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The antique arts of Burma (now known as Myanmar) are among Asia's most under-appreciated art works. Lacquer makers, wood carvers and other artisans produced extraordinary items, and the skill of the country's silversmiths quite possibly surpassed those operating in say, England.

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9631

Exceptional Three-Piece Burmese Silver Tea Set & Matching Tray

Lower Burma (Myanmar)
late 19th century

height of teapot: 17.5cm, length of tray: 49.9cm, width of tray: 29.8cm, combined weight: 2,559g

Provenance

Scottish art market

9718

Burmese Mandalay Painted & Gilded Marble Reclining Buddha

Mandalay, Burma (Myanmar)
18th-early 19th century

(without stand) length: 61.5cm, depth: 15.4cm, height: 28.8cm, weight: very heavy

Provenance

UK art market

4103

Pegu Cast Bronze of a Cheroot-Smoking Burmese Lady

Pegu, Burma
circa 1920

height: 15.6cm, width: 12.8cm, depth: 9.8cm, weight: 905g

Provenance

private collection, UK

6989

Large, Rare, Burmese Shwezawa Lacquered Platter showing the Vessantara Jataka

Mandalay or Prome, Burma
circa 1900

diameter: approximately 94cm

Provenance

UK art market

5212

Burmese Tattoo Needle & Weight

Burma (Myanmar)
19th century

length: 33.1cm, weight: 158g

Provenance

UK art market

5489

Rare Arakan Burmese Lacquer Chest

Rakhine (Arakan) State, Western Burma
circa 1870

length: 42cm, width: 24cm, height: 28cm

Provenance

UK art market

6771

Burmese Bell Carried by Two Buddhist Devotees

Burma
early-to mid 20th century

height: 41cm, length (of the rod): 52.5cm

Provenance

UK art market

9587

Burmese Cast Bronze Monk, Retailed by Coombes, Rangoon

Pegu, Burma
circa 1930

height: 19cm, width: 8.6cm, depth: 8.4cm, weight: 833g

Provenance

UK art market

5574

Burmese Tattoo Needle & Weight

Burma (Myanmar)
19th century

length: 45cm, width: 5.1cm, weight: 500g

5573

Burmese Tattoo Needle & Weight

Burma (Myanmar)
19th century

length: 45.8cm weight: 281g

Provenance

UK art market

9526

Burmese Gilded, Lacquered Wooden Seated Buddha

Burma (Myanmar)
18th century

height: 61.4cm, width: 29.9cm, depth: 14.7cm

Provenance

UK art market

8871

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

9232

Mandalay Burmese Bronze Buddha

Mandalay, Burma
circa 1850

height: 49cm, width: 39.5cm, depth: 26.5cm

Provenance

UK art market

8748

Burmese Gilded Silver Bowl

Burma
circa 1910

height: 10.7cm, width: approximately 11.5cm, weight: 371g

Provenance

UK art market

9356

Pair of Burmese Gilded Lacquered Monk Disciples, Sariputta & Moggallana

Burma (Myanmar)
19th-early20th century

height: approximately 12cm, combined weight: 2,013g

Provenance

UK art market

8902

Burmese Mandalay Bronze Buddha

Mandalay, Burma
circa 1840

height: approximately 68cm, width: 54.4cm, depth: 33cm

Provenance

UK art market

7320

Burmese Pair of Crouching Nat or Disciple Figures of Carved Wood & Gilded Lacquer

Burma, probably Mandalay
circa mid-19th century

heights: approximately 46.5cm, combined weight: 5.6kg

Provenance

UK art market

9354

Nine Matched, Descending Bronze Burmese Buddhist Disciple Monk Images

North-eastern Burma (Myanmar)
18th century

height: 12.1cm, 13.4cm, 14cm, 15.1cm, 16.5cm, 18.2cm, 21.6cm, 25.6cm and 30.2cm

Provenance

UK art market

5009

Burmese Lacquered Food Offering Vessel (Ok-Kwet)

Burma
early to mid-20th century

height: 35cm, diameter: 36cm

Provenance

UK art market

8724

Pair of Assam Gold & Ruby Lotus Ear Plugs (Thuria)

Assam, North Eastern India
19th-early 20th century

length: approximately 3.2cm, width: 2.4cm, combined weight: 16g

Provenance

UK art market

6990

Large, Rare, Burmese Shwezawa Lacquered Panel of the Mahosadha Jataka

Probably Pegu, Burma
1930s

width (including frame): 136.3cm, height: 75.6cm

Provenance

UK art market

8485

Burmese Silver Model of a Stupa or Pagoda

Burma
late 19th century

height: 32.3cm, width: 18.1cm, weight (with stand): 1,184g, weight of silver: 270g

Provenance

UK art market

9302

Naga Necklace with Dark-Blue Trade Beads

Naga People, Western Burma & North-eastern India
early 20th century

circumference: approximately 66cm, weight: 287g

Provenance

private collection, US

7227

Shan-Burmese Bronze Seated Buddha

Shan States, Burma
18th century

height: 26cm, width: 10.5cm, depth: 8.7cm, weight: 1,145g

Provenance

UK art market

9355

Burmese Gilded Lacquered Buddha

Northern Burma (Myanmar)
circa 1900

height: 35cm, width: 28cm, depth: 19.2cm, weight: 2,890g

Provenance

UK art market

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.

6739

Burmese Bronze Seated Buddha

Burma
18th-early 19th century

height: 31cm, width: 12.5cm, depth: 10cm, weight: 1,421g

Provenance

UK art market

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

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

4250

Rare Burmese Shwezawa Lacquer Chest

Burma
19th century

height: 19.5cm, length: 43.6cm, depth: 33cm

Provenance

private collection, London; acquired by the previous owner in the UK decades ago, and probably has been in the UK since the colonial era.

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

6387

Chin Woman’s Woven Silk Tube Skirt (Hni Tial)

Hakha Chin People, Chin State, Western Burma (Myanmar)
circa 1950

118cm x 69cm

6386

Burmese Royal Silk Achiek Cloth Sutra Cover

Burma (Myanmar)
19th century

70cm x 78cm

6247

Naga Chank Shell Bead Necklace

Naga People, Eastern India/Western Burma
19th century

length: 60cm, weight: 216g

Provenance

private collection, London

5739

Burmese Finely-Cast Bronze Temple Bell & Bracket

Burma
circa 1850

height: 38cm, diameter at base: 19cm

Provenance

UK art market

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.

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

5992

Burmese Bronze Noodle Maker

Burma
19th century

height: 16.6cm, width: 27cm, weight: 2,907g

Provenance

UK art market

9305

Unusually Large, Naga Trade Bead & Bone Belt or Girdle

Konyak Naga People, North-West India & Western Burma
early 20th century and possibly earlier

length: 82cm, width: 13.5cm

Provenance

private collection, US

9308

Konyak Naga Trade Bead, Brass Bell & Shell Necklace

Konyak Naga People, North-West India & Western Burma
early 20th century

Provenance

private collection, US

5417

Burmese 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.

4450

Burmese Large, Lacquered Wooden Buddha

Mandalay, Burma
circa 1850

height: 67.5cm, width: 59cm, depth: 34cm

Provenance

UK art market

4253

Lacquered & Gilded Kammavaca

Burma
19th century

length: 57cm, width: 13.6cm - 16 leaves & 2 covers

Provenance

private collection, London

4254

Rare Lacquered Brass Kammavaca

Burma
early 19th century

length: 47.6cm, width: 8.5cm - 10 leaves & 2 covers

Provenance

private collection, London

2651

Burmese Gilded & Lacquered Manuscript Box & Stand (Sadaik)

Burma
circa 1850

length: 83cm, height: 38cm, depth: 39cm

Provenance

UK art market

4259

Naga Bead & Bone Belt or Girdle

Naga People, India/Burma
19th century

length (approx): 67cm, width: 15.5cm, weight: 517g

Provenance

private collection, London.

2153

Large Burmese Temple Bell & Hanging Bracket

Burma
circa 1850

height with hanging bracket: 65cm, diameter of base of bell: 30cm, height of stand: 85cm

Provenance

UK art market.

4569

Lacquered & Gilded Kammavaca

Burma
early to mid-19th century

length: 54.8cm, width: 11.9cm - 16 leaves & 2 covers

Provenance

UK art market

272

Burmese Buddha Dipankara with Followers & Sumedha

Burma
18th century

Length: 16 cm

Provenance

UK art market

1205

Burmese Lacquered Tray on Stand (Kalat)

Shan States, Burma
circa 1920

diameter: 53cm, height: 24cm

Provenance

UK art market

4399

Carved Shell, Glass & Wood Bead & Fossilised Palmwood (Pumtek) Necklace

Mizo People, Eastern India, or Naga People, Burma/India
circa 1900

length: 80cm, weight: 100g

Provenance

private collection, London.

1181

Gilded & Lacquered Manuscript Chest (Sadaik)

Burma
early 20th century

length: 99cm, height: 65cm, width: 62cm

Provenance

UK art market

1741

Burmese Cast Bronze Image of a Chin-lon Player

Pegu, Burma
circa 1920

height: 19.4cm (including the stand)

Provenance

UK art market

1784

Burmese Cast Pegu Bronze Image of an Archer

Pegu, Burma
circa 1920

height: 21.6cm (including the stand)

Provenance

UK art market

3648

Burmese Gilded Lacquer & Wood Storage Box

Burma
19th century

length: 46cm, height: 20.5cm, depth: 30cm

Provenance

UK art market