NEW ITEMS FOR NOVEMBER 2024
Included are items from India, Burma, Nepal, Tibet, Mongolia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Indonesia, Central Asia, Spanish Colonial Peru, Morocco, Oman, Nigeria, Yemen, Swahili Coast & Armenia.
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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
Nepalese Gilded Bronze of Samantabhadra in Yab-Yum
Nepal 18th century
height: 15.2cm, width: 10.2cm, depth: 8.1cm, weight: 1,310g
Provenance
private collection, Spain/England
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
Nepalese Gilded Silver Chepu Pendant inlaid with Turquoise & other Stones
Kathmandu Valley, Nepal circa 18th century
height: 6.6cm, width: 9.3cm, weight: 58g
Provenance
Private collection, Madrid, Spain
Large, Rare Tibetan Tortoiseshell Plaque Carved with Manjushri
Tibet circa 18th century
height: 20.5cm, width: 17.4cm, weight: 225g
Provenance
private collection, Spain/England
Superb Tibetan Gold, Silver & Turquoise Woman’s Belt Ornament (Ghanjen or Gyenzen)
Lhasa, Tibet circa 18th century
width: 39.1cm, length: 24.6cm, weight: 413g
Provenance
private collection, London, UK
Pair of Himalayan Shell Ear Ornaments
Tibetan Peoples, Lahaul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh, Himalayan India 19th century
external diameter: approximately 4.5cm, combined weight: 32g
Provenance
private collection, Scotland
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
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
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
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
Fine, Thai Pierced Silver Betel Box
Thailand late 19th century
height: 7.5cm, diameter: 16.2cm, weight: 485g
Provenance
UK art market
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
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
Omani Silver, Gold & Trade Bead Chin Necklace (Shibgat) & Headdress Chains
Central Oman early 20th century
width of pendant: 19cm, weight: 322g
Provenance
UK art market
Thai Silver Pedestal Bowl (Khan Tok)
Northern Thailand early 20th century
height: 18.5cm, diameter of the top: 21.3cm, diameter of the base: 12.8cm, weight: 530g
Provenance
UK art market
Early Kutch Silver Bowl, Cover & Matching Dish
Kutch, India circa 1820
height of bowl and lid: approximately 13.8cm, width of lid: 14.2cm, diameter of dish: 18.1cm, combined weight: 862g
Provenance
UK art market
Fine, Heavy Silver Belt (Kardhani)
Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India 19th century
length: 85.8cm, width: 4.4cm, weight: 478g
Provenance
UK art market
Rare Pair of Yoruba Ere Ibeji Female Figures Devoted to Eshu
Igbuke, Oyo Region, Nigeria early 20th century
Height of each: 28cm, combined weight: 541g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Himalayan Shell Hair Ornament (Dunkertsa)
Tibetan Peoples, Lahaul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh, Himalayan India and Ladakh 19th century
width: 7.4cm, length: 7.8cm, depth: approximately 3cm, weight: 97g
Provenance
Private collection, Scotland
Spanish Colonial Parcel-Gilt Silver Rooster Censor (Sahumador)
Lima, Peru 18th century
height: 16.5cm, width: approximately 8.5cm, weight: 357g
Provenance
UK art market
Tibetan Silver, Gilt & Turquoise Woman’s Belt Ornament & Matching Silver Chain (Ghanjen or Gyenzen)
Tibet 19th century
length: 46.7cm, width: 43cm, weight: 318g
Provenance
UK art market
Yoruba Divination Bowl (Agere Ifa)
Yoruba people, Nigeria 19th century
height: 26.2cm, diameter of the top: 19.6cm, width of the base: 23.9cm, weight: 1,875g
Provenance
UK art market
Rare Pair of Sulawesi-Buton Upper-Arm Bridal Bracelets
Butonese People, Buton Island, Eastern Indonesia 19th-early 20th century
external diameter: 13.4cm, internal diameter: 10.3cm, combined weight: 106g
Provenance
private collection, Amsterdam, and acquired in the 1980s by the previous owner in the Netherlands
Omani Suite of Silver & Gold Bridal Jewellery
Oman early 20th century
length of hairband: 42cm, length of ear ornaments: 12.8cm, width of amulet pendant:9.8cm, combined weight: 586g
Provenance
UK art market
Large & Fine Yemeni Silver Crescent Pendant Necklace (Ra’la or Qilada)
Wadi Daw'an or Tihama, Yemen early 20th century
width of pendant: 16.8cm, length of chains: 17.5 and 18cm, weight: 334g
Provenance
UK art market
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
Mongolian Ear or Temporal Ornaments with Silver, Coral, Turquoise & Peking Glass
Ordos Mongols, South Inner Mongolia 19th century
length: approximately 39.5cm, width: 4.4cm, combined weight: 258g
Provenance
private collection, Germany.
Fine Pair of Ersari Turkoman Engraved Silver Cuff Bracelets
Ersari Turkoman People, Turkmenistan, , Afghanistan & Pakistan early 20th century
width: 6.5cm, diameter: widest at 7.1cm (adjustable), combined weight: 207g
Provenance
UK art market
Sikkim or Tibetan Parcel-Gilt Silver Ga’u Box
Sikkim (Himalayan India) or Tibet circa 18th century
height: 7cm, width: 5.6cm, depth: 3.1cm, weight: 77g
Provenance
UK art market
Swahili Coast Silver Necklace & Hirz Box set with Rare British East Africa Company Coins
Swahili Coast, East Africa, probably Mombasa late 19th century
width of amulet pendant: 8.3cm, circumference of chain: approximately 86cm, weight: 221g
Provenance
UK art market
Inscribed, Armenian Tinned Copper Covered Tureen & Double Dish Set
Armenia 18th century; dated 1711 and 1803
overal height: approximately 21cm, diameter of the big dish: 24.3cm, diameter of the small dish: 17.5cm, height of tureen: 20.2cm, combined weight: 1,750g
Provenance
UK art market
Pair of Yemen Silver Bracelets (Damlaj)
Saada, Yemen early 20th century
diameter: approximately 8cm, width: 3.8cm, combined weight: 253g
Provenance
UK art market
Unusual Pair of Male Ere Ibeji Twin Figures with Head Caps or Bonnets
Yoruba People, Ilorin Region, Nigeria early 20th century
heights: 25.8cm and 25.3cm, combined weight: 341g
Provenance
private collection, UK
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
Rare Yoruba Ere Ibeji Female Figure Devoted to Eshu
Igbuke, Oyo Region, Nigeria 19th-early 20th century
height: 27.5cm, weight: 206g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Pair of Yoruba Female Ere Ibeji Twin Figures
Yoruba People, Oyo, Igbuke Region, Nigeria late 19th century-early 20th century
heights: 24.4cm and 24.7cm, combined weight 370g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Rare Collection of 23 Letters in Pali to Robert Childers, Author of the first Pali-English Dictionary
United Kingdom & Sri Lanka 1860-70
various
Provenance
private English collection; acquired from a descendent of Childers
Selected, Fine Items from Past Catalogues
Pair of Tibet Fire Offering (Homa) Ladles of Iron Overlaid with Gold & Silver
Derge, Tibet 15th-16th century
length: 78.2 and 86.2cm, combined weight: 1,983g
Provenance
UK art market
Mongolian Silver Necklace with Enamelled Silver, Turquoise & Coral Beads & Grooming Accessories
Mongolia 19th century
circumference: approximately 89cm, width of the central pendant: approximately 11cm, weight: 191g
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Rare, Nepalese Cast Bronze Yab-Yum Group for Temple Niche
Kathmandu Valley, Nepal Late Malla Dynasty, 17th century
height: 13.7cm, width: 11.7cm, depth: approximately 3.6cm, weight: 557g
Provenance
from the private collection of a retired academic, London
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.
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
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.
Japanese Shingon Sect Gomadan Altar Gilded Copper ‘Pestle’ Vajra (Tokkosho)
Japan Edo Period, 18th-19th century
length: 14.7cm weight: 161g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Finely Embroidered Straits Chinese Silk Wedding Valance
Straits Chinese, Straits Settlements (Singapore, Penang, Malacca) circa 1900
wdith: 175cm, length (including tassel hangings): 103cm
Provenance
collected by Alwyn Sidney Haynes (1878-1963), and thence by descent. Haynes was a colonial administrator in Malaya and the Straits Settlements between 1901 and 1934. He held many posts including Acting British Resident, Pahang (1924); British Resident, Perak (1925); British Advisor, Kedah (1925); British Advisor, Kelantan (1930); and Acting Colonial Administrator, Straits Settlements (1933), after which he retired and returned to England, and lived near Stratford-upon-Avon, and then in Leamington Spa. Haynes loaned some of the items he collected in Malaya to the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford in 1939. He was awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1950.
Dutch Colonial Carved Ebony Bible Box
Dutch Colonial Sri Lanka (Ceylon) 18th century
width: 23.2cm, depth: 16.1cm, height: 7.5cm, weight: 780g
Provenance
UK art market
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
Spanish Colonial Tooled Leather & Wood Chest with Iron Fittings (Petaca)
Peru late 17th century
length: 50cm, width: 39cm, height: 28cm
Provenance
UK art market.
South Indian Gold Ruby-Set Temple Ear Ornaments
South India 18th-19th century
length: 10cm, maximum width: 3.4cm, combined weight: 87g
Provenance
private collection. UK.