Michael Backman

Michael Backman Asian, Colonial & Tribal Antiques Gallery in central London, UK. All stock is sourced from old British and European collections.

Michael Backman Ltd, based in central London, just off Regent Street, has a large range of museum-quality Indian, Southeast Asian, Himalayan & other Asian antiques and decorative arts, as well as colonial and tribal antiques. We have sold around 100 items to around 20 international museums in the last five years, including to the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco, the British Library and the Natio

nal Gallery of Australia. We sell to collectors worldwide too. We ship worldwide - in fact most clients are outside the UK, particularly in the US, Europe and Singapore. The website is very comprehensive and always up-to-date. Clients receive a monthly catalogue by email so that they are alerted to new stock as it arrives. There are almost 8,000 recipients of the emailed monthly catalogue worldwide.

26/08/2026

Visit our website right now for our August catalogue. More than thirty superb items of world material culture have been added.

๐‘ด๐’Š๐’„๐’‰๐’‚๐’†๐’ ๐‘ฉ๐’‚๐’„๐’Œ๐’Ž๐’‚๐’
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๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—น๐˜†: ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป@๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—น๐˜๐—ฑ.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ

๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ. ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ผ.

๐˜„๐˜„๐˜„.๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—น๐˜๐—ฑ.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ
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25/08/2026

Donโ€™t miss out!

Our August 2026 catalogue will be live on our website tomorrow, August 26, 2026. If you havenโ€™t signed up to receive our email notification for our new catalogue, then please do so now by clicking on our bio link.

This is just a sneak peek. Many more exquisite objects will be included in the full catalogue.

25/08/2026

A large , Yoruba Epa Helmut Mask by the Master Woodcarver Bamgboye of Ekiti, Nigeria.

๐‘ด๐’Š๐’„๐’‰๐’‚๐’†๐’ ๐‘ฉ๐’‚๐’„๐’Œ๐’Ž๐’‚๐’
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๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—น๐˜†: ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป@๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—น๐˜๐—ฑ.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ

๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ. ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ผ.

๐˜„๐˜„๐˜„.๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—น๐˜๐—ฑ.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ
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24/08/2026

Donโ€™t miss out!

Our August 2026 catalogue will be live on our website this week. If you havenโ€™t signed up to receive our email reminders on the day, with a link to the new catalogue, then please do so now by clicking on our bio link. Itโ€™s a lifetime subscription hence you only need to do it once.

This is just a sneak peek. Many more exquisite objects will be included in the full catalogue.

The Frida Kahlo exhibition now on at the Tate Moden in London has plenty of paintings as expected, but some of Kahloโ€™s a...
23/08/2026

The Frida Kahlo exhibition now on at the Tate Moden in London has plenty of paintings as expected, but some of Kahloโ€™s actual clothing also is on display which provides an unexpected highlight. Around 1934, she began wearing the clothing of Zapotec women from the Isthmus of Tehuantepec and so developed her โ€˜lookโ€™ which has become an essential part of her posthumous identity.

๐‘ด๐’Š๐’„๐’‰๐’‚๐’†๐’ ๐‘ฉ๐’‚๐’„๐’Œ๐’Ž๐’‚๐’
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๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—น๐˜†: ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป@๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—น๐˜๐—ฑ.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ

๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ. ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ผ.

๐˜„๐˜„๐˜„.๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—น๐˜๐—ฑ.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ
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23/08/2026

Perhaps the most iconic example of all the silverwork of the 19th century Indian silversmith Oomersi Mawji is the tea set shaped as francolin birds. Only a handful of sets are known. This set is now sold.

๐‘ด๐’Š๐’„๐’‰๐’‚๐’†๐’ ๐‘ฉ๐’‚๐’„๐’Œ๐’Ž๐’‚๐’
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๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—น๐˜†: ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป@๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—น๐˜๐—ฑ.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ

๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ. ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ผ.

๐˜„๐˜„๐˜„.๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—น๐˜๐—ฑ.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ
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We were delighted to welcome to our gallery in London this week Usha Balakrishnan, one of the worldโ€™s, if not the worldโ€™...
23/08/2026

We were delighted to welcome to our gallery in London this week Usha Balakrishnan, one of the worldโ€™s, if not the worldโ€™s, leading expert on antique Indian jewellery. Usha is widely published and has contributed to many exhibitions. Her knowledge is absolutely formidable. Plus she is a delight!

Our next monthly catalogue - for August - will be available on our website from this Wednesday (Aug 26). Don't miss out!...
22/08/2026

Our next monthly catalogue - for August - will be available on our website from this Wednesday (Aug 26).

Don't miss out! Receive our email reminders here, with direct links to the catalogue, if you don't already:
https://www.michaelbackmanltd.com/about-us/monthly-catalogue-sign-up/

Fine items originally from India, Nepal, Tibet, Indonesia, Straits Chinese, Dutch East Indies, Spanish Colonial Peru, Uzbekistan, Ottoman Greece, Nigeria & Venice will be included.

Who does a catalogue in August? We do!! Collectors might take a holiday from work, but no serious collectors takes a holiday from collecting!

This 19th century Kashmir copy of a Tibetan folding altar table will be among the new items listed.

www.michaelbackmanltd.com

Our next monthly catalogue - for August - will be available on our website from this Wednesday (Aug 26). Don't miss out!...
22/08/2026

Our next monthly catalogue - for August - will be available on our website from this Wednesday (Aug 26).

Don't miss out! Receive our email reminders here, with direct links to the catalogue, if you don't already:
https://www.michaelbackmanltd.com/about-us/monthly-catalogue-sign-up/

Fine items originally from India, Nepal, Tibet, Indonesia, Straits Chinese, Dutch East Indies, Spanish Colonial Peru, Uzbekistan, Ottoman Greece, Nigeria & Venice will be included.

Who does a catalogue in August? We do!! Collectors might take a holiday from work, but no serious collectors takes a holiday from collecting!

This Epa helmet mask by the Yoruba master woodcarver Bamgboye and dating to around 1930 will be among the new items listed.

www.michaelbackmanltd.com

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