Islamic & Indian Art

A CAST BRONZE LION-SHAPED SPOUT PROPERTY FROM THE LATE OLIVER HOARE COLLECTION Possibly Al-Andalus, Arabic Spain, 12th - 14th century The spout ca...

A LARGE TINNED COPPER BOWL Possibly Egypt or Syria, 15th - 16th century Of deep rounded shape, resting on a flat plain base, with reinforced rim, ...

AN ENGRAVED BRONZE MAMLUK BOWL Egypt or Syria, 15th century Of deep conical shape, resting on a short circular foot, the exterior engraved with a ...

A TINNED COPPER BASIN ( TAS ) Jazira, Syria, early 15th century Of typical compressed globular shape, resting on a flat plain base, with a slightl...

A MAMLUK TINNED COPPER BASIN Possibly Egypt or Syria, 15th century Of conical shape, resting on a later-soldered and replaced flat base, with an e...

A LARGE PORTIÈ RE HANGING Ottoman Provinces, late 19th - early 20th century The complex design of scrolling, raised metallic thread on red, blue, ...

A HANGING OF DARK RED SILK VELVET Ottoman Turkey, 19th century Worked in coloured wools and in couched metallic thread with a bold design of pairs...

THREE TOOLED AND GILT LEATHER BOOK BINDINGS AND SIX FLAPS Iran and Ottoman Turkey, 15th - 16th century and later Comprising three dark brown calf ...

QUR'AN JUZ 6, 17, 22 Possibly Tabriz or Shiraz, Iran, 15th - 16th century Arabic manuscript on paper, Juz 6 (from 4:148 to 5:81) with 30ff. plus f...

TWO LOOSE QUR’AN FOLIOS Egypt or Syria, late Mamluk - early Ottoman period, 15th - 16th century Arabic manuscript on paper, 12ff. of black ink nas...

AN OTTOMAN QUR'AN Ottoman Turkey, dated 1274 AH (1856 - 7) Arabic manuscript on paper, 283ff. plus two fly leaves, 15ll. of black naskh to the pag...

AN INCOMPLETE QUR’AN, FROM AL-BAQARA (2:73) TO AL-MURSALAT (77:14) Possibly Iran, 19th century Arabic manuscript on laid paper, 340ff. plus two ne...

AN OTTOMAN QUR’AN JUZ Ottoman Provinces, dated 1244 AH (1828) The ‘Amm’ Juz , (Juz 30), Arabic manuscript on paper, 26ff., each folio with 9ll. of...

MAJMA’ AL-ANSAB SILSILA NAMA : AN OTTOMAN GENEALOGY MANUSCRIPT Ottoman Turkey, second half 18th century Arabic and Turkish manuscript on paper, 58...

A CYLINDRICAL PEN CASE Tetouan, Morocco, dated 1300 AH (1882) Of narrow cylindrical shape, the light reed gently faceted and intricately carved in...

A DOUBLE PAGE LOOSE FOLIO OF POETRY WITH ILLUMINATED BORDERS Possibly Ottoman Turkey or Provinces, 17th - 18th century Turkish manuscript on paper...

A CALLIGRAPHIC COMPOSITION IN GOLD ON A NATURAL DRIED OAK LEAF Turkey, dated 1352 AH (1933) Arabic calligraphic composition applied onto a natural...

A ZOOMORPHIC CALLIGRAPHIC COMPOSITION Iraq or Syria, 20th century Arabic manuscript on paper, the black ink script shaped to form a lion, the symb...

A CALLIGRAPHIC HADITH PANEL Possibly Iraq or Syria, 20th century Arabic manuscript on paper, the hadith finely inscribed in diwani jali script in ...

A LARGE OTTOMAN FIRMAN ILLUMINATED WITH THE TUGHRA OF SULTAN SELIM III (r. 1789 - 1807) Ottoman Turkey, late 18th - early 19th century Ottoman Tur...

TWO LOOSE FOLIOS FROM A HISTORY OF THE PROPHET Kashmir, Northern India, late 18th century Persian manuscript on paper, each folio with 21ll. of po...

THE FOOTPRINT OF THE PROPHET Ottoman Turkey, dated 1325 AH (1907), signed Sa’d ibn Mas’ud Arabic manuscript on paper, the naskh script in black in...

KHAZANAT UL-ULEMA (TREASURY OF THE LEARNED) BY SHEIKH MOHAMMAD REZA BIN SHEIKH MOHAMMAD SALEH LAHORI ANSARI North India, 19th century Arabic and P...

TWO CALLIGRAPHIC PANELS Possibly Iran or Syria, 20th century Arabic manuscript on paper, Sura Al-Baqara (2:141 - 144), the hadith finely inscribed...

AN ENGRAVING WITH THE PORTRAIT OF SYNAL CHAEN BY AEGIDIUS SADELER II Possibly Prague, Czech Republic, first half 17th century Black ink on laid wa...

A TALISMANIC SCROLL Iran, 19th century Arabic manuscript, numerals, and symbols on paper, in black and red ink naskh script with gold highlights, ...

λ A HARDWOOD MOTHER-OF-PEARL AND TORTOISE SHELL-INLAID MIRROR Possibly Turkey or Syria, Ottoman Provinces, late 19th century - early 20th century ...

A PAIR OF INLAID AGATE AND ENGRAVED BRASS DAMASCUS-WARE CANDLESTICKS Ottoman Syria, early 20th century Comprising a pair of brass candlesticks, ea...

A PAIR OF SILVER-INLAID MAMLUK-REVIVAL DAMASCUS-WARE VASES Ottoman Syria, late 19th century Each of bulbous shape, resting on a circular splayed f...

λ A MOTHER-OF-PEARL AND TORTOISE SHELL-INLAID CASKET Ottoman Turkey, 17th - 18th century Of rectangular shape, resting on four straight feet, with...

A SILVER-GILT REPOUSSÉ LIDDED TANKARD Ottoman Turkey, 18th - early 19th century Of bulbous shape, resting on a short stepped foot, the hemispheric...

AN OTTOMAN PIERCED REPOUSSÉ SILVER FRAME Ottoman Turkey, 19th century Of rectangular shape, the top rounded, the pierced silver lattice highly cha...

λ A LARGE HARDWOOD MOTHER-OF-PEARL AND TORTOISE SHELL-INLAID OTTOMAN CHEST Ottoman Turkey, late 18th - 19th century and laterOf rectangular shape,...

A POLYCHROME SAFAVID-REVIVAL CUERDA SECA POTTERY TILE Qajar Iran, early to mid 19th-century Of typical square shape, painted in cobalt blue, yello...

THREE SAFAVID CUERDA SECA POTTERY WALL TILES Iran, 17th - 18th century Comprising three tiles of rectangular shape, all painted in cobalt blue, ye...

A QAJAR POLYCHROME-PAINTED POTTERY TILE Iran, dated 1273AH (1856 - 1857) Of square shape, painted in cobalt blue, turquoise, manganese purple and ...

A STEEL PLAQUE ETCHED WITH KING SOLOMON AND PSEUDO-KUFIC INSCRIPTION Iran, late 19th - 20th century Of rectangular shape, the brass-inlaid acid-et...

A TINNED COPPER COVER ( SARPUSH ) Kashmir or North-Western India, early 19th century Of deep rounded shape with a gently everted rim, in the form ...

A PIERCED STEEL OPENWORK INSCRIPTION PENDANT Iran, 18th century Of rectangular shape, with lobed short sides, the panel pierced with interlocking ...

A QAJAR LACQUERED PAPIER-MÂCHÉ QALAMDAN (PEN CASE) Iran, second half 19th century With rounded ends and sliding tray, polychrome-painted and lacqu...

A LARGE LACQUERED PAPIER-MÂCHÉ QALAMDAN (PEN CASE) Qajar Iran, 19th century With square ends and removable lid, polychrome-painted, gilt and lacqu...

A LACQUERED SAFAVID-REVIVAL TINTED DRAWING Qajar Iran, 19th century Opaque pigments, pencil and ink heightened with gold and lacquered on paper, t...

SEVEN ILLUSTRATED LOOSE FOLIOS FROM A SHAHNAMA MANUSCRIPT Qazvin or Isfahan, Safavid Iran, late 16th century Comprising seven loose folios, each w...

A GREEN AGATE PENDANT WITH KUFIC CALLIGRAPHY Possibly India, 19th century Of elongated oval shape, with 4ll. of engraved Kufic calligraphy, set in...

A PIERCED GILT BRONZE PROCESSIONAL STANDARD ( 'ALAM ) Deccan, Central India, dated 1124 AH (1712) Of typical drop-like shape, resting on a tubular...

AN ILLUSTRATION TO A RAGAMALA SERIES: A PUJA TO A SHIVA LINGAM Datia, Madhya Pradesh, Central India, ca. 1725 Opaque pigments heightened with gold...

TWO LOOSE ALBUM PAGES ( MURAQQA' ) WITH MINIATURE PORTRAITS AND PERSIAN CALLIGRAPHY India, mid to late 19th century, the outer borders 20th centur...

A SADHU RIDING A TIGER IN THE WILDERNESS AND A COURTLY LADY IN A PALATIAL GARDEN Possibly Pahari or Mughal Provincial school, Northern India, late...

A LION HUNTING SCENE PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE LONDON COLLECTION Provincial Mughal School, Northern India, 19th century Opaque pigments heightened w...

MAHARANA BHIM SINGH (1768 - 1828) WITH A COURTESAN Deogarh, Mewar, India, 19th century Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, the vertical...

A PORTRAIT OF THE MUGHAL EMPEROR HUMAYUN, ENTHRONED Possibly Delhi or Awadh (Oudh), Northern India, 18th century Opaque pigments heightened with g...

A COURTLY LADY RELAXING ON A TERRACE PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE AMERICAN ESTATE Possibly Basohli or Rajasthan, North-Western India, 19th century Opaq...

AN ILLUSTRATION FROM A RAMAYANA SERIES: RAMA AND BHARATA MEETING IN THE FOREST PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE LONDON COLLECTION Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, E...

A PORTRAIT OF A DERVISH UNDER A TREE PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE AMERICAN COLLECTION Possibly Awadh (Oudh), Northern India, late 19th century Opaque p...

A PADMINI NAYIKA WITH A BOUQUET OF FLOWERS PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE AMERICAN COLLECTION Guler, Pahari Hills, Northern India, early 19th century Opa...

AN EQUESTRIAN PORTRAIT OF MAHARAO RAM SINGH OF BUNDI (r. 1821 - 1889) PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE AMERICAN COLLECTION Bundi, Rajasthan, North-Western ...

AN ILLUSTRATION FROM A SHAHINSHAHNAMA SERIES: AN AUDIENCE AT FATH 'ALI SHAH'S (r. 1797 - 1834) COURT PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE AMERICAN COLLECTION Q...

AN ILLUSTRATED LOOSE FOLIO FROM A SHAHNAMA: MEHRAB AND HIS WIFE SINDOKHT ON A THRONE PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE AMERICAN COLLECTION Possibly Qazvin o...

A QAJAR GILT-COPPER SHIELD Iran, late 19th century Of convex circular shape, with four applied bosses with floral collars and a reinforced rim, in...

A JAPANESE STEEL ARROW HEAD WITH ISLAMIC CALLIGRAPHY OPENWORK Japan for the Islamic market, 19th - 20th century Of typical pointed, ogival shape, ...