Michael Backman Ltd, based in central London, is one of the world’s premier commercial galleries for rare Asian, Islamic, Tribal & East-West antiques.

Sound provenance is critical. Our items are sourced from colonial-era, private UK collections.

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Major New Book by Michael Backman:

‘MALAY SILVER AND GOLD: Courtly Splendour from Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei and Thailand’

300 pages with 475 images – the first book on the topic in more than a hundred years!

Available on Amazon.com worldwide.

EXPERTISE.  Something in which we invest constantly.

We have strong links to universities & museums; undertake numerous research trips around the world; and hold a massive in-house Library.

We also market books on the world’s material cultures via World Art Now.

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Exclusive to us & on all aspects of non-Western art & culture, recorded in London & around the world.

Our monthly catalogues showcase our new stock & are emailed to almost 30,000 collectors & curators worldwide.

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