Antiquities, Islamic & Indian Arts

An Ottoman Qur'an, signed Sayyid Mustafa Ahmet Zade, student of Sayyid Lutfi, dated 22 Sha‘ban 1249 AH/4 January 1834AD, Arabic manuscript on pape...

A Letter of Introduction to a Noble, Qajar Iran, 19th century, black shikasteh script on paper, against a dense polychromic floral field, from an ...

A Calligraphic exercise, Qajar Iran, dated Ramadan AH1235/1820AD, commissioned by a certain Haji Muhammad Amin (?) and written by ...(?) Khan, bla...

A Calligraphic Exercise (Siyah-Mashq), Qajar Iran, 19th century, Black nastal'iq script against a field of minute swaying leaves in gold on paper,...

A Calligraphic Exercise (Siyah-Mashq), Qajar Iran, Signed MIr Husayn, dated AH1294/1877-1878 AD, black nasta'liq script on paper, the panel 21.4 x...

Dala‘il al-khayrat, Muhammad bin Sulayman al-Jazuli (d.1465AD), Morocco, 19th century, 218ff., incomplete, Arabic manuscript on paper, square-form...

 A Qur'an, probably India, 18th century, Arabic manuscript on paper, 420ff., with 11ll of naskh per page within gilt frames, with sura headings wr...

An illustrated copy of the Sihr al-bayan by Mir Ghulam Hasan Dihlavi, North India, circa 18th century, Urdu manuscript on paper, ink and opaque pi...

Two illustrated detached folios form a Persian epic, Iran, 17th century, the first perhaps an interpretation of Rustam's confrontation with the Ka...

A Qajar lacquered paper mache binding cover, Iran, early 19th century, of rectangular form, one side with gul-o-bul-bul design, the reverse decora...

An inscribed wood panel, North Africa, possibly Morocco, 19th century, of rectangular shape, inscribed to both sides in Arabic with 10ll. of sepia...

A Safavid illuminated folio from a manuscript of Nizami’s Makhzan al-'Asrar, probably Shiraz, Iran, circa 1585 AD, the central panel with a large ...

Juz’ 9 from a 30-part Qur’an, Ilkhanid Iran or Iraq, first half of the 14th century, Arabic manuscript on paper, 33ff., with 5ll of muhaqqaq per p...

Shaykh Muhammad al-Muta bin al-Salih al-Sharqi: Dhakhira al-Muhtaj fi sala ala Sahib al-Liwa, Morocco, dated 27 Dhu al-Hijja AH 1315/5 May 1898 AD...

A Biblical manuscript, Syria or Egypt, 17th-18th century, Arabic manuscript on paper, a collection of psalms, defective at beginning and end, 145f...

A lectionary, Deacon ‘Ablahad, Iraq, circa 1870 century, biblical readings for the Chaldean Catholic community in Iraq, copied for three patrons o...

A history of the dynasty of Qutb Shahi dynasty, Tawarikh Sultan Muhammad Qutb Shah (r. 1580-1612), Northern India, Dated 17 sha'ban of the 11th ye...

An inscribed wood panel, North Africa, possibly Morocco, 19th century, of rectangular shape, inscribed to both sides in Arabic with 10ll. of sepia...

A double sided calligraphic album page, Iran, 19th century, the quatrain, black nasta'liq script on paper, a quatrain set and laid within black ru...

A Harari wooden Qur'an board, late 29th -early 20th century, of rectangular shape with handle to one end, 50.2cm. longProvenance: Acquired by the ...

 A group of Arabic manuscript fragments, including a 19th-century manuscript model of the Prophet’s sandal inscribed with prayers on paper, a vell...

An illustrated folio with a scene from possibly a Khamsa, Safavid Iran, 17th century and later, with 3ll. of black Persian nasta’liq script above ...

An illustrated Jain manuscript, 19th century or earlier, ink and opaque pigments on colored paper, 345ff., with 10 and 11ll. of black Sanskrit to ...

Prayers and excerpts from the Qur’an copied by ‘Omar ibn Hassan, Sudan,19th century, Arabic manuscript on paper, approx. 500ff., with 9-16ll of Su...

Kitab al-watriyya fi madh khayriyya, possibly Ethiopia, partially dated yawm al-khamis al-akhir, [25] Sha‘ban [1]227 AH / 3 September 1812  AD, de...

A Qur’an, Ethiopia, signed Muhammad ibn ‘Umar ibn Hassan, dated 13 Rabi’ I AH 1256 AH / 1840 AD, Arabic manuscript on paper, 219ff., 5fl.,15ll of ...

A kufic Qur'an folio, North Africa or Near East, 9th/10th century, Arabic manuscript on vellum, 14ll. of black kufic script, gold  and dotted lobe...

To Be Sold With No ReserveA Qajar Shikasteh script calligraphic panel, Iran, dated 1212AH/1797AD, ink and opaque pigments on paper heightened with...

A Safavid illustration from a manuscript depicting an outdoor celebration, Iran, early 17th century, ink and opaque pigments on paper heightened w...

To Be Sold With No ReserveA late Safavid calligraphic composition, Iran, late 17th century, ink and opaque pigments on paper heightened with gold,...

Two qur'an folios and a Qur'an bifolio,  Turkey or provinces and Iran, 14th to19th century, Arabic manuscript on paper, black ink on paper, the fi...

A Cyanotyped facsimile of a fine album of calligraphy by Muhammad Hussein ‘Emad al-Kottab (1866-1936), Iran, early 20th century, the original sign...

A Qajar calligraphic album, Iran, 19th century, Persian manuscript on paper, with 16 panels of shikasteh, nast'liq, and naskh script some on a gol...

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 copy of the Mawlid of Sheikh Hassan b. ‘Ali al-Shafi’i al-Azhari, Egypt, composed 1151 AH (1738-39AD), completed 4 Rabi’ I 1271 AH (25 November ...

An Ottoman prayerbook, Turkey, 19th century, Arabic manuscript on paper, 6ff., with 13ll. of black naskh script to the page, gold roundel verse ma...

A Qur'an section, juz 26-30, copied by 'Abd Allah, North India, dated 1329AH/1911AD, Arabic manuscript on paper, 161ff., with 9ll. and 6ll. of bol...

An Ottoman manuscript on verse and prose in safineh format, Turkey, 17th century, Ottoman Turkish manuscript on paper, 107ff., one page with a dra...

A West African Qur'an, 19th century, Arabic manuscript on paper, unbound, incomplete, with 17 and 18ll. of black maghrebi text per page, vocalizat...

Kitab sharh al-khazraji of Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Mahmud al-Da’i al-Bukhari, Egypt or Syria, 19th century, 17ff., Arabic manuscript on paper, w...

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

An Ottoman Qur'an, signed Isma’il al-Zuhdi, a student of Suleiman al-Kashifi, apparently dated 1289 AH, but perhaps 1219 AH (1804AD), Ottoman Prov...

An Ottoman compilation text written in several hands,Turkey, dated 1113AH/1701AD, Arabic manuscript on paper, 125ff., including the Kitab hadith a...

An official fascimile edition of the Ottoman Qur'an presented to Sultan Suleyman the Magnificent by Ahmad Karahisari (1468-69-circa 1565AD) in 953...

Fan al-usul, Taqi al-Din ‘Abd al-Wahab, possibly India, lithographed Arabic text, 103pp., the title page missing and replaced in manuscript, conte...

A rare printed copy of Tuhfat ahl al-fukaha fi al-munadama wa al-nazaha, Muhammad al-Misri, Cairo, al-Matbaʻa al-ʻAmira, AH 1307/1887 CE, typograp...

‘Aqud al-jawahir al-munifa, Istanbul, Ottoman Turkey AH 1309 / 1891 CE, Part One, Typographic black ink Arabic text on paper, 176pp., 2fl. contemp...

Kitab tahqiq al-shuhur al-maqlub, compiled by Muhammad Yusuf al-Hejrani, possibly Xinjiang, al-Matba’a al-Sha'biyya, dated 1350 AH and 1930/1 CE, ...

Kitab al-durr al-manthur fi tafsir al-zabur, Father Boutros Artoudi, Press of the Salvatorian Order, Beirut, 1869, Typographic Arabic text, black ...

al-Hijrani, Muhammad Yusuf, Hashiyya, possibly Xinjiang, Qazani Press, Western China, AH 1348 / 1929 CE, Typographic black ink Arabic text, 331pp....

A Qur'an juz', China, 19th century, juz' 15, Arabic manuscript on paper, 59ff, 3fl., 5ll. of black sini script within double-ruled red frames per ...

A Qur'an juz', China, 19th century, Arabic manuscript on paper, 54ff., 1fl., each folio with 5ll. of black sini script, within double-ruled red fr...

A Qur'an juz', China, 19th century, Arabic manuscript on paper, 51ff, 2fl., each folio with 5ll. of black sini script within double-ruled red fram...

A Qur'an Juz',  China, 19th century, Juz'22, Arabic manuscript on paper, 107 ff., 2 fl., 4 to 5ll. of black sini script per per page within double...

A Qur'an juz', China, late 19th century, juz' 18, Arabic manuscript on paper,54ff., 4fl., each folio with 5ll. of black sini script within double-...

A Qur'an juz', china, late 19th century, begins with a small portion of juz’ 20., Arabic manuscript on paper, 5ll. of Sini per page within double-...

A Qur'an juz', China, late 19th century, Arabic manuscript on paper, juz’ 7, 26ff., 4fl., 5ll of black sini script within double-ruled red panels,...

A Qur'an juz', China, 19th century, juz’ 28 from, 58ff., 5ll. of black sini script within double-ruled red frames, opening and closing pages with ...

To Be Sold With No ReserveAlexander, David G. The Arts of War. Edited by Julian Raby, The Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art ed., vol. XX...

Fourteen saleroom catalogues, as follow :American Art Association, Anderson Galleries Inc., New York,  Eastern Art, from the collection of J. Gazd...