Archives: Objects
Enquiry about object: 4565
Bronze Deepalakshmi Lamp
Deccan or South India 16th-17th century
height (without stand): 18cm, with stand: 20cm, width: 11cm
Provenance
UK art market; most probably has been in the UK since colonial times.
Enquiry about object: 4578
Silver Filigree Belt Buckle with Tugra
Ottoman Turkey 19th century
length: 16cm, width: 8.6cm, weight: 148g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 4590
Gilded Cast Bronze Ava-Style Buddha
Shan People, Eastern Burma 17th century
height: 30.8cm, width: 15cm
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Enquiry about object: 4592
Cast Bronze Seated Buddha
Laos 17th-18th century
height: 30cm, width: 13.7cm, depth: 10.2cm
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Enquiry about object: 4594
Cast Bronze Seated Buddha
Cambodia 17th century
height: 20.5cm, width: 17.2cm
Provenance
from a private collection, UK. The previous owner built up a collection of Buddha images mostly from old UK colonial sources, and did so over a long lifetime.
Enquiry about object: 4598
Cast Bronze Seated Buddha
Mandalay, Burma 18th-19th century
height: 58cm, width: 39.5cm, depth: 24cm
Provenance
from a private collection, UK. The previous owner built up a collection of Buddha images mostly from old UK colonial sources, and did so over a long lifetime.
Enquiry about object: 4224
Pair of Brass Vajra Hair Ornaments
Tibet 18th century
length: 4.2cm
Provenance
private collection, London.
Enquiry about object: 4268
Woman’s Wooden Lip Plate
Kichepo People, Sudan, & Surma People, Sudan/Ethiopia 19th-early 20th century
width: 13.5cm, length: 9.4cm, thickness: 1.6cm
Provenance
private London collection.
Enquiry about object: 4274
Woman’s Iron Pubic Cover (Cache Sexe)
Kirdi and Matakam People, North Cameroon 19th-early 20th century
length: 37.5cm
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 4302
Pair of Long Ivory Ear Plugs
Karen People, Eastern Burma late 19th century
length: 10.4cm
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 4303
Two Ivory Ear Plugs
Karen People, Eastern Burma late 19th century
heights: 4.4cm
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 4304
Single Ivory Ear Plug
Karen People, Eastern Burma late 19th century
length: 5.8cm
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 4366
Collection of Twenty Indian Hindu Temple Bronze Body Stamps (Chhapa)
Orissa & Bengal, India 18th & 19th centuries
length of the longest: 11.2cm, diameter of largest: 8cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 3934
Man’s Ear Ornament (Sabau) of Carved Hornbill Casque (Beak)
Kenyah/Kayan Dayak People, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia early 20th century
length: 9.5cm, weight: 30.39g
Provenance
Acquired in the UK, from the estate collection of Dr George Yuille Caldwell (1924-2016). Dr Caldwell, an English-born physician moved to Singapore in the 1950s, from where he built up a collection of mostly Borneo-related textiles and other ethnographica.
Enquiry about object: 3944
Pair of Borneo Man’s Solid Brass Spiral Ear Ornaments
Kenyah/Kayan Dayak People, Sarawak, Borneo 19th century
diameter: 2cm, combined weight: 72g
Provenance
Acquired in the UK, from the estate collection of Dr George Yuille Caldwell (1924-2016). Dr Caldwell, an English-born physician moved to Singapore in the 1950s, from where he built up a collection of mostly Borneo-related textiles and other ethnographica.
Enquiry about object: 4072
Superb Official’s Gold, Turquoise & Glass Ear Pendant (Sochi) & Box
Tibet 19th century
length of ear pendant: 16.5cm, length of box: 20cm
Provenance
private collection, London.
Enquiry about object: 4136
Silver Necklace with Three Attached Silver Amulet Boxes with Coral Beads
Hadhramaut Region, Yemen 19th century
length of main box: 12.4cm, circumference of necklace: 79cm, weight: 240g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4180
Cast Bronze Zoomorphic Ritual Kettle
Sarawak, Malaysia (Borneo) 18th-19th century
height (with handle): 37cm, length: 27cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4195
Pair of Woman’s Silver & Turquoise Earrings
Central Tibet 19th century
heights: 5cm, diameter of hoops: 3.2cm, combined weight: 59g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4197
Two Cast Brass Gold Dust Weights in the Form of Sandals
Ashanti or Asante People, Ghana 18th century
length (approx): 6.6cm, width: 2.5cm, height: 2cm
Provenance
private collection, London.
Enquiry about object: 3664
Nubian Pair of Engraved Silver Bracelets
Nubian People, North-East Africa 19th-early 20th century
external diameter: 8.6cm, internal diameter: 6.2cm, thickness: 1.2cm, combined weight: 119g
Provenance
private collection, London.
Enquiry about object: 3762
Portrait of Nasir-ud-Din Haidar Shah, the second Nawab of Oudh (r. 1827-37) in Original Brass Frame
Lucknow, India circa 1840
height of frame: 25cm, width: 20cm, height of image: 15cm
Provenance
UK art market.
Enquiry about object: 3410
Burmese Short Dagger (Dha-hmyaung) with Silver-Inlaid Blade & Ivory Hilt
Burma 19th century
length: 35.3cm, weight: 275g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 3286
Javanese Strand of Rare Glass Beads & Gold Foil Beads
Mediterranean, India or perhaps Central Java, Indonesia circa 700-1000AD or earlier
length: 22.6cm, weight: 57g
Provenance
private collection, London
Enquiry about object: 3294
Balinese Gilded Silver Kris Hilt inlaid with Semi-Precious Stones
Bali, Indonesia 20th century
length: 14.3cm, weight: 293g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 3104
Pair of Yoruba Bronze Ogboni Staves
Yoruba People, Nigeria 19th century
heights: 22cm, combined wight: 881g
Provenance
acquired from the estate of Dr Peter Sharratt (d. 2014). Sharratt was a linguist and lecturer in the School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures at the University of Edinburgh who published on Renaissance French sculpture. In his private life, he was an avid collector of tribal art, building up his collection over fifty years. During that time, he bought from UK dealers, collectors and auction houses.
Enquiry about object: 5052
Single Ancient Dzi Bead
Bhutan/Tibet Ancient
length: 3.2cm, weight: 7.88g
Provenance
from an old English collection; originally acquired as a gift from a senior government figure in Bhutan.
Enquiry about object: 4961
Unusual Double, Solid Silver Tiger Bracelet
Himachal Pradesh, India early 20th century
width across: 7.5cm, thickness: 4cm, weight: 408g
Provenance
Christie's New York; formerly in the collection of the late Paul Walter; most probably acquired by Walter in London.
Enquiry about object: 4796
Silver Filigree Incense Burner (Sahumador) Modelled as a Turkey
Peru, probably Ayucucho circa 1820
height: 14.6cm, depth: 15.6cm, weight: 564g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 1010
Sri Lankan Tortoiseshell Betel Box with Engraved, Parcel-gilt Silver Mounts
Sri Lanka 18th century
length: 16cm, width: 12cm, height: 5.2cm, weight: 305g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 1006
Indian Mughal Miniature Painting of Madonna & Child
Northern India 19th century
size: 17cm x 23.5cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 916
Extremely Rare Pair of Colonial Batavian Water Flasks with Silver Mounts Engraved with the Arms of the Dowager Countess of Dysart of Ham House, London
Batavia, Dutch East Indies 17th or 18th century
height: 41.6cm (approx.)
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 917
Ottoman Silver-gilt Khanjar with Watered Steel Blade
Ottoman Turkey circa 1800
length: 56cm, weight: 906g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 918
Ottoman Silver Khanjar with Watered Steel Blade
Ottoman Turkey 18th century
length: 55cm, weight: 622g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 92
Mughal Brass Writing Box
Northern India 18th-19th century
length: 26.2 cm; height: 15 cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 942
Pair of Indian Princely Gold Thread Zardozi Court Shoes
Northern India 19th century
length: 23.4cm; height: 9cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 944
Yoruba Gelede Dance Headdress
Yoruba People, Nigeria circa 1940
height: 34cm, length: 22cm, width: 27cm
Provenance
UK art market, formerly in an Oxford collection.
Enquiry about object: 945
Repoussed Gilded Silver Hammam Bowl
Algeria 19th century
height: 16.5cm, diameter: 12.9cm, weight: 170g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 946
Algerian Repoussed Silver Hammam Bowl
Algeria 19th century
height: 13.3cm, diameter: 11.5 weight: 123g
Enquiry about object: 960
Sri Lankan Large Ceremonial Brass Tazza (Dalumura Tatuva)
Sri Lanka 19th century
height: 25cm, diameter: 31.2cm, weight: 3.78kg
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 964
Ottoman Silver Repoussed Hamam Bowl
Anatolia, Turkey circa 1850
diameter: 21.7cm, height: 6.2cm, weight: 317g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 97
Mughal or Deccan Silver Plate (Thali)
Mughal or Deccan India early 18th century
diameter: 21.2 cm, weight: 242g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 972
Silver-Inlaid Katar & Hilt
Srirangam, Tanjore, India circa 1650
length: 57cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 975
Gilt Copper & Rock Crystal Ganapati (Tsog Dak or Ganesh)
Tibet/Nepal 19th century
height: 30cm, width: 20.5cm, 1.874kg
Provenance
Scottish art market
Enquiry about object: 976
Rock Crystal Ritual Vajra Chopper Knife
Tibet circa early 19th century
height: 23cm, width: 16cm, weight: 1.208kg
Provenance
Scottish art market
Enquiry about object: 981
Superb Ceremonial Silver-Inlaid Klewang or Parang Betino with Horn Handle, Gold Mounts & Lacquered Scabbard
West Java, Indonesia mid-19th century
length: 46cm, length of blade: 34cm
Enquiry about object: 993
Brass Syrian or Balkans Crusader-style Charger
Syria or Balkans circa 14th-15th century
diameter: 41.5cm
Provenance
private collection, London.
Enquiry about object: 521
Two framed original photographs: one of Maharaja Chandra Shumshere, Rana of Nepal, & one of a granddaughter
Nepal circa 1910
Maharaja Chandra Shumshere photograph: height: 27cm, width: 19cm (with frames: height: 43cm, width: 36cm); Granddaughter photograph: height: 28cm, width: 18cm (with frames: height: 45.5cm, width: 38cm)
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 529
Mongolian Jade and Silver Eating Knife Set
Mongolia 19th century
length: 33.6cm overall
Enquiry about object: 532
Engraved Islamic Brass Kettle for Hand Washing
Nupe People, Nigeria early 20th century
height: 17.5cm; diameter of base: 17.3cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 561
Ikat Selendang Cloth
'Greater Blossom' Clan, Savu, Eastern Indonesia late 19th century
length: 184cm (not including fringe); width: 90cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 580
Fine Silver Amulet Box with Filigree
Yemen late 19th-early 20th century
length: 16 cm; diameter of box: 4.5 cm, weight: 175g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 597
Indian Parcel-Gilt Silver Hookah Base
Northern India 19th century
height: 18.5cm; diameter of base: 19cm, weight: 865g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 609
Khmer-Thai Earthenware Storage Jar
North-Eastern Thailand circa 12th century
height: 25cm; diameter at widest point: 23cm (approx.)
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 61
Large, Silver Nigerian Islamic Bowl
Nupe People, Central Nigeria late 19th/early 20th century
diameter: 24 cm; height: 8 cm, weight: 445g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 639
Engraved Silver Betel Box
Sumatra, Indonesia 19th century
length: 8cm, combined weight: 148g
Provenance
private collection, London
Enquiry about object: 640
Sumatran Engraved Silver Betel & Lime Boxes
Sumatra, Indonesia 19th century
length: 6.5cm, total weight: 117g
Provenance
private collection, London.
Enquiry about object: 641
Engraved Silver Betel & Lime Boxes
Sumatra, Indonesia 19th century
length: 6.7cm, chain length: 21.5cm, total weight: 128g
Enquiry about object: 699
Fine Pair of Colonial Indian Silver Pepper Pots
Kutch, India circa 1880
height: 7.5cm, combined weight: 127g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 737
Pair of Straits Chinese Kat Maus or Chupus with Covers
Malaysia late 19th century
height: 15.3cm, diameter: 12.4cm
Provenance
Acquired in the UK from an English family from the south-west of England that was involved in managing a rubber plantation near Malacca in the 1940s.
Enquiry about object: 738
The Personal Seals & Silver Ink Box of the Maharajas of Panchakot
North-West India late 19th - early 20th century
heights of seals: 9.8cm-10.8cm, lengths of seal faces: 8.5cm-9.9cm; height of box: 8.6cm, length: 12.8cm, width: 10.2cm; weight of heaviest seal: 614g; combined weight of set: 2,885g (2.885kg)
Enquiry about object: 739
Straits Chinese Famille Rose Light Green-Ground Kat Mau or Chupu with Cover
Malacca, Malaysia late 19th century
height: 14.9cm, diameter: 12.4cm
Provenance
Acquired in the UK from an English family from the south-west of England that was involved in managing a rubber plantation near Malacca in the 1940s.
Enquiry about object: 750
The Personal Gold Cane Top of Abu Bakar, Sultan of Johor
Malaysia circa 1870
height: 7cm, diameter at top: 4.1cm, weight: 41 grams
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 758
Large Nonyaware Famille Rose Green-Ground Baluster Vase
Straits Chinese, Malaysia circa 1920
height: 46cm
Provenance
Acquired in the UK from an English family from the south-west of England that was involved in managing a rubber plantation near Malacca in the 1940s.
Enquiry about object: 763
Large Nonyaware Famille Rose Green-Ground ‘In and Out’ Offering Dish
Straits Chinese, Malaysia late 19th century
diameter: 27.6cm, height: 6cm
Provenance
Acquired in the UK from an English family from the south-west of England that was involved in managing a rubber plantation near Malacca in the 1940s.
Enquiry about object: 779
Monumental & Rare Parsee Muktad Silver Bowl
Bombay, India 19th century
diameter: 34cm, height: 20.2cm, weight: 2.533kg
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 797
Rare Indian Silver Mounted Coco-de-Mer Holy Water Container (Goumukhi) by Oomersi Mawji
Kutch, India circa 1870
length: 31.5cm, height: 22cm, weight: 1.006kg
Provenance
Private collection
Enquiry about object: 803
Large Zoomorphic Borneo Bronze Kettle (Cerek)
Borneo - Sarawak (Malaysia) or Brunei 19th century
height: 30cm, length: 39cm
Provenance
Acquired from the UK antiques market (southern England) and most probably has been in the UK since the colonial period.
Enquiry about object: 820
Mughal Engraved Brass Ewer
Northern India or Deccan 17th century
height: 28.5cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 836
Pair of Large Silver Hinged Anklets (Kadla)
Zanzibar or Vadodara (Baroda), Gujarat, India 19th century
outer diameter: 13.5cm, height: 11.8cm, weight: 818g (combined)
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 840
Sri Lankan Chased Silver Dish or Plate
Kandy region, Sri Lanka 19th century
diameter: 16.9cm, weight: 152g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 845
Yoruba Divination Bowl (Agere Ifa)
Yoruba People, Iseyin Region, Nigeria late 19th century
height: 21cm, diameter: 15.5cm
Provenance
Anthony Hepworth Collection, United Kingdom.
Enquiry about object: 846
Bamana Wooden Door Lock (Konbalabala)
Bamana people, Mali circa 1920
height: 45.5cm, width: 37cm
Provenance
From a private UK collection. Acquired from Christie’s, 'Tribal Art', June 24, 1996, London, lot 67.
Enquiry about object: 848
Rare, Finely Carved Coconut Money Box with Silver Mounts (Alcancia)
Spanish Colonial Guatemala 18th century
height: 18cm, length: 19cm, weight: 437g
Provenance
European antiques market.
Enquiry about object: 850
Whale’s Tooth Tabua with Sinnet Cord
Fiji late 19th century
length of tooth: 10.5cm
Provenance
UK private collection
Enquiry about object: 867
Rare Tibetan Painted & Inscribed Leather Dish
13th-15th century
diameter: 21cm; height: 3.4cm
Provenance
private collection, UK; private collection, Australia.
Enquiry about object: 888
Yoruba Mudfish (Egedu) Divination Bowl (Agere Ifa)
Yoruba People, Iseyin Region, Nigeria early 20th century
height: 23cm, diameter: 14cm
Provenance
Acquired in the 1960s by the previous owner.
Enquiry about object: 902
Rare & Monumental Sri Lankan Chased & Engraved Silver Reliquary Stupa (Dagoba)
Sri Lankna 19th century
height: 46cm, diameter of base: 32cm, weight: 3.675kg
Provenance
private collection, London.
Enquiry about object: 910
Batavian or Chinese Silver Lotus-Form Filigree Box & Cover
China or Batavia 17th-18th century
height: 4.5cm, diameter: 10.3m, weight: 168g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 914
Massive Colonial Indian Silver Water Jug by P. Orr & Sons
Madras, India circa 1890
height: 46cm, diameter at base: 24.8cm, weight: 3.94kg
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4940
Gold Navaratna Ring with Precious & Semi-Precious Stones
India 18th century
overall diameter: 2.4cm, weight: 5.9g, ring size: 9.25 (US), S (UK)
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4996
Gold Earrings (Souri)
Tamil Nadu, India early 20th century
diameter: 2.3cm, combined wight: 18.04g
Provenance
Collection of (the late) Paul Walter, New York. Probably acquired by Walter in the UK.
Enquiry about object: 4997
Gold Tubular Earrings (Murikkilattam)
South India early 20th century
diameter: 1.5cm, thickness: 1cm, combined weight: 11.44g
Provenance
Collection of (the late) Paul Walter, New York. Probably acquired by Walter in the UK.
Enquiry about object: 4999
Gold Ear Ornament or Cord Weight
Central Java, Indonesia Early Classic Period, AD700-AD1000
length: 1.8cm, height: 1.1cm, weight: 11.96g
Provenance
Collection of Paul Walter, New York. Probably acquired by Walter in the UK.
Enquiry about object: 5000
Cambodian Gold Makara Ring
Khmer/Cambodia circa 15th century
height of ring: 3cm, external diameter of hoop: 2.4cm, weight: 13.76g, size of ring: M (UK), 6.25 (US)
Provenance
Collection of (the late) Paul Walter, New York. Probably acquired by Walter in the UK.
Enquiry about object: 4697
Rare Brass & Copper Ganga-Jumna Lota
Tanjore, South India 17th century
diameter: 12.8cm, height: 14.5cm, weight: 1,073g
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Enquiry about object: 4699
Bell-Metal Long Spouted Kindi
Kerala, South India 18th century
height: 13.6cm, length: 21cm, weight: 1,087g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 4700
Inscribed, Bronze Spouted Lota
Kerala, South India 17th century
height: 13.8cm, length: 14cm, weight: 1,068g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 4723
Fine, Silver-Clad Wooden Tea Bowl
Mongolia circa 1925
height: 6.1cm, diameter: 12.3cm, weight: 385g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4732
Fine Burlwood Tsampa Box with Silver Filigree Mounts & Lapis Lazuli, Coral & Turquoise
Mongolia 19th century
diameter: 14cm, height: 8.5cm, weight: 483g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4753
The Mughal Seal of Khair un-nisa Begum Sahiba, Daughter of Bahadur Shah II, the last Mughal Emperor
Seized during the Indian Mutiny in 1857, Delhi, India dated 1845, and inscribed 'September 20, 1857, Delhi'
length: 16.2cm, weight: 146g
Provenance
private collection, UK; previously in the estate of Ronald Daubney OBE, of Linton Park, Kent, England; previously owned by General John Cockburn Hood of Stainrigg House, Berwiskshire
Enquiry about object: 4761
North Indian Flexible Silver Armlet (Bazuband)
Rajasthan, India 19th-early 20th century
length of silver band: 17cm, width: 4.2cm, weight: 112g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4769
Crescent-shaped Silver Bangle
India, probably Gujarat 19th century
width across: 9.5cm, internal diameter: 5.6cm, weight: 82cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4774
Small Cast Silver Figure of a Dancer
Burma circa 1890
height (with stand): 14cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4795
North Indian Flexible, Pierced, Silver Armlet (Bazuband)
Rajasthan, India 19th-early 20th century
length of silver band: 16cm, width: 7.5cm, weight: 256g
Provenance
private UK collection.
Enquiry about object: 4575
Two Amber Pointed Cylinder Ear Plugs
Kachin People, Burma 19th-early 20th century
heights: 6.7cm & 7cm, combined weight: 24.05g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4577
Unusually Large Chased Silver Christian Cross
Sri Lanka 19th-early 20th century
height: 11.8cm, width: 6.6cm, weight: 39g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4579
Gilded Silver Filigree & Carved Nephrite Pendant
China 19th century
length: 8.5cm, height: 5.4cm, weight: 35.5g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4584
Large Kandyan Period Cast Brass Standing Buddha
Sri Lanka 18th century
height without stand (32cm), with stand: 38cm
Provenance
private collection, UK. The previous owner built up a collection of Buddha images mostly from old UK colonial sources, and did so over a long lifetime.
Enquiry about object: 4589
Gilded Bronze Pagan-Period Buddha
Burma Pagan Period, 11th-12th century
height: 14.4cm, width: 11.2cm, depth: 6.7cm
Provenance
private collection, UK. Acquired in the UK not less than 40 years ago by the previous owner. The previous owner built up a fine collection of Buddha images mostly from old UK colonial sources, and did so over a long lifetime.
Enquiry about object: 4593
Laos Cast Bronze Seated Buddha
Laos circa 15th century
height: 37cm, width: 22.5cm, depth: 14cm
Provenance
private collection, UK. The previous owner built up a collection of Buddha images mostly from old UK colonial sources, and did so over a long lifetime.
Enquiry about object: 4597
Bronze Seated Buddha or Disciple
Thailand late 18th century
height: 42cm, width: 39cm, depth: 19.5cm
Provenance
private collection, UK. The previous owner built up a collection of Buddha images mostly from old UK colonial sources, and did so over a long lifetime.
Enquiry about object: 46
Nepalese Bronze Beer or Wine Ewer (Dhalacha)
Nepal 18th-19th century
height: 25 cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4612
Silver Filigree Dish
probably India 18th-early 19th century
diameter: 25.5cm, height when sitting flat: 3.6cm, weight: 487g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4614
Colonial Silver Filigree Lidded Box & Tray
Dutch East Indies, probably Batavia 18th century
length of tray: 11.5cm, length of box: 9.3cm, combined weight: 153g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4615
Enamelled Gold Jadau Pendant Set with Diamonds & Pearls
Northern India circa 1850
heights: 5.5cm and 3.5cm (x2), combined weight: 46.12g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4618
Colonial Calamander Wood Document Box with Fine Silver Mounts
Sri Lanka 18th century
length: 24.5cm, height: 11cm, depth: 18cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4619
Pair of Enamelled Silver Peacocks
Jaipur, India circa 1870
heights: 17.3cm, lengths: 18cm, combined weight: 1,585g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4627
Islamic Wooden Panel Carved with Buraq & Deer
Persia/Iran 19th century
length: 73.4cm, width: 18.2cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4629
Three Ming Dynasty Carved Wooden Daoist Figures with Polychrome
China Reign of Zhengde (1505–1521)
heights: each approx. 29.5cm
Provenance
private collection, London.
Enquiry about object: 4651
Balinese Damascened Short Sword with Carved Hilt
Bali, Indonesia 18th century
length (in scabbard): 57.5cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4652
Rare Pair of Tall, Fine, Silver Filigree-Clad Glass Flasks
India 19th century
heights: 40.5cm, diameters: 7.5cm, total combined weights: 2,249g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4657
Kris with Gilded Silver Hilt
Bali, Indonesia early 20th century
total length: 56.5cm, length of hilt: 12.2cm, total weight: 576g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4658
Finely Carved South Indian Nut with Silver Mounts
South India, probably Madras circa 1800
length: 10.2cm, weight: 108g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4667
Model of a Peacock, Gilded, Enamelled & set with Turquoise & Pearls
China circa 1920
height: 45cm, total weight: 863g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4671
Carved, Ritual Horn Seed Dispenser
Tibet 19th century
length: 21.6cm, weight: 169g
Provenance
Scottish art market
Enquiry about object: 4676
Tibetan Rare, Brass Toad-Shaped Flask
Tibet 18th century and perhaps earlier
height (with stopper): 37cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4677
Rare Clay & Polychrome Portrait Image of the Jonang Lama Dolpo Pa
Central or Southern Tibet 19th century
height: 20.5cm, width: 16.3cm, depth: 14.8cm
Provenance
private collection, London, and acquired in the UK by the previous owner.
Enquiry about object: 4399
Carved Shell, Glass & Wood Bead & Fossilised Palmwood (Pumtek) Necklace
Mizo People, Eastern India, or Naga People, Burma/India circa 1900
length: 80cm, weight: 100g
Provenance
private collection, London.
Enquiry about object: 4402
Silver Box & Lid Covered in Silver Filigree
Ottoman Turkey 18th-19th century
height: 9.8cm, diameter: 9.3cm, weight: 292g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4403
Gilded Silver Garuda Pendant set with Turquoise, Coral & Other Stones
Newar People, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal 18th-19th century
height: 5cm, width: 4.8cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4404
Gilded Silver Butterfly Ornament set with Turquoise
Nepal or Eastern Tibet 18th-19th century
height: 5cm. width: 5.3cm, weight: 19.4g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4410
Standing Brass Buddha
Sri Lanka circa 15th century
height: 18cm
Provenance
UK antique market
Enquiry about object: 4443
Fine Clay Votive Plaque (Tsa-Tsa) of Manjushri with Lantsa Script
Tibet circa 15th-17th century
height: 6.4cm, width: 5.2cm, thickness: 1.8cm
Provenance
Collection of Stephen Masty (1954-2015)
Enquiry about object: 4450
Burmese Large, Lacquered Wooden Buddha
Mandalay, Burma circa 1850
height: 67.5cm, width: 59cm, depth: 34cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4454
Finely Engraved Persian-Style Silvered Copper Drinking Bowl
Northern India 19th century
diameter: 15cm, height: 5.3cm, weight: 504g
Provenance
Scottish art market
Enquiry about object: 4471
Bronze Spiral Ornament or Stone Mason’s Plumb Weight with Lotus Bud Finials
Cambodia circa 10th-12th century
height: 6cm, weight: 164g
Provenance
private London collection
Enquiry about object: 4473
Rare Cast Brass Necklace
Vere People, North-Eastern Nigeria & Cameroon 19th century
length: approx. 75cm, weight: 1,704g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4482
Fine & Rare Colonial Goblet Carved Entirely from Coconut Shell
Sri Lanka circa 1800 or earlier
height: 14.7cm, diameter of foot: 7.5cm
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Enquiry about object: 4485
Bell-Shaped Silver-Inlaid Bidri Hookah Base
Lucknow, India circa 1850
height: 17cm, diameter: 18.8cm, weight: 2,163g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4486
Bronze Garuda Lamp Stand
Himachal Pradesh, Northern India 17th-18th century
height: 13.8cm, diameter: 11.4cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4499
Necklace of Rare Hollow Reeded Gold Beads
Pyu (present-day Burma) 5th-9th century
length of bead section: 18cm (36cm circumference), weight: 29g
Provenance
UK art market; private collection, London.
Enquiry about object: 4513
Indo-Portuguese Carved Ivory Our Lady of Conception
Goa, India latter half of 18th century
height: 22cm, weight: 491g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4516
Carved Wooden Prestige Sceptre
Ovimbundu People, Angola 19th century
length: 55cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4518
Large Silver Mughal Wine Ewer
North India 19th century
diameter: 46.5cm, width: 26.5cm, weight: 1,790g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4519
Silver Lidded Lotus-Pattern Bowl
Singapore or Riau circa 1920
height: 16.3cm, diameter: 21.4cm, weight: 506g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4538
Superb Copper Teapot with Fine, Pierced Silver Mounts
Tibet 18th-19th century
height: 27cm, length: 27.5cm, weight: 1,129g
Provenance
private collection, London.
Enquiry about object: 4540
Maharaja’s Parcel-Gilt Silver-Plated Processional Fly Whisk Holder
India 19th century
length: 38cm, weight: 262g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4541
Champleve Enamelled & Gilded Bronze Stupa with Jataka Tales
China Ming Dynasty, circa 15th century
height: 20.2cm, width: 10cm, weight: 1,254g
Provenance
private collection of Maurice Collis (1889-1973); thereafter by descent.
Enquiry about object: 4568
Inscribed, Flexible Silver Armlet (Bazuband)
Rajasthan, India 19th-early 20th century
length of silver band: 12.6cm, width: 6.3cm, weight: 114g
Provenance
private UK collection.
Enquiry about object: 4569
Lacquered & Gilded Kammavaca
Burma early to mid-19th century
length: 54.8cm, width: 11.9cm - 16 leaves & 2 covers
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4571
Ivory & Silver Tea Bowl
Royal Family of Bhutan, Bhutan 19th century
height: 4.5 cm, diameter: 11 cm, weight: 166g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4573
Gilded Silver Devotional Plaque with Tara in Lapis Lazuli & other semi-Precious Stones
Nepal 18th-19th century
height: 9.2cm, width: 9cm, weight: 125g
Provenance
European antique market
Enquiry about object: 4574
Carved Horn Miniature Divination Image of Eshu (Ikin Ifa)
Yoruba People, Nigeria 19th century
height: 7.6cm
Provenance
private London collection
Enquiry about object: 4256
Rare Fossilised Palmwood (Pumtek) Bead Necklace
Pyu Kingdom, Burma, China People, Western Burma & Mizo People, Eastern India circa 10th century
length: 76cm, weight: 93g
Provenance
private collection, London.
Enquiry about object: 4257
Woman’s Large Ivory Gungulu Bracelet
Gurunsi & Kasena Peoples, Burkina Faso & Ghana 19th-early 20th century
length: 20.8cm, width: 11.4cm, weight: 429g
Provenance
private collection, London
Enquiry about object: 4258
Woman’s Ivory Gungulu Bracelet
Gurunsi & Kasena Peoples, Burkina Faso & Ghana 19th-early 20th century
length: 16.8cm, width: 10.2cm, weight: 173g
Provenance
private collection, London
Enquiry about object: 4259
Naga Bead & Bone Belt or Girdle
Naga People, India/Burma 19th century
length (approx): 67cm, width: 15.5cm, weight: 517g
Provenance
private collection, London.
Enquiry about object: 4260
Naga Bead Necklace
Naga People, India/Burma 19th century-early 20th century
length: 64cm, weight: 508g
Provenance
private collection, London.