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9793

Nepalese Spouted Brass Ritual Ewer (Dhalacha)

Newar People, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
17th century

height: 28.1cm, width: 15.3cm, length (including spout): approximately 20cm, weight: 1,180g

Provenance

private collection, UK

9794

Sikh Silver-Inlaid Steel Chakram

Northern India, probably Lahore
19th century

external diameter: 23.1cm, internal diameter: 17.7cm, height (including display stand): approximately 29.5cm, weight: 363g

Provenance

private collection, London

9825

Rare, Fine German Striped Alley or Marble Bead Necklace

Lauscha, Central Germany, for the export market, including Africa
circa 1870

overal length: 58.2cm, diameter of the largest bead: 3.4cm, weight: 346g

Provenance

private collection, Canada. The collection was carefully assembled over the last 50 years.

9845

Rare Mongolian Pair of Dancing Citipati of Papier Mache & Polychrome, with Attributes

Mongolia
19th century

height: 60cm, width: 53cm

Provenance

private collection, Spain/England

9910

Fine, Yoruba Pair of Ibeji Female Twin Figures with Cowrie Cloaks & Tirah Talismans

Yoruba People, Northern Nigeria
19th century

height: 17 and 18.6cm, width: 19.2 and 19.7cm, combined weight: 1,987g

Provenance

Acquired from Peter Wengraf, London, 1984.

7456

Three Rare Indian Hindu Silver Temple Body Stamps (Chhapa)

Orissa or Bengal, India
18th-19th century

length: 3.3 to 6cm, height: 4 to 4.5cm, combined weight: 94g

Provenance

private collection, London; acquired from Henry Brownrigg, London.

9811

Superb, Rare Strand of 32 Ancient, Varied, East Javanese ‘Jatim’ Glass Beads

East Java, Indonesia
600-800AD

length: 52cm, diameter of the largest bead: 2.4cm, weight: 273g

Provenance

private collection, Canada; acquired in the US in the early 1980s

9763

Mughal Gold, Diamond & Enamel Bazuband Ornament

Mughal, Northern India
18th century

length: 5cm, width: 4.5cm, weight: 24g

Provenance

private collection, Spain.

9702

Rare Himalayan Brass Coil & Shell Pendant Necklace

Tibetan Peoples, Lahaul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh, Himalayan India
19th century

length of pendant: 13.1cm, width of pendant: 5.1cm, circumference of chain: 70cm, weight: 119g

Provenance

private collection, Scotland

9706

French Colonial Pondicherry Indian Gilded Wooden Angels

French Colonial Pondicherry, South India
late 17th-early 18th century

height: 30.9 and 33cm, combined weight: 2,048g

Provenance

UK art market

9663

Massive, Rare Berber ‘Front & Back’ Amber Necklace

Berber or Amazigh People, Ait Yazza Village and related groups, Draa Valley Region, South-eastern Morocco
early 20th century

circumference: approximately 140cm, weight: 931g

Provenance

private collection, Germany; collected in the 1980s

9432

South Indian Bronze, Double-Sided, Charter Plaque (Pattayam) with Lengthy Tamil Inscriptions

South India
18th-19th century (dated 13th-early 14th century)

height: 40.5cm, width: 24.5cm, weight: 3,562g

Provenance

private collection, UK; acquired at Spink, London, April1980.

9588

Moroccan Berber Necklace of Large Antique Amber Beads

Berber People, High Atlas Mountains, Morocco.
18th-19th century

circumference: approximately 65cm, length of beads: between 2.5 and 6.2cm, overall weight: 622g

Provenance

private collection, Amsterdam, Netherlands

9194

Rare & Important Early Japanese Calendar Scroll Painting of the Sanju Banjin

Japan, probably Kyoto
Muromachi or Momoyama Period, 16th Century

width (without frame): 57.4cm, length: 120.5cm

Provenance

from the collection of an aristocratic Spanish family, purchased from Shreve, Crump & Low of Boston in the late 1970s or early 1980s

9570

Early Bronze Borneo Kettle Cast with Chinese Door Guardians (Menshen)

Borneo, Malaysia/Brunei/Indonesia
17th-18th century

height: approximately 36cm, diameter: approximately 29cm, weight: between 5 to 7kg

Provenance

UK art market

9574

East Java Majapahit Bronze Ram

East Java, Indonesia
East Java Period, 13th-15th century

height: 9.5cm, length: 11.9cm, width: 5.8cm, weight: 428g

Provenance

UK art market

9535

Rare Spanish Colonial Miniature Chair with Silver Mounts & Inlaid with Tortoiseshell & Bone, for an Infant Jesus Image

Spanish Colonial Mexico
17th century

height: 25.4cm, width: 20.7cm, depth: 15.8cm, weight: 731g

Provenance

UK art market

9534

Sino-Tibetan Conch Shell Trumpet with Gilded Copper Mounts

Sino-Tibetan
18th century - most probably Qianlong period (1736-1795)

length: 22.2cm, width: approximately 13.5cm, weight: 1,129g

Provenance

Derek Wright (1927-2022) collection, Fritham Grange, Hampshire., UK. Acquired by the previous owner from Gerard Hawthorn Ltd Oriental Art, London, June 2004.

9545

Chinese Warring States Gold and Turquoise-Inlaid Bronze Garment Hook

Northern China
Warring States period or Han Dynasty, 3rd or 2nd century BC

height: 8.4cm, width: 1.1cm, weight: 96g (not including display stand)

Provenance

private collection, London, UK; Ben Janssens Oriental Art, London, 2019

9544

Miniature Gold-Inlaid Bronze Tripod Ding Vessel

China
circa 18th century

height: 9.9cm, width: 6.6cm, weight: 290g

Provenance

private collection, London, UK

9431

Rare Jain Digambara Brass Mandala Shrine of the Navadevata

Karnataka, India
circa 15th century

height: 28.8cm, width: 18.7cm, depth: 6.8cm, weight: 1,752g

Provenance

UK art market

9399

Exceptionally Rare Indian ‘Medicine’ Coconut Goblet with Silver-Gilt Mounts

Western India, perhaps Goa, or Mughal India
16th century

height: approximately 7.2cm, diameter: approximately 7.9cm, weight: 143g

Provenance

private collection, London,. UK; by repute, a Russian collection

9458

Javanese Cast Silver Image of Shiva with Bronze Yoni Base

Central 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. Acquired in the UK around 2001.

9455

Rare, Inscribed, Pair of Ottoman Greek or Armenian Gilded-Silver Liturgical Fans (Hexapteryga)

Produced for the Greek Orthodox Community in Ottoman Turkey, probably Armenian silversmithing.
18th century

height of each: 51cm, width: 26.5cm, combined weight: 1,768g

Provenance

private collection , London, UK; Sotheby's London, 2019.

9505

Akan Carved Wooden Queen Mother Figure

Asante (Ashanti) sub-group of the Akan people, Ghana
early 20th century and possibly earlier

height: 33.1cm, width: 8.5cm, depth: 13.3cm, weight: 635g

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

9387

Nepalese Gem-Inlaid Gilded Votive Plaque

Newar People, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
18th century

diameter: 36.8cm, weight: 1,606g

Provenance

UK art market

7124

Superb Vizagapatam Ebony Box overlaid with Tortoiseshell & Etched Ivory Veneer with Silver Mounts

Vizagapatam, India
circa 1750

height: 8.8cm, width: 27.9cm, depth: 19cm, weight: 1,650g

Provenance

private collection, England.

9362

Bukharan Noble’s Turquoise-inlaid & Finely Engraved Ewer

Bukhara, Uzbekistan, Central Asia
late 19th century

height: 37.8cm, length (from sprout to handle): 23.5cm, weight: 1,758g

Provenance

UK art market

9374

African Dogon Cast Brass Pendant of a Seated, Bound Female Slave

Dogon People, Mali
19th century or earlier

height: 6.7cm, weight: 134g

Provenance

UK art market

9190

Ibibio Carved Wooden Soldier Puppet Figure

Ibibio people, coastal Southern Nigeria
circa 1920

height: 55cm

Provenance

UK art market; Christie's Paris, 2006.

9199

Nepalese Gilded Bronze Buddha

Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
late 18th-19th century

height: 23cm, width: 17cm, depth: 11cm, weight: 1,850g

Provenance

private collection, UK

9222

Tibetan Chinese Parcel-Gilt Bronze Amitayus

Tibeto-Chinese
18th century

height: 17.4cm, width: 11.8cm, depth: 8.5cm, weight: 1,317g

Provenance

Private collection, UK

9081

Rare Southeast Asian (Batavian) or Chinese Parcel-Gilt Wine Ewer

Southeast Asia, possibly Batavia, or China
circa 1680-1750

height: 17cm, length (from handle to spout): 15cm, weight: 415g

Provenance

UK art market; Sotheby's New York

9093

Rare Nepalese Bone Statue of Chakrasamvara Sakti in Yab-Yum

Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
15th century

height: 14.4cm, width: 6.5cm, weight: 145g

Provenance

private collection, UK

9071

Mughal or Deccan Scribe’s Silver Pen Box (Kalamdan)

Mughal, Northern India or Deccan
18th century

length: 21.2cm, weight: 225g

Provenance

UK art market

9102

Rare, Mughal Gilt-Decorated Steatite Flask (Surahi)

Northern India
17th-18th Century

height: approximately 31.8cm, diameter: approximately 13.5cm, weight: 1,341g

Provenance

private collection, England.

8727

Lucknow Niello & Enamelled Perfume Flask

Lucknow, India
circa 1780

length: 8.5cm, width: approximately 3.5cm, weight: 28g

Provenance

UK art market

8888

Superb Tibetan Silver Image of Tsong Khapa

Tibet
18th century

height: 13.7cm, width: 9.8cm, depth: 7cm, weight: 606g

Provenance

private collection, England.