persian

A Safavid calligraphic album, Iran, first quarter 17th century , Persian manuscript on cream paper, safina format, 10 panels, each with 3ll....

To Be Sold With No Reserve A pair of cloisonne enamelled theatre binoculars in the Persian style, Iran, 19th century, 11.5cm x 7.8cm.

An illustrated folio from a Persian epic; perhaps a Shahnama, the fourth joust of the rooks: Faruhil engages Zangula, Iran, late 19th/early 20...

A Kashmiri Qur’an, India, late18th/early 19th century, Arabic manuscript on paper with Persian interlinear translation, 360ff., with 14ll....

A scene from a Persian epic or from a collection of poems, signed and dated, Madhi al Imami, post-dated 1110AH, Iran, 20th century, A court...

Diwan of Khwaju Kermani, Qajar Iran, 19th century Persian manuscript on paper, 196ff., with 13ll. of black nasta'liq arranged in two colu...

An illustrated folio from a Persian epic, probably a Khamsa of Nizami Ganjavi illustrating a story about Majnun, Safavid Iran, 17th century , ...

A Safavid Diwan of Hafez, Safavid Iran, signed and dated 1014AH/1605AD, Persian manuscript on paper, 271ff., with 13ll. of fine black nas...

A calligraphic album ( muraqqa ), Iran, circa 1880, Persian manuscript on blue paper, 22ff., each with a rectangular panel of shikasteh ...

A collection of Persian verses, Safavid Iran, late 17th-early 18th century Persian manuscript on paper, 96ff., with two fly leaves, with 18...

A calligraphic panel, Qajar Iran, signed and dated 1304AH/1886AD, Persian on polished paper, with 5ll. of black shikasteh ta'liq scrip...

A Turkish rug, 190 x 99cm and a Persian prayer rug, 140 x 82cm (2) Provenance: Property from the estate of the late David Cornwell, best known ...

A Persian Sarouk carpet, first quarter 20th century, the central field with spandrels and floral motifs, on a cream ground, contained by terracot...

A Persian Shiraz rug, last quarter 20th century, the central field with three medallions surrounded by geometric motifs, on a terracotta ground, c...

A Persian Ardebil flatweave rug, last quarter 20th century, with zoomorphic design, on a red and cream ground, 196 x 127cm Provenance: Property...

A Persian Qashqai carpet, third quarter 20th century, the central diamond medallion surrounded by geometric motifs, on a terracotta ground, contai...

A Persian Kirman carpet, second quarter 20th century, the central floral medallion surrounded by geometric floral motifs within another field of ...

A Persian Nahavand carpet, last quarter 20th century, the central geometric floral medallion surrounded by floral motifs, on a red and blue ground...

A Persian Zanjan rug, last quarter 20th century, geometric design on a blue and terracotta ground, 147 x 98cm Provenance: Property from the est...

A Persian Qashqai kilim, last quarter 20th century, signed, with geometric design, on a red, black and grey ground, 322 x 146cm

A Qur’an, Kashmir, North India, late 18th-early 19th century, Arabic manuscript on paper with Persian interlinear translation, 323ff., with...

A metal thread embroidered sash, Poland, 19th century, Woven and embroidered in the Kontusz sash ( pas kontuszowy ) style, each heads with ...

A carved walrus ivory hilted curved and double edged dagger (jambiyya), Qajar Iran, 19th century and later, The hilt engraved with a young ...

Property from an Important Private Collection A gold damascened koftgari work steel book cover, North India, 19th century, inscribed ...

A small Qajar coco-de-mer begging bowl ( kashkul ) and an engraved brass inkwell Iran, 19th century the kashkul in the form of a nut with a...

Property from a Private Collection To Be Sold with No Reserve An opening folio from a Masnav i , Safavid Herat, circa 1500, ...

To be Sold With No Reserve An Abbasid lustre pottery bowl with dancing figures, probably Central Asia, 8th-9th century, of deep form...

Three "Nakhsh" embroidered panels: two cushion covers and a manuscript case, Iran, 19th century All with dense floral decoration within lar...

Hossein Behzad, Iranian 1894-1964- A portrait of Khayyam, 1961; opaque pigments on paper, signed and dated in Farsi (lower left) and...

A collection of books, sales catalogues and loose black and white plates , the loose plates possibly separated from Migeon, G. L'Orient Musulman...

Property from an Important Private Collection A Qajar lacquered papier mache Qu'ran box cover, Iran, early 19th century, With flap ope...

Property from a Private Collection, London To Be Sold with No Reserve A group of seven folios from a Shahnameh, Safavid Iran, 17th cen...

Khulasat al-Taqvim and other astronomical and astrological treatises, Compiled by Karim ibn Ibrahim, apparently completed in AH 1283/1867 CE, ...

A Safavid calligraphic panel signed Ala'al-Din Tabrizi, Persia, dated 987AH/1579-1580AD with 10ll. of fine black naskh script within cloud ...

Property from an Important Private Collection Kitab fadail al-anam, Safavid Iran, 17th century Arabic and Persian manuscript on gold sp...

A double-sided calligraphic album page, Iran , calligraphy, 16th century, illumination and decoration probably early 17th century, Ink, o...

Two excerpts from the Qur’an Qajar Iran, dated AH 1269/1853 CE one volume containing passages from sura 3 and 4, the other from sura 1,...