Antiquities, Islamic & Indian Arts

An Egyptian style darkened alabaster stopper in the form of human-headed Imsety, 6.8cm high, red ink inscribed on the back ‘No.218’, with an ink i...

Two ladies dancing, Awadh, Provincial Mughal, North India, circa 1790, opaque pigments on paper heightened with gold, shown leaping in a joyful em...

Two paintings from an album, A prince with his bride and musicians; and a courtesan and her attendant, Faizabad or Murshidabad, North India, circa...

A lady writer with hookah, Pahari school, Kanrga or Guler, North India, mid-19th century, opaque pigments and gold on paper, in the evening under...

A prince on a terrace with female attendants, Oudh, North India, circa 1800, opaque pigments on paper heightened with gold, the prince dressed in ...

A lady and her attendants under a tree, Kangra or Guler, North India, circa 1840, opaque pigments on paper heightened with gold, the four women de...

An illustration to a Ragamala series, Amber or Jaipur, North India, first half 18th century, opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, the he...

An illustration to a Ragamala series, Amber or Jaipur, North India, first half 18th century, opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, the he...

A Safavid or Deccani engraved copper kashkul, Persia or India, 18th century, of deep form on a very short foot, with large design of split-palmett...

An inscribed brass hookah in the shape of a yak’s horn, Skardo, Baltistan, Upper Indus Valley, late 18th century, embellished with overlaid openwo...

A Deccani openwork bronze 'Alam, India, 18th-19th century, of teardrop form decorated in openwork with a central panel containing inscriptions, su...

A palace scene, Kangra, Punjab Hills, second quarter of the 19th century, opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, the painting divided in t...

Maharana Jagat Singh and his family and his courtiers entertained by nautch girls, Udaipur, Rajasthan, circa 1750, opaque pigments on paper height...

A portrait of the Maharaja of Mewar and his family, India, circa 1800, opaque pigments heightened with applied gold, the ruler depicted seated on ...

Priests worshipping Srinathji with Nandi, Nathdwara, India, late 19th century, opaque pigments on paper heightened with gold and silver, the idol ...

A processional group depicting a Kotah nobleman on horseback, Kotah, circa 1870, gouache on paper heightened with gilt, depicting a nobleman swath...

An illustration to a the Satsai of Bihari, Jaipur, Rajasthan, North India, circa 1810, opaque pigments on paper heightened with gold, a scene at s...

Two illustrations from a manuscript, Sultanate India, 15th century and later, opaque pigments and ink on paper heightened with gilt, the first fol...

A Bijapuri scholar or dervish, Deccan Bijapur, first half 17th century, opaque pigments and ink heightened with gold on paper, the painting depict...

A young prince practicing polo, Imperial Mughal, 1730, opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, depicted wearing patterned gold robes, his a...

An illustration to a Ragamala series: Malwa Ragini, Datia, Madhya Pradesh, circa 1725, opaque pigments on paper heightened with gold, a palace sce...

To be Sold without ReserveWomen on a terrace, possibly an illustration from a Ragamala: Dipak Raga, Oudh, Mughal India, circa 1775, opaque pigment...

The Prophet Muhammad, 'Ali, Hasan and Husayn in Paradise, Lucknow, Deccan or Kashmir, India, late 18th century, opaque pigments on paper heightene...

A Kalighat painting of a woman and attendant, Bengal, India, circa 1870, opaque pigments on paper heightened with silver, the woman shown standing...

A painting of a lokapurusha, India, Rajasthan, Bikaner, 19th century, opaque pigments on cloth heightened with silver, the cosmic man dressed in ...

Two Qur'an folios in Eastern' kufic, Qur'an III, sura al-'umran, vv.116-133, Arabic manuscript on paper, each with 17ll. of elegant black 'eastern...

A Qur'an bifolium, North Africa, 9th-10th century, Arabic manuscript on vellum, with 11 lines to the page written in dark brown Kufic script in bl...

Qur’an Leaf in Kufic Script, Near East or North Africa, 9th century, Arabic manuscript on vellum, Surah al-Imran (3), verses 3-12, 14 lines to the...

A Kufic Qur’an folio, Near East or North Africa, 9th century, Arabic manuscript on vellum, Surah 3 (Al ‘Imran), verses 55-66, with 14ll. of elegan...

A Kufic Qur'an leaf, Near East or North Africa, 9th-10th century, Arabic manuscript on vellum, 10ll. of elegant brown Kufic script to the page, wi...

A bifolio and a folio from a Qur'an, Arabia, 8th-9th century, Arabic on vellum, with 8ll. of gold Kufic script to the page, folio 9cm x 13cm. diam...

Two small double-sided Kufic folios, Near East or Andalusia, 12th century, Arabic manuscript on vellum, with 8ll of sepia mahrebi script within go...

Two folios from a Mamluk Qur'an, illumination probably by Sandal, circa 700-710AH/1300-1310 AD, Surah 78 al-Naba' (the Announcement) - Surah 114 a...

A Mamluk Qur'an section, Near East, 14th century, 6ff., Arabic manuscript on paper, with 4 lines of black Muhaqqaq script per page, with gold rose...

A Mamluk astronomical treatise, apparently based on The Book of Fixed Stars, compiled by Ahmed ibn Eldegüz ibn ‘Abd Allah, dated Jumada II 697 AH ...

An illuminated title page from Al-Turmudi's Kitab Nathr Ghurar Al-Fawa'id Wa Nashr Durbar Al-Fara'id Sharh Al-Manzumah, Mamluk Egypt or Syria, 15t...

A section from a large Ilkhanid qur'an, Iran, 14th century, Qur’an L (sura qaf), v.1 to Qur’an LIII (sura al-najm), v.31, Arabic manuscript on pa...

Four large Ilkhanid Qur'an folios, Persia, 14th century, Arabic manuscript on paper, with 15 lines of black bold naskh, polychrome and gold rounde...

A Timurid prayerbook, Iran, 15th century, 30ff., Arabic manuscript on paper, with 9ll. of black Muhaqqaq script, gold rosette verse markers, with ...

Juz 6 of a Qur'an, probably Eastern Persia, 15th-16th century, Surah an-Nisā’ (4), v.148 to surah al-Mā’idah (5), v.82, Arabic manuscript on paper...

A Quran folio in Muhaqqaq, Shiraz, Iran, circa 1525-1550, Arabic manuscript on paper, a single folio from a Qur'an with 12 ll. of Muhaqqaq to the ...

Three Quran folios, Sultanate India, 15th-16th century, Arabic manuscript on paper, double-sided, each with 11 lines of black Bihari script, with ...

Two 16th century calligraphic panels, Iran, 19th century, Persian manuscript on paper, comprising ghazaliat (poems) by Amir Shah (d.857) arranged ...

Two framed Persian nastaliq calligraphy panels, Iran, 16th century, ink and opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, the first with 4 diagon...

An illustrated folio from a copy of Firdawsis Shahnama.', possibly Shiraz, Iran, 1300-1340, gouache heightened with gold on paper, within text pag...

An illustrated and illuminated leaf from a manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnameh, depicting Horsemen in Combat, Persia, copied by Hasan ibn Muhammad ...

Five folios from the anthology of poetry with extracts from Khosrow and Shirin or Layla and Majnun, Iskandarnama, Persia, early 16th century, Pers...

Shaykh Muslih Al-Din Sa'di (d. 1292AD): Kulliyat, Persia, first quarter of the 16th century, Persian manuscript on paper, 359ff., incomplete, 18ll...

'Abd Al-Hakim Al-Siyalkuti, Zubdat al-Afkar, A commentary and glosses upon a commentary by Khayyali upon a metaphysical treatise, compiled in 1024...

An illustrated leaf from a manuscript of Nizami's Khamsa, Bahram Gur pins a lion to a wild ass, Persia, Turkman, Rajab 901 AH / March-April 1498-9...

Two Safavid drawings of a youth with cup and stork with snake, Persia, 17th century, opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, laid down on a...

Six calligraphic album pages in fine nasta'liq script, comprising exercises in various letters and the methods of joining them to other letters, P...

To be Sold without ReserveA Safavid illuminated folio from a Shahnameh, circa 1600, Persian manuscript on paper, opaque pigments heightened with g...

A manual of talismans and effective prayers, dated 17 Rabi’ I 1243 AH (8 October 1827AD), copied by an anonymous scribe for al-Hajj Muhammad Mehdi...

A Qajar prayer book, Persia, 19th-century, Arabic manuscript on paper, 35ff., with 11ll. of black naskkh script within cloudbands on a gold ground...

Two Qajar amuletic prayer scrolls on vellum, Persia, 19th century, in Persian nasta'liq script, with gold and polychrome illumination, one split i...

A Qur'an box with Safavid fabric cover, Persia, late 18th-early 19th century, of rectangular lidded form, with brass lock, the interior lined with...

A Qajar illustrated copy of the Divan of the Seljuq court poet Awhad al-Din Anvari (d.1189-90), Persia, 19th century, Persian manuscript on paper,...

A Qajar prayer book, Qur’an excerpt (6:72-101), copied by Ibn Muhammad ‘Ali 1313 AH (1895-96AD), Arabic manuscript on paper, 10ll. of black naskh ...

A Qajar calligraphy album (muraqqa'), Persia, 19th century, of concertina form, comprising 47 calligraphic panels including calligraphies signed b...