A Middle Eastern Journey

AN ESSAOUIRA POLYCHROME WOOD-INLAID TABLE WITH FLAGS OF WESTERN POWERSEssaouira, Morocco, North Africa, late 19th centuryThe tabletop of circular ...

λ A PAIR OF MOTHER-OF-PEARL AND BONE-INLAID MASHRABIYA-STYLE BOXESEgypt, 20th centuryEach of rectangular shape, resting on four stepped bracket fe...

TWO AQUATINTS: ONE FROM 'THE EUROPEAN IN INDIA' AND THE OTHER FEATURING MARQUIS WELLESLEYEngland, ca. 1813Comprising two aquatints, published by E...

AN ALHAMBRA-STYLE CAST-IRON AND WOOD STORAGE WALL CABINET Possibly Germany, late 19th - early 20th centuryOf rectangular shape, made of cast iron,...

λ A NEAR PAIR OF HARDWOOD IVORY-INLAID ANGLO-INDIAN TIERED TEA TRAYSPossibly Vizagapatam, Andhra Pradesh, India, mid to late 19th centuryEach of s...

A GILT ROSE PINK GLASS LIDDED BONBONNIERE MADE FOR THE MIDDLE EASTERN MARKETBohemia, Czech Republic, mid to late 19th centuryThe rose pink Bohemia...

AN ANGLO-INDIAN TEAK CAMPAIGN LIDDED BOXIndia, 20th centuryOf rectangular shape, resting on a flat base, the hinged lid and sides inlaid with clea...

λ AN IVORY AND BONE-INLAID VIZAGAPATAM-STYLE MAGAZINE TABLE AND A SMALL FOLDING OCCASIONAL TABLEPossibly Andhra Pradesh, India, mid to late 20th c...

BRITISH SCHOOL (EARLY-MID 19TH CENTURY)Elephants, Camels, coach and horses and figures with an Indian temple beyondindestinctly signed (lower righ...

THOMAS SUTHERLAND (BRITISH 1785-1838) AFTER CHARLES RAMUS FORREST (BRITISH 1750-1827)Village and Pagoda below Patna Azimabad on the Ganges (A Pict...

A GROUP OF ELEVEN INDIAN LANDSCAPE MICA PAINTINGS AND SIX OTHER SIMILAR COMPOSITIONSIndia, 19th centuryOpaque pigments on mica, comprising sevente...

A COSTUME CARD AND TWENTY-THREE INDIAN COSTUME MICA OVERLAYS AND EIGHT SIMILAR COMPOSITIONSPossibly Benares (Varanasi), Uttar Pradesh, Northern In...

AN ALBUM OF TWENTY-ONE INDIAN MICA PAINTINGSIndia, mid to late 19th centuryOpaque pigments on mica, comprising twenty-one compositions depicting v...

TWO MAHARAJA PORTRAITSIndia, early 20th CenturyComprising two albumen prints mounted on card, the sitters Maharaja Hari Singh (1895-1961) and Maha...

'VIEW OF CALCUTTA FROM THE GARDEN REACH': AN AQUATINT BY THOMAS AND WILLIAM DANIELLEngland, ca. 1810Comprising a hand-coloured aquatint view from ...

A 19TH CENTURY ALBUM OF DRAWINGS, WATERCOLOURS, AND ENGRAVINGS, MOSTLY TOPOGRAPHICAL NEOPOLITAN SUBJECTS, ENTITLED BATHILDAEuropean School, 19th c...

MUGHAL SCHOOL (19TH CENTURY)Mughal rider tutbané on his horsewatercolour13.2 x 17 cm ...[more]

λ CONTINENTAL SCHOOL (19TH CENTURY) PORTRAIT MINIATURE Shahabuddin Baig Muhammad Khan Shah Jahan (1592–1666)opaque pigments on ivory, in a gilt to...

EUROPEAN SCHOOL (LATE 19TH CENTURY)Taj Mahalmonogrammed (entwined CC, lower right) titled (lower left)coloured crayonindestinctly inscribed (verso...

ENGLISH COMPANY SCHOOL (EARLY-MID 19TH CENTURY)Panoramic view of the Indian city of Lucknow from the Gomti rivertitled (verso)gouache24 x 53.5 cmT...

AN OCTAGONAL KASHMIRI CARVED HARDWOOD TABLE Kashmir, Northern India, 20th centuryThe table top of splayed octagonal shape, with pierced lattice pa...

AN INDIAN-COLONIAL SILVER HUQQA BASEProbably Hamilton & Co, Calcutta, East India, mid-19th centuryOf fluted bell form, resting on a plain circular...

AN INDIAN SILVER WINE OR SPIRIT FLASK (CHUSKI)India, late 19th centuryOf typical compressed bulbous shape, resting on a gently splayed circular fo...

λ AN IVORY-INLAID SANDALWOOD SADELI-WARE PORTABLE WRITING DESKPossibly Mumbai (Bombay), Maharashtra, India, 19th centuryOf rectangular shape, the ...

λ A SINHALESE TORTOISESHELL LIDDED BOX MADE FOR THE WESTERN MARKETSri Lanka, mid to late 19th centuryWith an oval profile and four cusped edges, r...

A FAMILY OF MUSICIANSIndia, ca.1900A glass negative plate capturing an Indian family of musicians, image size, 215 x 164mm.

λ AN INDIAN IVORY AND BONE-INLAID HARDWOOD RAVI SHANKAR-STYLE SITARKolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, ca. 1963 - 4, made by Hiren Roy & Sons SitarsO...

λ A HERATI BONE, MOTHER-OF-PEARL AND TURQUOISE-INLAID DUTAR (LUTE)Afghanistan, ca. 1990sOf typical design, with a gourd-shaped resonance chamber a...

A RAJASTHANI KAMAICHARajasthan, North-Western India, 20th centuryOf typical shape, with a rounded resonance chamber carved out of wood and covered...

A SARINDA AND ITS BOW WITH SILVER-PAINTED BEADED MOTIFPunjab or Pakistan, late 20th centuryOf typical shape, with eight strings left, the resonanc...

AN HISPANO-COLONIAL BARNIZ DE PASTO TABLE CABINET WITH THE 'IHS' CHRISTOGRAMPossibly Mexico or Colombia, Colonial Hispano-America, 17th - 18th cen...