Islamic and Indian Art

An illustrated leaf from a manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnama depicting Rustam and Sa'd-e Waqqas and their forces in combat on horseback Persia, Sh...

An illustrated leaf from a manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnama depicting Kay Khusraw killing Shideh Persia, Shiraz, circa 1560-70gouache and gold on...

An illustrated leaf from a manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnama depicting the battle between Sufaray, the Iranian commander, and Khoshnavaz, the king...

A large painting from a manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnama, depicting the story of Haftvad and the worm, with Ardeshir entering the fortress Persia...

Hafiz, Divan, copied for a Safavid provincial governor (Amir al-Umara', Commander of Commanders), and with a note by the poet Vaqar, son of the Qa...

Six calligraphic album pages in fine nasta'liq script, comprising exercises in various letters and the methods of joining them to other letters Pe...

A leaf of Persian poetry with finely-illuminated floral borders, apparently from the Golzar-e Ibrahim and Dibacheh-ye Khan-e Khalil by Zahiri Tors...

An Umayyad rock crystal talisman Mesopotamia, 8th/ 9th Centuryof rough oval form with one flat and one convex side, engraved to each side respecti...

An Umayyad monochrome pottery ewer Syria or Mesopotamia, 8th/ 9th Centuryof inverted piriform on a tall foot, the cylindrical neck moulded with ra...

A Nishapur buffware pottery bowl Persia, 10th Centuryof shallow rounded form on a short foot with everted rim, decorated underglaze in yellow, gre...

A rare early Raqqa moulded lustre pottery Jar Fatimid Syria, 12th Centuryof inverted piriform with tapering neck and everted rim, moulded with fou...

A rare calligraphic mould-blown glass inkwell Persia, 12th Centuryof slightly flaring cylindrical form, the yellow glass moulded with a series of...

A pair of Seljuk filigree gold earrings Persia, 12th Centuryeach of convex crescentic form, the crescent with filigree and granulated decoration c...

A Seljuk filigree gold necklace Persia, 12th Centurycomprising a heart shaped gold element with pendent polygonal elements and floral elements, f...

Three Seljuk niello silver-gilt pectoral amulet cases Persia, 12th Centuryeach of flattened crescent form with suspension loops, variously decorat...

A rare and important Seljuk niello silver bowl Siberia or Central Asia, 11th/ 12th Centuryof deep rounded form with slightly everted rim, engraved...

A pair of Khorasan bronze vases Persia, 12th Centuryof gadrooned piriform with flaring neck on a splayed foot, a raised band around the upper body...

A Khorasan copper-inlaid bronze bull's head ewer Persia, 12th Centuryof flattened oval form on a splayed foot, the strap handle with knop thumb re...

A Khorasan bronze incense burner in the form of a horse Persia, 11th/ 12th Centurystanding on four legs, with curved saddle, harness and hinged ne...

A Khorasan silver-inlaid bronze ewer Persia, 12th Centurywith cylindrical body, flat shoulder and truncated conical neck rising to a tapering spou...

A Khorasan silver-inlaid bronze rosewater sprinkler Persia, 12th/ 13th Centuryof bulbous form with flaring neck surmounted by openwork filter, the...

A very fine Khorasan silver-inlaid bronze Inkwell signed bin As'ad al-Nishaburi and inscribed with the name Abu'l Ma'ali Mawdud ibn Ahmad Persia, ...

A fine Khorasan high-tin bronze tazza Persia, 12th/ 13th Centurycast bronze, of shallow rounded form with flattened rim with raised edge, on a lon...

A very fine Fars gold and silver-inlaid bronze candlestick base South-West Persia, late 13th/ early 14th Centuryof waisted, multifaceted nonagonal...

A rare Timurid bronze hanging oil lamp Persia or Central Asia, 15th Centuryof compressed globular form with everted rim with sixteen vertical flan...

A Fatimid bronze vessel Egypt or Syria, 10th/ 11th Centuryof cylindrical form with raised band and flaring rim, engraved to the lower part of the ...

An Ayyubid tinned-bronze magic bowl or 'poison cup' Egypt or Syria, 13th/ 14th Centuryof shallow rounded form engraved to the interior with talism...

A Mamluk silver-inlaid brass penbox bearing the name of Tabtaq al-Sayfi Egypt, late 13th/ early 14th Centuryof rectangular form on four later feet...

A Mamluk brass candlestick base Egypt or Syria, mid 14th Centuryof splayed form with raised band to rim and foot, engraved with a large band of i...

A group of six Timurid and Safavid engraved jade pendants Persia, 15th - 17th Centurycomprising four of lobed cartouche form, two of cartouche for...

Two large Safavid painted and lacquered wood panels Persia, second quarter of the 17th Centuryeach of rectangular form with stepped edges, decorat...

Two fine Safavid lacquer bookcovers Persia, late 16th Centurypainted lacquer, front and back covers, separated, depicting noblemen on horseback hu...

A Qajar lacquer wafer seal case Persia, 19th Centuryof rectangular form comprising two compartments with lids, decorated in polychrome and gilt wi...

A Qajar lacquer mirror case signed Muhammad Baqir Persia, dated AH 1239/ AD 1823-4of rectangular form with lifting cover, decorated in polychrome ...

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

A Qajar lacquer penbox (qalamdan), signed Najaf 'Ali, depicting scenes from Layla and Majnun Persia, dated AH 1259/ AD 1843-4with rounded ends and...

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

A Qajar lacquer penbox (qalamdan) depicting the story of Bahram Gur in the seven pavilions Persia, 19th Centurywith rounded ends and sliding tray,...

A young prince seated on a terrace receiving instruction from a sage, with attendants and onlookers, by the artist Sulayman al-Husaini al-Shirazi ...

A Persian dignitary wearing a green coat, standing on a palace terrace with a landscape beyond, by Abu'l-Hasan Ghaffari, Sani' al-Mulk, Chief Pain...

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...

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 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...

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

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...

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

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...

An illustrated leaf from the Bhagavata Purana, depicting Narad Muni with Veena and Krishna Malwa, late 17th Centurygouache and gold on paper, red ...

Durga in battle with demons mounted in a horse-drawn chariot Jaipur, circa 1830gouache and gold on paper, blue and red borders 222 x 305 mm.Footno...

An episode from the Ramayana: Rama and Lakhshmana in battle with Ravana Guler, circa 1840gouache and gold on paper, inner border with stylised cir...