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Islamic and Indian Art

23 April 2013 | starting at 10:30 BST

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Auction highlights

Tyeb Mehta (India, 1925-2009) Untitled. Sold for £505,250 inc. premium

A Sri Lanka Temple Moonstone (Sandakada pahana) Sri Lanka, Late Anuradhapura Period, 10th/ early 11th Century. Sold for £553,250 inc. premium

A rare, large Iznik pottery Water Bottle (surahi) Turkey, circa 1575. Sold for £457,250 inc. premium

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397 lots available

1^Y —
A group of ivory and jet Gaming Pieces
Persia, 9th/ 10th Century
(23)

Sold for £6,250 inc. premium

2 —
A rare carved bone Molar Flask
probably Egypt, 9th/10th Century

£1,000 - £1,500

3 —
A large Sasanian facet-cut glass Bowl
Persia or Mesopotamia, 5th/ 7th Century

Sold for £5,000 inc. premium

4 —
A relief-cut glass Bottle Neck depicting confronting animals
Persia, 9th/ 10th Century

£5,000 - £7,000

5 —
A facet-cut glass Bottle
Persia, 8th/ 10th Century

£3,000 - £4,000

6 —
A wheel-cut glass Flask
Persia or Mesopotamia, 9th/ 10th Century

£4,000 - £6,000

8 —
An Umayyad hammered brass Weight or donative Piece
North Africa, probably AH 125 AH/ 742-3

£1,000 - £1,500

18 —
A Mamluk silver inlaid brass box base, signed "Ali ibn Husayn ibn Muhammad Al-Mawsili"
Egypt, dated AH 674/AD 1275-76

£20,000 - £30,000

19^W —
A Tulunid inscribed wood Beam
Egypt, 9th Century

Sold for £3,750 inc. premium

20^W —
An Umayyad marble Architectural Fragment
Madina al-Zahra or Cordoba, Spain, 10th Century

£3,000 - £5,000

21^W —
An Umayyad carved marble Capital
Madinat-al Zahra, Spain, Period of Al-Hakim II (AD 961-976)

£10,000 - £15,000

22^W —
A rare carved marble Water Basin
Syria or Jazira, 11th/ 12th Century

£100,000 - £150,000

23 —
A mould blown glass Bowl
Persia or Syria, 11th/ 12th Century

£2,000 - £3,000

24 —
A mould blown glass Inkwell
Persia, 11th/ 12th Century

£1,500 - £2,000

25 —
A Samanid slip-painted pottery Bowl
Nishapur, Persia, 11th Century

Sold for £1,750 inc. premium

26 —
A Samanid slip-painted pottery Bowl
Eastern Iranian World, 10th Century

£2,000 - £3,000

27 —
A rare Samanid monochrome moulded pottery Tile
Persia, 10th Century

Sold for £4,750 inc. premium

28 —
An Abbasid lustre painted pottery Bowl
Mesopotamia, 9th Century

£8,000 - £10,000

29 —
A Kashan monochrome moulded pottery Bowl with inscription
Persia, 12th Century

£7,000 - £10,000

30 —
A silhouette-ware pottery Vessel
Persia, 12th Century

Sold for £1,750 inc. premium

31 —
A silhouette-ware pottery Jug
Persia, second half 12th Century

Sold for £5,625 inc. premium

32 —
A Kashan lustre figural pottery Bowl
Persia, late 12th Century

£6,000 - £8,000

33 —
A Kashan lustre painted figural moulded Tile
Takht-i Suleyman, Persia, AD 1270-75

£5,000 - £7,000

34 —
A Seljuk monochrome moulded figural pottery Vase
Persia, 12th Century

£3,000 - £4,000

35 —
A Seljuk monochrome moulded pottery Jug
Persia, 12th/ 13th Century

£4,000 - £6,000

36 —
A Seljuk monochrome incised pottery Jug
Persia, 12th/ 13th Century

£2,000 - £3,000

37 —
A Seljuk monochrome moulded pottery Jug
Persia, 12th/ 13th Century

£4,000 - £6,000

38 —
A Kashan pierced and incised underglaze-painted pottery Bowl
Persia, 12th Century

£6,000 - £8,000

39 —
A Seljuk pierced and moulded pottery Bowl with inscription
Persia, 12th Century

£1,500 - £2,000

40^W —
A Seljuk monochrome moulded pottery Tile Panel
Persia, early 13th Century

£6,000 - £8,000

41 —
A large Kashan figural lustre pottery Dish
Persia, 13th Century

£5,000 - £7,000

42 —
A Kashan lustre pottery Star Tile
Persia, 12th/ 13th Century

Sold for £3,250 inc. premium

43 —
A Mamluk underglaze painted pottery Dish
Egypt or Syria, 14th Century

£4,000 - £6,000

44 —
A rare early Kubachi blue and white pottery Jug
Persia, 16th Century

£2,000 - £3,000

45 —
An underglaze painted pottery Dish
Syria, late 15th Century

£6,000 - £8,000

46 —
A Timurid carved pottery Tile Fragment
Samarkand, 14th Century

Sold for £34,850 inc. premium

47 —
A Timurid carved pottery Tile fragment
Samarkand, second half of the 14th Century

Sold for £27,500 inc. premium

48 —
A Timurid carved pottery Tile fragment
Samarkand, second half of the 14th Century

Sold for £32,450 inc. premium

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Islamic and Indian Art

Auction highlights

Lot gallery

1Y — A group of ivory and jet Gaming Pieces Persia, 9th/ 10th Century(23)

2 — A rare carved bone Molar Flask probably Egypt, 9th/10th Century

3 — A large Sasanian facet-cut glass Bowl Persia or Mesopotamia, 5th/ 7th Century

4 — A relief-cut glass Bottle Neck depicting confronting animals Persia, 9th/ 10th Century

5 — A facet-cut glass Bottle Persia, 8th/ 10th Century

6 — A wheel-cut glass Flask Persia or Mesopotamia, 9th/ 10th Century

8 — An Umayyad hammered brass Weight or donative Piece North Africa, probably AH 125 AH/ 742-3

8A*,W — A Fatimid marble Funerary Stele Egypt, 9th/ 10th Century

9 — A Fatimid cloisonné enamelled-gold Pendant Egypt, 11th Century

10 — A Seljuk turquoise-set gold Bangle Persia, 12th Century(2)

11 — A pair of large Khorasan bronze Vases Persia, 12th Century(2)

12 — A Khorasan openwork bronze Vase with inscription Persia, 12th Century

13 — A Khorasan brass Incense Burner in the form of a lion Persia, 12th Century

14 — A Khorasan bronze Fitting in the form of a Lion Persia, 12th Century

15 — An inscribed stone casting Mould Persia, 12th Century

16 — An unusual gilt-bronze Kohl Flask Persia, probably 9th-10th Century

17 — A Khorasan silver inlaid bronze Jug (kuze) Persia, early 13th Century

18 — A Mamluk silver inlaid brass box base, signed "Ali ibn Husayn ibn Muhammad Al-Mawsili" Egypt, dated AH 674/AD 1275-76

19W — A Tulunid inscribed wood Beam Egypt, 9th Century

20W — An Umayyad marble Architectural Fragment Madina al-Zahra or Cordoba, Spain, 10th Century

21W — An Umayyad carved marble Capital Madinat-al Zahra, Spain, Period of Al-Hakim II (AD 961-976)

22W — A rare carved marble Water Basin Syria or Jazira, 11th/ 12th Century

23 — A mould blown glass Bowl Persia or Syria, 11th/ 12th Century

24 — A mould blown glass Inkwell Persia, 11th/ 12th Century

25 — A Samanid slip-painted pottery Bowl Nishapur, Persia, 11th Century

26 — A Samanid slip-painted pottery Bowl Eastern Iranian World, 10th Century

27 — A rare Samanid monochrome moulded pottery Tile Persia, 10th Century

28 — An Abbasid lustre painted pottery Bowl Mesopotamia, 9th Century

29 — A Kashan monochrome moulded pottery Bowl with inscription Persia, 12th Century

30 — A silhouette-ware pottery Vessel Persia, 12th Century

31 — A silhouette-ware pottery Jug Persia, second half 12th Century

32 — A Kashan lustre figural pottery Bowl Persia, late 12th Century

33 — A Kashan lustre painted figural moulded Tile Takht-i Suleyman, Persia, AD 1270-75

34 — A Seljuk monochrome moulded figural pottery Vase Persia, 12th Century

35 — A Seljuk monochrome moulded pottery Jug Persia, 12th/ 13th Century

36 — A Seljuk monochrome incised pottery Jug Persia, 12th/ 13th Century

37 — A Seljuk monochrome moulded pottery Jug Persia, 12th/ 13th Century

38 — A Kashan pierced and incised underglaze-painted pottery Bowl Persia, 12th Century

39 — A Seljuk pierced and moulded pottery Bowl with inscription Persia, 12th Century

40W — A Seljuk monochrome moulded pottery Tile Panel Persia, early 13th Century

41 — A large Kashan figural lustre pottery Dish Persia, 13th Century

42 — A Kashan lustre pottery Star Tile Persia, 12th/ 13th Century

43 — A Mamluk underglaze painted pottery Dish Egypt or Syria, 14th Century

44 — A rare early Kubachi blue and white pottery Jug Persia, 16th Century

45 — An underglaze painted pottery Dish Syria, late 15th Century

46 — A Timurid carved pottery Tile Fragment Samarkand, 14th Century

47 — A Timurid carved pottery Tile fragment Samarkand, second half of the 14th Century

48 — A Timurid carved pottery Tile fragment Samarkand, second half of the 14th Century

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1^Y —
A group of ivory and jet Gaming Pieces
Persia, 9th/ 10th Century
(23)

2 —
A rare carved bone Molar Flask
probably Egypt, 9th/10th Century

3 —
A large Sasanian facet-cut glass Bowl
Persia or Mesopotamia, 5th/ 7th Century

4 —
A relief-cut glass Bottle Neck depicting confronting animals
Persia, 9th/ 10th Century

5 —
A facet-cut glass Bottle
Persia, 8th/ 10th Century

6 —
A wheel-cut glass Flask
Persia or Mesopotamia, 9th/ 10th Century

8 —
An Umayyad hammered brass Weight or donative Piece
North Africa, probably AH 125 AH/ 742-3

8A^*,W —
A Fatimid marble Funerary Stele
Egypt, 9th/ 10th Century

9 —
A Fatimid cloisonné enamelled-gold Pendant
Egypt, 11th Century

10 —
A Seljuk turquoise-set gold Bangle
Persia, 12th Century
(2)

11 —
A pair of large Khorasan bronze Vases
Persia, 12th Century
(2)

12 —
A Khorasan openwork bronze Vase with inscription
Persia, 12th Century

13 —
A Khorasan brass Incense Burner in the form of a lion
Persia, 12th Century

14 —
A Khorasan bronze Fitting in the form of a Lion
Persia, 12th Century

15 —
An inscribed stone casting Mould
Persia, 12th Century

16 —
An unusual gilt-bronze Kohl Flask
Persia, probably 9th-10th Century

17 —
A Khorasan silver inlaid bronze Jug (kuze)
Persia, early 13th Century

18 —
A Mamluk silver inlaid brass box base, signed "Ali ibn Husayn ibn Muhammad Al-Mawsili"
Egypt, dated AH 674/AD 1275-76

19^W —
A Tulunid inscribed wood Beam
Egypt, 9th Century

20^W —
An Umayyad marble Architectural Fragment
Madina al-Zahra or Cordoba, Spain, 10th Century

21^W —
An Umayyad carved marble Capital
Madinat-al Zahra, Spain, Period of Al-Hakim II (AD 961-976)

22^W —
A rare carved marble Water Basin
Syria or Jazira, 11th/ 12th Century

23 —
A mould blown glass Bowl
Persia or Syria, 11th/ 12th Century

24 —
A mould blown glass Inkwell
Persia, 11th/ 12th Century

25 —
A Samanid slip-painted pottery Bowl
Nishapur, Persia, 11th Century

26 —
A Samanid slip-painted pottery Bowl
Eastern Iranian World, 10th Century

27 —
A rare Samanid monochrome moulded pottery Tile
Persia, 10th Century

28 —
An Abbasid lustre painted pottery Bowl
Mesopotamia, 9th Century

29 —
A Kashan monochrome moulded pottery Bowl with inscription
Persia, 12th Century

30 —
A silhouette-ware pottery Vessel
Persia, 12th Century

31 —
A silhouette-ware pottery Jug
Persia, second half 12th Century

32 —
A Kashan lustre figural pottery Bowl
Persia, late 12th Century

33 —
A Kashan lustre painted figural moulded Tile
Takht-i Suleyman, Persia, AD 1270-75

34 —
A Seljuk monochrome moulded figural pottery Vase
Persia, 12th Century

35 —
A Seljuk monochrome moulded pottery Jug
Persia, 12th/ 13th Century

36 —
A Seljuk monochrome incised pottery Jug
Persia, 12th/ 13th Century

37 —
A Seljuk monochrome moulded pottery Jug
Persia, 12th/ 13th Century

38 —
A Kashan pierced and incised underglaze-painted pottery Bowl
Persia, 12th Century

39 —
A Seljuk pierced and moulded pottery Bowl with inscription
Persia, 12th Century

40^W —
A Seljuk monochrome moulded pottery Tile Panel
Persia, early 13th Century

41 —
A large Kashan figural lustre pottery Dish
Persia, 13th Century

42 —
A Kashan lustre pottery Star Tile
Persia, 12th/ 13th Century

43 —
A Mamluk underglaze painted pottery Dish
Egypt or Syria, 14th Century

44 —
A rare early Kubachi blue and white pottery Jug
Persia, 16th Century

45 —
An underglaze painted pottery Dish
Syria, late 15th Century

46 —
A Timurid carved pottery Tile Fragment
Samarkand, 14th Century

47 —
A Timurid carved pottery Tile fragment
Samarkand, second half of the 14th Century

48 —
A Timurid carved pottery Tile fragment
Samarkand, second half of the 14th Century