Art & Antiques
This solid silver buckle features a wonderful arboreal engraved and embossed design with two cartouches, the top one reading "ADA." and the bottom one "1892"....
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A large Chinese silver coffee pot with repousse decoration depicting scenes relating to the Japanese occupation of Port Arthur following the Russo Japanese war of 1904-05....
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This very fine antique Sumatran parcel gilt silver filigree betel container is of bellied hexagonal shape and comprises three parts: the filigree container which stands on six filigree curled leaf...
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This exquisite antique Kutch silver plate is a fine example of the artistic and skilful work of the Kutch silversmiths. The standard of craftsmanship is extremely high and the quality superb. This is...
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This very unusual antique Sri Lankan silver box is of complex form with a myriad of angles and sides. It seems to have been inspired by, or derive from, the platonic solids of sacred geometry. The...
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This large Burmese silver bowl is of the highest quality and was probably made especially for an exhibition. Most unusually, it is numbered. It has also been signed to the underside of the base in...
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A pair of silver Surahi chased in Kashmiri shawl pattern with Ganga-Jamuna silver gilt work....
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This very fine silver snuff box features finely engraved and bas-relief mother of pearl panels and is of rectangular shape with canted corners. The decoration has been executed in Canton in the...
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This exceptionally fine antique Sri Lankan octagonal basket (vel- pettiya) has been woven using three colours of rattan cane and embellished with finely engraved silver fittings. The basket would have...
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This delightful antique silver cane handle was made in Bhuj in the Kutch region of India, now named Gujerat, around 1890. The handle has been signed to the plain silver band at the base of the neck...
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This antique Chinese silver sprinkler was made in Canton in the middle of the 19th century. Despite its age, it can still be easily disassembled by unscrewing the various parts, which allows the...
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This splendid silver gilt cup and cover was made by the prestigious firm of Hancocks & Company, which held the Royal Appointment to Queen Victoria, and both pieces bear their full and clear hallmarks...
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This lovely antique Indian silver egg cruet is of European form with traditional Kutch style ornamentation. The set comprises thirteen separate elements; the stand, a set of six identical matching egg...
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This antique Indian enamelled oil dispenser was likely made for use within a large residential dwelling or temple complex, where many lamps needed filling and would have been used to hold the oil to...
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This is a rosewater sprinkler of cast bronze from Mughal India. It rises from a spread hexagonal foot to a body of palmette form. The ridges are broad and flat with very decisive edges. The tubular...
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This extremely rare Indian silver kettle bears an inscription for 1736 but could actually have been made some years prior to this date as it was common practice at that time to give existing items of...
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This square silver Batavian tray with ornamented rim and corners. A makers mark “IAT” on the rim....
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This magnificent antique Indian silver mounted horn has a pleasing crescent shape and is well proportioned. The translucent deep golden or tawny brown horn shades to a much darker brown towards the...
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The body of the ewer is pear shape and has a hinged domed lid with an architectural finial. The s-shaped handle ends in a stylized lion’s head and shows a central Asian influence....
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This fascinating silver box was made for the Europeans visiting or living in India. Within raised floral and foliate borders, the scene on the lid depicts the ‘Charak Puja (also known as Nil Puja)...
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Is this the ultimate Oomersi Mawji parrot parasol handle? We really think so! We could hardly believe that we were fortunate enough to acquire this spectacular parasol handle only a few weeks after...
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This very fine and attractive antique Indian chased bronze ewer is a superb example of an 18th century aftaba and of 18th century Indian metalwork craftsmanship and expertise. Mughal Ewers,...
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An Indian silver presentation goblet decorated with bands of fine geometric and floral ornamentation. The underside of the drinking bowl with deeply gadrooned petals, chased with acanthus leaves to...
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This magnificent antique Japanese silver vase is of good height and weight using a good gauge of high-quality silver, Japanese silver is normally a higher grade than sterling silver. It has been...
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In the days before matches were invented, a flint and steel were the fastest and most reliable way to start a fire and widely used. They were so important that they would be kept on the person at all...
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The cup of round form with an s-curve handle. Gilded to the interior. ...
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The people of Sri Lanka have a long tradition of using hair ornaments. Anslem de Silva states “In Sri Lanka, there is a profusion of granite sculptures in the ancient cities of Anuradhapura and...
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This impressive and heavy bronze kettle with a removable lid and hinged handle....
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This rare and beautiful antique Mughal silver gilt betel, or pandan, tray is of good size and has two handles. It is a superb example of 18th century Indo-Persian silverware which would have been used...
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This large Japanese silver bowl, inlaid with gold, was made by Mitsukoshi. The design is glorious; the bowl was made to resemble an open multi-petalled chrysanthemum flower. It was made in Japan...
