Indian Metalwork

A fine and unusual vintage Asian Indian red lacquered bronze statue of Shiva Nataraja dating from the 20th century. The figure represents the Hindu God Shiva performing a dance. The ...

Fine Indo Persian Mughal style Gouache Paintings of hunting scenes A Pair of Persian miniature style paintings featuring hunting scenes Finely painted in Gouache a using beautifu...

Large Antique Indian silver Amulet necklace silver Amulet necklace worn by devotes of Shiva Culture/Period: Indian Shaivite 19th early 20th century Pendant size 9 x 7 cm weight ...

Superb large Indian mughal style repoussé and pierced silver box. A beautiful Octagonal silver box with domed top with pierced floral design and fine geometric repousse embossed an...

Wonderful small silvered bronze of Vajradhara. Indian, circa 1900. 7 inches high by 4 wide by 3 deep The Tibetan Buddhist deity Vajradhara is seated in a yogic meditation on a lotu...

Beautiful handcrafted antique tinned copper decorative octagonal betel box with with lid, handle and brass latch. The metal is delicately and int...

Large rare Antique Indian Hindu Silver Amulet Pendant Period 19th century Heavy High grade silver Pendant Length 11 x 7.5 cm weight 65 grams Condition: Fine.

Antique Indian Hindu Silver Amulet necklace Period 19th century High grade silver Pendant Length 8 x 6 cm weight 60 grams Condition: Fine. Restrung on cotton.

South Indian Hindu Silver Amulet necklace Heavy bullet shaped Amulet necklace with pointed ends with floral and geometric design High grade silver Pendant Length 9 cm weight 90 ...

This very fine quality late 19th century Raj period charger is made from heavy gauge brass which is extensively hand decorated with exceptionally fin...

A vintage Indian metal water vase from the mid-20th century, with circular belly and cork inspired wooden top. Crafted in India during the midcentury period, this metal water vase charms...

Indian Ethnographic Tribal silver Amulet necklace Rajasthan Rare styled necklace made with a selection of shield type amulets the end with silver coins Period early 20th century Con...

Anglo Raj hanging polished brass tray. Finely hand-chased, hand-cut and hand-hammered with floral repousse designs. The middle of the tray is a lar...

Antique hindu bronze Temple horse and chariot statue toy on wheels. This collectible bronze temple toy horse is heavy and the sculptural details are full of artisanal charm and irregularities. The wheels turn independently of the iron axles, and it has clearly been loved and well used by generations of children. Antique cast brass iron horse and chariot Indian temple toy. The horse and chariot both have wonderful detail, the wheels roll freely. This unique Hindu temple toy piece is: 5. 1/2" tall and 8" long x 4.5 " Wide. In great condition with a nice aged patina. Handcrafted in India, would make a beautiful statement on a desk or bookshelf. Commonly known as "Temple Toys," these cast brass figures date back to the early-to-Mid-19th Century India. They were mainly used as devotional donations for Khanodba and Shiva in Central India, as well as Ayyannar and Karuppan in Tamil Nadu. Dating from the last half of the 19th century, this was a temple offering, left by the devout at Hindu temples this bronze temple toy would have been given to the children waiting for their parents during temple services in India. Since ancient times, a person was held in high esteem for the donation of a horse or other animal to one of the Gods. It was believe that these bronze figures allowed the God to come to the aid of the devotee in times of need. These figures would be left as offerings in a nearby temple, where children would often find them and use them as toys; hence the name "Temple Toy. " Antique East Indian Temple Toys, Devotional Shrine Brass Horse and Chariot on Wheels, Hindu, Collectible, Cast Metal Horse, Museum. Cast bronze horse with elaborate caparisoned high pommelled saddle and trappings, and a braided mane and tail, the legs ending in wheeled axels the chariot. From the Art collection of Marian and John Scott. Acquisition date: 1969. Purchased from the amazing private collection of Mark Lissauer who spent his life collecting niche ethnographic pieces. About Mark Lissauer: Mark Lissauer spent forty years travelling abroad for months at a time collecting ethnographic artefacts primarily from New Guinea and the islands of the West Pacific, and from Asia and Himalayan countries. Fluent in five languages and having in the course of business travelled to more than forty countries, Mark is well-known to museums and art-collectors around the world for his long career and his interesting and diverse collection of rare ethnographic material. Mark knows the origin and symbolism of each piece. Through extensive research and more than ninety trips around the globe, Mark familiarised himself with the traditions of the various cultures he visited in order to understand the meaning of each object to its region and tribe. His home has a specialist library and several rooms are filled with tribal carvings, textiles and ethnographica. He acquired his first tribal piece in 1948 during a business trip to Milne Bay, New Guinea, and has since documented the acquisition of some 35,000 items. Several thousands of these have been sold to important private collections and museums worldwide, including the Rockefeller Museum, the British Museum and the Musée National des Arts d’Afrique et d’Océanie, now incorporated into the Louvre Museum. Estimator by Wayne Heathcote Tribal Art Dealer and Expert. Heathcote has a flash gallery in Brussels, where much of the tribal art business is centred, and is an expert at Sotheby's tribal art sale...

An antique large pierced Indian nut/food warmer of brass, copper and iron construction. Hand-made with lovely piercing and embossing giving an otherwise utilitarian object a highly ...

A fine quality and heavily made antique Indian silver card case decorated in repoussé with animals and other scenes probably dating from the early 20th century. The card case is of f...

Islamic Indo Persian kulah khud helmet with Arabic hand engravings. Hand forged, made of heavy tinned copper metal Middle eastern influence warrior helmet ...

Vintage South Asian hand hammered brass plate/charger - fine chasing and detail - unsigned - India - mid 20th century. Excellent vintage condition - hand made - minor polish residue...

Vintage South Asian hand hammered brass plate/charger - fine chasing and detail - unsigned - India - mid 20th century. Excellent vintage condition - hand made - minor polish residue...

Late 19th century Mughal Indian Raj Style Silvered Traditional Anklet Bracelet from India repurposed as a vide poche, catchall, bowl ashtray or just as a beautiful collectible decorative object from India. Antique silver coin and brass heavy metal Dhokra ethnic tribal ankle bracelet that has been repurposed with a brass inner plate that was later added to use the bracelet as a small ashtray or decorative vanity jewelry bowl. The closure was a push pin mechanism that was closed. Dhokra art old ethnic tribal brass traditional ankle bracelet from India, handcrafted of a hollow band of heavy brass decorated with chevron repoussé banding and lost wax granulation. Measures: Height : 1.5 inches. Length : 7.5 inches. Width : 7.5 inches. Diameter: 7.5 inches Brass silver plated. Rare collectible decorative bowl, catchall, ashtray, Mughal Raj style, North India, Rajasthan. Circa 1900's Weight= 2 Lb 6.9 oz Anklets were important components in a suite of jewels worn by women in India. These very heavy examples are fabricated in two pieces, and tightly secured with a near-invisible pin. Some legends suggest that heavy anklets like these could weigh up to 20 pounds and were used to prevent brides from running away from their new families. How it is made: "Dhokra is an ancient folk art tradition prevalent in India in the eastern states of West Bengal, Odisha, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh. Dhokra craft objects are made through the process of non-ferrous metal casting using the lost-wax casting technique, which is one of the earliest and most advanced methods of metal casting known to human civilization. Its roots can be traced back 4500 years to the ancient city of Mohenjodaro in the Indus Valley Civilization. The name Dokra or Dhokra was used to indicate a group of craftsmen of nomadic type from the Dhokra Damar tribe, scattered over the regions of Bengal, Orisa and Madhya Pradash, whose wares were identified by their beautifully shaped and decorated metal products. The enchanting Dhokra art objects have motifs inspired by indigenous folk...

Vintage South Asian hand hammered brass plate/charger - fine chasing and detail - unsigned - India - mid 20th century. Excellent vintage condition - hand made - minor polish residue...

Vintage South Asian hand hammered brass plate/charger - fine chasing and detail - unsigned - India - mid 20th century. Excellent vintage condition - hand made - minor polish residue...

Vintage South Asian hand hammered brass plate/charger - fine chasing and detail - unsigned - India - mid 20th century. Excellent vintage condition - hand made - old dents to the rim...

Asian Mughal Rajasthani Large Polished Round Brass Tray with Crest Edges. Asian Antique Mughal Rajasthani Large Polished round Brass Tray with crest edges, 3o inches in diameter. Rare find, large antique...

Vintage South Asian hand hammered brass plate/charger - fine chasing and detail - unsigned - India - mid 20th century. Excellent vintage condition - hand made - minor polish residue...

Vintage South Asian hand hammered brass plate/charger - fine chasing and detail - unsigned - India - mid 20th century. Excellent vintage condition - hand made - dents to the edges -...

Vintage South Asian hand hammered brass plate/charger - fine chasing and detail - unsigned - India - mid 20th century. Excellent vintage condition - hand made - minor polish residue...

Vintage South Asian hand hammered brass plate/charger - fine chasing and detail - unsigned - India - mid 20th century. Excellent vintage condition - hand made - minor polish residue...

Vintage South Asian hand hammered brass plate/charger - fine chasing and detail - unsigned - India - mid 20th century. Excellent vintage condition - hand made - minor polish residue...

Vintage South Asian hand hammered brass plate/charger - fine chasing and detail - unsigned - India - mid 20th century. Excellent vintage condition - hand made - minor polish residue...

19th C. Chiseled Brass, Oversized Mughal Indo-Persian Surahi with detachable lid matching body. Indian brass ewer, drinking water flask holder or ros...

Vintage South Asian hand hammered brass plate/charger - fine chasing and detail - unsigned - India - mid 20th century. Excellent vintage condition - hand made - dents to the edges -...

1920s Old Vintage Antique Unique Handcrafted Beautiful Design Engraved Rare Brass Hukkah Pot, Collectible. * 70-80 Years Old Rare Antique Pot.

Antique hindu bronze Temple horse and chariot statue toy on wheels. Commonly known as "Temple Toys," these cast brass figures date back to the early-to-Mid...

Asian Inspired Brass Candlesticks or Prickets, from The Nelson Rockefeller Collection, and produced by Mottahedeh, India, circa 1970s. In the 1970s ...

Large Tamil Nadu India brass pot. Handcrafted with a beautiful patina of brass and copper. Boastful size with presence and style. The traditional pot has go...

Vintage gilt brass lidded trinket snuff box with red and turquoise stone inlaid in the form of an elephant with trump up. Vintage Indian Mughal style metal brass and set with dozens...

A stylish antique Khond bronzed metal stylized figure of an Ox dating from the early to mid 20th century made in Orissa, India. The Khonds are an indigenous Adivasi tribal commun...

Antique Mamluk revival Indo Persian Damascene Islamic Middle Eastern Arabic copper tray charger. Solid hammered copper rectangular serving tray platter engraved and finely decorated...

Beautiful hand-crafted polished brass footed box with with lid, latch and handle intricately hand-hammered with geometric designs and pierced with holes. Vintage pierced decorative Mughal Indian style brass box from India...

Asian decorative trinket lidded box in metal silvered hammered and etched with organic floral design. Anglo Raj style oval form betel box. Dimensio...

Large Indo Persian brass table lamp, finely embossed with Moorish repousse floral designs, sits on a black ebonized lacquered base. Elegant intrica...

Pair of very decorative brass door or cabinet handles with carved details. Ready to mount.

Silver plated sculpture of an Asian Indian farmer peasant man walking holding a long cane. Sculpture of an old Indian farmer wearing tradition...

An unusual antique/vintage Indian Khond tribe attributed stylized patinated metal, possibly bronze, seated dog figure sculpture believed to date to the late 19th or early 20th centur...

Beautiful handcrafted decorative round tinned copper Mughal Indian box with lid, latch and handle. Tinned copper Indian vessel delicately and intricately h...

Bronze bell. India, 20th century. Bell made of bronze with a tall body and an oval base, almost rectangular in height, which has an elaborate upper part with smooth areas and figure...

Indo Persian Mughal tinned copper vessel. Large Middle Eastern Persian Mameluke style tinned copper jar with lid. Heavily hand-hammered and chased with ...

Oversized 3 feet tall Middle Eastern, Mughal Indian style brass decorative ewer. Very decorative handcrafted brass Moorish Arabian style coffee pot, wine or water pitcher. Hand-ham...

Beautifully rendered etched brass peacock, showing his feathers in full regalia. The surface highlighted with gold and orange paint. An exceptional decorative piece, bringing joy to ...

Rare pair of bronze elegant pedestal bowls from Kerala (India). They were used as temple offering bowls and everyone is in slightly different sizes. It'...

Patinated damascene vintage standing peacock figurine sculpture. Rajasthan handmade standing peacock bird decorative figure. Qajar silvered damascened...

Antique Indian finely hand engraved and embossed tin serving tray with Mughal motifs.

Antique cast bronze carved animal camel leg anklet bell Folk Art. Handcrafted cast metal camel bracelet which was used by the Bedouin people to tie to the camel leg. Antique collectible bronze camel or horse ornamental beautification anklet. The anklet has a beautiful embossed design with straight holes around. It is hollow with small beads that make a very pleasant sound when the animal walks. It is tied with a leather belt. Collectible camel anklet...

Antique brass baby rattle whistle bell dangles, India. Handcrafted baby rattle in openwork designs with whistle handle and three decorative bell dangles. ...

A set of three vintage Indian metal vessels from 20th century, with weathered patina. We have more sets available. Created in India during the 20th centur...

Indian Mughal style overlaid hand painted metal platter with gilt and polychrome floral design,. Beautiful decorative platter overlaid and hand painted throughout in Moorish geometri...

Asian Hammered Metal Bronze Oversized urli Vessel with Two Handles India. Very large South Indian hand-hammered solid copper cooking or serving ceremonial platter. Very large hand-...