Islamic & Indian Art including Carpets

A BRONZE GRIFFINIran, 10th - 12th century Zoomorphic in the shape of a stylised griffin, the body pierced and ending in a lock-in, screwed-in term...

A LARGE COPPER-INLAID BRASS TRAYPossibly Iran, 12th century Of circular form, the flat rim connecting to the centre with an oblique crenelated cav...

A BLUE-PAINTED OPAQUE WHITE-GLAZED POTTERY DISHPROPERTY FROM THE STEPHEN KEYNES COLLECTION Iraq, 9th century Of typical circular shape, resting on...

A FARS BRASS BOWLIran,14th century Of shallow compressed rounded form with reinforced rim, on a flat plain base, the exterior incised with calligr...

A COPPER MAMLUK BOWLEgypt or Syria, 14th - 15th century Of circular shape, on a flat plain base, with a straight and reinforced rim, the exterior ...

A MONUMENTAL MAMLUK COPPER BASINEgypt or Syria, 14th - 15th centuryOf rounded shape, on flat base, the exterior incised with twelve circular inter...

A CUERDA SECA FIGURAL POTTERY TILE WITH WINGED ANGELSafavid or early Qajar Iran, 18th century Of square shape, painted in pink, yellow, cobalt blu...

A PAHLAVI LACQUERED PAPIER-MÂCHÉ PEN CASE (QALAMDAN) Iran, early 20th century With rounded ends and sliding tray, the top and sides painted in pol...

A FRAGMENT FROM AN ARCHITECTURAL SELJUK-REVIVAL TILE MOULDIran or Central Asia, 19th - 20th century Of rectangular shape, the centre deeply carved...

A LATE QAJAR SILVER BRUSH AND GLASS BOTTLE Iran, late 19th - early 20th century Comprising a brush with silver frame and handle, the engraved deco...

A BLACK-GLAZED POLYCHROME-PAINTED CANAKKALE EWERPROPERTY FROM THE THEO SARMAS COLLECTIONOttoman Turkey, early 20th century Of pyriform shape, on a...

A LARGE ENGRAVED MAMLUK-REVIVAL BRASS TRAYEgypt or Syria, 20th century Of circular shape, on plain base, with a short flat rim, the body engraved ...

AN OTTOMAN-STYLE ORIENTALIST WRITING TABLE AND HANGING NICHE MIRROR Possibly Italy or Egypt, after Joseph Parvis, late 19th century Comprising a r...

A BRONZE EWERIndia, late 19th - early 20th century Of pyriform shape, on an everted circular foot, rising to a tapering neck, with a reinforced ci...

A LACQUERED SAFAVID-STYLE LOOSE BOOK COVER India, 19th century Of rectangular shape, the front and back polychrome-painted and heightened with gol...

TWO PAINTED GESSO ALHAMBRA ARCHITECTURAL PANELSGranada, Spain, early 20th century Comprising two moulded gesso panels, both of square shape, carve...

A TIMURID-STYLE TINNED COPPER BOWL Iran, late 16th - early 17th century Of typical compressed globular shape, resting on a plain convex base, risi...

A QAJAR BOTANICAL PAINTING OF A CLEMATIS (GOL-E SA’ATI)Qajar Iran, 19th centuryOpaque pigments and black ink on paper, depicting the roots and bra...

TWO SMALL TINNED COPPER BOWLSIran, late 17th - 18th century Comprising two tinned copper bowls, of similar compressed globular shape, resting on a...

A MAMLUK QUR'AN BIFOLIO Egypt or Syria, 14th - 15th century Sura 25 (Al-Furqan), vv. 10 - 17, Arabic manuscript on paper, 4ll. of bold black thulu...

TWO LOOSE FOLIOS FROM THE SHAHNAMEH BY ABDU'L-QASIM FIRDAWSI (D. AH 416/1024 AD)Iran, 17th - 18th century Comprising two folios from the Shahnameh...

FOUR QUR'ANIC FOLIOS Possibly India, late 18th - 19th century Sura 33 (Al-Ahzab), vv. 61-69 and  52-55, Sura 35 (Fatir), vv. 37-42, Sura 28 (Al-Qa...

AN ILLUMINATED CALLIGRAPHIC COMPOSITIONTurkey or Iran, 20th centuryArabic manuscript on paper, the field of cobalt blue, other bright opaque pigme...

A SELECTION OF REFERENCE BOOKS ON ARMENIAN ART AND ISTANBULAkşit, Ilhan. Treasures of Istanbul, Akşit Kültür Turizm Sanat Ajans LtD., 1997.Ertuğ, ...

TWO ISLAMIC ART AND CALLIGRAPHY REFERENCE BOOKSMeen, V.B. and Tushingham, A.D. Crown Jewels of Iran, University of Toronto Press, 1974, 159pp.Zein...

A REFERENCE BOOK ON IRANMinorsky, Sanghvi, and Ghrishman, Roman. Persia The Immortal Kingdom, London, 1971, printed in English, in fitted case, 22...

TWO LOVERS ON A TERRACE Kangra, Pahari Hills, North India, late 19th century Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, the vertical compositi...

A SEATED NOBLEMAN MEETING PUNDITS (BRAHMANIC SCHOLARS)North Western India, late 19th - early 20th century Opaque pigments heightened with gold on ...

AN INTERIOR SCENE Jodhpur, Rajasthan, North Western India, 19th century  Opaque pigments and gold on paper, the vertical composition depicting a y...

AN INEBRIATED FARANGI COUPLEBundi, North Western India, late 18th - early 19th century Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, the vertical...

A NAYIKA AT NIGHT Bikaner, North Western India, early 19th century Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, the vertical composition depicti...

THE FOOT-PRINT OF THE PROPHETPossibly Deccan, Central India, 20th century Black ink and burnished gold illumination on paper, the centre with a sc...