Antique Wooden Fish Platter, Sri Lanka

Indian Subcontinent: Sri Lanka: Handicrafts Pre 1900: item #1098885
SR11

Wood fish shaped platter. Intricate carving to depict scales, beautiful patina emerged after cleaning and waxing. Found in the exotic city of Kandy, Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka, 19th century. 10" D x19" W

Singhalese Starred Tortoise Casket

Indian Subcontinent: Sri Lanka: Handicrafts Pre 1950: item #1085438
Ch1371

An unusual Singhalese casket or tea caddy manufactured from the shell of an Indian starred tortoise (geochelone elegans), the interior inlaid with hardwood marquetry, the head and limbs of ebony. Length: 27 cm. I am told this was purchased in Sri Lanka in 1947.

No damages.

The key turns and locks the casket.

Sri Lankan Raksha Mask

Indian Subcontinent: Sri Lanka: Handicrafts Pre 1970: item #1059138
Ch1319

A wooden mask of a Raksha demon. Height: 29 cm.; width: 36 cm. Sri Lanka, 20th cent. Provenance: Philip Rawson (1924-95), author and former Keeper of Oriental Art at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.

Sri Lankan Coral Necklace

Indian Subcontinent: Sri Lanka: Handicrafts Pre 1837 VR: item #1023125
2202

Early 19th CE Kandy style strand of “angle’s skin” (pink) coral and silver folded hollow beads. Please note scale in inches. Total length 20in/51cm.

Bronze Dragon Oil Lamp from Ceylon

Indian Subcontinent: Sri Lanka: Handicrafts Pre 1900: item #1021472
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A dragon’s mouth holds the flame in this 19th century bronze oil lamp from Ceylon. The dragon head and lamp base, cast as a separate unit, screw off the top tiered part of the lamp, which is hollow to hold the oil (see photo enlargement #3). The oil flows down through the dragon head to feed a wick threaded into the mouth. A heavy chain cast in double links is attached to a loop at the top of the lamp, allowing it to be used either as a hanging or a standing piece (see photo enlargement #6). Thi... Click for details

An Exceptional Lacquered Kashmiri Kashkul, 19th Century

Indian Subcontinent: Sri Lanka: Handicrafts Pre 1900: item #967079

From our Indian Subcontinent Collection, an exceptional Kashmiri kashkul or beggar's bowl, 19th century, modeled after the boat-shaped beggar's bowls used by Persian Sufi mystics. This fantastic vessel is composed of a metallic body, most likely copper alloy, that has been lacquered and then exquisitely painted with floral motifs in rich but subtle shades of blue, red, yellow, taupe, black, and with gilt highlights. It sits upon a slightly splayed foot and terminates in two dragon-head finials... Click for details

Fine Anglo-Ceylonese EBONY Box, 19C.

Indian Subcontinent: Sri Lanka: Handicrafts Pre 1900: item #128263
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A FINE ANGLO-CEYLONESE CARVED EBONY BOX, 19TH CENTURY

The box is carved from native Ceylonese ebony. It is a valuable wood, it is dense, heavy, carves beautifully and is capable of taking and retaining a high polish. The lock and hinges appear to be English and the interior corners of the box and lid have recessed strengthening brackets. I would date the box to the early / mid 19th century. It was probably made... Click for details