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A collection of ethnic carved wooden figures, to include an Indonesian maiden wearing elaborate headdress inscribed to base "Fiwa Bali Indonesia", a carved African tribal figure, an early 20th Century carved bust of a young man wearing Balian headdress, a carved wood bookend in the form of a bird eating sweetcorn, a wooden figure of an Oriental monk wearing gilt decorated robes, and a carved wood figural bowl
* RAF WWII “Battle of Britain” Flying Jacket, dated 1939. A rare original Irvin Flying Jacket issued to Sergeant-Pilot L.A. Thorogood who served during the battle July-October 1940, dark tan sheepskin-lined leather with zip front and sleeves, complete with belt and retaining loops, having name painted to back across shoulders inscribed “L.A. Thoro” with luminous-paint infill, and with makers Air Ministry applied label to inside with inscription marked “B24384/39C -18, Size 42” and further marked in ink initials L.T. inscribed “His Jacket”. L.A. Thorogood joined RAFVR at Luton in 1938 training there and at Brize-Norton, qualified as Sergeant-pilot in April 1940 posted to 87 Squadron stationed at Tangmere in June 1940, alternating between there and its satellite Westhampnett during the battle of Britain flying Hurricanes. He was credited with shooting down a JU88 on August 25th and shared a kill on a Dornier Do18 with Ian Gleed. Subsequently transferred to night-fighters during the blitz, it is understood he painted his name to the reverse of his jacket, as described above, for ease of identification in the dark, when rushing out on night-time defensive sorties. He was commissioned in August 1941, and continued to serve throughout the war, latterly stationed in India and the Far East, returning to 607 Squadron re-training on Spitfires, rising to rank of Squadron-Leader by 1945. Serving in Indonesia in 1946 he was awarded the DFC, and remained in the service until retiring in 1964. Obtained direct from family in September 2000 shortly after his death. (1)
A Teak and Brass Bound Table Cabinet, probably late 18th century, of rectangular form, the two hinged doors enclosing an arrangement of ten drawers with brass drop handles, raised on bracket feet with shaped apron, 60cm by 43cm by 51cm Cabinets of this design are thought to have been made for Dutch Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie officials in either Batavia (now Jakarta) or Sri Lanka. The metal fittings and the unusual drawer construction are both typical of the form. The design was presumably derived from contemporary Japanese and Chinese lacquer cabinets. There is a similar example made of teak in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, and another in the Gemeenten Museum, Den Haag. See:Jan Veenendal, Furniture from Indonesia, Sri Lanka and India during the Dutch period, Delft (1985), pl. 72. Titus Eliens (ed.), Domestic Interiors at the Cape and in Batavia 1602-1795, Den Haag (2002), No. 22.
A Dutch colonial amboyna/padouk document box, 18th century, with ornately cast and stamped corners, hinges, back plates, handles and escutcheons, 32cm wide, 21.5cm deep, 11cm high. Amboyna is the burr form of padouk (Pterocarpus indicus), and is named after the Dutch trading station on the island of Ambon, from where the best wood was exported. Numerous similar boxes survive, some mounted with silver hallmarked for Batavia, the chief Dutch settlement in the Moluccas. The boxes had diverse uses, but the smaller, silver-mounted boxes were known as sirih boxes. These contained the ingredients to make a quid of sirih, which comprised a folded sirih (betel) leaf spread with lime, shavings of areca nut and a piece of gambir (dried sap of the Jasmine bush). The chewing of sirih, which turned teeth black and saliva blood red, was a widespread Asian custom adopted by many Dutch settlers, both men and women. Literature: Jan Venendal, Furniture from Indonesia, Sri Lanka and India during the Dutch period, Delft (1985), pp. 85-91, pls. 78-88.
A satinwood Burgomaster chair, 18th century, with caned back panels and seat. The origins of the so-called `Burgomaster` chairs are obscure, but it seems likely that they derive from the circular or hexagonal seats which were used by rulers and other dignitaries in the states and principalities of southern India and Sri Lanka. These were then adapted by Singhalese or Tamil furniture makers for officers of the European East India companies, particularly the Dutch Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (V.O.C.). Early versions (mid to late 17th century) occur in ebony inlaid with ivory, and others are typically of satinwood, as in the present case. The form was widely copied throughout the Dutch East Indies, with many later examples being made of teak. The contemporary name for these chairs was `round chair`; the term `Burgomaster` chair is a 19th century coining, presumably inspired by the notion that they were made for the well-fed, prosperous, middle-ranking burghers of the V.O.C. Literature: Jan Veenendal, Furniture from Indonesia, Sri Lanka and India during the Dutch period, Delft (1985), pp. 109-111, pls. 127-132. Titus Eliens (ed.), Domestic Interiors at the Cape and in Batavia 1602-1795, Den Haag (2002), pp. 38-9 & No. 7.
A satinwood cabinet, probably Sri Lanka, c.1700, the two doors crossbanded top and bottom, with decorative pierced brass hinges, an ornate lock plate and brass carrying handles to the sides, the interior with an arrangement of ten ebony moulded drawers. On an English mahogany stand with a gadrooned and Greek key frieze, lappet carved cabriole legs and pad feet, 92cm wide, 51cm deep, 155cm high overal. Cabinets of this type are thought to have been made for V.O.C. officials in either Batavia (now Jakarta) or Sri Lanka. In the present case the extravagant use of satinwood both inside and out and the method of assembling the drawers with small satinwood pegs strongly suggests the latter. The design is clearly inspired by contemporary Japanese lacquer cabinets, particularly the layout of the interior drawers with the side-locking drawers at bottom left and right. The stand is English, c.1740. There is a very similar example made of teak in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, and another in the Gemeenten Museum, Den Haag. Literature: Jan Veenendal, Furniture from Indonesia, Sri Lanka and India during the Dutch period, Delft (1985), pl. 72. Titus Eliens (ed.), Domestic Interiors at the Cape and in Batavia 1602-1795, Den Haag (2002), No. 22.
Indonesia.- Cephas (Kassian) In Den Kedaton Te Jog Oepatjara Ampilan en Tooneeldansen 2 vol. (4to text by Groneman and portfolio of plates) 17 collotype prints 185 x 270mm. mounted on card each with separate printed text leaf loose as issued bottom edges of text vol. frayed contemporary red cloth gilt titles on both upper covers small 4to and oblong folio edges rubbed Leiden 1888. ***Dance scenes and court musicians photographed in 1884 by the Javanese Cephas official photographer to the Sultans of Jogyakarta with explanatory text by the Dutch ethnographer J. Groneman.
Doren.Reis naar Nederlands Oost-Indie 2 vol. hand-coloured lithograph vignette titles 3 folding maps 9 lithograph plates 18 hand-coloured wood-engraved costume plates illustrations occasional spotting later half morocco over marbled boards rebacked preserving original spines [Landwehr Coloured plates 273] 8vo Gravenhage 1851. ***The first book with coloured plates of Indonesia. The first volume contains a description of the voyage out including much on Africa. The second volume deals with Batavia and the surrounding area..
Indonesia.- Lang (Carl Emanuel Friedrich) Album va Een Souvenir aan de Residente van Insulinde printed title leaf with conjugate list of subjects 24 numbered collotypes each c.185 x 240mm. on original card mounts loose as issued in publisher`s cloth portfolio title on upper cover folio Buitenzorg c.1880. ***Views of the hill station in Java (now Bogor Indonesia) including the residence of the Dutch East Indies Governor-General botanic gardens villages and railway station. .
Pennant, Thomas Outlines of the globe. London: Henry Hughs [John White], 1798-1800. 4 volumes, 4to, [ii], [xvi], 263, [ix]; [xii], 374, xiii; xvi, 284, xiii; [viii], 317, [xxii], 21 engraved plates, 2 engraved head-pieces, 3 folding maps laid down on linen, half-titles to all 4 volumes, some plates offset onto text, early nineteenth century calf gilt, spines gilt, Northern Lighthouse Board gilt stamp at head of spines, occasional spotting, blank leaf inserted at p.72 volume 4 Note: A fine set. The contents cover India & Ceylon; South East Asia, China & Japan; Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Australia. Ferguson 278
World Coins - Crown Sized Coins (9) Iran 5000 Dinars Ah1320 Vf, Iraq Dinar 1973 Unc, Indonesia 5000 Rupiah 1973 Conservation Silver Proof Fdc Light Toning, Guinea-Bissau 250 Pesos 1984 Horizontal Bar Unofficial Issue Silver Proof Fdc, 20000 Pesos 1995 Fao Silver Proof Fdc, Gibraltar Crown 1980 Nelson Cupro-Nickel Unc, Hungary 2000 Forint 1997 Euro Integration Silver Proof Fdc, Haiti Gourde 1882 Vf Light Goldy Tone, And Guyana Dollar 1970 Berbice Revolt Cupro-Nickel Bu
WORLD COINS - COLLECTION IN BASE METAL (276), ALL DIFFERENT, FROM INDONESIA (103) INCLUDING NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES (52), TIMOR (5), SUMATRA (1), IRIAN BARAT (2), RIAU ARCHIPELAGO (5) AND REPUBLIC (38), IRAN (113) AND IRAQ (60), MOST 20TH CENTURY, BUT SOME EARLIER AND/OR BETTER ITEMS SEEN, MANY LATER COINS IN HIGH GRADE, NEEDS VIEWING
Flint (W. Russell, illust.). Of the Imitation of Christ, by Thomas Kempis... re-edited into Modern English with an Historical Introduction by Wilfrid Raynal, 1908, twelve mounted col. illusts., some minor scattered spotting, t.e.g., orig. gilt-dec. vellum, a few minor marks, 8vo, together with Paintings from the Collection of Dr. Sukarno, President of the Republic of Indonesia, Compiled by Dullh, Painter to the Presidential Palace, 2 vols., published by the People`s Fine Arts Publishing House, Peking, 1956, num. tipped in col. reproductions, orig. gilt-dec. silk, a little rubbed and minor wear to foot of spines, large 4to, plus other miscellaneous books including 19th c. literature, cricket, etc. (3 shelves)
The rare Israel v Wales 1958 World Cup qualification 1st Leg play-off programme, played at the Ramat Gan Stadium, Tel Aviv, 15th January 1958. Politics intervened during the qualification series for the 1958 World Cup. Egypt and Sudan refused to play against Israel, while Indonesia insisted meeting their Middle Eastern opponents on a neutral ground. The upshot was that FIFA proclaimed Israel winner of the zone by walk-over, but required them to play-off home and away against one of the teams who had finished runner-up in a European group. This was decided by drawing lots with Wales, who had finished behind Czechoslovakia in their group, obtaining the right to play-off against Israel. Wales won both legs of the tie 2-0 to qualify for the first and so far only time at a World Cup finals.
An Album, containing one hundred and fourteen World Banknotes, mostly in VF-EF condition, including: Bank of Indonesia, Russia, Poland, China, Tibet, Japan and Occupation issues, Australian £1 (Riddle & Heathershaw), the The National Park Bank of New York cheques 1873, 1874, Eine Rupie-Deutsch-Ostafrikansche Bank 1916; and other notes
A cream silk Cantonese hanging, predominantly embroidered in beige and brown silks with flowers and birds within a meandering floral border, 77cm x 246cm including fringe (O-3). This part of my collection is peripheral. Until I visited my son Denzil and his family in Hong Kong in 2005, travelling via Vietnam, I had never been to the Far East, only as far as Thailand, which I hated. The few things I have - from Indonesia, Laos, Vietnam and Borneo - were given to me, and mean nothing to me. I bought a few Chinese and Japanese embroideries because I liked them. See Embroidered Textiles, p. 20
Large Chinese Ming double gourd vase (Hu-Lu), The square section base and ovoid shaped upper body decorated overall with Shou characters in circular medallions on a styalised cloud pattern ground, the foot with breaking waves, the slightly concave base unglazed. Second half of the 16th century. Provenance; This vase has been sent in for sale by a family with Dutch origins. It has said to have been in their family for generations until its recent discovery by Ewbank Auctioneers. Similar vases are in the Matsuoka Art Museum Japan, The Museum of Asian Art, Pusat Jakarta, Indonesia, and the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. A similar vase is illustrated by J A Pope in "Chinese porcelain from the Ardebil Shrine" plate 86. Similar vases have been sold in London by Christies, one from the Jingguantang Collection on 3rd November 1996 lot 549 and another on 9th June 1997 lot 67. h: 24.50 in.
An Indonesian (Jogya) silver-coloured metal shaped oval tray, stamped marks 'AD' and '800', mid 20th century, with a hammered centre, the broad raised border chased with alternate birds and flowers divided by foliate bands, within a plain barbed rim, 49.5cm (19.5in) long, 1234g (39.5 oz)In South-east Asia at beginning of the twentieth century the art of native silversmithing was dying out leaving silversmiths without a market for their goods and few were being trained in the craft. In 1930, a Dutch woman, Mary Agnes van Gesseler Verschuir-Pownall, wife of the governor of Jakarta in central Java took an interest in reviving the local silver craft in the suburb of Kota Gede. Her plan was modelled on one that had succeeded a decade earlier in revivifying the silver trade in Cambodia, where the local smiths were encouraged to create of silver pieces modeled to appeal to Western tastes. She left Indonesia at the completion of her husband's term of office in 1933 and left behind a foundation which successfully continued her work. The resulting silverware was mostly purchased by the local Dutch population and tourists to the area
South East Asia,Ê1945-47, an interesting quantity of paperwork and a photograph albumÊrelating to Captain Lyndsey Godfrey RM,Êincluding various maps of Sumatra, Java and Malaya, a manual printed on silk for the Identification of Japanese army equipment, the photograph album includes photographs of Japanese and Korean officers arrested for war crimes, and a series of snapshots of a prisoner of war camp in Java - all images are neatly captioned,Êthe lot also includes aÊ41ppÊprinted ' Report on RAPWI in Java ', and some cuttings etc. relating to the immediate post-war situation in Indonesia, in all some 20 items, generally in good condition, and an unusual lot £100-150 £100-£150
AN INDONESIAN KRIS with carved wood stylised bird hilt, chased silver mount slightly curved damascene blade engraved in layers, mahogany scabbard with boat shaped mouth and bone finial, 17" overall, and one volume Swords and Daggers of Indonesia by Vaclav Solc, linen binding with gilt metal dagger clasp (2)
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