An Auction of Oriental & Islamic Works of Art

A GOOD JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD BRONZE BOAT FORMED IKEBANA PLANTER, the vessel in the form of a boat with an ore, the centre with a compartment for f...

A PAIR OF JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD BRONZE VASES, with relief geranium decoration, 31cm high, together with a single Japanese Meiji period vase with r...

A MIRRORED PAIR OF JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD BRONZE CARP FORMED VASES, 29cm high.

A HAND EMBROIDERED BLACK AND RED WALL COVERING / BEDSPREAD, circa 1920, Tashkent Susani, 5ft x 4ft 6ins.

A EMBROIDERED COTTON TABLE RUNNER, 20th Century, Susuani Uzbekistan, 5ft 7ins x 1ft 8ins.

A FLORAL EMBROIDERED COTTON BEDSPREAD, 20th Century, Susani, 5ft x 2ft 4ins.

A SMALL FLORAL EMBROIDERED COTTON WALL HANGING / TABLE CENTRE, 20th Century, Susani, 2ft 11ins x 1ft 8ins.

AN EMBROIDERED COTTON WALL HANGING / BEDSPREAD, 20th Century, Susani, 4ft 3ins x 3ft 4ins.

A GOOD LARGE EMBROIDERED COTTON WALL/FLOOR COVERING, circa 1920, Tashkent Susani, 11ft 10ins x 7ft 8ins.

A GOOD LARGE HAND EMBROIDERED COTTON TEXTILE, 20th Century, Susani, 9ft 2ins x 6ft 8ins.

A LAOS TABLE RUNNER, Circa 1900, geometric design, 3ft 6ins x 1ft 4ins (cut down).

A 17TH CENTURY STYLE WOVEN AND SILK EMBROIDERED TAPESTRY PANEL, Circa 1920s, 3ft x 1ft 6ins.

AN EARLY 17TH CENTURY ENGLISH WOVEN WOOL TAPESTRY RUNNER, with flowers and animal figures, 4ft 4ins x 8ins.

A BENGAL SILK EMBROIDERED RUNNER, 20th Century, 3ft 6ins x 2ft 7ins.

AN UNUSUAL ETHNIC JACKET, 20th Century, possibly Chinese minority people, red embroidered on a black ground with brass ball shaped fasteners.

A GOOD ETHNIC MIRRORED JACKET, European, made up of Kutch and Uzbek antique pieces of geometric embroidered fabric, hand embroidered with sequins.

AN ATTRACTIVE EMBROIDERED KASHMIR LONG JACKET, 20th Century, embroidered with stylised cockerels amongst floral sprays on a cream ground.

AN ETHNIC EMBROIDERED SHORT JACKET, constructed from laos weavings of geometric design, cotton with silk lining.

AN AFGAN PLUM VELVET AND HAND EMBROIDERED RIDING DRESS.

TWO SYRIAN GILT DECORATED PURPLE SILK SHAWLS, 20th Century, 7ft 3ins x 3ft 2ins.

AN INDIAN OLIVE GREEN GROUND SILK SHAWL, 20th Century, with gilt thread diamond shaped embroidered decoration, 17ft x 3ft 6ins.

A GOOD LARGE WEDDING EMBROIDERY, Susani, 20th Century, with cream ground cotton, with stylised silk floral decoration, 7ft x 4ft 11ins.

A GOOD UZBEK PRAYER ARCH, 'Tree of Life', 20th Century, green embroidered tree surrounded by a red silk embroidered stylised border, 6ft x 5ft.

A HAND EMBROIDERED SUSANI WEDDING DOWRI, 20th Century, cream ground with stylised floral embroidery, 4ft 4in x 3ft 5ins.

A GOOD UZBEK SUSANI HAND EMBROIDERED ETHNIC TEXTILE, the centre embroidered with a pomegranate tree and chickens, 5ft 3in x 4ft 2in.

A SUSANI WEDDING DOWRY, 20th Century, with red and green silk floral embroidery on a beige cotton ground, 4ft 2in x 3ft 10in.

A CHINESE APRON SKIRT PANEL, Circa 1920, red silk with gold thread embroidery, 2ft 10in x 5ins.

AN 18TH/19TH CENTURY GREEK / ITALIAN SILK EMBROIDERED LINEN SMALL PILLOW CASE, (alterations), together with a small greek embroidered cloth, circa...

AN ALGERIAN / OTTOMAN GOLD THREAD EMBROIDERED PURSE / SMALL BAG, Circa 1900, with silk lining and turquoise beaded decoration, 9in x 4in.

A CHINESE MINORITY PEOPLE'S WEAVING TASSELLED SHOULDER BAG, 14in x 10ins.

AN INDIAN METAL THREAD AND EMBROIDERED HEAD DRESS, 20th Century, 2ft x 1ft 6in.

A CENTRAL ASIAN BED STACK BORDER, Uzbekistan Susani, cotton embroidered on a red cotton ground with fringe, 4ft 3in wide, 2ft 5in drop.

A TEKKE EMBROIDERY MADE INTO A SHOULDER BAG, together with three further shoulder bags made from Asian and South American textiles, various sizes.

A 20TH CENTURY ETHNIC EMBROIDERED COTTON BLACK AND PINK DRESS, possibly Swat Valley, 48in waist x 3ft 1in.

A LARGE KUTCH SINDH SKIRT, (possibly part only), 20th Century, fine cotton embroidered with mirrored detail, 3ft 9in x 2ft 9in approx.

CHINESE MINORITY PEOPLE'S, a pair of Ethnic trousers, cotton ground with heavy geometric embroidered decoration.

AN EMBROIDERED ETHNIC JACKET, 20th Century, silk lined, made up with earlier embroidered textiles, approx. 40in chest x 27in long.

AN INTERESTING CRIMSON VELVET HANDBAG, applied with an earlier gold thread embroidery armorial badge (circa 17th Century), 18in x 30in.

A 17TH/18TH CENTURY SPANISH OR ITALIAN GOLD EMBROIDERED VELVET PILLOW, 22in x 9in.

AN EARLY EMBROIDERED PONCHO OR SHAWL, later converted to pouffe cover, approx 4ft 9in x 4ft 3in.

SIX ASSORTED EMBROIDERED HATS.

SEVEN ASSORTED EMBROIDERED AND OTHER BAGS.

A CHINESE EMBROIDERED PICTURE, depicting two figures - framed and glazed, together with a Chinese embroidered panel - unframed.

A BLACK BEADED LACE COLLAR, a coronation handkerchief, an Indian fan, and other items.

AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY KASHMIR SHAWL FRAGMENT mounted as a cushion cover.

A EUROPEAN EMBROIDERED COTTON SHAWL, part only, together with a modern gold and green checked sari, shawl 4ft 1in x 1ft 7ins, sari 10ft x 3ft 6in.

A GOOD LARGE INDIAN PAISLEY SHAWL, hand stitched with central black ground panel surrounded by typical paisley decoration, 6ft x 6ft.

A GOOD LARGE PAISLEY MOONS SHAWL, mid 19th Century, Lahore India, red ground with all over stylised design, 10ft x 5ft 3in.

A GOOD KASHMIR PAISLEY SHAWL, mid 19th Century, finely woven with an unusual patchwork design to the borders, 6ft 8in x 6ft 3in.

A FINE INDIAN SHAWL, the red central panel within a patchwork/embroidered border with fringe, 4ft 5in x 4ft 2in.

A SMALL EUROPEAN PAISLEY FRAGMENT, with fringe and typical embroidered design, circa 1860, together with a similar European paisley shawl border, ...

A GOOD EUROPEAN TURNOVER SILK SHAWL, the cream central panel within hand stitched paisley border, (two borders reversed), 6ft x 6ft.

A PAISLEY SHAWL FRAGMENT, possibly Indian, within a cotton paisley border, fabric backing, 3ft x 2ft 10in.

AN AFGAN DRESS, 20th Century, decoratively embroidered front panel and cuffs, waist approx 32in, length 4ft 1in.

AN INDIAN BLACK SILK SKIRT AND SHAWL SET, each with embroidered and mirrored decoration, skirt waist 30in, length 29in, shawl 7ft 6in x 4ft 2in.

A LONG EMBROIDERED TEKKE COAT, 20th Century, with floral lining and embroidered decoration, approx. 42in waist x 40in long.

A SHORT COTTON JACKET, made up with embroidered panels, approx. 44in chest x 24in long.

A EUROPEAN RED SILK SQUARE PAISLEY SHAWL, part mid 19th Century with later tassel and corner decoration, 6ft x 6ft.

A GOOD LARGE EUROPEAN SILK SHAWL, the patterned cream centre bordered by typical paisley design, 8ft 7in x 4ft 9in.

A EUROPEAN WOVEN SILK TURNOVER SHAWL, cream central panel within an embroidered border with fringe, 5ft 11in x 5ft 9in.