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Enquiry about object: 7063
Lombok House-Shaped Storage Box
Sasak People, Lombok, Nusa Tenggara, Eastern Indonesia. early 20th century
height: 67cm, width: 53.5cm, depth: 43.5cm, weight: 3,165g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 7207
Fine, Dayak Brass Helmet Ornament
Dayak People, Borneo, Malaysia/Indonesia 19th century
width: 10.6cm, height: approximately 17.5cm, weight: 93g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 7234
Outstanding Royal Thai Gilded Bronze Garuda
Bangkok, Thailand mid-19th century
height: approximately 45cm, width: 43.5cm, height (with stand): 55.5cm
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Enquiry about object: 7236
Early Srivijaya Standing Bronze Buddha
Srivijaya Empire, Sumatra or Malay Peninsula 7th-8th century
height: 22.5cm, height (with stand): 27.8cm, weight (without stand): 1,155g
Provenance
private collection, London, UK
Enquiry about object: 7049
Burmese Senior Monk’s Gilded & Glass-Inlaid Chanting Fan
Burma (Myanmar) circa 1920
width: 41.2cm, height (including handle): approximately 49cm, weight: 1,489g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 7144
Timorese Silver Ear Ornament
Timor, Eastern Indonesia early 20th century
width: 7.3cm, length: 7.2cm, weight: 22g
Provenance
private collection, Germany
Enquiry about object: 7104
Dayak Chieftain’s Large Ironwood & Rattan Bowl with Aso Figures
Kenyah or Kayan Dayak, Rajang River Basin, Borneo (Malaysia) 19th century
length: 82.5cm, height: 13.6cm, width: 48.1cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 7058
Batak Funerary Wooden Puppet (Si Gale-gale) Head
Batak People, Lake Toba Region, North Sumatra, Indonesia circa 1930s
height (including stand): 27.5cm, width (of head): 11cm, weight: 748g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 7035
Unusual South Indian Terracotta Infant Krishna
India 19th century
height (including stand): 38.5cm, weight: 2,962g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 7031
Burmese Gilded Lacquer Buddha Head
Burma 19th-20th century
height: 29.7cm, width: 20cm, depth: 16cm
Provenance
J. & B. Harding, London, UK.
Enquiry about object: 6626
Thai Solid-Cast Silver Buddha
Thailand 18th-19th century
height: 5.9cm, width: 3.6cm, depth: 1.9cm, weight: 89g
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Enquiry about object: 3905
Ifugao Carved Wooden Ritual Bowl (Duyu)
Ifugao People, Northern Luzon, Philippines 19th-early 20th century
width: 28cm, weight: 848g
Provenance
private European collection.
Enquiry about object: 4480
Chin Minority Large Brass Spools for a Necklace
Chin People, Western Burma 19th century
circumference: approximately 67cm, lengths of the spools: approximately 12.3cm, 12.7cm, 13.1cm, 14.1cm and 14.6cm; width of the widest spool: 2.8cm, weight: 373g
Provenance
private collection, London.
Enquiry about object: 6622
Thai Cast Silver Standing Buddha
Thailand 18th-19th century
height: 14.4cm, weight: 226g
Provenance
private collection, London.
Enquiry about object: 6734
Dutch Colonial Tortoiseshell Snuff Box with Silver Filigree & Enamel
Dutch Colonial - Batavia, Dutch East Indies, or China 18th century
width: 7.4cm, depth: 5cm, height: 3.1cm, weight: 56g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6781
Naga Brass Pendant
Konyak Naga People, Burma/India circa 1900
height: 16cm, width: 6.3cm, weight: 90g
Provenance
private European collection
Enquiry about object: 6779
Naga Blue Glass Bead & Brass Necklace
Konyak Naga People, Burma/India circa 1900
length of pendant: 14.5cm, width: 6.2cm, circumference: approximately 72cm
Provenance
private European collection
Enquiry about object: 6730
Mindanao Brass Betel Box
Mindanao, The Philippines circa 1900
width: 15.3cm, height: 6.9cm, depth: 8.3cm, weight: 1,135g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6739
Burmese Bronze Seated Buddha
Burma 18th-early 19th century
height: 31cm, width: 12.5cm, depth: 10cm, weight: 1,421g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6762
Pair of Aristocratic Balinese Doors Carved in High Relief with Gilding
Bali, Indonesia late 19th century
length: 184.4cm, width (of the pair): 71cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6771
Burmese Bell Carried by Two Buddhist Devotees
Burma early 20th century
height: 41cm, length (of the rod): 52.5cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6765
Fine Dutch Colonial Batavian Silver Filigree Box & Cover
Dutch East Indies, Batavia or West Coast of Sumatra circa 1700
width: 9.8cm, height: approximately 5.9cm, weight: 276g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6773
Exceptional, Early Tanimbar Ancestor Figure
Tanimbar, Southeast Moluccas, Eastern Indonesia 18th century
height: 16.4cm, width: 5.4cm, depth: 4.5cm
Provenance
Private Collection, Northern England; acquired by the previous owners from an antiques fair, York, England, circa 1980
Enquiry about object: 6813
Inscribed Silver Box Presented by Burma’s First Prime Minister U Nu
Burma (Myanmar) dated 1957
width: 12.2cm, height: approximately 7.1cm, weight: 166g
Provenance
private collection, London.
Enquiry about object: 6888
East Javanese or Madurese Ceremonial Rattan & Wood Ceremonial Rice Basket
East Java or Madura, Indonesia 19th century
diameter: approximately 26cm, height: 22cm, weight: 480g
Provenance
art market, France.
Enquiry about object: 6797
Paduang or Kayan Lahwi (Long-Necked) Woman’s Brass Neck Rings & Anklets
Paduang or Kayan Lahwi People, Shan States, Eastern Burma 19th-early 20th century
height (of the longest neck ring): 13.2cm, width (of the wiodest neck ring): 18.3cm, width (of the arm rings): approximately 9cm, combined weight: 4,437g
Provenance
Private collection, UK; collected during colonial times.
Enquiry about object: 6373
Early Thai Bronze Cosmetics or Medicinal Dish
Tenasserim region, Thailand/Burma circa 14th-15th century
width: 8.6cm, weight: 103g
Provenance
private collection, London. Collected in Burma, in Tenasserim in 1933, by Maurice Collis (1889-1973). Collins entered the Indian Civil Service in 1911 & was posted to Burma in 1912. His postings included Sagaing & Arakan. He served as a district magistrate in Rangoon (1929-1930) and thereafter as Excise Commissioner. He returned to England in 1934 and wrote many books including on Burma.
Enquiry about object: 6374
Two Early Thai Bronze Betel Cups
Tenasserim region, Thailand/Burma circa 14th-15th century
height: 9cm and 4.6cm, combined weight: 349g
Provenance
private collection, London. Collected in Burma, in Tenasserim in 1933, by Maurice Collis (1889-1973). Collins entered the Indian Civil Service in 1911 & was posted to Burma in 1912. His postings included Sagaing & Arakan. He served as a district magistrate in Rangoon (1929-1930) and thereafter as Excise Commissioner. He returned to England in 1934 and wrote many books including on Burma.
Enquiry about object: 6707
Hmong Silver Torque Necklace with Three ‘Soul Lock’ Pendants
Hmong People, Northern Thailand, North-eastern Burma & Laos mid-20th century
internal diameter: 16cm x 14cm, weight: 1,090g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6578
Dutch Colonial Silver Betel Box & Key
Dutch East Indies, probably Batavia 18th century
width: 14.7cm, depth: 9.9cm, height: 6cm, weight: 586g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6728
Historically Important Colonial Silver Standing Cup Relating to the British Conquest of Java, 1811, Inscribed & Dated
colonial silversmith either in India, probably Calcutta, or Batavia, East Indies. circa 1810
height: approximately 55cm, width: 38.5cm, depth: 26cm, weight: 5,550g
Provenance
private collection, UK; previously sold at Sotheby's London, 1991.
Enquiry about object: 6623
Khmer-style Thai Silver Buddha
North-Eastern Thailand circa 16th century
height (without stand): 10.2cm, width: 7.4, weight (with stand): 302g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6611
Portuguese-Thai Lacquered Box with Braganza Cross Mother-of-Pearl & Glass Inlay
Thailand, probably Ayutthaya, & Portugal 17th-18th century
length: 26.6cm, depth: 14.8cm, height: 13.2cm, weight: 936g
Provenance
Portuguese art market
Enquiry about object: 6552
Rajasthani Pair of Silver ‘Sun-Burst’ Bracelets (Kada or Bangri Gokru)
Rajasthan, India early 20th century
external diameter: 11cm, internal diameter: 7.3cm, thickness: 0.8cm, combined weight: 189g
Provenance
private collection, Netherlands
Enquiry about object: 6579
Straits Chinese Red & Gold Floor Candle Stand
Straits Chinese or Peranakan people, Straits Settlements, Malaysia & Singapore 19th century
height: 111cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6580
Straits Chinese Red & Gold Floor Candle Stand
Straits Chinese or Peranakan people, Straits Settlements, Malaysia & Singapore 19th century
height (including spike): 114.5cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6602
Naga Cowrie Shell Apron or Loin Cloth
Naga People, Burma (Myanmar) early 20th century
length: 69.2cm, width: 22.5cm, weight: 548g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6577
Fine, Burmese Silver Bowl with Scenes from the Vessantara Jataka
Burma (Myanmar) circa 1880
diameter: 18cm, weight: 595g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6582
Colonial Indian Silver Marrow Spoon or Scoop by Hamilton & Co.
Calcutta, India circa 1820
length: 25.5g, weight: 76g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6616
Thai Silver-clad Buddha
Thailand 19th-early 20th century
height: 9.7cm, width: 9.4cm, depth: 4.6cm, weight: 188g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6583
Unusual Burmese Silver Handled Cup or Vase
Burma (Myanmar) circa 1890
height: 19cm, width: 21cm, weight: 674g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 3772
Malay Silver Platter
Malay People, Sumatra & Malay Peninsula 19th century
diameter: 39 cm, weight: 556g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6585
Colonial Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Lacquered Box with Chased Silver Mounts
Dutch East Indies, Batavia/Sumatra, or Vietnam or Ryukyu Islands 18th century
length: 21.2cm, depth: 11cm, height: 11.2cm, weight: 499g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5504
Indian Gold Ring set with White Sapphires, Garnets & Rubies
India 18th century & later
weight: 13.35g, ring size: M (UK), 6.25 (US)
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6528
Exceptional Dutch Colonial Tortoiseshell Betel Box with Fine Silver Mounts
Dutch Colonial East Indies, probably Batavia (Indonesia today) 18th century
height: 8.1cm, length: 19cm, depth: 13.3cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6240
Fine, Malay Sword (Klewang) with Horn Hilt & Silver Mounts
Malay Peninsula or Sumatra, Indonesia 19th century
length: 72.5cm, weight: 854g
Provenance
private collection, England.
Enquiry about object: 5969
Burmese Bronze Rice-Noodle Maker
Burma 19th century
height: 15.4cm, width: 22.5cm, depth: 11.4cm, weight: 2,410g
Provenance
European art market
Enquiry about object: 6137
Sumatran Minangkabau Cast Brass Money Box
Minangkabau people, Sumatra, Indonesia 19th century
length: 21.4cm, height: 15.5cm, depth: 13cm, weight: 2089g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6028
Matched Pair of Fine, Silver-Clad Long Burmese Swords (Dha)
Burma, probably Shan States 19th century
length: 89cm and 94.2cm, combined weight: 1,597g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5891
Large, Silver-Inlaid Winged Brass Betel Box (Lutuan)
Mindanao, Philippines late 19th-20th century
length: 40.6cm, height: 17.1cm, depth: 13.2cm, weight: more than 5000g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6183
Rare Pair of Borneo Zoomorphic Bronze Ritual Kettles
Sarawak, Malaysia (Borneo) 18th-19th century
length: 37cm height: 38cm, depth: 26cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6366
Carved Philippines Barong Sword with Silver Mounts & Inlaid with Mother-of-Pearl
Sulu Islands, Southern Philippines early 20th century
length: 64cm, weight: 957g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 6387
Chin Woman’s Woven Silk Tube Skirt (Hni Tial)
Hakha Chin People, Chin State, Western Burma (Myanmar) circa 1950
118cm x 69cm
Enquiry about object: 6386
Burmese Royal Silk Achiek Cloth Sutra Cover
Burma (Myanmar) 19th century
70cm x 78cm
Enquiry about object: 6388
Magnificent, Pierced, Chased, Miniature Silver Thai Manuscript (Dharma) Cabinet
Thailand circa 1920
height: 32cm, width: 20.5cm, depth: 14cm, weight: 1,729g
Provenance
private collection
Enquiry about object: 5768
Dayak Wooden Hornbill Bird Stopper
Dayak People, Borneo, Malaysia 19th century
height without stand: 8.3cm, height with stand: 9.3cm
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 3720
Cambodian Cast Bronze Temple Ritual Rice Ladle
Cambodia Angkor Period (12th-13th century) & possibly later
length: 30.5cm, weight: 316g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5284
Konyak Naga Trade Bead Necklace
Konyak Naga People, North-West India & Western Burma early 20th century
length as worn: 35cm, approx. circumference: 70cm, weight: 168g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6132
Ceremonial Dayak Beaded Hat with Pig Tusks
Dayak People, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia 20th century
length: 29cm, width: 23cm, height: 9.5cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6324
Fine, Sumatran Minangkabau-Acehnese Cast Brass Shield or Buckler (Peurise)
Minangkabau People for the Aceh Market, Sumatra, Indonesia 19th century
diameter: 26.5cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6365
Shan Folding Manuscript with Gilded, Lacquered Covers (Pap Top)
Shan people, Eastern Burma 19th-early 20th century
length: 40cm, height (when folded): 6cm, width: 17.5cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6286
Chased & Repoussed Burmese Silver Bowl (Thabeik)
Burma (Myanmar) circa 1880
diameter: 15cm, height: 9.4cm, weight: 343g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6322
Sumatran-Malay Terracotta Stemmed Vase for Drinking Water
Lampung, South Sumatra, Indonesia circa 1900
height: 16cm, diameter: 20cm, weight: 860g
Provenance
private collection, southern England.
Enquiry about object: 6320
Sumatran-Malay Terracotta Spouted Drinking Water Vessel (Kibuk)
Lampung, South Sumatra, Indonesia circa 1900
height: 21.5cm, length: 19cm, weight: 1,031g
Provenance
private collection, southern England.
Enquiry about object: 5937
Pair of Dayak Solid Brass Pendant Ear Ornaments
Kenyah/Kayan Dayak People, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia early 20th century
lengths: 7.3cm, combined weights: 396g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 6249
Naga Warrior’s Brass Neck Torque
Naga People, Eastern India/Western Burma 18th-19th century
width: 16.5cm, weight: 135g
Provenance
private collection, London.
Enquiry about object: 6001
North Indian Velvet Jacket with Fine Zardozi Embroidery
Northern India, possibly Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 19th century
width across arms: 78cm, length: 40cm
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Enquiry about object: 6118
Burmese Repoussed & Engraved Silver Octagonal Dish
Burma circa 1910
diameter: 18cm, weight: 290g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6247
Naga Chank Shell Bead Necklace
Naga People, Eastern India/Western Burma 19th century
length: 60cm, weight: 216g
Provenance
private collection, London
Enquiry about object: 5458
South Sumatran Malay Gold Woven Silk Tunic (Baju Kurung)
Malay People, South Sumatra, Indonesia 19th century
width across arms: 141.3cm, length: 93.5cm, width at base: 72cm
Provenance
Dutch Antique Market
Enquiry about object: 6219
Peranakan or Straits Chinese Altar Front Cloth (Tok Wi)
Straits Chinese or Peranakan, possibly commissioned from China early to mid-20th century
height: 93cm, width: 95.5cm
Provenance
Private collection, UK; originally acquired in Singapore.
Enquiry about object: 6220
Peranakan or Straits Chinese Altar Front Cloth (Tok Wi)
Straits Chinese or Peranakan, possibly produced in Java, Indonesia circa 1900
height: 97cm, width: 89cm
Provenance
Private collection, UK; originally acquired in Singapore.
Enquiry about object: 6221
Peranakan or Straits Chinese Altar Front Cloth (Tok Wi)
Private collection, UK; originally acquired in Singapore. early 20th century
height: 92cm, width: 104cm
Provenance
Private collection, UK; originally acquired in Singapore.
Enquiry about object: 6218
Peranakan or Straits Chinese Altar Front Cloth (Tok Wi)
Straits Chinese or Peranakan, possibly commissioned from China early to mid-20th century
height: 93cm, width: 95.5cm
Provenance
Private collection, UK; originally acquired in Singapore.
Enquiry about object: 5215
Large & Fine, Painted Wooden Marionette Puppet (Yok-Thei) of the Character of Ravana (Yawana)
Burma 19th century
height (not including strings): 82cm, width: 25cm
Provenance
from the puppet collection of the late John Blundall (1937-2014) of Glasgow, Scotland.
Enquiry about object: 2703
Shan Burmese Lacquered Betel Box
Shan States, Eastern Burma circa 1880
height: 17.3cm, diameter: 19.2cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 3948
Burmese Lacquered Betel Box
Burma circa late 19th century
height: 21.5cm, diameter: 23cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5286
Two Burmese Amber Cylinder Ear Plugs
Kachin People, Burma 19th-early 20th century
approx. lengths: 4.4cm, diameter: 1.6cm, combined weight: 27.05g
Provenance
private collection, London.
Enquiry about object: 5412
Three Shan Burmese Silver Mounted Knives (Dha Hmyaung)
Shan People, Eastern States 19th century
lengths: 22cm, 19.8cm, 17.7cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5759
Dayak Beaded Loin Cloth or Cache Sexe
Dayak People, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia early 20th century
27cm x 16.5cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6184
Fine, Carved Hippopotamus Tooth & Horn Tumbok Lada Dagger
North Sumatra, Indonesia 19th century
length: 34cm, weight: 475g
Provenance
private English collection; private Japanese collection.
Enquiry about object: 6127
Large, Cambodian Silver Hen-Shaped Betel Lime Box
Cambodia circa 1920
length: 19.5cm, height: 20cm, weight: 611g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4871
Rare Javanese Majapahit-Style Damascene Iron Double Putut Kris Blade with Maker’s Thumb Prints (Pichit)
Java, Indonesia 12th-15th century
length: 28.4cm, width at widest point: 7.2cm, weight: 150g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 5312
Pair of Yellow Satin Malay Wedding Bed Bolster Covers each with a Pair Bolster-End Tekat Panels with Gold Thread
Malay People, Malay Peninsula, Malaysia circa 1920
length of each bolster when filled: 100cm, diameter of each tekat panel: 15cm
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: 5769
Dayak Carved Wooden Stopper
Dayak People, Borneo, Malaysia 19th century
height (without stand): 10.8cm
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 2699
Burmese Gilded Shwezawa-work Lacquered Betel Box (Kun-it)
Burma (Myanmar), probably Pagan (Bagan) circa 1960s
height: 22.4cm, diameter: 23cm
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 4507
Thai Gilded, Carved Wooden Reliquary
Thailand 19th century or early 20th century
height: 52cm
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Enquiry about object: 5590
Borneo Cast Bronze Zoomorphic Ritual Kettle
Sarawak, Malaysia (Borneo) 18th-19th century
length: 45cm height: 37.5cm, depth: 28cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5982
Balinese Gilt, Silver & Carved Ivory Kris
Bali, Indonesia early 20th century
full length: 67cm, weight: 907g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6022
Lombok Carved Horn Parrot Hilt
Lombok, Eastern Indonesia 19th century
height: 16.3cm, weight: 222g
Provenance
private collection, England.
Enquiry about object: 5749
Pair of Dayak Brass Humanoid Ear Pendants
Kenyah/Kayan Dayak People, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia early 20th century
lengths: 9cm, combined weight: 108g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5816
Dayak Etched Bamboo Container
Iban (Dayak) People, Borneo, Sarawak, probably the Skrang River region, Malaysia 19th-early 20th century
length: 34cm, diameter: 5.5cm
Provenance
formerly in the collection of Henry Brownrigg, author of 'Betel Cutters. from the Samuel Eilenberg Collection' (Thames & Hudson, 1992); acquired from Christie's South Kensington in 2010; in the collection of Trevor Barton prior to that.
Enquiry about object: 5992
Burmese Bronze Noodle Maker
Burma 19th century
height: 16.6cm, width: 27cm, weight: 2,907g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5962
Rare Dayak Brass Hornbill Bird-Shaped Betel Box with Inlaid Eyes
Dayak People, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia 19th century
Provenance
formerly in the collection of Henry Brownrigg, author of 'Betel Cutters. from the Samuel Eilenberg Collection' (Thames & Hudson, 1992).
Enquiry about object: 6014
Small Chased & Repoussed Burmese Silver Bowl
Burma late 19th century
height: 8cm, diameter: 8.3cm, weight: 140g
Provenance
private collection, England
Enquiry about object: 5316
Finely Embroidered Straits Chinese Silk Wedding Valance
Straits Chinese, Straits Settlements (Singapore, Penang, Malacca) circa 1900
width: 95cm, length; 58cm
Provenance
Acquired by a colonial administrator in the early 20th century, and has been in England since.
Enquiry about object: 5322
Straits Chinese Groom’s Double-Sided, Finely Embroidered Blue Wedding Sash
Straits Chinese, Straits Settlements (Singapore, Penang, Malacca) late 19th or early 20th century
length: 197cm, width: 6.5cm
Provenance
Acquired by a colonial administrator in the early 20th century, and has been in England since.
Enquiry about object: 5319
Finely Embroidered Straits Chinese Silk Wedding Valance
Straits Chinese, Straits Settlements (Singapore, Penang, Malacca) circa 1900
wdith: 175cm, length (including tassel hangings): 103cm
Provenance
Acquired by a colonial administrator in the early 20th century, and has been in England since.
Enquiry about object: 5885
Two Timorese Beaded Lime Containers
Atoni or Dawan people of West Timor, Indonesia early 20th century
lengths (without tassels): 10.5cm
Provenance
formerly in the collection of Henry Brownrigg, author of a book on the betel cutters in the Samuel Eilenberg Collection
Enquiry about object: 5889
Karo Batak Etched Bamboo Lime Container (Tagan)
Karo Batak People, North Sumatra, Indonesia circa 1900
height: 20.5cm, diameter: 7.6cm
Provenance
formerly in the collection of Henry Browrigg, author of a book on the betel cutters in the Samuel Eilenberg Collection
Enquiry about object: 5708
Malay Earthenware Water Flask with Silver Mounts (Labu Ayer)
Malay People, Perak, Malay Peninsula late 19th or early 20th century
height: 30cm, diameter: 18cm, weight: 1,056g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5810
Glass Beaded Wedding Slippers (Kasut Manek)
Straits Chinese Community, Singapore, Malacca or Penang circa 1920
length: 25cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5739
Burmese Finely-Cast Bronze Temple Bell & Bracket
Burma circa 1850
height: 38cm, diameter at base: 19cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 2717
Early Malay Kris Perkaka with Ivory Hilt
Northern Malay Peninsula 16th century & later
length: 46cm, weight: 272g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 4819
Fine Karo Batak Piso Andar Andar Sword with Gold Suasa & Silver Mounts
West Karo Batak People, North Sumatra, Indonesia 19th century
length: 55.5cm, weight: 396g
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Enquiry about object: 4818
Sulawesi Badek with Engraved Silver Mounts
Sulawesi, Indonesia early 20th century
length: 28.5cm, weight: 290g
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Enquiry about object: 3244
Silver-Mounted Sewar Dagger, Sumatra, Indonesia, 19th century
Malay people, Sumatra, Indonesia 19th century
length: 33cm, weight: 178g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4922
Malay Kris Panjang with Chased Silver Mounts & Pierced Hilt
Malay Peninsula 18th-19th century
length: 42.5cm,weight: 443g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5365
Fine Malay Kris with Carved Hilt & Inscribed Silver Mounted Scabbard
Malay Peninsula 19th century
length: 45cm, weight: 336g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 3909
Ifugao Carved Wooden Ritual Bowl with Handle (Duyu)
Ifugao People, Northern Luzon, Philippines 19th century
length: 31cm, width: 20.5cm, height: 8cm
Provenance
private European collection.
Enquiry about object: 5489
Rare Arakan Burmese Lacquer Chest
Rakhine (Arakan) State, Western Burma circa 1870
length: 42cm, width: 24cm, height: 28cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5493
Rare Set of Javanese Merchant’s Double Doors with Javanese Inscription
Java, Indonesia late 19th century
heights: 183cm, widths: 74cm & 76cm (incl. shared moulding)
Provenance
London art market
Enquiry about object: 5009
Burmese Lacquered Food Offering Vessel (Ok-Kwet)
Burma early to mid-20th century
height: 35cm, diameter: 36cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5517
Pair of Malay Bolster-End Tekat Panels with Gold Thread
Malay People, Malay Peninsula, Malaysia 19th century
approx. length of embroidered section of each: 21.3cm, height: 14.8cm
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Enquiry about object: 5352
Two Malay Cotton Woven Textiles (Kain Tenun)
Malay People, East Coast, Malay Peninsula, Malaysia early 20th century
both about 226cm x 102cm
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: 5359
Malay Gold Thread & Cotton Woven Textile (Kain Tenun)
Malay People, East Coast, Malay Peninsula, Malaysia early 20th century
198cm x 102cm
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: 5350
Malay Cotton Woven Textile (Kain Tenun)
Malay People, East Coast, Malay Peninsula, Malaysia early 20th century
228cm x 107cm
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: 5357
Malay Cotton Woven Textile (Kain Tenun)
Malay People, East Coast, Malay Peninsula, Malaysia early 20th century
114cm x 101cm
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: 5358
Malay Woven Cotton Textile (Kain Tenun)
Malay People, East Coast, Malay Peninsula, Malaysia early 20th century
198cm x 112cm
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: 5351
Malay Woven Cotton Textile (Kain Tenun)
Malay People, East Coast, Malay Peninsula, Malaysia early 20th century
186cm x 105cm
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: 4689
Three Thai Terracotta Votive Plaques
Ayutthaya, Thailand 16th-18th century
heights: 8.5cm, widths: 5.4cm-5.7cm
Provenance
private collection, London.
Enquiry about object: 5356
Malay Woven Silk Textile (Kain Tenun)
Malay People, East Coast, Malay Peninsula, Malaysia early 20th century
186cm x 104cm
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: 5355
Malay Woven Silk Textile (Kain Tenun)
Malay People, East Coast, Malay Peninsula, Malaysia early 20th century
81cm x 186cm
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: 5348
Malay Jacket (Baju Melayu) of Striped Kain Tenum
Malay People, Malay Peninsula, probably Johor, Malaysia circa 1900
width from arm to arm: 155cm, length: 71cm
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: 5533
Dutch Colonial Silver Betel Box
Dutch East Indies, probably Batavia 18th century
length: 17.7cm, height: 7.1cm, depth: 12.3cm, weight: 975g
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: 4864
Bontoc Clam Shell Bead & Glass Bead Necklace
Bontoc People, Northern Luzon, Philippines 19th-20th century
weight: 169g
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Enquiry about object: 4823
Fine, West Java Woven Betel Container
Singaparna region, West Java, Indonesia late 19th century-early 20th century
height: 13.5cm, diameter: 12cm
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Enquiry about object: 3588
Small Malay Sewar Dagger with Hippopotamus Tooth Mounts
Malay People, Sumatra or Malay Peninsula 19th century
length: 19cm, weight: 49cm
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 3792
Malay Sewar Dagger with Fine Silver Mounts
Malay People, Sumatra or Malay Peninsula 19th century
length: 36cm, weight: 326g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5417
Gilded Bronze Seated Ava Jambupati Buddha
Burma Late Ava Period, 17th century
height: 47.5cm, width: 25.5cm, depth: 16.5cm
Provenance
UK art market; almost certainly has been in the UK since the colonial era.
Enquiry about object: 5444
Thai or Cambodian Repoussed Silver Bowl
Thailand or Cambodia 19th-early 20th century
diameter: 22.3cm, height: 12.5cm, weight: 596g
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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 3944
Pair of Borneo Man’s Solid Brass Spiral Ear Ornaments
Kenyah/Kayan Dayak People, Sarawak, Borneo 19th century
diameter: 2cm, combined weight: 72g
Provenance
Acquired in the UK, from the estate collection of Dr George Yuille Caldwell (1924-2016). Dr Caldwell, an English-born physician moved to Singapore in the 1950s, from where he built up a collection of mostly Borneo-related textiles and other ethnographica.
Enquiry about object: 561
Ikat Selendang Cloth
'Greater Blossom' Clan, Savu, Eastern Indonesia late 19th century
length: 184cm (not including fringe); width: 90cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 609
Khmer-Thai Earthenware Storage Jar
North-Eastern Thailand circa 12th century
height: 25cm; diameter at widest point: 23cm (approx.)
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 639
Engraved Silver Betel Box
Sumatra, Indonesia 19th century
length: 8cm, combined weight: 148g
Provenance
private collection, London
Enquiry about object: 640
Engraved Silver Betel & Lime Boxes
Sumatra, Indonesia 19th century
length: 6.5cm, total weight: 117g
Provenance
private collection, London.
Enquiry about object: 641
Engraved Silver Betel & Lime Boxes
Sumatra, Indonesia 19th century
length: 6.7cm, chain length: 21.5cm, total weight: 128g
Enquiry about object: 803
Large Zoomorphic Borneo Bronze Kettle (Cerek)
Borneo - Sarawak (Malaysia) or Brunei 19th century
height: 30cm, length: 39cm
Provenance
Acquired from the UK antiques market (southern England) and most probably has been in the UK since the colonial period.
Enquiry about object: 4593
Cast Bronze Seated Buddha
Laos circa 15th century
height: 37cm, width: 22.5cm, depth: 14cm
Provenance
private collection, UK. The previous owner built up a collection of Buddha images mostly from old UK colonial sources, and did so over a long lifetime.