Archives: Objects
Enquiry about object: 8470
Rare Pair of Huazi-style Bound-Foot Embroidered Silk Shoes
China circa 1850
height: 16cm, length: 11.5cm, width: 5.5cm, combined weight: 57g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 9040
Set of Five Thai Gold & Diamond Jacket Buttons
Bangkok, Thailand 19th century
width: 1.5cm, combined weight: 10g
Provenance
private collection
Enquiry about object: 8572
Rare Chinese Bound-Feet Leather Shoes
China circa 1920
length: 16cm, width: 5.6cm, combined weight: 200g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 9077
Rare, Early, Inscribed, Deccan Apothecarist’s Brass Pestle & Mortar
Deccan, India 15th century
height (of mortar): 14.5cm, length (of pestle): 21.8cm, combined weight: 5,290g
Provenance
private collection, England
Enquiry about object: 8899
Unusual Malaysian Straits Silver Presentation Scroll Holder
Malacca, Straits Settlements, Malaya (now Malaysia) early 20th century
length: 39cm, diameter: 7.2cm, combined weight: 469g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 8982
Pair of Tibetan Coral, Turquoise & Silver Ear Ornaments
Eastern Tibet 18th-19th century
length: 14.9cm, combined weight: 113g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 9009
Woman’s Pair of Turquoise & Silver Ear Ornaments (Akor)
Lhasa, Tibet 19th century or earlier
length: 11.8cm, combined weight: 88g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9022
Tibetan Pair of Man’s Turquoise Earrings
Tibet 19th century
length: 4cm, combined weight: 26g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9051
Northern Indian Brass Garuda Incense Holder
Himachal Pradesh, Northern India 17th-18th century
height: 12cm, width: 7.4cm, weight: 239g
Provenance
private collection, London, UK
Enquiry about object: 9052
Indian Cast Image of the Standing Annapurna inlaid with Gold & Red Stones
Deccan, Maharashtra or perhaps Orissa. India 17th-18th century
height: 12.3cm, width: 5.2cm, depth: 5.2cm, weight: 301g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9053
Indian Cast Image of the Seated Annapurna inlaid with Red Stones
Deccan, India 18th century
height: 8.1cm, width: 6.3cm, depth: 4.5cm, weight: 251g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9059
Tibetan Pierced Silver & Copper Ga’u Box
Tibet circa 1900
height: 14.7cm, width: 12.2cm, depth: 5.5cm, weight: 233g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 9098
Burmese Pair of Particularly Humble Buddhist Disciples
Burma 19th century
height: approximately 26.3cm, width: approximately 12cm, depth: 13.3cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 8975
Large Pair of Tibetan Gilded & Enamelled Snow Lion Plaques
Tibet 18th century
height: approximately 31.5cm, width: approximately 34.5cm, depth: approximately 4cm
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 9079
Mongo Currency Anklet
Mongo People, central Congo 19th-early 20th century
width: approximately 14.2cm, height: 11.7cm, weight: 4,038g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9082
Tibetan Wood & Polychrome Phurba
North-Eastern Tibet 19th century
length: 30.8cm, width: approximately 6.8cm, weight: 217g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9088
Early Tibetan Gilded Lama Figure
Central Tibet 13th century
height: 8.4cm, width: 6.8cm, depth: 3.7cm, weight: 213g
Provenance
private collection, London, UK
Enquiry about object: 9090
Tibetan Bronze Two-Sided Zodiac Tokcha
Tibet circa 13th century
diameter: 5.3cm, weight: 32g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 9092
Rare Tantric Tibetan Ritual Scraping Tool (Rinchen Serdar)
Tibet circa 18th century
length: 14.3cm, weight: 86g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 9091
Tibetan Bronze Vajrapani Tokcha
Tibet circa 16th century
height: 5.7cm, width: 5.4cm, weight: 51g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 9023
Thai Courtly Gold Pendant set with an Emerald & Diamonds
Bangkok, Thailand 19th century
length: 5.4cm, width: 4.6cm, weight: 23g
Provenance
private collection.
Enquiry about object: 8876
Ottoman Balkans Gilded Silver Cartridge Box
Ottoman Balkans circa 1800
height: 10.9cm, width: 12.2cm, depth: 3.1cm, weight: 126g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9084
Nepali Inscribed, Gilded Image of Vasudhara
Kathmandu Valley, Nepal dated Samvat 1042 (AD 1921)
height: 23.7cm, width: 15.6cm, depth: 6.1cm, weight: 1,202g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 7728
Thai Silver-Gilt Niello Betel Box
Thailand early 19th century
height: 6.1cm, width: 15.2cm, depth: 8.6cm, weight: 317g
Provenance
private collection, London
Enquiry about object: 9086
Exceptional Burmese, Large Flawless Rock Crystal Buddha
Burma 17th-18th century
height: 24.7cm, width: 15.7cm, depth: 8cm, weight: 2,733g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 8867
Ottoman Balkans Parcel-Gilt Silver Koran or Cartridge Box
Ottoman Balkans circa 1800
height: 11.4cm, width: 13.3cm, depth: 2.7cm, combined weight: 319g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 8758
Palembang Lotus-Form Lacquered Box (Ponjen)
Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia 19th century
height: approximately 40cm, width: 37.5cm, weight: 5,092g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9076
Noble’s Parcel-Gilt Chased, Pierced & Engraved Silver Betel Box (Bathra)
Bhutan 18th-19th century
height: 9.4cm, diameter: 18.7cm, weight: 640g
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Enquiry about object: 9104
Lampung Woman’s Ceremonial Skirt (Tapis Kaca)
Lampung People, South Sumatra, Indonesia early 20th century
length: 118cm, width: 63.5cm (which makes it 127cm in total for both side), weight: 636g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9105
Lampung Woman’s Ceremonial Skirt (Tapis Sekebar)
probably the Sungkai People, Lampung, South Sumatra, Indonesia circa 1900
length: 118cm, width: 63.5cm (which makes it 127cm in total for both side), weight: 1,047g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 3822
Woman’s Ceremonial Skirt (Tapis Tua)
Pubian People, Lampung, South Sumatra, Indonesia circa 1900
58cm x 45cm
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 Indonesian textiles and other ethnographica.
Enquiry about object: 8947
Unusual Pair of Mongolian Beaten Brass Images of Budai
Mongolia circa 18th century
height: approximately 19cm, width: 15cm, depth: 10cm, combined weight: 2,386g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9007
Unusually Fine Sri Lankan Silver Box
Kandy, Sri Lanka circa 1900
height: 5.3cm, width: 12cm, depth: 8cm, weight: 190g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9070
Ancient Tibetan Dzi Bead
Tibet Ancient
length: 2.4cm, width: 1.5cm, weight: 8g
Provenance
private collection, London.
Enquiry about object: 9073
Indian Bone Female Attendant Deity
Karnataka, India 17th century
height (including stand): 15.3cm, width: 4cm, weight: 139g
Provenance
art market/private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 9067
Inscribed, Thai Mon Monk’s Fan
Mon People, south-western Thailand early 20th century or earlier
length: 35.9cm, width: 23cm, weight: 55g
Provenance
private collection
Enquiry about object: 9035
Sri Lankan Gilded Silver Bracelet set with Pink Sapphires
southern coastal Sri Lanka circa 1920
inner diameter: widest at 6.2cm, weight: 19g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9044
Tibetan Buddhist Mala Rosary Beads
Tibet 18th-19th century
circumference: approximately 45cm, width of disks: 1.5cm, weight: 126g
Provenance
private collection, London
Enquiry about object: 8981
Japanese Shingon Sect Gomadan Altar Gilded Copper ‘Pestle’ Vajra (Tokkosho)
Japan Edo Period, 18th-19th century
length: 14.7cm weight: 161g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 8986
Indian Brass-inlaid Paduka Shoes
India 19th century
individual length: 24.5cm, individual width: 7.8cm, combined weight: 408g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 8979
Japanese Shingon Sect Gomadan Altar Gilded Copper Two-Part Vajra (Sankosho)
Japan Edo Period, 18th-19th century
length: 13.3cm, weight: 249g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 8980
Japanese Shingon Sect Gomadan Altar Gilded Copper ‘Pestle’ Vajra (Tokkosho)
Japan Edo Period, 18th-19th century
length: 11.7cm, weight: 81g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 8978
Japanese Shingon Sect Gomadan Altar Gilded Copper Vajra (Sankosho)
Japan Edo Period, 18th-19th century
length: 15.1cm, weight: 252g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 8972
Indo-Portuguese Bezoar Stone with Silver Mounts & Chain
India, probably Goa, or Hormuz or Ottoman Turkey 16th-17th century
overall length: 10.1cm, width of stone: 2.9cm, weight: 11g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 8955
Indian Bronze of a Vaishnavite Saint
Tamil Nadu, South India 17th-18th century
height: 9.6cm, width: 6.9cm, depth: 4.8cm, weight: 533g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 8960
Oceanic Cowrie & Sinnet Cord Necklace
Pacific Islands early 20th century
circumference: approximately 80cm, length of cowries: 6.5-7.8cm, weight: 309g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 8965
Rare, Inscribed, Shaivite 22-Spout Water Vessel or Lota
South India 18th-19th century
height: approximately 27.5cm, width: approximately 33cm, weight: 2,503g
Provenance
private collection, England.
Enquiry about object: 8804
Spanish Colonial Silver Chamber Pot (Lavatorio or Balde)
Spanish Colonial South America - Peru, Argentina or Bolivia 18th century
height: 12.2cm, diameter: approximately 19cm, weight: 877g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 8905
Ashanti Chief’s Brass-Covered Asipim Chair
Ashanti (Asante) People, Ghana 19th century
width: 50.2cm, height: 93.4cm, depth (seat only, excluding the inclining back-rest): 47cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 7271
Nigerian Cast Bronze Snuff Ring
Tiv People, Central Nigeria early 20th century
length: 11cm, width: 4.6cm, weight: 180g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9028
Thai Gold Pendant set with Black Diamonds
Bangkok, Thailand early 20th century
length: 4cm, width: 2.5cm, weight: 4g
Provenance
private collection
Enquiry about object: 8845
Indian Brass Shaivite Temple Offering Box
Rajasthan, India 19th century
length: approximately 24.5cm, width: approximately 24cm, depth: 15.5cm, weight: 5,003g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 8996
Pair of Pashtun, Pierced Silver Bracelets
Pashtun People, North-west Pakistan early 20th century
diameter: widest at approximately 6.8cm, combined weight: 132g
Provenance
private collection, London.
Enquiry about object: 8952
Indian Cast Bronze Votive Cow, possibly Nandi
India 18th-19th century
height: 12.9cm, length: 15.2cm, width: approximately 5.9cm, weight: 1,098g
Provenance
UK art market; previous acquired at Christie's South Kensington, 2012.
Enquiry about object: 8988
Balinese Finely-Carved Coconut & Stand
Bali, Indonesia circa 1920-30
width of coconut: approximately 13.5cm, height of coconut: approximately 13cm. weight of coconut: 95g
Provenance
Dutch art market
Enquiry about object: 9048
Indian Bronze Image of Varaha, the Boar Avatar of Vishnu
Tamil Nadu, South India 16th-17th century
height: 8.4cm, width: 5cm, depth: 2.7cm, weight: 83g
Provenance
private collection, London.
Enquiry about object: 8893
Indian Bronze Durga Group
Maharashtra or Karnataka, Western India 18th-19th century
height: 25.1cm, width: 12cm, depth: 8.6cm, weight: 1,923g
Provenance
private collection, London.
Enquiry about object: 8605
Massive Miao Silver Hairpin
Miao People, Northern Thailand & Southern China early 20th century
length: approximately 29.3cm, width: 6.6cm, weight: 55g
Provenance
private collection
Enquiry about object: 6129
Uzbek Silver-Gilt Bridal Crown (Kosh-e-tilla)
Bukhara, Uzbekistan 1880s
width: 18.8cm, height: 11.6cm, weight: 61g
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Enquiry about object: 8973
Indian Brass Kamadhenu or Surabhi
India late 19th-early 20th century
height: 16.1cm, width: 14cm, depth: 9.7cm, weight: 1,609g
Provenance
private collection, England; acquired in the 1950s
Enquiry about object: 8889
Tibetan or Bhutanese Noble’s Long Sword & Parcel-Gilt Silver Scabbard (Kongdi Maja)
Tibet or Bhutan 19th century
length: 85.8cm, width: approximately 6cm, weight: 1,566g
Provenance
formerly in the collection of David Weldon, UK.
Enquiry about object: 8968
Kerala Small Bronze Image of Vaishnavi
Kerala, South India circa 17th century
height: 5.9cm, width: 4.1cm, depth: 4.2cm, weight: 148g
Enquiry about object: 7309
Post-Mourning Widow’s Gold Thread & Green & Red Weft Ikat Silk Songket
Malay people, Palembang, Indonesia 19th century
203cm x 83cm
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Enquiry about object: 8984
Late Chola Bronze Image of Skanda
Tamil Nadu, South India Late Chola Dynasty, 13th century
height with stand: approximately 33.5cm, height of bronze: 24.5cm, weight of bronze: 2,060g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9026
Thai Courtly Gold Pendant set with Diamonds
Bangkok, Thailand 19th century
length: 5.6cm, width: 4cm, weight: 14g
Provenance
private collection.
Enquiry about object: 8977
Rare Nepalese Tantric Gilded Bronze of Samvara & his Consort Vajravilasini
Nepal 13th-14th century
height: 18.6cm, width: 14.7cm, depth: 7.4cm, weight: 1,003g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 9033
Indian Mughal Brass Pandan
Mughal, northern India 17th century
height: 7.8cm, width: 12.5cm, weight: 882g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 8957
Colonial Nigerian Wood Carving of a British Officer & a Local Muslim Man
Yoruba people, Nigeria circa 1920
height: 45.3cm, width: approximately 28.5cm, depth: 12.7cm, weight: 2,673g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 8967
Kerala Bronze Image of Vishnu
Kerala, South India 18th century
height: 17.5cm, width: 11.1cm, depth: 10.7cm, weight: 871g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 8970
Rare, French-Colonial, Indian Gilded-Silver Cheroot Box
South India, probably Pondicherry 18th century
height: 16cm, width: 7.5cm, depth: 6.2cm, weight: 454g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 8938
Dutch Colonial Batavian Silver Filigree Box
Dutch East Indies (Batavia) or India 18th century
height: 3.1cm, width: 7.2cm, depth: 5.3cm, weight: 105g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 8953
Indian Bronze of Twelve-Armed Karttikeya or Shanmuhka
Tamil Nadu, South India 17th century
height: 12.8cm, width: approximately 10.5cm, depth: 4.8cm, weight: 451g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 8927
Indian Jain Bronze Inscribed Shrine
Western India 12th-13th century
height: 10.5cm, width: 8.4cm, depth: 3.2cm, weight: 234g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 8928
Rare & Unusual Indian Bronze Shaivite-Vaishnavite Krishna Shrine
Deccan, Central India 15th century
height: 16.3cm, width: 7.7cm, depth: 8.1cm, weight: 779g
Provenance
UK art market; UK private collection
Enquiry about object: 8926
Indian Cast Brass Image of Hanuman
Deccan, Central India 18th century
height: 12.4cm, width: 6.5cm, depth: 4.5cm, weight: 326g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 8924
Rare Pyu Silver Buddhist Reliquary Casket
Pyu States, Central & Upper Burma (Myanmar) circa 7th century
diameter: approximately 12.1cm, height: 9.2cm, weight: 130g
Provenance
Estate Collection of Tom White MBE, a former UK diplomat who served in Southeast Asia in the 1960s & 1970s.
Enquiry about object: 8920
Indian Cast Brass Finials to Decorate the Horns of a Bullock
Central or Southern India 18th-19th century
height: 10.6cm, width: 3.7cm, combined weight: 314g
Provenance
UK art market; private UK collection.
Enquiry about object: 8908
Balinese Wooden Pillar Base (Sendi Tugeh) Carved with Multiple Karang Heads
Bali, Indonesia 19th-early 20th century
height: 62cm, width: 22.9cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 8918
Indian Ganga-Jumna Image of Dancing Krishna
Tanjore region, Tamil Nadu, South India 17th-18th century
height: 11.3cm, weight: 422g
Provenance
UK art market; private UK collection.
Enquiry about object: 8906
Balinese Carved Wooden Pillar Base (Sendi Tugeh) Carved with Singa Bersayap
Bali, Indonesia 19th-early 20th century
height: approximately 53cm, width: widest at 33cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 8907
Balinese Carved Wooden Pillar Base (Sendi Tugeh) Carved with Eye Ball Motifs
Bali, Indonesia 19th-early 20th century
height: 51.5cm, width: 27cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 8904
Balinese Carved Wooden Pillar Base (Sendi Tugeh)
Bali, Indonesia early 20th century
height: 51.5cm, width: 28cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 8798
Balinese Wooden Pillar Base (Sendi Tugeh) Carved with Monster Masks
Bali, Indonesia 19th-early 20th century
height: 28cm, width: 33.2cm, depth: 15.5cm, weight: 3,830g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 8900
Thai Ayutthaya Gold Amulet Holder set with Rubies & Emeralds (Takrut)
Ayutthaya, Thailand 18th century or earlier
length: 8.5cm, depth: 1.8cm, weight: 50g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 8736
Rare Indian Silver Torso Image of Chamunda
South India 18th-19th century
length: 15cm, width: 10.8cm, depth: approximately 3.5cm, weight: 197g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 8649
Early Javanese Gold Cord Weight or Gold Ear Ornament Cast with Human Figures
Central Java, Indonesia 8th-9th century
width: approximately 2cm, depth: 1cm, weight: 12g
Provenance
Estate Collection of Tom White MBE, a former UK diplomat who served in Southeast Asia in the 1960s & 1970s.
Enquiry about object: 6567
Tunisian Woman’s Silver Anklet (Khelkhal Menfouk)
Kairouan and Sfax regions, Tunisia 19th-early 20th century
width of hoop: widest at 12.4cm, depth of closed box: 3.1cm, weight: 55g
Provenance
private collection, Germany
Enquiry about object: 6766
Pair of Tibetan Cast Metal Finger Cymbals (Ting-shag)
Tibet circa 17th century
diameter: 8cm, combined weight: 434g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 5731
Ottoman Silver Filigree Waist Buckle & Silver Chains
Ottoman Turkey & Balkans 19th century
circumference: approximately 55cm, weight: 353g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 9025
Thai Courtly Gold Pendant set with Emeralds, Rubies & Diamonds
Bangkok, Thailand 19th century
length: 6.2cm, width: 4.8cm, weight: 21g
Provenance
private collection
Enquiry about object: 9014
Royal Thai Enamelled Gold Ring set with Large Rubies
Bangkok, Thailand circa 1850
diameter: 3.1cm, thickness: 1cm, weight: 19g, ring size: 9.25 (US), S/T (UK)
Provenance
Private collection; originally with a royal household in Bangkok
Enquiry about object: 9016
Royal Thai Enamelled Gold Ring set with Nine Gems
Bangkok, Thailand circa 1850
diameter: 3.1cm, thickness: 1.2cm, weight: 21g, ring size: 9.5 (US), T (UK)
Provenance
Private collection; originally with a royal household in Bangkok
Enquiry about object: 9010
Northern Indian Pair of Silver Anklets or Bracelets
Northern India, probably the Punjab early 19th century
internal width: approximately 9cm, width: 11.5cm, depth: 9cm, combined weight: 226g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 8950
Fine Maure Storage Chest for the Tuareg (Touareg) Market
Maure People, Oulata region, Mauritania circa 1920
length: 40.5cm, height: 25cm, depth: 24cm
Provenance
private collection, England.
Enquiry about object: 8991
Isneg Mother-of-Pearl & Bead Chest Ornament (Sipatal)
Isneg People, Northern Luzon Island, Philippines early 20th century
length of glass bead strands: 30cm, length of mother-of-pearl shell components: approximately 21.5cm, weight: 159g
Provenance
private collection, London, UK
Enquiry about object: 8976
Rare, Inscribed, Tibetan Carved Zitan Wood Image of a Lama with Gilt Highlights
Tibet late 17th-18th century
height: 14.8cm, width: 11.3cm, depth: 6.1cm, weight: 388g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 8946
Bamileke Resist-Dyed Ndop Textile
Bamileke People, Cameroon early 20th century
length: 155cm, width: 97cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 3237
Balinese Carved Wooden Pillar Base (Sendi Tugeh)
Bali, Indonesia circa 18th century
height: 36.5cm, base: 26.5cm x 19.5cm
Provenance
collected in the 1950s by Professor Bengt Hager (1916-2011) and Lilavati Devi (c. 1925-2002) of Sweden; thence by descent.
Enquiry about object: 8821
Massive, Spanish Colonial Silver-Clad Chest from the Viceroyalty of Peru
Viceroyalty of Peru circa 1760-1800
Length: 85cm, height: 58.5cm, depth: 41cm
Provenance
previously with Bonhams London, and acquired from the US before that
Enquiry about object: 8805
Srivijaya Bronze Buddha Seated in Royal Ease
Srivijaya Kingdom - South Sumatra & Malay Peninsula 7th-8th century
height: 21.4cm, width: 9.3cm, depth: approximately 10.5cm; height with stand: 23.2cm
Provenance
private collection, London, UK.
Enquiry about object: 8727
Lucknow Niello & Enamelled Perfume Flask
Lucknow, India circa 1780
length: 8.5cm, width: approximately 3.5cm, weight: 28g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 8945
Bronze & Brass Image of Balakrishna
South India 19th century
height: approximately 15cm, width: 10.5cm, depth: approximately 10.2cm, weight: 1,254g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 8896
Indian Bronze of Ramanujacharya & his Guru Nammalvar
South India 18th-19th century
height: 19cm, width: 14.5cm, depth: 10.5cm, weight: 1,346g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 8903
Mughal Silver Hookah Base
Deccan or Northern India 17th-18th century
height: approximately 17.5cm, diameter: approximately 14cm, weight: 1,033g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 8921
Unusual Indian Bronze of Parvati & Ganesh
South India 17th century
height: 11.1cm, width: 8.8cm, depth: 5.1cm, weight: 565g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 8925
Majapahit Javanese Gold Pendant
Central Java, Indonesia circa 9th century
length: 5.9cm, width: 1.3cm, weight: 11g
Provenance
Estate Collection of Tom White MBE, a former UK diplomat who served in Southeast Asia in the 1960s & 1970s.
Enquiry about object: 8935
Ethiopian Amber Bead Necklace
Ethiopia 19th century
circumference: approximately 57cm, weight: 45g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 8939
Pair of Omani Silver Anklets
Sur, Oman early 20th century
inner diameter: widest at 6cm, weight: 479g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 8721
Indian Necklace with Pearls & Rubies
India circa 1880
circumference: approximately 67cm, width of oval pendant: 2.6cm, weight: 51g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 8943
Miao Silver Ceremonial Hat
Miao People, Guizhou, South-East China mid-20th century
height: approximately 24.2cm, width: 25.5cm, weight: 395g
Provenance
French art market
Enquiry about object: 8623
Vietnamese Double-sided Silver & Jade Comb
Southern Vietnam early 20th century
length: 7.1cm, width: 10.3cm, weight: 43g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 8912
Ottoman Syrian Silver & Coral Cuff Bracelet
Ottoman Syria or Anatolia 19th century
length: 6.6cm, diameter: approximately 6.1cm, weight: 153g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 8916
Duke of Portland’s Silver Filigree Box & Cover
India circa 18th century
length: 10.2cm, width: 10.2cm, thickness: 3.4cm; weight: 222g
Provenance
private collection, England; Duke of Portland, KG, GCVO (Welbeck Abbey).
Enquiry about object: 8914
Queen Juliana’s Dutch Colonial Silver ‘Star Anise’ Filigree Betel or Jewellery Box
Dutch East Indies circa 1760
length: 16cm, height: 7.5cm, depth: 11.6cm, weight: 758g
Provenance
Private UK Collection; Sotheby's Amsterdam, The Estate of Queen Juliana of The Netherlands
Enquiry about object: 8915
Dutch Colonial Tortoiseshell & Gold Betel Box
Dutch East Indies, probably Batavia (present-day Jakarta) 18th-19th century
length: 17.2cm, width: 11.2cm, height: 7cm, weight: 440g
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Enquiry about object: 8880
Imperial Chinese, Tibetan-style, Carved Shell Trumpet
China 18th century - most probably Qianlong Era (1736-1795)
length: 17cm, width: 9.7cm
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 8902
Burmese Mandalay Bronze Buddha
Mandalay, Burma circa 1840
height: approximately 68cm, width: 54.4cm, depth: 33cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 8888
Superb Tibetan Silver Image of Tsong Khapa
Tibet 18th century
height: 13.7cm, width: 9.8cm, depth: 7cm, weight: 606g
Provenance
private collection, England.
Enquiry about object: 8886
Carved Wooden Portrait of a Young Balinese Man
Bali, Indonesia circa 1930
height: approximately 25cm, width: 23cm, depth: approximately 16cm, weight: 2,547g
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Enquiry about object: 8881
Mongolian Burlwood Tsampa Box set with Silver & Gems
Mongolia probably 18th century
width: 12.2cm, height: 8.9cm, weight: 355g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 8884
Mongolian Silver Necklace with Enamelled Silver, Turquoise & Coral Beads & Grooming Accessories
Mongolia 19th century
circumference: approximately 89cm, width of the central pendant: approximately 11cm, weight: 191g
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Enquiry about object: 8879
Superb Tibetan Human Bone Mala with a Tokcha and Chank Shell Skull Beads
Tibet circa 18th century
circumference: approximately 52cm, width of bone beads: approximately 2.2cm, weight: 307g
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Enquiry about object: 9622
Burmese Glazed Earthenware Wall Tile Commissioned for the Mingun Pagoda
Upper Burma late 18th century
length: 22.9cm, width: 23cm, depth: 3.1cm, weight: 2,345g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 8864
Cirebon Short Sword with Carved Antler Hilt
North Coast, Java, probably Cirebon, Indonesia 18th-19th century
length (with scabbard): 38.2cm, length of blade: 26.7cm, width: 4.6cm, weight: 405g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 8865
Silver & Gilded Pectoral Ornament (Gosa Asyk)
Ersari People, Central Asia 19th century
length: 20.6cm, width: 14.1cm, weight: 316g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 8859
Fine, Tibetan Round Amulet Box (Ga’u)
Eastern Tibet 19th century
width: 7.8cm, diameter: 7cm, depth: 2.6cm, weight: 99g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 8860
Important, Early Colonial Indian Gilded-Silver Covered Vase Presented by the Bombay Governor
India, probably Bombay or Kutch before 1823
height: approximately 29cm, width: approximately 20cm, weight: 1,350g
Provenance
Scottish Art Market
Enquiry about object: 8857
Tibetan Silver & Coral Amulet Box (Ga’u)
Tibet 19th century
width: 7cm, length: 6cm, depth (including coral): 4cm, weight: 104g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 8858
Tibetan Turquoise Amulet Box (Ga’u)
Lhasa, Tibet 19th century
width: 9.2cm, length: 9.2cm, depth: 1.6cm, weight: 63g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 8856
Tibetan Round Amulet Box (Ga’u)
Tibet 19th century
length: 8cm, diameter: 7cm, depth: 3.5cm, weight: 87g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 8855
Tibetan Silver Amulet Case (Ga’u)
Tibet 19th century
length: 11.5cm, width: 8.9cm, 3.5cm, weight: 166g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 8854
Tibetan Silver & Coral Amulet Box (Ga’u)
Tibet 19th century
length: 12cm, diameter: 9.3cm, depth (including coral): 3.2cm, weight: 172g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 8850
Indian Silvered Image of Shiva-Bhairava
India, perhaps Karnataka 18th century
height: 15.6cm, width: 8.7cm, depth: 4.1cm, weight: 424g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 8853
Fine Tibetan Lotus-form Silver & Coral Ga’u Box
Tibet 19th century or earlier
length: 10.8cm, diameter: 9cm, depth: 1.7cm, weight: 130g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 8846
Superb Indian Brass Temple Offering Box formed as Life-Sized Ardhanarishvara’s Head
Rajasthan, India 19th century
length: approximately 24cm, width: approximately 22.5cm, depth: approximately 16cm, weight: 5,006g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 8847
Chinese Gilded Bronze Image of Acala
China 18th-19th century
height: 28cm, width: 13.4cm, depth: 8.8cm, weight: 1,930g
Provenance
private collection, England.
Enquiry about object: 8840
Sri Lankan Silver Box Shaped as the King of Kandy’s Crown
Kandy, Sri Lanka early 20th century
width: 13.5cm, height: 9.7cm, weight: 284g
Provenance
from the collection of Sir Christopher Ondaatje, UK.
Enquiry about object: 8824
Indian Cast Image of Vishnu
South India 17th-18th century
height: 10.6cm, width: 5.6cm, depth: 3.2cm, weight: 251g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 8827
Indian Bronze, possibly Saint Andal or Rukhmini
India circa 15th century
height: 8.2cm, width: 3.7cm, depth: 2.7cm, weight: 105g
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Enquiry about object: 8823
Indian Bronze Durga slaying Mahishasura
South India 18th century
height: 8.8cm, width: approximately 6.8cm, depth: 2.9cm, weight: 256g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 8781
Tibetan Sword & Scabbard inset with Coral
North-western Tibet circa 18th century
overall length: 56.7cm, length of blade: 39cm, width of scabbard: 4cm, weight: 630g
Provenance
Scottish art market
Enquiry about object: 8797
Tibetan-style Parcel-Gilt Silver Large Wine Bowl
Tibet or China 18th century or earlier
height: approximately 10.5cm, diameter: 14.9cm, weight: 251g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 8748
Burmese Gilded Silver Bowl
Burma circa 1910
height: 10.7cm, width: approximately 11.5cm, weight: 371g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 8767
Superb Keralan Silver Amulet Chain
Kerala, South India 19th century
overall length: approximately 83cm, length of individual amulets: 3.6cm, weight: 194g
Provenance
private collection, England
Enquiry about object: 8722
Indian Gold & Diamond Pendant Necklace
India late 19th century
length (of pendant): 6.4cm, width: 2.5cm, weight (including cord): 32g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 8471
Tibetan Woman’s Silver Amulet Case (Ga’u)
Tibet early 20th century
length: 7.6cm, width: 7.2cm, depth: approximately 2.9cm, weight: 47g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 8468
Ottoman Parcel-Gilt Silver Double Inkwell
Ottoman Empire, probably Turkey circa 1820
height: approximately 14cm, width: 15.5cm, depth: 16.7cm, weight: 356g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 7300
Balinese Lacquer Wooden Container
Bali, Indonesia 19th century
height: 29.4cm, width: 17.1cm, weight: 611g
Provenance
Estate Collection of Tom White MBE, a former UK diplomat who served in Southeast Asia in the 1960s & 1970s.
Enquiry about object: 7328
Sumatran Minangkabau-Acehnese Wooden Shield with Pierced Brass Mounts (Peurise)
West Sumatra, Indonesia 19th century
diameter: approximately 31cm, weight: 1,022g
Provenance
Dutch antique market
Enquiry about object: 8885
Tibetan Silver, Gold & Turquoise Woman’s Belt Ornament (Ghanjen or Gyenzen)
Lhasa, Tibet 18th-19th century
width: 40.1cm, length: 21.8cm, weight: 234g
Provenance
private collection, UK