Islamic and Indian Art

Two consecutive leaves from a manuscript of the Qur'an written in kufic script on vellum Near East or North Africa, 9th-10th CenturyArabic manuscr...

Two consecutive leaves from a manuscript of the Qur'an written in kufic script on vellum Near East or North Africa, 9th-10th CenturyArabic manuscr...

A leaf from a manuscript of the Qur'an written in kufic script on vellum Near East or North Africa, 9th-10th CenturyArabic manuscript on vellum, s...

A group of five large leaves from a dispersed manuscript of the Qur'an written in bihari script Sultanate India, 15th-16th CenturyArabic manuscrip...

A Safavid gold-tooled bookcover Persia, 16th Centurycovers detached, lacking spine, black morocco gilt, each cover with a central panel with three...

An illuminated Qur'an, commissioned by Muhammad Husayn Nizam al-Dawlah (also known as Sadr-e Isfahani), copied by Muhammad Hasan al-Isfahani Qajar...

A youth reading a poem in a garden Qajar Persia, 19th Centurypen and ink with some watercolour on paper, laid down within the illuminated borders ...

A Fatimid bronze ewer Egypt, 9th/ 10th Centuryon three slightly waisted feet with wide cylindrical body and sloping shoulder, long straight spout...

A Khorasan bronze mace head Persia, 12th Centuryof cylindrical form with eight flanges and a splayed end, terminating in a dome finial, the head d...

A Seljuk inscribed schist casting mould Persia, 12th Centuryof teardrop form with raised central boss, the mould area to interior of circular for...

A monumental Khorasan pierced bronze lampstand Persia, 12th Centuryin five sections, comprising a domed base on three lion feet rising to a centra...

A carved marble waterspout in the form of a lion Probably Sicily, 12th Centurythe rectangular channel terminating in a lion's head with gaping jaw...

An openwork gold ring Egypt or Persia, 12th/ 13th Centurythe bezel with an openwork six pointed star with a granule at each point and to the centr...

A Fatimid woven linen fragment (tiraz) Egypt, 10th/ 11th Centurythe natural ground woven in polychrome with a band of inscriptions in kufic to the...

A large slip-painted pottery dish Samarkand, 10th Centuryof shallow form on a short foot, rising gently to a slightly everted rim, decorated in ma...

A Kashan lustre pottery vessel Persia, 12th/13th centuryof squat globular form on a short foot with slightly flaring neck and two zoomorphic handl...

A Kashan cockerel-headed lustre pottery ewer Persia, 13th Centuryof globular form on a splayed foot with tapering neck surmounted by a cockerel he...

A Kashan underglaze-painted pottery bowl Persia, 12th-13th Centuryof deep conical form on a tall foot, decorated in cobalt-blue, black and mangane...

A rare Sultanabad pottery jug Persia, 13th/ 14th Centuryof inverted piriform with slightly splayed foot, waisted tapering neck, and strap handle, ...

A Timurid moulded pottery mihrab tile fragment Central Asia, second half of the 14th Centurycomprising the lower part of a large palmette, carved ...

A Timurid moulded pottery tile Central Asia, 14th Centuryof rectangular form, the surface deeply carved with two eight-pointed stars, to each a c...

A large Mamluk engraved brass basin Egypt, with date AH 920/ AD 1514-15of deep rounded form with a reinforced rim, the rim decorated with engrave...

A large Mamluk tinned-copper dish possibly made for Sultan Janbalat (reg. 1500-1501) Egypt, 15th/ 16th Centuryof shallow circular form with lobed ...

A Qajar cuerda seca pottery tile panel depicting an assembly of Shah 'Abbas with dancers and musicians Persia, 19th Centuryof rectangular form, co...

A Qajar cuerda seca pottery tile panel depicting two youths Persia, 19th Centuryof rectangular form, comprising twelve tiles decorated in polychro...

A Qajar underglaze-painted pottery tile panel depicting a seated ruler with courtiers Persia, 19th Centuryof rectangular form, comprising fifteen ...

A large Qajar underglaze-painted pottery vase Persia, 19th Centuryof piriform on a short foot with a wide neck and everted rim, with four handles,...

A large Qajar underglaze-painted pottery vase Persia, 19th Centuryof piriform on a short foot with a wide neck and everted rim, with four strap ha...

A Safavid style woven silk sash Poland, 18th Centuryof long rectangular form, the central panel woven with alternating horizontal bands of blue, r...

An Ottoman steel arm-guard Turkey, 16th Centuryof typical form, engraved and decorated with rosettes contained within concentric circles, surround...

An Ottoman gem-set jade-hilted dagger (jambiyya) Turkey, 17th Centurythe double-edged steel blade of curved form with raised spine inlaid with ste...

An Ottoman tortoiseshell and mother-of-pearl inlaid cabinet Turkey, 18th centuryof rectangular form with fall front opening to reveal eight drawer...

An Ottoman coral-set parcel-gilt silver incense burner Turkey, 18th/ 19th Centurywith waisted body and hinged domed lid on three curved feet, on c...

An Ottoman coral-mounted gilt-silver filigree rosewater sprinkler (gulabdan) Turkey, 18th Centuryof piriform on a splayed foot, the tapering neck ...

An Ottoman gilt-copper (tombak) ewer Turkey, dated AH 1254/ AD 1838of piriform with flaring neck on a short foot, with serpentine handle and spou...

A group of eleven Ottoman Sherbet spoons Turkey, 19th Centuryeach of characteristic form, the bowls of tortoiseshell, wood, horn, mother-of-pearl,...

A silver and copper-inlaid brass tray Egypt or Syria, circa 1900of circular form, moulded and decorated in silver and copper inlay with a central...

A mother of pearl inlaid wood panel with the Ninety Nine Names of God (asma' al-husna) Syria, 20th Centuryof rectangular form with a cusped arched...

An Indo-Portuguese silver filigree Casket Probably Goa, 17th Centuryof rectangular form with hinged lid, the upper and lower body with applied und...

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

An Indian metal thread and pearl-embroidered prayer cap (topi) North India, 19th Centuryof typical form, decorated in dense high-relief seed pearl...

A noblewoman walking with a child in a landscape Deccan, 18th Centurygouache and gold on paper, laid down an album page with light brown inner and...

An illustration from a Ramayana series: Ram and Lakshmana plead with King Dasharatha Mewar, 1700-1710gouache and gold on paper, text panel at top...

An illustration from a Ramayana series: Rama and Lakshmana visiting a shrine Mewar, 1700-1710gouache and gold on paper, yellow panel at top with ...

An illustration from a Ramayana series Mewar, 1700-1710gouache and gold on paper, yellow panel at top with one line of text in nagari script, fol...

A prince out hunting is offered water by maidens at a well Provincial Mughal, second half of the 18th Centurygouache and gold on paper, green and ...

Maharana Sarup Singh (reg. 1842-61) riding with attendants Udaipur, circa 1850-60gouache and gold on paper, blue border 280 x 208 mm.This lot is s...

The goddess Ganga Kalighat, Calcutta, circa 1870watercolour with some silver highlights on paper 434 x 286 mm.Footnotes:ProvenanceBy repute, forme...

Nawab Safdar Jang, Governor of Oudh, standing on a riverside terrace, in the background a procession with elephants and troops Oudh, second half o...

A maiden at her toilette with four attendants Pahari, circa 1820-30gouache, gold and silver on paper, in a painted oval, floral cornerpieces, blue...

An impressive diamond-set gold necklace Indonesia, probably Jakarta, late 19th Centurycomprising three medallions joined by two rows of gold nut m...

A gem-set enamelled gold bangle (kada) North India, 19th Centuryof circular form, the hinged clasp in the form of two confronting makara heads, en...

An unusual South Indian painting depicting the Sikh Gurus, seated under a tree, together with Bala and Mardana Tanjore, late 19th Centurygouache a...