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A Fine & Rare Tea Set, Silver, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Southern India, ca.1870.
A Fine & Rare Tea Set, Silver, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Southern India, ca.1870.
REGISTERED ANTIQUITY - NON-EXPORTABLE ITEM. Object Detail This 19th-century Indian Colonial solid silver antique three-piece tea set consists of a teapot, sugar bowl, and a cream jug. Each object features a straight tapered body richly and exquisitely repoussé, ...read more
A Fine & Rare Tea Set, Silver, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Southern India, ca.1880.
A Fine & Rare Tea Set, Silver, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Southern India, ca.1880.
REGISTERED ANTIQUITY - NON-EXPORTABLE ITEM. Object Detail This tea set was likely produced in 19th-century Madras, India. A teapot, a sugar cup, and a milk jug together make this tea service complete. A set with all elements present ...read more
A Fine Tea Pot, Silver, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, North-Eastern India, ca. 1870-1890.
A Fine Tea Pot, Silver, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, North-Eastern India, ca. 1870-1890.
REGISTERED ANTIQUITY - NON-EXPORTABLE ITEM. Object Detail This is a beautifully elongated teapot with an attachable lid. Employing the technique of repoussé, the surface of the teapot is adorned with intricate raised reliefs that have been meticulously formed ...read more
A Hand Written Letter by Warren Hastings (Governor General of India) to Lady Reade, ca.1814-1818.
A Hand Written Letter by Warren Hastings (Governor General of India) to Lady Reade, ca.1814-1818.
REGISTERED ANTIQUITY - NON-EXPORTABLE ITEM. Object Detail HASTINGS WARREN: (1732-1818) Governor-General of India 1773-85 who, with Robert Clive, is credited with laying the foundation of the British Empire in India. A.L.S., Warren Hastings, two pages, 8vo, n.p. (Daylesford), n.d. (the paper bearing a watermark of 1813, although the ...read more
A KASHMIRI PAPIER-MÂCHÉ VASE, Possibly Srinagar, Kashmir, Northern India, ca. 1870 – 1890.
A KASHMIRI PAPIER-MÂCHÉ VASE, Possibly Srinagar, Kashmir, Northern India, ca. 1870 – 1890.
REGISTERED ANTIQUITY - NON-EXPORTABLE ITEM. Object Detail Papier mache, derived from the French term "papier mâché," translates literally to "chewed or mashed paper." Kashmir is recognised as the primary centre for this craft, which has Persian origins. In ...read more
A Pair of Dinner Table Bells, Silver, Rangoon, Burma, South East Asia, ca 1890.
A Pair of Dinner Table Bells, Silver, Rangoon, Burma, South East Asia, ca 1890.
REGISTERED ANTIQUITY - NON-EXPORTABLE ITEM. Object Detail This pair of silver dinner table bells is a fine example of colonial Burmese silverware, where European dining forms were reimagined through the artistry of local craftsmen. The bells follow a ...read more
A Rare Temple Model, Pith Wood, Trichinopoly, Tamil Nadu, Southern India, ca. 1899-1920.
A Rare Temple Model, Pith Wood, Trichinopoly, Tamil Nadu, Southern India, ca. 1899-1920.
REGISTERED ANTIQUITY - NON-EXPORTABLE ITEM. Object Detail This is a miniature model of Tiruchirappalli Rock Fort in Tamil Nadu. It is made of pith (Indian cork or sola), is an ivory-like delicacy, lightweight nature and capacity for ...read more
Avalokiteshvara Mandala, Thangka, Linen, Tibet, Himalayan Region, ca. 1885-1905.
Avalokiteshvara Mandala, Thangka, Linen, Tibet, Himalayan Region, ca. 1885-1905.
REGISTERED ANTIQUITY - NON-EXPORTABLE ITEM. Object Detail Buddhism became predominant in Tibet in the 6th century. From the 7th century onwards, a corresponding development in art also took place. This Thangka illustrates the Mandala of the Avalokiteshvara who ...read more
Beaker, Silver, Possibly Bhuj, Kutch, Gujarat, Western India, ca. 1880-1900.
Beaker, Silver, Possibly Bhuj, Kutch, Gujarat, Western India, ca. 1880-1900.
REGISTERED ANTIQUITY - NON-EXPORTABLE ITEM. Object Detail The silver beaker, with its tapering cylindrical body that gently widens toward the rim, presents a graceful silhouette anchored by a plain, narrower base that ensures balance. Produced in Kutch during ...read more
Bhavachakra / Wheel of Life Thangka, Linen, Tibet, Himalayan Region, ca. 1890 – 1905.
Bhavachakra / Wheel of Life Thangka, Linen, Tibet, Himalayan Region, ca. 1890 – 1905.
REGISTERED ANTIQUITY - NON-EXPORTABLE ITEM. Object Detail This Thangka depicts the Bhavachakra, which refers to the ‘Wheel of Life or Wheel of Samsara.’ The wheel of life painting graphically illustrates the Buddha’s teaching on impermanence, suffering, karma, death, ...read more
Bidriware Plate 2, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, North-Eastern India, ca.1880.
Bidriware Plate 2, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, North-Eastern India, ca.1880.
REGISTERED ANTIQUITY - NON-EXPORTABLE ITEM. Object Detail A silver-inlaid bidri plate, Lucknow, North India, of circular form, finely inlaid with smiling, swimming fish and leafy branches, the surface dotted with raised points. This Plate with Emblematic Pairs of ...read more
Bidriware Plate, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, North-Eastern India, ca.1880.
Bidriware Plate, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, North-Eastern India, ca.1880.
REGISTERED ANTIQUITY - NON-EXPORTABLE ITEM. Object Detail A silver-inlaid bidri plate, Lucknow, North India, of circular form, finely inlaid with smiling, swimming fish and leafy branches, the surface dotted with raised points. This Plate with Emblematic Pairs of ...read more
