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Enquiry about object: 6303
Unusual Sri Lankan Cast Bronze Image of a Kneeling Buddhist Devotee
Sri Lanka 19th century
height: 8.6cm, weight: 418g
Provenance
from the collection of Sir Christopher Ondaatje, UK.
Enquiry about object: 6282
Hellenistic-style Gandharan Terracotta Head
Gandhara Region, Present-day Pakistan 4th-5th century AD
height: 11cm, depth: 4.5cm, weight: 190g
Provenance
private collection, London.
Enquiry about object: 4982
Pair of Indian Silver Head/Temple Ornaments
Himachal Pradesh, India, or possibly Hazara, Afghanistan circa 1900
lengths: 26cm, widths: 5.5cm, combined weight: 202g
Provenance
Collection of (the late) Paul Walter; probably acquired in London.
Enquiry about object: 5991
Fine, Sri Lankan Silver Bracelet with Applied Work
Sri Lanka 18th-19th century
internal diameter: 3.9cm-4.5cm, external length at widest point: 8.5cm, weight: 97g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5996
Indian Hindu Stone Lingam (Svayambhu)
North-eastern India, most probably the Brahmaputra Valley Age unknown
length: 14.5cm, weight: 907g
Provenance
private collection, London.
Enquiry about object: 6226
Unusual Deccan, Engraved, Silver-Gilt Dagger Locket
Deccan, India 17th century
length: 7.9cm, width: 5.2cm, weight: 60g
Provenance
art market, London
Enquiry about object: 6262
Exceptionally Finely Cast Bronze Standing Krishna Figure (Venugopala)
South India, probably Southern Karnataka 17th-18th century
height: 16cm, weight: 395g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6113
Colonial Vizagapatam Ivory-Inlaid Portable Writing Box
Vizagapatam, India 1720-30
width: 43.6cm, depth: 34cm, height: 11.4cm
Provenance
private collection, London.
Enquiry about object: 6215
Pair of Indian Painted Fans Converted to Fire Guards
Nossam, Andhra Pradesh, India dated 1886
width: 35cm, overall height: 42cm, height of fans: 31.3cm
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 6217
Indian Gold-Inlaid, Koftgari-work Cross
Northern India circa 1865
height: 8.4cm, width: 5.6cm, weight: 22g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6105
Chased & Gilded Mughal Pandan Tray inset with Turquoise-Coloured Cabochon Stones
Northern India circa 1750
length (including handles): 35.4cm, width: 22cm, height: 6cm, weight: 726g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5972
Large, Sri Lankan Gold-Thread Couched Decorative Hanging
Sri Lanka late 19th century
139cm x 136cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6123
Important Indo-Portuguese Goa Seychelles Nut Vessel with Silver Mounts
Goa, India circa 1750
height: 28.3cm, length: 32cm, width: 13.7cm, weight: 1.295g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6162
Indian Bronze Plaque of Khandoba & Banai
Maharashtra, India 19th century or earlier
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6204
Pair of Indian Brass Anklets
Madhya Pradesh, India 19th-early 20th century
diameters: 11.5cm, width: 5.5cm, combined weight: 613g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6222
Seven Very Fine Indian Zardozi Textile Borders
Northern India 19th century-early 20th century
6.3cmx149cm, 7.7cmx115cm, 4.7cmx185cm, 7.2cmx335cm, 6.0cmx306cm, 5.5cmx258cm, 5.8cmx327cm
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 6139
Colonial Silver-Mounted Coconut Cup
probably Colonial Sri Lanka 18th century
height: 12cm, diameter: 11cm weight: 167g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4977
Ear Pendants (Keramli)
Nuristan, Afghanistan, or Swat Vallery, Pakistan 19th century
lengths; 11cm, combined weight: 71cn
Provenance
private collection, London.
Enquiry about object: 6158
Set of Indian Hindu Temple Bronze Body Stamps (Chhapa)
Orissa or Bengal, India 18th-19th centuries
lengths of each stamp face: 2.4cm-5.2cm, combined weight: 88g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6163
Silver Bidri Talismanic or Magic Bowl with Koranic Verses (Abkhwura)
Deccan, India 19th century
diameter: 12.5cm, height: 5cm, weight: 197g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5933
Circular Bidri Tray (Tashtari)
Hyderabad, India early 19th century
diameter: 17.8cm, weight: 402g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6143
Carved Mughal Jade with Gold & Turquoise Mounts
Delhi, Northern India circa 1620 (Jade) & circa 1850 (Mounts)
width: 6.3cm, height: 5.4cm, thickness: 0.3cm, weight: 31.64g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6109
Rare, Cast Brass Ritual Gajja Singha & Lotus Salagrama Stand for Holding an Ammonite Fossil
Orissa, India 19th century
height: 35.5cm, width: 28cm, diameter of tray: 17.4cm, weight: 3,347g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6120
Nuristan Silver Alloy Torque & Pendant
Nuristan, Afghanistan early 20th century
length: 33cm, width: 15cm, weight: 226g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6121
Silver Boteh-shaped Earrings
Afghanistan or Pakistan late 19th-20th century
lengths: 10.5cm, combined weight: 19.61g
Provenance
private collection, London.
Enquiry about object: 6122
Indian Silver Amulet Necklace
Northern India, probably Dolmar, Uttarakhand 19th century
approximate circumference: 76cm, typical length of silver box: 7.5cm, weight: 140g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6119
Elegant & Early Sri Lankan Bracelet
Sri Lanka 18th-19th century
internal diameter at widest point: 5.9cm, external diameter: 8cm, weight: 54g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6071
Unusual Burmese Silver Bowl
Burma late 19th century
diameter: 22.5cm, height: 14cm, weight: 1,153g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6150
Chased, Inscribed & Dated Silver Betel Tray, Captured at the Siege of Lucknow
Lucknow, India late 18th century with a later inscribed date of 1858
length: 28.6cm, width: 21.4cm, height: 5.5cm, weight: 540g
Provenance
taken at the siege of Lucknow; Major General Donald Macintyre VC
Enquiry about object: 6126
Rare, Large Bronze Architectural Plaque with the Emblem for Wajid ‘Ali Shah, the last Nawab of Oudh, Probably taken from the Kaiserbagh Palace, during the 1857 Siege of Lucknow
Lucknow, India 19th century
height: 42.3cm, width: 36cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6074
Indian Enamelled Gold Earrings with Diamonds, Rubies, Emeralds & Pearls
India circa 1850
lengths: 5.5cm, combined weights: 12,53g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5873
Three Indian Silver Pendant Amulet Containers
India 19th century
lengths: 4.5cm - 6cm, combined weight: 102g
Provenance
private collection, England.
Enquiry about object: 6066
Indian Silver Coin Necklace
India early 20th century (coins dated 1878 and 1915)
length: 50cm, weight: 81g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6069
Pair of Bhuta Cow Figures (Nandigona)
Karnataka, India 19th century
lengths; 21cm, heights: 11.6cm, combined weights: 2,244g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6102
Unusual South Indian Inscribed Bronze Ewer
South India, probably Andhra Pradesh 17th-18th century
height: 34.3cm, width: 25cm, depth: 14.5cm, weight: 2,623g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5943
Maharaja’s Enamelled Heavy Gold Bracelet set with Rubies, Diamonds & an Emerald
India, probably Hyderabad circa 1750 or earlier
overall length: 17.5cm, dimensions of enamelled plaque: 4cm x 3.2cm, total weight: 137g, diameter as worn: approx. 6cm
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 6107
Fine & Large Silver Filigree Tray or Platter
probably India 18th-early 19th century
diameter: 27.5cm, height: 4cm, weight: 573g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5528
Three Indian Brass Kohl Containers
India 19th century
lengths: 7.5cm-14.6cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6056
Indian Silver Column Lamp with Hamsa Finial Presented & Inscribed to Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher
India 20th century
height: 43cm, diameter of base: 14.3cm, weight: 522g
Provenance
Given to Mr Barry Williams, police bodyguard to Prime Minister Thatcher by Dennis Thatcher, the Prime Minister's husband.
Enquiry about object: 6091
Eleven Indian Ivory Panels carved with Erotic Scenes
Rajasthan, India late 19th century
each is approx. 7cm x 10cm to 8cm x 9.8cm
Provenance
acquired in India in the 1920s by an English colonel in the Indian army; thence by descent - London private collection
Enquiry about object: 5588
Indian Brass Lime Box for Betel
India 19th century
length: 8.5cm, width: 4.5c,. height: 4.3cm, weight: 177g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6089
Katawaz Gilded Silver & Glass Trade Bead Ear Ornaments
Katawaz People, Katawaz Basin, Afghanistan-Pakistan Border Area 19th century
heights: 11.5cm, widths: 7.4cm, combined weight: 155g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5961
Tipu Sultan-Inspired Brass Indian Tiger Toy
India 19th century
length: 9.3cm, width: 5.9cm, height: 6cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6005
Miniature Brass Shaivaite Altar
Maharashtra, India 18th-19th century
height: 5.9cm, depth: 5cm, width: 4cm, weight: 90g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6015
Colonial Indian Silver Mug by Hamilton & Co.
Calcutta, India circa 1850
height: 12.5cm, diameter of mouth: 8cm, weight: 242g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6018
Rajasthani Silver Bracelet
Rajasthan, India 19th-early 20th century
external diameter: 8.5cm, internal diameter: 5cm, thickness: 1.3cm, weight: 119g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5917
Indian Sufi Mendicant’s Elbow Rest with Concealed Dagger
central or northern India 19th century
height: 37cm, width: 23.3cm, weight: 1,255g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4717
Sri Lankan Standing Brass Image of the Buddhist Protector Upulvan (Vishnu)
Sri Lanka 19th century
height: 40.3cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6017
Fine, Indian Chased Silver Waist Belt (Oddiyanam)
Andhra Pradesh or Tamil Nadu, India 19th century
diameter when closed: 18.3cm, circumference: 61cm, weight: 324g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6006
Highly-Worn Bronze Vishnu
India circa 14th century
height: 7.6cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5614
Unusual Cast & Engraved Bronze Horse Head, probably of the Deity Aiyanar
South India 18th-19th century
width: 32cm, height: 24.6cm, depth: 11cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5922
Four Engraved Engraved Silver-Clad Bead SteadCharpoy Legs
Northern India 19th century
heights: 32.5cm diameters at base: 13cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5994
Carved,Solid Ivory Rosewater Sprinkler with Engraved & Coloured Decoration & Original Carved Wooden Case
India or Sri Lanka circa 1860
height of sprinkler: 23.4cm, height of wooden case: 26.6cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5980
Fine, Embroidered Bagh Phulkari Textile
Western Punjab, India first half of 20th century
244.5cm x 138cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5981
Fine, Embroidered Bagh Phulkari Textile
Punjab, India first half of 20th century
250cm x 143cm
Provenance
UK art market