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W.O.J. Nieuwenkamp (1874-1950) Incoming rain, Den Pasar, Bali 1937
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Incoming rain, Den Pasar, Bali 1937
Signed with initials, dated and titled, bottom right
Black chalk and ink on paper, 42 x 46 cm
Literature:
Ernst Braches en J.F. Heijbroek, W.O.J...
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
W.O.J. Nieuwenkamp (1874-1950) 'Four outrigger proa’s on the beach of Kusambe'
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Four outrigger proa’s on the beach of Kusambe, Bali, 1937
Signed with initials, dated and described with location bottom left
Pencil and ink on paper, 29.7 x 35 cm
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
W.O.J. Nieuwenkamp (1874-1950) Wobbly bridge, Tabanan, Bali, 1937
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Wobbly bridge, Tabanan, Bali, 1937
Signed with initials bottom right and dated, bottom left
Pencil and ink on paper, 22 x 26.3 cm
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
W.O.J. Nieuwenkamp (1874-1950) 'Houses in Matoer, Sumatra, 1925'
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Houses in Matoer, Sumatra, 1925
Signed with initials and dated upper centre, W.O.J.N. 30-4-25
Pencil on paper, 34 x 28.8 cm
Literature:
- Ernst Braches and J.F. Heijbroek, W.O.J. N...
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
W.O.J. Nieuwenkamp (1874-1950) 'Young boy at Loemboeng, 1918'
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Signed with initials and dated, bottom right
Black chalk on paper, 25.7 x 10 cm
Literature:
W.O.J. Nieuwenkamp, Zwerftochten door Timor en Onderhoorigheden, Amsterdam 1925, p. 13...
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
W.O.J. Nieuwenkamp (1874-1950) Besakih Temple, Karagasem 1918
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Besakih Temple, Karagasem 1918
Signed with initials and dated lower left, inscribed with location lower right
Charcoal on paper, 26.4 x 32 cm
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
W.O.J. Nieuwenkamp (1874-1950) 'Part of the ring-wall of the Taj Mahal, India'
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Part of the ring-wall of the Taj Mahal, Agra, India, 1914
Signed with initials and dated bottom right
Black chalk on paper, 45.5 x 53 cm
Literature:
Ernst Braches en J.F. Heijbroek...
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
W.O.J. Nieuwenkamp (1874-1950) 'Stone statue in the temple at Madura, India'
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stone statue in the temple at Madura, India, 1914
Signed with initials and dated, bottom left
Pencil on paper, 25.4 x 16.7 cm
Literature:
Ernst Braches en J.F. Heijbroek, W.O.J. ...
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
W.O.J. Nieuwenkamp (1874-1950) Stone statue in the temple at Madura, India, 1914
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stone statue in the temple at Madura, India, 1914
Signed with initials top right
Pencil on paper, 21.2 x 16.7 cm
Literature:
Ernst Braches en J.F. Heijbroek, W.O.J. Nieuwenkamp,B...
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
W.O.J. Nieuwenkamp (1874-1950) 'Wadah, Bali 1906’
Located in Amsterdam, NL
'Wadah, Bali 1906’
Signed upper right and with a pencil sketch annotated Boela(?), depot Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam and the artist’s stamp verso
Pen, brush and ink on paper laid do...
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
W.O.J. Nieuwenkamp (1874-1950) 'Meru in Kesiman, Bali 1906’
Located in Amsterdam, NL
'Meru in Kesiman, Bali 1906’
Signed lower centre and annotated lower left
Pen, brush and ink on cardboard, H. 24.4 x W. 17.1 cm
The stately grandeur of the architecture of South Ba...
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
W.O.J. Nieuwenkamp (1874-1950) 'Barong, Ubud en Tabanan Bali 1906’
Located in Amsterdam, NL
'Barong, Ubud en Tabanan Bali 1906’
Signed and described centre right and with artist’s stamp verso Pen, brush and ink on cardboard, H. 16.3 x W. 24.3 cm
While wandering through So...
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
W.O.J. Nieuwenkamp (1874-1950) 'Ingang van den tempel bij Blahbatu, Bali 1907’
Located in Amsterdam, NL
'Ingang van den tempel bij Blahbatu, Bali 1907’
Signed lower centre, titled at the top, and with artist’s stamp at the verso
Pen, brush and ink on cardboard, H. 14.8 x W. 19.4 cm
G...
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
W.O.J. Nieuwenkamp (1874-1950) Temple of Besakih, Karangasem, Bali circa 1907
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Temple of Besakih, Karangasem, Bali circa 1907
Signed lower right
Pencil and watercolour on paper, laid down on thin cardboard, 19.8 x 25.5 cm
Literature:
Ernst Braches and J.F. He...
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
W.O.J. Nieuwenkamp (1874-1950) 'Ida Bagoes Raki, Bali 1906’
Located in Amsterdam, NL
'Ida Bagoes Raki, Bali 1906’
Signed middle right, annotated at the bottom and with artist’s stamp verso
Pen, brush and ink on paper, H. 26.3 x W. 10.8 cm
Ida Bagoes Raki, here 22 y...
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
W.O.J. Nieuwenkamp (1874-1950) Batur Temple and Batur Mountain before eruption
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Batur Temple and Batur Mountain before the eruption, Bali 1904
Signed, dated, and titled lower left and with artist's stamp verso
Pen, brush and ink on cardboard, H. 16.7 x W. 21.8...
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
W.O.J. Nieuwenkamp (1874-1950) Four Balinese, 1910
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Four Balinese, 1910
Signed and dated bottom left
Pencil and ink on paper, 15.6 x 23 cm
Literature:
W.O.J. Nieuwenkamp, Zwerftochten op Bali, Amsterdam, 1910, p. 36
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
W.O.J. Nieuwenkamp (1874-1950) Statue of Vishnu Garuda, Bali, 1904
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Statue of Vishnu Garuda, Bali, 1904
Signed with initials
Pencil and ink on paper, 21.4 x 21.3 cm
Literature:
Bruce W. Carpenter, W.O.J. Nieuwenkamp. First European Artist in Bali, ...
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
W.O.J. Nieuwenkamp (1874-1950) House temple in Singaradja, 1904
Located in Amsterdam, NL
House temple in Singaradja, 1904
Signed with initials upper centre and described with location and date, lower centre (vaguely in pencil 11 oct.).
Pencil, ink and watercolour on pap...
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
W.O.J. Nieuwenkamp (1874-1950) 'A Buginese boat, Semarang 1898’
Located in Amsterdam, NL
'A Buginese boat, Semarang 1898’
Signed, dated, and annotated, upper right Pen, brush and ink on cardboard, H. 11.4 x W. 26.3 cm
Literature:
Venselaar, 2019, p. 69 (ill.)
Category
Antique 19th Century Indonesian Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
A superb Japanese export lacquer writing box
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Kyoto, circa 1680
The writing box has bevelled edges and a kabusebuta (overhanging lid), and is completely covered in black lacquer in maki-e and decorated in gold, silver and red h...
Category
Antique 17th Century Japanese Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
An oval Japanese export lacquer tray
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An oval Japanese export lacquer tray decorated with the alliance of the coats of arms of the Mooyaart and Pauw families
Edo-period, circa 1798
L. 51.5 x B. 37.5 x H.3.2 cm
This tra...
Category
Antique 18th Century Japanese Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
A Japanese painting depicting two European generals
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Nagasaki, 19th century
H. 98 x W. 41 cm
Provenance:
Private collection, Portugal
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
An exceptional Namban 'escritório' writing-box, with a single drawer
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Kyoto, Late Momoyama to Edo period, circa 1590-1630
Decorated in pearl shell and gold with branches, leaves and flowers inside cartouches on a pearl shell mosaic background.
H. 25 ...
Category
Antique 17th Century Japanese Lacquer
Materials
Gold
A small Japanese export lacquer circular box with a depiction of the Muiderpoort
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Nagasaki, Edo period, 1st half 19th century
Of circular form decorated in gold hiramaki-e on a black-lacquered ground, the lid depicts the Muiderpoort, a city gate of Amsterdam, aft...
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
A Japanese rootwood sculpture of Gama Sennin
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Edo period, 18th century
H. 11 x W. 15 cm
Sennin’s are ascetics living as hermits in the mountains, ascribed with magic powers. This Sennin is sitting between rocks on a huge grim-...
Category
Antique 18th Century Japanese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
A pair of large Chinese export porcelain dishes with the Valckenier coat-of-arms
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Qianlong period, circa 1735
The dishes are in the so-called encre de chine style and painted on the glaze in rouge de fer and the dominant colours blue, red, pink, black and gold. I...
Category
Antique 18th Century Chinese Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
A Chinese export 'famille verte' porcelain 'Flanders' armorial dish
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Kangxi period, circa 1700-1710
Diam. 38.4 cm
Three styles of these so-called provincieborden or 'province' dishes were ordered by the Dutch in China between circa 1700 and 1720, ea...
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Chinese Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
A Chinese export 'famille verte' porcelain 'Groningen' armorial dish
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Kangxi period, circa 1700-1710
Diam. 38.4 cm
Three styles of these so-called provincieborden or 'province' dishes were ordered by the Dutch in China between circa 1700 and 1720, ea...
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Chinese Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
A Dutch colonial ebony box with silver mounts
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Batavia (Jakarta), or Sri Lanka, circa 1680-1720
The document or money box is densely carved with fine scrolling vines and lotus flowers. It has a charming heart- shapes silver lock...
Category
Antique 17th Century Indonesian Antiquities
Materials
Silver
A Sri Lankan ebony and cane ‘Easy chair’ or 'planter's chair'
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A Sri Lankan ebony and cane ‘Easy chair’ or 'planter's chair'
Galle, mid-19th century
H. 101 x W. 61 x D. 78.5 cm
H. 38.5 cm (seat height)
Ebony f...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Sri Lankan Furniture
Materials
Ebony
A superb Tibetan Nomad's white coral belt
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Changthang plateau, Tibet, early 19th century
Provenance:
- Collection Rinck Hollnberger, Munich (purchased in the 1980s or 1990s)
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Tibetan Antiquities
Materials
Coral
A beautifully decorated Burmese bronze elephant bell
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Myanmar, 19th century
The bells were commonly crafted from bronze using the lost-wax casting technique, which enabled artisans to create intricate designs. Many showcase detailed mo...
Category
Antique 19th Century Burmese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
An elaborate Minangkabau gem-set brass floral wedding crown or 'Suntiang'
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An elaborate Minangkabau gem-set brass floral wedding crown or 'Suntiang'
West Sumatra, Minangkabau, probably 1st half 20th century
H. 66.5 cm (incl. stand)
Provenance: Private co...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indonesian Metalwork
Materials
Brass, Enamel
A superb Minangkabau red-enamelled and brass wedding crown or 'Suntiang'
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A Minangkabau red-enamelled and brass wedding crown or 'Suntiang'
A Minangkabau red-enamelled and brass wedding crown or 'Suntiang'West Sumatra, Minangkabau, probably 1st half 20th ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indonesian Metalwork
Materials
Brass, Enamel
A superb Chinese export famille rose porcelain VOC teapot and pattipan saucer
Located in Amsterdam, NL
China, circa 1730
Porcelain decorated in rose-pink, yellow and soft blue- green enamels, on a shield a lion rampant crowned, holding in his left paw a bunch of seven arrows symbolis...
Category
Antique 1730s Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Enamel
An Indian part-gilt silver-clad ceremonial sceptre or mace with a tiger’s head
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Northern India or Deccan, late 19th century
L. approx. 82 cm (excl. stand)
Provenance:
Private collection, United Kingdom
This remarkable gilt-silver soonta (ceremonial sceptre) also known as choba (ceremonial mace) with a tiger's head stands out as an unparalleled example. It has a wooden base, clad with thick sheet part-gilt silver and has fine details such as teeth and a curling tongue. Especially with the inlaid glass eyes, in combination with the grand sculptural design, it would have been integral to an Indian maharaja’s attire, known as lawajama in North India and biruthus in South India, as referenced by Jackson & Jaffer. They would symbolise authority, power, and sometimes an attribute of various deities, particularly those associated with strength or combat. For instance, the Hindu god Hanuman, known for his immense strength, is often depicted holding a mace (*chob* or gada in Sanskrit). Similarly, the god Vishnu and his avatar Krishna are also frequently depicted with a mace among their other attributes.
Courtiers would raise these sceptres wrapped in rich brocades, with the head visible, during processions, signalling their association with the monarch. Alongside fly-whisks and standards, they were indispensable in ceremonial parades, underscoring the ruler's prestige. Terlinden notes that a soonta berdar was tasked with carrying the sceptre. These individuals, proficient in courtly manners, played key roles during audiences, from managing entrances to introducing guests. Their esteemed position often earned them generous rewards, including land grants. See for a depiction of sceptres in use the top right of a painting in the collection of the V&A, titled Processional scene with Amar Singh, ruler of Thanjavur (Tanjore), and Sarabhoji, from circa 1797.
For a very comparable piece, but with an elephant’s head, see the collection of the Indian Museum, Kolkata. For other less similar examples, see the V&A Museum London.
Sources:
A. Jackson & A. Jaffer, Maharaja: The Splendour of India’s Royal Courts, London, V&A Publishing, 1999
Christiane Terlinden Serra, Mughal Silver...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Indian Metalwork
Materials
Silver
A Dutch colonial ebony box with silver mounts
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Batavia (Jakarta), or Sri Lanka, circa 1680-1720
The document or money box is densely carved with fine scrolling vines and lotus flowers. It has a charming heart- shapes silver lock...
Category
Antique Late 17th Century Indonesian Dutch Colonial Antiquities
Materials
Silver
A small Dutch colonial Indonesian tortoiseshell betel box with gold mounts
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Jakarta (Batavia), 18th century, apparently unmarked
L. 14 x W. 9.5 x H. 4.7 cm
Before settling down to business in the former Dutch East Indies, sirih had to be offered in the mos...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Indonesian Dutch Colonial Antiquities
Materials
Gold
An extremely rare, possibly unique, Sri Lankan ebony child's armchair
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Probably Sri Lanka, 2nd half 17th century
H. 55 x W. 40.5 x D. 40.5 cm
Seat height 27.5 cm
The chair is overall densely carved with a scrolling flower motif on four connected turne...
Category
Antique Late 17th Century Indonesian Dutch Colonial Furniture
Materials
Ebony
A large Dutch colonial ebony cabinet with brass mounts
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A Dutch colonial ebony cabinet with brass mounts on contemporary black steel frame
Batavia (Jakarta), 2nd half 17th century
The cabinet has two ...
Category
Antique Mid-17th Century Indonesian Dutch Colonial Antiquities
Materials
Brass
A rare Japanese Namban export lacquer coffer with Mon emblems
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Late Momoyama period, late 16th century
The coffer is decorated in black lacquer, urushi, on cedar wood, decorated with gold dust and silver, maki-e, and nashiji, mother-of-pearl, r...
Category
Antique 16th Century Japanese Lacquer
Materials
Silver, Copper
A Chinese export reverse-glass painting after an English print in original frame
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Canton, late 18th century
In original hardwood frame with ruyi-shaped metal mount for suspension.
H. 38.7 x W. 44.3 cm (incl. frame)
H. 31.8 x W. 37.5 cm (image)
Chinese reverse glass paintings for export are known since mid 18th century. By the 1780's the copying of European, mainly English, engravings came into vogue in Chinese paintings on glass...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens
Materials
Glass, Hardwood
A 17th century Dutch-colonial ebony two-door VOC cabinet with silver mounts
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A Dutch-colonial ebony two-door cabinet with silver mounts
Coromandel Coast, probably Masulipatnam, circa 1650-1680, the silver later
H. 64.5 x W. 75 x D. 46 cm
The present cabinet...
Category
Antique 17th Century Indian Dutch Colonial Antiquities
Materials
Silver
A Japanese Nagasaki-e print depicting the arrival of Dutch ships in Nagasaki
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Published by Bunkindõ han, circa 1801
Colour woodblock print, H. 32.5 x W. 48 cm
Under this view of Nagasaki Bay, the text states that the first Dutch ships arrived in Nagasaki in ...
Category
Antique 18th Century Japanese Prints
Materials
Paper
A Chinese huanghuali, wumu and mother-of-pearl watch holder
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Canton, 2nd half 19th century
H. 22.5 x W. 30 x D. 12.5 cm
The pocket watch, an antique Swiss triple calendar Moon phace pocket watch in gunmetal case, dating from around 1860-1900, is marked Acier Garanti, Oxidage Inalterable, and is numbered. The stand, made of huanghuali (Dalbergia odorifera...
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood
A Japanese export lacquer box with depiction of the Grand Hotel, Yokohama
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Meiji period, circa 1873-1887
The black lacquered box decorated in maki-e and hiramaki-e gold, with on the lid a European style building complex and several Japanese and European figures walking along a street in the foreground. The sides are finely decorated with several insects and the inside with several compartments and nashiji decoration.
H. 7.4 x W. 29 x D. 25.7 cm
After the Americans forced Japan to open their harbours to the outside world and take part in international treaty and trade around the mid 19th century, the formerly feudal society rapidly changed. Japan was now focussing on an industrial future. One of the major international ports was Yokohama with its foreign embassies and warehouses - which attracted a great number of visitors of all sorts. For the higher society visiting Japan for the first time a new and ‘Western’ hotel had to be realised; hence the construction of The Grand Hotel on Kaigandori.
The hotel was opened on August 16, 1873 (Meiji 6) and was soon considered the height of Western culture and elegance in Japan. The building probably depicted on this box, designed by American architect Richard P. Bridgens (リチャード・ブリジェンス, 1819 -1891), is the original hotel...
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Lacquer
Materials
Gold
An Indian miniature painting depicting a prince surprising bathing maidens
Located in Amsterdam, NL
India, Punjab, circa 1755
Signed by the artist Swami 'Ram Rikh' of Seopur and dated Samvat 1812 (1755)
Opaque watercolour and gold on paper,
H. 23.8 x W. 16.2 cm (image)
H. 28.3 x ...
Category
Antique 18th Century Indian Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold
An Indian colonial tortoiseshell veneered teak portable two-door cabinet
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Mughal India, Gujarat, 2nd half 17th century
H. 22.4 x W. 30.3 x D. 26.8 cm
This small cabinet has six drawers behind two doors. Originally ordered by the Portuguese, and made afte...
Category
Antique 17th Century Indian Antiquities
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Teak
A Dutch-colonial Sri Lankan nedun wood and Indian padouk miniature chiffonier
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Apart from being a highly decorative object and a status symbol, these miniature pieces of furniture also functioned as collector’s items. Just like the dollhouses were for rich wome...
Category
Antique 18th Century Sri Lankan Dutch Colonial Furniture
Materials
Silver
A set of three exquisite nineteenth century Japanese bronze sculptures of carp
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Three exquisite Japanese nineteenth-century bronze sculptures of carp.
The sculptures are in excellent state.
The set contains three different carp: A large one, a medium-sized one ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
A superb Japanese giltwood sculpture of Kannon Bosatzu
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A Japanese giltwood sculpture of Kannon Bosatzu
Japan, Edo period, Early 19th century
H. 50 X W. 58.3 cm
Provenance:
- The Somerwil Collection of ...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Giltwood
17th century colonial Sinhalese ebony two-door cabinet with silver mounts
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A splendid Dutch-colonial Sinhalese ebony two-door cabinet with silver mounts
Sri Lanka, Kandy, 2nd half 17th century, the mounts later
The cabinet with a central drawer with hidde...
Category
Antique 17th Century Sri Lankan Dutch Colonial Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Silver
18th century Dutch-Colonial ‘Vizagapatam’ pen-engraved bone inlaid ebony box
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A large Indian Colonial ‘Vizagapatam’ pen-engraved bone inlaid ebony box
Masulipatnam or Vizagapatam, 2nd half 18th century
H. 10.8 x W. 47 x D. 34 cm
...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Indian Dutch Colonial More Asian Art, Objects ...
Materials
Bone, Ebony
A Dutch-colonial Sri Lankan coromandel wood miniature chest of drawers
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A Dutch-colonial Sri Lankan coromandel wood miniature chest of drawers with silver mounts
Sri Lanka, 18th century, circa 1750
H. 35 x W. 48 x D....
Category
Antique 18th Century Sri Lankan Dutch Colonial Furniture
Materials
Silver
Charming carved gilt-wood Chinese export mirror frame watch-stand with Europeans
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A charming carved giltwood Chinese export mirror frame with a watch-stand
Canton, Qing Dynasty, early 19th century
H. 65 x W. 34.5 cm
At the top of the frame, two angels are suppo...
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Dutch-Colonial Sri Lankan Coromandel Wood Document Box with Silver Mounts
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A Dutch-colonial Sri Lankan coromandel wood document box with silver mounts
Probably Galle, 18th century
H. 19 x W. 49 x D. 33 cm
The ches...
Category
Antique 18th Century Sri Lankan Dutch Colonial Furniture
Materials
Silver
Pair of Fine Islamic Silver Filigree Rosewater Sprinklers, Early 18th Century
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A pair of very fine silver filigree rosewater sprinklers
Possibly India, Karimnagar, early 18th century
Height 31.6 cm and 31.7 cm, weight 39...
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Indian Islamic Metalwork
Materials
Silver
18th Century Chinese Export Lacquer Chinoiserie Bureau Desk for the Dutch Market
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An extremely rare, possibly unique, Chinese export lacquer bureau for the Dutch market
Canton, circa 1737
H. 118 x W. 102.5 x D. 63 cm
Provenance:
- Private collection, The Netherlands
- J.K. Driessen Antiques, Arnhem (Art Fair Breda, 1989)
- Noble collection, Belgium
Literature:
- C.J.A. Jörg, ’De handel van de V.O.C. in Oosters lakwerk in de 18de eeuw’ in: Nederlands Kunsthistorisch Jaarboek , Jr. 31 (1980), pp. 355-363 (ill.)
- Annigje Hofstede, Nederlandse meubelen van Barok tot Biedermeier, 1700-1830, Waanders, Zwolle 2004, pp. 35-37 (ill.)
This lacquer bureau is one of the four writing desks purchased in Canton in 1737, and as far as is known, this is the only remaining bureau of its type from the period. As the VOC believed that large pieces of import took up too much valuable space in their trading ships...
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Lacquer
Materials
Wood, Cypress, Lacquer
Fine Mughal Painting of a ‘Lion at Rest’, North India, Early 19th Century
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A Mughal painting of a ‘Lion at rest’
North India, early 19th century
?
Watercolour on paper, H. 46.5 x W. 68 cm
?The present painting is a large...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Indian Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
