Antiquities, Islamic & Indian Arts

A standing portrait of a smoking courtier, 20th century or later, in the Ottoman style, on paper, turbaned, wearing a long green tunic, smoking a ...

An oval portrait of Mozaffar ad-Din Shah (1853-1907), the fifth shah of Qajar Iran, Persia, circa 1900, opaque pigments on paper, head and should...

A painting of a youth drinking wine in a spring garden, Persia, early 20th century, opaque pigments on paper, the young man shown seated, with one...

A Qajar rose and nightingale drawing (gul-o-bulbul), Persia, late 19th century, ink and watercolour on paper, 19.4 x 12.8cm.  Footnotes: With ov...

To be Sold without ReserveTwo Safavid illustrations from `Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi's (d. 986AD), Kitab Suwar al-Kawakib al-Thabita (Book of the image...

A large Qajar painting depicting Persian dignitaries with European diplomats by a follower of Samsan Ibn Zulfiqar Musavvir Al-Mamalik, Iran, circa...

A large Qajar painting depicting Persian dignitaries with European diplomats by a follower of Samsan Ibn Zulfiqar Musavvir Al-Mamalik, Iran, circa...

A Portrait of Umed Singh I, the Maharaja of Kotah (r. 1771-1819), North India, Rajasthan, Kotah, 19th century, Opaque pigments heightened with gol...

Property from a Private Collection, LondonTo Be Sold with No ReserveA Safavid calligraphic composition, Iran, early 18th century, ink and opaque p...

To Be Sold With No ReserveThree standing portraits : a youth, a dancer, a lady, Iran, 19th century and later, the youth facing right, holding a wi...

A Qajar grisaille painting of a bear, Zand or Qajar Iran, late 18th century, pen and ink on lacquered paper, a bear, his tongue lolling from his m...

A Qajar portrait of a harem girl, attributed to Muhammad Hasan, Iran, circa 1810-1830, oil on canvas, framed, 141 x 89.5cmProvenance: Acquired by ...

Property from a Private London CollectionA polychrome lacquered papier-mache polychrome pen case (qalamdan), Zand Iran, second half 18th century, ...

Property from a Private London CollectionA signed Qajar lacquered papier mache (qalamdan), Persia, mid-19th century, of typical form with rounded ...

Property from a Private London CollectionA group of illuminated manuscript folios with illuminated headers, Persia and India, 19th century and ear...

Property from a Private Collection, LondonTo Be Sold With No ReserveA group of fragmentary paintings of flora and fauna, Iran and India, 19th and ...

Property from a Private London CollectionNine detached illuminated folios, India, 19th century and later, from four different manuscripts, black n...

Property from a Private CollectionTo Be Sold with No ReserveA fragmentary illustrated folio of a boat in the style of Maqamat Al-Hariri by Yahya I...

Property from a Private London CollectionAn illuminated frontispiece from a small Safavid manuscript, Iran, 17th century together with three Safav...

Property from a Private London CollectionThree album leaves from a copy of Sadi's Gulistan probably copied by Imad Al-Hassani at Aleppo in 1595, t...

Property from a Private London CollectionTwo Qajar lacquered papier mache (qalamdans), Qajar Iran, 19th century, of typical form, the first with c...

Property from a Private London CollectionTwo large Shikasteh calligraphic panels, Persia, 19th century, pink gold floral borders, the reverse with...

Property from a Private London CollectionFive detached folios from a manuscript, Safavid Iran, 17th century and later, black ink and opaque pigmen...

Property from a Private London CollectionA khatt-i-nakhuni (finger nail) standing portrait of a courtier and a nasta'liq script calligraphic panel...

Property from a Private London CollectionA group of four Qajar calligraphic panels with floral borders, Iran, 19th century, ink with polychrome an...

Property from a Private London CollectionA group of six calligraphic panels, including one signed Mahmoud and dated AH1312/1894AH, Qajar Persia, 1...

Property from a Private London CollectionA large composite calligraphic composition Iran and India, 18th/19th century, ink and gold on paper, an i...

Property from a Private London CollectionA double-sided detached album folio with a standing portrait of a youth, Deccan, India, 17th century or l...

Property from a Private London CollectionA Qur’an, Qajar Iran, signed by ‘Ali Muhammad Isfahani Sultan al-Kuttab, copied for Aqa Mirza Mahmud, dat...

Property from a Private London CollectionJalal al-Din Rumi Muhammad Rumi (d. 1273) : Mathnavi, fragmentary, India, 19th century, removed form a la...

Property from a Private London CollectionA lacquered papier-mache pencase (qalamdan), Qajar Iran, 19th Century, of typical oblong shape with slidi...

Property from a Private London CollectionTo Be Sold with No ReserveA gun metal open-face triple calendar and moonphase pocket watch for the Turkis...

Property from a Private London CollectionTwo polychrome lacquered covers, Qajar Iran, 19th century, missing all but bottom frames, inner surfaces ...

Property from a Private London CollectionKuliyat 'Iraqi, Iran, early 16th century, Persian manuscript on paper, 15ll. of black nasta'liq in two co...

Property from a Private London CollectionA Qajar lacquered papier mache binding, Persia, 19th century, of rectangular form, each cover finely pain...

Property from a Private London CollectionA Qajar lacquered papier mache mirror case, Persia, 19th century, of rectangular form, the hinged front c...

Property from a Private London CollectionA carved wooden Qur'an stand (rahl), signed by the craftsman Ustad Muhammad Zahid and dated 122, Persia, ...

Property from a Private London CollectionAn illustration to a Ragamala: possibly Bhairav Raga, Oudh, India, late 18th century, opaque pigments on ...

Property from a Private London CollectionA gold calligraphy on a leaf, Turkey, dated 1332AH/1913AD, with applied gilt, mounted, glazed and framed ...

Property from a Private London CollectionThe Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah II (reg. 1837-1858) enthroned on a terrace with an attendant waving a mor...

Property from a Private London CollectionA lacquered papier-mache pencase (qalamdan), Qajar Iran, 19th Century, of typical oblong shape with slidi...

Property from a Private London CollectionAn engraved gilt white metal tubular implement, 20th century, possibly a pencase, engraved with superpose...

Property from a Private London CollectionA silver-mounted carved sandalwood casket, Mysore, India, late 18th-early 19th century, of rectangular fo...

Property from a Private London CollectionTwo silk textile fragments in the Sogdian style, 20th century, with confronting eagles within a roundel, ...

Property from a Private London CollectionA lacquered papier-mache pencase (qalamdan), Qajar Iran, 19th Century, of typical oblong shape with slidi...

Property from a Private London CollectionA lacquered papier-mache pencase (qalamdan), Qajar Iran, late18th/early19th Century, of typical oblong sh...

Property from a Private London CollectionA lacquered papier-mache pencase (qalamdan), Qajar Iran, 19th Century, of typical oblong shape with slidi...

Property from a Private London CollectionTo Be Sold with No ReserveA Qajar polychrome enamelled huqqa furnace (ghalian), Qajar Iran, 19th century,...

Property from a Private London CollectionA Qajar Safavid-style lacquered papier mache pen case (qalamdan), Persia, signed and dated, of rectangula...

Property from a Private London CollectionA lacquer papier mache pens case (qalamdan), Zand Iran, 18th century, of rectangular form, depicting the ...

Property from a Private London CollectionA rectangular gold-damascened (Koftgari) steel rectangular scribes box, North India, 19th century, the li...

Property from a Private London CollectionAn Ottoman silver pencase (divit), Ottoman Turkey, possibly reign of Mehmet V (1909-1918AD), with maker's...

Property from a Private London CollectionA lacquered papier-mache pencase (qalamdan), Qajar Iran, 19th Century, of typical oblong shape with slidi...

Property from a Private London CollectionTwo lacquered polychrome papier mache pencases (qalamdans), Qajar Iran, 19th century, each of typical for...

Property from a Private London CollectionTwo pairs of calligrapher's scissors, Ottoman Turkey and Qajar Iran, 19th century, the first gold damasce...

Property from a Private London CollectionA Seljuq turquoise set niello and silver ring, Persia, 12th century, with rectangular bezel with four cla...

Property from a Private London CollectionA large lacquered papier mache pen box (qalamdan), Zand Iran, 18th century or earlier, of rectangular for...

Property from a Private London CollectionA group of five Seljuk style nielloed silver pendants, 19th century or later, two of vase shape with nask...

Property from a Private London CollectionA group of five white metal rings with engraved seals, Persia,19th century and earlier, comprising a carn...

Property from a Private London CollectionA Timurid silver and jade ring, Persia, 15th century, the circular bezel with a green jade stone carved w...