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A FINELY ENGRAVED BRASS TRAY WITH COURTLY BANQUETING SCENES (BAZM)Zand or early Qajar Iran, 18th centuryOf rectangular shape with an everted, rein...

A ZAND ENGRAVED BRASS 'KENDI' EWER WITH FIGURAL AND MYTHOLOGICAL DECORATIONShiraz, post-Safavid Iran, 18th centuryOf inverted bulbous shape, resti...

A QAJAR BRASS TRAY WITH BANQUETING SCENES (BAZM) AND POETRY (SH'ER)Qajar Iran, 19th centuryOf rectangular shape with an everted, reinforced rim, t...

A MONUMENTAL OPENWORK BRASS TORCH STANDQajar Iran, 19th centuryOf tapering cylindrical shape, resting on a gently splayed base, the stand composed...

A TINNED COPPER BOWL WITH ANIMAL DECORATIONIran, 17th centuryOf deep rounded shape, resting on a plain convex base, with a gently everted circular...

AN ENGRAVED TINNED COPPER 'MAGIC' BOWL WITH A GEOMANTIC CHART AND FIGURESZand Iran, 18th centuryOf deep rounded shape, resting on a plain flattene...

A QAJAR ENGRAVED BRASS 'MAGIC' BOWLQajar Iran, mid to late 19th centuryOf hemispherical shape, resting on a short circular foot, the interior with...

AN ENGRAVED TINNED COPPER 'MAGIC' BOWLQajar Iran, mid to late 19th centuryOf hemispherical shape, resting on a flattened circular base with a conc...

A CARVED WOODEN SEALQajar Iran, dated Safar 1316 AH (June 1898 AD)Carved in the shape of an hourglass, the top engraved with the name 'Ali and the...

TWO AUSPICIOUS CALLIGRAPHIC INTAGLIO PLAQUESIran, 20th centuryComprising an engraved yellow agate plaque, in the shape of a niche surmounted by a ...

TWO ENGRAVED SILVER TALISMANIC ACCESSORIESPossibly Iran or Afghanistan, 20th centuryComprising a faceted cylindrical talismanic scroll pendant, wi...

AN IMPORTANT SCROLL WITH THE RELIGIOUS TRIAD, INSTRUCTIONS FOR SPECIAL PRAYERS, AND MOON CHARTSIran, 18th centuryA talismanic scroll including a l...

A PRAYER SCROLL WITH PROPHET AND SAINTS' SAYINGSQajar Iran, 19th centuryPrayers and rituals to perform when viewing the new crescent moon, Arabic ...

A SCROLL OF BLACK MAGIC, PRAYERS, AND CURSESQajar Iran, 19th centuryArabic and Persian manuscript on paper, respectively in black naskh and interl...

A PRAYER SCROLL AND TWO CYLINDRICAL AMULET CASESQajar Iran, 19th centuryComprising a prayer scroll, Arabic manuscript on tracing paper, also known...

A SCROLL WITH THE DU'A-YE KUMAIL PRAYERQajar Iran, 19th centuryArabic manuscript on paper, the heading decorated with polychrome and gold illumina...

TWO TALISMANIC SCROLLS OF SHI'A PRAYERSIran, 18th - 19th centuryComprising a talismanic and prayer scroll, Arabic and Persian manuscript on paper,...

TWO RELIGIOUS SCROLLS WITH ASHURA PILGRIMAGE PRAYERSQajar Iran, one dated 1312 AH (1894 AD) and signed Seyyed Hashem ToubaComprising two religious...

AN ORIENTATION SCROLL WITH DIRECTIONS TOWARDS MECCAIran, late 19th - early 20th centuryPersian naskh manuscript in black ink on glazed cotton, som...

A SAFAVID-STYLE OPENWORK STEEL PLAQUEQajar Iran, mid to late 19th centuryIn the shape of a clover with four lobed petals, with openwork decoration...

A QAJAR SILVER AND GOLD-DAMASCENED STEEL MOUFLONIran, 19th centuryDesigned as a mouflon, with backward-turning, curved antlers, decorated with sil...

TWO GOLD-DAMASCENED STEEL ARMOUR PLATESQajar Iran, mid to late 19th centuryEach of rectangular shape with a gently everted terminal, the front eng...

λ A QAJAR WALRUS IVORY-HILTED KHANJAR STEEL DAGGERQajar Iran, mid-19th centuryWith a tapering curved double-edged watered steel blade with a flatt...

A QAJAR BONE-HILTED KARD DAGGERIran, 19th centuryWith a sharp single-edged watered steel blade, the forte inlaid in gold on both sides with birds ...

A SAFAVID GOLD-DAMASCENED STEEL HELMET (KHULA KHUD)PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE WEST LONDON COLLECTORSafavid Iran, 17th centuryOf typical hemispherical...

AN OFFICIAL QAJAR FIRMANQajar Iran, dated Safar 1277 AH (August 1860 AD)Persian manuscript on paper, the 5 spaced lines of diwani script in black ...

AN OFFICIAL QAJAR FIRMANQajar Iran, dated Ramadan 1304 AH (May - June 1887 AD)Persian manuscript on paper, the 10 spaced lines of nasta’liq script...

AN OFFICIAL QAJAR FIRMANQajar Iran, dated Muharram 1317 AH (May - June 1899 AD)Persian manuscript on paper, the 5 spaced lines of diwani script in...

AN OFFICIAL COMMISSIONING DOCUMENTLate Qajar Iran, dated 1923Persian manuscript and print on paper, the Ministry of Interiors document with 6ll of...

AN OFFICIAL INVESTITURE DOCUMENTEarly Pahlavi Iran, dated 1929Persian nasta’liq manuscript on paper, the five lines of text proclaiming the royal ...

λ A MICRO-MOSAIC KHATAMKARI CABINETShiraz, Iran, late 19th - early 20th centuryOf rectangular shape, resting on a flat plain wooden base, the exte...

A STAINED WOOD AND BONE MICRO-MOSAIC KHATAMKARI MIRROR CASEPossibly Isfahan or Shiraz, Qajar Iran, late 19th - early 20th centuryOf rectangular sh...

ARTHUR UPHAM POPE, PHYLLIS ACKERMAN, THE SURVEY OF PERSIAN ART FROM PREHISTORIC TIMES TO THE PRESENTPublished 1939, Publication date 1981Arthur Up...

MOHAMMAD ALI KARIMZADEH TABRIZI, THE LIVES AND ART OF OLD PAINTERS OF IRAN... VOLUMES 1 TO 3Publication dates 1990-2000Comprising a Mohammad Ali K...

MEHDI BAYANI, AHVAL VA ATHAR KHAWSHNAVISAN, VOLUMES 1 TO 4Tehran, Iran, 1346 AHS (1967 AD)Comprising Mehdi Bayani, Ahval va Athar Khawshnavisan, V...

TWO SAFAVID MANUSCRIPT ILLUSTRATIONSSafavid Iran, late 16th - 17th centuryOpaque pigments, ink, and gold on paper, comprising a vertical compositi...

AN ILLUSTRATED FOLIO FROM YUSUF O ZULEYKHA IN JAMI'S HAFT AWRANGProvincial School, Safavid Iran or Central Asian Provinces, 17th - 18th centuryPer...

A YOUTH HOLDING A POMEGRANATEReza-i 'Abbasi style, Isfahan School, Iran, 18th centuryOpaque pigments and ink heightened with gold on paper, the ve...

THREE MANUSCRIPT ILLUSTRATIONS OF PRINCES AND RULERSPossibly Zand Iran or Central Asian Provinces, 18th centuryOpaque pigments and ink on paper, c...

A SEATED PORTRAIT OF NADIR SHAH (1688 - 1747), FOUNDER OF THE AFSHARID DYNASTYIran, 20th centuryOil on canvas, the seated portrait depicting Nadir...

TWO SEATED PORTRAITS OF NADER SHAH (1688 - 1747), THE FOUNDER OF THE AFSHARID DYNASTY Jaipur, Rajasthan, North-Western India, first half 19th cent...

TWO PORTRAITS OF QAJAR MAIDENSIran, 20th centuryOil on canvas, comprising a seated portrait of a red-clad, bejewelled Qajar beauty, holding a rose...

FATH 'ALI SHAH QAJAR AND HIS COURTIran, 20th centuryOil on canvas, the horizontal composition depicting the Qajar ruler, Fath 'Ali Shah, in full r...

A QAJAR PRINCE HOLDING A COMPASSIran, 20th centuryOil on canvas, the standing portrait depicting a Qajar prince clad in a long green robe and fur-...

A QAJAR MAIDEN AND YOUNG OFFICER ON HORSEBACKQajar Iran, late 19th centuryOpaque pigments and ink heightened with gold on paper, the horizontal co...

TWO PORTRAITS OF QAJAR STREET VENDORSQajar Iran, 19th centuryOpaque pigments and ink on paper, comprising a standing portrait of a juice vendor ho...

A PORTRAIT OF A FEMALE DRUMMERPossibly Central Asia or Western Iran, late 19th - early 20th centuryOpaque pigments heightened with gold on card, t...

AN ENTERTAINMENT SCENE IN A QAJAR INTERIORQajar Iran, ca. 1880 - 1900Opaque pigments on paper, the horizontal-format composition depicting a livel...

AN ALBUM PAGE WITH A GOL-O-BOLBOL STUDYQajar Iran, late 19th century, signed Fursat al-Shirazi (1854 - 1920)Opaque pigments, white wash, and ink o...

FOUR FLORAL STUDIES FROM A DISPERSED AFSHARID SAFINA ALBUMIran, mid-18th centuryOpaque pigments and white wash heightened with gold on paper, the ...

A PANEL FROM THE BIHAR AL-ANWAR (THE OCEANS OF LIGHTS)Safavid Iran, 17th centuryArabic manuscript on buff paper, 5ll. of alternating black ink muh...

A CALLIGRAPHIC MURAQQA' ALBUM PAGEThe calligraphy Safavid Iran, late 16th - 17th century; the album page Qajar Iran, 19th centuryPersian calligrap...

A WHITE INK MUHAQQAQ CALLIGRAPHIC PANELPost-Safavid Iran, 18th - early 19th centuryArabic calligraphy on buff paper, with two lines of white ink m...

A COBALT BLUE NASTA'LIQ CALLIGRAPHIC PANELQajar Iran, dated Jumada al-Thani 1239 AH (February 1824 AD)Persian calligraphy in white ink on deep cob...

THREE LOOSE POETIC PANELS OF NASTA’LIQ CALLIGRAPHYSafavid Iran, 17th century and laterComprising a fragment of fine Safavid calligraphy, four line...

AN ALBUM PAGE WITH NASTA'LIQ CALLIGRAPHYPossibly Iran or India, 18th century, signed Abdullah al-HusseiniPersian calligraphy on paper, with a poet...

A SMALL TAWQI` CALLIGRAPHIC PANELPossibly Iran or Northern India, dated 1189 AH (1775 - 1776 AD), signed 'Abd al-RazzaqArabic calligraphy on wove ...

TWO PERSIAN CALLIGRAPHIC PANELS Qajar Iran, 19th centuryPersian calligraphy on paper, comprising ll. 129 and 130 from Daftar 1 of Sa'di's Bustan, ...

THREE DISPERSED CALLIGRAPHIC FOLIOS Qajar Iran, 19th centuryComprising two folios from Sheikh Bahai’s Kitab Al-Falah, Persian manuscript on paper,...

TWO MASHQ CALLIGRAPHIC PANELSQajar Iran, second half 19th centuryPersian calligraphy on paper, comprising a presentation folio of dense black ink ...

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