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9722

Export Indian Dyed Cotton Prayer Cloth with Text (Jainamaz)

Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
circa 1850

height: 76.3cm, width: 55.6cm, weight: 101g

Provenance

UK art market

9801

Pair of Silver & Copper-Inlaid Bronze Crawling Balakrishnas

Orissa or Bengal, India
late 19th century

height: 10.5cm, width: 6.3cm, depth: 9.8cm, combined weight: 1,360g

Provenance

UK art market

9802

Silver & Copper-Inlaid Bronze Standing Krishna

Bengal or Orissa, India
late 19th century

height: 18.4cm, width: approximately 6.7cm, depth: 5.9cm, weight: 805g

Provenance

UK art market

9858

Large Naga Chank Shell & Trade Bead Necklace

Angami Naga People, North-Eastern India
late 19th-early 20th century

length of strand: 111cm, length of chank shells: 15.5 and 16cm, weight: 1,251g

Provenance

Hansjorg Mayer Collection, UK

9863

Unusual Naga Trade Glass Bead Multi-Strand Necklace

Naga People, North-Eastern India
1920s

circumference: 47cm, weight: 224g

Provenance

Hansjorg Mayer Collection, UK

9871

Rare Pair of Naga Beaded & Brass Ear Ornaments

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

overall length: approximately 71cm, length of individual ear ornament: 18.5cm, width of individual ear ornament: 6.9cm, weight: 79g

Provenance

Hansjorg Mayer Collection, UK

9892

Rare Naga Head Hunter’s Necklace with Four Severed Heads

Naga People, North-Eastern India
19th-early 20th century

length of brass pendant: 12.6cm, length of strand: approximately 57cm, weight: 181g

Provenance

Hansjorg Mayer Collection, UK

9876

Naga Head Hunter’s Severed Head Necklace

Naga People, North-Eastern India
19th-early 20th century

length of strand: approximately 50.4cm, length of pendant: 9.1cm, width of pendant: 6.8cm, weight: 161g

Provenance

Hansjorg Mayer Collection, UK

7480

Indian Sand-Cast Silver Flexible Anklet (Sankhla)

Gujarat, India
late 19th century

length: approximately 19cm, width: 2cm, weight: 206g

Provenance

private collection, London

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.

9803

Indian Bronze Temple Cooking Basin (Charakku or Urly)

India
18th century

height: 8.5cm, diameter: 25.4cm, length (with handles): 28.8cm, weight: 2,654g

Provenance

UK art market

9752

Unusual & Rare Naga Headhunter’s Trophy Head Necklace

Naga People, Burma/India
19th century

circumference: 58cm, length of brass pendant: 9.8cm, weight: 232g

Provenance

UK art market

9763

Mughal Gold, Diamond & Enamel Bazuband Ornament

Mughal, Northern India
18th century

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

Provenance

private collection, Spain.

9724

Indian Temple Tree Lamp (Vriksha Deepa)

Deccan, India
19th century

height: approximately 60cm, width: 41.3cm, weight: very heavy

Provenance

UK art market

9721

Export Indian Dyed Cotton Prayer Cloth (Jainamaz)

Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
circa 1850

height: 88.2cm, width: 54cm

Provenance

UK art market

9698

Fine, Heavy Silver Belt (Kardhani)

Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India
19th century

length: 85.8cm, width: 4.4cm, weight: 478g

Provenance

UK art market

9666

Indian Chandella-Period Jain Pink Sandstone Fragment

Probably Jain, Gyaraspur, area, Madhya Pradesh, India
Chandella Dynasty, circa 9th century

height (without stand): 40cm, width: 22.6cm, depth: 5.5cm

Provenance

UK 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

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

9703

Large & Superb Himalayan Shell Hair Ornament (Dunkertsa)

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

length: 7.9cm, width: 9.7cm, depth: approximately 4.5cm, weight: 104g

Provenance

private collection, Scotland

9705

Himalayan Shell Pendant or Hair Ornament

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

length: 8.8cm, width: 7.8cm, depth: approximately 3.5cm, weight: 77g

Provenance

Private collection, Scotland

9692

Indian Brass Krishna & Radha

India, probably Bengal
19th or early 20th century

height: 9.5 and 11.2cm, combined weight: 303g

Provenance

UK art market

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

9682

Indian Partabargh Theva-Work Gold Bracelet

Partabargh, Rajasthan, and Delhi, India
circa 1850

circumference: approximately 18cm, length of individual panels: 3.5cm, weight: 58g

Provenance

UK art market

9632

Pair of Indian Carved Wooden Parrot Heads

South India
20th century

height: approximately 48.4cm, width: 20.8cm, depth: 29.4cm, combined weight: 7,149g

Provenance

UK art market

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.

9202

Rare Sikkim Parcel-Gilt Silver Ga’u Box

Gangtok, Sikkim, Himalayan India
18th-19th century

height: 10cm, width: 9.7cm, depth: 5.1cm, weight: 335g

Provenance

private collection, UK

9201

Rare Sikkim Parcel-Gilt Silver Ga’u Box

Gangtok, Sikkim, Himalayan India
18th-19th century

height: 10.2cm, width: 9.5cm, depth: 4.3cm, weight: 303g

Provenance

private collection, UK

9203

Sikkim Parcel-Gilt Silver Octagonal Box

Gangtok, Sikkim, Himalayan India
18th-19th century

height: 7.7cm, width: 11.6cm, weight: 420g

Provenance

private collection, UK

7139

Indian Silver ‘Corrugated’ Bracelet

Maharashtra or Gujarat, India
early 20th century

widest internal diameter: 6cm, width: 8.6cm, weight: 116g

Provenance

private collection, London, UK

8476

Islamic Engraved Brass ‘Magic’ Bowl

Northern India or Iran (Persia)
18th-19th century

diameter: 21.1cm, height: 7cm, weight: 788g

8895

Indian Brass Seated Durga

Maharashtra or Karnataka, India
15th-16th century

height: 21.1cm, width: 12.5cm, depth: 9.6cm, weight: 1,143g

Provenance

UK art market

9517

Indian Silver Necklace with Large Madalio Pendant

Bhuj, Kutch area, Gujarat, India
late 19th-early 20th century

circumference: 71.5cm, length of main pendant: 12.8cm, weight: 234g

Provenance

UK art market

4712

South Indian Parcel-Gilt, Silver Panelled Waist Belt (Araipatti)

Tamil Nadu, South India
19th century

circumference: 69.1cm, width: approximately 3.1cm, weight: 515g

Provenance

UK art market

9308

Konyak Naga Trade Bead, Brass Bell & Shell Necklace

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

Provenance

private collection, US

9288

Fine, Indian Gold, Flexible Necklace

Kerala, India
20th century

circumference: 76cm maximum, length (of individual gold component): 2.5cm, weight: 31g

Provenance

private collection, UK

9444

Indian Fine, Silver-Inlaid Betel Cutter

North-West India, probably Rajasthan
19th century

length: 16.4cm, width: 5.7cm, weight: 121g

Provenance

UK art market

9566

Indian Cast & Chiselled Brass Erotic Maithuna Betel Cutter

West India, probably Maharashtra
18th-19th century

length: 9.7cm, width: 6.2cm, weight: 229g

Provenance

UK art market

9554

Fine Pair of Inscribed Lucknow Silver Wine Flasks (Surai)

Lucknow, India
circa 1870

height: 17.8cm, diameter: 9.6cm, combined weight: 434g, height with stand: 23.5cm

Provenance

Previously in the collection of the Pryce Family, Gunley Hall, Wales.

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

9465

Mughal Zinc Cooling Flask with Silver Mounts & Fabric Covering

Northern India
18th century

height: 25cm, width: approximately 14cm, weight: 795g

Provenance

UK art market

9307

Large, Naga Trade Bead Necklace

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

circumference: approximately 73cm, weight: 417g

Provenance

private collection, US.

9527

Jain Brass Shrine of Parshvanatha inlaid with Silver

Jain community, Western India
circa 15th century

height: 16.3cm, width:11.7cm, depth: 6.7cm, weight: 1,003g

Provenance

UK art market

9513

Western Indian Sandstone Head of a Jina

Jain Community, Western India
12th century

height: 27cm, width: 21cm

Provenance

private UK collection since circa 2000; prior to that in a private Anglo-Dutch collection since circa 1990. Most probably has been in the UK or Europe since colonial times.

9530

South Indian Bronze Standing Balakrishna

South India
15th century

height: 13cm, width: 7.1cm, depth: 5.2cm, weight: 522g

Provenance

UK art market

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

9466

Mughal Zinc Cooling Bottle with Silver Mounts & Fabric Covering

Northern India
18th century

height: approximately 28cm, width: approximately 19cm, weight: 1,556g

Provenance

UK art market

9518

Ladakh Twelve-Strand Coral, Turquoise & Silver Bead Necklace (Ultik)

Ladakh, Himalayan India
19th century

circumference: 57cm, length of central band: 6.2cm, weight: 314g

Provenance

UK art market

6489

Deccani Silver Bullet Case & Belt Set

Hyderabad, Central India
18th century

width of silver case: 13cm, length of silver case: 10cm, depth of silver case: 14.8cm, combined weight (including leather): 483g

Provenance

private collection, England.

9433

South Indian Bronze Image of Shiva & Parvati

South India
17th-18th century

height: 9.4cm, width: 5.6cm, depth: 3.6cm, weight: 234g

Provenance

UK art market

9259

Indian Carved Stone Musket Ball Mould

India
circa 18th century

length: 6cm, width: 2.3cm, combined weight: 71g

Provenance

Roy Elvis Estate Collection of Indian Arms and Armour, UK

8966

Indian Wearable Silver & Amber Bead Necklace

India
19th century

circumference: 70cm, width of main bead: approximately 2.8cm, weight: 47g

Provenance

private collection, London, UK.

8071

Selection of Silver & Gilded Silver Trade Beads

India, Sri Lanka, Central Asia, Indonesia, Morocco
19th century

length of strand: 56.5cm, weight: 119g

Provenance

Private collection, UK

9314

Indian Silver Gajredar Bracelet

Rajasthan, India
19th–early 20th century

internal diameter: approximately 4.5cm, thickness: 2.2cm, weight: 341g

Provenance

private collection, US

9316

Indian Cast Silver ‘Rope’ Anklet or Bracelet

Gujarat, India
early 20th century

internal diameter: approximately 5.5cm, thickness: 4.8cm, weight: 300g

Provenance

private collection, US

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

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.

9320

Gujurat-Omani-Zanzibar Part-Gilt Silver Necklace & Talismanic Pendant

Western India, Zanzibar or Oman
circa 1900

width of pendant: 11.6cm, length of chain: 97cm, overall weight: 419g

Provenance

UK art market

9191

Fine, Madras Silver Makara Bracelet

Madras, South India
circa 1870

internal diameter (widest): 5.7cm, weight: 64g

Provenance

UK art market

9383

Indian Silver Model Ship

Northern India
circa 1950

height (without base): 15cm, length: approximately 16cm, depth: approximately 6cm, overal height (including base): 19cm, weight (of silver): 396g

Provenance

UK art market

9300

Rare Naga Necklace with Turquoise-coloured Trade Beads

Naga People, Burma/India
early 20th century

circumference: approximately 83cm, weight: 328g

Provenance

private collection, US

9263

Colonial Trichinopoly Gilded Silver Snuff Box

Trichinopoly, South India
circa 1870

length: 10.5cm, width: 6.4cm, thickness: 3.3cm, weight: 282g

Provenance

Private collection of Julian Sands.

9114

Unusually Massive Mughal Brass Ewer (Aftaba)

North India
17th-18th century

height: 36.5cm, length (from spout to handle): approximately 38cm, weight: 4,426g

9003

Mughal Brass Filigree Rosewater Sprinkler

Northern India or Deccan, India
circa 1760

height: 32.3cm, width: 8.1cm, depth: 5.5cm, weight: 474g

Provenance

Scottish art market

8990

Unusually Ample & Long Indian Glass Trade Bead & Brass Bead Necklace

Andhra Pradesh, India
19th century

circumference: 128cm, weight: 820g

Provenance

private collection, UK

8989

Naga Pair of Rock Crystal Ear Ornaments (Tongpang)

Naga People, Eastern India/Western Burma
19th century

width: 4.2cm, length: 3.7cm, thickness: approximately 1.3cm, combined weight: 81g

Provenance

UK art market

8447

Indian Standing Bronze Vishnu

South India
17th century

height: 18.2cm, width: 6.1cm, depth: 6cm, weight: 564g

Provenance

UK art market

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.

9051

Northern Indian Brass Garuda Incense Holder

Himachal Pradesh, Northern India
17th-18th century

height: 12cm, width: 7.4cm, weight: 239g

Provenance

private collection, London, UK

9053

Indian Cast Image of the Seated Annapurna inlaid with Red Stones

Deccan, India
18th century

height: 8.1cm, width: 6.3cm, depth: 4.5cm, weight: 251g

Provenance

UK art market