Antiquities, Islamic & Indian Arts

A carved marble footrest, India, late 19th century, of rectangular form with lobe handle either side, on bracket feet, carved with flowers to hand...

A red sandstone fragmentary head of a male deity, India, 10th-12th century or later, the round bearded, mustachioed face with eyes cast down, the ...

A fragmentary stucco head of a Buddha, ancient region of Gandhara, 4th-5th century, the face with a serene expression, aquiline nose and almond-sh...

A sandstone head of a deity, Central India, 10th-11th century, or of a bodhisattva, the gaze cast down under arched eyebrows, a faint smile on the...

A fragmentary stucco head of a male figure, ancient region of Gandhara, 4th-5th century, moulded with serene expression, the gaze under bowed eyeb...

A Jain cosmic diagram (lokapurusha), Rajasthan or Western India, late 19th-early 20th century, opaque pigments on paper, nagari inscription at upp...

A Mughal mottled red sandstone archway, India, 18th-19th century, the arch carved with floral stems, 73cm. high, 108cm. wideProvenance: Nagel Stut...

A large pair of doors, wood and brass, Mewar, India, 18-19th century, 160 x 54 cmProvenance: Nagel Stuttgart Auction November 2000

A monumental double-sided stone mortar, India, 17th century or later, of elongated oval form, with two spouts, with conical pestle, length 17.2cm....

To Be Sold Without ReserveAn unusual pair of gilded bronze ruby, diamond and emerald-set shield domed bosses, India, 19th century, each of flower ...

A drop-shaped, carved and openwork pale green jade mirror, India, late 19th century, with a large floral spray, a rosette within a double palmette...

A carved wood relief of Kartikeya, South India, 17th century or later, deeply carved and depicting the son of Parvati standing and holding a fly w...

A polychrome lacquered penbox (qalamdan), Qajar Iran, signed Muhammad Sadiq, dated AH 1215 / 1800-01 AD, of typical form, the painted decoration c...

An inscribed pear-wood sherbert spoon (qashaq) with portrait of Nasir Al-Din Shah, Abadeh, Iran, 19th century, the elaborate openwork handle with ...

A Qajar lacquered papier mache mirror case, signed Muhammad Hassan and dated 1163AH/1750AD, Persia, of rectangular form, with gul-o-bulbul design ...

A Qajar carved pearwood mirror case, Persia, 19th century, of rectangular form in the shape of a framed picture, opening downwards, carved to fron...

A Qajar lacquered papier mache mirror case, Persia, 19th century, of rectangular form, the front and back with gul-o-bulbul design on a gold groun...

A Canton famille rose bowl and saucer from a service for a Qajar notable, Persia, late 19th century, the bowl of deep form, both decorated with la...

Two Ottoman inlaid wood tughra roundels, possibly from a shop, Turkey, each dated 1895AD, in circular frames, 27cm. and 26cm. diam. (2) ...[more]

A silver mounted intaglio seal, Iran, dated 1829, of rectangular form, two lines of nasta'liq script on scrolling floral ground, mounted on facete...

Seven porcelain zarfs and two tombak zarf holders, Ottoman Turkey, Europe and Japan, 18th and 19th century, five of flaring form, including two bl...

To Be Sold with No ReserveA group of lead weights and a finial, India and Burma, 19th century, comprising a weight in the form of a mythical lion,...

A coco-de-mer begging bowl (Kashkul), Qajar Iran, 19th century, engraved with calligraphic registers interspersed with bands of scrolling tendrils...

An inscribed green hardstone in the form of zulfiqar, made for Hajji Saffeir and 'amal Sayyed Reza, 13cm. long ...[more]

An engraved rectangular carnelian seal with bird and fish, Iran, 20th century, 5 x 5cm.  ...[more]

A walrus Ivory hilted watered-steel dagger (kard), Safavid Iran, 17th-18th century, the straight steel blade intricately engraved with an elaborat...

A pierced and engraved Cairoware copper alloy lamp stand, Ottoman Egypt or Syria, 20th century, 151.5cm. high ...[more]

To Be Sold with No ReserveAn early Islamic zoomorphic glass vessel, Iran or Syria, 7th-8th century, in manganese and clear glass, on four feet, ca...

To Be Sold with No ReserveA Qajar lacquered papier mache penbox, Iran, 19th Century, of typical form, 23cm. long Provenance: Acquired in 1979, pos...

A Damascus Iznik rectangular border pottery tile, Ottoman Syria, 17th century, the blue and green painted decoration consisting of three floral sp...

A square pottery tile, Qajar Ian, 19th century, the polychrome painted decoration consisting of a half medallion issuing a swaying tendril bearing...

A group of seven medieval Islamic glass vessels, comprising a variety of coloured flasks, one with handle, tallest 10.7cm. high (7)Provenance: Chr...

A Mamluk gilt-decorated glass beaker, Syria, 13th century, of cylindrical form widening to the vertical mouth, remains of a small gilt and enamel ...

To Be Sold with No ReserveA Mamluk marvered glass vessel, Egypt or Syria, 13th-14th century, of deep rounded form with splayed foot, the dark coba...

To Be Sold With No ReserveA mosaic glass dish, Near East, 15th century, of rectangular, shallow form, formed of sections of a composite mosaic gla...

A diamond-set enamelled gold ring, India, 20th century, the bezel of circular form, with a central foil backed diamond surrounded by green enamell...

A diamond-set enamelled gold bombe ring, India, 20th century, set with a central foil backed diamond surrounded by smaller diamonds, on a green en...

A pair of diamond, spinel and seed pearl drop earrings, India, 20th century, the three petal flower set with diamonds with spinel bead and seed pe...

A pair of spinel and seed pearl gold drop earrings, India, 20th century, the star-shaped pendant with large spinet set to center, visible from the...

A pair of diamond-set crescent drop earrings, India, 20th century, with diamond-set circular stud from which a crescent and chandelier with gold w...

A group of early Islamic coins, including 7 Umayyad coins and 3 Ayyubid coins including one minted in the reign of Al-Aziz Muhammad, 1216-1236 AD,...

Six gold jewellery elements, Iran, 12th century, of leaf shaped form, each approx. 4.5cm. high x 3.2cm. diam. weight 24 grams total (6)Provenance:...

A gold ear ornament with three gold beads, 11th century, Persia, 4.2cm. diam. 5 gramsProvenance: Private London collection since 2000

A 250 Riyals gold coin struck by the Austrian Mint Corporation in Proof of Qatar Central Bank, Doha Cultural Festival 2002, issue limit of 1000 pi...

A silver gilt mounted intaglio seal, India or Iran, dated 1825, Initialed CC, one line of nasta'liq script below, the facetted fob mount rising to...

A silver ring with the insignia of a lion, possibly that of Sultan Baybars, Egypt, first half 13th century, the bezel of ovoid form, with the impr...

A repousse begging bowl, India, 19th century or later, on plain base engraved with a bird and marked "15", of typical form, the scene depicting th...

A group of 10 Indian bronzes

A bronze figure of Shiva Nataraja, South India, learly 20th century, dancing on the prostrate dwarf Apasmarapurusa on an oval lotus base, the left...

An engraved brass ewer with inlaid red garnets, North India, 19th century, on a spreading foot rising in tiers, the globular body flattened either...

An engraved copper kashkul, Armenia, 19th century, of shallow form, with dragon head terminals, the base with four moulded lobes, 29cm. diam.  .....

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...

To be sold with no reserveTwo  brass chambu lota holy water vases, North India, circa 1760, of globular form on short flaring foot, the neck with ...

To be sold with no reserveA bronze Chinese ewer for the Indian market, Qing Dynasty, late19th-early 20th century, the body of drop form with round...

To be sold with no reserveA group of four silver-inlaid Bidri vessels, Lucknow, India, 19th century, including a circular dish decorated with runn...

A very large and unusual South Indian bronze ceremonial vessel, 18th century or earlier, possibly Tanjore, of globular form, decorated with two bu...

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...

To be sold with no reserveAn engraved copper lidded ewer, North India, 17th century, on a slightly flared ring foot, the globular body rising to a...

A Bidri huqqa base, Bidar, Deccan, India, 18th century, the bell-shaped body with bold floral sprays contained within cusped arches against a cheq...

A copper alloy linga in the form of a female deity, South Maharashtra or Karnataka, 18th century or later, on a spreading hollow cylindrical base,...