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Lot 13
Three Second World War RAF issue "silk" escape maps circa 1944 but un-dated, each sheet comprising two maps which are printed back to back in scale 1:1,000,000 and depict parts of China, Indonesia, modern-day Vietnam and Thailand, comprising sheets 44E-F (Sumatra, Siam and Malaya); 44J-K (French Indo China and Siam) and 44L-M (China and French Indo-China - this map, in particular, is heavily creased and misfolded), approximately 94cm x 60cm
Lot 015079
Deckeldose, Silber, Indochina/Indonesien, um 1900, reine Treibarbeit, punziert, allseitig ziseliert und graviert, Besitzerinschrift, Darstellung Swastika, sogenanntes Sonnenzeichen, Rocaillen und Blüten, Gebrauchsspuren, schöne schwere Qualität, sammelwürdig, H. 3.5 cm, L. 9 cm, T. 6 cmlid box, silver, Indochina/Indonesia, around 1900, pure driven handcraft, chased, all round chiselled and engraved, owners inscription, representation Swastika, sogenanntes sun sign, rococo decoration and blossoms, traces of usage, beautiful heavy quality, H. 3.5 cm, L. 9 cm, depth 6 cm
Lot 1348
A SLENDER INDONESIAN KRIS, PANJANGIndonesia, Panjang, early 20th century. The slender and straight iron gandar (blade) with its protruding thorn-shaped ganja. Set with a copper Mendak and a delicately hand-carved wood Patra (handle), depicting either a stylized figure from the Wayang Kulit shadow theatre: The black finished wood pendok (sheath), decorated with two thin copper rings.Condition: Fine condition with some wear and age hairlines to the wood. The sheath is segmented. Provenance: Dutch private collection.Dimensions: Total length 65 cm
Lot 1288
AN EXCEPTIONALLY LARGE CRESCENT-SHAPED BRONZE AXE, DONG SON CULTUREVietnam, first millennium BC. Massively cast with a curved blade and slightly splayed socket, the manifold ornamental decorations no longer identifiable in detail due to extensive encrustations from burial.Provenance: Bruno Cooper, Norwich, United Kingdom, 2002. An important Italian private collection, acquired from the above.Condition: Some repair and touchups as generally expected from ancient Dong Son excavations. Losses, fissures, erosion and corrosion. Minor casting flaws. Overall, still very good condition, especially for such a large piece. Fine malachite-green patina with brown encrustations.Weight: 9.8 kg Dimensions: Length 71 cmExpert's note: The present axe is of exceptional size. No other ancient Dong Son example of comparable dimension has ever been recorded in any private or public collection.Literature comparison: The Metropolitan Museum of Art has several Dong Son culture axes in its collection, accession nos. 1988.143.108, 1988.143.109, 1988.143.110, and 2001.433.327. These axes are all of significantly smaller size, however. Compare also a later Indonesian crescent-shaped ax head (chandrasa), dated c. 500 BC to 300 AD, which is of related but more slender form and only slightly smaller size (61 cm long), in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 2000.284.49, where the author notes that "late Dong Son axe heads […] provided prototypes for the exaggerated examples produced in Indonesia". 東山文化大型新月形青銅斧 越南，約公元前1000年。大量銅斧，彎曲的刀片和略微張開的插槽。由於長期埋于土中，產生了大面積結殼，因此無法仔細識別各種裝飾紋飾。 來源：英國諾維奇Bruno Cooper收藏，2002年。一個重要義大利私人收藏，購於上述收藏。 品相：從古代東山考古挖掘中普遍存在的一些修復。缺損、裂縫、侵蝕和腐蝕。輕微鑄造缺陷。總的來說，狀況良好，尤其是他的尺寸如此之大。棕色結殼的孔雀石綠包漿。 重量：9.8 公斤 尺寸：長 71 厘米 專家注釋：銅斧頭尺寸之大，在任何私人或公共收藏中都沒有記錄過其他如此尺寸的東山出土的青銅斧。 文獻比較：美國紐約大都會博物館收藏了幾件東山文化青銅斧，見編號 1988.143.108, 1988.143.109, 1988.143.110, 與 2001.433.327. 然而，這些銅斧的尺寸都小得多。再比較後來的公元前500至公元300年的印度尼西亞新月形斧頭，相近但更細長，尺寸略小（長61 厘米），收藏於大都會藝術博物館，編號 2000.284.49，作者註明"晚東山 斧頭 […] 為印度尼西亞生產的例子提供了原型"。
Lot 1344
AN INDONESIAN KRIS, 19TH CENTURYIndonesia, 19th century. A light, straight, silvery blade with a partly wavy and partly grained pamor structure and a protruding thorn-shaped ganja. The handle is made from red-brown wood shows two carved images with decorative patterns. The warangka is elegantly carved and has a fine grain. The pendok is coated with metal and shows a densely crafted relief showing a floral composition with blossoms and S-shaped vines.Condition: The sheath shows minor dents, otherwise in good condition.Provenance: Austrian private collection.Dimensions: Total length 48.5 cm
Lot 1313
A VOLCANIC STONE STELE OF DURGA SLAYING THE BUFFALO DEMON, 11TH-13TH CENTURYIndonesia, East Java. Standing bare-breasted on a buffalo, the eight-armed goddess grasps the demon by his hair and holds various attributes such as sword, conch and dharmachkra. Her torso is contoured and adorned with a heavy necklace, the face with a benign expression and crowned by a diadem and elaborate headdress. She is clad in a batik sarong fastened with several beaded belts, two rosette clasps and pendant festoons, her hair tied in a high chignon with tresses flowing to the sides, backed by a halo and with the stele forming a torana around her.Provenance: From the personal collection of the grandfather of the present owner, acquired c. 1960 in Italy, and thence by descent in the same family.Condition: Excellent condition with extensive weathering and wear, areas of erosion, some structural cracks and losses, minor dents and nicks here and there, all commensurate with the age of this statue. Good natural patina.Weight: 123 kgDimensions: Height 90.5 cmRepresentations of the goddess Durga killing the buffalo demon are celebrated throughout India. Transmitted to Southeast Asia, the theme appears in Indonesian and especially Javanese art as well as in the early sculptures of Thailand and Cambodia. When the gods were defeated by the lord of the demons, Mahisha, they pleaded with Durga, the incarnation of female energy, to defend the universe. Having been given a weapon by each of the gods and thus possessing all of their powers, she defeated first the demon's armies and then Mahisha himself, who had taken the form of a buffalo. In this sculpture, Durga stands on the corpse of the vanquished beast. The demon, having already left it, stands next to her and tries to defend himself in a last, desperate and - as we know - futile move.Expert's note: Especially due to its superb state of preservation, this unusually large sculpture remains one of the most imposing images of this theme.Literature comparison: Compare with an earlier version of the same subject, 9th century, also carved from volcanic stone, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accession number 1988.160.
Lot 1345
AN INDONESIAN BUGIS ALAMANG SWORDIndonesia, Sulawesi, late 19th century to early 20th century. The long Alamang sword of the Bugis people with a straight steel (iron) blade and a finely incised silver collar, depicting floral and ornamental patterns, holding the wooden hilt. The fabric coated wood scabbard with silver applications, showing floral and ornamental decorations as well. The Alamang symbolizes sovereignty, wealth, and dignity of a kingdom.Condition: Fine condition with traces of age and wear, and age hairlines to the wood. Provenance: Dutch private collection.Dimensions: Total length 72.5 cm
Lot 163
Aviation, Gijs Kuller signed 6x4 vintage photograph postcard. This lovely photograph is in great condition for its age. It bares two post marks one is wax stamped and the other with ink, both dated 1910. Gijsbertus P. Küller ( Loenen aan de Vecht , June 28, 1881 - Helvoirt , January 14, 1959 ) was a Dutch aviation pioneer. He was the first Dutchman to make a powered flight. He flew, according to the magazine De Luchtvaart of November 20, 1909, in an Antoinette on November 8 and 11, 1909. He was also the first to make a powered flight over Indonesia (then the Dutch East Indies ) on March 18, 1911. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
Lot 71
A COLLECTION OF VUNG TAU CARGO CHINESE CELADON VASESCirca 1690Of high shouldered circular form,Each approximately 15cm diameter, 19.5cm high (10).Footnotes:In 1989 a Vietnamese fisherman made the chance discovery of the 'Vung Tau Cargo' by trawling the sea-bed on the Southern Coast of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. The cargo was salvaged by the state owned Vietnam Salvage Corporation in a joint-venture operation with the Singapore based Swedish diving expert, Sverker Hallstrom. The salvaged contents was subsequently sold at Christie's Amsterdam in a two-day sale of 1011 lots on 7th and 8th April 1992. The ship was an Asian trading vessel that had been burnt to the waterline as it was almost certainly bound for Indonesia from China. Batavia (now Jakarta) was the centre of the enormous Dutch East India Company (VOC) where a mixed consignment would have been prepared for the homeward run to Amsterdam or elsewhere along the Nederlandish seaboard. There was little to date the wreck except a few coins of the reign of the emperor Kangxi (1662-1722) and an inkstick bearing the cyclical date corresponding to AD 1690.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 72
A COLLECTION OF VUNG TAU CARGO CHINESE CELADON VASESCirca 1690Of high shouldered tapered circular form.The largest 29cm high (10).Footnotes:In 1989 a Vietnamese fisherman made the chance discovery of the 'Vung Tau Cargo' by trawling the sea-bed on the Southern Coast of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. The cargo was salvaged by the state owned Vietnam Salvage Corporation in a joint-venture operation with the Singapore based Swedish diving expert, Sverker Hallstrom. The salvaged contents was subsequently sold at Christie's Amsterdam in a two-day sale of 1011 lots on 7th and 8th April 1992. The ship was an Asian trading vessel that had been burnt to the waterline as it was almost certainly bound for Indonesia from China. Batavia (now Jakarta) was the centre of the enormous Dutch East India Company (VOC) where a mixed consignment would have been prepared for the homeward run to Amsterdam or elsewhere along the Nederlandish seaboard. There was little to date the wreck except a few coins of the reign of the emperor Kangxi (1662-1722) and an inkstick bearing the cyclical date corresponding to AD 1690.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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Lot 33
Muller (S.). Naar en te Way-Lima en Kedondong. 68 Photo's uit de Lampongs, Rotterdam, [1898], 68 mounted albumen photographs on thick card leaves, depicting Dutch coffee plantations, administrative buildings, brickmaking, etc. in the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia), each photograph with printed caption and date below, title page and list of contents at front of volume, tissue-guard to each photograph, original half dark brown morocco over green cloth, upper cover decorated in gilt, rubbed and some marks, modern reback to match, with an autograph letter from the author loosely inserted at front of volume, small oblong 4to (21.5 x 27 cm)Qty: (1)Footnote: Rare photographic record of the coffee industry run by the Dutch colonial administration, in Way Lima and Kedondong in the Lampong province of Sumatra, Indonesia. Loosely inserted at the front of the album is an autograph letter from the author to an unidentified recipient dated Rotterdam 26 November 1898, written in Dutch, single folded sheet, edged in black, 21 x 13.5 cm. The letter (in approximate translation) reads in part: “Dear Sir, It is my honour to offer you a copy of my photo album of the Lampongs. It saddens me greatly that my late father was never able to see the completed work. We spent more than a year making the preparations and reviewing every detail and he was looking forward to the completion. The album will, I hope, bring back good memories of my dear father who held you in great esteem and greatly appreciated your friendship”.
Lot 299
LA COMMEMORATION DE LA VISITE DU MINISTRE DES COLONIES DE LA REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE M. PAUL REYNAUD A SOURAKARTA AU SAMEDI LE 10 OCTOBRE 1931 (THE COMMEMORATION OF THE OFFICIAL VISIT OF THE MINISTER OF THE COLONIES OF THE FRENCH REPUBLIC MR. PAUL REYNAUD TO SOURAKARTA SATURDAY OCTOBER 10TH, 1931)France and Indonesia, 1931An album comprised of 19 photographs together with their descriptions. Sold together with 3 additional photographs.Dimensions of the photographs: 21,7 x 28 cm
Lot 807
Worldwide Stamps in a Century Stamp Album no 616 with 10 Hardback Pages and 6 rows each side containing Stamps from United States of America, Australia, Great Britain, Canada, Belgium, China, Czechoslovakia, New Zealand, Netherlands, Denmark, Ireland, India, Spain, Nigeria, South Africa, Magyar, Indonesia, Malaysia, St Vincent, Trinidad and Tobago, Italy, Singapore, Malaya, over 350 Stamps. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
Lot 854
An Ethiopia coptic cross pendant silver coloured metal with incised decoration to one side, 10.5cm high, a fibre, nut shell and glass bead elliptical pendant on a long white and brown shell disc necklace, 100cm long, a carved wood/nut bangle, 10.5cm wide, and an Indonesia bone spoon, with a shovel bowl and carved handle with pitch fill, 15.5cm long. (4) Provenance Werner Forman Collection (1921 - 2010)
Lot 947
Five betel nut cutters India and Indonesia steel, including a Rajasthan beak type with pierced decoration, 14cm long, an Orissa female figure holding a parrot, 12.7cm high, a Burma silver overlay type with copper and brass depicting hares and birds, the top of the handle with a tiger attacking an animal and with a mythical beast behind, 11.6cm long, a cut steel mythical beast type, 11.7cm long and a Bali bird head, 18.3cm long. (5) Provenance Ernest Ohly, Berkeley Galleries, London.
Lot 259
A Sèvres teapot and cover (Théière 'Calabre'), dated 1766Decorated with vertical gilt-edged panels of an ikat textile pattern, also known as chiné, alternating with blue stripes flanking pink-ground panels heightened with gilt foliate bands, the handle embellished in gilding, the cover similarly decorated and applied with a flower finial, 10.8cm high, interlaced LL monogram enclosing date letter n (tiny chips to cover finial) (2)Footnotes:Ikat textiles were fabrics woven from various pre-dyed yarns using a resist technique producing a soft, blurred and often geometric pattern, once woven into cloth. The technique was developed in different parts of the world, but is most often associated with Indonesia, where the term originates from. These fabrics started becoming fashionable in Europe in the 18th century and were known by the French terms chiné or chiné à la branche. By the 1760s French weavers were also producing their own versions, including in silk, which were started being used in fashionable dressmaking. Surviving gowns from the 1760s can be found amongst others in the Metropolitan Museum of Art (accession no. C.I.60.40.2a, b) and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (accession no. M.60.36.1).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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