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The Islamic & Indian Art Department
Islamic & Indian Art Auctions |
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The Islamic and Indian Art department holds two sales a year, covering a wide range of art and artefacts, dating from the 9th to the 19th Century. This includes Arabic and Persian manuscripts, pottery, metalwork and glass, ivory, jewellery and stonework, Ottoman Turkish
works of art (silver, textiles, arms and armour and Iznik pottery), and later Persian material. Within the sphere of Indian art, we feature in
particular miniature paintings of the 16th-19th Century, as well as
Bidri ware and other metalwork, ivory, textiles and jewellery.
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Islamic & Indian valuations for auctionTo arrange a free and confidential auction valuation with a view to selling, contact:
Kristina Sanne
Matthew Thomas
islamic@bonhams.com
+44 (0) 20 7468 8268
 Modern & Contemporary Arab, Iranian, Islamic & Pakistani Paintings
Gallery of Highlights
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Royal Indian Necklace Dazzles at Bonhams Islamic and Indian Art Sale
The highlight of the sale was an important 19th Century emerald and seed-pearl Necklace from the Lahore Treasury, reputedly worn by Maharani Jindan Kaur wife of Ranjit Singh, the Lion of the Punjab (1780–1839), which sold for twice its estimate at £55,200.
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Bonhams Sell Small Part Of Fabled Throne Of Tipu Sultan For £389,600
A gem-encrusted gold finial from the octagonal golden throne of Tipu Sultan, the Tiger of Mysore, was sold for £389,600 at our Islamic and Indian Art Sale on 2nd April.
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The Dagger Of Shah Jahan, Creator Of The Taj Mahal, Sells For £1.7m
The dagger was the most important item in a fantastic collection built by the late Jacques Desenfans, a Belgian driven by his passion for Islamic, Indian and South East Asian history and culture.
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