Islamic & Indian Art

A COMPANY SCHOOL BOTANICAL STUDY OF A PEPPER PLANT (PIPER NIGRUM)Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal or Malabar Coast, Southern India, late 18th - ear...

λ A LARGE ANGLO-INDIAN ROSEWOOD AND IVORY-INLAID DRESSING BOX WITH STANDPROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE BRITISH FAMILY FROM SURREYVizagapatam, Andhra Prad...

A COMPANY SCHOOL BOTANICAL STUDY OF A PLANT WITH A CLUSTER OF FRUITSKolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal or South East Asia, first half 19th century, p...

A PAIR OF INDIAN EMBROIDERED PANELSNorth India, 20th centuryOf rectangular shape, the blue-grey satin silk grounds worked in mirror imaging, raise...

A GROUP OF THREE MYTHICAL CREATURES' HEADSDeccan, Central India, 18th - 19th century and possibly Anatolia or Central Asia, 5th - 7th centuryCompr...

AN INDIAN ENGRAVED BRASS PORTABLE INKWELLPossibly Deccan, Central India, 18th centuryOf circular shape, with a convex base and lid surmounted by a...

A DECORATIVE SILVER AND GOLD-INLAID (KOFTGARI) STEEL CARPPossibly Mayo School of Arts (modern-day National College of Arts), Lahore, Punjab, circa...

TWO INDIAN METAL BETEL NUT CUTTERSIndia, 19th centuryOf different shapes and sizes, comprising a brass cutter in the shape of a princely couple, o...

A BRONZE FIGURE OF A STANDING APSARA OR SOUTH INDIAN SAINTPROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE FRENCH COLLECTIONPossibly Tamil Nadu, Southern India, Chola peri...

A STANDING PORTRAIT OF A FEMALE SHAIVITE DEVOTEEPROPERTY FROM THE COLONEL GAYER-ANDERSON COLLECTIONPossibly Delhi, Mughal Northern India, ca. 1675...

A FEMALE SITAR PLAYER IN A SHAIVITE MUKHALINGA SHRINEPossibly Himachal Pradesh, Northern India or Deccan, Central India, late 19th centuryPencil, ...

A RITUAL BRASS CANDLE HOLDER WITH NANDI THE BULLPossibly Southern India, late 18th - 19th centuryMade of three parts, the octagonal stepped pedest...

THE FIVE-FACED GOD SHIVA (PANCHAVAKTRA OR PANCHANANA)Possibly Jaipur, Rajasthan or Northern India in Mandi style, late 20th centuryAcrylic colours...

A SILVER AND BRASS-INLAID BRONZE JAIN ALTAR PIECEPossibly Gujarat, North-West India, 15th - 16th century Made of cast bronze, designed as a portab...

TWO LOOSE KASHMIRI MANUSCRIPT ILLUSTRATIONSKashmir, Northern India, 19th centuryOpaque pigments, black ink, and gold on paper, comprising two manu...

A REVERSE GLASS PAINTING OF VISHNU'S AVATARA VARAHA DEFEATING HIRANYAKSHAPossibly Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, mid to late 19th century...

A POLYCHROME-PAINTED REVERSE GLASS PORTRAIT OF THE HINDU GODDESS OF KNOWLEDGE, SARASWATIThanjavur (Tanjore), Tamil Nadu, Southern India, late 19th...

THE GODDESS SARASWATI ON HER VAHANAPossibly Jodhpur (Mewar), Rajasthan, North-Western India, circa 1880 - 1920Opaque pigments heightened with gold...

THE HINDU GODDESS DURGA AND AN EVIL KINGJodhpur, Rajasthan, North-Western India, 20th centuryOpaque pigments and gold on wove paper, the horizonta...

A DEVOTIONAL PAINTING OF SHRI NATH JIPossibly Nathdwara, Rajasthan, North-Western India, late 19th - 20th centuryOpaque pigments heightened with g...

A SHRI NATH JI PUJAPossibly Nathdwara, Rajasthan, North-Western India, late 19th - 20th centuryOpaque pigments heightened with gold on wove paper,...

A SHRI NATH JI PUJA SCENEPossibly Nathdwara or Jaipur, Rajasthan, North-Western India, 20th centuryOpaque pigments and acrylic colours heightened ...

THE DANCE OF LORD KRISHNA AND THE GOPIS (KRISHNA LILA)Jaipur, Rajasthan, North-Western India, 1880 - 1920Opaque pigments and gold on paper, the la...

A PUJA TO A SHRI NATH JI MURTINathdwara, Rajasthan, North-Western India, 19th centuryOpaque pigments heightened with gold and silver on paper, the...

KRISHNA PLAYING THE FLUTEPossibly Bundi, Rajasthan or Mathura, Northern India, late 17th - 18th centuryOpaque pigments heightened with gold on wor...

RADHA AND KRISHNA ON A THRONE IN A GARDENRajasthan, North-Western India, late 19th - early 20th centuryOpaque pigments heightened with gold on pap...

LORD KRISHNA WITH TWO GOPIS UNDER A CANOPYRajasthan, North-Western India, 19th century Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, the large ve...

AN ILLUSTRATION FROM A RAGAMALA SERIES: MALAR RAGINIPROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE LONDON COLLECTORMalwa, Madhya Pradesh, India, late 18th centuryOpaque ...

AN ILLUSTRATION FROM A RAGAMALA SERIES: MALAR RAGINIPROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE LONDON COLLECTORMalwa, Madhya Pradesh, India, late 18th - early 19th c...

AN ILLUSTRATION TO A PROVINCIAL BHAGAVAD GITA SERIES: LORD KRISHNA AND ARJUNA SEATED ON THE MYTHICAL CHARIOT KAPIDHWAJAKashmir or Northern India, ...

RAMA AND SITA ENTHRONEDNorthern India, mid to late 20th centuryOpaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, the vertical composition depicting a...

LAKSHMANA PLUCKING A THORN FROM RAMA'S FOOTKangra, Pahari School, Punjab Hills, Northern India, circa 1825 - 1850Opaque pigments heightened with g...

A SINHALESE POLYCHROME-PAINTED AND LACQUERED WOODEN BOW AND SEVEN ARROWSPossibly Kandy, Sri Lanka (Ceylon), late 18th - 19th centuryComprising a f...

A SPIRITUAL GATHERING WITH AN INDIAN SADHURajasthan, North-Western India, 20th centuryOpaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, the horizonta...

A DERVISH FELT HATPossibly Shiraz, Iran, 20th centuryOf typical high-domed shape, the cream wool felt ground seamlessly steamed on a single block,...

A DERVISH FELT HATIran, 20th centurySteamed into a typical high-domed shape, the white wool felt worked in black silk, predominantly in chevron st...

A COCO-DE-MER BEGGING BOWL (KASHKUL)Qajar Iran, late 19th - early 20th centuryOf typical curved and oblong shape, with a rounded opening in the mi...

AN ARCHAISTIC SAFAVID-REVIVAL DRAWING OF A GROUP OF SUFI DERVISHESIran, 20th centuryPencil and black ink heightened with gold on paper, the vertic...

TWO ARCHAISTIC SAFAVID REVIVAL-STYLE TINTED DRAWINGS OF A LADY AND TWO MENIran, late 19th - 20th centuryOpaque pigments, pencil, ink and gold on p...

A DRAGON-HANDLE STEEL CRUTCH (ZAFAR TAKIYEH) WITH CONCEALED STILETTO BLADEPossibly Ottoman Provinces or Western Iran, 18th centuryOf typical shape...

A SILVER REPOUSSÉ SNUFF BOX WITH CHRISTIAN ICONOGRAPHYOttoman Armenia or Eastern territories, 18th - 19th centuryOf typical oval shape with scallo...

FOUR VESSELS WITH ARMENIAN INSCRIPTIONSArmenia, Eastern Ottoman Provinces, 19th centuryComprising three tinned copper dishes, each of shallow circ...

AN ARMENIAN REPOUSSÉ SILVER VASE WITH CHRISTIAN ICONOGRAPHYArmenia, Ottoman Eastern Provinces, 18th centuryOf pyriform shape, with a globular body...

λ A FINE ENGRAVED AND TINTED MOTHER-OF-PEARL ICON OF THE VIRGINJerusalem, Holy Land, late 18th - early 19th centuryOf rectangular shape, made of s...

λ AN ENGRAVED AND TINTED MOTHER-OF-PEARL MOSAIC PANEL WITH ICONS OF CHRIST PANTOCRATOR AND THE MOTHER AND CHILDJerusalem, Holy Land, possibly 17th...

λ A LARGE MOTHER-OF-PEARL-INLAID WOODEN CRUCIFIXJerusalem, Holy Land, dated 1840The wooden cross inlaid with a mother-of-pearl tesserae mosaic eng...

λ A CARVED MOTHER-OF-PEARL SHELL PLAQUE WITH THE VIRGIN'S MARRIAGEJerusalem or Bethlehem, Holy Land, late 19th centuryOf typical rounded shape, th...

λ TWO CARVED MOTHER-OF-PEARL SNUFFBOXES WITH SILVER MOUNTSJerusalem, Holy Land, late 19th - early 20th centuryComprising a rectangular lidded box ...

FOUR ENGRAVED SILVER SAUCERSIsfahan, Iran, first half 20th centuryEach of circular shape, resting on a flat circular base, with a gently everted r...

A MOROCCAN SILVER ROSEWATER SPRINKLERMorocco, North Africa, late 19th - early 20th centuryOf pyriform shape, resting on a flared circular foot, ri...

THREE TURKISH TOWEL LENGTHSTurkey, late 19th - early 20th centuryComprising the embroidered ends of a Turkish towel, the white linen ground worked...

AN OTTOMAN SILK VELVET CUSHION COVER (YASTIK)Bursa, Ottoman Turkey, mid to late 19th centuryOf rectangular shape, the pale-yellow silk ground void...

AN IZNIK POTTERY DISH WITH SAZ LEAFIznik, Ottoman Turkey, late 16th - early 17th centuryOf shallow rounded shape, resting on a short circular foot...

A BLUE AND WHITE IZNIK-REVIVAL POTTERY VASE WITH CHINESE-INSPIRED LOTUS MOTIFOttoman Turkey, 19th centuryOf globular shape, standing on a short ci...

AN IZNIK DISH WITH FLORAL TRIUMPHIznik, Ottoman Turkey, late 16th centuryOf circular shape, resting on a short circular foot, rising to a gently e...

AN IZNIK-STYLE CANTAGALLI POTTERY JUGUlisse Cantagalli, Florence, Italy, 19th centuryOf elegant bulbous shape, resting on a short circular foot, r...

AN IZNIK POTTERY DISH WITH TULIPS AND CARNATIONSIznik, Ottoman Turkey, late 16th - 17th centuryOf shallow rounded shape, resting on a short circul...

A SMALL IZNIK POTTERY JUG WITH FLORAL MOTIFIznik, Ottoman Turkey, late 16th - 17th centuryOf typical bulbous shape, resting on a short circular fo...

AN OTTOMAN DAMASCUS POTTERY TILE WITH FLORAL DECORATIONDamascus, Ottoman Syria, 16th - 17th centuryOf rectangular shape, underglaze-painted in cob...

TWO FRAMED FRAGMENTS OF IZNIK POTTERY TILESOttoman Turkey, 16th centuryComprising two fragmentary Iznik tiles, one of vaguely rhomboid shape, pain...