ANCIENT, CHINESE AND ISLAMIC ART

Circa 1100-1300 AD, Possibly from Egypt or Syria Mamluk or earlier wooden panel floral carving. Traces of multi-colour floral decoration in origin...

Circa 1300 AD, Central Asia or Persia A Timurid turquoise and lapis glazed stone niches originally forming a muqarnas decoration. Size: Set of 2: ...

Circa 1800-1900 AD, Turkey or Syria Spectacular folding Ottoman and mother of pearl mosaic veneer Quran stand with floral motifs, and geometric bo...

Circa 1300-1400 AD, Egypt or Syria Exquisite and rare. A pair Mamluk era door handles possibly from a palace, mosque or state institution. The bro...

Circa 1774 or 1775 An Ottoman Dala’il al Khyrat lit. a guide for pilgrims. Realised in Naskh Arabic script, the volume is inscribed in polished pa...

Circa 1889 or 1890 AD, Persia or North India Qajar Persia or Kashmir. High quality polished pulp wood paper with gilded borders and illuminated po...

Circa 1800-1900 AD A dthikr text possibly Dala'il al-Khayrat. Size: L:194mm / W:114mm; 210g Provenance: From a Private London collection of Mr. K....

Circa 1300-1400 AD, Egypt or Syria An important and fine Mamluk Quran Juz section (28 pages). Inscribed in elegant Thuluth script illuminated with...

Circa 1300-1450 AD, Egypt or Persia Quran Juz section (55 pages). Beautiful, gilded roundel chapter and surah dividers with margin notes. Size: L:...

Circa 1700 AD Ottoman Quran Juz section. Beautifully decorated it contains 46 illuminated surah chapter headings. Later tooled leather cover with ...

1878 AD Dated 1297 Hijra Dalal al-Khayrat lit. ‘Guide for the pilgrims.’ Thick gold borders with polychrome dividers. Compiled and inscribed by Ot...

Pocket sized Qajar Quran, with beautiful lacquered floral cover, made using the Papier-Mache lacquer technique famous during this period. All page...

Circa 1800 AD Ottoman Quran copied and made by Ahmed Nazifi. The dedication inscription also refers to Ahmed Nazifi’s teacher the Hafiz Mustafa al...

Circa 1700 AD, Persia Hammered copper vessel with beautiful patterned floral decoration with matching lid. Size: L:285mm / W:180mm ; 2kg Provenanc...

Circa 1000-1100 AD, Khorasan or Afghanistan Seljuk decorative copper Zoomorphic Incense burner in the shape of a lion. Wonderful green patina. Bur...

Circa 1700-1800 AD, Possibly Egypt or Syria An Ottoman brass charger dish with calligraphic roundel and floral details. Size: L:368mm / W:265mm; 1...

Circa 1850-1930 AD, Persia or India A brass and copper inlaid tray with the closing surah of the Quran al Fatiha. Size: L:460mm / W:434mm; 1.4kg P...

Circa 1600-1700 AD, North India A cast Brass Deccan pilgrim flask with elongated spout and elegant scrolling terminals. Inscription beginning with...

Circa 1600-1700 AD, Persia Safavid or Qajar copper lidded vessel complete with matching lid. Decorated with floral and geometric motifs. Size: L:3...

Circa 1620-1720 AD, Persia Safavid copper ewer complete with original hinged lid and floral motifs. Size: L:360mm / W:150mm; 885g Provenance: From...

Circa 1600-1800 AD Ottoman or Safavid copper tinned ewer. Surat Ihklas inscribed in centre. Often this Surah is used as one of the four ‘Kul’ vers...

Circa 1600-1700 AD Safavid tinned copper ewer. Realised with finely hammered intricate floral hammered metalwork. Size: L:380mm / W:182mm; 4kg Pro...

Circa 1600-1700 AD, North India A Deccan Pilgrim flask, copper, with suspicion loops and elegant curved finials. This fine example contains an evo...

Circa 1700-1800 AD, India A solid marble Mughal carved container jar gilded and painted floral patterns. Possibly used as a decorative or floral v...

Circa 1100 AD Bronze ewer with flaring mouth, upward-angled spout, piriform body, pronounced foot and strap handle connecting at the lower part of...

Circa 1700-1800 AD A cast iron antique bolt lock, widely used throughout the Middle East and Arabia. Similar varieties of locks of this type were ...

Circa, 1800 AD, India or Persia Marble plaque series “Oh Omar the discerner” (of right and wrong). Possibly Qajar or Mughal inscribed with the nam...

Circa 1800 AD, India or Persia Marble plaque series, inscribed “Oh Abu Bakr, may God be pleased with him. Size: L:315mm / W:231mm; 3.8kg Provenanc...

Circa 1800 AD, India or Persia. Marble plaque series, Plaque 3 inscribed “Oh Uthman”. Size: L:314mm / W:230mm; 3.5kg Provenance: From private Lond...

Circa 1800-1900 AD, India or Persia Marble plaque series, Plaque 4, inscribed, “Oh Ali may God honour his face”. Size: L:317mm / W:233mm; 4kg Prov...

Circa 1900-1900 AD, Possibly India Weaved wool prayer mat, with geometric borders and floral centre. A Qur’anic ayah possibly 112 surrounds the he...

Circa 1800-1900 AD A very fine embroidered silk prayer mat with multi coloured boarders and central arch framing a delicate floral vase arrangemen...

Dated 1927 or 1928, Egypt Blue silk hanging with gold thread embroidery. Egyptian crescent moon and three-star royal crest. Possibly a mosque or t...

Circa 1870-1900 AD Ottoman map of Northeast Anatolia, titled “Land of the Romans”, and “Trabzon,” also includes part of the Caucuses. Map depicts ...

Dated 1893 AD Rare black and white early photographs of the sacred mosque or Haram of Mecca with views of the Kaaba, the maqams of the four orthod...

Dated 1893 AD Second rare black and white early photograph, view of minbar in the precinct of the sacred mosque. Almost certainly taken during the...

Circa 1100-1200 AD, Persia or Egypt Possibly Seljuk or Fatimid. Curved with adjustable opening and pointed centre. Decorated with Arabic text, mot...

Circa, 1180-1300, Possibly Syria or Egypt Copper pyxis or inkwell. Possibly Ayyubid. Cylindrical with segmented detachable lid. The Pyxis has beau...

Circa 1300 AD, Possibly Mamluk or earlier Andalusian A single lantern grill with crenelated top and pieced writing and thick patina. Writing in a ...

Circa 1200-1300 AD, Possibly Syria or PersiaHeavy copper rectangular paper weight with fluted head. Highlighted decoration with floral or wave mot...

Circa 1100-1200 ADCopper pen box. Inscribed with Arabic Kufic text, dedication begins with, “the leader.” Roundel motifs with birds. Reminiscent o...

Circa 1100 ADA nicely patinated ladle with oval-shaped bowl, the flat handle has been punched with incised decoration of rings and motif, the term...

Circa 1100 ADA bronze mortar and pestle with fine patination finish. The mortar is in the form of a bulbous shape tube and stepped-in foot. The co...

Circa 300-600 ADA silver double-skinned oval bowl with flat rim, rounded body and base.For a similar example see the Metropolitan Museum accession...

Circa 300-600 ADA deep hemispherical shaped bowl with a thick silver wall, flat rim, green patinated surface finish internally. Size: L:130mm / W:...

Circa 1st Millennium BCA bronze incense burner with well defined decoration to the handle and pan. The underside decorated with motifs including s...

Circa 200-900 AD, SasanianA bronze bowl with intricate concentric circle decoration, the globular bulbous shaped body raising up to the above cent...

Circa 900-700 BC, Neo-ElamiteA fine bronze basin or phiale, a special libation bowl used for holding wine, with a rounded body, the corseted shoul...

Circa 900-800 BC, Neo-ElamiteA Neo-Elamite bronze bowl with large conical body; the rim, details a ridged band. The exterior is highly decorated w...

Circa 900-800 BC, Neo-ElamiteThe beaker is slender and cylindrical in shape with gently tapering concave sides and a tapering base that terminates...

Circa 1000 BCThe long pin has a dominant discoid head made of an oval plate, decorated in openwork form, with a motif in the centre, the body also...

Circa 1000 BCA stylised bronze ram applique, also reffered to as a protome decorated in the form of horse, with stylised curling horns. Nice patin...

Circa 1000 BCA bronze terminal in the form of a stylised bird, with long outstretched plumage.Luristan (or Lorestan) literally means “Land of the ...

Circa 1st - 2nd Millennium BCA small bronze stylised votive statue of a deity with raised hands. The figure is wearing a headdress and has a flatt...

Circa 1200-1000 BCA ceremonial bronze cast mace head featuring a globular body flanked with two short necks to either side with a circular shaft h...

Circa 1000 BCA stylised bronze horse applique, also reffered to as a protome, decorated in the form of horse, with long standing ears, fiercesome ...

Circa 1000 BCAn ancient cast bronze figurine of an ibex, portrayed standing on four shorts legs and featuring an elongated body. The animal’ facia...

Circa 1000 BCA well-detailed, hollow-cast patera finial in the shape of a panther head. The mouth open revealing fangs and tongue, the nostrils in...

Circa 1st Millennium BCStanding figure with exaggerated wide hips, thighs, and buttocks - emphasizing her fertility - attenuated arms, relatively ...

Circa 1st Millennium BCStanding figure with exaggerated wide hips, thighs, and buttocks - emphasizing her fertility - attenuated arms, relatively ...