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Islamic and Indian Art

Auction 18801
London, New Bond Street
5 Apr 2011, starting at 10:30 BST.
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An Important Life-Size Portrait of the Mughal Emperor Jahangir holding a globe Attributed to Abu'l Hasan, dated AD 1617
Sold for £1,420,000 inc. premium
THE LARGEST KNOWN MUGHAL PORTRAIT: A MAGNIFICENT LIFE-SIZE PAINTING IN WHICH THE EMPEROR JAHANGIR (reg. 1605 - 1627), THE 'WORLD-SEIZER', LAYS ...
A large 12thC bronze Zhizri
Sold for £180,000 inc. premium
A monumental bronze Royal Tent Support Persia or Central Asia, late 12th Century
An important Mughal inscribed Emerald mounted in an early Victorian diamond-set enamelled gold Bangle
Sold for £90,000 inc. premium
An important Mughal inscribed Emerald mounted in an early Victorian diamond-set enamelled gold Bangle, bearing the name of Lieutenant-Colonel Alexander ...
An important and large Ghaznavid figural high tin bronze Cauldron Persia, 11th Century
Sold for £86,400 inc. premium
An important and large Ghaznavid figural high tin bronze Cauldron Persia, 11th Century

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Eight Seljuk Qur'an leaves
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Eight large Qur'an leaves Persia, 14th Century
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£1,500 - 2,000
€1,800 - 2,400
US$ 2,300 - 3,000
A group of 9 Qur'an folios
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Nine large Qur'an leaves probably Persia, 14th Century
Sold for £1,800 inc. premium
An album containing six pages of verses from the Qur'an written in muhaqqaq and thuluth scripts Persia, 14th Century, album 19th Century
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An album containing six pages of verses from the Qur'an written in muhaqqaq and thuluth scripts Persia, 14th Century, album 19th Century
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£3,000 - 5,000
€3,500 - 5,900
US$ 4,500 - 7,600
A Mamluk Qur'an Section
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A Qur'an section Persia, 14th/15th Century
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£5,000 - 7,000
€5,900 - 8,200
US$ 7,600 - 11,000
A large Mamluk Qur'an 15th century
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A large illuminated Qur'an, with a double-page frontispiece, copied by Abdallah bin Abdul-Mutalib Mamluk, probably Egypt or Syria, 14th Century
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£30,000 - 50,000
€35,000 - 59,000
US$ 45,000 - 76,000
A fragment from a manuscript on the astrolabe, illustrated with diagrams Western Persia or Anatolia, 13th Century(2)
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A fragment from a manuscript on the astrolabe, illustrated with diagrams Western Persia or Anatolia, 13th Century(2)
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al-Imam al-Suwaidi, Kitab al-Tadhkirah al-Mufidah wa al-Dhakirah al-hamidah, treatise on medicine, copied by Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Salem bin Ghunaim bin Salamah bin Abdullah al-Masri North Africa, probably Egypt, dated AH 977/AD 1569-70
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al-Imam al-Suwaidi, Kitab al-Tadhkirah al-Mufidah wa al-Dhakirah al-hamidah, treatise on medicine, copied by Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Salem bin Ghunaim bin Salamah bin Abdullah al-Masri ...
Sold for £2,160 inc. premium
Suleyman bin Ahmad al-Mahri al-Najdi, Jadawil Ta'dad al-Maqamat li ma'rafat itijah al-Sufun fi al-Bihar wa al-Muhitat, a treatise on maritime navigation with numerous tables Near East, dated (on title page) dated AH 1004/AD 1595-96 or later
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Suleyman bin Ahmad al-Mahri al-Najdi, Jadawil Ta'dad al-Maqamat li ma'rafat itijah al-Sufun fi al-Bihar wa al-Muhitat, a treatise on maritime navigation with numerous tables Near ...
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Muhyi-al-Din Muhammad bin 'Ali ibn al-'Arabi al-Hatimi al-Ta'i al-Andalusi, Kitab Ma'arij al-Quds ila Muhasabat al-Nafs, vol. II only Near East, late 15th/16th Century
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Muhyi-al-Din Muhammad bin 'Ali ibn al-'Arabi al-Hatimi al-Ta'i al-Andalusi, Kitab Ma'arij al-Quds ila Muhasabat al-Nafs, vol. II only Near East, late 15th/16th Century
Sold for £840 inc. premium
An illuminated Qur'an attributed to Shaykh Hamdullah (b. circa 1436-37
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An illuminated Qur'an attributed to Shaykh Hamdullah (b. circa 1436-37, d. 1520), known as Ibn al-Shaykh al-Amasi Ottoman Turkey, probably Constantinople, late 15th Century
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£40,000 - 60,000
€47,000 - 71,000
US$ 61,000 - 91,000
An illuminated Qur'an copied by Dhu al-Ghaffar bin Hajji Fatallah Ottoman, provincial, probably Anatolia, dated AH 998/AD 1589-90
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An illuminated Qur'an copied by Dhu al-Ghaffar bin Hajji Fatallah Ottoman, provincial, probably Anatolia, dated AH 998/AD 1589-90
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£3,000 - 4,000
€3,500 - 4,700
US$ 4,500 - 6,100
An Ottoman calligraphic panel with four lines of text
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A calligraphic panel with four lines of text in thuluth and naskhi scripts Ottoman Turkey, 16th Century
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A Qur'an juz (23)
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A Qur'an section (Juz 23) Ottoman Turkey, 17th Century(2)
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Poetry Ottoman Turkey
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Divan of Turkish poetry Ottoman Turkey, late 16th Century
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Abdallah bin Ahmad bin Yahya al-Maqdisi al-Hanbali, al-Durrah al-Fakhirah fi ma'rifat siyar al-Kawakib al-Da'irah, a treatise on astronomy, with numerous diagrams Near East, dated AH 1054/AD 1644-45 or later
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Abdallah bin Ahmad bin Yahya al-Maqdisi al-Hanbali, al-Durrah al-Fakhirah fi ma'rifat siyar al-Kawakib al-Da'irah, a treatise on astronomy, with numerous diagrams Near East, dated AH ...
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Mahmud bin Qutb-al-Din al-Miqati al-Mahali, Nihayat al-Idrak fi Dirayat taqasim al-Aflak wa Ahkam al-Dalalat wa al-Imtizajat, a treatise on astronomy, with diagrams, copied by 'Ali bin Abdul-Qadir al-Nabatibti, timekeeper at the al-Azhar Mosque probably Egypt, dated 14th Muharram 1060/17th January 1650 or later
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Mahmud bin Qutb-al-Din al-Miqati al-Mahali, Nihayat al-Idrak fi Dirayat taqasim al-Aflak wa Ahkam al-Dalalat wa al-Imtizajat, a treatise on astronomy, with diagrams, copied by 'Ali ...
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'Ala 'ad-Din Ibrahim bin abi Sa'id bin Ibrahim al-'Ala'i al-Maghribi, Al-Munjih fi al-Tadawi min Jami'i al-Amrad wa al-Shakawi, a treatise on medicine, copied by al-Tabib Ahmad bin Muhammad ibn al-Sayegh al-'Alaqi Near East, dated AH 1019/AD 1610-11
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'Ala 'ad-Din Ibrahim bin abi Sa'id bin Ibrahim al-'Ala'i al-Maghribi, Al-Munjih fi al-Tadawi min Jami'i al-Amrad wa al-Shakawi, a treatise on medicine, copied by al-Tabib ...
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Prayers (?), Dervish Muhammad Ottoman Turkey, dated AH 1174
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Muhammad Amin bin Muhammad al-Uskudari, Tarjamat Fiqh Akbar, copied by Dervish Muhammad Hindizadeh Provincial Ottoman, dated AH 1174/AD 1761-62
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£2,000 - 3,000
€2,400 - 3,500
US$ 3,000 - 4,500
A collection of astronomical treatises, copied by Abdullah bin Ahmad bin Isma'il bin 'Isa al-Murshidi al-Hanafi al-Makki Ottoman Near East, dated 28th Dhu al-Hijja 1181/15th May 1768
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A collection of astronomical treatises, copied by Abdullah bin Ahmad bin Isma'il bin 'Isa al-Murshidi al-Hanafi al-Makki Ottoman Near East, dated 28th Dhu al-Hijja 1181/15th ...
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An illuminated Qur'an, signed Muhammad Ottoman Turkey, 18th Century
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An illuminated Qur'an copied by Mehmet, a pupil of Dervish 'Ali Ottoman Turkey, 18th Century
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Tafsir
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Abdullah bin 'Ali al-Aqushi, a commentary on the Tafsir al-Qur'an of Jalal-ad-Din Muhammad bin Ahmad al-Mahali al-Shafi'i, copied by 'Umar Provincial Ottoman, probably Syria, dated ...
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£1,000 - 1,200
€1,200 - 1,400
US$ 1,500 - 1,800
Al-Jazuli, Dala'il al-Khayrat dated AH 1102
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Al-Jazuli, Dala'il al-Khayrat wa Shawariq al-Anwar, prayers, with two illuminated diagrams of the holy shrines of Mecca and Medina, copied by Isma'il Bursavi Ottoman Turkey, ...
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Painting of a noble holding a hawk
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A portrait of a kneeling royal prince with a falcon Safavid Persia, probably Tabriz, circa 1540-70, landscape added in Mughal India in the 17th Century
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A Sultanate Manuscript
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A Qur'an copied by Maulana Abdul-Rahim Sultanate style, probably Bengal, 17th/18th Century
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£4,000 - 6,000
€4,700 - 7,100
US$ 6,100 - 9,100
An illuminated Qur'an dedicated to Prince Muhammad Akbar Shah, copied by Hafiz Abu'l-Hasan ibn Hajji 'Abd al-Baqi Mughal India, Wednesday 25th Sha'ban 1198/14th July 1784, corresponding to the 26th regnal year of Shah 'Alam
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An illuminated Qur'an dedicated to Prince Muhammad Akbar Shah, copied by Hafiz Abu'l-Hasan ibn Hajji 'Abd al-Baqi Mughal India, Wednesday 25th Sha'ban 1198/14th July 1784, ...
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£7,000 - 10,000
€8,200 - 12,000
US$ 11,000 - 15,000
Six lines of nasta'liq calligraphy with gold illumination
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An illuminated folio from a manuscript of Sa'di's Gulistan (the opening) written in elegant nasta'liq script India, 17th/18th Century
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£800 - 1,200
€940 - 1,400
US$ 1,200 - 1,800
A page of calligraphy with gilt animal and bird borders
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An illustrated leaf from a manuscript of Persian poetry probably India, 17th/18th Century
Sold for £1,200 inc. premium
An illuminated Qur'an in a floral lacquer binding North India, 18th Century
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An illuminated Qur'an in a floral lacquer binding North India, 18th Century
Sold for £6,600 inc. premium
A Qur'an with three double pages of illumination at beginning, middle and end Kashmir or North India, first half of the 19th Century
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A Qur'an with three double pages of illumination at beginning, middle and end Kashmir or North India, first half of the 19th Century
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Al-Jazuli, Dala'il al-Khayrat wa Shawariq al-Anwar, with two illuminated diagrams of the holy shrines at Mecca and Medina, copied by Abdul-Qudus Kashmir, dated AH 1285/AD 1868-69
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Al-Jazuli, Dala'il al-Khayrat wa Shawariq al-Anwar, with two illuminated diagrams of the holy shrines at Mecca and Medina, copied by Abdul-Qudus Kashmir, dated AH 1285/AD ...
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Two Urdu manuscripts bound as one volume, circa 1832
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Izzatullah Bengali, Gul-e Bakavali, The Flower of the Stewardess; Munshi Mir Amman, Baghu Bahar, The Garden and the Spring, two works in one volume Bangalore, ...
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£1,000 - 1,500
€1,200 - 1,800
US$ 1,500 - 2,300
A Persian manuscript, India, circa 1600: to report
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Dahlavi, Khamsa, poetry, with three illuminated headpieces Persia, 17th Century
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Muhammad Baqir Majlisi (d. 1700), Zad al-Ma'ad, a commentary on the Qur'an Persia, 18th/early 19th Century
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Muhammad Baqir Majlisi (d. 1700), Zad al-Ma'ad, a commentary on the Qur'an Persia, 18th/early 19th Century
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£1,500 - 2,000
€1,800 - 2,400
US$ 2,300 - 3,000
A Persian Manuscript, Masnavi, with five illuminated headpieces dated AH 1249/AD 1833
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Jalal-ad-Din Rumi, Mathnavi, poetry, with five illuminated headpieces, commissioned for a certain Zayn-al-'Abidin and copied by Ibn Masih al-Husaini 'Ali Reza Qajar Persia, dated 5th ...
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Sia'a prayerbook signed Sadiq Shirazi, 19th century Qajar
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Dua-'i Kumayl ibn Ziyad, Shia prayers, copied by Muhammad Sadiq al-Shirazi Qajar Persia, 19th Century
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£2,000 - 3,000
€2,400 - 3,500
US$ 3,000 - 4,500
Two large bookcovers Persia, dated AH 1261(2)
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Two large painted lacquer bookcovers Qajar Persia, dated AH 1261/AD 1845(2)
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£3,000 - 4,000
€3,500 - 4,700
US$ 4,500 - 6,100
A double page of nasta'liq calligraphy, Muhammad Yacub, AH 1296
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Two illuminated folios from a manuscript of Persian poetry on the subject of wise counsel, copied by Muhammad Yaqub, a pupil of Shaykh Rahimullah Sahib ...
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A calligraphic composition in the form of a bird
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A calligraphic composition in the form of a bird incorporating the bismallah probably India, 19th Century(3)
Sold for £3,360 inc. premium
Abul-Fadl Jalal-al-Din Abdul-Rahman al-Suyuti al-Shafi'i, Kitab al-Tibb al-Nabawi, a compilation of medical references mentioned in the sayings of the Prophet (Hadith) Near East, 19th Century
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Abul-Fadl Jalal-al-Din Abdul-Rahman al-Suyuti al-Shafi'i, Kitab al-Tibb al-Nabawi, a compilation of medical references mentioned in the sayings of the Prophet (Hadith) Near East, 19th Century
Sold for £1,140 inc. premium
An illuminated Qur'an Ottoman Turkey, dated AH 1266/AD 1849-50
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An illuminated Qur'an Ottoman Turkey, dated AH 1266/AD 1849-50
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£1,500 - 2,000
€1,800 - 2,400
US$ 2,300 - 3,000
An illuminated Qur'an Near East, 19th Century
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An illuminated Qur'an Near East, 19th Century
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A miniature Qur'an written in gold on blue paper probably Syria, late 20th Century(2)
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A miniature Qur'an written in gold on blue paper probably Syria, late 20th Century(2)
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A calligraphic composition in gold on a natural leaf, attributed to Mehmet Nazif Turkey, circa 1912 or later
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A calligraphic composition in gold on a natural leaf, attributed to Mehmet Nazif Turkey, circa 1912 or later
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A calligraphic composition by al-Sayyid Abdullah al-Mufti dated AH 1214
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A large calligraphic composition signed by Abdullah al-Mufti Ottoman Turkey, dated AH 1214/AD 1799-1800
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£2,500 - 3,000
€2,900 - 3,500
US$ 3,800 - 4,500
A large calligraphic panel, copied by Hafiz Muhammad Salim Ottoman Turkey, dated AH 1208/AD 1793-94
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A large calligraphic panel, copied by Hafiz Muhammad Salim Ottoman Turkey, dated AH 1208/AD 1793-94
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£1,500 - 2,000
€1,800 - 2,400
US$ 2,300 - 3,000
An ijazet dated AH 1267
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An Ottoman calligraphic certificate (ijazet) Turkey, dated AH 1267/AD 1850-51
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Ottoman calligraphy diploma dated 1281AH Abdul Bagi Al-Shafaghi student by Hashim al-Qaashfi
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An illuminated calligraphic certificate (ijazet), signed by Abdul-Baqi al-Shafqi, a pupil of Muhammad Rashid, a pupil of Hashim al-Kashfi Ottoman Turkey, provincial, dated AH 1281/AD ...
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£1,500 - 2,000
€1,800 - 2,400
US$ 2,300 - 3,000
Calligraphy dated 1087AH with name of Mustafa Nuraddin
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An illuminated calligraphic certificate (ijazet), signed by Mustafa Nur-al-Din Khawajah Ottoman Turkey, provincial, dated AH [12]87/AD 1870-71
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An ijazet Ottoman Turkey,
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An illuminated calligraphic certficate (ijazet), signed by Yusuf Zia, a pupil of 'Umar Shukri Effendi, and 'Umar Nuri Effendi, a pupil of 'Uthman Sabri Effendi ...
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£1,000 - 1,500
€1,200 - 1,800
US$ 1,500 - 2,300
A calligraphic composition by Ismet Na'ili dated AH 1319
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A calligraphic composition, signed by Ismet Na'ili Ottoman Turkey, dated AH 1319/AD 1901-02(2)
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£1,500 - 2,000
€1,800 - 2,400
US$ 2,300 - 3,000
French School, 19th Century A portrait of Cem Sultan (1459-95), youngest son of Sultan Mehmet II, the Conqueror
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French School, 19th Century A portrait of Cem Sultan (1459-95), youngest son of Sultan Mehmet II, the Conqueror
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A calligraphic composition from the Ottoman Balkans dated AH 1291
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A calligraphic composition relating to the Sinaniyye order of dervishes, signed by Prizrinli Omer Ottoman Turkish, Balkans, dated AH 1291/AD 1874
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£2,000 - 3,000
€2,400 - 3,500
US$ 3,000 - 4,500
A genealogy of the Shadhiliyya order of mystics Constantinople, dated AH 1308
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A genealogy of the Shadhiliyya order of mystics incorporated in a depiction of a tree in a landscape, by Mehmed Nur al-Din Istanbuli Constantinople, dated ...
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£1,200 - 1,500
€1,400 - 1,800
US$ 1,800 - 2,300
An unusual calligraphic composition from a sufi lodge Ottoman Turkey, early 19th Century
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An unusual calligraphic composition from a sufi lodge Ottoman Turkey, late 19th/early 20th Century
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Astronomy North Africa
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Abdul-Rahman bin Umar al-Mardini, al-Risalah al-Fathiyah fi al-'Amal al-Jaybiyah, an abridged treatise on the quadrant, with tables North Africa, dated Tuesday 12th Jumada II 1250/15th ...
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Four Arabic manuscripts Sub-Sahara, Chad and Niger, late 19th Century(4)
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Four Sub-Saharan manuscripts: a Qur'an in contemporary travelling case Sub-Sahara, Chad and Niger, circa 1900(6) including cases
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£2,000 - 3,000
€2,400 - 3,500
US$ 3,000 - 4,500
Two parts of North African Qur'an 19th century (2)
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Juz I and II from a thirty-volume illuminated Qur'an North Africa, dated 10th Safar 1343/AD 1924-25(2)
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Abu Zayd Abdul-Rahman bin Muhammad bin Makhluf al-Tha'alibi al-Jaza'iri, al-Jawahir al-Hisan fi Tafsir al-Qur'an, a commentary on the Qur'an, vol. I only, commissioned for the Emir Sidi Abdul-Qadir bin Muhyi-al-Din al-Hasani al-Jazayeri North Africa, probably Algeria, dated Friday 23rd [?] Shawwal 1273/19th June [?] 1857
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Abu Zayd Abdul-Rahman bin Muhammad bin Makhluf al-Tha'alibi al-Jaza'iri, al-Jawahir al-Hisan fi Tafsir al-Qur'an, a commentary on the Qur'an, vol. I only, commissioned for the ...
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£1,000 - 1,500
€1,200 - 1,800
US$ 1,500 - 2,300
A Christian manuscript in Arabic on vellum
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A rare fragmentary vellum manuscript of an Eastern Christian copy of the Gospels Egypt, 12th-13th Century
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Three Arabic manuscripts on Christian subjects (3)
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Three Christian Arabic manuscripts: the history of the first hundred years of Christianity and the life of Jesus, translated from Greek by Enganious of Bulgaria, ...
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A book of liturgies of the Coptic Church, copied by al-Shammas Nasrallah Abdullah Abdul-Nur for Deir Balut at Qusqam Asyut, Upper Egypt, dated Saturday 11th Paoni 1620/Saturday 18th June 1904
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A book of liturgies of the Coptic Church, copied by al-Shammas Nasrallah Abdullah Abdul-Nur for Deir Balut at Qusqam Asyut, Upper Egypt, dated Saturday 11th ...
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£1,500 - 2,000
€1,800 - 2,400
US$ 2,300 - 3,000
Fourteen bound Ethiopian manuscripts: to be split
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Fourteen religious manuscripts Ethiopia, 18th-19th Century(14)
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A large calligraphic panel Kazan, 19th Century
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A large coloured calligraphic panel incorporating verses from the Qur'an Kazan, 19th-20th Century
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£4,000 - 6,000
€4,700 - 7,100
US$ 6,100 - 9,100
A calligraphic composition incorporating the liwa' al-hamd Caucasus, 19th Century
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A calligraphic composition incorporating the liwa' al-hamd (Banner of Gratitude) Caucasus, late 19th Century
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A calligraphic composition Azerbaijan dated AH 1253
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A calligraphic composition with the names of Al-'Aba (The People of the Mantle), signed by Ja'farzade Ali Shemakhi Caucasus, Azerbaijan, dated AH 1253/AD 1837-38
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£2,000 - 3,000
€2,400 - 3,500
US$ 3,000 - 4,500
A calligraphic composition Daghestan, AH 1281
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A calligraphic composition signed by al-Hajj Shamil al-Ansali Daghestan, dated AH 1281/AD 1864-65
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A calligraphic composition by Ata' Muhammad Kandahar or Kabul, circa 1890
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A calligraphic composition by 'Ata' Muhammad Kandahar or Kabul, Afghanistan, circa 1890-1900
Sold for £1,800 inc. premium
A Safavid tooled leather binding in 2 pieces
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A Safavid style painted and embossed leather book binding Iran, first half of the 20th Century(2)
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A lady seated in an interior playing a guitar, a tray standing beside her with a decanter and a glass and fruit Qajar Persia, circa 1900
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A lady seated in an interior playing a guitar, a tray standing beside her with a decanter and a glass and fruit Qajar Persia, circa ...
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£12,000 - 15,000
€14,000 - 18,000
US$ 18,000 - 23,000
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The Library of the late Professor Godfrey Goodwin (1921-2005)
Sold for £12,000 inc. premium
A small low Almohad splashware pottery Cup
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An Umayyad splashware pottery Cup Persia or Mesopotamia, 9th Century
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£6,000 - 8,000
€7,100 - 9,400
US$ 9,100 - 12,000
An Umayyad/ Abbasid monochrome moulded pottery Jug Mesopotamia or Persia, 8th/ 9th Century
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A rare Umayyad/ early Abbasid monochrome moulded pottery Jug Mesopotamia or Persia, 8th/ 9th Century
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£15,000 - 20,000
€18,000 - 24,000
US$ 23,000 - 30,000
A small Almohad splashware moulded pottery Cup
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A small Umayyad splashware moulded pottery Cup Mesopotamia or Persia, 8th/ 9th Century
Sold for £5,400 inc. premium
Six pieces of Umayad Glass
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Six Umayyad glass Vessels Persia, 9th/ 10th Century(6)
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£1,000 - 1,500
€1,200 - 1,800
US$ 1,500 - 2,300
A Samanid slip-painted pottery Bowl Eastern Persia, 10th Century
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A Nishapur slip-painted pottery Bowl Eastern Persia, 10th Century
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£5,000 - 7,000
€5,900 - 8,200
US$ 7,600 - 11,000
A Samanid slip-painted pottery Dish Eastern Persia or Transoxiana, 10th Century
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A Samanid slip-painted pottery Dish Eastern Persia or Transoxiana, 10th Century
Estimate:
£3,000 - 5,000
€3,500 - 5,900
US$ 4,500 - 7,600
A Ghaznavid high-tin bronze bowl: estimate to be confirmed
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77
A Ghaznavid high-tin bronze Bowl Persia, 11th Century
Estimate:
£4,000 - 6,000
€4,700 - 7,100
US$ 6,100 - 9,100
An early glass footed Cup
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78
An applied glass footed Cup Persia, 9th Century
Estimate:
£3,000 - 5,000
€3,500 - 5,900
US$ 4,500 - 7,600
An Abbasid green splashware pottery cup with handle Eastern Iran 9th-10th century
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79
An Abbasid moulded splashware pottery Cup Mesopotamia or Persia, 9th/ 10th Century
Sold for £2,400 inc. premium
A gold and glass necklace 10th and 18th century
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80
A gold and glass necklace 10th and 18th century
Estimate:
£10,000 - 15,000
€12,000 - 18,000
US$ 15,000 - 23,000
An Umayyad sandstone Capital Spain, 10th/ 11th Century
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81W
An Umayyad sandstone Capital Islamic Spain, 10th/ 11th Century
Estimate:
£10,000 - 15,000
€12,000 - 18,000
US$ 15,000 - 23,000
An important Almohad partially glazed pottery Jar Muslim Spain, 11th/ 12th Century
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82W
An important Almohad partially glazed pottery Jar Islamic Spain, 11th/ 12th Century
Estimate:
£50,000 - 70,000
€59,000 - 82,000
US$ 76,000 - 110,000
A Tiraz fragment with Birds
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83
Two Fatimid woven tiraz Fragments Egypt, 11th/ 12th Century(2)
Estimate:
£4,000 - 6,000
€4,700 - 7,100
US$ 6,100 - 9,100
An engraved gaming sphere Iran or Spain or Southern Italy 12-14th century
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84
A rare mediaeval silver inlaid Gaming Sphere Persia, or possibly India, 11th-14th Century
Sold for £2,160 inc. premium
A group of early Islamic glass Vessels (30)
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85
A group of early Islamic glass Vessels Persia, Syria and Egypt, 8th-11th Century(30)
Estimate:
£5,000 - 7,000
€5,900 - 8,200
US$ 7,600 - 11,000
A tiraz Fragment
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86
Two Fatimid woven tiraz Fragments Egypt, 11th/ 12th Century(2)
Estimate:
£4,000 - 6,000
€4,700 - 7,100
US$ 6,100 - 9,100
2 x Islamic glass vessels and a Rosewater flask (3)
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Three Islamic glass Vessels Persia and Syria, 9th-13th Century(3)
Estimate:
£1,000 - 1,500
€1,200 - 1,800
US$ 1,500 - 2,300
An Umayad Shirt
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88
An early fragmentary woven wool Tunic Egypt, 7th-9th Century
Sold for £2,400 inc. premium
A large unglazed sphero-conical pottery Vessel Eastern Persia or Egypt, 10th/ 12th Century
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89
A large unglazed sphero-conical pottery Vessel Eastern Persia or Egypt, 10th/ 12th Century
Estimate:
£2,000 - 3,000
€2,400 - 3,500
US$ 3,000 - 4,500
An important and large Ghaznavid figural high tin bronze Cauldron Persia, 11th Century
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An important and large Ghaznavid figural high tin bronze Cauldron Persia, 11th Century
Sold for £86,400 inc. premium
A group of nine Fatimid unglazed pottery Water Filters Egypt, 10th/ 11th Century(9)
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91
A group of nine Fatimid unglazed pottery Water Filters Egypt, 10th/ 11th Century(9)
Estimate:
£2,000 - 3,000
€2,400 - 3,500
US$ 3,000 - 4,500
Three Mamluk bowls (3)
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93
Two Mamluk fragmentary sgraffiato pottery Bowls Egypt, 14th Century(3)
Sold for £2,160 inc. premium
An intact monochrome moulded pottery Ewer
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94
A monochrome moulded pottery Ewer Persia, 12th/ 13th Century
Estimate:
£6,000 - 8,000
€7,100 - 9,400
US$ 9,100 - 12,000
Two Fatimid carved wood Panels Egypt, 12th Century(2)
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Two Fatimid carved wood Panels Egypt, 12th Century(2)
Estimate:
£3,000 - 4,000
€3,500 - 4,700
US$ 4,500 - 6,100
An engraved kufic seal in Mamluk gold setting Iran and Egypt, 11th Century and 14th Century
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An engraved kufic seal in Mamluk gold setting Persia and Egypt, 11th Century and 14th Century
Estimate:
£1,200 - 1,400
€1,400 - 1,600
US$ 1,800 - 2,100
A bronze weight in the form of a bird
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A bronze weight in the form of a Bird Fatimid Egyt or Persia, 10th-11th Century
Estimate:
£3,000 - 4,000
€3,500 - 4,700
US$ 4,500 - 6,100
26 small pottery Vessels and Fragments
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98*
A group of Islamic pottery Vessels and Sherds Egypt, Mesopotamia, Syria and Persia, 9th-15th Century(33)
Sold for £2,160 inc. premium
A large glass bottle
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99
A large free-blown glass Bottle Persia, 11th/ 12th Century
Estimate:
£5,000 - 7,000
€5,900 - 8,200
US$ 7,600 - 11,000
A large glass bottle
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100
A large free-blown glass Bottle Persia, 11th/ 12th Century
Sold for £6,000 inc. premium
A large 12thC bronze Zhizri
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101W
A monumental bronze Royal Tent Support Persia or Central Asia, late 12th Century
Sold for £180,000 inc. premium
Two Fatimid carved and inlaid wood Panels made for the minbar of Ibn Tulun, Cairo, Egypt, circa AD 1296(2)
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102Y
Two Fatimid carved and inlaid wood Panels made for the minbar of Ibn Tulun Cairo, Egypt, circa AD 1296(2)
Estimate:
£5,000 - 7,000
€5,900 - 8,200
US$ 7,600 - 11,000
A lustre pottery bowl 12th century iran
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103
A lustre pottery Bowl Persia, 12th/ 13th Century
Estimate:
£4,000 - 6,000
€4,700 - 7,100
US$ 6,100 - 9,100
Nineteen Mamluk ivory-inlaid wood panels (19)
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Nineteen Mamluk ivory-inlaid parquetry wood Panels Egypt, 14th Century(19)
Sold for £10,800 inc. premium
A massive fragmentary unglazed moulded pottery Jar Mesopotamia or Persia, 12th/ 13th Century
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A massive fragmentary unglazed moulded pottery Jar Mesopotamia or Persia, 12th/ 13th Century
Estimate:
£15,000 - 20,000
€18,000 - 24,000
US$ 23,000 - 30,000
Khorasan bronze Bird
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106
A Khorasan engraved bronze Bird Persia, 12th Century
Estimate:
£3,000 - 4,000
€3,500 - 4,700
US$ 4,500 - 6,100
A lajvardinia Ewer Iran 12th century
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107
A lajvardina pottery Ewer Persia, 12th Century
Estimate:
£5,000 - 7,000
€5,900 - 8,200
US$ 7,600 - 11,000
A rare small Khorasan bronze Bucket
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108
A rare small Khorasan bronze Bucket Persia, 12th Century
Sold for £3,360 inc. premium
A group of Seljuk gold repousse Necklace Elements probably Syria, 11th/ 12th Century(15)
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A group of Seljuk gold repousse Necklace Elements Persia, 11th/ 12th Century(15)
Estimate:
£3,000 - 5,000
€3,500 - 5,900
US$ 4,500 - 7,600
An intact monochrome pottery Jug
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110
A monochrome pottery Jug Persia, second half of 12th/ 13th Century
Estimate:
£5,000 - 7,000
€5,900 - 8,200
US$ 7,600 - 11,000
A silver inlaid bronze Rosewater Sprinkler South-Eastern Anatolia Late 13th-early 14th century
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A Seljuk silver-inlaid bronze Rosewater Sprinkler Egypt, Syria or the Jazira, early 13th Century
Estimate:
£10,000 - 15,000
€12,000 - 18,000
US$ 15,000 - 23,000
A rare Seljuk bronze Door Knocker
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112
A rare Khorasan bronze Door Boss Persia, 12th Century
Estimate:
£8,000 - 12,000
€9,400 - 14,000
US$ 12,000 - 18,000
Kashan Lustre Bowl
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113
A Kashan lustre pottery Bowl Persia, 13th Century
Estimate:
£3,000 - 4,000
€3,500 - 4,700
US$ 4,500 - 6,100
A Kashan moulded lustre pottery figural Tile Persia, 13th/ 14th Century
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114
A Kashan moulded lustre pottery figural Tile Persia, 13th/ 14th Century
Estimate:
£2,000 - 2,500
€2,400 - 2,900
US$ 3,000 - 3,800
A Kashan lustre figural pottery Star Tile Persia, 13th Century
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A Kashan lustre figural pottery Star Tile Persia, 13th Century
Estimate:
£2,000 - 3,000
€2,400 - 3,500
US$ 3,000 - 4,500
A pair of Seljuk Earrings Persia, 12th/ 13th Century
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A pair of Seljuk Earrings Persia, 12th/ 13th Century
Sold for £1,440 inc. premium
A silhouette ware calligraphic pottery Jug Persia, probably Kashan, late 12th Century
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117
A silhouette ware calligraphic pottery Jug Persia, probably Kashan, late 12th Century
Sold for £3,360 inc. premium
A Kashan lustre cruciform pottery Tile Persia, 13th Century
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118
A Kashan lustre cruciform pottery Tile Persia, 13th Century
Sold for £960 inc. premium
Syrian lustre Tankard
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119
A Kashan lustre pottery Jug Persia, late 12th/ early 13th Century
Sold for £4,200 inc. premium
A turquoise glazed Sultanabad bowl
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120
A Sultanabad underglaze-painted moulded pottery Bowl Persia, late 13th/ 14th Century
Estimate:
£3,000 - 4,000
€3,500 - 4,700
US$ 4,500 - 6,100
A Bamiyan footed pottery dish
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121
A Bamiyan sgraffiato pottery footed Dish Persia, 12th Century
Estimate:
£1,500 - 2,000
€1,800 - 2,400
US$ 2,300 - 3,000
A turquoise moulded and glazed tile 12th century Kashan
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122
A Kashan monochrome moulded pottery Tile Persia, 12th Century
Sold for £1,800 inc. premium
A fragmentary marble Cenotaph Panel Persia, 10th/ 11th Century
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A fragmentary marble Cenotaph Panel Persia, 10th/ 11th Century
Estimate:
£3,000 - 5,000
€3,500 - 5,900
US$ 4,500 - 7,600
A Kashan turquoise glazed footed bowl 12th century
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124
A Kashan underglaze-painted pottery footed Bowl Persia, 12th/ 13th Century
Estimate:
£3,000 - 4,000
€3,500 - 4,700
US$ 4,500 - 6,100
Kashan lustre Flask
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125
A Kashan lustre pottery Bottle Persia, 13th Century
Estimate:
£3,000 - 4,000
€3,500 - 4,700
US$ 4,500 - 6,100
A Seljuk bronze plumb line Turkey 13th century
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126
A Seljuk bronze Plumb Line Anatolia, 13th Century
Sold for £1,200 inc. premium
A Veramine ceramic Bowl
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127
A Timurid "Varamine"-type underglaze-painted pottery Dish Persia, 15th Century
Estimate:
£2,000 - 3,000
€2,400 - 3,500
US$ 3,000 - 4,500
A Safavid turquoise and silver inlaid incense burner Persia, 16th century
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A turquoise and silver inlaid incense burner Bukhara, 18th century
Estimate:
£3,000 - 5,000
€3,500 - 5,900
US$ 4,500 - 7,600
A Persian brass qibla
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129
A Safavid qibla indicator with compass in European casing Persia, 17th century
Estimate:
£10,000 - 15,000
€12,000 - 18,000
US$ 15,000 - 23,000
Indicateur de la Qibla
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130
A Zand Qibla-Indicator with Compass Persia, dated AH [1]182/AD 1768
Estimate:
£10,000 - 15,000
€12,000 - 18,000
US$ 15,000 - 23,000
Two Safavid cuerda seca tiles Iran 17th century
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131
Two Safavid cuerda seca tiles Persia, 17th century(2)
Estimate:
£2,000 - 3,000
€2,400 - 3,500
US$ 3,000 - 4,500
A rare Kubachi figural Tile Iran late 16th/17th century
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132
A rare Kubachi figural underglaze-painted pottery Tile Persia, late 16th/17th Century
Estimate:
£3,000 - 4,000
€3,500 - 4,700
US$ 4,500 - 6,100
A Safavid tinned copper bowl 17th century
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133
A Safavid tinned-copper wine Bowl Persia, 17th Century
Sold for £2,400 inc. premium
Safavid engraved bowl 17th century iran
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134
A Safavid tinned-copper Wine Bowl Persia, 17th Century
Sold for £3,000 inc. premium
A Safavid woven silk and gilt-metal-thread Panel Persia, 18th Century
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135
A Safavid woven silk and gilt-metal-thread Panel Persia, 18th Century
Estimate:
£2,000 - 3,000
€2,400 - 3,500
US$ 3,000 - 4,500
A Safavid woven silk and gilt-metal-thread Panel Persia, 18th Century
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A Safavid woven silk and gilt-metal-thread Panel Persia, 18th Century
Estimate:
£1,000 - 1,500
€1,200 - 1,800
US$ 1,500 - 2,300
A Safavid woven silk Panel Persia, 18th Century
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A Safavid woven silk Panel Persia, 18th Century
Estimate:
£3,000 - 4,000
€3,500 - 4,700
US$ 4,500 - 6,100
An engraved brass Magic Bowl Persia 18th Century
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138
An engraved brass Magic Bowl Persia, 18th Century
Sold for £3,600 inc. premium
Two carved Safavid jade Plaques Iran, 17th Century(2)
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139
Two carved Safavid jade Plaques Persia, 17th Century(2)
Estimate:
£1,000 - 2,000
€1,200 - 2,400
US$ 1,500 - 3,000
An engraved Safavid bowl dated 1059AH
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A Safavid tinned copper Basin Persia, dated AH 1059/ AD 1649
Estimate:
£3,000 - 5,000
€3,500 - 5,900
US$ 4,500 - 7,600
A Group of 11 Safavid steel items
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141
A Group of Safavid steel items Persia, 17th-18th Century(11)
Estimate:
£1,200 - 1,500
€1,400 - 1,800
US$ 1,800 - 2,300
A rare Ottoman gilded brass covered Bowl Probably Egypt 16th-17th Century
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A rare Ottoman gilded brass covered Bowl Probably Egypt, 16th-17th Century
Estimate:
£4,000 - 6,000
€4,700 - 7,100
US$ 6,100 - 9,100
An Iznik pottery border tile Turkey, circa 1590
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143
An Iznik pottery Border Tile Turkey, circa 1590
Sold for £3,360 inc. premium
A ruby- and emerald-set jade Ottoman belt Plaque Turkey, 17th century
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144
An Ottoman ruby and emerald-set jade Belt Fitting Turkey, 17th Century
Sold for £2,400 inc. premium
An Iznik pottery Dish Turkey, 17th Century
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145
An Iznik pottery Dish Turkey, 17th Century
Sold for £4,560 inc. premium
Four Ottoman underglaze painted hexagonal Tiles Turkey or Syria, 16th century(4)
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146
Four Ottoman underglaze painted hexagonal Tiles Turkey or Syria, 16th century(4)
Sold for £3,120 inc. premium
An Iznik tile
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147
An Iznik pottery Tile Fragment Turkey, circa 1575
Sold for £2,400 inc. premium
Two Iznik pottery Tiles Turkey, circa 1580(2)
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148
Two Iznik pottery Tiles Turkey, circa 1580(2)
Sold for £6,000 inc. premium
An Ottoman gilt-copper (tombak) Incense Burner Turkey, 18th Century
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An Ottoman gilt-copper (tombak) Incense Burner Turkey, 18th Century
Estimate:
£10,000 - 15,000
€12,000 - 18,000
US$ 15,000 - 23,000
An Ottoman gilt Bridle, Breast-plate and Crupper taken from the residential quarters of Tipu Sultan (1750-99), Sultan of Mysore (Seringapatam) Turkey, Mid to late-18th Century(3)
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An Ottoman gilt Bridle, Breast-plate and Crupper taken from the residential quarters of Tipu Sultan (1750-99), Sultan of Mysore (Seringapatam) Turkey, Mid to late-18th Century(3)
Estimate:
£60,000 - 90,000
€71,000 - 110,000
US$ 91,000 - 140,000
An Ottoman gilt-copper (tombak) Incense Burner Turkey, 18th Century
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An Ottoman gilt-copper (tombak) Incense Burner Turkey, 18th Century
Estimate:
£8,000 - 12,000
€9,400 - 14,000
US$ 12,000 - 18,000
An Ottoman Marble Stele
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An Ottoman Marble Stele Turkey, Dated AH1200/ AD1785-86
Estimate:
£2,500 - 3,500
€2,900 - 4,100
US$ 3,800 - 5,300
A copper-gilt dish, possibly Armenian
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An inscribed gilt copper dish Balkans, 18th Century
Estimate:
£2,000 - 3,000
€2,400 - 3,500
US$ 3,000 - 4,500
An Ottoman tortoise-shell and mother-of-pearl parquetry wood Box Turkey, 18th Century
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An Ottoman parquetry wood Box Turkey, 18th Century
Estimate:
£2,500 - 3,500
€2,900 - 4,100
US$ 3,800 - 5,300
A group of four Kuthaya tiles 18th century
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155
A group of four Kutahya underglaze-painted pottery Tiles Turkey, 19th Century(4)
Estimate:
£2,000 - 3,000
€2,400 - 3,500
US$ 3,000 - 4,500
An Iznik 'Storm in a teacup' design pottery Dish Turkey, circa 1600
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An Iznik 'Storm in a teacup' design pottery Dish Turkey, circa 1600
Sold for £1,560 inc. premium
A silver filigree sprinkler for the Ottoman market Gujerat, India 18th Century
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157
A silver filigree sprinkler for the Ottoman market Gujerat, India, 18th Century
Sold for £2,160 inc. premium
Ottoman bronze finial 18th century
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158
An Ottoman bronze Finial Turkey, 18th Century
Estimate:
£2,000 - 3,000
€2,400 - 3,500
US$ 3,000 - 4,500
Two Ottoman Tombak Zarf with poercelain inserts
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An Ottoman tombak and a silver-gilt Zarf with Meissen porcelain inserts Turkey and Germany, late 18th/ early 19th Century(4)
Estimate:
£1,000 - 1,500
€1,200 - 1,800
US$ 1,500 - 2,300
Wooden painted Arch
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A pair of polychrome wood Spandrels North Africa, 18th Century
Estimate:
£3,000 - 4,000
€3,500 - 4,700
US$ 4,500 - 6,100
Architectural wood Panel
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A carved wood Panel North Africa, 18th Century
Estimate:
£5,000 - 6,000
€5,900 - 7,100
US$ 7,600 - 9,100
An Ottoman wood Turban Stand
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An Ottoman wood Turban Stand (kavakluk) Turkey, 19th Century
Estimate:
£3,000 - 5,000
€3,500 - 5,900
US$ 4,500 - 7,600
An Ottoman pipe with carved coral mouthpiece 19th century
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An Ottoman silver-inlaid and coral-mounted Pipe Turkey, 19th Century(3)
Sold for £1,800 inc. premium
An Ottoman ivory-hilted steel Sword (yataghan) Turkey, dated AH 1239/ AD 1823-4(2)
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A fine Ottoman ivory-hilted steel Sword (yataghan) made by 'Umar al-Busnawi (the Bosnian) for his master Hasan Efendi Turkey, dated AH 1239/ AD 1823-4(2)
Sold for £19,200 inc. premium
Thirty-six gilt metal harness fittings Ottoman Turkey (36)
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A set of Ottoman niello and gilt metal Harness Fittings Turkey, 18th/ 19th Century(36)
Estimate:
£1,200 - 1,500
€1,400 - 1,800
US$ 1,800 - 2,300
An enamel potrait of Abdulhamid in silver frame
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A miniature portrait of Sultan Abdulhamid II (reg. 1876-1909) Turkey, circa 1870
Estimate:
£1,000 - 1,500
€1,200 - 1,800
US$ 1,500 - 2,300
Ottoman Tombstone
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An Ottoman inscribed marble Tombstone Turkey, dated AH 1179/ AD 1765-6
Estimate:
£3,000 - 4,000
€3,500 - 4,700
US$ 4,500 - 6,100
Two Kutahya Cups and Saucers (4)
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Two Kutahya pottery Cups and Saucers Turkey, first half of 18th Century(4)
Sold for £4,200 inc. premium
A Bukhara ewer, ca 1800
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A finely engraved tinner copper Ewer Bukhara, Central Asia, circa 1800
Estimate:
£2,000 - 2,500
€2,400 - 2,900
US$ 3,000 - 3,800
A group of four gold-damascened steel armour Plates Persia, 18th Century(4)
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A group of four gold-damascened steel armour Plates Persia, 18th Century(4)
Sold for £4,800 inc. premium
A0 set of Ottoman diamond-set coral prayer Beads (tesbih) Turkey, circa 1900
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A set of Ottoman diamond-set coral prayer Beads (tesbih) Turkey, circa 1900
Sold for £5,400 inc. premium
A pair of Ottoman diamond Earrings Turkey 19th Century2
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172
A pair of Ottoman diamond-set silver Earrings Turkey 19th Century(2)
Sold for £3,360 inc. premium
A signed Ottoman silver scribe's Pencase (divit) Turkey, Period of Abdulaziz (1861-1876)
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A signed Ottoman silver scribe's Pencase (divit) Turkey, Period of Abdulaziz (1861-1876)
Sold for £4,200 inc. premium
Three Ottoman silver dishes (3)
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Three Ottoman silver Dishes Turkey, Period of Abdulmecid (1839-1861)(3)
Estimate:
£1,800 - 2,500
€2,100 - 2,900
US$ 2,700 - 3,800
A Ottoman metal thread embroidered silk Panel depicting a mosque Turkey
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A Ottoman metal thread embroidered silk Panel depicting a mosque Turkey, late 19th Century
Estimate:
£5,000 - 7,000
€5,900 - 8,200
US$ 7,600 - 11,000
A group of 22 Ottoman glass vessels, 16 stoppers
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A group of Ottoman Beykoz Glass Vessels Turkey, 19th Century(22)
Estimate:
£12,000 - 15,000
€14,000 - 18,000
US$ 18,000 - 23,000
A Bukhara Dagger
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A gem-set walrus-hilted steel Dagger Bukhara, 19th Century(2)
Estimate:
£3,000 - 4,000
€3,500 - 4,700
US$ 4,500 - 6,100
A court Dagger
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An Ottoman coral-set walrus ivory-hilted steel Dagger Turkey, 19th Century(2)
Estimate:
£3,000 - 5,000
€3,500 - 5,900
US$ 4,500 - 7,600
An fine embroidered linen Panel (susani) Uzbekistan, circa 1900
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A fine embroidered linen Panel (susani) Uzbekistan, circa 1900
Estimate:
£6,000 - 8,000
€7,100 - 9,400
US$ 9,100 - 12,000
Ottoman tray Turkey 19th century
amended
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An Ottoman painted tole Tray Turkey, 19th Century
Estimate:
£3,000 - 5,000
€3,500 - 5,900
US$ 4,500 - 7,600
A wood Qur'an Stand
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An inlaid wood Qur'an Stand Syria, 19th century
Estimate:
£1,500 - 2,000
€1,800 - 2,400
US$ 2,300 - 3,000
Astrolabe cadran Ottoman
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An Ottoman Quadrant signed Muhammad Bursawi Turkey, dated AH 1247/AD 1831-32
Estimate:
£2,000 - 3,000
€2,400 - 3,500
US$ 3,000 - 4,500
A Mamluk Revival silver inlaid brass Qur'an Box Syria, 19th Century
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A Mamluk Revival silver-inlaid brass Qur'an Box Syria, circa 1880
Sold for £3,000 inc. premium
A gilt embroidered silk textile ottoman
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An Ottoman metal thread embroidered silk Panel Turkey, 19th Century
Estimate:
£2,000 - 3,000
€2,400 - 3,500
US$ 3,000 - 4,500
A pair of French orientalist porceleine figures mid-19th century
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A pair of French orientalist porcelain figures of a Sultan and Sultana France, mid-19th century(2)
Sold for £960 inc. premium
An Ottoman embroidered satin tomb Cover Turkey or Syria, 19th Century
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An Ottoman embroidered satin tomb Cover Turkey or Syria, 19th Century
Estimate:
£2,000 - 3,000
€2,400 - 3,500
US$ 3,000 - 4,500
A Syrian damascened steel breastplate 19th century, Aleppo
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A damascened steel Breastplate Aleppo, Syria, 19th Century
Sold for £8,400 inc. premium
A large Syrian Iznik-style tile panel depicting the tree of life
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A large Damascus Iznik-style polychrome Tile Panel Syria, early 20th Century
Sold for £15,600 inc. premium
A Mamluk revival silver-inlaid copper Qur'an Stand (kursi) Egypt or Syria, first half of the 20th Century
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189W
A Mamluk Revival silver-inlaid copper Qur'an Stand (kursi) Egypt or Syria, first half of the 20th Century
Estimate:
£6,000 - 8,000
€7,100 - 9,400
US$ 9,100 - 12,000
A large Syrian Iznik-style tile panel Syria early 20th century
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A large Damascus Iznik-style tile Panel Syria, early 20th Century
Sold for £15,600 inc. premium
A metal thread embroidered Qa'ba key bag
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An Ottoman metal-thread embroidered Qa'ba Key Bag with the name of 'Abbas Hilmi' dated 1327AH/1909-10 Egypt
Sold for £6,000 inc. premium
An Ottoman metal-thread embroidered Qa'ba Key Bag with name of Sultan 'Abdulmecid II Egypt, 1922-24
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An Ottoman metal-thread embroidered Qa'ba Key Bag with name of Sultan 'Abdulmecid II Egypt, 1922-24
Sold for £6,600 inc. premium
A pair of carved Alhambra-style bronze vases with glass inserts, signed 'Coudry' France, 19th Century2
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A pair of carved Alhambra-style bronze vases with glass inserts, signed 'Coudry' France, 19th Century(2)
Estimate:
£6,000 - 8,000
€7,100 - 9,400
US$ 9,100 - 12,000
Two handled Damascene vase plus base
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An Alhambra carved damascened steel Vase and Tray signed 'M. Beristain' Spain, late 19th Century
Sold for £7,800 inc. premium
An appliqué cotton wall Hanging Egypt 19th Century
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An appliqué cotton wall Hanging Egypt, 19th Century
Sold for £2,400 inc. premium
An "X" Frame Moorish chair
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An 'X' Frame Moorish style Chair Spain, 19th Century
Sold for £1,560 inc. premium
A pair of Qajar gold damascened steel Vases
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A pair of Qajar gold-damascened steel Vases Persia, 19th Century(2)
Sold for £6,000 inc. premium
A fine woven wool Shawl commissioned by Iqbal-al-Mulk bearing the Qajar Lion and Sun emblem Kashmir, dated AH 1307/ AD 1889-90
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A fine woven wool Shawl commissioned by Iqbal-al-Mulk bearing the Qajar Lion and Sun emblem Kashmir, dated AH 1307/ AD 1889-90
Sold for £4,200 inc. premium
A Kalamkari printed silk Panel Persia, late 18th/ early 19th Century
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A Qajar block-printed silk Panel (qalamkar) Persia, late 18th/ early 19th Century
Sold for £300 inc. premium
A Group of fifteen cuerda seca pottery tiles Iran 19th century(15)
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A group of fifteen cuerda seca pottery Tiles Persia, 19th Century(15)
Estimate:
£6,000 - 8,000
€7,100 - 9,400
US$ 9,100 - 12,000
A group of nine Qajar tiles partial panel Iran 19th century
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A group of nine Qajar Tiles Persia, 19th Century(9)
Sold for £3,600 inc. premium
A Qajar brass Astrolabe Persia, with added date AH 1162/ AD 1748
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A Qajar brass Astrolabe Persia, with added date AH 1162/ AD 1748
Sold for £7,800 inc. premium
A moulded Qajar tile with Astrological Signs Tehran, Persia, 19th Century
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A Qajar underglaze-painted moulded pottery Tile with Astrological Signs Tehran, Persia, 19th Century
Sold for £5,400 inc. premium
A large Qajar brass Astrolabe Persia, 19th Century
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A large Qajar brass Astrolabe Persia, 19th Century
Sold for £4,200 inc. premium
A set of weights and scales in a painted wooden box Qajar Persia, early 19th Century
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A set of weights and scales in a painted wood box Persia, early 19th Century(16)
Estimate:
£3,500 - 4,500
€4,100 - 5,300
US$ 5,300 - 6,800
A Qajar lacquer Mirror Case attributed to Shah Najaf Isfahan, Iran, mid-19th Century
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A Qajar lacquer Mirror Case attributed to Shah Najaf Isfahan, Persia, mid-19th Century
Estimate:
£4,000 - 6,000
€4,700 - 7,100
US$ 6,100 - 9,100
Four lacquer qalamdans
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Three Qajar laquer papier mache Pen Boxes (qalamdan) Persia, 19th Century(4)
Estimate:
£2,000 - 3,000
€2,400 - 3,500
US$ 3,000 - 4,500
A Qajar coco-de-mer Kashkul Persia, dated AH 1256/ AD 1840-41
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An inscribed Qajar coco-de-mer Kashkul Persia, dated AH 1256/ AD 1840-41
Sold for £3,000 inc. premium
A Qajar gold damascened steel Kashkul Persia, 19th Century
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A Qajar gold damascened steel Kashkul signed Haji 'Abbas Persia, 19th Century
Sold for £3,840 inc. premium
A large Qajar pottery tile with harem scene 19th century
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A large Qajar underglaze-painted moulded pottery Tile depicting a scene from the story of Yusuf va Zulaykha Persia, 19th Century
Estimate:
£2,000 - 3,000
€2,400 - 3,500
US$ 3,000 - 4,500
A collection of postcards Iran 19th century
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A collection of postcards Iran 19th century
Estimate:
£15,000 - 25,000
€18,000 - 29,000
US$ 23,000 - 38,000
Qajar enamel sprinkler with damage 19th century
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A Qajar enamelled copper Rosewater Sprinkler Persia, bearing date AD 1889
Estimate:
£7,000 - 9,000
€8,200 - 11,000
US$ 11,000 - 14,000
A large Qajar underglaze-painted pottery Tile signed 'Walid' Persia, early 20th Century
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A large Qajar underglaze-painted pottery Tile signed 'Walid' Persia, early 20th Century
Estimate:
£1,000 - 1,200
€1,200 - 1,400
US$ 1,500 - 1,800
Two large oval Qajar inscription Tiles Persia, late 19th-early 20th Century(2)
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Two large oval Qajar inscription Tiles Persia, late 19th-early 20th Century(2)
Estimate:
£10,000 - 12,000
€12,000 - 14,000
US$ 15,000 - 18,000
A Qajar inscribed agate set enamelled silver Box Iran, 19th Century and later
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A Qajar inscribed agate set enamelled silver Box Persia, 19th Century and later
Estimate:
£1,500 - 2,000
€1,800 - 2,400
US$ 2,300 - 3,000
4 dervish embroidered hats
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Four Dervish Hats Persia, 19th/ 20th Century(4)
Sold for £3,000 inc. premium
A collection of original Press Shots depicting events during the reign of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi 1939 - 1975(72)
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A collection of original Press Shots depicting events during the reign of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi 1939 - 1975(71)
Estimate:
£3,000 - 4,000
€3,500 - 4,700
US$ 4,500 - 6,100
A group of Royal Qajar embossed stationery from the reigns of... Persia, 19th Century
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A group of Royal Qajar and Pahlavi embossed stationery Persia, 19th-20th Century
Estimate:
£3,000 - 4,000
€3,500 - 4,700
US$ 4,500 - 6,100
A collection of commemorative Coins, Stamps, Pins, press Photographs and magazine and book Cuttings of Iranian interest 19th/ 20th Century(34)
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A collection of commemorative Coins, Stamps, Pins, press Photographs and magazine and book Cuttings of Iranian interest 19th/ 20th Century(34)
Estimate:
£4,000 - 6,000
€4,700 - 7,100
US$ 6,100 - 9,100
2 Qajar lacquer panels
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A pair of Qajar laquered papier maché Panels Persia, 20th Century(2)
Sold for £1,200 inc. premium
A Qajar painted mirror case
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A Qajar lacquer Mirror Case Persia, 19th Century(2)
Estimate:
£1,000 - 2,000
€1,200 - 2,400
US$ 1,500 - 3,000
A collection of Central Asian Jewellery Turkestan, (5)
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A collection of Central Asian Jewellery Turkmenistan, late 19th/ early 20th Century(5)
Estimate:
£2,000 - 3,000
€2,400 - 3,500
US$ 3,000 - 4,500
A couple in an erotic embrace in a pavilion Malwa, circa 1680
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A couple in an erotic embrace in a pavilion Malwa, circa 1680
Sold for £1,440 inc. premium
Malwa scene (ex-Bonhams)
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A female muscian entertaining her mistress outside a bedchamber in which stands a vina, perhaps a Ragamala scene Malwa, circa 1680
Estimate:
£1,500 - 2,000
€1,800 - 2,400
US$ 2,300 - 3,000
A prince and his mistress Malwa, 17th Century
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A prince and his mistress in a pavilion within a palace; a maiden with garlands in her hands, peacocks gathered around her Malwa, circa 1680(2)
Estimate:
£1,500 - 2,000
€1,800 - 2,400
US$ 2,300 - 3,000
Two paintings on linen
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226
Two illustrations from a Popular Mughal series: Majnun spying Layla in a landscape as she sits on rocky ground with a female companion, a lioness ...
Sold for £4,200 inc. premium
A courtier standing facing right leaning on a sword Mughal, circa 1640
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A courtier standing facing right leaning on a sword Mughal, circa 1640
Estimate:
£1,000 - 1,500
€1,200 - 1,800
US$ 1,500 - 2,300
A princess out hawking on horseback Murshidabad, circa 1700
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A princess out hawking on horseback Murshidabad, circa 1700
Estimate:
£7,000 - 9,000
€8,200 - 11,000
US$ 11,000 - 14,000
Three Mughal miniatures: £1000-1500 each
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Three illustrated leaves from a Mughal manuscript: Layla goes to the desert to find Majnun; Layla and Majnun at school; a prince being beheaded Provincial ...
Estimate:
£3,000 - 4,000
€3,500 - 4,700
US$ 4,500 - 6,100
Sufis in discussion in a landscape Sub-Imperial Mughal, circa 1620-30
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Sufis in discussion in a landscape Sub-Imperial Mughal, circa 1620-30
Sold for £2,160 inc. premium
An astrologer with holy men at a hermitage, attributed to 'Ali Quli Jabbadar (fl. late 17th-early 18th Century), after the Mughal artist Govardhan Isfahan, late 17th Century
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An astrologer with holy men at a hermitage, attributed to 'Ali Quli Jabbadar (fl. late 17th-early 18th Century), after the Mughal artist Govardhan Isfahan, late ...
Estimate:
£8,000 - 12,000
€9,400 - 14,000
US$ 12,000 - 18,000
The Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb (reg. 1658-1707) enthroned Deccan, circa 1700
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The Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb (reg. 1658-1707) enthroned Deccan, circa 1700
Sold for £3,600 inc. premium
A princess wearing a turban and a diaphanous jama over gold floral pantaloons seated with a female attendant on a palace terrace, a female musician playing a tambur in the foreground, another female attendant waving a morchal in the background Provincial Mughal, Deccan, circa 1740
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A princess wearing a turban and a diaphanous jama over gold floral pantaloons seated with a female attendant on a palace terrace, a female musician ...
Sold for £8,400 inc. premium
A cut-out album page, copied by 'Ali, cut by Muhammad Hasan Deccan, 17th Century
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An album page of découpé calligraphy, copied by 'Ali and signed by the artist Muhammad Hasan The Deccan Sultanates, probably Bijapur, circa 1630-40
Sold for £42,000 inc. premium
An album page depicting a stylized vase of naturalistic flowers with a grasshopper and moths alighting on leaves, glass and metal vessels in the foreground flanked by two ducks and irises, attributed to the artist Muhammad Hasan The Deccan Sultanates, probably Bijapur, circa 1630-40
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A découpé album page depicting a stylised vase of naturalistic flowers with a grasshopper and moths alighting on leaves, glass and metal vessels in the ...
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A leaf depicting the Mi'raj, with a diagram of the Holy City of Medina on the reverse Provincial Mughal, Murshidabad or the Deccan, circa 1760
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An illustrated folio depicting the Mi'raj, the Prophet's night journey to heaven on Buraq attended by angels, with a diagram of the holy shrine of ...
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A female dancer Rajasthan, dated 1816
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A female dancer on a terrace, an extensive landscape beyond Provincial Mughal, probably Deccan, circa 1817
Sold for £1,020 inc. premium
A wandering tradesman carrying a basket on his back Provincial Mughal, mid-18th Century
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A wandering tradesman carrying a basket on his back Provincial Mughal, mid-18th Century
Estimate:
£1,200 - 1,500
€1,400 - 1,800
US$ 1,800 - 2,300
The Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah (reg. 1707-1712) receiving courtiers Mughal, circa 1710
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The Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah (reg. 1707-1712), pictured before he became Emperor, receiving courtiers Mughal, circa 1700
Sold for £4,200 inc. premium
A princely couple in an erotic embrace
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A prince and a maiden in an erotic embrace on a bed on a terrace, possibly a Ragamala scene Provincial Mughal, late 18th Century
Sold for £1,320 inc. premium
The Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb enthroned on a terrace
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The Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb enthroned on a terrace, an attendant standing behind him waving a morchal Provincial Mughal, 18th Century
Sold for £960 inc. premium
The Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah (reg. 1719-1748) receiving four courtiers, including Sa'adat Khan of Oudh, the group depicted under a canopy on a palace terrace overlooking a river, the ruler presented with a falcon Mughal, mid-18th Century
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The Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah (reg. 1719-1748) receiving four courtiers, including Sa'adat Khan of Oudh, the group depicted under a canopy on a palace terrace ...
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Kamod Ragini: a courtesan holding garlands seated against a bolster on a terrace, a female attendant standing to the right Lucknow, circa 1770
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Kamod Ragini: a courtesan holding garlands seated against a bolster on a terrace, a female attendant standing to the right Mughal, circa 1770
Sold for £3,360 inc. premium
The Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah in durbar Delhi, circa 1840
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The Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah (reg. 1719-48) enthroned in a pavilion with courtiers and attendants Mughal, 18th Century
Estimate:
£1,500 - 2,000
€1,800 - 2,400
US$ 2,300 - 3,000
A Mughal princess standing beside a tree
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A melancholy maiden standing beneath a tree in a landscape Mughal, circa 1760
Sold for £2,400 inc. premium
A portrait of a courtesan standing at the side of a lake, a saluki hound at her feet Provincial Mughal, circa 1790
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A portrait of a courtesan standing at the side of a lake, a saluki hound at her feet Provincial Mughal, circa 1790
Sold for £3,360 inc. premium
Todi Ragini: a maiden with a deer in a landscape Provincial Mughal, late 18th Century
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Todi Ragini: a maiden with a deer in a landscape Provincial Mughal, late 18th Century
Sold for £1,080 inc. premium
A reluctant maiden being led by two female companions across a palace terrace at night, a female attendant leading the way with a firebrand Delhi, circa 1800
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A reluctant maiden being led by two female companions across a palace terrace at night, a female attendant leading the way with a firebrand Delhi, ...
Estimate:
£3,000 - 5,000
€3,500 - 5,900
US$ 4,500 - 7,600
Four maidens in discussion on a palace terrace Mughal, in the style of Govardhan, circa 1735-40
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Four maidens in discussion on a palace terrace Mughal, in the style of Govardhan, circa 1735-40
Estimate:
£1,500 - 2,000
€1,800 - 2,400
US$ 2,300 - 3,000
Maidens with a child visiting a yogini smoking a hookah and resting on a swing under a tree Provincial Mughal, circa 1760
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Maidens with a child visiting a yogini smoking a hookah and resting on a swing under a tree Provincial Mughal, circa 1760
Sold for £1,680 inc. premium
A composite cow and a demon Delhi, circa 1800
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A composite ox made up of animals and humans, following a female horned demon wielding a mace Delhi, by Zafar Ali Khan, circa 1800
Sold for £1,560 inc. premium
An album of seventeen drawings of elephants, two with their mahouts Provincial Mughal, Ajmer, 18th Century
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An album of seventeen drawings of elephants, two with their mahouts Provincial Mughal, Ajmer, 18th Century
Estimate:
£1,500 - 2,000
€1,800 - 2,400
US$ 2,300 - 3,000
An angel on a camel pursuing a demon Delhi, circa 1800
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A winged peri playing a harp riding a composite camel made up of animals, birds and a human, following a horned demon wielding a mace ...
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Vasant ragini: Krishna presented with a vase of flowers during the Holi season, surrounded by female musicians, dancers and a maiden spraying dye, a female attendant preparing a bed-chamber in the background Amber, circa 1700
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Vasant ragini: Krishna presented with a vase of flowers during the Holi season, surrounded by female musicians, dancers and a maiden spraying dye, a female ...
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A Ragamala illustration, Princess and Attendants, Jaipur, c. 1760, 30.4 x 23cm, watercolour
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Desvarati Ragini [?]: a princess at her toilet with attendants and musicians within a palace Amber, circa 1730
Estimate:
£1,000 - 1,500
€1,200 - 1,800
US$ 1,500 - 2,300
Malkos raga: Krishna with his hand raised seated in discussion with a consort in a pavilion in a landscape, two female attendants seated to the left, a stream running in the foreground Mewar, circa 1730
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Malkos raga: Krishna with his hand raised seated in discussion with a consort in a pavilion in a landscape, two female attendants seated to the ...
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A Bundi painting 18th Century
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A maiden in a pavilion being bathed by her servants, Krishna seated in another Mewar, circa 1720(2)
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A Bundi painting 18th Century
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Krishna in the upper storey of a pavilion, four maidens below, possibly a scene from the Bhagavata Purana Mewar, circa 1720(2)
Estimate:
£3,000 - 4,000
€3,500 - 4,700
US$ 4,500 - 6,100
A ruler holding a pocket watch, seated facing right and also holding a lotus, resting against a bolster on a terrace Sawar, early 18th Century
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A ruler holding a pocket watch, seated facing right and also holding a lotus, resting against a bolster on a terrace Sawar, early 18th Century
Estimate:
£1,500 - 2,000
€1,800 - 2,400
US$ 2,300 - 3,000
A head-and-shoulders portrait of Nawab Khan Alam as a young man, facing left, eating pan, dressed in green and adorned with jewels and a sarpech Kishangarh, circa 1740
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A head-and-shoulders portrait of Nawab Khan 'Alam as a young man, facing left, eating pan, dressed in green and adorned with jewels and a sarpech ...
Estimate:
£5,000 - 7,000
€5,900 - 8,200
US$ 7,600 - 11,000
An equestrian portrait of a raja, attributed to Kedar Das Kishangarh, circa 1740
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An equestrian portrait of a raja, attributed to Kedar Das Kishangarh, circa 1740
Estimate:
£5,000 - 7,000
€5,900 - 8,200
US$ 7,600 - 11,000
A young prince out hunting on horseback, retainers walking alongside waving a morchal and carrying a banner, two young musicians running ahead, a saluki hound leaping on a gazelle in the background Provincial Mughal, Kishangarh, circa 1760
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A young prince out hunting on horseback, retainers walking alongside waving a morchal and carrying a banner, two young musicians running ahead, a saluki hound ...
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Three maidens gathered around a pavilion on a terrace, a scene from the Sat Sai of Bihari Datia, Central India, circa 1770
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Three maidens gathered around a pavilion on a terrace, a scene from the Sat Sai of Bihari Datia, Central India, circa 1770
Estimate:
£2,000 - 3,000
€2,400 - 3,500
US$ 3,000 - 4,500
A prince watching from a window his mistress at target practice with a rifle, female attendants with a child standing to the right holding a quiver of arrows, a morchal and a gauri Uniara, circa 1760
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A prince watching from a window his mistress at target practice with a rifle, female attendants with a child standing to the right holding a ...
Estimate:
£2,000 - 3,000
€2,400 - 3,500
US$ 3,000 - 4,500
Prince and princess on a terrace
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Dipak Raga: a prince on a terrace entertained by female musicians and attendants Hyderabad, circa 1775
Sold for £2,160 inc. premium
Princes presenting falcons to a ruler on a terrace, a formal garden with a fountain in the foreground Hyderabad, circa 1800
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Princes presenting falcons to a ruler on a terrace, a formal garden with a fountain in the foreground Hyderabad, circa 1800
Sold for £9,600 inc. premium
A maiden on a terrace preparing to smoke a hookah Hyderabad, Deccan, circa 1790
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A maiden on a terrace preparing to smoke a hookah Hyderabad, Deccan, circa 1790
Sold for £1,080 inc. premium
Munir al Mulk, called Aristu Jah, the divan (prime minister) of the Nizam of Hyderabad, Sikandar Jah (reg. 1803-29) Hyderabad, early 19th Century
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Munir al Mulk, called Aristu Jah, the divan (prime minister) of the Nizam of Hyderabad, Sikandar Jah (reg. 1803-29) Hyderabad, early 19th Century
Sold for £3,360 inc. premium
Maidens on a terrace Bikaner, circa 1800
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Two maidens in a pavilion on a terrace, female attendants outside Bikaner, circa 1800
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A prince on a terrace Delhi, 19th Century
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Nawab Safdar Jang standing on a terrace, in the background a river and beyond a procession with elephants Oudh, mid/late 18th Century
Sold for £5,040 inc. premium
A Prince and Princess in Pavilion
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Malkos raga: a prince seated in discussion with a consort in a pavilion on a terrace, a female attendant standing to either side Jaipur, circa ...
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A portrait of a Maharajah standing facing left, wearing a six-pointed jama over lilac pantaloons Bundi, circa 1810
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A portrait of a Maharajah standing facing left, wearing a six-pointed jama over lilac pantaloons Bundi, circa 1810
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£1,500 - 2,000
€1,800 - 2,400
US$ 2,300 - 3,000
Prince, Jodhpur, c.1840, watercolour, 27 x 19cm
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A portrait of a nobleman seated under a canopy under a terrace, an attendant waving a morchal to the left Jodhpur, circa 1830
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A ruler in durbar Jaipur, 19th Century
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A ruler in durbar pronouncing in a dispute between a bridegroom and his bride Jaipur, circa 1820
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£1,500 - 2,000
€1,800 - 2,400
US$ 2,300 - 3,000
A European gentleman out hawking on horseback Bundi, circa 1820
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A European gentleman out hawking on horseback Bundi, circa 1820
Estimate:
£1,200 - 1,500
€1,400 - 1,800
US$ 1,800 - 2,300
A Jaipur palace scene
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A palace scene, with a warrior being received by a prince, a large retinue outside the walls Jaipur, circa 1820
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Sri Nath-Ji worshipped in a temple by devotees waving morchals and carrying artefacts of worship, plantain trees on either side Kotah, circa 1840
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Sri Nath-Ji worshipped in a temple by devotees waving morchals and carrying artefacts of worship, plantain trees on either side Kotah, circa 1840
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Ganesh worshipped by devotees in a temple, musicians and dancers performing in the foreground Kotah, circa 1850
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Ganesh worshipped by devotees in a temple, musicians and dancers performing in the foreground Kotah, circa 1850
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£1,000 - 1,500
€1,200 - 1,800
US$ 1,500 - 2,300
Three miniatures: Radha and Krishna plus two Persian miniatures (3)
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Radha with Krishna playing the flute, standing in a landscape Rajasthan, late 18th Century(5)
Estimate:
£1,500 - 2,000
€1,800 - 2,400
US$ 2,300 - 3,000
Mistang Putra of Malkos: a husband at worship seated cross-legged under a willow tree and served rice by his wife Bilaspur, circa 1690
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Mistang Putra of Malkos: a husband at worship seated cross-legged under a willow tree and served rice by his wife Bilaspur, circa 1690
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An erotic scene Kulu, circa 1720
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A couple in an erotic embrace within a pavilion, watched by a maiden standing on the terrace outside Kulu, circa 1720
Estimate:
£2,500 - 3,500
€2,900 - 4,100
US$ 3,800 - 5,300
Radha and Krishna embracing; Krishna eavesdropping on Radha in conversation with a companion; an oncoming storm; musicians performing in a palace Mandi, circa 1780(4)
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Radha and Krishna embracing; Krishna eavesdropping on Radha in conversation with a companion; an oncoming storm; musicians performing in a palace Mandi, circa 1780(4)
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Hindol raga: a prince on a swing within a small pavilion with two female attendants to either side Bilaspur, circa 1700
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Hindol raga: a prince on a swing within a small pavilion with two female attendants to either side Bilaspur, circa 1700
Estimate:
£15,000 - 20,000
€18,000 - 24,000
US$ 23,000 - 30,000
A prince at worship on a palace terrace, his son kneeling before him threading garlands, an attendant waving a gauri to the right Kangra, circa 1810
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A prince at worship on a palace terrace, his son kneeling before him threading garlands, an attendant waving a gauri to the right Kangra, circa ...
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£2,500 - 3,000
€2,900 - 3,500
US$ 3,800 - 4,500
Princess on Couch, watercolour, Mandi c. 1860 27.3 x 20cm
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A princess reading and reclining against a bolster on a balcony overlooking an ornamental garden Mandi, circa 1850
Estimate:
£1,500 - 2,000
€1,800 - 2,400
US$ 2,300 - 3,000
A portrait of a nobleman kneeling on a terrace smoking a hookah Guler, circa 1770-80
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A portrait of a nobleman kneeling on a terrace smoking a hookah Guler, circa 1770-80
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An illustration to the Bhagavata Purana: the cowherds pleading with Krishna and Balarama to waken their sleeping companions and cows Pahari, mid-19th Century
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An illustration to the Bhagavata Purana: the cowherds pleading with Krishna and Balarama to waken their sleeping companions and cows Pahari, mid-19th Century
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A prince with a flower bow seated with a consort before a ruler in a palace, Vishnu worshipped in the background Guler, mid-19th Century
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A prince with a flower bow seated with a consort before a ruler in a palace, Vishnu worshipped in the background Guler, mid-19th Century
Estimate:
£1,500 - 2,000
€1,800 - 2,400
US$ 2,300 - 3,000
A scene from the Bhagavata Purana: Krishna and Balarama rescuing a cowherd from a horned demon, the cowherds with their herd applauding from the right Pahari, mid-19th Century
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A scene from the Bhagavata Purana: Krishna and Balarama rescuing a cowherd from a horned demon, the cowherds with their herd applauding from the right ...
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A composite tantric deity holding artifacts of worship, his body composed of Hindu deities with their consorts, animals and mythical figures, including a leopard and a simurgh Pahari, circa 1830
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A composite tantric deity holding artifacts of worship, his body composed of Hindu deities with their consorts, animals and mythical figures, including a leopard and ...
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A palace scene Pahari, 19th Century
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Tents being erected outside the walls of a palace, princes in discussion in a palace chamber Garwhal, circa 1840(2)
Estimate:
£2,500 - 3,000
€2,900 - 3,500
US$ 3,800 - 4,500
Guru Gobind Singh on horseback with an unusual inset scene of Guru Nanak circa 1820
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Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru, on horseback in a landscape, with an unusual inset scene depicting Guru Nanak with the minstrel Mardana Punjab ...
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Guru Nanak with disciples
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The Sikh Guru Nanak with disciples on Mount Sumayr Punjab, mid-19th Century
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A large painting depicting the ten Sikh Gurus with attendants Punjab, late 19th Century
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A large painting depicting the ten Sikh Gurus with attendants Punjab, late 19th Century
Sold for £19,200 inc. premium
Pahari Sikh brush drawing depicting the Sikh gurus
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The ten Sikh Gurus with attendants Punjab, second half of the 19th Century
Estimate:
£1,500 - 2,000
€1,800 - 2,400
US$ 2,300 - 3,000
The ten Sikh Gurus, Guru Nanak in the centre, with Mardana and other attendants Punjab or Northern India, circa 1860-70
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The ten Sikh Gurus, Guru Nanak in the centre, with Mardana and other attendants Punjab or Northern India, circa 1860-70
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A large Sikh manuscript (and India Office Library reference book)
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A biography in prose (Janamsakhi) of Guru Nanak, the first Sikh Guru Punjab, 18th/19th Century
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Guru Govind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru, on horseback with Akali attendants alongside Punjab, circa 1840-50
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Guru Govind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru, on horseback with Akali attendants alongside Punjab, circa 1840-50
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Maharajah Duleep Singh as a child
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Maharajah Duleep Singh (1838-93) as a child, seated against a bolster on a terrace under a canopy, an attendant standing behind him with a flywhisk ...
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Maharajah Ranjit Singh in durbar Punjab, circa 1860-70
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Maharajah Ranjit Singh in durbar Punjab, circa 1860-70
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Twelve miniature portraits of figures of the court of Lahore, framed as one
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Twelve miniature portraits of figures of the court of Lahore, including Ranjit Singh, Duleep Singh and Sher Singh Punjab, circa 1840
Sold for £1,800 inc. premium
Maharajah Gulab Singh of Jammu and Kashmir (1792-1857) worshipping Rama and Sita enthroned in a palace chamber, Lakshmana standing to the right waving a morchal, Hanuman in the foreground Jammu, mid-19th Century
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Maharajah Gulab Singh of Jammu and Kashmir (1792-1857) worshipping Rama and Sita enthroned in a palace chamber, Lakshmana standing to the right waving a morchal, ...
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Mian Jai Singh of Guler (b. circa 1822) reaching out to a reluctant princess on a palace terrace, who reaches for the door and is restrained by a female attendant Guler, circa 1840
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Mian Jai Singh of Guler (b. circa 1822) reaching out to a reluctant princess on a palace terrace, who reaches for the door and is ...
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A Sikh nobleman inspecting the wares of a seller of ornate metalwork within an arcade facing on to a street Punjab, circa 1840
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A Sikh nobleman inspecting the wares of a seller of ornate metalwork within an arcade facing on to a street Punjab, circa 1840
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Emily Eden, Portraits of the Princes and Peoples of India Dickinson and Son, London, 1843
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Emily Eden, Portraits of the Princes and Peoples of India Dickinson and Son, London, 1843
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5 Anglo-Indian portraits (Patiala)
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Five portraits of heavily-armed tribesmen North-Western India or Afghanistan, circa 1850-60(5)
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A fakir and his wife, or attendant; and a Maratha [?] soldier and his wife Tanjore, circa 1790-1800(2)
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A fakir and his wife, or attendant; and a Maratha [?] soldier and his wife Tanjore, circa 1790-1800(2)
Sold for £1,320 inc. premium
A S Indian collection of illuminted illustrations and 1805 newspaer. all in leather
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An album of twenty-four depictions of Hindu deities Southern India, early 19th Century
Estimate:
£8,000 - 12,000
€9,400 - 14,000
US$ 12,000 - 18,000
Suttee: a woman preparing to immolate herself on her husband's funeral pyre, watched by a large crowd of soldiers and civilian men, women and children Patna, by a follower of Sewak Ram, possibly Fakir Chand Lal, circa 1810-15
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Suttee: a woman preparing to immolate herself on her husband's funeral pyre, watched by a large crowd of soldiers and civilian men, women and children ...
Estimate:
£10,000 - 15,000
€12,000 - 18,000
US$ 15,000 - 23,000
An album of thirty-nine paintings in watercolour and on mica, depicting processions, festivals and birds Patna, circa 1840-50
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An album of thirty-nine paintings in watercolour and on mica, depicting processions, festivals and birds Patna, circa 1840-50
Sold for £6,600 inc. premium
55 Kalighat paintings
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A group of fifty-five paintings depicting Hindu deities and incidents from Hindu mythology Kalighat, circa 1870(55)
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Siva standing in a landscape holding a trident, a dog at his feet Bengal, circa 1770
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Siva standing in a landscape holding a trident, a dog at his feet Bengal, circa 1770
Estimate:
£3,000 - 5,000
€3,500 - 5,900
US$ 4,500 - 7,600
Calcutta School Still life of moths
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A study of a flowering plant with moths and a caterpillar Company School, Calcutta, circa 1850
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Four portraits on ivory depicting the Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah II, Mumtaz Mahal, consort of Shah Jahan, and two other consorts Delhi, circa 1860(4)
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Four portraits on ivory depicting the Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah II, Mumtaz Mahal, consort of Shah Jahan, and two other consorts Delhi, circa 1860(4)
Sold for £1,080 inc. premium
Indian view
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The tomb of Akbar at Sikandra; the Jami Masjid, Delhi, viewed from the inside of the quadrangle Company School, Delhi or Agra, circa 1820-30(2)
Estimate:
£2,000 - 3,000
€2,400 - 3,500
US$ 3,000 - 4,500
A set of six Indian architectural studies
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Six views of various Indian monuments Company School, Delhi or Agra, circa 1820-30(6)
Estimate:
£1,500 - 2,000
€1,800 - 2,400
US$ 2,300 - 3,000
A study of palm trees probably Calcutta School, circa 1920
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A study of palm trees probably Calcutta School, circa 1920
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M. Venkatratnam (India, early 20th Century) Heavy Breeze
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M. Venkatratnam (India, Madras, early 20th Century) Heavy Breeze
Sold for £1,020 inc. premium
Archibald Hermann Muller Emperor with Dancer
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Archibald Herman Muller (German, 1878-1952) A Mughal Emperor startled by a female apparition
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An Important Life-Size Portrait of the Mughal Emperor Jahangir holding a globe Attributed to Abu'l Hasan, dated AD 1617
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THE LARGEST KNOWN MUGHAL PORTRAIT: A MAGNIFICENT LIFE-SIZE PAINTING IN WHICH THE EMPEROR JAHANGIR (reg. 1605 - 1627), THE 'WORLD-SEIZER', LAYS CLAIM TO SPIRITUAL AND ...
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A Indo-Portuguese mother-of-pearl dish Gujarat, India circa 1600
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A Indo-Portuguese mother-of-pearl dish Gujarat, India circa 1600
Sold for £8,400 inc. premium
Indian nautilus shell hookah with gilded silver mount Gujerat mounts 19th century shell 18th century
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A rare Colonial parcel-gilt silver-mounted nautilus shell Hookah by Hamilton and Co. of Calcutta India, circa 1820(3)
Sold for £19,200 inc. premium
A jade-hilted sword with a jade-mounted sheath
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A ruby-set jade-hilted steel Sword (shamshir) India, 19th Century(2)
Sold for £4,200 inc. premium
A jade-hilted Mughal dagger
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A Mughal jade-hilted Dagger India, 17th Century(2)
Estimate:
£6,000 - 8,000
€7,100 - 9,400
US$ 9,100 - 12,000
A Mughal Jambiyya 18th century
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A Mughal diamond-set Jambiyya India, 18th Century
Estimate:
£30,000 - 50,000
€35,000 - 59,000
US$ 45,000 - 76,000
A small MUghal white jade (opium water) Cup
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A small Mughal white jade (opium water) Cup India, 17th Century
Sold for £10,800 inc. premium
An important Mughal inscribed Emerald mounted in an early Victorian diamond-set enamelled gold Bangle
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An important Mughal inscribed Emerald mounted in an early Victorian diamond-set enamelled gold Bangle, bearing the name of Lieutenant-Colonel Alexander Hannay Mughal India and Victorian ...
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An enamelled gold scent bottle and lid Jaipur, 20th Century
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An enamelled gold scent bottle and lid Jaipur, 20th Century
Sold for £10,800 inc. premium
An Indian table cabinet with painted decoration and fall front.
amended
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A painted wood fall-front Cabinet Western India, early 17th Century
Estimate:
£3,000 - 5,000
€3,500 - 5,900
US$ 4,500 - 7,600
A large tiger head bronze waterspout India, 17th/18th century
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A large tiger head bronze Waterspout India, 17th/18th century
Sold for £14,400 inc. premium
A finely engraved silver footed dish (tazza) North India, 18th century
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A finely Mughal engraved silver Tazza Central India/ Deccan, 18th Century
Estimate:
£3,000 - 5,000
€3,500 - 5,900
US$ 4,500 - 7,600
A rare Indian erotic ivory Comb - TO CONFIRM India, 17th/ 18th Century ?
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A rare Indian erotic ivory Comb Tanjore, mid-18th Century
Sold for £2,400 inc. premium
A gilt brass lamp Deccan, possibly Bijapur 17th century
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A gilt brass lamp Deccan, possibly Bijapur, 17th Century
Sold for £6,000 inc. premium
A Mughal gem-set jade-hilted Dagger Northern India, 18th Century
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A Mughal gem-set jade-hilted Dagger Northern India, 18th Century
Estimate:
£4,000 - 6,000
€4,700 - 7,100
US$ 6,100 - 9,100
A suit of Bikaner steel mail and plate Armour Deccan, 17th Century(4)
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A suit of Bikaner steel mail and plate Armour Deccan, 17th Century(4)
Estimate:
£4,000 - 6,000
€4,700 - 7,100
US$ 6,100 - 9,100
A Mughal ivory Powder Horn
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A Mughal ivory Powder Horn India, 17th/ 18th Century
Estimate:
£15,000 - 20,000
€18,000 - 24,000
US$ 23,000 - 30,000
A mughal ivory huqqa base 19th century
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A rare Mughal ivory portable Huqqa India, late 18th Century(4)
Estimate:
£4,000 - 6,000
€4,700 - 7,100
US$ 6,100 - 9,100
An engraved copper Bowl dated 1022AH/1614AD Deccan, India
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An engraved copper Bowl Deccan, dated AH 1022/AD 1614
Estimate:
£3,000 - 4,000
€3,500 - 4,700
US$ 4,500 - 6,100
A Mughal sword presented to Mir Nasir Khan 1750-1850 South India, Mid-17th to mid-18th Century
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An impressive gem-set silver gilt Royal presentation Sword (shamshir) given to Mir Nasir Khan of Khalat (1750-1850), Baluchistan 19th Century
Estimate:
£30,000 - 50,000
€35,000 - 59,000
US$ 45,000 - 76,000
A gold-damascened khatar
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A koftgari steel Push Dagger (khatar) India, 18th Century(2)
Estimate:
£2,500 - 3,500
€2,900 - 4,100
US$ 3,800 - 5,300
A Mughal enamelled Archer's Ring India, 19th Century
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A Mughal enamelled Archer's Ring India, 19th Century
Estimate:
£4,000 - 6,000
€4,700 - 7,100
US$ 6,100 - 9,100
A gold Mughal ring with Parrot India
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A gold Mughal ring with Parrot India, 18th Century
Sold for £2,400 inc. premium
A ruby, emerald and diamond set gold Braid Ornament (nagar) South India, 18th century
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A ruby, emerald and diamond-set gold Braid Ornament (nagar) South India, 18th century
Sold for £6,600 inc. premium
A jade ottoman mouthpiece 18th century
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A Mughal style jadeite Huqqa Mouthpiece (munal) India, probably 18th/ 19th Century
Estimate:
£1,200 - 1,500
€1,400 - 1,800
US$ 1,800 - 2,300
A very fine diamond-set enamelled gold Bracelet (kara) Jaipur, India, circa 1800
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A very fine diamond-set enamelled gold Bracelet (kara) Jaipur, India, circa 1800
Sold for £9,600 inc. premium
An agate gold and enamel mounted Cup India, 20th Century
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A Mughal style enamelled gold-mounted agate Cup
Estimate:
£4,000 - 6,000
€4,700 - 7,100
US$ 6,100 - 9,100
A ruby-set rock crystal huqqa mouthpiece India 19th century
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A Mughal style ruby-set rock crystal Huqqa Mouthpiece (munal)
Estimate:
£4,000 - 6,000
€4,700 - 7,100
US$ 6,100 - 9,100
A carved jade Bowl India, 18th century
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A carved jade Bowl India, 18th century
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A very fine diamond-set enamelled Bracelet Jaipur, India, circa 1800
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A very fine diamond-set enamelled Bracelet Jaipur, India, circa 1800
Sold for £3,360 inc. premium
A Chinese brass/cloisonne vessel for the Islamic market
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A Sino-Islamic cloisonne Bowl for the Islamic market China, early 20th Century
Sold for £1,440 inc. premium
A Mughal brass ewer
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A large Mughal brass Ewer Northern India, 18th Century
Sold for £3,600 inc. premium
Three mughal brass huqqa bases
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Three Mughal brass Huqqa Bases India, 18th Century(3)
Sold for £2,400 inc. premium
Two painted leather powder horns
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Two painted lacquer wood Powder Horns India, 19th Century(2)
Estimate:
£2,000 - 3,000
€2,400 - 3,500
US$ 3,000 - 4,500
20 Indian figures
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A group of twenty clay figures of servants and tradespeople, by Rakhal Das Pal Krishnagar, Bengal, late 19th Century(20)
Sold for £6,600 inc. premium
An Indian hardwood carved wall bracket
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A fine carved teak Architectural Bracket Gujarat, circa 1880
Sold for £3,600 inc. premium
A large Singhalese wood chest Sri Lanka, 17th Century
amended
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A large Singhalese wood chest Sri Lanka, 17th Century
Estimate:
£4,000 - 6,000
€4,700 - 7,100
US$ 6,100 - 9,100
Astrolabe - Inde
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A brass Astrolabe with wood cover Jaipur, second half of the 18th Century
Sold for £4,800 inc. premium
Cadran Inde Rajastan
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An engraved brass sine-cosine Quadrant Rajasthan, India, 18th Century
Sold for £2,400 inc. premium
A painted polychrome plaster bust of Nawab Ikhlas Khan India, 19th century
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A painted polychrome plaster bust of Nawab Ikhlas Khan India, 19th century
Estimate:
£5,000 - 7,000
€5,900 - 8,200
US$ 7,600 - 11,000
A rare grey schist figure of the emaciated Siddhartha Gandhara 2nd/3rd century
amended
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A rare grey schist figure of the emaciated Siddhartha Gandhara, 2nd/3rd century
Estimate:
£12,000 - 15,000
€14,000 - 18,000
US$ 18,000 - 23,000
Indian stone deity
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A black chlorite sculpture of a Bodhisattva Nepal, 16th-17th Century
Sold for £4,200 inc. premium
A Tibetan gilt copper Altar Piece
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A gilt copper Stupa Tibet, 16th-17th Century
Sold for £2,400 inc. premium
Two Bawhalpur porcelain plates (2)
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Two porcelain dinner plates made for His Highness Hafiz ul-Mulk, Rukn ud-Daula, Mukhlis ud-Daula, Nawab Amir Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi IV Bahadur, Nusrat Jung, ...
Estimate:
£1,000 - 1,500
€1,200 - 1,800
US$ 1,500 - 2,300
An Indian silver tea set by P. Orr and Sons
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A fine Swami work silver Tea-Set by P. Orr & Sons, Madras circa 1870(3)
Sold for £2,280 inc. premium
A small collection of Indian "silver" including a jug with elephant finial, a bodkin case and a scent bottle (complete with silver stopper and marked OM for Oomersi Mawji)
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A silver Scent Bottle by Oomersi Mawji (O.M.) Bhuj, circa 1880(3)
Estimate:
£1,500 - 2,000
€1,800 - 2,400
US$ 2,300 - 3,000
A repoussé Plaque Malaysia 18th Century
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A large repousse gilt Tray Malaysia, late 19th Century
Estimate:
£2,000 - 3,000
€2,400 - 3,500
US$ 3,000 - 4,500
An Indian silver charger with Ganesh
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A large Cutch silver Tray India, circa 1880
Sold for £2,160 inc. premium
An Indian silver football Trophy belonging to Pte W Greensall Somerset LI
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369
A fine Indian parcel-gilt silver Trophy by P. Orr & Son Madras, circa 1890(3)
Sold for £1,800 inc. premium
A possibly very important Commemorative Gold Jug, beleived to be a gift given by the king of Siam to Napoleon III, 35cm high
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370
An impressive repoussé gold Bottle South East Asia, probably Siam, 19th Century
Sold for £50,400 inc. premium
A pair of Burmese Thrones
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371W
A pair of Burmese Thrones
Sold for £15,600 inc. premium
A gold ring with Lotus and Fish Java 12th-16th Century
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372
A gold ring with Lotus and Fish Java, 12th-16th Century
Sold for £1,200 inc. premium
Indian ivory inlaid child's desk & chair
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373Y
A Hoshiarpur ivory-inlaid child's Desk and Chair India, 19th Century(2)
Sold for £2,160 inc. premium
A quantity of Indian gold thread costume India, early 20th Century(10)
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374
A quantity of Indian gold thread costume India, early 20th Century(10)
Estimate:
£1,000 - 1,500
€1,200 - 1,800
US$ 1,500 - 2,300
Eleven Krishnanagar clay figures (11)
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375
A group of eleven clay figures of tradespeople and domestic servants Krishnagar, Bengal, late 19th Century(11)
Sold for £3,360 inc. premium
A group of sequin and gilt thread festival decorations (Hars) Central Provinces, India, 1910-1938(18)
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A collection of sequin and gilt-thread Ceremonial Decorations (Hars) Central Provinces, India, 1910-1938(18)
Estimate:
£1,000 - 2,000
€1,200 - 2,400
US$ 1,500 - 3,000
Marble tomb
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377W
A marble Cenotaph Northern India or Afghanistan, 18th Century
Estimate:
£2,000 - 3,000
€2,400 - 3,500
US$ 3,000 - 4,500
A filigree box Nepal, circa 1820
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378*
A gilt-copper box with semi-precious stones Nepal late 18th century
Sold for £4,800 inc. premium
A large Kalamkari narrative cotton Panel Southern India
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379
A large Kalamkari narrative cotton Panel Southern India, circa 1900
Sold for £1,020 inc. premium
A group of 5 silver Burmese and Indian silver vessels
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380
A group of Burmese silver Vessels, 19th - 20th Century(5)
Estimate:
£1,200 - 1,500
€1,400 - 1,800
US$ 1,800 - 2,300
A Burmese sword (aceh sikin) circa 1860
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381
A Sumatran Sword (sikin) with Burmese silver hilt. Indonesia and Burma, 19th Century
Estimate:
£2,000 - 3,000
€2,400 - 3,500
US$ 3,000 - 4,500
Six black ground distemper on cloth Paintings Tibet, 18th Century(6)
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382
Six black ground distemper on cloth Paintings Tibet, 18th Century(6)
Sold for £13,200 inc. premium
A polychrome painted wood firescreen Kashmir, second half of the 19th Century
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383
A fine polychrome painted wood Fire Screen Kashmir, second half of the 19th Century
Estimate:
£1,000 - 1,500
€1,200 - 1,800
US$ 1,500 - 2,300
A religious implement (dervish?)
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384
An inscribed silver inlaid Backscratcher India, late 19th Century
Sold for £840 inc. premium
A large bronze candlestick, with Farsi signature 'engraved and designed, Muhammad Sharif'
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385
A large bronze Candlestick signed 'Muhammad Sharif' India, 19th Century
Estimate:
£2,000 - 3,000
€2,400 - 3,500
US$ 3,000 - 4,500
A fine woven wool Shawl (jamawar) Kashmir, circa 1860
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386
A fine woven wool Shoulder Mantle Shawl Kashmir, circa 1870
Estimate:
£3,000 - 5,000
€3,500 - 5,900
US$ 4,500 - 7,600
An Indian Textile
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387*
A gilt-metal and silk embroidered velvet Panel Kashmir, circa 1900
Estimate:
£1,500 - 2,000
€1,800 - 2,400
US$ 2,300 - 3,000
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