ASIAN AND ISLAMIC ART HAMMER AUCTION 28 MARCH 2023

A view of al-Masjid al-Haram in Mecca with the seven minarets and the maqams of the famous religious schools. 29.5 by 22 cm.

Seven photographs of Mecca, Medina, the Mahmal and Hajj. Rare photographs, including images of Mecca with prayers around the Kabaa, the Mahmal w...

Gouache color heightened with gold on paper, depicting al-Masjid al-Haram with the kabaa in the centre surrounded by the four Maqams of the Islami...

A large cotton shirt (jama) covered with text written in a variety of scripts, including thuluth, and square Kufic, in assorted colors, arranged i...

Watercolor heightened with gold on wood, depicting al-Masjid al-Haram central in Mecca with another mosque in the background. Ruled by an openwork...

Two early photographs of Mecca by Al-sayyid Abd Al-Ghaffar Al-Tabib, both photograps depicts a general view of the Kabaa with the city beyond. 'A...

These four photos show the Garden of Fatimah in the Prophet Mohammed Mosque, Al-Arabia Gate (One of Madina gates) with its market. Also, the Ottom...

Two volumes, 'new edition', folding plan of Mecca, 3 further tables (2 folding), offsetting, translated by George Sale, bookplate to front pastedo...

A collection of bindings on rugs and carpets, mostly on Oriental carpets, to include: Robert de Calatchi, Oriental Carpets, second edition 1970, f...

Watercolor on paper. Gouache heightened with gold on paper, mounted in a bespoke perspex frame. In red morocco binding decorated with gold painte...

This book is one of three volumes that chronicles the trip undertaken in 1806 and 1807 with a description of lost civilizations where history and ...

Of tapering rectangular form, decorated to the top and the sides with elegant inscriptions in thuluth script of Surah Al-Al-Muzzammil v.1-v.7 amon...

A Hindu manuscript on lined paper, 293ff., with 6ll. of black, gold and red ink Devanagari script to the page, the text accompanied by eight polyc...

Arabic manuscript on paper, covered with text written in a variety of scripts and floral design inculding square Kufic and Maghribi scripts, in as...

The holy Camel when it passes along the town of Cairo in the very extraordinary annual procession preparatory to the setting forward of the great ...

Oil on canvas Depicting prayers around the kabaa in al-Masjid al-Haram. 155 by 108 cm.

A Levantine bone and carved hardwood cabinet. Each piece was hand-cut and hand engraved. Decorated with arabesque pattern, bone inlays and an Ar...

Rectangular, heavily embroidered in silver and silver-gilt threads on a predominantly black cotton ground, consisting of an upper section with a r...

Carved beautifully in low relief with foliage scrolls, bone inlaid stars and geometric designs. 186 by 65 by 32 cm. Appears to be in good cond...

An Arabic manuscript on paper, comprising 16 folding panels, written in red, blue and black naskh and decorated in polychrome heightened with gold...

Oil on canvas depicting holy places and Ottoman buildings. To the centre above, a floral roundel enclosing a portrait of the sultan Abdulhamid II...

Of characteristic form with a pear shaped body tapering upwards and supported on a small foot, the waisted neck joined to the neck by s-shaped han...

A brass basin with compressed body, decorated around the body with silver inlaid poly lobed medallion enclosing elegant inscriptions in large thul...

Of typical folding form with two parts hinged, together with lower arched sections, decorated in mother-of-pearl fragments with a dense design of ...

This quadruped qibla finder board features two sundials, a compass and a circular geographical table in the folk tradition of Islamic science know...

Embroidered in black wool with two bands of stiff leaves enclosing Quran inscriptions in large thuluth script. The inscriptions: "???? ????? ??...

The text to the centre in naskh script describes the physical appearance of the Prophet Muhammad, inlaid with mother of pearl on a tortoise shell ...

Each of six pointed stellar form, the upper surface moulded in relief with a central seated and enthroned figure holding a cup in the raised left ...

Of a circular compressed body, raised on three feet with an everted rim, cast with three panels enclosing Arabic inscriptions. Height 7 cm. D...

The sphere is apparently cast in one piece and has a thickly scored equator. With no constellations or stars, only the lines for the Equator, the ...

A turquoise Mihraab shaped seal, carved to the centre with surah al-Kawthar, surrounded band a carved band of surah al-Fatiha. 12 by 8.5 cm.

Wood, bone, steel, lac. Of rectangular form with hinged cover, inlaid with bands of micro-mosaic bone, metal, wood and lac in a geometric comp...

With sloping sides and upright rim, decorated in black, green and mustard-yellow, depicting a male figure with legs and arms astride, holding a sh...

On a short foot, with rounded sides. The basin interior is awash with shades of brown and pale-yellow glaze that creates a colorful ground atop wh...

Decorated with a turquoise iridesence glaze and line work in black. 20 cm. height,22 cm. width

Of conical shape, decorated in red, mustard, and manganese brown outline on a cream ground. 19.5 cm diam.8 cm. height

The ovoid body moulded with arched bands of beading, the neck with three small handles. Height 54 cm.CATALOGUE NOTE This type of alkaline-glaze...

Of rounded form with flaring sides and upright rim, scratched through a white slip and splashed in manganese and green with star-shaped rosettes, ...

Of conical form on a short foot, decorated in tomato red, manganese and ochre on a cream ground with abstract vegetal designs consisting of large ...

Pottery bowl, Nishapur, painted in black/brown on a cream ground, with Kufic script as band, black/brown rim. 7 by 21 cm.

Red earthenware with a white slip, splashes of green, yellow and brown in a transparent glaze24 - 22 cm. diam.

Earthenware with white slip painted with colored brown manganese and red clay under a transparent lead-based glaze. An elegant truncated cone-sha...

Earthenware with white slip, painted with brown manganese colored clay, under transparent glaze. Main motifs are elaborate dark brown and green pa...

Of conical form on short foot, the white interior with a central dot surrounded by a minor sepia band and an elegant kufic inscription in dark sep...

A Mughal style jade handle carved to one end with double-headed horse, the other with double-headed ram. Length 18.5 cm.

The box with a central circular cabochon ruby within a surround of polki cut diamond petals and leaves on a blue enameled ground, the borders and ...

Profusely detailed with arabesque scrolls and stylised mythic fauna, retaining partial silvered finish, the spout pierced with Buddhist endless kn...

An elegant silk Ikat robe lined in red cotton.Central Asian ikat textiles are a testament to the power of pattern and are influenced by the variou...

A beautiful Uzbek Ikat robe from Bukhara, The lovely colour compliment the patterns with natural red and yellow highlighted with the white. Centra...

The leaf-shaped blade tapering to a sharp tip, engraved with a central panel enclosing Kalimat al-Tawhid in Kufic script surrounded by Quran verse...

A Fatimid crystal pendant carved in low relief with floral motifs. 4.6 cm.

A rounded gilt mounted crystal pendant carved in low relief with a figure holding a cup flanked by two musicians. 2 by 3 cm.

Oval shaped, the figure cut from the brown layer of stone, standing out against the white layer marble-like, depicted facing left, wearing elabora...

The body of pear shape on a spreading foot, with oval shaped handle and bird finial, the hinged cover also with bird finial, decorated with incise...

With rectangular foot rest, the sides with gilt decoration. 18 by 13.5 by 16 cm.

Of domed form, the skull profusely decorated with engraved seated figures amongst flowering vines, the rim with a narrow band comprising inscripti...

A leather saddle decorated with tooled bone panels, the saddle with raised front section, the bone with tooled circle decoration, two buckles unde...

Austrian cold painted bronze study, Vienna, c. 1900. modelled as an Arab walking alongside his camel, naturalistically painted in enamel colours. ...

A Persian steel bird on wood stand, decorated to back, breast and tails with panels with geometric and gilt floral designs. Length 26 cm. Heig...

Gouache colour heightened with gold on paper, depicitng a Turkoman prisoner, armed with a dagger, sword, bow, arrows and mace of the prisoners in ...