New Items for October 2018
Items from Mughal India, Tibet, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Dutch East Indies, Central Asia, China, Burma, Oman, Yemen, the Philippines & Tribal Africa are among those included.
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Rare Pair of Deccani Bronze Lion Architectural Elements
Deccan, India, possibly Golconda circa 17th century
height of each: 38.5cm, length: 30cm, width: 12.5cm
Provenance
private collection, London. The pair have almost certainly been in the UK since colonial times.
Indian Flexible Diamond & Enamelled Gold Bracelet (Pahunchiyan or Dasti)
North India late 19th-20th century
length (or circumference when closed): 16.4cm, width at widest point: 1.8cm, weight: 45.84g
Provenance
UK art market
Rare, Early Chinese Images of Jesus & Mary on Silver, after Pierre Goret
China or Chinese artisans in the Philippines circa 1700
heights: 20.8cm, widths: 16.3cm, combined weight: 371g
Provenance
art market, London.
Gold Enamelled Kavach Pendant & Enamelled Gold Bead & Pearl Necklace for a Krishna Devotee
Rajasthan, India 19th century
circumference of necklace: 43cm, overall weight: 27.9g
Provenance
UK art market
Fine Malay Sewar Dagger with Pierced Hippopotamus Tooth & Gold, Silver & Horn Mounts
Sumatra/Malay Peninsula 19th century
length: 28cm, weight: 129g
Provenance
private collection, London
South Indian Gold Spherical Pendant set with Rubies & Diamonds
South India, possibly Mysore 18th-19th century
diameter: 2.1cm, weight: 16.95g
Provenance
UK art market
Rare & Large Dutch Colonial Sawasa Gold Alloy Lidded Box
Made for the Dutch Colonial Market, most probably in Japan, and possibly Batavia or Tonkin (North Vietnam) 17th-early 18th century
diameter at widest point: 13.5cm, height: 3.5cm, weight: 726g
Provenance
UK art market
Central Asian Gourd Container with Silver Mounts for Snuff Tobacco
Turkestan, Central Asia 19th century
length: 16.5cm, weight: 92g
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Rare Vietnamese Silver Cup, Lid & Saucer
Vietnam circa 1850
height of set: 10cm, diameter of saucer: 12.4cm, overall weight: 249g
Provenance
UK art market
Gilded Nepalese Box with Turquoise & Rubies
Newar People, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. 18th century
length: 13.5cm, width: 11cm, height: 4.5cm, weight: 292g
Provenance
private collection, London.
Fine, Indian Ramayana Gold Ring
South India, probably Mysore 18th-19th century
weight: 13.49g, length of bezel: 1.5cm, ring size: US - 6; UK - L/M
Provenance
UK art market
Rare Malay Carved Horn & Wood Fire Strikers (Gobek Api)
Malay People, Malay Peninsula, Malaysia late 19th century
lengths: 8.5cm-12.6cm
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.
Mughal or Batavian Silver Flask
Northern India, or the Dutch East Indies 17th-18th century
height: 37cm, weight: 930g
Provenance
UK art market
Dutch Colonial Silver Betel Box
Dutch East Indies, probably Batavia 18th century
length: 17.7cm, height: 7.1cm, depth: 12.3cm, weight: 975g
Provenance
UK art market
Gold Cobra Ear Ornaments Inlaid with Red Stones (Pambadam or Nagapadam)
Tamil Nadu, South India 19th-early 20th century
length: 4.5cm, combined weight: 42.92g
Provenance
UK art market
Rare Chinese Yixing Teapot with Vietnamese Pierced Silver Mounts
Jiangsu, China & Vietnam 19th century
length: 20cm, height: 15cm
Provenance
UK art market
Fine, South Indian Silver Tinder Tube
Trichinopoly, South India circa 1850
length: 18cm, weight: 52g
Provenance
UK art market
Burmese Painted Folding Book (Parabaik)
Burma late 19th century
length: 80cm, height: 27.9cm
Provenance
UK art market
Ottoman Calligrapher’s Pen Box
Ottoman Turkey circa 1850
length: 25.5cm, diameter: 3.2cm
Provenance
UK art market
Burmese Painted Folding Book (Parabaik)
Burma late 19th century
length: 82cm, height: 27.8cm
Provenance
UK art market
Himalayan Indian or Nepalese Talismanic Child’s Necklace (Raksha Ma)
Himalayan India or Nepal 19th century and possibly earlier
length (circumference as worn): 31cm, weight: 30g
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Ashanti Gold Dust Container (Kuduo)
Ashanti (Asante) People, Ghana 19th century
height: 17.5cm, diameter: 8cm, weight: 884g
Provenance
UK art market
Unusually Fine Ashanti or Akan Horse & Rider Gold Dust Weight
Akan or Ashanti Peoples, Ghana 18th-19th century
length: 7.2cm, height: 8cm, weight: 83g
Provenance
UK art market
Indian Embroidered & Mirrored Cotton Upper Garment (Choli), with a 19th century Label Card
Northern India 19th century
width from arm to arm: 77cm, length: 37cm
Provenance
old private collection, UK.
Superb Parsi Embroidered Vest (Jhabla)
Parsi (Parsee) community of Bombay, India. mid-19th century
height: 56cm, width: 52.5cm
Provenance
from the family collection of a Parsi family based in northern England but originally from Bombay, India.
Malay Jacket (Baju Melayu) of Striped Kain Tenum
Malay People, Malay Peninsula, probably Johor, Malaysia circa 1900
width from arm to arm: 155cm, length: 71cm
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.
Pair of Fine, South Indian Silver Bracelets
Lakshadweep Islands, South India 19th century
external diameter: 7.5cm, internal diameter: 6.5cm, combined weight: 58g
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Assam Gold & Ruby Ring
Assam, India & possibly Western Burma late 19th century
length of bezel: 2.3cm, weight: 5.92g, ring size: US - 7.75; UK - P
Provenance
UK art market
South Indian Toda Silver Woman’s Necklace
Toda People, Nilgiri Hills, Tamil Nadu, South India 19th century
total length (or circumference as worn): 50.5cm, weight: 175g
Provenance
Christie's, New York; private collection, UK.
Fine Central Asian Moulded Gourd Container with Silver Mounts for Snuff Tobacco
Turkestan, Central Asia 19th century
length: 19.5cm, weight: 98g
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Pair of Malay Bolster-End Tekat Panels with Gold Thread
Malay People, Malay Peninsula, Malaysia circa 1920
approx. length of embroidered section of each: 24.5cm, height: 8cm
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.
Unusual Pair of Malay Bolster-End Tekat Panels with Gold Thread
Malay People, Malay Peninsula, Malaysia circa 1920
approx. length of embroidered area of each: 24cm, height: 8cm
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.
Pair of Malay Bolster-End Tekat Panels with Gold Thread
Malay People, Malay Peninsula, Malaysia 19th century
approx. length of embroidered section of each: 21.3cm, height: 14.8cm
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Pair of Malay Bolster-End Tekat Panels with Gold Thread
Malay People, Malay Peninsula, Malaysia 19th century
approx. width of the embroidered section of each: 19cm, height: 12.4cm
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Unusual & Fine Colonial Indian Silver Goblet
India, probably Bombay 19th century (dated 1873)
height: 17.8cm, weight: 241g
Provenance
UK art market
Straits Chinese Gilded & Lacquered Wooden Offering Box (Chanab)
Used by the Straits Chinese (Babas/Nonyas) of the Straits Settlements of Penang, Malacca & Singapore & also the Peranakan Chinese of Indonesia. Possibly made in Southern China for this export market. 19th century
length: 34cm, height (when closed): 25cm, height (when open): 39.5cm, width: 13cm
Provenance
UK art market
Bronze Image of Lakshmana as a Buddhist Protector
Sri Lanka & possibly Southern India 18th-19th century
height: 45cm, width of base: 13.5cm
Provenance
UK art market
Tinder Pouch & Striker (Icag) with Gilt & Silvered Mounts
Tibet 19th century
width: 15.3cm, height (without strap): 11cm
Provenance
UK art market
Tibetan Woman’s Pouch or Purse (Baghu) with Silver Mounts
Tibet 19th century
width: 13.4cm, height (without strap): 10cm
Provenance
UK art market
Kelantan Royal Coat of Arms Gold Embroidered Tekat Panel
Malay People, Kelantan, Malay Peninsula, Malaysia circa 1920
Textile: 24cm x 24cm; approx. size of embroidered section: 12.5cm x 11.5cm
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.
Moroccan Finely Carved Nut & Silver Kohl Container
Morocco 19th century
length: 12.8cm, weight: 66g
Provenance
UK art market
Gilded-Silver Mounted, Double-Sided, Pectoral Reliquary Cross with Carved Steatite (Enkolpia)
Mount Athos, Macedonian Greece 15th century
total length of chain (circumference as worn): 72cm, length of cross (without coin): 7.3cm, width of cross: 4.5cm, thickness of cross: 1.1cm, weight: 97g
Provenance
UK art market
Multiple-Strand Red Glass Bead Naga Necklace
Naga People, India/Burma circa 1900
total length (circumference as worn): 75cm
Provenance
UK art market; most likely, the necklace has been in the UK since the colonial era.
Nalanda Cast Bronze Buddha
Nalanda, North-east India 11th-12h century
height: 10.6cm, width: 7.8cm
Provenance
acquired by the previous owner in London in March 1991.
Pair of Fine, Northern Indian Silver Bangles
Northern Rajasthan, India circa 1900
external diameter: 7.4cm, internal diameter: 5.7cm, combined weight: 51g
Provenance
UK art market
Silver-inlaid Bidri Bowl
Deccan, India 17th-18th century
diameter: 13.2cm, height: 6.2cm
Provenance
private collection, London.
Indian Pierced Silver Bracelet
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India 19th century
diameter or face: 5.2cm, internal diameter of band: approx. 5.5cm, weight: 100g
Provenance
Collection of the late Paul Walter, New York, probably acquired in London
Indian Pierced Silver Bracelet
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India 19th century
length or face: 5.5cm, internal diameter of band: approx. 3cm x 5cm, weight: 100g
Provenance
Collection of the late Paul Walter, New York, probably acquired in London
Indian Silver & Gold Bracelet
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India 19th century
length of face or bezel: 7.3cm, weight: 153g
Provenance
Collection of the late Paul Walter, New York, probably acquired in London
Malay Woven Silk Textile (Kain Tenun)
Malay People, East Coast, Malay Peninsula, Malaysia early 20th century
81cm x 186cm
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.
Colonial Indian Silver ‘Swami Ware’ Necklace
Madras, Tamil Nadu, South India. Unmarked, but probably by P. Orr & Sons. 19th century
total length (or circumference as worn): 46.5cm, weight: 99g
Provenance
Estate of Oppi Untracht. Untracht (1922-2008), and American who lived in Finland, was one of the world's foremost experts of Indian jewellery, silverware and metal techniques.
Malay Woven Silk Textile (Kain Tenun)
Malay People, East Coast, Malay Peninsula, Malaysia early 20th century
186cm x 104cm
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.
Indian Bidri Carpet Weight (Mir-e-farsh)
Deccan, India late 17th-early 18th century
height: 10cm, diameter of base: 8.6cm, weight: 545g
Provenance
private collection.
Omani Silver Bracelet (Hangeri or Hajala)
Oman, possibly Nizwa late 19th-early 20th century
length: 10.4cm, internal diameter: 5.5cm, weight: 319g
Provenance
UK art market
Three Thai Terracotta Votive Plaques
Ayutthaya, Thailand 16th-18th century
heights: 8.5cm, widths: 5.4cm-5.7cm
Provenance
private collection, London.
Large Necklace of Silver Beads & Genuine Antique Amber Beads with Amulet Box (Hirz)
San'a, Yemen early 20th century
total length (circumference as worn): 96cm, total weight: 381g, each amber bead is around 2.5cm square
Provenance
UK art market
Pair of Engraved Solid Silver Libyan Ear Ornaments
Bedouin People, Libya circa 1880
heights: 8cm, combined weight: 300g
Provenance
UK art market
Yemeni Matching Gilded Silver Talismanic Box (Hirz) & Purse
Both signed by the same maker, Yemen early 20th century
length of talisman: 13cm, width of purse: 7.3cm, combined weight: 207g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Yemeni or Omani Silver Bracelet
Yemen/Oman Border Area early 20th century
internal diameter: 6.2cm, length: 8cm, weight: 155g
Provenance
UK art market
Central Asian Gourd Container with Silver Mounts for Snuff Tobacco
Turkestan, Central Asia 19th century
length: 16.2cm, weight: 80g
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Central Asian Gourd Container with Silver Mounts for Snuff Tobacco
Turkestan, Central Asia 19th century
length: 16.4cm, weight: 83g
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Malay Woven Silk Textile (Kain Tenun)
Malay People, East Coast, Malay Peninsula, Malaysia early 20th century
182cm x 117cm
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.
Malay Gold Thread & Cotton Woven Textile (Kain Tenun)
Malay People, East Coast, Malay Peninsula, Malaysia early 20th century
198cm x 102cm
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.
Unusual Parsi Embroidered Silk Purse
Gujarat, Northern India mid-20th century
length: 21.7cm, height: 15cm
Provenance
from the family collection of a Parsi family based in northern England but originally from Bombay, India.
Central Asian Gourd Container with Silver Mounts for Snuff Tobacco
Turkestan, Central Asia 19th century
length: 14.5cm, weight: 84g
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Fine Parsi Embroidered Vest (Jhabla)
Parsi (Parsee) community of Bombay, India. 19th century
height: 57cm, width: 55.5cm
Provenance
from the family collection of a Parsi family based in northern England but originally from Bombay, India.
Parsi Embroidered Vest (Jhabla)
Parsi (Parsee) community of Bombay, India. 19th century
width: 51cm, height: 42cm
Provenance
from the family collection of a Parsi family based in northern England but originally from Bombay, India.
Indian Bronze Gajalakshmi
Western India 15th-16th century
height: 6.5cm, width: 3.9cm
Provenance
Acquired by the previous owner in London in March, 1969.
Persian-Style Indian Ewer
Deccan or North India 18th century
height: 26cm, width: 21cm
Provenance
UK art market
Maori Greenstone Double-sided Hei-Tiki Pendant
Maori People, New Zealand early 20th century
height: 5.2cm, width: 3.2cm, weight: 11.9g
Provenance
UK art market
Selected Items from Past Catalogues
Private: Large Malay-Style Silver Water Container (Kendi)
Malay People, Riau or Malay Peninsula, or Singapore circa 1900
height: 27.5cm, width: 25cm, weight: 479g
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Ottoman Gilded Buckle inset with Carved Coral Cabochons
Ottoman Turkey, Greece or Balkans 18th-19th century
length: 20cm, width of buckle (without dangles), 7cm, weight: 216g
Provenance
UK art market
Inscribed Peranakan Chinese Silver Ritual Ewer
Peranakan Chinese Community, Java, Indonesia circa 1920
height: 12cm, weight: 151g
Provenance
private collection, London, UK.
Gem-Set Gilded & Silver Filigree Ear Plug Ornaments
Java, Indonesia 19th century
length: 3cm, diameter: 2.5cm, combined weight: 32g
Provenance
UK art market
Polychrome & Wood Javanese Wayang Klitik Puppet of an Arab Merchant
East Java, Indonesia circa 1900
height: 40cm
Provenance
UK art market.
Indonesian Carved Wooden Cockspur Case with Iron Spur
Lombok, Indonesia 19th-early 20th century
height: 19.8cm, width when closed: 8.4cm
Provenance
Collection of Henry Brownrigg, London, UK.
Superb Pair of Ibeji Figures (Ere Ibeji)
Yoruba People, Oyo Tribe, Shaki Region, Nigeria late 19th century
heights: 24.4cm
Provenance
UK art market
Colonial Indian Silver Bird-Shaped Container by Oomersi Mawji
Kutch, India circa 1880
height: 14cm, length: 15cm, weight: 232g
Provenance
private collection, London.
Indian Stained Ivory Pehlwani Wrestlers
Northern India, probably Rajasthan circa 1750
height: 8.8cm
Provenance
UK art market
Sepik Crocodile Man Earthenware Roof Ridge Tile with Pigments
Chambri Lakes, Sepik River, Papua New Guinea early 20th century
height: 42cm, width: 25.5cm
Provenance
Francis de Sales McHugh Collection, collected by de Sales McHugh in the early 20th century.
Cast Copper Bwa Do Cult Anklet
Bwa people, Burkino Faso 19th century
length: 20cm. width: 9.7cm, height with stand: 8cm
Provenance
UK art market
Rare & Unusual Bronze Ambika & Durga Group
Western India 14th-15th century
length: 15cm, height: 17.5cm
Provenance
From the estate of a private English collector who acquired the bronze from Sotheby's London in July 1972. It was lot 52 of Sotheby's 'Primitive Art' sale of July 11, 1972. The original Sotheby's receipt is included.