Antiquities, Islamic & Indian Arts

An engraved copper ewer, Deccan, India, 16th century, on a slightly flared ring foot, of pear-shaped form, the boat shaped mouth above a narrow ne...

Two  brass chambu lota holy water vases, North India, circa 1760, of globular form on short flaring foot, the neck with a coiled ring rising to a ...

An engraved and pounced brass surahi, South India or Sri Lanka, late 18th century, of bulbous form, on a short flaring foot, rising to a tall neck...

A large openwork brass pandan, North India, first half 18th century, of domed form on flat base, with hinged domed lid and handle terminating in f...

Two brass spouted lota, Punjab Hills, North India, 18th century, of bulbous shape with flared, everted mouth, on a round low pedestal base, the fi...

A silver-inlaid bidri spitoon and pandan, Bidar, Deccan, India, 18th century, the spittoon of bell-shaped form, inlaid with single flower motifs a...

Three silver-inlaid bidri vessels and a tray, Bidar, Deccan, 18th century, on short splayed foot, each with globular body rising to a gently flari...

A silver-inlaid bidriware vase (surahi), Hyderabad, Deccan, India, late 18th-early 19th century, of bulbous form on a splayed foot with long flari...

A large silver-inlaid bidri spittoon, Bidar, Deccan, India, early 18th century, of circular form, the rim curving upwards and rising from a bulbou...

Three ribbed brass spice boxes, North India, late 18th century, of circular form, with ribbed body and domed detachable lid, two  engraved with fo...

An engraved brass tray and portable huqqa base, North India, 18th century, the tray of octagonal form, the central panel decorated with bands of f...

A brass chambu lota holy water vase, North India, 18th century, Of globular form on short flaring foot, the neck with a coiled ring rising to a fl...

A large lobed copper lota (water vessel), South India, 17th century, the bulbous body tapering in at the neck and flaring at the mouth, the body w...

An engraved brass fluted ewer, possibly Lahore, North India, first half 18th century, rising on four legs to a fluted pear shaped body with hinged...

A silver-inlaid bidri basin, Bidar, Deccan, India, 18th centuryOf rectangular form, on a short foot, the square body with curved sides and large s...

A bronze water vase or flask, Deccan, India, 17th century, on a splayed foot, rising to a bulbous body with narrow faceted neck and flaring mouth ...

A Deccani engraved bronze ewer, India, 16th century, on a spreading short foot, heavily cast, the globular, fluted base rising to a tapering neck ...

An engraved brass casket dibya, Gujerat or Rajasthan, India, late 17th century, on four feet, heavily cast and of faceted form with domed hinged l...

A silver-inlaid bidri tray, Lucknow, North India, late 18th-early 19th century, of circular form, finely inlaid with smiling, swimming fish, birds...

A lac- and silver-inlaid bidri bowl with tughras, Indian for the Ottoman market, 19th century, of deep form with slightly flared rim, the base wit...

A bidri silver-inlaid footed tray, Bidar, Deccan, India, 18th century, of circular form on eight short feet with flower head terminals, the centra...

 A gem-set rock crystal polylobed bowl, Mughal, 18th century, of lobed form, decorated on the exterior with intertwining floral stems on each lobe...

A group of rock crystal gem-set vessels, India, 20th century, comprising a lidded ewer, a lidded pear-shaped vase, two high small cups and four sm...

A complete set of lacquered papier-mache circular game cards (Ganjifa) in their original box, India, 19th century, the box of rectangular form wit...

A small jade stem footed cup, India, 19th century or earlier, on a spreading foot, with deep bowl, 5.4cm. highCondition Report: Small chips to rim

Twelve repousse silver fish, North India, possibly Lucknow, 19th century, each identical, with curved body and slight smile, the scales delineated...

A small enameled silver box, Lucknow, North India, late 18th-19th century, rectangular with cut corners, the hinged cover decorated with a pair of...

A large silver-gilt throne armchair, India, late 19th century, the rectangular vertical openwork back with oval padded textile with coat of arms e...

A Mughal gilt-decorated cut glass huqqa base, India, early 19th century, of bell-shaped form, the decoration with floral swags and flower head and...

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

A folio from a Mughal album page, a jharokha portrait of a Lady, India, period of Muhammad Shah (1719-1748), opaque pigments heightened with gold ...

A folio from the Ardeshir album, Ladies bathing, Provincial Mughal, Lucknow, circa 1780, opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, the four y...

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 by a stream, Bikaner, India, dated 1768, opaque pigments on paper heightened with gold, depicted seated and in profile, partially clothed, ...

A bird in a tree, probably Lucknow, North India, mid-19th century, opaque pigments on paper, the large scale green-winged bird depicted in the bra...

A painting of an nobleman reclining on a couchby moonlight, Oudh, North India, circa 1750, opaque pigments heightened with gold and silver on pape...

Krishna and the gopis, Kangra or Guler, North India, early 19th century, opaque pigments on paper heightened with gold, inscription in red devanag...

A portrait of Yogini, India, Mughal or Deccan, circa 1730, opaque pigments on paper heightened with gold, the yogini standing in profile against a...

A female musician with garland of flowers, Garhwal, North India, mid-19th century, opaque pigments on paper heightened with gold, the oval portrai...

Lovers on a terrace, Bilaspur, North India, first quarter of the 18th century, opaque pigments on paper heightened with gold, depicted seated on a...

Portrait of a lady, Kishangarh, North India, early 19th century, opaque pigments on paper heightened with gold and silver, depicted in profile and...

Portrait of a Lady and falcon, Oudh, North India, circa 1770, opaque pigments on paper heightened with gold, depicted standing on a grassy mound a...

Two courtesans, Oudh, North India, 19th century, laid down on an earlier Safavid album folio, Iran, 17th century, opaque pigments on paper heighte...

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...

A portrait of a courtesan feeding birds, Kangra or Guler, North India, late 19th century, opaque pigments on paper heightened with gold; depicted ...

A maiden playing with her child in a garden, Jaipur, India, second half 19th century, opaque pigments on paper heightened with gold and silver, th...

Portrait of a courtesan, Lucknow, North India, circa 1770, opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, depicted with her arms raised above her ...

Fourteen copies of 'Indian Paintings from the 17th to 19th Centuries', published by Arthur Tooth & Sons Ltd., 7 October - 24 October 1980 (14) .....

A scene from a Ragamala, central India, probably 17th century, opaque pigments on paper, a gentleman approaches his lover with a flower while a fe...

Three portraits of the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb (1658-1707), Mughal India, circa 1700, opaque pigments on paper heightened with gold, the top port...

Portrait of a prince on a terrace, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, circa 1850, opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, depicted standing on a bri...

An illustration to a Ragamala series: Raga Malkaus, Mewar, circa 1680, opaque pigments on paper, depicting Malkaus seated in a chamber with a maid...

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...

An inscribed Koftgari steel dish, Lucknow, India, 19th century, of lobed, shallow form, the center roundel divided into four parts, each decorated...

A silver and gold damascened koftgari steel dish, India, 19th century, of rounded, stepped form, the centre well with four-loved motif containing ...

A cotton textile, Indonesia, 20th century, of rectangular form, woven in cream, red and blue on a brown ground, with pseudo heraldic elements, lio...

A cotton textile, Indonesia, 20th century, of rectangular form, woven in shades of red, brown and cream with adorsed unicorns, lions and heraldic ...