Indo Portuguese Christian Chasuble from China (Macao?)for export
very enigmatic chasuble embroidered potentially Compagnie des Indes Indo - Portuguese for Christianity. Embroidery of ... read more
Gendje, 152x100cm, 2nd half of 19th cent., Vivid natural colours with masterly combined contrasts. What other colour would you need for an ... read more
Kawa ponchito (small poncho),
Aymara culture, Southern Altiplano region, Bolivia.
Camelid wool yarns (alpaca, llama and vicuna), natural dyes.
Late 18th century or before.
47" (119.4 ... read more
Match safe,
Unknown manufacturer.
Sterling silver.
2.5" (6.3 cm) high.
c. 1895.
This rare match safe is marked sterling and there is a pinched striker on the ... read more
Patola Sari Silk Double ikat.Probably Patan Gujarat.India.19th Century.this Patola sari has the type of geometric,non figurative pattern particularly favoured by the ismaili ... read more
Tekke Turkmen Small Main Carpet or Large Mat with Torba-Guls. Exceptional velvet-like wool, large well-drawn guls, great handle. There is an abrash ... read more
Northwest Persian Shahsevan pile fragment with a large polka-dotted quadrupedal animal, birds, trees, and a somewhat anatomically correct human male figure. Excellent ... read more
Three Armenian shawls/belts from Sivas. End 19th or early 20th century.Tears, holes, moth bites, but beautiful! and rare. — Armenian shawls were ... read more
Ethnic sub-group from the "Miao" category, baby carrier, 77x53cms, dark blue, what looks like a hand-loomed cotton (or maybe other plant fibre) ... read more
Man's mantle, hinggi. East-Sumba, Indonesia, 1950s.
Large fighting cocks (or dragons?), horses, fish, lions, cockatoos, snakes, and skull trees in white, morinda red, ... read more
