Islamic & Indian Art

A KHATT-I NAKHUNI (FINGER NAIL) CALLIGRAPHIC PANELQajar Iran, 19th centuryPersian poetry in relief work on off-white paper, presenting a quatrain ...

A MODERN CALLIGRAPHIC PANEL WITH BISMILLAHPossibly Iran or Egypt, late 20th centuryInk, gold, and opaque pigments on paper, the horizontal panel p...

A QAJAR IZNIK-STYLE MOULDED POTTERY TILE Tehran, Qajar Iran, ca. 1880 - 1920Of rectangular shape, painted in cobalt blue, manganese mauve and pink...

A QAJAR POLYCHROME-PAINTED POTTERY TILE WITH A COURTLY GATHERINGIran, mid to late 19th centuryOf rectangular shape, painted in cobalt blue, turquo...

A CALLIGRAPHIC CUERDA SECA POTTERY TILEEarly Qajar Iran, late 18th - early 19th centuryOf square shape, painted in cobalt blue, turquoise, ochre y...

A FIGURAL PANEL OF TWELVE CUERDA SECA POTTERY TILESIran, 18th centuryComprising twelve square cuerda seca pottery tiles illustrating a gathering a...

A KUBACHI FIGURAL POTTERY TILE OF A PERSIAN YOUTH WITH A DRINKING CUPSafavid Iran, 17th - 18th centuryOf square shape, painted in cobalt blue, och...

A SAFAVID CUERDA SECA POTTERY TILE FRAGMENTSafavid Iran, 17th centuryOf uneven rectangular shape, diagonally cut on the bottom, painted in yellow,...

FIFTEEN FRAGMENTS OF SAFAVID CUERDA SECA POTTERY TILESPossibly Isfahan, Safavid Iran, 17th centuryComprising fifteen fragments of cuerda seca pott...

THREE SAFAVID CUERDA SECA POTTERY TILESSafavid Iran, 17th centuryComprising three tiles, each of almost square shape, painted in green, yellow, co...

A SAFAVID CUERDA SECA POTTERY TILE FRAGMENTSafavid Iran, 17th centuryOf near triangular shape, with four corners, painted in cobalt blue, yellow, ...

A SAFAVID CUERDA SECA POTTERY TILESafavid Iran, 17th centuryOf rectangular shape, painted in saffron yellow, green, cobalt blue, red, and manganes...

A PAIR OF SAFAVID CUERDA SECA POTTERY TILESSafavid Iran, 17th centuryComprising two near-square tiles painted in cobalt blue, bright yellow, red, ...

FOURTEEN FRAGMENTS OF SAFAVID CUERDA SECA POTTERY TILESSafavid Iran, 17th centuryComprising fourteen variously sized and shaped fragmentary tiles ...

A PAIR OF SAFAVID CUERDA SECA POTTERY TILESSafavid Iran, 17th centuryComprising a square tile and almost complete square tile, both painted in cob...

TWO SAFAVID CUERDA SECA POTTERY TILE FRAGMENTSSafavid Iran, 17th centuryComprising a pair of fragmentary tiles of square and rectangular shape, pa...

A SAFAVID CUERDA SECA POTTERY TILESafavid Iran, 17th centuryOf near square shape painted in cobalt blue, bright yellow, green, turquoise and manga...

AN ASTRONOMICAL MANUSCRIPT ('ELM AN-NOJUM)Possibly Iraq or Iran, dated 1 Shawwal 1191 AH (2 November 1777 AD)Persian manuscript on paper, 173ff. p...

AN ENGRAVED BRASS ISLAMIC CELESTIAL GLOBEPossibly Iran or Northern India, 18th - 19th centuryOf typical spherical shape, pierced on either end of ...

A LARGE ENGRAVED BRASS CELESTIAL GLOBE WITH BURAQ AND VIEWS OF ISLAMIC HOLY CITIESPossibly Deccan or Northern India, dated 1252 AH (1836 - 1837 AD...

TWO LOOSE ILLUSTRATED FOLIOS FROM A KITAB SUWAR AL-KAWAKIB AL-THABITA BY AL-SUFIPossibly Iran and India, 19th centuryOpaque pigments and ink heigh...

A RING OF TEN INTERTWINED BARE YOUTHS Possibly Isfahan School, Safavid Iran, late 17th - early 18th centuryOpaque pigments, ink, and gold on wove ...

TWO ILLUSTRATED EROTIC ALBUM PAGESQajar Iran, 19th centuryOpaque pigments, pencil, ink, and white wash on paper, comprising two illustrated album ...

A LACQUERED PAPIER-MÂCHÉ PEN CASE (QALAMDAN) WITH QAJAR EROTIC SCENESIran, mid to late 19th centuryWith rounded ends and sliding tray, polychrome-...

A PERSIAN ILLUSTRATED ALBUM OF OBSCENITY AND EROTIC SCENESIran, late 19th and 20th centuriesOpaque pigments, pencil, ink, and white wash on paper,...

A GROUP OF THIRTEEN PERSIAN EROTIC ALBUM PAGESIran, late 19th and 20th centuriesOpaque pigments, pencil, ink, and white wash heightened with gold ...

FOUR INDIAN EROTIC PAINTINGSNorthern India, 20th centuryOpaque pigments, pencil, and ink heightened with gold on paper, comprising a vertical comp...

A CARVED RED SANDSTONE STANDING YAKSHIPossibly Mathura, Northern India, Kushan period, 2nd - 3rd centuryCarved in the round on three sides, presen...

TWO FRAGMENTARY GREY SCHIST BODHISATTVAS HEADSPROPERTY FROM A WEST LONDON PRIVATE COLLECTORAncient region of Gandhara, 2nd - 3rd centuryEach carve...

A FINELY CARVED SANDALWOOD BOX WITH VISHNU'S FOURTH AVATARA, NARASIMHAMysore, Karnataka, Southern India, 19th centuryOf everted rectangular shape,...

λ AN INDO-PORTUGUESE IVORY-INLAID HARDWOOD FURNITURE PANELPossibly Gujarat or Goa, Western India, 18th - 19th centuryOf rectangular shape, possibl...

A PAINTED AND LACQUERED 'MALABAR' JEWELLERY BOX (NETTOOR PETTI)Kochi, Kerala, South-Western India, 19th centuryOf typical rectangular shape, surmo...

λ A CARVED HARDWOOD MOTHER-OF-PEARL-INLAID TRAVELLING CASKETGujarat, North-Western India, mid to late 19th centuryOf rectangular shape, resting on...

A POLYCHROME-PAINTED LACQUERED OCCASIONAL TABLE WITH HINDU DEITIESKashmir, Northern India, second half 19th centuryOf octagonal shape, resting on ...

AN ANGLO-INDIAN UNMARKED SILVER WATER JUGKashmir, Northern India, Raj period, ca. 1880Of compressed bulbous shape, resting on a gently spreading c...

AN ANGLO-INDIAN UNMARKED SILVER TEA TRAY Kutch, Gujarat, Western lndia, Raj period, late 19th - early 20th centuryIn the shape of a trefoil, with ...

AN UNMARKED ANGLO-INDIAN SILVER ROSEWATER SPRINKLER (GULAB PASH)Kutch, Gujarat, Western India, Raj period, circa 1860Of typical pyriform shape, wi...

A PARCEL-GILT SILVER REPOUSSÉ ROSEWATER SPRINKLER (GULABPASH) WITH WINGED LIONSLucknow, Northern India, late 18th - 19th centuryOf typical compres...

AN ANGLO-INDIAN UNMARKED SILVER TEAPOTMumbai (Bombay), Maharashtra, Western India, Raj period, circa 1920Of tapering cylindrical shape, with an in...

A BIDRI-STYLE SILVER-INLAID (KOFTGARI) PANDAN BOXNorthern India, late 19th - 20th centuryOf octagonal shape, resting on a flat plain base, the hin...

A BIDRI SILVER-INLAID HUQQA BASEBidar, Deccan, Central India, late 19th - early 20th century Of typical bell-like shape, resting on a gently splay...

A RED AND BLACK ENAMELLED COPPER EWERPossibly Deccan, Central India, 18th - 19th centuryOf typical pyriform shape, resting on a short splayed foot...

AN ENGRAVED BRASS EWER WITH FISH MOTIFPossibly Deccan or Southern India, 18th centuryOf compressed pyriform shape, resting on a splayed conical fo...

A CHAMPLEVÉ BLACK-ENAMELLED PARCEL-GILT LIDDED STEM CUPLucknow, Awadh (Oudh), Northern India, 19th centuryOf deep rounded shape, resting on a spla...

TWO MOULD-BLOWN GLASS VASES WITH RADIATING PATTERNMughal Northern India, 18th - early 19th centuryComprising two glass vases, one blue, the latter...

AN ENGRAVED TINNED COPPER BASINPossibly Safavid Iran or Deccan, Central India, 17th - 18th centuryOf deep rounded shape, resting on a short circul...

A DECCANI ENGRAVED TINNED COPPER SAUCER WITH NAD-E 'ALI SHI'A PRAYERDeccan, Central India, 18th centuryOf shallow rounded shape, resting on a shor...

AN INDIAN INCISED BRASS MONEY BOXPossibly Rajasthan or Deccan, Central India, 18th centuryOf typical rectangular shape, resting on four short brac...

AN INDIAN CUT-OUT OPENWORK COPPER CASKETPossibly Deccan, Central India, late 18th - 19th centuryOf rectangular shape with a rounded, sloping top, ...

A CAST AND PIERCED BRASS DOOR ELEMENTPossibly Deccan, Central India, late 18th - 19th centuryS-shaped, with a compressed ring at the central junct...

A GOLD-DAMASCENED (KOFTGARI) STEEL CEREMONIAL SOSUN PATTAH SWORDPossibly Rajasthan or Punjab Hills, Northern India, early 19th centuryWith a forwa...

A PARCEL-GILT SILVER-DAMASCENED STEEL SADDLE-AXE HEAD (TABARZIN)Possibly Kutch, Gujarat or Lahore, Punjab, India, 19th centuryOf typical shape, wi...

A GREEN HARDSTONE HILT WITH GOLD-DAMASCENED (KOFTGARI) STEEL MOUNTSPunjab or Northern India, 19th centuryOf typical flared I-shape, with a thin ce...

A MUGHAL JADE-HILTED DAGGER (KHANJAR) North India, 18th centuryWith a gently curved double-edged watered steel blade with gold-damascened foliage ...

A MUGHAL CARVED CELADON JADE HILTNorthern India, late 17th - early 18th centuryIn the shape of a pistol grip, with rounded pommel, slender grip, a...

A MUGHAL-REVIVAL ROCK CRYSTAL-HILTED DAGGERNorthern India, late 19th - 20th centuryWith a straight double-edged watered steel blade with a thick m...

A MUGHAL JADE-HILTED DAGGER (KHANJAR) ENCRUSTED WITH GARNET BEADSNorth India, 18th - 19th centuryWith a curved double-edged plain steel blade with...

A SILVER-INLAID STEEL TULWAR SWORD WITH GOLD TRISULA MARKNorthern India or Punjab Hills, 19th centuryWith a typical curved single-edged steel blad...

A ZOOMORPHIC CEREMONIAL BRONZE FLASKPossibly Tamil Nadu, South India, 19th centuryIn the shape of a crescent, the spouted terminal designed as Nan...

A POLYCHROME-PAINTED AND LACQUERED RHINO HIDE SHIELD (DHAL) WITH HINDU DEITIESRajasthan, North-Western India, late 18th - early 19th centuryOf cir...