Islamic and Indian Art

A nobleman, Nawwab Prince Muhammad Mirza, seated on a balcony terrace, by the artist Mirza Jani Qajar Persia, circa 1850-70watercolour on paper, l...

A page from the Nasr al-Din Shah Album, with a painting by a Persian artist working in the manner of Muhammad Zaman, after a European print depict...

Nasr al-Din Shah Qajar (reg. 1848-96) Qajar Persia, circa 1880watercolour and gouache on paper, oval 15 x 11.5 cm.Footnotes:Comparison can be draw...

A Qajar minister Qajar Persia, circa 1880watercolour and gouache on paper, oval 19 x 16.5 cm.Footnotes:The sitter has not been identified, but is ...

Muzaffar al-Din Shah Qajar (reg. 1896-1907) Qajar Persia, circa 1900oil on canvas, in a painted oval, signed Musavvir al-Mulk in nasta'liq at lowe...

An album of photographs commemorating the visit of Muzaffar al-Din Shah Qajar to the Ottoman Court at Constantinople in 1900, taken by Ali Sami Be...

A late Zand or early Qajar brass celestial globe Persia, 18th Centurythe brass sphere mounted with axle running through poles, engraved with inscr...

A Qajar enamelled gold locket Persia, 19th Centuryof octagonal form, suspension loop and hinge to the top, clasp to the bottom, decorated in polyc...

A Qajar walrus ivory and enamelled-gold shamshir hilt Persia, 19th Centuryof typical form, the two-piece walrus ivory grips decorated in gold inla...

Three Qajar gold damascened steel fruits presented by Reza Shah Pahlavi (reg. 1925-1941) Persia, dated AH 1325/ AD 1907-1908comprising a pomegrana...

A Qajar painted hide shield (dhal) Persia, dated AH 1336/ AD 1917-18of convex form with everted rim, six applied steel bosses and steel mount of f...

An Iznik pottery tile Turkey, circa 1570of square form, decorated in raised red, cobalt blue, turquoise and green with black outline on a white g...

An Anatolian bronze candlestick Turkey, 15th Centuryof waisted form with flaring foot and flattened shoulder, the cylinrical shaft with splayed lo...

An Ottoman tortoiseshell and mother-of-pearl inlaid wood scribe's table Turkey, 17th/ 18th Centuryof rectangular form on four bracket feet with on...

A rare Ottoman lacquer papier-mâché Pencase Turkey, late 17th Centuryof large rectangular form with rounded ends and vaulted hinged lid, the base ...

An Ottoman voided velvet panel Turkey, Bursa, second half of the 16th/ early 17th Centuryof rectangular form, with gold thread and crimson pile,co...

A Bokhara silk-embroidered linen panel (susani) Central Asia, mid 19th Centurythe natural linen ground embroidered in polychrome silks with a cent...

A Samson Iznik style porcelain candlestick France, circa 1880of bell shaped form with raised edge to drip tray, the waisted neck with torus mouldi...

A signed photograph of Lord Headley by C. Vandyk London, between 1923 and 1935gelatin silver print, laid down on card, signature in pen lower ri...

A gilt-silver thread and silk-embroidered wool robe (thawb) presented to Lord Headley on completion of the Hajj in 1923 of white wool with gilt-si...

A set of prayer beads, two silver zamzam bottles, a metal thread-embroidered bag and an Ottoman brass finial belonging to Lord Headley early 20th ...

A gilt-silver thread embroidered silk Kiswah fragment presented to Lord Headley on completion of the Hajj in 1923 Egypt or Mecca, circa 1923of ova...

The Order of Al Nahda, First Class, star, badge and sash awarded to Lord Headley on completion of the Hajj in 1923 Mecca, circa 1923the star and b...

A group of garlands and regalia presented to Lord Headley India, circa 1928comprising two metal thread-embroidered garlands, the first with inscri...

A French gem-set gold bar brooch with Ming jade tortoiseshell bead belonging to Lord Headley France and China, circa 1890, the jade 17th/ 18th Cen...

A Mamluk style enamelled glass mosque lamp by Philippe-Joseph Brocard France, dated 1870of compressed globular form with long flaring neck on a sp...

A group of Toledo ware gold-damascened steel items Spain, late 19th Centurycomprising three cigarette cases, a matchbox, two buckles, a miniature ...

A gold-damscened steel sword after 'La Tizona', the sword of El Cid Attributable to the Zuloaga workshop, Toledo, Spain, late 19th Centurythe doub...

A Gupta terracotta head of a deity Northern India, 5th Centurywith full lips, heavy lidded eyes and elongated earlobes with rectangular earrings, ...

A Chola bronze figure of Shiva as Chandrashekhara South India, 12th/ 13th Centurystanding in sampada on a circular base, his principal right hand ...

A bronze figure of Vishnu South India, 17th Centurystanding on a lotus base supported by a tall waisted square pedestal, bedecked with jewellery a...

A Jain brass shrine Karnataka, 17th Centurythe naked Tirthankara with broad shoulders and long arms to the sides, flanked by Saraswati and a multi...

A silver-inlaid alloy bidri ewer India, 17th/ 18th Centuryof flattened bulbous form on a flared foot, the tapering neck with moulding and neck rin...

A bronze sculpture of a five-headed horse, probably Uchchaihshravas, the vehicle of Indra India, circa 1800cast, prancing, with foliate carparison...

A rare steel push dagger (katar) probably Deccan, 16th/ 17th Centurywith double-edged European steel blade, the forte decorated in openwork with s...

A mother of pearl hilted dagger Gujarat, 17th/ 18th Centurythe single-edged watered steel blade with raised central ridge and flattened spine, the...

A gold damascened steel 'tears of the wounded' push dagger (katar) India, 18th Centurythe double-edged watered steel blade with two fullers and ce...

A fine gold-overlaid steel push dagger (katar) with accompanying tools Bundi, Rajasthan, 19th Centurythe double-edged watered-steel blade with arm...

An Officer's sword of the 4th Bombay Rifles with battle honours for Seringapatam by Silver & Co., Cornhill, London, 19th Centurythe pipe backed b...

Tipu Sultan: a group of eighteen editions of the British newspaper, the Northampton Mercury, reporting on events relating to Haider 'Ali, Seringap...

Tipu Sultan: a group of British newspapers, consisting of The Morning Post and Daily Advertiser, The Evening Mail, the Ipswich Journal, the London...

A Mughal gem-set jade-hilted steel dagger (kard) India, 18th/ 19th Centurythe single-edged watered steel blade of slightly curved form with flatte...

A gold koftgari steel shield (dhal) North India, 18th/ 19th Centuryof convex form, chiselled and decorated in gold overlay with a band of interlin...

A Deccani Bronze horse India, 17th/ 18th Centurythe horse rearing, wearing an ornate bridle, saddle and other trappings decorated in floral and fo...

A Mughal ivory-inlaid wood Cabinet from the collection of Field Marshal Garnet Joseph Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley (1833-1913) Gujarat or Sindh...

An Indian garnet necklace North India, 19th Centurycomprising three strings of rose cut, triangular double sided faceted garnets increasing in siz...

A Mughal rock crystal scent bottle North India, 18th/ 19th Centuryin the form of a mango, carved and decorated with floral sprays and foliate vine...

A pair of gem-set enamelled gold earrings North India, 19th/ 20th Centuryeach in the form of crescents, the pins surmounted by emeralds, decorate...

A gem-set enamelled gold necklace North India, 20th Centurycomprising a band of beads with floral designs, below a band of square elements interli...

A diamond and gem-set enamelled gold Necklace North India, 19th/ 20th Centurycomprising eleven diamond and gem-set elements, reducing in size towa...

A gem-set gold necklace India, 20th Centurycomprising twelve square elements set with emeralds and rubies interlinked by rectangular bands set wit...

A pair of gem-set gold earrings India, 20th Centurythe upper circular element of convex form set with diamonds, rubies and emeralds with a fringe ...

A gem-set gold turban ornament North India, 20th Centurythe central element in the form of an oval flowerhead with foiled rock crystal and white s...

A gem-set enamelled gold pendant North India, 19th Centuryof circular form with scalloped edges and suspension loop to top, inlaid with gemstones ...

A gem-set enamelled gold navratna child's torque necklace North India, 19th Centurythe gold band tapering towards the end with hook at each end, t...

A white sapphire-set armband (bazuband) North India, 18th/ 19th Centuryconverted to a necklace, in the form of a flower head, set with white sapph...

A pair of diamond-set enamelled gold earstuds North India, 20th Centuryeach of teardrop form, set with a single diamond, decorated to the reverse ...

Sultan 'Abu'l Hasan of Golconda (reg. 1672-87), seated on a palace terrace holding a flower Deccan, 18th Centurygouache and gold on paper, laid do...

A maiden in a landscape holding a flower Mughal, mid-18th Centurygouache and gold on paper, laid down on an album page with brown inner border and...

Krishna the lover contemplates leaving: a scene probably from the Kavipriya of Keshav Das Central India, perhaps Malwa or a Mewar regional centre,...