Our catalogue > Thailand & IndoChina

Antique items from Thailand, Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia are to be found here. Like these countries, the items mostly are Buddhist, or are utilitarian - often they relate to the consumption of betel.

Most items have been sourced from within the UK, often from old colonial-era collections.

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8272

Thai Chased Silver Betel Box

Thailand
late 19th-early 20th century

height: 5.1cm, width: 15.2cm, depth: 8.2cm, weight: 396g

Provenance

private collection, London, UK.

9585

Thai Woven Yan Lipao Basketry Hand Bag with Gilded Niello Silver Mounts

Bangkok, Thailand
circa 1975

height: 18.6cm, width: 21cm, depth: 11cm, weight: 330g

Provenance

UK art market

9030

Thai Gold Pendant set with Black Diamonds

Bangkok, Thailand
early 20th century

length: 3.6cm, width: 2cm, weight: 3.93g

Provenance

private collection, UK.

7927

Cambodian Silver Spittoon Chased with Reamker Figures

Cambodia
early 20th century

height: 11.9cm, width: 10.3cm, weight: 254g

Provenance

private collection, London, UK.

9410

Thai Niello Silver (Thom Ngoen) Bowl with Singha Motifs

Thailand
early 20th century

height: 6.6cm, diameter: 13.9cm, weight: 207g

Provenance

private collection, London, UK

9382

Thai Silver Gilt Pedestal Bowl & Cover (Thiap)

Thailand, and maybe Cambodia
early 20th century

height: 16.5cm, width: 12.4cm, weight: 297g

Provenance

private collection, London, UK

4686

Terracotta Makara Roof Tile Finial Fragment

Thailand
Sukhothai Period, 14th-15th century

height: 30.5cm, length: 28cm, width: 17cm

Provenance

private collection, UK

7295

Khmer Bronze Votive Mold of Hevajra

Khmer, Cambodia
Bayon period, circa 12th century

length: 18.3cm, width: 9.8cm, weight: 425g

Provenance

Estate Collection of Tom White MBE, who served as a British diplomat in Southeast Asia in the 1960s and 1970s.

9078

Thai Courtly Gold Pendant or Brooch set with Rubies

Bangkok, Thailand
19th century

length: 4.7cm, width: 3.5cm, weight: 10g

Provenance

private collection

9245

Vietnamese Ceremonial Trident (Dinh-ba)

Vietnam
Nguyen Dynasty, 19th century

length: 46.3cm, width: 23.8cm, weight: 571g

Provenance

French art market

9413

Unusually Large & Fine Pair of Yao Large Silver Ear Ornaments

Im Mien or Dao/Yao People, Laos/Northern Thailand/Southern China
late 19th century-early 20th century

length: approximately 15.6cm, width: approximately 9.3cm, combined weight: 296g

Provenance

French art market

9024

Thai Courtly Gold Pendant set with an Emerald & Rubies

Bangkok, Thailand
19th century

length: 5.7cm, width: 3.9cm, weight: 16g

Provenance

private collection

9414

Silver Yao Celestial Headdress & Matched Pin

Kim Mun Lantien Sha of the Dao/Yao People, Laos/Northern Thailand/Southern China
early 20th century

diameter of disc: 16.4cm, length of hair pin: 22.1cm, overall weight: 234g

Provenance

French art market

9331

Cambodian Silver Censor

Cambodia
circa 1920

height: 11cm, outer diameter: 11cm, weight: 192g

Provenance

UK art market

7728

Thai Silver-Gilt Niello Betel Box

Thailand
early 19th century

height: 6.1cm, width: 15.2cm, depth: 8.6cm, weight: 317g

Provenance

private collection, London

9025

Thai Courtly Gold Pendant set with Emeralds, Rubies & Diamonds

Bangkok, Thailand
19th century

length: 6.2cm, width: 4.8cm, weight: 21g

Provenance

private collection

8605

Massive Miao Silver Hairpin

Miao People, Northern Thailand & Southern China
early 20th century

length: approximately 29.3cm, width: 6.6cm, weight: 55g

Provenance

private collection

8623

Vietnamese Double-sided Silver & Jade Comb

Southern Vietnam
early 20th century

length: 7.1cm, width: 10.3cm, weight: 43g

Provenance

UK art market

9023

Thai Courtly Gold Pendant set with an Emerald & Diamonds

Bangkok, Thailand
19th century

length: 5.4cm, width: 4.6cm, weight: 23g

Provenance

private collection.

7341

Lanna-style Bronze Buddha

northern Thailand
probably 19th century or later

height: 80cm, width: 29.5cm, depth: 24.2cm

Provenance

UK art market

3704

Cambodian Bayon-Style, Ritual Bronze Conch Shell & Stand

Cambodia
Angkor Period, 12th-13th century, & possibly later stand

length of conch: 27cm, height of stand: 8cm, diameter of stand: 14cm

Provenance

from a private collection, Hereford, England. Acquired by the previous owner from a private collection, Gloucestershire, England.

6624

Thai Solid-Silver Image of Phra Sangkajai

Thailand
19th century

height: 4.1cm, width: 3.4cm, depth: 1.8cm, weight: 37g

Provenance

private collection, UK.

6615

Thai White Brass Buddha

Thailand
circa 18th century

height: 12.9cm, width: 10.9cm, depth: 6.7cm, weight: 675g

Provenance

private collection, UK.

6622

Thai Cast Silver Standing Buddha

Thailand
17th-18th century

height: 14.4cm, weight: 226g

Provenance

private collection, London.

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

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.

5638

Rare Chinese Yixing Teapot with Vietnamese Pierced Silver Mounts

Jiangsu, China & Vietnam
19th century

length: 20cm, height: 15cm

Provenance

UK art market

3739

Rare Tai Shan Quilted, Woven & Embroidered Jacket

Shan, Chin or Related People, Eastern Burma, Northern Thailand or Laos
19th century

length: 74cm, width: 56cm

Provenance

private collection, London; art market, Paris.

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.

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

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

6127

Large, Cambodian Silver Hen-Shaped Betel Lime Box

Cambodia
circa 1920

length: 19.5cm, height: 20cm, weight: 611g

Provenance

UK art market

4689

Three Thai Terracotta Votive Plaques

Ayutthaya, Thailand
16th-18th century

heights: 8.5cm, widths: 5.4cm-5.7cm

Provenance

private collection, London.

3893

Thai Pottery Pedestal Vase decorated with White Slipware & Red-ochre (Ban Chiang)

Ban Chiang, Udon Thani Province, Thailand
circa 300BC

height: 18cm, diameter: 15.5cm, weight: 715g

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 Southeast Asian collectibles.

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

3339

Thai Gilded Bronze Buddha or Buddhist Attendant

Thailand
late 19th century

height: 36cm, width: 30cm

Provenance

UK art market

2373

Laotian Silver & Wood ‘Pyramid’ Hairpin

Hmong people, Laos
late 19th-early 20th century

length: 22cm

Provenance

private collection, UK

2736

Thai Betel-Chewing Stoneware Tukatha Figure

Ban Pa Yang, Si Satchanalai, Thailand
14th-16th century

height: 10.5cm

Provenance

UK art market

2737

Thai Stoneware Betel-Chewing Tukatha Figure

Ban Pa Yang, Si Satchanalai, Thailand
14th-16th century

height: 9.8cm

Provenance

UK art market

2738

Thai Earthenware Betel-Chewing Tukatha Figure

Ban Pa Yang, Si Satchanalai, Thailand
14th-16th century

height: 8.4cm

Provenance

UK art market

1804

Large Jorai Ironwood Ancestor Figure

Jorai People, Central Highlands, Vietnam
19th century

height: 114cm

Provenance

Benneton Collection, France

609

Khmer-Thai Earthenware Storage Jar

North-Eastern Thailand
circa 12th century

height: 25cm; diameter at widest point: 23cm (approx.)

Provenance

UK art market

1578

Two Si Satchanalai Terracotta Tile Finials

Si Satchanalai, Thailand
14th-15th century

height: 21cm & 23.8cm; width: 16.5cm & 16.5cm

Provenance

UK art market

2968

Thai Silver Votive Buddha

Thailand
19th century

height: 17cm

Provenance

UK art market

4507

Thai Gilded, Carved Wooden Reliquary

Thailand
19th century or early 20th century

height: 52cm

Provenance

private collection, UK.