Islamic and Indian Art

A Qajar lacquer penbox (qalamdan) Persia, 19th Centurywith rounded ends and sliding tray, decorated in polychrome and gilt with a cartouche contai...

A Qajar lacquer penbox (qalamdan) Persia, 19th Centurywith rounded ends and sliding tray, decorated in polychrome and gilt with floral sprays and ...

A Qajar lacquer penbox (qalamdan) by Muhammad Husain Persia, circa 1850-70with rounded ends and sliding tray, decorated in monochrome and gilt wit...

A Qajar lacquer penbox (qalamdan) depicting young dervishes, possibly by Sani' al-Mulk Persia, 19th Centurywith rounded ends and sliding tray, dec...

A Qajar lacquer penbox (qalamdan) depicting a wedding scene Persia, 19th Centurywith rounded ends and sliding tray, decorated in polychrome and gi...

A Qajar lacquer penbox (qalamdan) Persia, 19th Centurywith rounded ends and sliding tray, the top and sides painted with floral interlace on a br...

An unfinished Qajar lacquer penbox (qalamdan) Persia, early 20th Centurywith rounded ends and sliding tray, decorated in polychrome and gilt with...

A Qajar lacquer penbox (qalamdan) Persia, second half of the 19th Centurywith rounded ends and sliding tray, decorated in polychrome and gilt with...

A Qajar lacquer penbox (qalamdan) depicting the Madonna and Child after Sassoferrato, by Abbas Shirazi Persia, dated AH 1278/AD 1861-62with round...

A Qajar lacquer penbox (qalamdan) depicting the Holy Family Persia, 19th Centurywith rounded ends and sliding tray, decorated in polychrome and g...

A small Qajar lacquer penbox (qalamdan) Persia, 19th Centurywith curved ends and in two parts, decorated in poychrome and gilt with a branch with ...

A Qajar lacquer penbox (qalamdan), signed by Ahmad ibn Mirza Hasan Persia, dated AH 126[0]/AD 1844-45with rounded ends and sliding tray, decorate...

A Qajar lacquer calligraphic penbox (qalamdan), presented to Husayn Quli Khan Persia, late 19th Centuryof rectangular form with sliding tray, de...

A fine Zand lacquer mirror case and tool box by Hasan Khodad Persia, dated AH 1192 (AD 1759-60)of rectangular form with sliding draw opening to re...

A Qajar lacquer mirror case depicting the Holy Family Persia, 19th Centuryof rectangular form with lifting cover, decorated in polychrome and gilt...

A Qajar lacquer mirror case depicting the dervish Nur 'Ali Persia, 19th Centuryof rectangular form with lifting cover, decorated in polychrome and...

A Zand or Qajar lacquer mirror case depicting the Holy Family possibly by Muhammad Sadiq Persia, 18th/ 19th Centuryof rectangular form with lifti...

A Kashmir lacquer tray Srinagar, 20th Centuryof rectangular form, decorated in polychrome and gilt with floral and foliate motifs, inscribed 'Srin...

A Qajar lacquer box containing a set of portable merchant's weights and scales Persia, 19th Centuryof rectangular form with hinged lid, containing...

A Qajar lacquer box containing a set of portable merchant's weights and scales Persia, dated AH 1253/ AD 1837-38of rectangular form with hinged li...

A Qajar lacquer box by Ma'sum 'Ali Persia, dated AH 1325/AD 1907of rectangular form with lifting lid, decorated in polychrome and gilt with a cent...

A Qajar pearwood comb and painted box Persia, 19th Centurythe comb carved with an inscription-filled cartouche to each side, the painted box of re...

A Safavid walrus ivory-hilted dagger (kard) Persia, 17th/ 18th Centurythe single-edged watered steel blade of tapering form with flattened spine, ...

An Umayyad Gold Dinar from the reign of 'Abd al-Malik (AD 685-705) probably Damascus, dated AH 77/AD 696-697with three lines of inscription in kuf...

An Umayyad carved marble panel Cordoba, probably Medinat al-Zahra', 10th Centuryof rectangular form, carved in relief with a tree with undulating ...

A Nishapur slip-painted pottery bowl Persia, 10th Centuryof rounded form on a short foot, decorated in manganese, cream and tomato red with a band...

A minai pottery bowl Persia, 12th/ 13th Centuryof rounded form on a splayed foot, decorated in polychrome on a blue ground with a six-petaled lotu...

A rare Laqabi ware pottery dish Syria, 13th Centuryof shallow form with short slightly inverted sides and flattened everted rim, incised and decor...

A Raqqa pottery bowl Syria, 13th Centuryof flaring form on a short foot with flattened sides and inverted rim, decorated in black under a turquois...

A group of Timurid underglaze-painted pottery border tiles Persia, 15th Centuryeach of rectangular form, decorated in black under a turquoise glaz...

A Minai pottery water bottle Persia, 12th/ 13th Centuryof compressed globular form with slim cylindrical neck surmounted by a flaring terminal wit...

A Khorasan bronze rosewater bottle Persia, 10th Centuryof oval form on a splayed foot with waisted neck surmounted by circular terminus with hemi...

A Khorasan silver and copper-inlaid bronze tray Persia, 13th Centuryof rectangular form with elongated octagonal well, engraved and decorated in ...

A Fars silver-inlaid brass bowl Persia, 14th Centurywith rounded base, inverted sides and flattened rim, engraved and decorated in silver inlay wi...

A Fars silver-inlaid brass bowl Persia, 14th Centurywith rounded base, inverted sides and flattened rim, engraved with a series or roundels of a...

A Safavid cuerda seca pottery Tile Persia, 17th Centuryof square form, decorated in mustard, cobalt-blue, yellow and turquoise with black outline...

Three Qajar 'Kashan style' lustre pottery star tiles Persia, 19th Centuryeach with eight points, decorated in brownish gold lustre on cream ground...

A Qajar underglaze-painted pottery tile Persia, Circa 1880of circular form, decorated underglaze in polychrome on a white ground with musicians an...

A Qajar underglaze-painted pottery vase Persia, circa 1880of inverted piriform with a long straight neck on a short foot, decorated in polychrome ...

A Mughal copper and brass ewer with Qajar painted decoration North India and Persia, 16th century, the painting 19th Centuryof compressed globular...

A Qajar enamelled copper casket Persia, 19th Centuryof rectangular form on shaped bracket feet with hinged lid, profusely decorated in polychrome ...

A Qajar turquoise-set enamelled gold amulet case Persia, 19th Centuryof octagonal form with suspension loops to each side, decorated in repoussé w...

A Qajar brass and copper ewer depicting the prophet Suleyman (Solomon) Persia, 19th Centuryof flattened globular form on a splayed foot with taper...

A pair of Qajar gold-damascened steel vases Persia, 19th Centuryeach of baluster form with broadly flaring neck and flattened scalloped rims on ci...

A Qajar gold and silver-damascened steel peacock Persia, 19th Centurystanding upright with long tail, the body decorated in gold, silver and coppe...

Three Bokhara engraved brass and copper ewers Central Asia, 19th Centuryeach of typical form, profusely engraved with vegetal decoration, two inla...

A Qajar jade bowl Persia, 19th/ 20th Centuryof curved flaring form on a short foot, engraved with four cartouches filled with inscriptions in nast...

A rare and large Qajar metal-thread embroidered, pearl-encrusted wool 'royal' termeh panel Persia, 19th Centuryof rectangular form, the woven woo...

A Qajar velvet and Safavid brocade silk cover Persia, 17th and 19th Centuryof rectangular form, the crimson velvet centre voided with floral spray...

A Qajar gold-damascened steel axe (tabar) Persia, 19th Centurythe watered steel head engraved and decorated in gold overlay with figures seated ar...

A Qajar flintlock blunderbuss pistol Persia, 19th Centurythe flaring watered-steel blade chiselled with a series of cartouches containing floral s...

A Qajar gold damascened steel Helmet and Shield Persia, 19th Centurythe helmet of domed form surmounted by a spike, the front with a noseguard fla...

A Qajar lacquer mirror case Persia, 19th Centuryof rectangular form with hinged lid and clasp, decorated in polychrome and gilt with central pane...

Four Qajar lacquer penboxes (qalamdan) Persia, 19th Centurycomprising three of typical form with rounded ends and sliding trays, decorated in poly...

A Qajar lacquer panel or book cover depicting the prophet Suleyman (Solomon) Qajar Persia, mid-19th Centuryof rectangular form, decorated in polyc...

A portrait of Fath 'Ali Shah Qajar, signed by Hajj Mustafa, known as Mustafa Naqqash Iran, 20th Centuryoil on canvas, signed Hajj Mustafa lower le...

Nadir Shah Qajar Persia, mid-19th Centuryoil on canvas, the Shah depicted within a roundel at a balcony holding a sword, identifying inscription i...

King Faridun Qajar Persia, mid-19th Centuryoil on canvas, the King depicted at a balcony within a roundel, identifying inscription in nasta'liq sc...

A nobleman drinking wine at a terrace window, a servant standing by Qajar Persia, in a Zand style, mid-19th Centuryoil on canvas, with arched top ...

A maiden with a parrot, attributed to Muhammad Isma'il Qajar Persia, dated AH 1269/AD 1852-53watercolour on paper, inscribed in nasta'liq script 3...