A nice assortment of eighteen ancient gold beads. Ancient gold beads are made from natural occurring gold which makes it an original old item. Will make a beautiful necklace. Weight: 15.36 grams. Size: See last photo.

Gilded bronze Buddha with great age wear and patina. H. 32 cm. Condition: on the right corner there is a loop where a small bronze disciple was placed. The loop on the left side is missing; this must have happened a long time ago as the remains are hardly visible. There is an old collection label on the back.

An Annan pottery tea bowl for use in the Japanese tea ceremony from the kilns of 15th-16th century Vietnam enclosed in an age-blackened kiri-wood box. The crackled pale glaze is decorated with a band of blue frets about the rim inside, a decidedly modern design of droplets descending in beads down the outside typical of early Vietnamese decoration...

Made of lacquered hardwood. Original red lacquer and gilding, serene facial expression. Inscription on the base. H. 73,5 cm. Burma, Tai Lue minority, 18th/early 19th century.

Serene Buddha head in pink sandstone. Burma, Shan state, 17th/18th century. H. 28 cm (the head), 49 cm (including stand). Condition: top of ushnisha restuck, earlobes missing and a minor chip to the nose.

A rectangular silver box rich in high relief of dancers in costume. The detailing of the human forms and the patterning on their costumes is finely done. The background of the dancers is done in open-work silver of a pattern of swirling leaves and tendrils. At the bottom of the box is a large hand-hammered mythical Asian chimera (Makara)...

In bhumisparsa mudra, sitting on a stepped lotus stand. Originally the Buddha was holding a fan, which is missing. It dates from the late 18th to early 19th century. H. 29 cm.

An antique pair of patinated heavy bronze statues showing a Kandyan noble and his wife in official attire. Dimension: 22.2 and 20 cm high, weight: 2.3 kg. Condition: the male on the back with soldered area.

Small Indonesian ceremonial keris forged from steel in one piece with a straight blade, the hilt section in the shape of a sitting figure. Provenance: Private Collection, Switzerland. Condition: fine. Dimension: 24.7 cm long, 3.2 cm wide, weight: 82 g.

A pair small statues of a woman and a man in traditional costume, cast and cold-worked in bronze and fixed on the original wooden stand. The woman is rolling cheroot cigars and the man is smoking one. Such small bronze figurines were souvenirs and gifts from British Burma. Condition: the man's cigar is bent, the woman's bronze base with a tiny dent (please see photo no. 7), traces of usage. Dimension: total height: c. 11.3 and 11.5 cm, base: c...

An ornate tubular skirt, worn by wealthy women in Lampung, Sumatra. Woven in one piece, the striped cotton fabric decorated with couched gold-wrapped thread work and few sequins. Condition: fine, probably missing sequins. Dimension: 116 cm x 60 cm (double).

Antique bronze south east Asian opium weights in the form of birds or roosters. Complete collection numbering 9 weights in tapering sizes the largest 5 inches tall. I good condition with a great patina.

A finely cast bronze priest's bell with a nice patina and sound, dating to the Late Central Javanese Period. The body resembling a stupa with floral ornaments and garlands. The top of the bell was originally a five-pronged vajra emerging from a lotus flower. For quite an identical piece please refer to: "Indo-Javanese Metalwork" by Linden-Museum Stuttgart, no. 65. Provenance: Private Collection, Switzerland. Condition: pronges lost, tops of floral decoration missing...

Interesting boat-shaped water vessel with birds-like spout, standing on four feet. Made of brass with brown patina and decorated with floral motifs in relief. Similar examples of this type of kendi in the "Tropenmuseum Amsterdam". Condition: traces of usage. Dimension: 33.4 cm high, 34 cm long.

A very good sized sculpture of Pedanda, a Brahman priest of the highest caste. This is a traditional sculpture, not a piece for tourists. It's made of hard wood, very intricately carved and has a subtle polychrome. H. 51 cm. Condition: expected age wear and a few age cracks. Please refer to the detailed pictures. A similar figure is in the collection of the 'Tropenmuseum' in Amsterdam. Provenance: Belgian private collection.

A large Tibetan Temple prayer carpet with two dragons, each chasing it's elusive pearl. Size: L. 163 cm. W. 88cm. Condition. No repairs. Very good for it's age.

An ancient necklace made from fossilized wood also know as Pumtek. The word Pumtek means "buried thunderbolt". This type of necklace is very rare. Size: 56 cm from end to end.

A large bronze bracelet. Vietnam, Dong Son culture, 300BC-300AD H. 14cm W. 11 cm Condition: beautiful burial condition with excellent patina