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Sterling Silver Ganesh Indian Rajput Necklace Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Indian Subcontinent: India: Pre 1920   item# 1020717 (stock# 61-29)  click for details Silk Road Gallery (203) 208-0771 $595  Seven images of Ganesh, the happy rotund god revered by Hindus, Buddhists and Janists, are embossed on the seven sterling silver plates that form this early 20th century necklace. The necklace originated in the north Indian state of Rajasthan, and has a silver content of 92.5 percent and a weight of 85 grams. Fashioned in a clever manner that gives the necklace the necessary flexibility to fit comfortably below the neck, the five-sided silver plates are strung top and bottom with hidden leather ...click for details Caucasus Region Folk Jewelry from Republic of Georgia Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Middle Eastern: Pre 1900   item# 984270 (stock# 27-64)  click for details Silk Road Gallery (203) 208-0771 $395  Folk jewelry from a remote mountain village in the Caucasus region of the Republic of Georgia has five agate stones and hanging silver-toned embossed disks. Most likely made by a village artisan, this piece has vitality in its less-than-perfect round and oval settings, the variegated orange hue of the stones and the faint jingle from the hanging disks. The design has a Middle Eastern feel, similar to jewelry made in the country of Dagestan, which borders Georgia on the northeast, and also to pie ...click for details 19th Century Ceremonial Necklace from Rajasthan Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Indian Subcontinent: India: Pre 1900   item# 935760 (stock# 61-32)  click for details Silk Road Gallery (203) 208-0771 $1700  This exotic 19th century sterling silver ceremonial necklace from the opulent past of Rajasthan was once part of the collection of a high ranking Rajput family, most likely worn by a senior member of the clan on festival days. It is 92 percent sterling with a weight of 255 grams. Central to the imagery is a large disc formed by a crouching lion with an unusual extended hinged tongue that wags from side to side as the necklace wearer moves. Spreading to the left and right below the disc are ante ...click for details Qing Pendant Necklace with Auspicious Emblems Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Jewelry: Pre 1900   item# 925410 (stock# 11-26)  click for details Silk Road Gallery (203) 208-0771 $195  A 19th century Chinese silver pendant has auspicious symbols to bring its wearer the fulfillment of wishes, abundance and wealth. The emblems on both sides of the crest-shaped pendant are “mani,” known as the jewel of the doctrine, and represent the magical powers of Buddhist beliefs. Hanging on chains from the pendant are three charms—a pearl, a pomegranate and a fish. The pearl, entwined with ribbons, represents a good future. The pomegranate, bursting open to reveal its numerous seeds, promis ...click for details Teke Turkoman Tribal Pectoral Plate Jewelry Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Central Asian: Jewelry: Pre 1900   item# 918086 (stock# 27-35)  click for details Silk Road Gallery (203) 208-0771 $695  Two pierced and jeweled diamond-shaped metal plates are Teke Turkoman in design. A similar 19th century pectoral plate is pictured in the periodical, Arts of Asia, May/June 2009, on page 122 in the article “Beyond Orientalism: Works Inspired by Islamic Art,” by Lucien De Guise, curator of the Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia. Other similar rhomboid pectoral jewelry is pictured in “The Arts and Crafts of Turkestan,” by Johannes Kalter, Thames and Hudson, 1984, page 126. The two 19th century plates p ...click for details Embossed Silver Belt Early 20th C Republic of Georgia Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Near Eastern: Metalwork: Pre 1920   item# 910169 (stock# 27-56)  click for details Silk Road Gallery (203) 208-0771 $300  A silver belt from the Republic of Georgia is made of 30 separate rectangular segments covering leather. The embossed Victorian-look design is similar to sketches in “Ethnography of Georgia” by Nino Brailashvili, Khelovneba Publishing, Tbilisi, 1990, illustration 139. The book describes the work done by Georgian artisans in numerous silver and gold workshops that once were concentrated along one narrow street in Tbilisi. Silver content on this piece is 37 percent. This early 20th century belt is ...click for details Silver Belt with Russian Hallmarks 19th Century Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Middle Eastern: Metalwork: Pre 1900   item# 905329 (stock# 27-57)  click for details Silk Road Gallery (203) 208-0771 $800  A magnificent silver belt is made of 112 separate silver rectangles, all of them hallmarked, fitted closely together around a leather strap. This piece belonged to a family from the Republic of Georgia who identified the belt as Russian, and sold it not long after Georgia declared its independence following the demise of the USSR. Hallmarks appear to be in Cyrillic and, while difficult to decipher, resemble the letters “MP,” which may be an identification of the silversmith. Four of the rectang ...click for details Silver Javanese Snake Bracelet Catalogue: Popular Collectibles: Cultural: Pre 2000   item# 900567 (stock# 35-16)  click for details Silk Road Gallery (203) 208-0771 $90  A silver bracelet from the Indonesian island of Java is formed by a slender snake coiled around to meet its tail. The piece is pliable and springy so can be worn on the wrist or Cleopatra-style on the upper arm. Made is the mid-1990s, it is in excellent condition. A silver content stamp inside the bracelet reads "925." As photographed, the bracelet measures 2 ½” (6.4 cm) in diameter but can be adjusted to fit. Large Jeweled Disk Pendant from Khevsureti Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Middle Eastern: Pre 1910   item# 898057 (stock# 27-36)  click for details Silk Road Gallery (203) 208-0771 $590  A colorful starburst disk shows the robust design typical of mountainous areas in the Republic of Georgia and in neighboring Dagestan and beyond in Central Asia. This large (5 inch diameter) piece, from Khevsureti, an eastern province in the Republic of Georgia, has been fitted with a long silver chain for use as a pendant but resembles in both size and design similar disks we have seen used as belt closings in regions of the Causasus and Central Asia. Unidentified stones in green, amber and br ...click for details Silver Filigree and Garnet Bracelet from Ceylon Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Indian Subcontinent: Sri Lanka: Pre 1910   item# 874903 (stock# 34-91)  click for details Silk Road Gallery (203) 208-0771 $345  A silver and garnet bracelet from Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) has the Victorian look that was the signature design style of jewelry from the delightful central highlands city of Kandy, the capital of the old Singhalese kingdom. The city was, and remains, the artistic and spiritual center of the country. Silver filigree work surrounds both the gemstone and hinge on this late 19th/early 20th century bracelet. The garnet is good quality—the country was and continues to be known for fine gemstones—and i ...click for details Kingfisher Feather and Coral 19th Century Flower Pin Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Jewelry: Pre 1900   item# 847943 (stock# 54-34)  click for details Silk Road Gallery (203) 208-0771 $275  Iridescent blue kingfisher bird feathers were used to create the five petals of this 19th century Chinese pin that was most likely used as a hair ornament. Feathers from the tiny kingfisher bird decorated items used by the ladies of Chinese imperial courts for many centuries. Jewelry and other articles covered with the feathers were found in Tang Dynasty tombs. In the 18th century, the fashion developed for very large, intricate feather headpieces, and these can be seen worn by empresses and the ...click for details Chinese 19th Century Rosewood and Elm Scholar Box Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Furniture: Pre 1900   item# 847598 (stock# 60-21)  click for details Silk Road Gallery (203) 208-0771 $470  This Qing Dynasty scholar’s box has four rosewood doors hand painted with ivory-colored flowers and foliage, following the traditional practice of Chinese scholars to surround themselves in their studios with reminders of nature. Made to be displayed on a table or desk, the box was used to store carved signature seals, ink sticks and other small items. The rosewood door panels are set within hand carved elm beading and frames, and the front, sides and top of the piece are made of elm wood in a r ...click for details Javanese Silver Coiling Snake Bracelet Catalogue: Popular Collectibles: Cultural: Pre 2000   item# 790821 (stock# 35-07)  click for details Silk Road Gallery (203) 208-0771 $90  A silver snake bracelet from the Island of Java, Indonesia, expands so that it can be worn on the wrist or on a slender upper arm in Cleopatra fashion. The size is adjusted by slipping the snake head through the curled tail. Snakes, a form frequently used in hand crafted Indonesian jewelry, often are given a human-like expression. In this case, the snake has a furrowed brow. The bracelet is from the mid-1990s. As photographed, the diameter is 2-1/2" (6 cm). Opened so the snake head just t ...click for details Silver Tube Necklace Republic of Georgia Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Middle Eastern: Metalwork: Pre 1920   item# 787238 (stock# 55-95)  click for details Silk Road Gallery (203) 208-0771 $120  Handmade silver tubes of various lengths are strung together to form this simple, unusual necklace from Tbilisi in the Republic of Georgia. Made of two separate strands, the necklace may have been part of an ethnic costume or just the decorative invention of a home artisan. Dating this necklace is guesswork as a search on Georgian ethnography gave no clue except discussions of the popularity of "silversmith street" in old Tbilisi. It was sold to us as part of a family collection, most ...click for details Dragon and Peacock Carved Teak Jewelry Box Catalogue: Popular Collectibles: Cultural: Pre 2000   item# 778916 (stock# 14-67)  click for details Silk Road Gallery (203) 208-0771 $275  A carved teak jewelry box with secret compartments and deep carving on richly grained teakwood has the medieval aura of Bhaktapur, Nepal's old city of lavishly carved courtyards in the shadows of the Himalayas. The construction of the box is intriguing, with its 14 compartments, four of them hidden behind a sliding panel that is cleverly integrated with the carving pattern to disguise the entry to secret trays. Carvings of dragons on the lid and two sides, and of a peacock and lotus flowers ...click for details pages:  1   2    3    4