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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

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

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

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

9766

Sri Lankan Engraved Brass Drinking Water Pot

Kandyan Region, Sri Lanka
circa 1900

height (including handle): approximately 28cm, diameter: approximately 19cm, weight: 2,141g

Provenance

UK art market

9130

Sri Lankan Silver Lime Box (Killotaya) for Betel

Sri Lanka
18th-19th century

length: 8.9cm, width: 7cm, weight: 156g

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

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.

6299

Rare, Very Early Sri Lankan Sword Stick with a Silvered Hilt set with Rubies (Bonikkula)

Sri Lanka
17th century

length: 58.9cm, width of hilt: 6.8cm, weight: 495g

Provenance

from the collection of Sir Christopher Ondaatje, 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

9576

Kandyan Period Cast Brass Standing Buddha

Sri Lanka
18th century

height: 24.6cm, diameter of base: 7.6cm, weight: 1,097g

Provenance

UK art market

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

9582

Sri Lankan Necklace of Gilded-Silver Beads

Sri Lanka
19th century

circumference: 49.6cm, weight: 49g

Provenance

European 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.

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

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

9245

Vietnamese Ceremonial Trident (Dinh-ba)

Vietnam
Nguyen Dynasty, 19th century

length: 46.3cm, width: 23.8cm, weight: 571g

Provenance

French art market

9413

Unusually Large & Fine Pair of Yao Large Silver Ear Ornaments

Im Mien or Dao/Yao People, Laos/Northern Thailand/Southern China
late 19th century-early 20th century

length: approximately 15.6cm, width: approximately 9.3cm, combined weight: 296g

Provenance

French 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

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

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

8842

Sri Lankan Bronze Image of Parvati

Sri Lanka
19th-20th century

height: 82cm

Provenance

from the collection of Sir Christopher Ondaatje, UK.

8447

Indian Standing Bronze Vishnu

South India
17th century

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

Provenance

UK art market

8844

Sri Lankan Christian Communion Set with Kandyan Silver

Sri Lanka
circa 1920

height (of case): 19.5cm, width (of case) 25.2cm, depth: 18.3cm, height (of chalice): 11.2cm, diameter (of chalice): 8.8cm, diameter (of paten): 11.4cm, weight (of chalice): 159g, weight (of paten): 66g

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

9084

Nepali Inscribed, Gilded Image of Vasudhara

Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
dated Samvat 1042 (AD 1921)

height: 23.7cm, width: 15.6cm, depth: 6.1cm, weight: 1,202g

Provenance

UK art market

9073

Indian Bone Female Attendant Deity

Karnataka, India
17th century

height (including stand): 15.3cm, width: 4cm, weight: 139g

Provenance

art market/private collection, UK