ARTS & TEXTILES OF THE ISLAMIC & INDIAN WORLDS

A SECTION FROM A LARGE QUR'AN ILKHANID IRAN, 13TH/14TH CENTURY Qur'an XXXIII (sura al-ahzab), v.37 to Qur'an XXXIV (sura saba'), v.23, Arabic manu...

A LARGE BIFOLIO FROM A QUR'AN IN 'EASTERN' KUFIC SCRIPT SELJUK IRAN OR MESOPOTAMIA, 12TH CENTURY Qur'an VII (sura al-a'raf), vv.101-134, Arabic ma...

A PORTRAIT OF A SUFI MENDICANT SAFAVID ISFAHAN, IRAN, SECOND HALF 17TH CENTURY Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, the Sufi wears an an...

THE PROPHET SALIH BRINGING FORTH THE SHE-CAMEL FROM A ROCK SAFAVID IRAN, SECOND HALF 16TH CENTURY Opaque pigments on paper heightened with gold, t...

TWO ILLUSTRATED FOLIOS FROM A SAFAVID SHAHNAMA: KAY KHUSRAW, FARANGIS AND GIV CROSSING THE OXUS AND RUSTAM HOLDS CAPTIVE THE KHAQAN OF CHIN SAFAVI...

RUSTAM KILLS THE MAD ELEPHANT PROBABLY QAZVIN, SAFAVID IRAN, FIRST HALF 16TH CENTURY An illustration from the Shahnama of Firdawsi, opaque pigment...

AN ILLUMINATED FOLIO FROM A PERSIAN EPIC : A LADY AND MUSICIANS SAFAVID IRAN, 16TH CENTURY Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, two musi...

A DETACHED ILLUSTRATED FOLIO FROM A PERSIAN EPIC : A MAN KNEADING DOUGH SAFAVID IRAN, 16TH CENTURY Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, ...

AN ILLUSTRATED FOLIO FROM A SHAHNAMA: JAMSHID'S THRONE BORNE BY DIVS SHIRAZ, SAFAVID IRAN, SECOND HALF 16TH CENTURY Opaque pigments heightened wit...

A FINELY ILLUMINATED CALLIGRAPHIC SHAMSA MUGHAL INDIA OR SAFAVID IRAN, 16TH CENTURY Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, from a Qur'an, ...

A CALLIGRAPHIC PANEL SIGNED MALIK [DAYLAMI], SAFAVID IRAN, 17TH CENTURY Ink on gold-speckled blue paper, the panel with eight lines of fine black ...

SHAH 'ABBAS AND TWO COURTIERS STYLE OF MU'IN MUSAVVIR, SAFAVID IRAN, CIRCA 1700 Opaque pigments on paper, the emperor kneeling on carpets, wearing...

A PRINCE HUNTING STYLE OF MU'IN MUSAVVIR, SAFAVID IRAN, CIRCA 1700 Opaque pigments on paper, mounted on his horse, wearing pink tunic and white tr...

A CALLIGRAPHIC PANEL SIGNED FAQIR 'ALI, SAFAVID IRAN, SECOND HALF 16TH/FIRST HALF 17TH CENTURY Black ink on gold-speckled paper, with six lines of...

A NASTA'LIQ QUATRAIN SIGNED MAHMUD BIN ISHAQ AL-SHAHABI, SAFAVID IRAN, DATED AH 988/1580-81 AD Black ink on paper, the four lines of elegant black...

A NASTA'LIQ QUATRAIN SIGNED KASHFI AL-HUSAYNI, SAFAVID IRAN, SECOND HALF 16TH/FIRST HALF 17TH CENTURY Black ink on paper, with four lines of elega...

A FINE NASTA'LIQ QUATRAIN SIGNED 'IMAD AL-HASSANI, SAFAVID IRAN, DATED AH 1020/1611-12 AD Ink on paper, the four lines of elegant black nasta'liq ...

TWO ILLUSTRATIONS INSPIRED BY THE CHEHEL SUTUN MURALS: THE BATTLE OF CHALDIRAN AND SHAH ABBAS RECEIVING NADIR MUHAMMAD KHAN QAJAR IRAN, 19TH CENTU...

FOUR CALLIGRAPHIC PANELS THREE PANELS SIGNED, QAJAR IRAN, 19TH CENTURY Comprising a panel in black shikasteh script, the lines written in multiple...

A CALLIGRAPHIC GILT-COPPER PLATE ISFAHAN, IRAN, DATED AH 1212/1797-98 AD Of square form, finely carved with an inscription in thuluth script writt...

AN ENGRAVED TINNED-COPPER BOWL IN SAFAVID STYLE QAJAR IRAN, 19TH CENTURY On plain base, of rounded form, the decoration consisting of various anim...

SIX HARDSTONE SEALS AND INTAGLIOS QAJAR IRAN, 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY Comprising four of rectangular form and two of oval form, carved in fine nas...

A LARGE HARDSTONE INTAGLIO CARVED WITH THE NAMES OF THE TWELVE IMAMS QAJAR IRAN, 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY Of oval form, the main panel inscribed wi...

A GILT CALLIGRAPHIC COMPOSITION (LEVHA) AFTER YESARI ZADEH, OTTOMAN TURKEY, DATED AH 1254/1838-39 AD Ink on blue paper, in fine large gold nasta'l...

A CALLIGRAPHIC PANEL (QIT'A) SIGNED YUSUF KNOWN AS HAFIZ AL-QUR'AN, OTTOMAN TURKEY, DATED AH 1192/1778-79 AD or 1292/1875-76 AD Black ink on paper...

A PAGE FROM A CALLIGRAPHIC ALBUM (MUFRADAT) ATTRIBUTABLE TO AHMAD QARAHISARI, OTTOMAN TURKEY, 15TH CENTURY An exercise on the letter ha, black ink...

AN OTTOMAN CALLIGRAPHIC PANEL (LEVHA) WITH SURA AL-FATIHA AND SURA AL-TAWHID OTTOMAN TURKEY, 19TH CENTURY Black ink and gold on paper and card, Qu...

A RARE OSTRICH EGG ENGRAVED WITH AN OTTOMAN CITYSCAPE OTTOMAN TURKEY, 18TH OR 19TH CENTURY Engraved with a harbour scene, the houses and mosques a...

A GOLD-THREAD EMBROIDERED CALLIGRAPHIC PANEL FOR THE HOLY SHRINES MECCA, SAUDI ARABIA, 20TH CENTURY Possibly from the kiswa, the calligraphic meda...

AN IMPRESSIVE BASIN IN MAMLUK STYLE THEODORE DECK, FRANCE, CIRCA 1863 Of typical flaring form, with tapering body, the turquoise-blue and red pain...

AN ALBUM PAGE: A GATHERING OF HOLY MEN DECCAN, CENTRAL INDIA, LATE 18TH CENTURY Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, in conversation in ...

AN ALBUM PAGE: TWO SAYYIDS IN DISCUSSION DECCAN, CENTRAL INDIA, LATE 18TH CENTURY Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, both kneeling in ...

AN ILLUSTRATED FOLIO FROM A PERSIAN EPIC SAFAVID IRAN OR DECCAN, 17TH CENTURY Black ink and opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, two men...

AN ALBUM PAGE : YA'QUB AND YUSUF DECCAN, CENTRAL INDIA, LATE 18TH CENTURY Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, Yusuf (Joseph) addresses ...