Krishna & Radha Amulet Pendant Necklace (Chhedi ka Jantar)
Rajasthan, India 19th century
total length of necklace: 60cm, dimensions of amulet: 4.5cm x 6cm, overall weight: 187g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6495
Ethiopian Noble Warrior’s Lion Mane Brocaded Cape & Crown with Gilded Silver Mounts (Lamd & Anfarro)
Ethiopia 1900 or earlier
cape's length: 97cm; crown's width: 19cm
Provenance
Scottish art market
Enquiry about object: 6461
Colonial Indian Fine, Engraved Silver Goblet
Lucknow, India circa 1880
diameter: 7.1cm, height: 14.9cm, weight: 204g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6513
Early Colonial Indian Pierced & Chased Silver Scissors Case
South India circa 1700
length: 11.2cm, width: 5.2cm, depth: 1cm, weight: 34g
Provenance
Private collection, UK; previously Christie's London, 1998; and with Spink, London, prior to that.
Enquiry about object: 6346
Hindu Pilgrim’s Silver Ganesh Amulet Pendant (Chhedi ka Jantar)
Rajasthan, India 19th century
dimensions (excluding the spherical dangles): 6.5cm x 6.7cm, weight: 94g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6451
Unusually Large Mongolian Silver & Burlwood Airag Drinking Bowl
Mongolia or Tibet 19th century
diameter: 18cm, height: approximately 8.6cm, weight: 488g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6488
Pair of Palestinian Woman’s Silver Bracelets (Saba’ Wiyat or Sleitat Fadda)
Palestinian People, Sinai (Egypt), Hebron (Palestine) circa 1900
width across: 4cm, internal diameter: 5.8-6.2cm (adjustable), combined weight: 162g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6518
Unusual Bedouin Saudi Silver Collar Necklace
Bedouin people, Saudi Arabia and possibly Yemen, early 20th century
diameter of collar: 11cm, length of pendants: 12.3cm, weight: 516g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6529
Superb, Early Aboriginal Spear Thrower (Woomera)
Aboriginal People, Western Australia, probably the Western Kimberleys Region 19th century
height: 62.5cm, width: 8cm, weight: 288g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6528
Exceptional Dutch Colonial Tortoiseshell Betel Box with Fine Silver Mounts
Dutch Colonial East Indies, either Malay, Sumatra or Batavia (Indonesia today) 18th-19th century
height: 8.1cm, length: 19cm, depth: 13.3cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6523
Mongo Woman’s Beaded & Woven Buttock Shield (Bakonga)
Mongo People, Congo early 20th century
length: approximately 98cm, width of pompom: 12cm, weight: 292g
Provenance
private collection, London, UK.
Enquiry about object: 6533
Mughal Silver Opium Water Flask (Chuski)
Northern India 19th century
height: 14.3cm, weight: 251g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6534
North Indian Parcel-Gilt Silver Syringe Pichkari for Holi
North India 18th-19th century
length: 14.5cm, width: 6.8cm, weight: 113g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6537
Batak Divination Folding Book (Pustaha)
Batak People, North Sumatra, Indonesia 19th century
length: approximately 204cm, width: 5.9cm, depth: 4.4cm, weight: 62g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6520
Rare Lacquered Namban Chest with Brass Mounts & Inlaid with Shagreen & Mother-of Pearl
Japan circa 1600
length: 49.5cm, depth: 34cm, height: 26.5cm
Provenance
UK private collection
Enquiry about object: 6522
Maori Greywacke Club (Patu Onewa)
Maori People, New Zealand 18th century
length: 37.2cm, width: 9.4cm, weight: 1,109g
Provenance
private collection, London, UK; prior to that, Christie's Paris, December 2003.
Enquiry about object: 6526
Rare Armenian Silver Filigree, Enamelled & Gilt Box set with Emeralds, Pearls & Garnets
Armenian People, Ottoman Anatolia, Ottoman Empire 18th century
length: 12cm, height: 9.1cm, depth: 6.7cm, weight: 526g
Provenance
UK art market; French import marks
Enquiry about object: 6538
Dutch Colonial Ivory Box with Silver Mounts
Batavia, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) 18th century
length: 13.9cm, depth: 6.9cm, height: 4.3cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6539
Chinese Tibetan-Style Monk’s Cap Cloisonne Ewer (Duomuhu)
China late 19th century
height: 51.9cm, weight: 4,846g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6540
Indian Enamelled Gold, Pierced Floral Pendant set with Carved Emeralds & Diamonds
Mysore or Jaipur, India 18th-19th century
height: 5cm (including the pearl), width: 3.2cm, weight: 18.68g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 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)
Enquiry about object: 5969
Burmese Bronze Rice-Noodle Maker
Burma 19th century
height: 15.4cm, width: 22.5cm, depth: 11.4cm, weight: 2,410g
Provenance
European art market
Enquiry about object: 4225
Congo Cast-Brass Hairpins
Congo, probably Kuba people. 19th-20th century
21cm & 16.8cm
Provenance
Private collection, London.
Enquiry about object: 6293
Tibetan Nomad’s Silver-Mounted Knife & Scabbard with Turquoise & Coral & Leather Strap
Khampa, Western Tibet 19th century
length (excluding strap): 26cm, weight: 196g
Provenance
from the collection of Sir Christopher Ondaatje, UK.
Enquiry about object: 6240
Fine, Malay Sword (Klewang) with Horn Hilt & Silver Mounts
Malay Peninsula or Sumatra, Indonesia 19th century
length: 72.5cm, weight: 854g
Provenance
private collection, England.
Enquiry about object: 4883
Ceremonial Iban Textile Pua
Iban Dayak People, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia circa 1900
length: 254.5cm, width: 132cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5436
Balinese, Early & Finely-Carved Image of Mother Brayut & her Children
Bali, Indonesia 1930s
height: 27.5cm, width: 16.5cm, weight: 1,205g
Provenance
private collection, Italy.
Enquiry about object: 5995
Unusual Vaisnava (Vishnu) Copper Vessel
Karnataka or Andhra Pradesh, India 18th century
height: 17.5cm, width: 24cm, weight: 984g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5923
Thai Gilded & Engraved Bronze Candlestick
Thailand, or Nearby 19th century
height: 26.5cm, width: 20.5cm, weight: 2,233g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6360
Rare Indo-Portuguese Colonial Crocodile Tooth Snuff Flask in the form of a Mestiza Woman, with Engraved Silver Mounts
Indo-Portuguese, possibly Goa, India late 17th century
height: 9cm, weight: 40g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6475
Moroccan Silver Bracelet with Enamel & Niello (Azbeg)
Berber People, Central Anti-Atlas, Morocco 19th-20th century
width (widest): 9cm, weight: 81g
Provenance
European art market
Enquiry about object: 6478
Moroccan Pair of Silver Fibulae (Tisernas)
Berber People, Morocco 19th-20th century
length (each): 16.1cm, width (each): 11.1cm, combined weight: 162g
Provenance
European art market
Enquiry about object: 6469
Moroccan Pair of Silver Fibulae (Tisernas)
Berber People, Morocco 19th-20th century
width (each): 10.1cm, length: 19.2cm, combined weight: 173g
Provenance
European art market
Enquiry about object: 6468
Moroccan Pair of Silver Fibulae (Tisernas) & Silver Chain
Morocco 19th-20th century
total length: 69.5cm, weight: 103g
Provenance
European art market
Enquiry about object: 6431
Indian Gilded, Enamelled Silver Lion Dagger Hilt or Staff Handle Inlaid with Rubies
Northern India 18th century
height: 9.8cm, weight: 102g (without stand)
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6455
Indian Pierced Silver Perfume Box
Northern India 18th century
width: 12cm, height: 9.5cm, depth: 9.4cm, weight: 398g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6384
Superb Mongolian Silver Presentation Sword with Lapis Lazuli, Coral & Turquoise
Mongolia or China circa 1870
length: 100.5cm, weight: 1,740g
Provenance
private English collection
Enquiry about object: 6492
Very Rare & Early Yoruba Shango Priest’s Costume with Leather & Mirrors
Yoruba People, Nigeria circa 1850
length: 96.5cm, width: 54.5cm (approximately)
Provenance
found in the attic of a house in northern England where it is believed to have been stored undisturbed since at least the 1930s.
Enquiry about object: 6502
Very Unusual Pair of Copper & Brass Chinese Water Pipes Disguised as Vases
China 19th century
height: 15.5cm, width: 6.5cm, combined weight: 568g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6504
Cendrawasih Bay Ancestor Figure (Korwar)
Cendrawasih Bay, Western Irian Jaya (New Guinea), Indonesia 19th century
height: 25cm, width 10.5cm, depth: 11cm, weight: 420g
Provenance
Estate of the collector Prof. Dr. Christian Eggers (1938-2020), Germany.
Enquiry about object: 6508
Large, Rare, Central Asian Gilded Silver Koranic Amulet Necklace set with Banded Agate, Spinels & Coral
Emirate of Bukhara (today, Uzbekistan) 19th century
length: 107cm, width: 31cm, weight: 3,216g
Provenance
private collection, Greece/UK
Enquiry about object: 6507
Monumental Silver-Inlaid Bidri Flask & Stopper (Surahi)
Bidar, Deccan, India late 18th century
height: 45cm, weight: width: 22cm, weight: approximately 6kg
Provenance
European art market
Enquiry about object: 6487
Burmese Pierced & Repoussed Silver Bowl, Moulmein-Style
Burma, possibly Moulmein circa 1890
height: 10.6cm, width: 17cm, weight: 519g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6500
Moroccan Polychrome Terracotta Inkwell
Fes, Morocco mid-20th century
height: 9.7cm, diameter: 12.2cm, weight: 614g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6137
Sumatran Minangkabau Cast Brass Money Box
Minangkabau people, Sumatra, Indonesia 19th century
length: 21.4cm, height: 15.5cm, depth: 13cm, weight: 2089g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6397
Indian Silver Pierced Crown, probably for a Deity
India early 20th century
width: 21.5cm, height: 17cm, weight: 159g
Provenance
private collection
Enquiry about object: 5393
Parsi (Parsee) Cream Sari with Pallav & Embroidered Border (Kor Pallav No Garo)
Parsi (Parsee) community of Bombay, India. early 20th century
length: 451cm, width: 114cm
Provenance
from the family collection of a Parsi family based in northern England but originally from Bombay, India.
Enquiry about object: 6493
Rare & Early Yoruba Shango Shrine Leather Bag (Laba)
Yoruba People, Nigeria circa 1850
width: 49.5cm
Provenance
found in the attic of a house in northern England where it is believed to have been stored undisturbed since at least the 1930s.
Enquiry about object: 6509
Large & Spectacular Indian Silver & Turquoise Amulet Necklace with Suspended Indian Coins (Chandan Har)
India, probably Rajasthan circa 1940
length: 75cm, width of talisman holder: 18cm, weight: 1,928g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6503
Rare, Monumental, Dutch Colonial Batavian Parcel-Gilt Silver Platter or Salver
Batavia, Dutch East Indies (Modern-day Indonesia) circa 1680-1700
diameter: 46cm, weight: 2,122g
Provenance
European art market
Enquiry about object: 6499
Moroccan Terracotta Inkwell
Fes, Morocco mid-20th century
height: 10.3cm, weight: 291g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4105
Yemeni Silver-clad Dagger (‘Asib)
Yemen late 19th century
length: 35cm, width: 23cm, weight: 658g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6474
Moroccan Pair of Silver Fibulae (Tisernas)
Berber People, Draa Valley, Morocco 19th-20th century
length (each): 14.2cm, combined weight: 164g
Provenance
European art market
Enquiry about object: 5978
Hindu Pilgrim’s Jagannatha Painting
Puri, Orissa, India circa 1900, and possibly earlier
width: 46.3cm, height: 39.2cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5722
Zulu Wooden Ear Plugs with Bakelite Tile Decoration
Zulu People, South Africa circa 1940
diameter (each): 6.5cm, combined weight: 61g
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Enquiry about object: 5694
Paiwan Carved Wooden Box
Paiwan People, Taiwan, China 19th-early 20th century
width: 7.2cm, length: 4.7, depth: 2.8cm, weight: 45g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6088
Thirteen Indian Brass Jewellery Moulds
Northern India circa 19th century
combined weight: 612g
Enquiry about object: 4837
Tekke Fire-Gilded Gilt Silver Cuff Bracelet
Tekke people, Central Asia, including Afghanistan 19th-20th century
external width across: 7.2cm, internal width across: 5.7cm, height: 4.3cm, width of opening: 3.3cm, weight: 164g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6028
Matched Pair of Fine, Silver-Clad Long Burmese Swords (Dha)
Burma, probably Shan States 19th century
length: 89cm and 94.2cm, combined weight: 1,597g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5378
Parsi (Parsee) Pantaloons (Ijar)
Parsi (Parsee) community of Bombay, India. early 20th century
width: 55cm, length: 70cm
Provenance
from the family collection of a Parsi family based in northern England but originally from Bombay, India.
Enquiry about object: 6392
Kingdom of Kandy Brass Plaque Emblem
Kandy, Sri Lanka Kandyan Period, 18th-19th century
width: 15.5cm, height: 11.4cm, weight: 38g
Provenance
from the collection of Sir Christopher Ondaatje, UK.
Enquiry about object: 6394
Fuzhou-style Gilded & Lacquered Carved Wooden Offering Stand (Chanab)
probably made in China for Southeast Asian Chinese communities circa 1900
height: 32.8cm, width: 25cm, weight: 2,781g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6248
Fine Naga Warrior’s Brass Neck Torque
Naga People, Eastern India/Western Burma 18th-19th century
width: 17cm, height: 15.1cm, weight: 203g
Provenance
private collection, London.
Enquiry about object: 6401
Fine, North Indian Double-Sided Polychrome Wooden Comb
Northern India late 19th-early 20th century
width:10.8cm, height: 6.2cm, weight: 34g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6339
Pair of Indo-Portuguese Silver Church Lanterns
Goa, India 19th century
height: 20cm, width: 13.8cm, weight: 972g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6361
Yemeni Silver Rattle Anklet (Halhal)
Central Highlands, Yemen 19th-20th century
internal diameter: 6.7cm, external length at widest point: 11.4cm, weight: 198g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6300
Inscribed, Chiselled Steel Punch Dagger or Katar with European Blade
Sri Lanka or South India 16th-17th century
length: 63.1cm, width: 9cm, weight: 617g
Provenance
from the collection of Sir Christopher Ondaatje, UK.
Enquiry about object: 6378
Three Large Indian Anklets
Maharashtra, India early 20th century
width: 11.5cm, height: 6.5cm, weight: 401g; width: 10cm, height: 6.8cm, weight: 440g; width: 9.5cm, height: 5cm, weight: 328g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6077
Malay Quail Trap (Jebak Puyuh)
Malay People, Malaysia or Southern Thailand mid-20th century
width: 25.2cm, height: 25cm, depth: 20.5cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6442
North Indian or Mughal Silver & Enamel Chess Set
Northern India 19th century
2.2cm-4cm
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 6460
Malay Carved Wooden Garuda Head for Circumcision Ceremony
Malay people, southern Thailand or northern Malaysia 19th century
height: 41cm, width: 14.3cm, weight: 2176g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6422
Yemeni Man’s Goat Leather & Silver Belt
Bedouin People, Shihr, Yemen 20th century
length: 168cm, weight: 572g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 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
Enquiry about object: 4236
Early New Guinea Wooden & Bone Mace or Club
Papua New Guinea, probably Sepik region 19th century and possibly earlier
length: 64.2cm, diameter of head: 9cm, weight: 190g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6453
Tibetan Parcel-Gilt Silver ‘Saddle’ Ring set with Turquoise (Tagam or Ga Tshi-ko)
Central & Eastern Tibet 19th-20th century
weight: 13g, US ring size: 7-8, UK ring size: P-Q
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6464
Moroccan Talismanic Silver Hand Pendant (Khamsa)
Azemmour (near Casablanca), Morocco early 20th century
height: 14.1cm, width: 8.6cm, weight: 89g
Provenance
European art market
Enquiry about object: 6463
Ottoman-style Greek Gilded, Embossed Silver Buckle
Ottoman Greece 19th century
length: 23cm, width: 8.1cm, weight: 130g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6420
Mughal Engraved, Cast Brass Ewer
Northern India 18th century
height: 27.1cm, width: 26.1cm, depth: 11.6cm, weight: 1970g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6466
Moroccan Wedding Headdress or Diadem (Taounza) with Dowry Marks
Central Anti-Atlas, Morocco 19th-early 20th century
length: 64cm, weight: 165g
Provenance
European art market
Enquiry about object: 5383
Parsi (Parsee) Red Sari Embroidered Border (Kor Ni Sari)
Parsi (Parsee) community of Bombay, India. early 20th century
length: approximately 518cm, width: 115cm
Provenance
from the family collection of a Parsi family based in northern England but originally from Bombay, India.
Enquiry about object: 5067
Kashmiri Painted & Lacquered Wooden Koran Stand
Kashmir, Northern India circa 1870
width: 19cm, length: 43.5cm, weight: 716g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6467
Persian Engraved Brass Combined Qibla Compass & Sundial
Persia (Iran) late 19th century
diameter: 10.2cm, height: 2cm, weight: 311g
Provenance
European art market
Enquiry about object: 5891
Large, Silver-Inlaid Winged Brass Betel Box (Lutuan)
Mindanao, Philippines late 19th-20th century
length: 40.6cm, height: 17.1cm, depth: 13.2cm, weight: more than 5000g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6471
Pair of Fine, Algerian Silver Earrings
Aures Mountains, Southern Algeria 19th-20th century
length: 14.8cm, width: 7.5cm, combined weight: 74g
Provenance
European art market
Enquiry about object: 6470
Berber Pair of Silver Ear Ornaments (Kharb) & Matched Head Ornament
Marrakech & the High Atlas, Morocco early 20th century
width (each): 7.7cm, length of chain: 52.7cm, weight: 144g
Provenance
European art market
Enquiry about object: 6479
Large Yemeni Bridal Gilded Silver & Coral Necklace (Lazim)
Bedouin People, Khawlan Sanaa Region, Yemen early 20th century
total length: 67cm, circumference: 39.3cm, weight: 575g
Provenance
European art market
Enquiry about object: 6472
Jewish Moroccan Headdress or Diadem (Taounza or Mechhob)
Western Anti-Atlas, Morocco 19th-early 20th century
length: 63cm, weight: 92g
Provenance
European art market
Enquiry about object: 5382
Parsi (Parsee) Blue Sari with Embroidered Border (Kor Ni Sari)
Parsi (Parsee) community of Bombay, India early 20th century
length: approximately 449cm, width: 112cm
Provenance
from the family collection of a Parsi family based in northern England but originally from Bombay, India.
Enquiry about object: 6485
Pair of Large, Straits Chinese Couched Butterfly Wedding-Bed Ornaments
Straits Chinese Communities: Penang, Malacca or Singapore circa 1900
width (each): 17cm, length: 11.4cm, combined weight: 52g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6490
Fang Gilded Bronze Torque
Fang People, Gabon/Cameroon circa 19th century
diameter: at widest point: 19cm, thickness: 3.8cm, weight: 2,217g
Provenance
private collection, London.
Enquiry about object: 6484
Unusually Large ‘Double’ Brass Islamic Inscribed Medicine or Magic Bowl
Middle East, probably Syria 19th century
diameter: 20.6cm, height: 5.8cm, weight: 853g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4721
Burmese Bronze Elephant & Rider by Maung San Wa
Pegu, Burma 1920s
height: 21cm, width: 15.5cm, depth: 9.5cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6294
Tibetan Nomad’s Silver-Mounted Knife & Scabbard with Turquoise & Coral
Khampa, Western Tibet 19th century
length: 34.5cm, weight: 239g
Provenance
from the collection of Sir Christopher Ondaatje, UK.
Enquiry about object: 6430
Large & Heavy Indian Colonial Silver Tray or Platter
Kutch, North-Western India circa 1880
diameter: 38 cm, weight: 1,301g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6432
Pair of Massive Solid Copper Zarma Currency Bracelets
Zarma (Djerma) People, Niger 19th or 20th century
approximate outer diameter of each: 13.9cm, combined weight: 3,576g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6454
Fine, Sri Lankan Silver Box Decorated with Bherunda Motifs
Kandy, Sri Lanka circa 1890
length: 21.2cm, width: 10.5cm, height: 8.5cm, weight: 530g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6435
Burmese Silver Octagonal Box
Burma (Myanmar) circa 1880
width: 9.5cm, height: 9.5cm, weight: 290g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6427
Tibetan Pierced Iron Pen Case
Derge, Tibet 15th century or earlier
length: 38cm, weight: 888g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6368
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
Enquiry about object: 6433
Mongolian Silver Framed Buddhist Amulet Pendant with Painted Tsakli of Manjushri
Mongolia early 20th century
length: 9.3cm, width: 7.2cm, thickness: 1.4cm, weight: 126g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6437
Hindu Bronze Five-headed Cobra (Mucalinda) Arati Lamp
South India 18th century
length: 17.8cm, height: 12.5cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6439
Portable Brass Indian Fish-Shaped Hookah Base
North India 18th-19th century
length: 14.5cm, weight: 392g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6443
Very Rare Burmese Lacquered Wooden Chess Set
Burma (Myanmar) 19th century
heights: 5cm-7.6cm
Provenance
UK art market; private collection, England.
Enquiry about object: 6456
Pair of Carved Wood Hindu Lion (Simmam) Temple Ornaments
Tamil Nadu or Karnataka, South India 17th-18th century
approximate length of each: 48.5cm
Provenance
UK art market, almost certainly has been in the UK since colonial times.
Enquiry about object: 6445
Fine, Framed Collection of Ethiopian Silver Jewellery
Ethiopia 19th & early 20th century (jewellery)
frame: 36.8cm x 26.8cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 3782
Unusually Large Sri Lankan Copper, Brass & Silver Lime Container (Killotaya)
Sri Lanka 19th century
height of box: 11.5cm, length of chain & spatula: 20cm, overall weight: 603g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4806
Unusual Yoruba Ibeji Figure (Ere Ibeji)
Yagba Tribe, Egbe Region, Nigeria late 19th century
height: 23.5cm; weight: 398g
Provenance
Volta Place Gallery, Washington DC; Pendarell (Pen) Kent Collection.
Enquiry about object: 6340
Hindu Pilgrim’s Silver Krishna Amulet Pendant
Rajasthan, India early 20th century
circumference: approx. 63cm, weight: 104g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6436
Fine, Nigerian Yoruba Gelede Dance Headdress
Yoruba People, Nigeria circa 1920
height: 46cm, length: 27cm, width: 31cm, weight: 1,765g
Provenance
formerly in the collection of the late Dr James Bynon, lecturer in Berber studies, School of Oriental & African Studies, University College London.
Enquiry about object: 4317
Nigerian Odigba Ifa Divination Cast Brass & Trade Bead Necklace
Yoruba People, Nigeria circa 1900
circumference: approx. 131cm, weight: 526g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 7046
Oceanic Carved Wooden Bowl
Pacific Islands, possibly Marquesas Islands 19th century and possibly earlier
length: 14.7cm, width: 8.3cm, height: 5.8cm, weight: 78g
Provenance
private collection, London.
Enquiry about object: 6457
Unusual Burmese Gold Leaf & Lacquer Rice Basket (Ko Kaw Teh) With Snarling Tiger Mouth Decoration
Kengtung, Shan States, Burma circa 1880-1910
width: 22.5cm, height: 15.5cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6447
Sri Lankan Carved Ebony Box
Galle, Sri Lanka circa 1840
length: 22.8cm, depth: 10.2cm, height: 8.9cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6448
Sri Lankan Carved Ebony Box
Galle, Sri Lanka circa 1840
length: 22.7cm, depth: 10.1cm, height: 8.8cm
Provenance
UK art market; most probably has been in the UK since colonial times.
Enquiry about object: 6183
Rare Pair of Borneo Zoomorphic Bronze Ritual Kettles
Sarawak, Malaysia (Borneo) 18th-19th century
length: 37cm height: 38cm, depth: 26cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5656
Rare Gujarati Silk Trade Shawl with Rare Tax Stamps
Gujarat, Western India late 18th century
152.5cm x 151cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6366
Carved Philippines Barong Sword with Silver Mounts & Inlaid with Mother-of-Pearl
Sulu Islands, Southern Philippines early 20th century
length: 64cm, weight: 957g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 4649
Nine Sri Lankan Gem-Set Silver & Gold Hair Pins (Kondakoora)
Sri Lanka 19th-early 20th century
lengths: 9.1cm-12.2cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5111
Bedouin Solid Silver Child’s Bangle
Bedouin People, Saudi Arabia 19th-early 20th century
outer width at widest point: 6.5cm, inner width: 4.4cm, weight: 90g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6403
Export Indian Dyed Cotton Prayer Cloth (Jainamaz)
Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India circa 1850
91cm x 133cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6387
Chin Woman’s Woven Silk Tube Skirt (Hni Tial)
Hakha Chin People, Chin State, Western Burma (Myanmar) circa 1950
118cm x 69cm