Archives: Objects
Enquiry about object: 9349
Superb Tibetan Iron Beer (Chhaang) Flask Overlaid with Silver & Gold
Chamdo, Eastern Tibet circa 18th century
height: 44.1cm, length (from sprout to handle): approximately 39cm, depth: approximately 8.5cm, weight: 2,676g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9282
Ottoman Woman’s Embossed, Silver-Clad Hammam Clogs (Qabqab)
Ottoman Turkey 19th century
length: 22.8cm, width: 8.3cm, height (including strap): 11.3cm, combined weight: 643g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9292
Pair of Indian Gilded & Enamelled Bracelets set with Pearls, Rubies & White Sapphires
Bikaner, Rajasthan, India 18th-19th century
external diameter: 8.9cm, internal diameter: 5.8cm, thickness: 1.3cm, combined weight: 314g
Provenance
private collection, US
Enquiry about object: 9191
Fine, Madras Silver Makara Bracelet
Madras, South India circa 1870
internal diameter (widest): 5.7cm, weight: 64g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9072
Five Rare Silver Zoroastrian Plaques possibly for a Fire Temple
Parsi (Parsee) Community, India, probably Bombay 19th century
length and width (of the largest panel): 7.3cm and 11cm, combined weight: 40g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9356
Pair of Burmese Gilded Lacquered Monk Disciples, Sariputta & Moggallana
Burma (Myanmar) 19th-20th century
height: approximately 12cm, combined weight: 2,013g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9286
Superb Indonesian Bugis Gold Bracelet
Bugis People, South Sulawesi, Indonesia circa 1920
external diameter: 7.7cm, internal diameter: 6.5cm, weight: 112g
Provenance
private collection, US
Enquiry about object: 9366
Burmese Large, Pierced, Double Lined Silver Bowl with (probably) the Vidhurapandita Jataka
Burma (Myanmar) circa 1880
height: 16.1cm, internal diameter: 21.4cm, external diameter: approximately 26cm, weight: 1,843g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9355
Burmese Gilded Lacquered Buddha
Northern Burma (Myanmar) 19th century
height: 35cm, width: 28cm, depth: 19.2cm, weight: 2,890g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9370
Tibetan Gilded Figure of Palden Lhamo
Tibet 17th-18th century
height: 11.9cm, length: 9cm, depth: approximately 5.1cm, weight: 396g
Provenance
private collection, London, UK
Enquiry about object: 9383
Indian Silver Model Ship
Northern India circa 1950
height (without base): 15cm, length: approximately 16cm, depth: approximately 6cm, overal height (including base): 19cm, weight (of silver): 396g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9361
Bronze Image of Shiva as Nataraja, Lord of Dance
South India circa 15th century
height: 19.4cm, width: 15.5cm, depth: 10cm, weight: 775g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9374
African Dogon Cast Brass Pendant of a Seated, Bound Female Slave
Dogon People, Mali 19th century or earlier
height: 6.7cm, weight: 134g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9377
Fine & Rare African Senufo Brass Ancestor Pendant
Senufo or Dan People, Ivory Coast or Liberia circa 1930
width: 13.5cm, height: 6.2cm, weight: 198g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9285
Yemen Woman’s Indigo-Dyed Cotton Bib or Dress Front with Silver Embellishments
Raymah Governorate, Central Western Yemen early-mid 20th century
length: 52cm, width: 25cm, weight: 518g
Provenance
private collection, US
Enquiry about object: 9310
Outstanding, Large Ladakh Seven-Strand Turquoise Necklace (Ultik)
Ladakh, Himalayan India late 19th century and earlier
length between (and including) the two silver terminals: 38cm, weight: 659g
Provenance
private collection, US
Enquiry about object: 9353
Bhutanese or Tibetan Noble’s Parcel-Gilt Silver Teapot
Bhutan or Tibet 19th century
approx, height: 32cm
Provenance
collected by (then) Major R.L. Vance, probably in 1927, on a visit to Bhutan.
Enquiry about object: 9180
Sri Lankan Temple Column Silver Candlesticks
Kandy, Sri Lanka late 19th-early 20th centuries
height: 30.4cm, width of base: 11.1cm, depth of base: 11.1cm, combined weight: 1,649g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9294
Exceptionally Rare Naga Headhunter’s Necklace with Five-Heads & Buffalo
Naga People, Burma/India early 20th century
circumference: approximately 65.5cm, length of brass pendant: 16.7cm, weight: 205g
Provenance
private collection, US
Enquiry about object: 7061
Burmese Silver Centrepiece with Ramayana Narrative
Burma (Myanmar) circa 1900
height: approximately 38cm, width: approximately 20cm, weight: 1,287g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6943
Central Asian Gold Nose Ring (Arabek)
Uzbekistan first half of the 20th century
internal diameter: 2.8cm, weight: 6g
Provenance
private collection, Germany
Enquiry about object: 9291
Magnificent Chevron Bead Necklace
Venice, probably for the West African market 19th century
circumference: approximately 86cm, average bead length: 3cm, weight: 377g
Provenance
private collection, US
Enquiry about object: 9295
Naga Warrior’s Headhunting Necklace
Naga People, Burma/India late 19th century
circumference: approximately 55cm, width of pendant: 11.7cm, weight: 170g
Provenance
private collection, US
Enquiry about object: 9300
Rare Naga Necklace with Turquoise-coloured Trade Beads
Naga People, Burma/India early 20th century
circumference: approximately 83cm, weight: 328g
Provenance
private collection, US
Enquiry about object: 9293
Fine Baule Cast Brass Necklace
Baule People, Ivory Coast early 20th century
circumference: approximately 81cm, weight: 184g
Provenance
private collection, US
Enquiry about object: 9319
Naga Headhunter’s Trophy Head & Ancestor Necklace
Naga People, Burma/India early 19th century
circumference: approximately 70cm, width of pendant: 9.7cm, weight: 80g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9326
Yemen Silver Necklace
Jewish community, Hadramaut region, Yemen early 20th century
circumference: approximately 72cm, length of central pendant bead: 6.4cm, weight: 279g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 9332
Indian Bronze Shiva as Bhikshatana
South India 19th century
height: 9cm, width: 3.7cm, depth: 2.9cm, weight: 185g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9303
Naga Warrior’s Tiger Hunting Necklace
Naga People, Burma/India early 20th century or earlier
circumference: approximately 73cm, width of pendant: 11cm, length of boar teeth: approximately 9.1cm, weight: 207g
Provenance
private collection, US
Enquiry about object: 9336
Rare Central Asian Boy’s ‘Bow & Arrow’ Silver Amulet for the Back
Central Asia or Afghanistan, probably Turkoman/Turkmen People 19th century
circumference of chain: approximately 52cm, width of amulet: 13.8cm, weight: 105g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9312
Horn of Africa Large Amber Dowry Necklace
Horn of Africa, probably Somalia, Sudan or Harer, Ethiopia 19th-early 20th century
circumference: approximately 89cm, diameter of the largest bead: approximately 3.9cm, weight: 356g
Provenance
private collection, US
Enquiry about object: 9333
Fine, Persian Carved Wooden Box
Abadeh, Qajar Iran (Persia) 1850-1890
height: 11.7cm, width: 16.8cm, depth: 25.4cm, weight: 2,265g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9311
Spectacular Moroccan Large Amber ‘Treasure’ Necklace (Tifilit)
Berber people, Anti-Atlas, Draa Valley, Morocco early 20th century
circumference: approximately 102cm, diameter of the largest bead: approximately 4.6cm, weight: 809g
Provenance
private collection, US
Enquiry about object: 9348
Moroccan Silver-Clad Dagger with Blond Rhinoceros Horn Hilt (Koummiya)
southern Morocco 19th century
overall length: approximately 41.5cm, weight: 628g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9365
Pair of Himalayan Large Silver Yak Butter Lamp Bowls
Tibet or Bhutan 18th-19th century
height: approximately 7.8cm, diameter: approximately 14cm, combined weight: 415g
Provenance
collected by (then) Major R.L. Vance, probably in the 1920s in either Bhutan or Tibet
Enquiry about object: 9271
Rare, Unusually Large Silver Yemeni Wedding Chest Ornament Necklace
Zabid, Southern Tihama, western coastal plain, Yemen early 20th century
length of pendant (from loop to the lowest bell): approximately 25.5cm, circumference of necklace component: approximately 54cm, overall weight: 493g
Provenance
private collection, UK; acquired in Saudi Arabia in the 1970s
Enquiry about object: 9277
Massive Indian Silver Flask (Surahi)
Rajasthan, India late 19th century
height: approximately 48cm, width: approximately 28cm, weight: 2,980g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9289
Indian Enamelled Gold, Pearl & White Sapphire Necklace
Northern India circa 1860
circumference: 44cm, weight: 39g
Provenance
private collection, US
Enquiry about object: 7429
Massive Burmese Silver Figurative Bowl
Burma (Myanmar) circa 1910
height: 21.3cm, diameter: approximately 35cm, weight: 2,364g
Provenance
private collection, London, UK
Enquiry about object: 9235
Bhutanese Prince’s Long Sword & Parcel-Gilt Silver Scabbard (Kongdi Maja)
Bhutan or Tibet 18th-19th century
length: 85.8cm, width: approximately 6cm, weight: 1,592g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9265
Rare Burmese Carved Wooden Depictions of Adam & Eve
Burma (Myanmar) late 19th century
height: approximately 48.2cm, combined weight: 2,932g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9038
Rare, Large Pair of Swahili Coast Silver Ear Plugs for Musk Perfume
Swahili Coast, probably Lamu & Pate Islands 19th-early 20th century
diameter: 6cm, thickness: 2.5cm, combined weight (of silver): 68g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9343
Exceptional Saudi Arabian Embroidered & Beaded Dress (Thobe)
Bani Malik tribal group, Hijaz region, southern Saudi Arabia mid-20th century
length: 130cm, weight: 1,319g
Provenance
private UK collection, collected in Saudi Arabia in the 1970s
Enquiry about object: 9344
Superb Saudi Arabian Embroidered & Beaded Dress (Thobe)
Bani Malik tribal group, Hijaz region, southern Saudi Arabia mid-20th century
length: 136cm, weight: 1,472g
Provenance
private UK collection, collected in Saudi Arabia in the 1970s
Enquiry about object: 9345
Saudi Arabian Embroidered & Beaded Dress (Thobe)
Bani Malik tribal group, Hijaz region, southern Saudi Arabia mid-20th century
length: 124cm, weight: 1,421g
Provenance
private UK collection, collected in Saudi Arabia in the 1970s
Enquiry about object: 9346
Saudi Arabian Beaded & Embroidered Dress (Thobe)
Bani Malik tribal group, Hijaz region, southern Saudi Arabia mid-20th century
length: 120cm, weight: 849g
Provenance
private UK collection, collected in Saudi Arabia in the 1970s
Enquiry about object: 9323
South Indian Lingayat Sect Nandi Ring
Karnataka or Maharashtra, India circa 16th century
height: 4.7cm, weight: 71g
Provenance
private collection, Brussels
Enquiry about object: 9347
Saudi Arabian Beaded & Tasselled Head Covering (Qarqoosh)
Bani Malik Tribe or Bal Harith Tribe, Hijaz region, southern Saudi Arabia early 20th century
width (without tassels): approximately 63cm, length (without tassels): approximately 132cm, weight: 493g
Provenance
private UK collection, collected in Saudi Arabia in the 1970s
Enquiry about object: 9246
Exceptionally Rare, Early, Singhalese Carved & Pierced Tortoiseshell Satinwood Box
Sri Lanka 1650-1700
length: 22.3cm, depth: 14.5cm, height: 9.2cm
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 9158
Brunei Brass Grain Measure (Gantang)
Brunei dated 1875-76
diameter: approximately 18.7cm, height: 16.5cm, weight: 2,225g
Provenance
private collection, Channel Islands
Enquiry about object: 9128
Tibetan Tantric Gilded Copper Severed Head
Tibet circa 17th century
length: 7.5cm, width: 5.8cm, depth: approximately 3.8cm, weight: 49g
Provenance
Art market, Paris, France
Enquiry about object: 9170
Large Ottoman Gilded Silver Shallow Bowl
Ottoman Turkey 18th-19th century
diameter: approximately 27.8cm, depth: approximately 2.8cm, weight: 539g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 8987
Fine, Burmese Silver Bowl with Mahajanaka Jataka Scenes
Burma (Myanmar) late 19th-early 20th century
height: 15cm, diameter: approximately 21cm, weight: 1,161g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 8923
Early Javanese Bronze Oil Lamp Section
Eastern Java, Indonesia 14th century
length: 19.2cm, weight: 524g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 8910
Tibetan Pair of Silver Butter Lamps inset with Turquoise
Tibet 19th century
height: 18.8cm, diameter: approximately 12.5cm, combined weight: 819g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9269
Massive Bedouin Silver Amulet Box (Hirz) & Necklace
Bedouin people, Abha, 'Asir Region, Southern Saudi Arabia 19th-early 20th century
circumference of chain: 98.5cm, length of amulet (including bells): approximately 16cm, width of amulet: 16.9cm, weight: 528g
Provenance
private collection, UK. Collected in the 1970s from Saudi Arabia.
Enquiry about object: 9270
Bedouin Silver Necklace (Lazim)
Bedouin people, Abha, 'Asir Region, Southern Saudi Arabia 19th-early 20th century
length of main pendant with chains: approximately 21cm, weight: 745g
Provenance
private collection, UK. Collected in the 1970s from Saudi Arabia.
Enquiry about object: 9268
Bedouin Silver Rattle Anklet with Bells (Halhal)
Bedouin people, Abha, 'Asir Region, Southern Saudi Arabia 19th-early 20th century
inner diameter: approximately 7.1cm, weight: 232g
Provenance
private collection, UK. Collected in the 1970s from Saudi Arabia.
Enquiry about object: 9252
Fine, Tibetan Mandala Printing Block
Himalayan region, probably Tibet 19th century
length: 22.4cm, width: 20.4cm, depth: 3.4cm, weight: 873g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9263
Colonial Trichinopoly Gilded Silver Snuff Box
Trichinopoly, South India circa 1870
length: 10.5cm, width: 6.4cm, thickness: 3.3cm, weight: 282g
Provenance
Private collection of Julian Sands.
Enquiry about object: 9258
Tibetan Bone, Trade Bead & Chank Shell Mala or Rosary Beads (Sin-‘phen)
Tibet 18th-19th century
circumference: approximately 62cm, diameter of main chank shell bead: 1.8cm, weight: 119g
Provenance
private collection, London.
Enquiry about object: 9251
Burmese Silver Box
Burma circa 1880
height: 8.8cm, width: 12.6cm, depth: 8.8cm, weight: 391g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9250
Tibetan Terracotta & Polychrome Vajrabhairava & Consort
Tibet 18th century
length: 15cm, width: 12.8cm, depth: 4.4cm, weight: 643g (913g with stand)
Provenance
UK art market; German collection
Enquiry about object: 8954
Indian Bronze Krishna Playing the Flute (Venugopala)
South India circa 14th century
height: approx. 11cm
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 9256
Tibetan Hand-Held Prayer Wheel with Silver Mounts (‘Khor)
Tibet 19th century
length: approximately 20cm, diameter: 6.3cm, weight: 138g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 9275
Chinese Cast Bronze of the Emaciated Buddha
China 17th-18th century
height: 7.3cm, width: 5.2cm, depth: 3.5cm, weight: 206g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9253
Tibetan Gilt Copper Ornament set with Turquoise
Tibet circa 17th century
length: 14.9cm, width: 7cm, weight: 48g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 8948
Rare Mandingo Leather-Clad Sword
Mandingo or Mandinka people, West Africa, including Sierra Leone late 19th century
length: approximately 91.5cm
Provenance
private collection, England
Enquiry about object: 9247
Tibetan Brass Yak or Bull Mount of Vajrabhairava (Yamantaka)
Tibet 19th century
height: approximately 14.6cm, length: approximately 27.2cm, weight: 565g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 9114
Unusually Massive Mughal Brass Ewer (Aftaba)
North India 17th-18th century
height: 36.5cm, length (from spout to handle): approximately 38cm, weight: 4,426g
Enquiry about object: 9186
Mongolian Framed Thangka of the White Tara (Dolma Karpo)
Mongolia 18th-19th century
length: 31.9cm, width: 25.3cm, depth: 2.3cm, weight: 1,536g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9232
Mandalay Burmese Bronze Buddha
Mandalay, Burma circa 1850
height: 49cm, width: 39.5cm, depth: 26.5cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 8618
Unusually Fine Tibetan Skull Mala Necklace
Tibet circa 18th century
circumference: 62cm, weight: 19g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 9190
Ibibio Carved Wooden Soldier Puppet Figure
Ibibio people, coastal Southern Nigeria circa 1920
height: 55cm
Provenance
UK art market; Christie's Paris, 2006.
Enquiry about object: 9283
Ibibio Carved Wooden Female Puppet Figure
Ibibio people, coastal Southern Nigeria circa 1920
height: 56cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 8614
Rare Tibetan Archaic Brown Jade Bead Necklace
Tibet Archaic, probably before 12th century
circumference: approximately 66cm, weight: 334g
Provenance
private collection, England
Enquiry about object: 9150
Superb Mughal Parcel-Gilt Silver Perfume Flask
Mughal, North-Western India 17th-18th century
height: 24cm, width: 8.2cm, depth: 5.5cm, weight: 297g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9039
Malay-Thai Gold Bracelet with Diamonds, Rubies & Emeralds (Rantai Tangan)
Malay People, Patani, Southern Thailand 19th century
circumference: 16.8cm, width: 1.2cm, weight: 18g
Provenance
private collection
Enquiry about object: 9230
Indian Silver Plate inset with Theva Goldwork Panels backed with Blue & Green Foil
Partabargh, Rajasthan, India circa 1820
height: 2cm, diameter: 17.9cm, weight: 339g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 8941
Uzbek Silver Necklace with Pearls & Gems
Uzbek people, Tashkent, Central Asia 19th century
circumference of necklace: 70cm, length of pendant: 18.5cm, weight: 199g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 9145
Exceptional Indian Bronze Virabhadra Plaque
Karnataka, India 16th-17th century
height (of plaque): 26cm, height (with stand): 29cm, width (of plaque): 17.4cm, weight (of plaque): 1,957g
Provenance
private collection, London
Enquiry about object: 9196
Rare Torres Strait Turtle Shell Mask
Torres Strait Islands, Queensland, Australia before 1870
length: approximately 19.5cm, width: 13cm, weight: 249g
Provenance
Collection of Julian Harding, London
Enquiry about object: 9149
Indian Silver Devotional Plaque of Uchchaihshravas
Northern India, probably Rajasthan 18th century or earlier
width: 16cm, length: 10.5cm, weight: 98g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9195
Large & Early Kina Shell Pectoral Pendant with Stone-Drilled Holes
Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea late 18th-19th century
width: approximately 19cm, weight: 183g
Provenance
Julian Harding Collection, London
Enquiry about object: 9132
Courtly Balinese Entirely Gilded Kris with Silver Mounts & Inset with Rubies & Sapphires
Bali, Indonesia 18th-19th century
length of blade: 36.4cm, lenght of hilt: 11.9cm, overall length: 64cm, overall weight: 618g
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Enquiry about object: 9209
Central Asian Parcel-Gilt Silver Comb inset with Turquoise
Uzbek people, Central Asia 19th century
length: 14.4cm, width: 7.5cm, weight: 173g
Provenance
private collection, Germany
Enquiry about object: 9182
Moroccan Jewish Cast Brass Hanukkah Lamp
Jewish Community, Central Morocco, probably Marrakech or Essaouria 18th century
height: 19.4cm, width: 27cm, depth: 6.7cm, weight: 1,931g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9183
Moroccan Jewish Cast Brass Hanukkah Lamp
Jewish Community, probably coastal Morocco 19th century
height: 29.2cm, width: 23.6cm, depth: 7cm, weight: 1,714g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9229
Burmese Shan Bronze Buddha
Shan States, Burma 17th century
height: 26.4cm, width: 15.9cm, depth: 9.9cm, weight: 2,877g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9184
Moroccan Jewish Cast Brass Hanukkah Lamp
Jewish Community, Central Morocco, probably the Lower Ziz Valley or Upper Tafilalt 18th century
height: 18.4cm, width: 22.3cm, depth: 5.9cm, weight: 956g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9003
Mughal Brass Filigree Rosewater Sprinkler
Northern India or Deccan, India circa 1760
height: 32.3cm, width: 8.1cm, depth: 5.5cm, weight: 474g
Provenance
Scottish art market
Enquiry about object: 9065
Burmese Stone Buddha Head with Traces of Ochre
Northern Burma 17th-18th century
height (with stand): approximately 21.7cm, weight (with stand): 3,972g
Provenance
private collection UK, believed to have been acquired in the UK in the 1950s
Enquiry about object: 9200
Krishna as Venugopala Brass Shrine Plaque
India, probably Karnataka 19th century
approx. 15cm x 20cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9120
Rudolf Bonnet’s Balinese Dancer’s Crown
Bali, Indonesia early 20th century
height: approximately 22cm, width: approximately 28.5cm, length: approximately 31cm, weight: 407g
Provenance
Rudolf Bonnet estate, The Netherlands
Enquiry about object: 8990
Unusually Ample & Long Indian Glass Trade Bead & Brass Bead Necklace
Andhra Pradesh, India 19th century
circumference: 128cm, weight: 820g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 9199
Nepalese Gilded Bronze Buddha
Kathmandu Valley, Nepal late 18th-19th century
height: 23cm, width: 17cm, depth: 11cm, weight: 1,850g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 9171
Burmese Lacquered Box
Rakhine (Arakan) State, Western Burma or Shan States, Eastern Burma mid-19th century
height: 11.1cm, width: 13.5cm, depth: approximately 14cm, weight: 524g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9224
Tibetan Necromancer’s Finely Carved Bone Plaque
Tibet 16th-17th century
length: 14.1cm, width: 4cm, weight: 72g
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 9187
Small Ethiopian Silver Processional Cross
Ethiopia 19th century
height (including stand): 30.6cm, width: 15.4cm, weight (including stand): 581g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9222
Tibetan Chinese Parcel-Gilt Bronze Amitayus
Tibeto-Chinese 18th century
height: 17.4cm, width: 11.8cm, depth: 8.5cm, weight: 1,317g
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 9223
Large, Round, Mandala-like Tibetan Tokcha or Thogchag
Tibet circa 13th century
diameter: approximately 7.8cm, weight: 74g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 9211
Fine, Cast Bronze of Deified Nepalese Noble
Nepal 19th century
height: approximately 27cm, width: 20.1cm, weight: 2,993g
Provenance
Private collection, England
Enquiry about object: 9193
Early Spanish Colonial Mexican Chest
Puebla or Campeche, Spanish Colonial Mexico early 17th century
width: 64cm, depth: 26.5cm, height: 36cm
Provenance
private collection, London
Enquiry about object: 8817
Collection of Four Swahili Coast Silver Ear Spools (Kuta)
Lamu & Pate Islands, Swahili Coast, Kenya 19th century
diameters: 4.3cm-5cm; thicknesses: 1.1cm-1.5cm
Provenance
Previously in the Private Collection of David Godfrey, London
Enquiry about object: 9168
Maori Carved Wooden Tobacco Pipe (Paipa)
Maori people, New Zealand circa 1900
length: 13.2cm, weight: 24g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9175
Rare Dutch Colonial Batavian Silver Box
Dutch East Indies, probably Batavia (Indonesia today) 17th-18th century
height: 2.6cm, width: 13.5cm, depth: 6.1cm, weight: 132g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9155
Rare Bhutan Iron Betel Box
Bhutan circa 17th century
height: 3.4cm, width: 10.8cm, depth: 7cm, weight: 111g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9154
Two Tibetan Zodiac Tokchas & One Other
Tibet circa 17th century
length: 5.2cm, 6.7cm and 7.1cm, combined weight: 176g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9153
Tibetan Mantra Plaque Tokcha & Conch Tokcha
Tibet 13th-14th century
length: 6.3cm and 5.9cm, combined weight: 80g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9151
Tibetan Deity Tokcha, probably Padmapani
Tibet circa 12th-13th century
height: 6cm, width: 5.3cm, weight: 65g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9152
Tibetan Deity Tokcha, probably Damchen Garwai Nakpo
Tibet circa 15th century
height: 5.6cm, width: 4.8cm, weight: 35g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9140
Early Sri Lankan Gilded Bronze Buddha
Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka Anuradhapura period, 8th-9th century
height: 5.2cm, width: 4.9cm, depth: 1.5cm, weight: 72g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9134
Superb Bhutanese Noble’s Parcel-Gilt Chased & Pierced Silver Betel Box (Bathra)
Bhutan 18th-19th century
diameter: 19cm, height: 8.5cm, weight: 848g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9119
Pair of Dayak Solid Brass Pendant Ear Pendants
Kenyah/Kayan Dayak People, Borneo, Malaysia & Indonesia early 20th century
length: 6.6cm, width: 3cm, combined weight: 266g
Provenance
private Dutch collection
Enquiry about object: 9109
Indian Gold Lakshmi Pendant set with Diamonds, Rubies & Emeralds
Tamil Nadu, South India 19th-early 20th century
width: 4.2cm, length: 4.8cm, weight: 16g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9083
Fine Tibetan Brass Vajra & Ghanta Bell Pair
Tibet 18th-19th century
length (of bell): 15cm, length (of vajra): 10.2cm, diameter (of bell): 7.7cm, combined weight: 366g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 9081
Rare Southeast Asian (Batavian) or Chinese Parcel-Gilt Wine Ewer
Southeast Asia, possibly Batavia, or China circa 1680-1750
height: 17cm, length (from handle to spout): 15cm, weight: 415g
Provenance
UK art market; Sotheby's New York
Enquiry about object: 9080
South Indian Bronze Talismanic Upper Arm Band Showing Vishnu
Southern India circa 16th-17th century
length: 7.7cm, width: 6.8cm, weight: 80g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9075
Exceptional Bhutanese Noble’s Parcel-Gilt Chased & Pierced Silver Betel Box
Bhutan 18th-19th century
diameter: 19.5cm, height: 9.2cm, weight: 1,273g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 9069
Palestinian Head Ornament with Spanish Silver Real Coins
Palestine 18th-19th century
length (of pendant with its elements): 14.1cm, circumference (of chain): 85cm, weight: 313g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9050
Indian Bronze of Shiva, Parvati & Nandi
South India 14th century
height: 5.5cm, width: 3.8cm, depth: 1.8cm, weight: 70g
Provenance
private collection, London.
Enquiry about object: 9024
Thai Courtly Gold Pendant set with an Emerald & Rubies
Bangkok, Thailand 19th century
length: 5.7cm, width: 3.9cm, weight: 16g
Provenance
private collection
Enquiry about object: 8989
Naga Pair of Rock Crystal Ear Ornaments (Tongpang)
Naga People, Eastern India/Western Burma 19th century
width: 4.2cm, length: 3.7cm, thickness: approximately 1.3cm, combined weight: 81g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 8929
Unusual Bronze Shivalingam with Silver-Mounted Jangama Lingam
South India 17th-18th century
height: 3.1cm, length: 4.6cm, weight: 76g
Provenance
private collection, London
Enquiry about object: 8842
Sri Lankan Bronze Image of Parvati
Sri Lanka 19th-20th century
height: 82cm
Provenance
from the collection of Sir Christopher Ondaatje, UK.
Enquiry about object: 8919
Indian Bronze Group of Khandoba Mounted on a Horse
Western Deccan, probably Maharashtra, India 18th-19th century
height: 10.2cm, length: 9.7cm, depth: 5.5cm, weight: 395g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 8807
Unusual Srivijaya Cast Bronze Buddha
Srivijaya kingdom - Sumatra, Indonesia & Malay Peninsula, incl. southern Thailand 7th-8th century
height (with stand): 18.4cm, width: 9.7cm, depth: 5.6cm, weight (without stand): 1,252g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 8770
Rare Palestinian Silver Chin-Chain (Iznaq)
Palestine circa 1890
length (of the chain, when extended): 48cm, width (of pendant): 3.7cm, weight: 115g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 8447
Indian Standing Bronze Vishnu
South India 17th century
height: 18.2cm, width: 6.1cm, depth: 6cm, weight: 564g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 7488
Carved Whale Bone Kris Hilt of Bima or Garuda
North-east Coast, Java, Indonesia 17th-18th century
length: 9.1cm, weight: 82g
Provenance
private collection, London
Enquiry about object: 4805
Yoruba Pair of Ibeji Twin Figures
Yoruba People, Awori sub-group, Ado Odo Region, Nigeria 19th-early 20th century
height: 24.3cm, width: 8.2cm, depth: 8.1cm, combined weight: 473g
Provenance
private collection, UK; Adam Prout, UK.
Enquiry about object: 9174
Nonya Beadwork Dowry Tray Cover
Straits or Peranakan Chinese, Straits Settlements, probably Malacca, Malaysia/Singapore circa 1900
length: 26.5cm, width: 26.5cm, weight: 125g
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Enquiry about object: 9101
Monumental Kashmir Silver Bowl & Stand Centrepiece
Kashmir, India circa 1890
height: 35.2cm, width: 41.2cm, depth: 15.6cm, weight: 1,837g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9006
Straits Chinese Beaded Wedding Slippers
Straits or Peranakan Chinese, Straits Settlements, probably Malacca, Malaysia/Singapore circa 1880
length: 25cm, width: approximately 8cm, combined weight: 108g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9161
Indian Gilded Bronze Nandi
Northern India 18th-19th century
height: 18cm, length: 14.3cm, width: 6.8cm, weight: 1,327g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9164
Monumental Burmese, Pierced Silver Box with Buddhist Narrative Scenes in High Relief
Burma (Myanmar) circa 1900-1910
height: 24cm, width: 38cm, depth: 28cm, weight: 3,718g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 8949
Sumatran Large, Cast Brass Betel Pedestal Bowl (Tcharanos)
Minangkabau People, Sumatra, Indonesia 19th century
height: 23.1cm, width: 29.4cm, weight: 2,775g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 6653
Pair of Yoruba Bronze Ogboni Initiate’s Eden Staves
Yoruba People, Nigeria 19th century
height (with stand): 24.3cm, weight (with stand): 684g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 8868
Maori Carved Wooden Staff (Tokotoko)
Maori People, New Zealand 19th century
length: 122.3cm, weight: 624g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9144
Indian Miniature Bronze Shiva as Somaskanda, Parvati & Skanda
Tamil Nadu, South India 13th century
height: 6.3cm, width: 6.9cm, depth: 3.2cm, weight: 117g
Provenance
private collection, London
Enquiry about object: 9143
Rare Tibetan or Nepalese Silver & Copper Ga’u Showing Ganesh (Ganapati)
Nepal or Tibet 18th century
height: 11.3cm, width: 11.1cm, depth: approximately 3.5cm, weight: 309g
Provenance
private collection, London.
Enquiry about object: 9087
Tibetan Early Gilded Makara
Tibet circa 13th century
height: 41.5cm, width: approx. 24cm, weight: 1,568g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 9093
Rare Nepalese Bone Statue of Chakrasamvara Sakti in Yab-Yum
Kathmandu Valley, Nepal 15th century
height: 14.4cm, width: 6.5cm, weight: 145g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 8844
Sri Lankan Christian Communion Set with Kandyan Silver
Sri Lanka circa 1920
height (of case): 19.5cm, width (of case) 25.2cm, depth: 18.3cm, height (of chalice): 11.2cm, diameter (of chalice): 8.8cm, diameter (of paten): 11.4cm, weight (of chalice): 159g, weight (of paten): 66g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9058
Rare, Early Tibetan Iron Ga’u Box
Tibet, probably Derge, Kham Province 15th century and possibly earlier
height: 8.8cm, width: 12cm, depth: 4.6cm, weight: 185g
Provenance
private collection, London, UK
Enquiry about object: 9099
Very Fine Yemen Gilded Silver & Coral Necklace
Yemen, probably Mahwit early 20th century
circumference: 54cm, weight: 258g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9043
Rare, Nepalese Cast Bronze Yab-Yum Group for Temple Niche
Kathmandu Valley, Nepal Late Malla Dynasty, 17th century
height: 13.7cm, width: 11.7cm, depth: approximately 3.6cm, weight: 557g
Provenance
from the private collection of a retired academic, London
Enquiry about object: 9071
Mughal or Deccan Scribe’s Silver Pen Box (Kalamdan)
Mughal, Northern India or Deccan 18th century
length: 21.2cm, weight: 225g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9102
Rare, Mughal Gilt-Decorated Steatite Flask (Surahi)
Northern India 17th-18th Century
height: approximately 31.8cm, diameter: approximately 13.5cm, weight: 1,341g
Provenance
private collection, England.
Enquiry about object: 8469
Rare Pair of Huazi-style Bound-Foot Embroidered Silk Shoes with Early Exhibition Label
China circa 1850
height: 16cm, length: 11.8cm, width: 5cm, weight: 60g
Provenance
private collection, UK