Archives: Objects
Enquiry about object: 2699
Burmese Gilded Shwezawa-work Lacquered Betel Box (Kun-it)
Burma (Myanmar), probably Pagan (Bagan) circa 1960s
height: 22.4cm, diameter: 23cm
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 4624
Cast Brass Senufo Ring
Senufo People, Ivory Coast 19th or early 20th century
weight: 19.6g, ring size: 10.75 (US), V/V (UK)
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4717
Sri Lankan Standing Brass Image of the Buddhist Protector Upulvan (Vishnu)
Sri Lanka 19th century
height: 40.3cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6017
Fine, Indian Chased Silver Waist Belt (Oddiyanam)
Andhra Pradesh or Tamil Nadu, India 19th century
diameter when closed: 18.3cm, circumference: 61cm, weight: 324g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6042
Large Ottoman Bronze Mortar
Caucasus, Armenia or Ottoman Turkey circa 16th-17th century
height: 9.4cm, diameter: 14.4cm, weight: 1,497g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5769
Dayak Carved Wooden Stopper
Dayak People, Borneo, Malaysia 19th century
height (without stand): 10.8cm
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 5903
Korean Silver-Inlaid Iron Box with Sliding Lid
Korea 18th-19th century - Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)
length: 9cm, width: 5.5cm, height: 4.3cm, weight: 353g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4507
Thai Gilded, Carved Wooden Reliquary
Thailand 19th century or early 20th century
height: 52cm
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Enquiry about object: 5590
Borneo Cast Bronze Zoomorphic Ritual Kettle
Sarawak, Malaysia (Borneo) 18th-19th century
length: 45cm height: 37.5cm, depth: 28cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5967
Maori Hei-Tiki Nephrite Pendant
Maori People, New Zealand early 20th century
height: 5.8cm, width: 3.1cm, weight: 26g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5982
Balinese Gilt, Silver & Carved Ivory Kris
Bali, Indonesia early 20th century
full length: 67cm, weight: 907g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6006
Highly-Worn Bronze Vishnu
India circa 14th century
height: 7.6cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6022
Lombok Carved Horn Parrot Hilt
Lombok, Eastern Indonesia 19th century
height: 16.3cm, weight: 222g
Provenance
private collection, England.
Enquiry about object: 5614
Unusual Cast & Engraved Bronze Horse Head, probably of the Deity Aiyanar
South India 18th-19th century
width: 32cm, height: 24.6cm, depth: 11cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5491
Fine, Burmese Lacquered Betel Box (Kun-it)
Pagan (Bagan), Burma (Myanmar) 1850-1900
height: 18.3cm, diameter: 22.2cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5742
Pair of Gurunsi Bronze Bracelets
Gurunsi (Grunshi) People, northern Ghana & southern Burkina Faso 18th-19th century
width: 9.5cm, height: 9.3cm, combined weight: 684g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5893
Tibetan Silver Tea Set
Tibet, probably Lhasa area early 20th century
height with teacup: 20.2cm, diameter of base: 13.6cm, weight of silver: 406g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6010
Bronze Temple Hanging Lamp with Elephants Lustrating Lakshmi (Gajalakshmi)
South India 18th-19th century
width: 18.2cm, height to the top of the aureole: 24cm, overall length with chain: 98cm, weight: 2,546g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5909
Cast Brass Shadow Puppet (Wayang) Theatre Lamp (Blencong)
Central or East Java, Indonesia late 18th-19th century
height: 54.5cm, depth: 42cm, width: 56.5cm
Provenance
private collection, Southern England
Enquiry about object: 5914
Rare Chased Pedestal Bowl with Wayang Figures & Hearts
Singapore early 20th century
height: 15.3cm, diameter: 19.4cm,weight: 250g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 3413
Yemeni Silver Amulet Box (Hirz) & Chain
Bedouin People, possibly Rayma Region, Yemen early 20th century
overall length of chain: 70cm (35cm when worn), width of box & attachments: 11cm, weight: 490g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5838
Bukharan Noble Man’s Belt Decorated with Silver & Gilt Panels inlaid with Turquoise
Bukhara, Central Asia 19th century
length: 65cm, width: 11cm, weight: 424g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5749
Pair of Dayak Brass Humanoid Ear Pendants
Kenyah/Kayan Dayak People, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia early 20th century
lengths: 9cm, combined weight: 108g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5965
South Indian Marble Karttikeya (Skanda) Image
India, probably Karnataka circa 17th century
height: 37cm, width: 30.4cm, depth: 6.3cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5748
Pair of Dayak Brass Ear Ornaments
Kenyah/Kayan Dayak People, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia 19th-early 20th century
lengths: 6.2cm, combined weight: 95g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 5724
Zulu Wooden Ear Plugs with Bakelite Tile Decoration
Zulu People, South Africa circa 1940
diameters: 5.5cm, thickness: 0.8cm
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 5948
Three Extremely Rare Colonial Batavian Silver Lidded Cups with Fine Silver Filigree
Dutch East Indies, probably Batavia circa 1700
heights: 8.6cm, diameters: 5.2cm, combined weight: 309g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5960
Rare Ottoman Turkey or Balkans Silver Cartridge Box for the Waist
Ottoman Balkans early 19th century
length: 19.3cm, height: 7.7cm, thickness: 4.2cm, weight: 261g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5816
Dayak Etched Bamboo Container
Iban (Dayak) People, Borneo, Sarawak, probably the Skrang River region, Malaysia early 20th century
length: 34cm, diameter: 5.5cm
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: 5992
Burmese Bronze Noodle Maker
Burma 19th century
height: 16.6cm, width: 27cm, weight: 2,907g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5968
Indian Image of Khandoba & his Mahout on an Elephant
India, probably Maharashtra 18th century
length: 17.8cm, height: 17cm, weight: 2,104g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5976
Algerian Silver Pen Box
Algeria 19th century
length: 21.3cm, weight: 196g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5988
Fine, Colonial South American Silver Toothpick Holder
Peru or Bolivia, Colonial South America 18th century
height: 11.8cm, weight: 124g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5989
Chased & Repoussed Burmese Silver Bowl
Burma late 19th century
diameter: 23cm, height: 15.2cm, weight: 1,303g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6000
Bhutanese Papier Mache & Polychrome Citipati Ritual Dance Mask
Bhutan 19th century
length: 30cm, width: 23cm, depth: 11.8cm
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Enquiry about object: 6004
Indian Bronze Bhuta Idol
South India 18th century
height: 13.4cm, weight: 384g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5962
Rare Dayak Brass Hornbill Bird-Shaped Betel Box with Inlaid Eyes
Dayak People, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia 19th century
approx. 20cm in length
Provenance
formerly in the collection of Henry Brownrigg, author of 'Betel Cutters. from the Samuel Eilenberg Collection' (Thames & Hudson, 1992).
Enquiry about object: 5895
Cambodian Silver Naga Finial
Cambodia early 20th century
height (without stand or rod): 19.5cm, height (with stand): 24.6cm, weight (without stand): 151g
Provenance
private collection, London.
Enquiry about object: 6003
Fine, Cast Bronze Image of Vishnu
South India 17th-18th century
height: 15cm, weight: 482g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6012
Imperial Ottoman Palace Workshop Embroidered Silk Textile Fragment
Ottoman Palace Workshops, Istanbul, Ottoman Turkey 18th century
66cm x 67cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6014
Small Chased & Repoussed Burmese Silver Bowl
Burma late 19th century
height: 8cm, diameter: 8.3cm, weight: 140g
Provenance
private collection, England
Enquiry about object: 6013
Indo-Portuguese or Indo-Spanish Silver Filigree & Coconut Cup
Colonial Goa, West Sumatra or Philippines early 17th century
height: 10.1cm, width: 12cm, weight: 97g
Provenance
private collection, London
Enquiry about object: 6002
Pair of Moroccan Silver Fibula or Cloak Fasteners
Berber People, Anti Atlas Mountains, Morocco 19th century
heights: 16.7cm, widths: 8.3cm, combined weight: 118g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5434
Rare Dayak Brass & Trade Bead Necklace
Dayak People, Borneo, Sarawak, Malaysia 19th century
approximate diameter: 23cm, weight: 1,300g
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Enquiry about object: 5919
Rare, Sri Lankan Chased Silver Ritual Conch Casing
Sri Lanka 18th century
length: 15.7cm, width (when closed): 7cm, weight: 155g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5964
Pair of Syrian Silver-Gilt & Gold Earrings inset with Turquoise
Syria late 19th century
lengths: 16.3cm, width: 6.8cm, combined weight: 53g
Provenance
private collection, London. The previous owner is a former movie actress in Lebanon now based in London.
Enquiry about object: 5922
Four Engraved Engraved Silver-Clad Bedstead Charpoy Legs
Northern India 19th century
heights: 32.5cm diameters at base: 13cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5867
Kashmiri Kashkul-form Chased Silver Bowl, Inscribed & dated ‘Gulmarg, 1902’
Kashmir, India dated 1902
length: 28.6cm, height: 17.8cm, width: 14.3cm, weight: 520g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5958
Large Silver-inlaid Bidri Basin (Silapchi)
Deccan, India circa 1850
diameter: 42.4cm, height: 16.3cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5983
Large, Extremely Fine, Indian Silver Rosewater Sprinkler
Northern India, possibly Delhi early 19th century
height: 35.8cm, weight: 561g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5994
Carved, Solid Ivory Rosewater Sprinkler with Engraved & Coloured Decoration & Original Carved Wooden Case
India or Sri Lanka circa 1860
height of sprinkler: 23.4cm, height of wooden case: 26.6cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5980
Fine, Embroidered Bagh Phulkari Textile
Western Punjab, India first half of 20th century
244.5cm x 138cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5981
Fine, Embroidered Bagh Phulkari Textile
Punjab, India first half of 20th century
250cm x 143cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 1872
Indian Cast Brass Toe Ring
India, probably Uttar Pradesh 18th century
height: 4.2cm, length: 4cm, weight: 38.6g
Provenance
Private Collection, Germany, acquired 1960-81
Enquiry about object: 1873
Akan Cast Brass Peanut Ring or Pendant
Akan, Ghana/Ivory Coast 18th-19th century
height: 5cm, weight: 16g
Provenance
Private Collection, Germany, acquired 1960-81
Enquiry about object: 1874
Akan Cast Brass ‘Seed Pod Cluster’ Ring with Traces of Gilding
Akan, Ghana/Ivory Coast 18th-19th century
width: 4cm, weight: 13g
Provenance
Private Collection, Germany, acquired 1960-81
Enquiry about object: 1885
Akan Cast Brass ‘African Cobra’ Ring
Akan, Ghana/Ivory Coast 19th century
length of bezel: 2.7cm, weight: 16g
Provenance
Private Collection, Germany, acquired 1960-81
Enquiry about object: 1867
Cast Bronze Dogon Spiral Ring, West Africa
Dogon People, Mali 18th-19th century
diameter of bezel: 3.5cm: weight: 24g
Provenance
Private Collection, Germany, acquired 1960-81
Enquiry about object: 1869
Dogon Cast Brass Fertility Pendant
Dogon People, Mali 19th century
height: 4.3cm, weight: 15g
Provenance
Private Collection, Germany, acquired 1960-81
Enquiry about object: 1882
Akan Cast Brass ‘Sword Hilt’ Ring
Akan, Ghana/Ivory Coast 18th-19th century
height: 4.5cm, weight: 22g
Provenance
Private Collection, Germany, acquired 1960-81
Enquiry about object: 1879
Ashanti Cast Brass “Double Crocodile” Ring, Ghana
Ashanti, Ghana 18th-19th century
diameter of bezel: 4.7cm, weight: 35g
Provenance
Private Collection, Germany, acquired 1960-81
Enquiry about object: 1871
Cast Brass Trophy Head Ring with Traces of Gold
Baule, Mali 18th-19th century
length of bezel: 3.5cm, weight: 17g, ring size (UK): L, (US): 5.75
Provenance
Private Collection, Germany, acquired 1960-81
Enquiry about object: 1880
Cast Brass ‘Chief’s Stool’ Ring with Traces of Gilding
Akan People, Ghana/Ivory Coast 18th-19th century
height: 4cm, weight: 40g
Provenance
Private Collection, Germany, acquired 1960-81
Enquiry about object: 5915
Indian Gold Ring set with Rubies & a Diamond
South India 19th century
diameter of bezel: 1.5cm, weight: 8.01g, ring size: 6 (US), L/M (UK)
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5853
Omani Part-Gilded Silver Ring (al-Hysa)
Nizwa, Northern Oman early 20th century
bezel: 2cm x 2cm, weight: 10.74g, ring size: 8 3/4 (US) & R/S (UK)
Provenance
private collection, London
Enquiry about object: 5874
South Indian Gold Marriage Pendant Tali
South India 19th century
height: 3.5cm, weight: 6.05g
Provenance
private collection, England
Enquiry about object: 4081
Thai Gold & Silver Buddha
Thailand or Cambodia 19th century
height: 20cm, width: 10.5cm, depth: 4.7cm, weight: 405g
Provenance
private collection of a former ambassador to Southeast Asia
Enquiry about object: 1818
Rare Oil Painting of an Ivory Carver, by Burma’s Ba Lwin
Ba Lwin (1928-89), Burma 20th century
59.5cm x 49.5cm (without frame)
Provenance
private collection, London.
Enquiry about object: 3642
Malay Carved Wooden Box inset with Bone
Malay People, Malay Peninsula early 20th century
length: 23cm, height: 9cm, depth: 13.4cm
Provenance
from the estate of an English administrator who served in Malaya in the 1920s, thence by descent.
Enquiry about object: 4730
Yemeni Silver Bead & Coral Necklace with Amulet Box (Hirz)
Yemen early 20th century
total length: 62cm, weight: 155g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5152
Burmese Promotional Watercolour of Mandalay’s Pointing Buddha, for the Rangoon Medical Hall
Burma early 20th century or earlier
65cm x 50cm (without frame)
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5305
Straits Chinese Beaded Panel
Straits Chinese, Straits Settlements circa 1900
length: 25.5cm, width: 10.5cm
Provenance
Acquired by a colonial administrator in the early 20th century, and has been in England since.
Enquiry about object: 5263
Bedouin Face Veil (Burqua) Decorated with Coral & Silver Coins
Bedouin People, Yemen first half of the 20th century
length: 37.5cm, width: 14.3cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5314
Malay Woman’s Purse of Embroidered Teket Panels
Malay People, Malay Peninsula, Malaysia circa 1920
length: 14.5cm, height: 9.5cm
Provenance
from the estate of an English colonial administrator who was based in Malaya in the 1920s, thence by descent
Enquiry about object: 5316
Finely Embroidered Straits Chinese Silk Wedding Valance
Straits Chinese, Straits Settlements (Singapore, Penang, Malacca) circa 1900
width: 95cm, length; 58cm
Provenance
collected by Alwyn Sidney Haynes (1878-1963), and thence by descent. Haynes was a colonial administrator in Malaya and the Straits Settlements between 1901 and 1934. He held many posts including Acting British Resident, Pahang (1924); British Resident, Perak (1925); British Advisor, Kedah (1925); British Advisor, Kelantan (1930); and Acting Colonial Administrator, Straits Settlements (1933), after which he retired and returned to England, and lived near Stratford-upon-Avon, and then in Leamington Spa. Haynes loaned some of the items he collected in Malaya to the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford in 1939. He was awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1950.
Enquiry about object: 5415
Sumatran Minangkabau-Acehnese Wooden Shield with Brass Mounts (Peurise)
West Sumatra, Indonesia 19th century
diameter: 24cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5558
Three-Piece Palm Leaf Scribe’s Silver-Inlaid Steel Writing Set
Sri Lanka 19th century
overall length: 27cm, combined weight: 85g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5483
Malay Princely Quail Trap (Jebak Puyuh)
Malay People, Malaysia, probably Terengganu early to mid-20th century
length: 30.8cm, height: 31cm, depth: 26cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5320
Pair of Straits Chinese Embroidered Silk Damask Wedding Lantern Covers
Straits Chinese, Straits Settlements (Singapore, Penang, Malacca) circa 1910
width of each cover: 62cm, length: 52cm
Provenance
Acquired by a colonial administrator in the early 20th century, and has been in England since.
Enquiry about object: 5322
Straits Chinese Groom’s Double-Sided, Finely Embroidered Blue Wedding Sash
Straits Chinese, Straits Settlements (Singapore, Penang, Malacca) late 19th or early 20th century
length: 197cm, width: 6.5cm
Provenance
collected by Alwyn Sidney Haynes (1878-1963), and thence by descent. Haynes was a colonial administrator in Malaya and the Straits Settlements between 1901 and 1934. He held many posts including Acting British Resident, Pahang (1924); British Resident, Perak (1925); British Advisor, Kedah (1925); British Advisor, Kelantan (1930); and Acting Colonial Administrator, Straits Settlements (1933), after which he retired and returned to England, and lived near Stratford-upon-Avon, and then in Leamington Spa. Haynes loaned some of the items he collected in Malaya to the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford in 1939. He was awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1950.
Enquiry about object: 5323
Unusual Straits Chinese Double-Sided Groom’s Wedding Sash End Embroidered with a Kangaroo
Straits Chinese, Straits Settlements (Singapore, Penang, Malacca) late 19th or early 20th century
length: 24cm, width: 6.5cm (13cm when folded out)
Provenance
estate of a colonial administrator, thence be descent
Enquiry about object: 5460
Burmese Gilded, Lacquered Manuscript Box & Stand, possibly intended for a Koran
Burma 19th century
length: 51cm, height: 33.5cm, depth: 32cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5319
Finely Embroidered Straits Chinese Silk Wedding Valance
Straits Chinese, Straits Settlements (Singapore, Penang, Malacca) circa 1900
wdith: 175cm, length (including tassel hangings): 103cm
Provenance
collected by Alwyn Sidney Haynes (1878-1963), and thence by descent. Haynes was a colonial administrator in Malaya and the Straits Settlements between 1901 and 1934. He held many posts including Acting British Resident, Pahang (1924); British Resident, Perak (1925); British Advisor, Kedah (1925); British Advisor, Kelantan (1930); and Acting Colonial Administrator, Straits Settlements (1933), after which he retired and returned to England, and lived near Stratford-upon-Avon, and then in Leamington Spa. Haynes loaned some of the items he collected in Malaya to the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford in 1939. He was awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1950.
Enquiry about object: 5712
Fine Indian, Double-Sided Temple Fan Embellished with Fluorescent Beetle Wings
India 19th century
length of fan face: 33cm, width of fan face: 29.5cm, length of handle: 39.3cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5746
Ottoman Chased & Repoussed Silver Hammam Bowl
Ottoman Turkey Abdulhamid II period, 1876-1909
diameter: 18.5cm, height: 5.3cm, weight: 266g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5841
Silver & Gold Necklace with Amulet Boxes & Coral Beads (Hunkun)
Oman, probably Nizwa 19th century
width of cross-bar: 20.8cm, length of necklace as worn: 33cm, weight: 808g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5811
Ottoman Coral-inset Gilded Mirror
Ottoman Turkey 18th & 19th century
length: 25.4cm, width: 11.5cm, weight: 311g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5842
Omani Silver Amulet Box (Hirz) with Applied Gold Plaques & Maria Theresa Thaler Coin Necklace
Nizwa, Oman 19th-early 20th century
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5850
Indian Silver Toe Ring Set (Bichhua or Phulri)
India, probably Gujarat or Rajasthan early 20th century
length: 15cm (approx.), weight: 96g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5824
Nyishi Woven Rattan Hat
Nyishi People, Arunachal Pradesh, India circa 1920
length: 27cm, height: 11.5cm, width: 14.8cm
Provenance
private collection, England
Enquiry about object: 5825
Naga Woven Rattan Hat
Naga People, Arunachal Pradesh & Assam, India circa 1920
length: 28.5cm, width: 22cm, height: 10.3cm
Provenance
private collection, England
Enquiry about object: 5885
Two Timorese Beaded Lime Containers
Atoni or Dawan people of West Timor, Indonesia early 20th century
lengths (without tassels): 10.5cm
Provenance
formerly in the collection of Henry Brownrigg, author of a book on the betel cutters in the Samuel Eilenberg Collection
Enquiry about object: 5889
Karo Batak Etched Bamboo Lime Container (Tagan)
Karo Batak People, North Sumatra, Indonesia circa 1900
height: 20.5cm, diameter: 7.6cm
Provenance
formerly in the collection of Henry Browrigg, author of a book on the betel cutters in the Samuel Eilenberg Collection
Enquiry about object: 5870
Unusually Fine & Flexible Indian Silver Chain Necklace (Kamardani)
Karnataka, India 19th century
length: 82cm, weight: 200g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 5872
Unusual Indian Silver Bracelet (Gajre)
India, probably Rajasthan or Gujarat 19th century
internal diameter: 4.6cm, height: 3cm, weight: 107g
Provenance
private collection, England
Enquiry about object: 5897
Malay Inscribed Brass Grain Measure (Gantang)
Malay People, Brunei dated 1299 AH (1881/82 AD)
height: 18cm, diameter: 18.5cm, width: 23cm, weight: 2,306g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5905
Straits Chinese Gilded & Lacquered Carved Wooden Offering Stand & Box & Pewter Tray (Chanab)
Used by the Straits Chinese (Babas/Nonyas) of the Straits Settlements of Penang, Malacca & Singapore & also the Peranakan Chinese of Indonesia. Possibly made in Southern China for this export market. circa 1900
height: 40cm, length: 35.6cm, width: 11.8cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5906
Rare Peranakan or Straits Chinese Beaded Pouch
Peranakan Community, Straits Settlements or Sumatra, Indonesia late 19th century
length (not including tassels): 19cm, width: 10.3cm
Provenance
private collection, England
Enquiry about object: 5907
Peranakan or Straits Chinese Beaded Case
Peranakan People, Straits Settlements or Sumatra, Indonesia late 19th century
length: 14cm, width: 8.7cm
Provenance
private collection, England
Enquiry about object: 5898
Indian Cast Bronze Chakra Wheel
Southwest India, probably Jain Community 18th century
height: 18.8cm, width: 9.5cm, depth: 5.3cm, weight: 262g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5899
Silver-Inlaid Bronze of Lakshmi-Narayan
Gujurat, Western India 16th century
height: 8.5cm, width: 6.1cm, depth: 4.2cm, weight: 257g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 5900
Gilded Indian Bronze Image of Durga
Western India 17th-18th century
height: 7.7cm, width: 5.5cm, depth: 3cm, weight: 145g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5901
Jain Five-Jina Bronze
Jain Community, India circa 15th century
height with stand: 14.2cm, height without stand: 12.1cm, width: 6.6cm, depth: 2.3cm, weight without stand: 260g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5924
Rare Carved Ivory Mortar
Tonkin (Northern Vietnam) or Southern China 17th century
height: 11cm, diameter: 8.2cm, weight: 370g
Provenance
private collection, England.
Enquiry about object: 5918
Gilded Silver Groom’s or Deity’s Tiara (Taj)
Northern India circa 1780
height: 11.2cm, approximate diameter: 18cm, weight: 184g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5916
Pair of Indian Diamond, Ruby & Pearl Gold Earrings
Northern India 1880-1920
lengths: 7cm, combined weights: 15.28g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5927
Persian Signed, Fine, Chased, Tinned Copper Bowl Decorated with Tracts from the Ghazals of Hafez
Persia (Iran) 19th century
diameter: 19cm, height: 12.3cm weight: 1,354g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5921
Omani Silver Talismanic-Islamic Inscribed Torque Necklace
Sur, Oman early 20th century
width across: 3.5cm, depth: 15cm, weight: 81g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5908
Peranakan Lady’s Beaded Purse
Peranakan People, Straits Settlements or West Sumatra, Indonesia circa 1920
width when opened out: 14.5cm, length: 10cm
Provenance
private collection, England
Enquiry about object: 5912
Flexible Indian Silver Chain Necklace (Kamardani)
Karnataka, India 19th century
length: 50.5cm, weight: 269g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5940
Exceptional Pair of Igbo Man’s Cast Brass Wrist Guards or Cuff Bracelets
Igbo People, South-central and South-eastern Nigeria probably 19th century
heights: 17cm, diameters: 10.7cm, combined weights: 1,150g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5931
Silver Bidri Talismanic or Magic Bowl with Koranic Verses (Abkhwura)
Deccan, India 18th century
diameter: 13cm, height: 5.4cm, weight: 514g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5938
Sri Lankan Pierced Silver & Gilt Bracelet set with Zircons & an Amethyst
Coastal regions, Sri Lanka circa 1920
width of face: 3.7cm, internal diameter: 5.1cm, weight: 37.4g
Provenance
Art Market, Scotland
Enquiry about object: 3125
Rare, Shan-Burmese Princely Regalia Gilded Dha Sword
Shan States, Burma 19th century
total length: 89.5cm, length of blade: 48cm, weight: 1,242g
Provenance
UK private collection; previously acquired from a dealer in France; said to have been acquired from a colonial French family in Algeria.
Enquiry about object: 5741
Great Wall of China Brick & Hongmu Stand dated 1929, & Etched Photogravure Plate of Presentation Ceremony
China stand dated 1929; brick dates to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
length of stand: 43.8cm, height: 28cm, depth: 24.5cm
Provenance
Rotary Club of Bristol, UK, since 1929.
Enquiry about object: 5747
Senior Tibetan Monk’s Summer Riding Hat (Tsetop)
Lhasa, Tibet 18th-early 19th century
diameter: 37cm, height: 16cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5845
Mughal Solid Jade Pendant inset with Diamonds, Rubies & Emeralds in Gold Settings
Mughal India 18th century
width: 2.3cm, weight: 12.65g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5708
Malay Earthenware Water Flask with Silver Mounts (Labu Ayer)
Malay People, Perak, Malay Peninsula late 19th or early 20th century
height: 30cm, diameter: 18cm, weight: 1,056g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5728
Naga Man’s Cane Hat
Kalyo-Kengyu Naga People, Eastern India/Western Burma circa 1910
height: 25.5cm, diameter at widest point: 20cm
Provenance
private collection, UK; reputedly obtained by a family member just after WWI during skirmishes with the Naga tribesmen in Bangladesh and Burma.
Enquiry about object: 5729
Fine, Naga Man’s Boar Tusk Necklace with Shell & Carnelians
Naga People, Eastern India/Western Burma circa 1910
approximate width: 19cm, weight: 231g
Provenance
private collection, UK; reputedly obtained by a family member just after WWI during skirmishes with the Naga tribesmen in Bangladesh and Burma.
Enquiry about object: 5157
Acehnese Bride’s Silver & Suasa Gold Hair Ornament (Leleyang Cemera)
Gayo-Alas People, central Aceh, North Sumatra, Indonesia 19th-early 20th century
height: 15cm, width: 12cm, weight: 89g
Provenance
private collection, France
Enquiry about object: 5281
Miao Silver Earrings
Miao (Hmong) & Lahu People, Southern China & Burma, northern Vietnam, Laos and northern Thailand early 20th century
length: 8cm, combined weight: 52.76g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5840
Mongolian Polychrome Dancing Citipati Group
Mongolia 19th century
height: 60cm, width: 53cm
Provenance
Private collection, England.
Enquiry about object: 5847
Nigerian Carved Wooden Helmet Dance Mask
Yoruba People, Ajasse Ipo Region, Nigeria circa 1920
height: 31cm, depth: 27cm, width: 26cm
Provenance
private collection, Scotland.
Enquiry about object: 5836
Six Matched Thai Niello Silver & Gilt Bowls with Royal Insignia
Thailand circa 1920
diameter of each bowl: 13cm, height: 6.4cm, combined weight of all six bowls: 1,251g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5849
Indian Carved Wooden Lintel Panel
India circa 17th century
length: 92cm, width: 19cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5366
Ethiopian Set of Four Engraved High-Grade Silver Drinking Vessels & Stand
Ethiopia 19th century
width of table platform: 14.3cm, height with cups: 9.1cm, combined weight: 409g
Provenance
private collection, London.
Enquiry about object: 5809
Ladakh Woman’s Headdress (Perak) set with a Ga’u Box, Turquoise, Coral & Nacre
Ladakh, Himalayan India circa 1920
length: 69.5cm, width: 29.5cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5821
Bronze Fluting Krishna (Venugopala)
South India circa 17th century
height: 11.6cm, weight: 377g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5883
Unusual, Ceremonial Twelve-Sided Lacquer Pedestal Dish (Talum) inlaid with Glass & Mother-of-Pearl
Thailand 19th century
width: 28cm, height: 12.5cm
Provenance
formerly in the collection of Henry Brownrigg, London.
Enquiry about object: 5807
Large Tibetan Silver Ga’u Box set with Turquoise & Coral
Eastern Tibet, probably Labrang area early 20th century
length: 16.5cm, width: 12.7cm, thickness: 3.8cm, weight: 292g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5810
Glass Beaded Wedding Slippers (Kasut Manek)
Straits Chinese Community, Singapore, Malacca or Penang circa 1920
length: 25cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5714
Tiny Pair of Nonya Beaded Page Girl Slippers
Straits Chinese People, Straits Settlements, Malaysia/Singapore circa 1890
length: 18cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5879
Five Ottoman Sherbet Spoons
Ottoman Turkey 18th-19th century
lengths: 22cm-38cm
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Enquiry about object: 5844
Fine, Dutch Colonial Batavian Silver Betel Leaf Holder
Dutch Colonial Batavia, Dutch East Indies (Present-day Indonesia) 1680-1700
height: 12.9cm, width: 10.2cm, weight: 197g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5823
Fine, Silver Filigree Rosewater Sprinkler
Deccan, India, or possibly Batavia, Dutch East Indies circa 1760
height: 30.6cm, weight: 453g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5859
Large Berber Necklace of Enamelled Silver Charms & Beads & Mediterranean Coral
Berber people, Great Kabylia Region, Algeria 19th-early 20th century
approximate circumference (diameter): 70cm, total weight: 490g
Provenance
private collection, France
Enquiry about object: 5739
Burmese Finely-Cast Bronze Temple Bell & Bracket
Burma circa 1850
height: 38cm, diameter at base: 19cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5773
Extremely Rare Mughal Chased Silver Ewer
North India 17th century
height: 10.cm, weight: 413g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 2717
Early Malay Kris Perkaka with Ivory Hilt
Northern Malay Peninsula 16th century & later
length: 46cm, weight: 272g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 5812
Shan Burmese Seated Jambupati Buddha
Burma 17th-18th century
height: 30.2cm, width: 13.8cm, weight: 2,221g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5188
Indian Gold & Pearl Nose Ring (Nath)
India, probably Rajasthan circa 1900
width: 3.5cm, weight: 6.22g
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Enquiry about object: 5562
Colonial Jamaican Satinwood Box with Pierced Silver Mounts, with Slavery Connections
Colonial Jamaica 18th century
length: 25cm, depth: 16.1cm, height: 10cm
Provenance
from the estate of former world no. 1 golfer Seve Ballesteros, acquired from the UK gallerist Lennox Cato; the Lawrence Family of Wiltshire, England, and Jamaica.
Enquiry about object: 4819
Fine Karo Batak Piso Andar Andar Sword with Gold Suasa & Silver Mounts
West Karo Batak People, North Sumatra, Indonesia 19th century
length: 55.5cm, weight: 396g
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Enquiry about object: 2718
Early Madurese Kris with Marine Tusk Hilt & Gold Mendak
Madura, Indonesia 17th century & later
length: 46cm, weight: 277g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4832
Madras Colonial Indian Silver Water Pot Lota
Madras, South India circa 1890
height: 9cm, weight: 141g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4229
Carved Steatite Nomori Figure
Sierra Leone 15th century or earlier
height: 11cm, weight: 468g
Provenance
private collection, London.
Enquiry about object: 4818
Sulawesi Badek with Engraved Silver Mounts
Sulawesi, Indonesia early 20th century
length: 28.5cm, weight: 290g
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Enquiry about object: 3244
Silver-Mounted Sewar Dagger
Malay people, Sumatra, Indonesia 19th century
length: 33cm, weight: 178g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4922
Malay Kris Panjang with Chased Silver Mounts & Pierced Hilt
Malay Peninsula 18th-19th century
length: 42.5cm,weight: 443g
Provenance
UK art market