|
7
|
Four large Qur'an leaves in gold and black muhaqqaq script Persia, probably Shiraz, circa 1525-50(4)
|
£2,499
€2,959
US$ 3,808
|
|
13
|
Amir Khusrau Dihlavi, A'ina-ye Iskandari, Shirin va Khusrau and Layla va Majnun probably Ottoman Turkey, 16th Century
|
£1,874
€2,219
US$ 2,856
|
|
16
|
An illuminated Qur'an in scroll form written in ghubari script, with an Ottoman 16th Century cylindrical silver-gilt case Probably Ottoman Turkey, 18th Century(2)
|
£11,249
€13,317
US$ 17,138
|
|
18
|
A view of Constantinople from Galata, signed by Mehmed Khulusi Turkey, Constantinople, dated AH 1318/AD 1900-1901
|
£3,749
€4,439
US$ 5,712
|
|
19
|
Abu Bakr Muhammad bin Zakarriyah al-Razi, Kitab Sir al-asrar, The Secret of Secrets, a treatise on alchemy North Africa, probably Morocco, 18th Century
|
£2,499
€2,959
US$ 3,808
|
|
20
|
Abdul-Rahman bin Muhammad bin Abdul-Haq as-Shami, Fawa'id min 'ulum al-batin yantafi'a biha al-ta'in wa al-qatin, a treatise on occult and magic numbers and letters North Africa, 19th Century
|
£1,874
€2,219
US$ 2,856
|
|
25
|
Afzal-ad-Din Khaqani (d. 1199), Tuhfata al-'Iraqayn, poetry Mughal India, circa 1618-19
|
£1,874
€2,219
US$ 2,856
|
|
26
|
An illuminated Qur'an in a floral lacquer binding North India, Kashmir, late 18th/early 19th Century
|
£5,999
€7,102
US$ 9,140
|
|
27
|
An illuminated Qur'an in scroll form written in ghubari script India, late 18th-19th Century(2)
|
£10,624
€12,577
US$ 16,186
|
|
28
|
Firdausi, Shahnama, The Book of Kings, an illuminated manuscript of Persian poetry, in two volumes, illustrated with 38 miniatures North India, probably Kashmir or Punjab, circa 1840(2)
|
£11,874
€14,057
US$ 18,090
|
|
29
|
Firdausi, Shahnama, The Book of Kings, a large illuminated manuscript of Persian poetry, illustrated with a double-page frontispiece depicting the court of King Solomon and with 46 miniatures, copied by Ahmad Shah, the eldest son of the deceased Ramatullah North India, probably Kashmir or Punjab, dated Thursday 21st Jumada II 1256/20th August 1840
|
£43,249
€51,198
US$ 65,887
|
|
30
|
A richly illuminated Qur'an with each page exquisitely decorated with floral motifs in colours and gold, and once in the possession of Faridun Jah, Nawab Nazim of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa, and his descendants North India, Kashmir, circa AH 1275/AD 1858-59
|
£44,449
€52,619
US$ 67,715
|
|
32
|
A calligraphic composition in gold on a natural leaf signed by Sami Turkey, dated AH 1317/AD 1899 or later
|
£2,499
€2,959
US$ 3,808
|
|
34
|
A calligraphic composition in gold on a natural leaf, signed by Sami Turkey, dated AH 1317/AD 1899
|
£2,499
€2,959
US$ 3,808
|
|
36
|
A calligraphic composition in gold on a natural leaf, signed by Nazif Turkey, dated AH 1321/AD 1903 or later
|
£3,499
€4,143
US$ 5,331
|
|
37
|
A calligraphic composition in gold on a natural leaf Turkey, 20th Century or later
|
£2,749
€3,255
US$ 4,189
|
|
38
|
A calligraphic composition in gold on a natural leaf Turkey, 20th Century
|
£2,749
€3,255
US$ 4,189
|
|
42
|
A Sogdian pottery Rhyton Persia, 7th/ 8th Century
|
£3,249
€3,847
US$ 4,951
|
|
45
|
A very rare Abbasid fragmentary ruby lustre glass Dish Iraq, 8th/9th Century
|
£34,849
€41,254
US$ 53,090
|
|
53
|
A Khorasan silver-inlaid bronze lidded Vessel Persia, 13th Century(2)
|
£7,249
€8,582
US$ 11,044
|
|
54
|
A Khorasan pierced and cast bronze Pencase Northeast Persia, 12th Century
|
£2,374
€2,811
US$ 3,618
|
|
57
|
A group of Ilkhanid gilt copper belt Fittings Persia, 13th/14th Century(11)
|
£14,999
€17,756
US$ 22,851
|
|
65
|
A fine Mamluk silver-inlaid copper pouring Vessel Egypt or Syria, 13th-14th Century
|
£6,874
€8,138
US$ 10,473
|
|
68
|
A Safavid inscribed jade belt Fitting Persia, 17th Century
|
£2,999
€3,551
US$ 4,570
|
|
71
|
An Ottoman wicker Shield Turkey, early 17th Century
|
£11,249
€13,317
US$ 17,138
|
|
72
|
An Ottoman gilded Helmet Turkey, Late 16th-17th Century
|
£4,499
€5,327
US$ 6,855
|
|
73
|
An Iznik figural pottery Dish Turkey, 17th Century
|
£3,499
€4,143
US$ 5,331
|
|
75
|
A large Iznik pottery Dish Turkey, circa 1580
|
£11,249
€13,317
US$ 17,138
|
|
77
|
Two Kutahya underglaze painted pottery Tiles Turkey, circa 1750 (2)
|
£3,749
€4,439
US$ 5,712
|
|
79
|
A Damascus underglaze-painted pottery border Tile Syria, second half of the 16th Century
|
£3,249
€3,847
US$ 4,951
|
|
84
|
An Ottoman mother-of-pearl inlaid wood Chest Turkey, 18th Century
|
£1,999
€2,367
US$ 3,046
|
|
90
|
An embroidered red velvet Ottoman Purse Turkey, early 18th Century
|
£24,999
€29,594
US$ 38,085
|
|
91
|
An embroidered red silk Ottoman Purse Turkey, 18th Century
|
£9,999
€11,837
US$ 15,234
|
|
98
|
An Ottoman velvet Panel Turkey, 18th Century
|
£874
€1,035
US$ 1,332
|
|
101
|
An Ottoman Belt Turkey or Balkans, 19th Century
|
£3,124
€3,699
US$ 4,760
|
|
105
|
A silver-mounted Jambiya and belt Yemen, early 20th Century(2)
|
£1,624
€1,923
US$ 2,475
|
|
106
|
An Ottoman silver-mounted sword with inscribed Safavid blade Turkey, 18th and 19th Century(2)
|
£1,874
€2,219
US$ 2,856
|
|
108
|
A large Ottoman gilt-copper (tombak) Finial Turkey, 19th Century
|
£2,249
€2,663
US$ 3,427
|
|
109
|
A pair of Ottoman calligrapher's Scissors Turkey, 19th Century
|
£1,999
€2,367
US$ 3,046
|
|
112
|
An Ottoman metal thread embroidered Kiswa Fragment probably Egypt, 19th Century
|
£6,874
€8,138
US$ 10,473
|
|
113
|
An Ottoman metal-thread embroidered Mosque Door Portière Turkey or Syria, 19th Century(3)
|
£32,449
€38,413
US$ 49,434
|
|
116
|
A Bukhara silk embroidered linen Panel (susani) Uzbekistan, 19th Century
|
£1,249
€1,479
US$ 1,904
|
|
119
|
A silk embroidered linen Panel (susani) Uzbekistan, 19th Century
|
£999
€1,183
US$ 1,523
|
|
120
|
A Tashkent silk embroidered linen Panel (susani) Uzbekistan, mid 19th Century
|
£1,249
€1,479
US$ 1,904
|
|
125
|
A silk embroidered linen Panel (susani) Uzbekistan, 19th Century
|
£1,624
€1,923
US$ 2,475
|
|
126
|
A pair of Bohemian blue glass Decanters for the Ottoman market 19th Century(2)
|
£1,874
€2,219
US$ 2,856
|
|
129
|
A pair of Mamluk style gilt and enamel glass Mosque Lamps late 19th Century(2)
|
£6,874
€8,138
US$ 10,473
|
|
130
|
A pair of Bohemian opaline white Decanters for the Ottoman market 19th Century(2)
|
£2,749
€3,255
US$ 4,189
|
|
132
|
A pair of Bohemian red glass ewers for the Ottoman market 19th Century(2)
|
£1,374
€1,627
US$ 2,094
|
|
136
|
A pair of Mamluk style gilt and enamel glass Mosque Lamps by Philippe-Joseph Brocard Paris, circa 1870(2)
|
£6,874
€8,138
US$ 10,473
|
|
137
|
A pair of Bohemian green glass Decanters for the Ottoman market 19th Century(2)
|
£1,249
€1,479
US$ 1,904
|
|
138
|
A Mamluk Revival silver-inlaid copper Qur'an Stand (kursi) Egypt or Syria, circa 1900
|
£8,749
€10,358
US$ 13,329
|
|
139
|
A marquetry olivewood model of the Edicule from the Church of the Holy Sepulchre Jerusalem, 17th/ 18th Century(2)
|
£874
€1,035
US$ 1,332
|
|
141
|
A Damascus mother-of-pearl-inlaid marquetry wood salon Suite Syria, circa 1920(5)
|
£4,999
€5,918
US$ 7,617
|
|
144
|
An embroidered felt Dervish Hat Persia, 19th Century
|
£2,499
€2,959
US$ 3,808
|
|
145
|
Two Qajar lacquered papier mache Mirror Cases Persia, 1830-50(2)
|
£3,999
€4,735
US$ 6,093
|
|
146
|
An erotic Qajar lacquer Mirror-Case Persia, 19th Century(2)
|
£3,249
€3,847
US$ 4,951
|
|
147
|
A pair of Qajar lacquered wood Doors Persia, 19th Century(2)
|
£8,749
€10,358
US$ 13,329
|
|
154
|
A large signed Qajar moulded pottery Tile depicting Khusrau visiting Shirin Persia, circa 1880
|
£6,874
€8,138
US$ 10,473
|
|
156
|
Two Qajar gold damascened steel Deer Persia, 19th Century(2)
|
£2,499
€2,959
US$ 3,808
|
|
159
|
A Qajar reverse-painted Mirror Cabinet Persia, 19th Century
|
£3,749
€4,439
US$ 5,712
|
|
159A
|
An album of 21 photographs of various figures of the Bakhtiari tribe associated with the Constitutional Revolution of 1909, presented to Sir Sydney Armitage-Smith, financial advisor to the Persian Government Persia, early 20th Century, photographs inscribed with dates between 1920 and 1921
|
£2,249
€2,663
US$ 3,427
|
|
162A
|
Suad al-Attar (Iraq, b. 1942) A seated woman winding wool
|
£4,999
€5,918
US$ 7,617
|
|
163
|
Two double-sided illustrated leaves from a manuscript of the Bhagavata Purana Mewar, circa 1625(2)
|
£1,249
€1,479
US$ 1,904
|
|
164
|
Patmanjari ragini: a female attendant consoling her mistress in a small pavilion Malwa, circa 1665
|
£1,124
€1,331
US$ 1,713
|
|
165
|
An illustration to the Bhagavata Purana: Krishna dividing the River Jumna, worshipped by Balarama with a devotee, a prince playing cymbals alongside, two yogis to the right Popular Mughal, Rajasthan, circa 1610
|
£4,374
€5,179
US$ 6,664
|
|
166
|
A prince standing at a balcony holding a rose Provincial Deccan, circa 1800
|
£624
€739
US$ 952
|
|
170
|
Krishna dressed as a prince, standing in a landscape holding a flower Kishangarh, late 18th Century
|
£3,499
€4,143
US$ 5,331
|
|
172
|
A sadhu standing in a landscape, wearing a tiger skin and carrying a morchal Kishangarh, circa 1760
|
£937
€1,109
US$ 1,428
|
|
174
|
A large portrait of a tiger killed by Maharana Ari Singh (reg. 1761-1773) in the village of Karget, near Udaipur, in the month of Pausha, samvat 1822/AD 1765-1766 Udaipur, circa 1765-1770
|
£37,249
€44,095
US$ 56,746
|
|
175
|
A royal hunting party on a hillside, a prince and his entourage on horseback chasing boar with lances, attendants on foot with swords lashing at boar in the foreground Marwar, late 18th Century
|
£3,499
€4,143
US$ 5,331
|
|
177
|
A hunting scene; a seated contemplative figure; mendicants with officers: three fragmentary drawings Rajasthan, first half of the 19th Century
|
£624
€739
US$ 952
|
|
187
|
A prince and his mistress in an erotic embrace on a terrace Murshidabad, circa 1760
|
£3,124
€3,699
US$ 4,760
|
|
188
|
A maiden smoking a hookah seated against a bolster on a terrace, an attendant behind her Murshidabad, circa 1790
|
£2,249
€2,663
US$ 3,427
|
|
190
|
Three portraits of consorts of the Mughal Emperor Akbar II (reg. 1806-37): Shankar Begum, of the harem; Akhtar Mahal, his Persian wife; Asafar Mahal Delhi, by the artists Mahmud Faizul and his pupil, Asmuddin, circa 1900, after originals of 1840-50
|
£3,249
€3,847
US$ 4,951
|
|
191
|
The tomb of I'timad-ud-Daulah Company School, Delhi or Agra, circa 1816
|
£6,874
€8,138
US$ 10,473
|
|
199
|
A leaf from an illustrated manuscript: a prince worshipping at a woodland shrine to Kali, with his mounted retinue in attendance Pahari, mid-19th Century
|
£1,249
€1,479
US$ 1,904
|
|
201
|
Varaha avatar: the boar incarnation of Vishnu seated in a landscape, a beheaded devotee before him as another approaches with horses to the left Pahari, late 18th Century
|
£1,999
€2,367
US$ 3,046
|
|
203
|
An extensive manuscript of the Ramayana in scroll form North India, circa 1860
|
£8,124
€9,618
US$ 12,377
|
|
204
|
The Sikh Guru Arjun (1563-1606) seated on a terrace with an attendant waving a morchal Punjab, early 19th Century
|
£2,499
€2,959
US$ 3,808
|
|
205
|
Guru Govind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru (1675-1708), seated on a terrace with an attendant waving a gauri Pahari, circa 1830
|
£3,749
€4,439
US$ 5,712
|
|
206
|
Four paintings, originally from a Janamsakhi manuscript, depicting scenes from the life of the Sikh Guru Nanak (1469-1539) North India, second half of the 18th Century(4)
|
£17,499
€20,716
US$ 26,659
|
|
207
|
An unusual lithograph copy of the Janamsakhi, the life of Guru Nanak North India, mid-19th Century
|
£1,249
€1,479
US$ 1,904
|
|
208
|
Maharajah Ranjit Singh (reg. 1780-1839) in durbar with courtiers, including Sher Singh and Kharak Singh, and attendants Punjab, circa 1860
|
£29,999
€35,513
US$ 45,702
|
|
209
|
A series of twelve watercolours depicting Sikh rulers and other notables, and other Punjabi and North Indian figures Punjab, mid-19th Century(12)
|
£32,449
€38,413
US$ 49,434
|
|
210
|
Sobha Singh (India, 1901-1986) Noblemen riding on a richly caparisoned elephant with attendants in procession through city streets
|
£13,749
€16,277
US$ 20,946
|
|
212
|
A finely carved ivory Figure of Ganesh India, 17th/18th Century
|
£4,749
€5,622
US$ 7,236
|
|
213
|
A bronze seated Figure of Buddha Shakyamuni Thailand, Sukothai style, 14th/15th Century
|
£16,249
€19,236
US$ 24,755
|
|
214
|
A large gilt lacquer decorated wood figure of Buddha Burma, late 19th/early 20th Century
|
£14,999
€17,756
US$ 22,851
|
|
214A
|
A fine silver and brass inlaid alloy Bidri Huqqa Base Bidar, Deccan, mid 17th Century
|
£12,499
€14,797
US$ 19,042
|
