Fine Islamic Art Auction June 2020

The slightly edged double-edged watered steel blade with a raised central spine, the tombak hilt of typical form. The tombak sheath with an applie...

The fine watered-steel ’T’ section blade with single edge and flattened spine, the steel hilt decorated with a central quatrefoil motif and two ha...

The single-edged watered steel blade of tapering form, the hilt clad entirely with mother of pearl plaques secured with pins, the spine with a pal...

The double-edged watered steel blade of curved form, decorated in gold overlay with a cartouche containing floral interlace to the forte, the hilt...

A Mughal watered steel dagger with a the hilt decorated in a gilt floral and palmettes pattern. The single-edged water steel blade slightly curved...

A Mughal water steel dagger with a wooden lacquered hilt, the double-edged blade curved with central spine. The hilt lacquered in green and red. 3...

The curved double-edged blade with central ridge and decorated with cartouches enclosing a flower, the hilt carved with palmettes and rosettes wit...

The rock-crystal hilt carved with flowerhead motifs, lotus blossoms and leafy details, with a watered steel gently curving blade.30.5 cm. PROVENAN...

Of typical form with curved and tapering double-edged blade with six converging fullers to each side, the hilt with baluster grip, hand guard and ...

Of typical form with curving single-edged watered-steel blade with pronounced spine thicking towards the point, the horn hilt with silvered quills...

The wood stock decorated in natural and green stained bone and circular brass and ebony geometric mosaics, the underside of the butt with a cartou...

Of gently curved form, one end in the form of a deer head, carved on either side with an animal hunting scene between crenellated border, one end ...

The silver gunpowder flask of tusk shape, decorated with a lion on one side and a deer on the other, in between decorations of elephants, cows and...

The bowl is thinly carved with fluted sides in the shape of a chrysanthemum. The foot is similarly carved as a downturned floral bloom. Fitted wit...

A Mughal pale fluted jade bowl of shallow rounded form on a short circular foot, thinly carved with fluted sides rising from a flower head with a ...

Single-edged tapering watered-steel blade with pistol-grip ivory hilt decorated with grooved stem terminating with animal shaped handle whose eyes...

A dagger with silver handle set with turquoises and red stones, sheath and suite. 20 cm.

A Vizagapatam ivory, tortoiseshell and ebony overlaid sandalwood work basket, with two sloping hinged lids with loop handle, on four claw feet, th...

Slip decorated to either side of the pear-shaped body with a peach-shaped panel enclosing Arabic script, applied to one side with a tall strap han...

A gilt wooden table-clock for the Ottoman market, decorated with two Ottoman figures holding moveable swords. The clockwork is French, early 19th ...

Of compressed globular shape standing on three conical feet and two upright handles, decorated with floral cartouches enclosing Arabic inscription...

Each modeled after the archaic form, of square section raised on a broad circular foot and surmounted by a slightly waisted neck.Decorated with a ...

Opaque pigments on paper, depicting the three-quarter profile of sultan Abdul Hamid II, wearing his typical red fez hat. The blue military jacket ...

Two gilt silver mesh belts, decorated with crescents and stars.38 and 72 cm.

Made by a skilled Armenian. It was a gift from the French emperor to Sultan Abdulaziz when he visited France. 20 by 16 cm.PROVENANCEStrong provena...

Al-Sayeda Zainab Mosque is a historic mosque in Cairo, Egypt, and constitutes one of the most important and biggest mosques in the history of Egyp...

Rectangular form, the lid carved with the Dome of the Rock on the Haram al-Sharif, the modern printed Quran with a carved mother-of-pearl binding....

The first silver belt of multiple segments with a floral decorated buckle.The second composed of 12 rectangular plates, of silver and niello with ...

An Ottoman belt with silver seven pierced foliage ornaments with gilt borders, with two gilt silver claps inlaid with turquoise as a lock. 106 by ...

Geometric and architectural motifs cotton appliqué. 265 by 155 cm.CATALOGUE NOTEKhayamiya is the Egyptian art of tent-making. Bright fabric pieces...

The characteristic elongated, slightly curved form flanked by two stitched side sections with apertures for eyes, each with two leather hooks for ...

Two Ottoman velvet cross shaped panels, embroidered in gilt threads with a dense design of flowers and foliage on a deep red velvet ground. 56 cm....

View of the Bosporus, oil on canvas, signed bottom right, framed.35 by 27 cm.

Of typical form, the purple velvet ground embroidered in gilt-silver thread with a large floral spray to both sides, the lower edge and lapels wit...

Three calligraphic panels in black naskh script of Arabic and Ottoman poems.Signed by Hafiz Mustafa Rakam Afendiand Ahmed Halim.calligraphy 31 by ...

Including sayings of the Prophet, Arabic manuscript on paper, laid down between gold rules on colored or marbled paper. Each of the qitas with lin...

Ink on paper, with lines of black naskh and thuluth scripts, one large panel with lines of black thuluth script of Ottoman inscription signed by I...

Arabic manuscript of calligraphy, paper mounted on card. Three calligraphic panels or ‘Muraqqa’ including sayings of the Prophet, written in black...

A fragment of monumental Ashura mourning hanging panel, with an inscribed weave in cream-colored silk over a dark red ground. Embellished with eig...

Two fragments of textile panel, with an inscribed weave in cream colored silk over a red and light ground ground, embellished with cartouches encl...

Incomplete manuscript on paper, Persian text of 21 lines per page on four columns in nasta’liq script in black ink. Titles of the five illuminated...

A copper piece containing five chapters of the Quran:- Surah Al-A’raf vv(206) - Surah Al-Furqan vv(77)- Surah Fatir vv(83) - Surah Yassin vv(83) -...

Composed of ivory plaques set in a rectangular form with a hinged cover revealing an interior containing an ivory pen holder and two silver inkwel...

The bearded man carved wearing long robes, coat and turban, holding beads in one hand, on a circular base, in a leather covered original box with ...

A polychrome painted ivory chess piece carved in the shape of an elephant. The piece painted in green and red with traces of gilding.4 by 5 by 3.5...

Each of rectangular form with a single central upper projection and two lower projections to the sides, the main panel carved with a copulating co...

An oval heavy cornelian medallion with silver mounting carved with Imam Ali and his two sons Hasan and Hussein with a lion and an Arabic inscripti...

Two Ottoman knives with bone handles.The others with various materials, including lapis lazuli.Ranging from 16.5 to 26.5 cm.Please note: this lot ...

The blades in the form of the beak with thumb loop below the belly, the tail with triangular cut out.19 cm.

Three Ottoman lacquered document holders, each of cylindrical form, painted in polychrome and gold, with flowers and birds against a dense pattern...

A large silver-inlaid alloy Bidri flask (surahi) of bulbous form on a splayed foot with long flaring neck and domed lid with bud finial, profusely...

Of round form with curved rim, inlaid with leaf and floral sprays interspersed, around a central rosette, the rim with scrolling flowers.36 cm dia...

A large silver Islamic jug, decorated in low relief with dense design of flowers and foliage with a band of calligraphy.31.5 cm. height, weight: 3...

The slender vessel is decorated to the body with moulded panels, each enclosing a flower spray growing from rocks, the waist and upper cup are dec...

The sturdily-potted piece is decorated to the bell-shaped body with moulded vertical panels of upward-growing lotus flowers, all below a band of f...

An intact Raqqa turquoise glazed pottery jug with vertical black strapwork.19 cm.

With pear-shaped body, truncated tapering neck and pinched lip attached to the body by a strap handle, decorated in black under a turquoise glaze ...

A Kashan lustre and cobalt blue star tile, the lustre ground painted with leafy motifs around the cobalt blue flowers, in a border of naskh inscri...

A Kashan lustre and cobalt blue star tile, the lustre ground painted with leafy motifs around the figures of two birds with inscription to the out...

Of rectangular form with coffered cover resting on four shaped feet, designed with crosses.Chiseled and chased, the sides and top decorated with f...