10 - 12th century Indonesia bronze figure of Agastya, good condition with hands and angle missing please see picture for detail, size: 15 cm height.
10 - 12th century Indonesia bronze figure of Shiva, condition please see picture for detail, size: 11 cm height.
10 - 12th century Indonesia bronze Buddha, good condition please see picture for detail, size: 14 cm diameter.
This is an 18th century, or early 19th century Balinese iron buckle, decorated with serpent motifs with gold inlay. There is some age-related rubbing with associated loss to the inlay, as would be expected. There is an inlaid calligraphic inscription to the back of the "fastener," which I have not had translated. The pieces measure, variously, 2-5/8" X 2-1/2" for the buckle, and 2-1/2" X 1-1/2" for the "fastener." The listing is for both pieces.
A lovely patinated silver box, probably for betel Chewing. High grade silver!
Height 10cm, ø bottom 11,4cm . and weighing 393g.
Cylindrical container with mythical creatures and animals on the lid, body and bottom. An additional section inside. Very nice decoration and quite rarely seen as ornate from Burma.
Condition: About extremely fine, warm old patina.
Ex R. Reichenmeier Collection from 1970s.
Seated Laotian Figure of Buddha. Laos 17th/18thC. Height 18.5 cm. Condition: excellent, original patina. End of usnisa missing.
An interesting bronze mirror with its original lead handle. This is rare as most of the time the lead handles have been replaced because the original has disintegrated. Diameter 14 cm, Length 21 cm. Mounted on a museum quality stand.
Antique Sumatra / Indonesian sterling silver betel nut box, with incised scalloped edges and inlay of flowers, draping vine handles, raised on four small legs, original key included. The interior houses four compartments with a small oval box and two spoons, as well as a small container with white residue of slaked lime. The practice of betel nut chewing is common in many parts of South Asia. Slices of the areca nut would be wrapped in betel leaves and chewed, giving a mild stimulant effect...
A hand crafted silver comport, with bracketed rim, very finely decorated with traditional Burmese rural village scenes.
This item was made in Burma (Myanmar) in the 19th Century under the rule of Queen Victoria and the British Empire. .
Condition: excellent - no damages and no repairs.
14cm (5.5 inches) high; 16.5cm (6.5 inches) diameter.
Weight: 340grams (12 oz)
8 - 10th century Indonesia bronze Buddha, condition please see picture detail, size: 6 cm height.
Bronze betel box, inlaid with silver and copper.
Mandanao, Philippines, 19th century
W. 16 cm H. 8cm D. 8 cm
Condition: excellent patina, box contains it's original inner lids (2 of them need to be fixed)
Fine rectangular lime box made of bronze, decorated with numerous silver inserts representing floral and geometric designs. Inside the box are four compartments with their lids, also decorated with silver inserts showing stylised flowers. Philippines archipelago, Mindanao island, early 19th century. Dimensions: length: 9.3 cm, height: 6.1 cm. Slight abrasion due to age, otherwise very good condition. Provenance: Acquired in Luzon island in 1978.
Belt buckle of square shape, with a fine relief geometric decoration. Bronze, with nice age patina. Burma, early 19th century, maybe earlier. Length: 9.5 cm. Height: 6.2 cm. Very good condition.
Small covered box with an embossed decoration all around the body representing stylised animals in small medalions. The lid is surmounted by an animal (tiger?) and the base is decorated with a lotus. Solid silver with a fine patina. Burma, 19th century. Height: 5.5 cm. Diameter: 5.7 cm. Very goodcondition.
Set of five Burmese bronze opium weights in the form of a “Toe,” a mythical creature with a lion face and horse tail and hoofs believed to inhabit the Himalayan forest. Each is on a sloping rectangular base. The larger two have a nine-star flower seal on the side of the base. The largest has a curved handle attached to the back of the head and top of the tail...
Indonesian Minahasa Tribe ( South Sulawesi ) Belt Buckle ( 17th - 19th centuries or earlyer ) Silver , decorated with 8 Immortals at center and surrounded by flowers. L : 15,7 cm. It is one of the best examples of a collection of 14 pieces to be sold now.
Indonesian Minahasa Tribe ( South Sulawesi ) Belt Buckle ( 17th - 19th centuries or earlyer ) Silver , decorated with birds surrounded by flowers. L : 15 cm. It is one of the best examples of a collection of 14 pieces to be sold now.
Fine early Tibet prayer Gau silver and copper box with natural torquise gemstones, 19th. cent.
Finely patinated and uncleaned for very long.
Size: 8,5 cm x 8,3 cm.
Ex. Private collection of Ulf Gudmundsen from the 1950s to 2007. An important collection of Tribal African and Asian antiques.