Archives: Objects
Enquiry about object: 6423
Indian Red-Stained Gold Bracelet set with Rubies
Madras, India circa 1850
external diameter across: 7.4cm, internal diameter: 4.3cm, weight: 41.6g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6417
Unusual Enamelled, Pierced, Chinese Export Silver Bowl by Wang Hing, with Original Glass Liner
Guangdong (Canton) & Hong Kong, China circa 1880
diameter: 12.5cm, height: 5.5cm, weight (without glass): 128g, weight (with glass): 366g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6414
Tibetan Wooden Chhaang Beer Ewer with Silver, Gilt, Gilded Copper & Brass Mounts with Turquoise
Tibet 18th-19th century
height: 39.8cm, width to handle: 21cm, weight: 1,852g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 6328
Tibetan Buddhist Human Bone, Coral & Silver Rosary Beads (Sin-‘phen)
Tibet 18th-19th century
circumference of main bead strand: 56cm, weight: 66g
Provenance
private collection, London, UK.
Enquiry about object: 6386
Burmese Royal Silk Achiek Cloth Sutra Cover
Burma (Myanmar) 19th century
70cm x 78cm
Enquiry about object: 6388
Magnificent, Pierced, Chased, Miniature Silver Thai Manuscript (Dharma) Cabinet
Thailand circa 1920
height: 32cm, width: 20.5cm, depth: 14cm, weight: 1,729g
Provenance
private collection
Enquiry about object: 6450
Mongolian Silver & Jade Vase or Brushpot
Mongolia 19th century
height: 21cm, weight: 551g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6412
Victorian-Era Display Panel of Ancient Chinese Coins & Tokens
China 19th century
dimensions of frame: 58cm x 37.8cm
Provenance
private collection, UK; the coins are believed to have been collected in China in the 1870s
Enquiry about object: 6426
Unusual Straits Chinese (Baba-Nonya) Embroidered & Couched Wedding Slippers
Straits Chinese (Baba-Nonya) communities, Straits Settlements, Malaysia or Singapore early 20th century
lengths: 23cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6380
Burmese Pair of Silver Male & Female Kinnara Dancers
Burma circa 1890
heights: 17cm, combined weights: 579g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6408
Chinese Eighteen-Bead Rosary-Bracelet of Carved Jade, Pearls, Tourmaline & Gilded Silver in Original Box
China late 19th century or early 20th century (late Qing Dynasty)
diameter of bracelet component: 8cm, length of rosary: 22.5cm, weight: 55g, diameter of box: 12.5cm, height of box: 4cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6398
Javanese Chased Silver Spittoon
Java, Indonesia, probably Peranakan circa 1920
height: 10.3cm, diameter: 10.4cm, weight: 198g
Provenance
private collection, UK; acquired by the previous owner's family in Indonesia in the first half of the 20th century.
Enquiry about object: 4668
Dayak Mandau or Parang Ilang Sword
Iban Dayak People, Saribas Region, Borneo, Sarawak, Malaysia late 19th century
length: 65cm, weight: 536g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6377
Rare Straits Chinese Table Screen with fine Nonya Beadwork & Embroidered Panels
Straits Chinese Community, Malay Straits Settlements, probably Penang circa 1910
length (unfolded): 95cm, height: 71.7cm
Provenance
UK art market; private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 6376
Straits Chinese Silk Embroidered Panel
Commissioned for the Straits Chinese Market; Southern China or Straits Settlements late 19th century
length: 112cm, height: 54cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6441
Burmese Gilt & Mirrored Glass Lacquered Betel Box (Kun It)
Burma 19th century
height: 11.4cm, diameter: 13.2cm
Provenance
private collection, England.
Enquiry about object: 6428
Rare Moroccan Gold, Enamel, Coral & Baroque Pearl Necklace with a Single, Massive Emerald
Tetouan, Morocco 17th or early 18th century
approximate circumference: 54cm, weight: 119g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6327
Tibetan Nomad’s Necklace of Turquoise Nuggets & a Carnelian Nugget Beads
Tibet 19th century & earlier
length: approx. 100cm, weight: 223g
Provenance
private collection, London; reputedly obtained from a Tibetan in Kathmandu in the 1960s.
Enquiry about object: 3720
Cambodian Cast Bronze Temple Ritual Rice Ladle
Cambodia Angkor Period (12th-13th century) & possibly later
length: 30.5cm, weight: 316g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4474
Yoruba Cast Brass Opele Oracle Chain
Yoruba People, Nigeria 19th century
circumference: approx.: 96cm, weight: 178g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5284
Konyak Naga Trade Bead Necklace
Konyak Naga People, North-West India & Western Burma early 20th century
length as worn: 35cm, approx. circumference: 70cm, weight: 168g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5920
Torzhok Gold Embroidered Goatskin Boots
Torzhok, Tver Gubernia, Russia first half of the 19th century
heights: 39cm, lengths: 26.5cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5768
Dayak Wooden Hornbill Bird Stopper
Dayak People, Borneo, Malaysia 19th century
height without stand: 8.3cm, height with stand: 9.3cm
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 6132
Luo Beadwork & Warthog Tusk Hat (Ogut Tigo)
Luo People, Kenya & Tanzania circa 1910
length: 29cm, width: 23cm, height: 9.5cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6229
Batak Cast Brass, Iron & Stone Fire Starter Set (Loting)
Batak People, Lake Toba Region, North Sumatra, Indonesia 19th century
length: 51cm, weight: 1,066g
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Enquiry about object: 6263
Pair of Chinese Gilded Silver & Jade Earrings
China late 19th-early 20th century, Late Qing Dynasty
diameter of silver hoop: 2.7cm, combined weight: 11.1g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6264
Pair of Chinese Gilded Silver Dragon Earrings
China late 19th-early 20th century, Late Qing Dynasty
lengths: 4.5cm, combined weight: 7.5g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6285
Sino-Tibetan Parcel-Gilt, Chased Silver Bowl
China or Tibet 18th-early 19th century
diameter: 13.6cm, height: 6.3cm, weight: 356g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6265
Pair of Chinese Gilded Silver Earrings with Blue Kingfisher Feathers, Pearls and Spinels
China late 19th-early 20th century, Late Qing Dynasty
lengths: 6cm, combined weights: 10.8g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6275
Pair of Sri Lankan Pierced Gilded Silver Bracelets set with Zircons
Coastal regions, Sri Lanka early 20th century
internal diameters: 4.8cm x 4.2cm, combined weight: 78g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6324
Fine, Sumatran Minangkabau-Acehnese Cast Brass Shield or Buckler (Peurise)
Minangkabau People for the Aceh Market, Sumatra, Indonesia 19th century
diameter: 26.5cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6325
Fine Iron Beer (Chhaang) Flask Overlaid with Silver & Gold
Chamdo, Eastern Tibet circa 18th century
height: 38cm, width: 35cm, thickness: 9cm, weight: 2,382g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6332
Chased Indian Silver Ritual Temple Hand Fan
India, probably Rajasthan late 19th century
length of handle: 37.8cm, width: 17.8cm, weight: 469g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6333
Indian Silver Wire Torque (Hansli)
Rajasthan or Gujarat, India 19th century
diameter: 19cm x 17cm, weight: 396g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6347
Unusually Thick, Flexible, Indian Silver Chain Necklace (Kamardani)
Western India late 19th-20th century
length: 56cm, diameter or thickness of chain: 1cm, weight: 660g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6362
Large, Rajastani Silver Bracelet
Rajasthan or Sindh, India 19th-early 20th century
internal diameter: 4.7cm, external diameter: 9.4cm, thickness; 4.9cm, weight: 322g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6334
Colonial Philippines’ Carved Wooden Saint’s Head
Philippines 18th century
height without stand: 21cm, height with stand: 25.7cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6336
Magnificent Burmese Silver Candlestick
Burma (Myanmar) circa 1880
height: 27cm, diameter of base: 11.9cm, weight: 692g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6352
Fine, Chased Indian Silver Ritual Temple Hand Fan
India, probably Rajasthan late 19th century
length: 35cm, width: 16cm, weight: 386g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6371
Tibetan Cast Brass Snow Lion Pendant Plaque
Tibet circa 18th century
height: 9.3cm, width: 11cm, weight: 156g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 6389
Rare, Indo-Portuguese Ceremonial Gilded Silver Filigree Flower Basket
Indo-Portuguese Goa, India second half of the 17th century
height: 10.2cm, diameter: 6.6cm, weight: 136g
Provenance
previously in a private house, Bangkok, Thailand
Enquiry about object: 6383
Very Fine Tibetan Short Sword with Silver Mounts
Tibet 17th-early 19th century
total length: 58.5cm, weight: 1,053g
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Enquiry about object: 6382
Rare, Full Set of Hand-Painted Erotic Indian Playing Cards (54 Cards)
India, possibly Delhi early 20th century
each card: 8.8cm x 5.6cm
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 6166
Highly Unusual Colonial Indian Silver Lidded Mug with Original Silk-Velvet Fitted Box
Kutch, India circa 1870
height of mug: 15cm, width: 12cm, weight: 390g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 6286
Chased & Repoussed Burmese Silver Bowl
Burma (Myanmar) circa 1880
diameter: 15cm, height: 9.4cm, weight: 343g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6365
Shan Folding Manuscript with Gilded, Lacquered Covers (Pap Top)
Shan people, Eastern Burma 19th-early 20th century
length: 40cm, height (when folded): 6cm, width: 17.5cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6369
Indian or Sri Lankan Cast & Engraved Brass Elephant
South India or Sri Lanka 18th-19th century
length: 22cm, width: 14cm, height: 17.4cm, weight: 2.44g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6415
Rare Tibetan Bronze Tokcha-style Cloak Pin or Fibula
Tibet circa 10th-12th century
width: 12cm, height: 11cm, weight: 141g
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Enquiry about object: 6274
Indian Inscribed Parcel-Gilt Dove-Shaped Silver Opium-Water Vessel (Chuski)
Deccan or Northern India 17th-18th century
height: 15.2cm, weight: 562g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6358
Four Argobba-Ethiopian High-Grade Silver Bracelets
Argobba People, Ethiopia circa 1900
internal diameters: 5.0-5.5cm, heights: 3.1cm-5cm, combined weight: 642g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6295
Tibetan Nomad’s Silver-Mounted Knife & Scabbard inset with Turquoise & Coral
Khampa, Western Tibet 19th century
length: 27.2cm, weight: 208g
Provenance
from the collection of Sir Christopher Ondaatje, UK.
Enquiry about object: 6357
Sadhu or Hindu Holy Man’s Bronze Trident
Northern India circa 18th century
length: 35.2cm, width: 13.2cm, weight: 743g
Provenance
private collection, London
Enquiry about object: 6356
Rare Sanskrit-Inscribed Hindu Holy Man or Sadhu’s Libation Coconut Cup
Northern India circa 18th century
diameter at widest point: 16.3cm, height: 5.6cm
Provenance
private collection, London.
Enquiry about object: 6355
Sino-Tibetan Fine, Carved Jade Vajra
China or Tibet Qianlong Period (1735-1796), 18th century
length: 6.8cm, weight: 28g
Provenance
private collection, London.
Enquiry about object: 6344
Hindu Pilgrim’s Silver Amulet Pendant (Chhedi ka Jantar)
Rajasthan, India 19th century
dimension of amulet: 6.3cm x 7cm, weight: 77g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6353
Tall, Cast-Bronze, Indian Deepalakshmi Lamp
Deccan, India 18th century
height: 67cm, width: 18.5cm, depth: 23cm, weight: approx. 6kg
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 3014
Superb Tibetan Copper Teapot with Silver & Gilded Brass Mounts & Turquoise
Tibet or Nepal before 1880
height: 26.8cm, length: 29cm, weight: 2,057g
Provenance
private collection, London.
Enquiry about object: 6359
Rashaida-Bedouin Silver Cuff Bracelet
Rashaida People, Egypt early 20th century
length: 11.6cm, internal diameter: 6.3cm, weight: 209g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5979
Hindu Pilgrim’s Jagannatha Painting
Puri, Orissa, India circa 1900, and possibly earlier
height: 39.2cm, width: 46cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5977
Hindu Pilgrim’s Jagannatha Painting
Puri, Orissa, India circa 1900, and possibly earlier
height: 39cm, width: 45.5cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6297
Christian Silvered Crab Reliquary of St Francis Xavier
Christian Community, South India or Sri Lanka 19th century
width: 18cm, length: 17.5cm, weight: 748g
Provenance
from the collection of Sir Christopher Ondaatje, UK.
Enquiry about object: 6321
Sumatran-Malay Terracotta Double-Spouted Drinking Water Vessel (Kendi)
Lampung, South Sumatra, Indonesia circa 1900
height: 27.3cm, diameter: 22cm, weight: 1,310g
Provenance
private collection, southern England.
Enquiry about object: 6322
Sumatran-Malay Terracotta Stemmed Vase for Drinking Water
Lampung, South Sumatra, Indonesia circa 1900
height: 16cm, diameter: 20cm, weight: 860g
Provenance
private collection, southern England.
Enquiry about object: 6161
Nubian Silver Bracelet with Applied Silver Filigree & Gilded Silver Plaques
Sudan early 20th century
height: 6cm, diameter: 7cm, weight: 265g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6302
Kutch Chiselled Steel Punch Dagger or Katar
Kutch, North-West India 18th century
length: 33.7cm, width: 9cm, weight: 300g
Provenance
from the collection of Sir Christopher Ondaatje, UK.
Enquiry about object: 6331
Northern Yemen Silver Bracelet (Musammat)
Al-Dhahiyy region, Northern Yemen early 20th century
internal diameter: 6.2cm, external diameter: 10cm, weight: 316g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6320
Sumatran-Malay Terracotta Spouted Drinking Water Vessel (Kibuk)
Lampung, South Sumatra, Indonesia circa 1900
height: 21.5cm, length: 19cm, weight: 1,031g
Provenance
private collection, southern England.
Enquiry about object: 6178
Burmese Niello, Copper & Silver Short Sword with Silver & Copper-inlaid Blade (Dha-lwe)
Burma circa 1920
length: 41cm, weight: 666g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 1647
Fine, South Indian Silver Bracelet
South India or Sri Lanka 19th century
external width: 9.8cm, internal width at widest point: 6.8cm, weight: 156g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4102
Nubian Silver Pendant
Nubian People, Sudan & Southern Egypt, probably the Siwa Oasis early 20th century
length: 30cm, width: 17cm, weight: 258g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6243
Rare & Large Pair of Chinese Export Silver Bowls by Wang Hing
Maker: Wang Hing, Guangdong (Canton) & Hong Kong, China circa 1890
heights: 11cm, diameters: 24.5cm, weights: 1,083g & 1,087g
Provenance
from an important private collection, UK.
Enquiry about object: 6170
Large, Inscribed Sudanese High-Grade Silver Box
Omdurman, Sudan dated 1936
height: 11cm, diameter: 11.2cm, weight: 415g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5756
Pair of Dayak White Brass Ear Ornaments
Dayak People, Borneo, Malaysia early 20th century
diameter of largest main hoop: 5.5cm, combined weight: 133g
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Enquiry about object: 5937
Pair of Dayak Solid Brass Pendant Ear Ornaments
Kenyah/Kayan Dayak People, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia early 20th century
lengths: 7.3cm, combined weights: 396g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 5149
Large Swiss Gold & Silver Filigree Pendant Crucifix
Central Switzerland 19th century
length of crucifix pendant: 16.2cm, width: 7cm, weight: 47g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5007
Large Yemeni Silver Pendant (Barq or Lauh)
Bedouin People, Yemen early 20th century
entire length with chain : 37cm, length of main plate: 17cm, width: 13.5cm, weight: 200g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6292
Inscribed Omani Silver Disk Necklace (Kirsh Kitab) Engraved with a Djinn
Oman early 20th century
length of chains on each side: 30cm, diameter of disk: 8.2cm, total weight: 198g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6288
Kutch Embroidered Bodice (Choli)
Cutchhi Bhanushali or Bansali People, Kutch, Gujarat, India early 20th century
length: 92cm, width from sleeve to sleeve: 103cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6303
Unusual Sri Lankan Cast Bronze Image of a Kneeling Buddhist Devotee
Sri Lanka 19th century
height: 8.6cm, weight: 418g
Provenance
from the collection of Sir Christopher Ondaatje, UK.
Enquiry about object: 6282
Hellenistic-style Gandharan Terracotta Head
Gandhara Region, Present-day Pakistan 4th-5th century AD
height: 11cm, depth: 4.5cm, weight: 190g
Provenance
private collection, London.
Enquiry about object: 6283
Hellenistic-style Gandharan Carved Schist Dish
Gandhara Region, Present-day Pakistan circa 1st century BC - 1st century AD
width across: 12.2cm, thickness: 1.5cm, weight: 367g
Provenance
private collection, London
Enquiry about object: 6273
Wooden & Iron Nepalese Ritual Dagger or Phurbu Carved with a Ban Jhankri Figure
Nepal circa 18th century
length: 29.5cm, weight: 90g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6212
Saudi Fine & Unusual Pair of Silver Earrings
Saudi Arabia and possibly Oman 19th century
lengths: 8.5cm, combined weight: 20g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6284
Five Tibetan Gilded, Pierced Iron Belt Elements
Tibet 17th-18th century
each is approx. 13cm long and 2.3cm wide
Provenance
private collection, London.
Enquiry about object: 6287
Unusually Large Burmese Lacquered Betel Box
Burma circa late 19th century
height: 25.4cm, diameter: 26.4cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6269
Saudi Woman’s Face Covering (Burqa)
Bedouin People, southern Saudi Arabia mid-20th century
length: 33cm (including lower fringe), width: 17cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6319
Nubian Fine, Silver Pendant
Nubian People, Sudan & Southern Egypt, probably the Siwa Oasis early 20th century
length: 32cm, width: 12cm, weight: 172g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6329
Extremely Fine Tibetan Brass Double Vajra & Chorten Tokcha or Thokcha
Tibet circa 16th century
height: 4.3cm, width: 4.2cm, weight: 18g
Provenance
private collection, London; acquired in Nepal in the early 1970s
Enquiry about object: 5846
Five Chinese Enamelled Hanging Ornaments
China circa 1850
lengths: 65cm-98cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5890
Dayak Etched & Carved Bamboo Container
Iban (Dayak) People, Borneo, Sarawak, Malaysia 19th-early 20th century
length: 32.3cm, diameter: 4.2cm
Provenance
formerly in the collection of Henry Brownrigg, author of 'Betel Cutters: from the Samuel Eilenberg Collection' (Thames & Hudson, 1992); acquired from Christie's South Kensington in 2010; in the collection of Trevor Barton prior to that.
Enquiry about object: 6298
Massive Cast & Engraved Sri Lankan Buddhist Temple (Vihara) Door Key
Kandy Region, Sri Lanka 19th century
length: 31cm, width: 10.8cm, weight: 1,335g
Provenance
from the collection of Sir Christopher Ondaatje, UK.
Enquiry about object: 6255
Balinese Wooden & Polychrome Figure of a Noble, Possibly Prince Panji
Bali, Indonesia circa 1900-1920
height: 63.5cm, depth: 17.5cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6233
Monumental Chinese Export Silver Punch Bowl with Dragon Handles by Wang Hing
Maker: Wang Hing, Guangdong (Canton) & Hong Kong, China circa 1890
width across handles: 40.5cm, height: 19cm, weight: 2,093g
Provenance
from an important private collection, UK.
Enquiry about object: 6272
Indian Silver-Clad Powder Flask
Deccan, Indian 18th century
length: 23.6cm, weight: 760g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6260
Batavian Silver Filigree Box & Cover
Dutch East Indies, Batavia or West Coast of Sumatra circa 1700
diameter: 11cm, height: 4.7cm, weight: 223g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6236
Chinese Export Silver Taza by Wang Hing
Maker: Wang Hing, China circa 1875
height: 15.6cm, diameter: 13.4cm, weight: 271g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 5695
Paiwan Wooden Box Carved with Human Heads
Paiwan People, Taiwan, China 19th-early 20th century
length: 10.5cm, height: 4.1cm, width: 7.3cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4005
Omani Man’s Silver ‘Bullet’ Kohl Container
Bedouin People, Oman early 20th century
overall length: 67cm, length of kohl box: 9.3cm, weight: 89g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4836
Tekke Parcel-Gilt Silver Cuff Bracelet set with Carnelians
Tekke People, Southern Turkmenistan & possibly Afghanistan early 19th century
length: 6.7cm, diameter at widest point: 6.3cm, weight: 134g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 3975
Omani Man’s Silver ‘Bullet’ Thorn Tweezer Box & Tweezers
Bedouin People, Oman early 20th century
overall length: 50cm, length of tweezers & box: 10cm, weight: 77g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4982
Pair of Indian Silver Head/Temple Ornaments
Himachal Pradesh, India, or possibly Hazara, Afghanistan circa 1900
lengths: 26cm, widths: 5.5cm, combined weight: 202g
Provenance
Collection of (the late) Paul Walter; probably acquired in London.
Enquiry about object: 6249
Naga Warrior’s Brass Neck Torque
Naga People, Eastern India/Western Burma 18th-19th century
width: 16.5cm, weight: 135g
Provenance
private collection, London.
Enquiry about object: 5713
Pair of Solomon Islands Akkar-wangi Fans
Solomon Islands 20th century
lengths: 37cm, widths: 19cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5776
Unusually Large & Elaborate Balinese Thousand Coin Temple Hanging (Kepeng Lamak)
Bali, Indonesia possibly late 19th century
height: 113cm, width: 59cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6048
Sulu Islamic Carved Wooden Grave Marker (Sunduk)
Sulu, Philippines 19th century
height: 97cm, width: 19.5cm, depth: 16cm
Provenance
collection of the late Henry Brownrigg, London.
Enquiry about object: 6001
North Indian Velvet Jacket with Fine Zardozi Embroidery
Northern India, possibly Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 19th century
width across arms: 78cm, length: 40cm
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Enquiry about object: 5991
Fine, Sri Lankan Silver Bracelet with Applied Work
Sri Lanka 18th-19th century
internal diameter: 3.9cm-4.5cm, external length at widest point: 8.5cm, weight: 97g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5996
Indian Hindu Stone Lingam (Svayambhu)
North-eastern India, most probably the Brahmaputra Valley Age unknown
length: 14.5cm, weight: 907g
Provenance
private collection, London.
Enquiry about object: 6118
Burmese Repoussed & Engraved Silver Octagonal Dish
Burma circa 1910
diameter: 18cm, weight: 290g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6202
Tekke Parcel-Gilt Ornament (Asyk) inset with Carnelians
Tekke People, Southern Turkmenistan & possibly Afghanistan 19th century
height: 16.2cm, width: 11.2cm, weight: 119g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6055
Tibetan Nomad’s Travelling Manuscript & Box
Tibet 19th century or earlier
Box length: 26.5cm, height: 9.6cm, depth: 11.2cm; Manuscript pages: 22cm x 8.9cm
Provenance
Scottish art market
Enquiry about object: 6224
Tibetan Bronze Image of Vajra Yogini
Tibet 18th century
height: 6.2cm, width: 4.7cm, weight: 79g
Provenance
private collection, London
Enquiry about object: 6225
Tibetan Bronze Image of Mila Repa
Tibet 17th century
height: 5.1cm, width: 4.2cm, weight: 112g
Provenance
private collection, London
Enquiry about object: 6245
Tibetan Painted Sakyapa Lineage Thangka
Central Tibet 16th century
63.4cm x 49.3cm
Provenance
private collection, London.
Enquiry about object: 6251
Exceptional, Rare & Large Dutch East Indies Pandan-Shaped Silver Filigree Toiletry Set, Box, Cover & Tray
Dutch East Indies, probably Batavia 18th century
diameter of tray: 28cm, diameter of box: 19.5cm, height of assembled set: 15.8cm, weight: 2,254g (2.254kg)
Provenance
private collection, London; acquired in London prior to that.
Enquiry about object: 6250
Tibetan Gilded Copper Image Possibly of Vajra Vahari
Central Tibet circa 17th-18th century
height: 23.5cm, width: 22.8cm, weight:216g
Provenance
private collection, London
Enquiry about object: 6247
Naga Chank Shell Bead Necklace
Naga People, Eastern India/Western Burma 19th century
length: 60cm, weight: 216g
Provenance
private collection, London
Enquiry about object: 6226
Unusual Deccan, Engraved, Silver-Gilt Dagger Locket
Deccan, India 17th century
length: 7.9cm, width: 5.2cm, weight: 60g
Provenance
art market, London
Enquiry about object: 6257
Rare Pair of Silver Tea Caddy Spoons by Oomersi Mawji
Bhuj, India, by the maker Oomersi Mawji 1860-1890
lengths: 10.6cm, combined weight: 54g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6208
Ethiopian Silver & Bead Necklace
Harar, Ethiopia circa 1930
total length: 56cm, weight: 201g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 6261
Rare & Ornate Moroccan Complete Silver & Enamel Linked Fibula Set
Talouine, South-east Morocco circa 1880-1920
length: 99cm, weight: 403g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 6228
Pair of Japanese Export Blue & White Wayang Dishes for the Javanese Market
Japan made for the Javanese Market 19th century
diameters: 24.7cm, heights: 4cm
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Enquiry about object: 5458
South Sumatran Malay Gold Woven Silk Tunic (Baju Kurung)
Malay People, South Sumatra, Indonesia 19th century
width across arms: 141.3cm, length: 93.5cm, width at base: 72cm
Provenance
Dutch Antique Market
Enquiry about object: 6262
Exceptionally Finely Cast Bronze Standing Krishna Figure (Venugopala)
South India, probably Southern Karnataka 17th-18th century
height: 16cm, weight: 395g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6266
Himalayan Man’s Engraved Silver & Antelope-Horn Tobacco Pipe inset with Coral
Mongolia or Tibet 19th century
length: 37.4cm, weight: 284g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6201
Ottoman Butterscotch Amber Hand-Rosary (Misbaha)
Ottoman Turkey early 20th century
length of amber bead component: 42cm, weight: 36g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4227
Pair of Fulani Pierced, Conical Silver Hair Rings
Fulani People, Nigeria, Guinea & Elsewhere in West Africa early 20th century
lengths: 5.5cm, combined weight: 15g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5696
Paiwan Noble’s Carved Wooden Snake Sewing Wax Tray
Paiwan People, Taiwan, China 19th- early 20th century
length: 14cm, height: 6.2cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6246
Tibetan Human Bone Bead Necklace with Coral & Turquoise
Tibet 18th-19th century
total length: 80cm, weight: 63g
Provenance
private collection, London
Enquiry about object: 6241
Chinese Export Silver Hip Flask with Dragon by Wang Hing
Maker: Wang Hing, Guangdong (Canton) & Hong Kong, China circa 1890
height: 13cm, width: 7.4cm, thickness: 2.7cm, weight: 153g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 6242
Japanese-style Chinese Export Silver Bowl by Wang Hing
Maker: Wang Hing, Guangdong (Canton) & Hong Kong, China 1890s
diameter: 19.5cm, height: 13cm, weight: 730g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 6239
Chinese Export Silver Pierced Centrepiece with Original Hardwood Stand
China late 19th century
height (with stand): 44.5cm, height (without stand): 38.3cm, circumference of middle dish: 32.5cm, silver weight: 1,124g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 6238
Chinese Export Silver Bowl by Luen Wo
Maker: Luen Wo, Shanghai, China late 19th century
diameter: 26cm, height: 15cm, weight: 1.437kg
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 6237
Chinese Export Silver Table Box by Wang Hing with Glasgow Import Marks & for the Glasgow Firm Edward & Sons
Maker: Wang Hing, Guangdong (Canton) & Hong Kong circa 1895
length: 20.4cm, height: 7.6cm, depth: 10.5cm, weight: 725g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 6235
Unusual & Fine Chinese Export Silver Bowl by Sunshing
Maker: Sunshing, Guangdong (Canton) & Hong Kong, China second half of the 19th century
height: 12cm, diameter: 18.5cm, weight: 516g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 6234
Chinese Export Silver Cigar Lighter by Wang Hing
Maker: Wang Hing, Guangdong (Canton) & Hong Kong, China late 19th century
height: 12cm, width: 8cm, weight: 204g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 6231
Chinese Export Silver Bowl by Yok Sang
Maker: Yok Sang, China circa 1895
diameter: 22cm, height: 11cm, weight: 828g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 6230
Chinese Export Silver Centre Piece by Tuck Chang with original Carved Blackwood Stand
Maker: Tuck Chang, Shanghai, China circa 1900
height (with stand): 40cm, without stand: 32cm, diameter: 27cm, weight (without wooden stand): 1,428g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 6232
Superb, Chinese Silver Water Pipe Flask
Probably Southern China, or Vietnam 19th century
height: 27.5cm, width: 12cm, weight: 402g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 6203
Tekke Parcel-Gilt, Pierced, Pectoral Ornament (Dagdan) inset with Carnelians
Teke People, Afghanistan 19th century
length: 25cm, width: 15cm, weight: 239g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 2633
Near-Pair of Yemeni Silver Bracelets (Maswad)
Zabid, Yemen mid-20th century
external diameters: 8.5cm & 9cm, internal diameters: 6.3cm & 6.5cm, weights: 95g & 74g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6113
Colonial Vizagapatam Ivory-Inlaid Portable Writing Box
Vizagapatam, India 1720-30
width: 43.6cm, depth: 34cm, height: 11.4cm
Provenance
private collection, London.
Enquiry about object: 6209
Thai Pierced Round Betel Box & Cover
Thailand 19th century-early 20th century
diameter: 16.4cm, height: 7cm, weight: 507g
Provenance
private collection, UK; acquired by the previous owner at Christie's London.
Enquiry about object: 6172
Philippines Gaddang Beaded Comb
Gaddang People, Northern Luzon, Philippines late 19th-early 20th century
width of comb: 14.8cm, length of tassels: 30cm, weight: 71g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6173
Persian Inscribed Wooden Comb
Persia/Iran early 20th century & possibly earlier
length: 14cm, height: 8.4cm, thickness at the top: 1.1cm, weight: 89g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6185
Complete, Berber Carved Stone Musket Ball Mould
Berber People, Anti-Atlas, Morocco 18th-19th century
length: 6.6cm, width: 5.3cm, height: 4.2cm, weight: 334g
Provenance
private collection, London
Enquiry about object: 6187
Fine, Berber Carved Wooden Spindle Whorl
Berber People, Anti-Atlas, Morocco 19th century
diameter: 5.8cm, height: 2.7cm
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 6168
Algerian Enamelled Silver Box with Hinged Lid
Tuat or Figuig Region, Algeria circa 1930
length: 9cm, height: 3.5cm, depth: 6cm, weight: 212g
Provenance
UK art market