Asian art

A GOLD-DAMASCENED INSCRIBED STEEL PUSH DAGGER (KATAR) INDIA, DATED AH 1235/ AD 1819-20 of unusually elongated form with double cross-bar between...

FOUR CASKET SECTIONS BY BOGI LAL MALI INDIA, BIHAR, PURNEA DISTRICT, 1938 gouache on rice paper, each inscribed on the reverse in pencil with th...

A PAIR OF QAJAR MOULDED POTTERY TILES PERSIA, 19th CENTURY each of rectangular form, moulded and decorated in underglaze polychrome with a princ...

FOUR MALI LANTERN SECTIONS INDIA, BIHAR, PURNEA DISTRICT gouache on rice paper, mounted, inscribed on the reverse in pencil with their place of ...

FOUR LANTERN SECTIONS BY LABHU MALI INDIA, BIHAR, PURNEA DISTRICT, BARARI VILLAGE gouache on rice paper, mounted, inscribed on the reverse in pe...

FOUR LANTERN SECTIONS BY BOGI LAL MALI INDIA, BIHAR, PURNEA DISTRICT gouache on rice paper, mounted, inscribed on the reverse in pencil with the...

AN ILLUSTRATION TO A NAYIKA SERIES: A LADY SMOKING A HOOKAH INDIA, PUNJAB HILLS, KULU, CIRCA 1730 gouache on paper, heightened in gold, depictin...

A THANGKA OF AVALOKITESVARA TIBET, 18th CENTURY distemper and gold on cloth, with silk brocade mounts 120cm x 72.5cm (47 ¼in x 28 ½in) Former ...

A MINIATURE SAMANID SLIP-PAINTED POTTERY CALLIGRAPHIC BOWL EAST PERSIA OR TRANSOXIANA, 11th CENTURY with flaring sides, decorated under a transp...

A BUFF SANDSTONE BUST OF A DEITY INDIA, 10th/ 11th CENTURY on stone mount, carved with naturalistic facial details and jewellery 18cm (7 1/8in)...

AN ILLUSTRATION TO THE GITA GOVINDA: RADHA AND KRISHNA IN A LANDSCAPE INDIA, PUNJAB HILLS, MANDI, CIRCA 1800 preparatory drawing, pencil on pape...

FOUR NAGA BAMBOO CEREMONIAL VESSELS INDIA, BIHAR, FIRST HALF OF 20th CENTURY of cylindrical form, three carved with folk figures largest; 38cm ...

A CARVED WOOD ARCHITECTURAL FRIEZE FRAGMENT INDIA, PROBABLY PUNJAB, CIRCA 1800 rectangular, carved in relief with repeat floral designs 49.1cm ...

HINDU WARRIORS INDIA, PROBABLY TRICHONOPOLY, CIRCA 1850 gouache on mica, mounted on paper, depicting a Hindu deity with a bow and arrow seated o...

A EUROPEAN MISTRESS RESTING ON HER DIVAN LISTENING TO MUSICIAN PLAYING THE LUTE INDIA, GUJARAT, SURAT, CIRCA 1740 gouache on paper heightened wi...

A SINGLE FOLIO FROM A SAFAVID MANUSCRIPT OF SA’DI’S GULISTAN PERSIA, 16TH/ 17TH CENTURY Persian manuscript on paper, ink and gold, written in fi...

MAHARAJA AJIT SINGH RATHORE OF MARWAR (1679-1724) INDIA, CIRCA 1800 gouache on paper heightened in gold, depicting the maharaja in a bright red ...

RADHA AND KRISHNA ON A BED OF LEAVES INDIA, PUNJAB HILLS, NAHAN, CIRCA 1830 unfinished painting, pencil, ink and gouache on paper, depicting the...

THREE TERRACOTTA FIGURINES INDIA, CIRCA 2000 BC comprising a Harappan figure of a bull, a female bust and a female figure sitting on a stool l...

TWO MALI LANTERN SECTIONS INDIA, BIHAR, BHAGALPUR DISTRICT, NATHNAGAR gouache on rice paper, mounted, inscribed on the reverse in pencil with th...

A SINGLE FOLIO FROM A SAFAVID MANUSCRIPT OF SA’DI’S GULISTAN PERSIA, 16TH/ 17TH CENTURY Persian manuscript on paper, black ink and gold written ...

AVINASH CHANDRA (INDIA, 1931-1991) GREEN HEAD, 1962 signed and dated ‘Avinash 30/8/62 in pen (lower right), pen, ink and watercolour on paper ...

A COPPER ALLOY PROCESSIONAL STANDARD (ALAM) INDIA, DECCAN, 19th CENTURY cast in two boteh-shaped flat components, one larger than the other, the...

FRAGMENT FROM A MONUMENTAL PAINTING DEPICTING TIPU SULTAN’S ARMY INDIA, LATE 18TH CENTURY gouache on cloth laid down on card, depicting three ma...

Khorassan A silver-inlaid brass pen case or 'divit' Provenance: Sotheby's, 08 From the Dr Mohammed S Farsi Collection Dimensions: 7.75 in. (L)...

A BI-FOLIUM FROM A DISPERSED ILKHANID MANUSCRIPT OF THE QUR’AN PERSIA, 14th CENTURY Arabic manuscript on paper, conjoined pages, 11 lines to the...

‘AUSPICIOUS DEITEIS’ BY A MAITHIL KAYASTH WOMAN INDIA, BIHAR, DARBHANGA, CIRCA 1920-40 stamped, red ink on paper, a wall design 41cm x 40cm (1...

MUZAFFAR AL-DIN SHAH (R. 1896-1907) QAJAR PERSIA, CIRCA 1900 oil on canvas, unsigned, representing the shah in his military uniform holding the ...

SHAH ABBAS THE GREAT (R. 1588-1629) INDIA, DELHI, FIRST HALF OF 19th CENTURY gouache heightened in gold, mounted on an album page depicting Shah...

B. MAJUMBDAR (INDIA, 20th CENTURY) RIVER SCENE WITH SANDALWOOD TREE oil on canvas, signed and dated lower left ‘B.Majumdar 42' 49.5cm x 67cm (1...

THREE WOOD CARVINGS OF DEITIES SOUTH INDIA, TAMIL NADU, 20th CENTURY one painted, the others plain, depicting Yashoda and Krishna largest; 28.5...

A QAJAR MOULDED POTTERY TILE PERSIA, 19th CENTURY of rectangular form, underglaze painting in polychrome, depicting lovers meeting in a garden w...

TWO MALI CASKET SECTIONS INDIA, BIHAR, BHAGALPUR DISTRICT, NATHNAGAR gouache on rice paper, mounted, inscribed on the reverse in pencil with the...

A SINGLE LEAF FROM A DISPERSED SAFAVID MANUSCRIPT OF THE QUR’AN PERSIA, HERAT, CIRCA 1590 Persian manuscript on paper, 12 lines to the page writ...

Seljuk An important Seljuk engraved coffer From the Dr Mohammed S Farsi Collection Dimensions: 4.5 in. (H) x 7 in. (W) x 4.5 in. (D)

Islamic A Khorassan copper-inlaid circular tray From the Dr Mohammed S Farsi Collection Dimensions: 7 in. (D)

Samir Shoushan, 'Two Women with Boxes' Dimensions: 27 in. (H) x 17 in. (W) 8.5 in. (D)

19th Century Chinese A Kesi panel

AN ELEPHANT AND A PEACOCK INDIA, RAJASTHAN, FIRST HALF OF 19th CENTURY gouache on arch-shaped paper each; 7cm x 6.5cm (2¾in x 2½in)

S. A. Saleem Arabic, 'Kneeling Woman Staring' From the Dr Mohammed S Farsi Collection Dimensions: 20 in. (H) x 7 in. x 12 in. (D)

Chinese A Pair of export dishes Dimensions: 3 in. (H) x 6 in. (W) x 5 in. (D)

AN OTTOMAN QUR’AN TURKEY, CIRCA 1850 comprising a selection of suras starting with Ya Sin and ending with al-Qadr, interspersed with glosses in ...

TOWNSCAPE AFTER A WESTERN ENGRAVING: THE MAIN STREET OF MATHURA INDIA, RAJASTHAN, JAIPUR, CIRCA 1780 watercolour on paper, depicting a street of...

Seif Wanly (Egyptian, 1906 - 1979) Man in a striped sweater Acrylic on paper Signed bottom left From the Dr Mohammed S Farsi Collection Dimensio...

South Arabian A black stone circular incense burner Provenance: Private Collection of Dr. Mohammed Said Farsi (1936-2019), acquired between 1960...

AN ILLUSTRATED FOLIO FROM A SAFAVID MANUSCRIPT OF FIRDAUSI’S SHAHNAMA DEPICTING BAHRAM GUR PERSIA, DATED AH 975/ AD 1567 ink, gouache and gold o...

South Arabian (?) Two alabaster relief fragments, one with vine leaf and grapes, another with an Ancient South Arabian inscription at the bottom ...

A mixed lot of Asian items, to include: [a] Chinese (?), vase, terracotta [b] 19th century, Tibetan, x2 bowls, silver [c] Japanese (?), cup [d]...

Luigi Russo Papotto (Italian, b. 1955) Abstract Boat Watercolour on paper Inscribed bottom right 'Per Hand, Con la speranza che il presente sia se...

Gyula Balint (Hungarian, 1884 - 1956) Portrait of a girl Pastel on paper Signed bottom left From the Dr Mohammed S Farsi Collection Dimensions: ...

FOLIO FROM A SAFAVID MANUSCRIPT OF FIRDAUSI’S SHAHNAMA DEPICTING THE MURDER OF SIYAVASH PERSIA, CIRCA 1580-1600 ink, gouache and gold on paper, ...

A MALI LANTERN SECTION INDIA, BIHAR, PURNEA DISTRICT gouache on rice paper, mounted, inscribed on the reverse in pencil with their place of orig...

A RAJAH IN PROCESSION WITH HIS TWO ATTENDANTS INDIA, PUNJAB HILLS, PROBABLY JAMMU, CIRCA 1760 gouache and gold on paper laid down on card, the r...

A LARGE JADUPATUA SCROLL SECTION SANTAL PARGANAS INDIA, BIHAR, CIRCA 1930 watercolour on paper 87cm x 27.9cm (34 ¼in x 10 7/8in)

Islamic A collection of twelve early glass bottles decorated with applied discs From the Dr Mohammed S Farsi Collection

Chinese Qing Dynasty A jade hairpin Carved in high relief with a bird on a branch Dimensions: 3.5 in. (L)

Persian Antique A horse feed bucket (?) Dimensions: 12 in. (D)

Islamic A bronze tri-form bird finial From the Dr Mohammed S Farsi Collection Dimensions: 2.5 in. (H) x 3.25 in. (W) (excluding base)

Chinese Antique A near pair of large blue and white ginger jars Dimensions: 9.5 in. (H) x 8.5 in. (W)

Ka'ba A huge silver and gilt appliqué panel form the Holy Shrines From the Dr Mohammed S Farsi Collection Dimensions: 54 in. (H) x 79 in. (W)