NEW ITEMS FOR JUNE 2024
Included are items from India, China, Tibet, Dutch Colonial East Indies, Spanish Colonial South America, Ottoman Turkey, Burma/Myanmar, Indonesia, the Philippines, New Zealand (Maori), Kenya & Iran (Persia).
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Exceptional Dutch Colonial Gilded Silver Filigree Box
Dutch East Indies, Batavia or Sumatra circa 1700
height: 8.1cm, width: 12.3cm, depth: 7.8cm, weight: 523g
Provenance
acquired in November 1967 from Peter Gosling Antiques, London
Massive, Monumental Kashmir Silver Betel or Paan-style Centrepiece
Kashmir, Northern India circa 1880
height: 41cm, diameter: 26.5cm, weight: approx. 6.5 kilograms
Provenance
private collection, UK.
South Indian Gold Jasmine Bud Necklace (Jadi Pu Malai)
Tamil Nadu, South India early 20th century
circumference: 42.7cm, length of individual jasmine bud: 5.4cm, weight: 77g
Provenance
Private collection, US
Spanish Colonial Pair of Gilded Silver Candlesticks (Pareja de Candeleros) Probably for a Private Altar
Spanish Colonial South America - Viceroyalty of Peru 19th century
height: 10.6cm, width: 8.8cm, weight: 78g
Provenance
UK art market
Burmese Gilded, Lacquered Wooden Seated Buddha
Burma (Myanmar) 18th century
height: 61.4cm, width: 29.9cm, depth: 14.7cm
Provenance
UK art market
Ottoman Silver Tugra Brooch, probably for Sultan Abdulaziz
Istanbul, Ottoman Turkey 19th century
length: 4.3cm, width: 5.9cm, weight: 4g
Provenance
UK art market
South Indian Bronze Standing Balakrishna
South India 15th century
height: 13cm, width: 7.1cm, depth: 5.2cm, weight: 522g
Provenance
UK art market
Indian Parcel-Gilt Silver Fish Kohl Container set with Rubies
Northern India 18th century
length: 15.7cm, width: 4.5cm, weight: 83g
Provenance
UK art market
Early Indian Pink Sandstone Relief of a Male Deity with Female Attendants
Madhya Pradesh, India Chandella Dynasty, late 11th or 12th century
height: 58cm, width: 42.2cm
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.
Western Indian Blackstone Head of Vishnu
Western India, probably Rajasthan circa 12th century
height: 26.5cm, width: 17.2cm (not including display stand)
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.
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.
Miniature Han Dynasty Turquoise & Gold Inlaid Bronze Hu Vase
Northern China Han Dynasty, 202BC-9AD
height: 5.7cm, width: 4cm, weight: 79g
Provenance
private collection, London, UK
Chinese Han Dynasty Inlaid Gilt Bronze Garment Hook
Northern China Han Dynasty, 202BC-9AD
height: 17.6cm width: 7.7cm, weight: 190g (not including display stand)
Provenance
private collection, London, UK
Miniature Gold-Inlaid Bronze Tripod Ding Vessel
China circa 18th century
height: 9.9cm, width: 6.6cm, weight: 290g
Provenance
private collection, London, UK
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
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
Large Naga Trade Bead & Chank Shell Necklace
Konyak Naga People, North-West India & Western Burma early 20th century
circumference: approximately 58cm, weight: 429g
Provenance
private collection, US.
Rare Pair of Javanese Three-Dimensional Wooden Puppet Figures
Java, Indonesia circa 1820
height: (male) 42.8cm, (female) 35.5cm, combined weight: 854g
Provenance
UK art market
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.
Philippines Silver-Inlaid Brass Wedding Vessel (Gadur)
Moro People, Mindanao, Philippines early 20th century
height: 57.5cm, width: 29.5cm
Provenance
private collection, US.
Balinese Princely Fighting Cock Spur Case (Kotak Taji) with Spurs (Taji)
Eastern Bali, Indonesia 19th- early 20th century
height: 23.8cm, width: 10.8cm, depth: 3cm, weight: 223g
Provenance
UK art market
Maori Greenstone Pendant in the form of a Native Bat (Pekapeka)
Maori people, New Zealand 19th century
width: 7.2cm, length: 4.8cm, weight: 38g
Provenance
UK art market
Early North Indian Pierced Silver Platter
North-West India 16th-17th century
diameter: 33.6cm, depth: 3.2cm, weight: 843g
Provenance
UK art market
Pair of Kamba Carved Wooden Figures
Kamba People, Kenya circa 1920
height: (male) 49.3cm, (female) 42cm, combined weight: 1,974g
Provenance
UK art market
Tibetan Parcel-Gilt Silver Teapot
Tibet 19th century
height: 17.7cm, length (from handle to spout): 19.4cm, width: 11.3cm, weight: 487g
Provenance
private collection, London
Large Persian Calligraphic Steel Sheers to Cut Block Sugar
Persia (Iran) 17th-18th century
length: 35.9cm, width: 10.8cm, weight: 1,011g
Provenance
European art market
Unusually Fine Chinese Enamelled Silver Lock Pendant
China Qing Dynasty, 19th century
length: 10cm, width: 13.3cm, depth: 1.4cm, weight: 91g
Provenance
private collection, London.
Tibetan Gilded-Silver and Polished Iron Oracle’s Mirror
Tibet 18th century
diameter: 20cm, weight: 295g
Provenance
private collection, UK
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.
Mughal Zinc Cooling Flask with Silver Mounts & Fabric Covering
Northern India 18th century
height: 25cm, width: approximately 14cm, weight: 795g
Provenance
UK art market
Selected, Fine Items from Previous Catalogues
North Indian or Mughal Silver & Enamel Chess Set
Northern India 19th century
2.2cm-4cm
Provenance
private collection, UK
Ottoman Silver Filigree Waist Buckle & Silver Chains
Ottoman Turkey & Balkans 19th century
circumference: approximately 55cm, weight: 353g
Provenance
UK art market
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
Superb Saudi Arabian Embroidered & Beaded Dress (Thobe)
Bani Malik tribal group, Hijaz region, southern Saudi Arabia mid-20th century
length: 136cm, weight: 1,472g
Provenance
private UK collection, collected in Saudi Arabia in the 1970s
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
Bamileke Resist-Dyed Ndop Textile
Bamileke People, Cameroon early 20th century
length: 155cm, width: 97cm
Provenance
UK art market
Pair of Chinese Silver Marriage Bracelets
China 19th century
internal diameter: approximately 6.7 x 5.9cm, thickness: 1cm, eight: 79g
Provenance
UK art market
Maori Greywacke Club (Patu Onewa)
Maori People, New Zealand 18th century
length: 37.2cm, width: 9.4cm, weight: 1,109g
Provenance
private collection, London, UK; prior to that, Christie's Paris, December 2003.
Indian Jain Bronze Inscribed Shrine
Western India 12th-13th century
height: 10.5cm, width: 8.4cm, depth: 3.2cm, weight: 234g
Provenance
UK art market
Rare, Inscribed, Shaivite 22-Spout Water Vessel or Lota
South India 18th-19th century
height: approximately 27.5cm, width: approximately 33cm, weight: 2,503g
Provenance
private collection, England.