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Enquiry about object: 6055
Tibetan Nomad’s Travelling Manuscript & Box
Tibet 19th century or earlier
Box length: 26.5cm, height: 9.6cm, depth: 11.2cm; Manuscipt pages: 22cm x 8.9cm
Provenance
Scottish art market
Enquiry about object: 6228
Pair of Japanese Export Blue & White Wayang Dishes for the Javanese Market
Japan made for the Javanese Market 19th century
diameters: 24.7cm, heights: 4cm
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Enquiry about object: 6241
Chinese Export Silver Hip Flask with Dragon by Wang Hing
Maker: Wang Hing, Guangdong (Canton) & Hong Kong, China circa 1890
height: 13cm, width: 7.4cm, thickness: 2.7cm, weight: 153g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 6242
Japanese-style Chinese Export Silver Bowl by Wang Hing
Maker: Wang Hing, Guangdong (Canton) & Hong Kong, China 1890s
diameter: 19.5cm, height: 13cm, weight: 730g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 6239
Chinese Export Silver Pierced Centrepiece with Original Hardwood Stand
China late 19th century
height (with stand): 44.5cm, height (without stand): 38.3cm, circumference of middle dish: 32.5cm, silver weight: 1,124g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 6238
Chinese Export Silver Bowl by Luen Wo
Maker: Luen Wo, Shanghai, China late 19th century
diameter: 26cm, height: 15cm, weight: 1.437kg
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 6237
Chinese Export Silver Table Box by Wang Hing with Glasgow Import Marks & for the Glasgow Firm Edward & Sons
Maker: Wang Hing, Guangdong (Canton) & Hong Kong Silver Table Box by Wang Hing & with Glasgow Import Marks, China, circa 1895
length: 20.4cm, height: 7.6cm, depth: 10.5cm, weight: 725g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 6235
Unusual & Fine Chinese Export Silver Bowl by Sunshing
Maker: Sunshing, Guangdong (Canton) & Hong Kong, China second half of the 19th century
height: 12cm, diameter: 18.5cm, weight: 516g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 6234
Chinese Export Silver Cigar Lighter by Wang Hing
Maker: Wang Hing, Guangdong (Canton) & Hong Kong, China late 19th century
height: 12cm, width: 8cm, weight: 204g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 6231
Chinese Export Silver Bowl by Yok Sang
Maker: Yok Sang, China circa 1895
diameter: 22cm, height: 11cm, weight: 828g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 6230
Chinese Export Silver Centre Piece by Tuck Chang with original Carved Blackwood Stand
Maker: Tuck Chang, Shanghai, China circa 1900
height (with stand): 40cm, without stand: 32cm, diameter: 27cm, weight (without wooden stand): 1,428g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 6205
Pair of Cuff Bracelets
Northern India or perhaps Pakistan or Afghanistan late 19th century
heights: 9.7cm, diameters: 8.5cm, internal diameters: 5.5cm-6.3cm, combined weights: 490g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5558
Three-Piece Palm Leaf Scribe’s Silver-Inlaid Steel Writing Set
Sri Lanka 19th century
overall length: 27cm, combined weight: 85g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5938
Sri Lankan Pierced Silver & Gilt Bracelet set with Zircons & an Amethyst
Coastal regions, Sri Lanka circa 1920
width of face: 3.7cm, internal diameter: 5.1cm, weight: 37.4g
Provenance
Art Market, Scotland
Enquiry about object: 5562
Colonial Satinwood Box with Pierced Silver Mounts
Colonial Jamaica 18th century
length: 25cm, depth: 16.1cm, height: 10cm
Provenance
UK art market; the Lawrence Family of Wiltshire, England, and Jamaica.
Enquiry about object: 5771
Pair of Mughal Double-Headed Steel Belt Hooks
Northern India 17th century
heights (without stand): 9.8cm, heights with stands: 13.5cm & 15cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5345
Konyak Naga Trade Bead Necklace
Konyak Naga People, North-West India & Western Burma early 20th century
total length: 62cm, weight: 142g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5659
Tibetan Woman’s Ga’u Box
Central Tibet 19th century
width: 6.3cm, height: 8cm, thickness: 3.3cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5671
Kangxi Chinese Porcelain Flask with Indian (or Similar) Engraved Silver Mounts
China & India or similar Kangxi Dynasty, 17th-18th century
height: 9.6cm, weight: 66.8g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 5315
Embroidered Chinese Wall Hanging with Shou (寿) & other Deities
China, exported to the Straits Settlements early 20th century
dimensions of backing material: 120cm x 84cm
Provenance
collected by Alwyn Sidney Haynes (1878-1963), and thence by descent. Haynes was a colonial administrator in Malaya and the Straits Settlements between 1901 and 1934. He held many posts including Acting British Resident, Pahang (1924); British Resident, Perak (1925); British Advisor, Kedah (1925); British Advisor, Kelantan (1930); and Acting Colonial Administrator, Straits Settlements (1933), after which he retired and returned to England, and lived near Stratford-upon-Avon, and then in Leamington Spa. Haynes loaned some of the items he collected in Malaya to the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford in 1939. He was awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1950.
Enquiry about object: 5611
Louis XV Snuff Box of Japanese Lacquer & French Ormolu Mounts
Japan & France circa 1740
length: 7.2cm, depth: 4.7cm, height: 2.8cm, weight: 31.6g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5563
Burmese Pierced & Chased Silver Betel Box & Stand
Burma circa 1870
height: 24.5cm, diameter: 24.5cm, weight: 884g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5204
Fine Naga Trade Bead, Shell & Bone Necklace or Girdle
Naga People, Eastern India/Western Burma 19th century
length: 75cm, width: 12.5cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5275
Pair of Silver Ear Plugs (Bhungri), Gujarat, India, early 20th century
Gujarat, India early 20th century
diameter: 3.1cm, combined weight: 19.17g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4702
Unusual Indian Ganga-Jumna Lota
Tanjore, South India 17th century
height: 12.4cm, diameter: 15cm
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Enquiry about object: 5637
Indian Flexible Silver Bracelet (Lahsan ke Pahunchian)
India circa 1900
outer diameter: 7.6cm, internal diameter: 4.5cm, thickness: 1.4cm, weight: 140g
Provenance
Collection of the late Paul Walter, New York, probably acquired in London.
Enquiry about object: 5538
Indian Parcel-Gilded Silver Perfume Comb
India, probably Mysore, Karnataka 19th century
width: 6.6cm, height: 5cm, weight: 52g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5542
Gold Indian Kokke Thathi Pendant
Coorg People, Tamil Nadu, South India late 19th-early 20th century
length: 4.7cm, weight: 12.8g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4679
Tall, Thai Standing Gilded Bronze Buddha
Thailand Rattanakosin Period, 19th century
height: 64.5cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4950
Pair of Indian Silver Anklets
Orissa, India circa 1900
ength: 14cm, width: 9cm, combined weight: 245g
Provenance
Collection of the late Paul Walter, New York, probably acquired in London.
Enquiry about object: 4992
Woman’s Enamelled Silver Shirt Stud Ornament (Ta’wiz-Janzir)
Himachal Pradesh, India circa 1900
length: 27cm, weight: 128g
Provenance
Collection of the late Paul Walter, New York, probably acquired in London.
Enquiry about object: 4562
Pair of Miao Silver Spiral Earrings
Miao People, Guizhou, China 19th-early 20th century
length: 11cm, width: 5.7cm, combined weight: 65g
Provenance
private collection, London.
Enquiry about object: 5192
Indian Gold & Pearl Nose Ring
India, probably Rajasthan circa 1900
width: 3.3cm, weight: 5.05g
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Enquiry about object: 4969
Pair of Indian Silver Earrings (Balti Bali)
Kashmir & Jammu, Northern India early 20th century
width: 3.2cm: combined wight: 13.12g
Provenance
Collection of the late Paul Walter, New York, probably acquired in London.
Enquiry about object: 4954
Pair of Indian Silver Anklets
Rajasthan, India circa 1900
diameter of each (approx.): 11cm, combined weight: 270g
Provenance
Collection of the late Paul Walter, New York, probably acquired in London.
Enquiry about object: 4956
Two Inscribed Indian Silver Bracelets
Gujarat, India circa 1900
width at widest point of larger example: 9.7cm, smaller example: 8.6cm, combined weight: 266g
Provenance
Collection of the late Paul Walter, New York, probably acquired in London.
Enquiry about object: 3910
Bontoc Wood, Rattan & Pig Tusk Armband (Baningal or Abkil)
Bontoc or Ifugao People, Northern Luzon, Philippines 19th–early 20th century
diameter: 10.2cm, height: 6cm
Provenance
private European collection.
Enquiry about object: 5416
Sri Lankan Brass Model of a Kandyan Noble
Sri Lanka 19th century
height: 26cm, weight: 1,364g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4090
Tibetan Iron Beer (Chhaang) Flask Overlaid with Silver
Chamdo, Eastern Tibet 18th century
height: 37cm, width: 27cm, thickness; 11.5cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5406
Three Burmese Silver & Ivory Betel Knives
Shan People, Eastern Burma 19th and early 20th centuries
lengths: 11.8cm, 17.2cm and 23.3cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5245
Tibetan Water Ewer with Chased Silver Mounts (Bumpa or Laybum)
Tibet 19th century
height: 24.5cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5240
Tibetan Longevity Vase (Tseybum) with Chased Silver Mounts
Tibet 19th century
height: 24.3cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5254
Colonial Indian Silver Mug
India, probably Calcutta circa 1840
height: 9.2cm, weight: 172g
Provenance
private collection, Channel Islands.
Enquiry about object: 5248
Indian Chased Silver Makara Bracelet
Madras, South India circa 1880
internal diameter at widest point: 5.7cm, weight: 65g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5998
Fine Pair of Champleve Enamel Silver Anklets (Jhanhjar)
Punjab, India/Pakistan 19th century
approximate outer diameter of each: 12.6cm, combined weight: 522g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 3933
Dayak Man’s Ear Ornament (Sabau) of Carved Hornbill Casque (Beak)
Kenyah/Kayan Dayak People, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia 19th-early 20th century
height: 4.6cm, length: 10cm, width: 4.2cm, weight: 26.36g
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: 5205
Unusually Large, Multiple-Strand Naga Blue Glass Bead Necklace
Naga People, India/Burma circa 1900
length: 70cm, weight: 724g
Provenance
UK art market; undoubtedly, the necklace has been in the UK since the colonial era.
Enquiry about object: 4572
Batavian Colonial Silver Filigree Tray or Platter
Dutch East Indies, probably Batavia; and possibly India 17th-18th century
length: 42.7cm, width: 24.5cm, height: 3.7cm, weight: 957g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4925
Mughal Talismanic Nephrite Amulet Pendant Carved with Koranic Verses
North India circa 17th-18th century
width: 4.2cm, height: 3.3cm, weight: 15.34g
Provenance
private collection, London.
Enquiry about object: 5472
Indian Enamelled Gold Earrings with Emeralds & Pearls
India 19th century
length: 2.7cm, combined wight: 4.98g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5488
Tibetan Gilded Bronze Mahakala
Tibet 15th century
height: 14cm, width: 10.5cm, weight: 701g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5153
Indian Silver Belt Plaque
India, probably Udaipur (Mewar) 19th century
diameter: 5.8cm, thickness: 0.9cm, weight: 56g
Enquiry about object: 4979
Pair of Indian Silver Flower-Form Ear Plugs
India, probably Delhi 19th century
diameters: 3cm, combined weight: 13.49g
Provenance
Collection of the late Paul Walter, New York, probably acquired in London.
Enquiry about object: 5361
Rare Javanese Cast Bronze Image of Twelve-Armed Chunda
Java, Indonesia, Classical Period Classical Period, 9th century
height: 10.4cm, width: 7.2cm, weight: 549g
Provenance
Private collection, London, UK
Enquiry about object: 5364
Early Javanese Unusually Large Cast Bronze Buddha
Java or Sumatra, Indonesia, but possibly imported from northern India Classical Period, 8th century
height (without stand): 21.9cm, width: 17.1cm, depth: 11.8cm, weight: 2,576g
Provenance
Private Collection, London, UK.
Enquiry about object: 5363
Javanese Cast Silver Image of Shiva with Bronze Yoni Base
Java, Indonesia Classical Period, 9th century
height of Shiva: 8.3cm, ensemble height (with stand): 11.6cm, weight of Shiva: 146g
Provenance
Private Collection, London, UK.
Enquiry about object: 5217
Two Mughal Engraved Gilded Silver Boxes inset with Tortoiseshell Panels
North India circa 1740
length of largest box: 9.5cm, width: 8.8cm, height: 3.3cm, weight: 183g; length of smaller box: 7.5cm, width: 6.7cm, height: 1.8cm, weight: 98g
Provenance
Scottish art market
Enquiry about object: 5362
Srivajaya Cast Bronze Image of Four-Armed Kubera
Palembang region, Sumatra, Indonesia 8th-9th century
height (without stand): 12.2cm, height (with stand): 15cm, weight (without stand): 757g
Provenance
private collection, London, UK.
Enquiry about object: 4416
Kendi with Green-Glazed Chinese Earthenware & Engraved Brass Mounts
Java, Indonesia 19th century
height: 21cm, width 24cm
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Enquiry about object: 4674
Unusual, Fine, Inscribed Burmese Brass Seated Buddha
Shan People, Eastern Burma 18th century
height: 35.2cm, with: 17.2cm, depth: 7.5cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 3527
Nepalese Pair of Woman’s Gold Earrings (Chepti Sun)
Nepal mid-19th century
diameters: 6cm, combined weight: 22.7g
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Enquiry about object: 4036
Chinese Silver Filigree & Jade Hinged Bracelet
China circa 1900
internal diameter: 5.6cm, height: 2.1cm, weight: 46.25g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5180
Gold Mounted Comb
Turkmen People, Central Asia 19th century
width: 9.6cm, height: 6.9cm, weight: 38g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5128
Chinese Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Wooden Opium Pipe Head Stand with Six Pipe Heads
China 19th century
length: 27.3cm, height (with pipes): 17.5cm, depth: 10.6cm
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Enquiry about object: 5221
Chinese Necklace of Rare Gilded Silver Beads Overlaid with Blue Kingfisher Feathers
China 19th century
length: 38cm, total weight: 17.82g
Provenance
From the estate of a descendant of A.S. Haynes. Haynes held a number of positions in the colonial administration of the Straits Settlements from 1901 to 1934, including that of Acting Colonial Secretary (Straits Settlements) and British Resident, Perak, after which he retired back to England.
Enquiry about object: 5185
Indian Gold Gajalakshmi Hair Ornament
Tamil Nadu, South India 19th century
height: 4.8cm width: 4.6cm, thickness: 1.3cm, weight: 20.95g
Provenance
UK private collection
Enquiry about object: 5137
Gold Parsi (Parsee) Portrait Brooch set with Fifty Diamonds, & another Portrait
Bombay, India 19th century
diamond brooch: 3.4cm x 2.8cm, unmounted portrait: 2.8cm x 2.4cm
Provenance
from a Parsi family, originally from Bombay, and now based in northern England. The identities of the men featured in the portraits are unknown however.
Enquiry about object: 5136
Large, Inscribed, High-Grade Silver Zoroastrian Ritual Ses Tray
Parsi (Parsee) People, India, probably Bombay 19th century
diameter: 35.3cm, weight: 956g
Provenance
from a Parsi family, originally from Bombay, and now based in northern England.
Enquiry about object: 5135
Four Zoroastrian Ritual Objects in High-Grade Silver
Parsi (Parsee) People, Bombay, India 19th century
height of sprinkler: 24cm, diameter of incense tray: 7.2cm, combined weight of silver: 258g
Provenance
from a Parsi family, originally from Bombay, and now based in northern England.
Enquiry about object: 5148
Palm Leaf Scribe’s Iron & Silver Inlaid Stylus & Trimming Knife
Sri Lanka 19th century
length of knife: 17.2cm, length of stylus: 25.2cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4833
Pair of Cast Brass Lakshmi Dipa Lamps
South India 17th-18th century
heights: 35cm & 34.5cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4860
Yellow Venetian Glass & Brass Bead Necklace
Andhra Pradesh, India 19th century
length: 84cm, weight: 280g
Provenance
UK private collection
Enquiry about object: 4913
Silver Panelled Belt (Araipatti)
Tamil Nadu, South India 19th century
approx. length: 72cm, width: 6cm, weight: 552g
Provenance
UK art market.
Enquiry about object: 4930
Ottoman Gilded Buckle inset with Carved Coral Cabochons
Ottoman Turkey or Balkans 18th-19th century
length: 20cm, width of buckle (without dangles), 7cm, weight: 216g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4943
Vishnu & Consorts in Brass & Bronze (Ganga-Jumna)
Tanjore region, Tamil Nadu, South India 18th-19th century
heights: 12.5cm & 10.5cm
Provenance
Christie's New York; Collection of Paul Walter; acquired in London.
Enquiry about object: 4945
Khandoba or Aiyanar’s Horse in Brass & Bronze (Ganga-Jumna)
Tanjore region, South India 18th-19th century
height: 13.8cm, length: 12.8cm
Provenance
Formerly in the collection of the late Paul Walter; most probably acquired by Walter in London.
Enquiry about object: 4947
Large, Splendid Silver Anklet (Milna Payal)
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India 19th century
approximate diameter: 13cm, weight: 467g
Provenance
Formerly in the collection of the late Paul Walter; most probably acquired by Walter in London.
Enquiry about object: 4955
Pair of Solid-Cast Silver Lion-Headed Bangles
India, either Rajasthan or Himachal Pradesh early 20th century
external width across: 8.8cm, combined weight: 652g
Provenance
Formerly in the collection of the late Paul Walter; most probably acquired by Walter in London.
Enquiry about object: 4962
Silver Bangle
Madhya Pradesh, India early 20th century
external diameter: 10.6cm, internal diameter: 6.5cm, weight: 290g
Provenance
Formerly in the collection of the late Paul Walter; most probably acquired by Walter in London.
Enquiry about object: 5004
Pair of Miniature Brass Paduka Sandals for a Deity
Deccan, India 18th-19th century
length of each: 11.8cm, width: 7.3cm, height: 7cm, combined weights: 677g
Provenance
Collection of (the late) Paul Walter; probably acquired in London.
Enquiry about object: 5056
Gilded Cast Bronze Effigy of a Soldier, Relic from Shweibawgyn Pagoda
Shwebo, Burma circa 1760
height: 7cm, weight: 142g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5076
Indo-Portuguese Parcel-Gilt Pierced Silver Bezoar Stone Box
West India, probably Gujarat or Goa circa 1700
length: 5cm, diameter: 4.4cm, weight: 48g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 5089
Rare Indian Coco-de-Mer Ewer
Northern India Circa 17th century
height: 45cm, width: 25cm, thickness: 18cm, weight: 3,070g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4831
Unusual South Indian Silver Beaker
Madras, India circa 1870
height: 10.3cm, diameter: 9.5cm, weight: 342g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4683
Large Terracotta Makara & Naga Stair-Head or Roof Tile Finial
Thailand Sukhothai Period, 14th-15th century
height: 51cm, length: 26cm, width: 14cm
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 4684
Terracotta Makara Roof Tile Finial Fragment
Thailand Sukhothai Period, 14th-15th century
height: 32cm, length: 18cm, width: width: 15.4cm
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 4686
Terracotta Makara Roof Tile Finial Fragment
Thailand Sukhothai Period, 14th-15th century
height: 30.5cm, length: 28cm, width: 17cm
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 4688
Terracotta Buddha Votive Plaque
Burma probably Pagan period, 12th century
height: 11.6cm, width: 8.3cm
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Enquiry about object: 4692
Rare Thai Terracotta Dish decorated with Black Crow Pattern
Kalong, Northern Thailand 14th-15th century
diameter: 19.7cm, height: 3.8cm
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 4693
Thai Terracotta Ribbed Jar with Brown Glaze
North-Eastern Thailand 14th-15th century
diameter: 20cm, height: 18.3cm
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 4698
Bronze Spouted Lota
Kerala, South India 17th century
height: 12.3cm, width: 17cm, weight: 1,269g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 4798
Indian Silver Bead Necklace
Gujarat, India 19th-early 20th century
length: 60cm, weight: 229g
Enquiry about object: 4811
Pichangatti Knife & Scabbard with Fine Silver & Gold Mounts
Coorg, South India 18th-19th century
length: 31.3cm
Provenance
Scottish art market
Enquiry about object: 4813
Inscribed Copper Alloy Dancing Krishna
India 19th century
height: 13.4cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4401
Very Fine Chased Silver Parasol or Cane Handle
Sri Lanka 19th century
length of silverwork: 21.5cm, overall weight: 140g
Provenance
UK art market
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: 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: 4539
Large Bronze Vishnu
South India Vijaynagara Period, circa 16th century
height (without stand): 39.5cm
Provenance
UK art market
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.