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1^R —
An illustrated leaf from a manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnama depicting Rustam and Sa'd-e Waqqas and their forces in combat on horseback
Persia, Shiraz, circa 1560-70

Sold for £7,650 inc. premium

2^R —
An illustrated leaf from a manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnama depicting Kay Khusraw killing Shideh
Persia, Shiraz, circa 1560-70

£6,000 - £8,000

3^R —
An illustrated leaf from a manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnama depicting the battle between Sufaray, the Iranian commander, and Khoshnavaz, the king of the Turks
Persia, Shiraz, circa 1560-70

£6,000 - £8,000

4^R —
A large painting from a manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnama, depicting the story of Haftvad and the worm, with Ardeshir entering the fortress
Persia, perhaps Tabriz, circa 1560-70

Sold for £5,100 inc. premium

5^•,R —
Hafiz, Divan, copied for a Safavid provincial governor (Amir al-Umara', Commander of Commanders), and with a note by the poet Vaqar, son of the Qajar calligrapher Vesal, attributing the manuscript to Mir 'Imad
Persia, Isfahan, dated the middle of Sha'ban 1009/February 1601

£8,000 - £12,000

6^,R —
Six calligraphic album pages in fine nasta'liq* script, comprising exercises in various letters and the methods of joining them to other letters
Persia, or perhaps Deccan, late 16th/17th Century

£6,000 - £8,000

7 —
A leaf of Persian poetry with finely-illuminated floral borders, apparently from the Golzar-e Ibrahim and Dibacheh-ye Khan-e Khalil by Zahiri Torshizi, a poet active at the court of Sultan Ibrahim II 'Adil Shah at Bijapur
Deccan, Golconda, circa 1620-30

£2,000 - £3,000

8 —
An Umayyad rock crystal talisman
Mesopotamia, 8th/ 9th Century

Sold for £3,187.50 inc. premium

9 —
An Umayyad monochrome pottery ewer
Syria or Mesopotamia, 8th/ 9th Century

£6,000 - £8,000

10^R —
A rare Nishapur 'yellow staining black' slip-painted pottery bowl
Persia, 10th Century

£15,000 - £20,000

20^R —
Three Seljuk niello silver-gilt pectoral amulet cases
Persia, 12th Century
(3)

£6,000 - £8,000

21 —
A rare and important Seljuk niello silver bowl
Siberia or Central Asia, 11th/ 12th Century

Amended

£40,000 - £60,000

22^R —
A pair of Khorasan bronze vases
Persia, 12th Century
(2)

£4,000 - £6,000

23^R —
A Khorasan copper-inlaid bronze bull's head ewer
Persia, 12th Century

£5,000 - £7,000

24^R —
A Khorasan bronze incense burner in the form of a horse
Persia, 11th/ 12th Century

Sold for £19,125 inc. premium

25^R —
A Khorasan silver-inlaid bronze ewer
Persia, 12th Century

£12,000 - £15,000

26^R —
A Khorasan silver-inlaid bronze rosewater sprinkler
Persia, 12th/ 13th Century

£8,000 - £12,000

27^R —
A very fine Khorasan silver-inlaid bronze Inkwell signed bin As'ad al-Nishaburi and inscribed with the name Abu'l Ma'ali Mawdud ibn Ahmad
Persia, circa 1200

£70,000 - £90,000

28^R —
A fine Khorasan high-tin bronze tazza
Persia, 12th/ 13th Century

£15,000 - £20,000

29^†,R —
A large Fars gold and silver-inlaid brass bowl
Persia, 13th/ 14th Century

£15,000 - £20,000

30^R —
A very fine Fars gold and silver-inlaid bronze candlestick base
South-West Persia, late 13th/ early 14th Century

£55,000 - £65,000

31^R —
A silver inlaid bronze candlestick
Persia, 13th/ 14th Century

£60,000 - £80,000

32^R —
A rare Timurid bronze hanging oil lamp
Persia or Central Asia, 15th Century

£40,000 - £60,000

33 —
A Fatimid bronze vessel
Egypt or Syria, 10th/ 11th Century

Sold for £4,462.50 inc. premium

34 —
An Ayyubid tinned-bronze magic bowl or 'poison cup'
Egypt or Syria, 13th/ 14th Century

Sold for £5,100 inc. premium

35 —
A rare and large Ayyubid bronze magic bowl
Egypt or Syria, 13th/ 14th Century

£20,000 - £30,000

36 —
A Mamluk silver-inlaid brass penbox bearing the name of Tabtaq al-Sayfi
Egypt, late 13th/ early 14th Century

£90,000 - £120,000

37 —
A Mamluk engraved brass bowl
Egypt or Syria, late 15th Century

£6,000 - £8,000

38^R —
A Mamluk tinned-brass bowl and cover
Egypt or Syria, 15th Century

Amended

Sold for £5,100 inc. premium

39 —
A large Mamluk engraved brass basin
Egypt or Syria, late 15th/ early 16th Century

£20,000 - £30,000

40^* —
A Mamluk brass candlestick base
Egypt or Syria, mid 14th Century

£6,000 - £8,000

41 —
A Mamluk gilt-silver inlaid tinned-copper wristband
Egypt or Syria, 14th Century

Amended

£6,000 - £8,000

42^R —
A group of six Timurid and Safavid engraved jade pendants
Persia, 15th - 17th Century
(6)

£10,000 - £15,000

43^† —
An engraved silver-plated brass casket
Andalusia, probably 15th/ 16th Century

Amended

£30,000 - £40,000

44^R —
A rare group of Safavid niello and gem-set gold jewellery
Persia, early 16th Century
(22)

£80,000 - £120,000

45^R —
Two large Safavid painted and lacquered wood panels
Persia, second quarter of the 17th Century
(2)

£3,000 - £5,000

46^R —
Eight Safavid painted and lacquered wood panels
Persia, second quarter of the 17th Century
(8)

£5,000 - £7,000

47^R —
Two lacquered bookcovers signed by Ahmad al-Nayrizi
Persia, dated AH 1132/ AD 1719-20
(2)

£4,000 - £6,000

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Islamic and Indian Art

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1R — An illustrated leaf from a manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnama depicting Rustam and Sa'd-e Waqqas and their forces in combat on horseback Persia, Shiraz, circa 1560-70

2R — An illustrated leaf from a manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnama depicting Kay Khusraw killing Shideh Persia, Shiraz, circa 1560-70

3R — An illustrated leaf from a manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnama depicting the battle between Sufaray, the Iranian commander, and Khoshnavaz, the king of the Turks Persia, Shiraz, circa 1560-70

4R — A large painting from a manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnama, depicting the story of Haftvad and the worm, with Ardeshir entering the fortress Persia, perhaps Tabriz, circa 1560-70

5•,R — Hafiz, Divan, copied for a Safavid provincial governor (Amir al-Umara', Commander of Commanders), and with a note by the poet Vaqar, son of the Qajar calligrapher Vesal, attributing the manuscript to Mir 'Imad Persia, Isfahan, dated the middle of Sha'ban 1009/February 1601

6*,R — Six calligraphic album pages in fine nasta'liq script, comprising exercises in various letters and the methods of joining them to other letters Persia, or perhaps Deccan, late 16th/17th Century

7 — A leaf of Persian poetry with finely-illuminated floral borders, apparently from the Golzar-e Ibrahim and Dibacheh-ye Khan-e Khalil by Zahiri Torshizi, a poet active at the court of Sultan Ibrahim II 'Adil Shah at Bijapur Deccan, Golconda, circa 1620-30

8 — An Umayyad rock crystal talisman Mesopotamia, 8th/ 9th Century

9 — An Umayyad monochrome pottery ewer Syria or Mesopotamia, 8th/ 9th Century

10R — A rare Nishapur 'yellow staining black' slip-painted pottery bowl Persia, 10th Century

10AR — A Nishapur buffware pottery bowl Persia, 10th Century

11 — A Tell Minis lustre pottery bowl Syria, 12th Century

12R — A Kashan underglaze painted pottery jug Persia, 12th Century

13R — An underglaze painted pottery ewer Persia or Syria, 13th/ 14th Century

14 — A rare early Raqqa moulded lustre pottery Jar Fatimid Syria, 12th Century

15R — A mould blown glass bottle Persia, late 11th-13th Century

16R — A mould blown glass bottle Persia, late 11th-13th Century

17R — A rare calligraphic mould-blown glass inkwell Persia, 12th Century

18R — A pair of Seljuk filigree gold earrings Persia, 12th Century(2)

19R — A Seljuk filigree gold necklace Persia, 12th Century

20R — Three Seljuk niello silver-gilt pectoral amulet cases Persia, 12th Century(3)

21 — A rare and important Seljuk niello silver bowl Siberia or Central Asia, 11th/ 12th Century

22R — A pair of Khorasan bronze vases Persia, 12th Century(2)

23R — A Khorasan copper-inlaid bronze bull's head ewer Persia, 12th Century

24R — A Khorasan bronze incense burner in the form of a horse Persia, 11th/ 12th Century

25R — A Khorasan silver-inlaid bronze ewer Persia, 12th Century

26R — A Khorasan silver-inlaid bronze rosewater sprinkler Persia, 12th/ 13th Century

27R — A very fine Khorasan silver-inlaid bronze Inkwell signed bin As'ad al-Nishaburi and inscribed with the name Abu'l Ma'ali Mawdud ibn Ahmad Persia, circa 1200

28R — A fine Khorasan high-tin bronze tazza Persia, 12th/ 13th Century

29†,R — A large Fars gold and silver-inlaid brass bowl Persia, 13th/ 14th Century

30R — A very fine Fars gold and silver-inlaid bronze candlestick base South-West Persia, late 13th/ early 14th Century

31R — A silver inlaid bronze candlestick Persia, 13th/ 14th Century

32R — A rare Timurid bronze hanging oil lamp Persia or Central Asia, 15th Century

33 — A Fatimid bronze vessel Egypt or Syria, 10th/ 11th Century

34 — An Ayyubid tinned-bronze magic bowl or 'poison cup' Egypt or Syria, 13th/ 14th Century

35 — A rare and large Ayyubid bronze magic bowl Egypt or Syria, 13th/ 14th Century

36 — A Mamluk silver-inlaid brass penbox bearing the name of Tabtaq al-Sayfi Egypt, late 13th/ early 14th Century

37 — A Mamluk engraved brass bowl Egypt or Syria, late 15th Century

38R — A Mamluk tinned-brass bowl and cover Egypt or Syria, 15th Century

39 — A large Mamluk engraved brass basin Egypt or Syria, late 15th/ early 16th Century

40* — A Mamluk brass candlestick base Egypt or Syria, mid 14th Century

41 — A Mamluk gilt-silver inlaid tinned-copper wristband Egypt or Syria, 14th Century

42R — A group of six Timurid and Safavid engraved jade pendants Persia, 15th - 17th Century(6)

43† — An engraved silver-plated brass casket Andalusia, probably 15th/ 16th Century

44R — A rare group of Safavid niello and gem-set gold jewellery Persia, early 16th Century(22)

45R — Two large Safavid painted and lacquered wood panels Persia, second quarter of the 17th Century(2)

46R — Eight Safavid painted and lacquered wood panels Persia, second quarter of the 17th Century(8)

47R — Two lacquered bookcovers signed by Ahmad al-Nayrizi Persia, dated AH 1132/ AD 1719-20(2)

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1^R —
An illustrated leaf from a manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnama depicting Rustam and Sa'd-e Waqqas and their forces in combat on horseback
Persia, Shiraz, circa 1560-70

2^R —
An illustrated leaf from a manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnama depicting Kay Khusraw killing Shideh
Persia, Shiraz, circa 1560-70

3^R —
An illustrated leaf from a manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnama depicting the battle between Sufaray, the Iranian commander, and Khoshnavaz, the king of the Turks
Persia, Shiraz, circa 1560-70

4^R —
A large painting from a manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnama, depicting the story of Haftvad and the worm, with Ardeshir entering the fortress
Persia, perhaps Tabriz, circa 1560-70

5^•,R —
Hafiz, Divan, copied for a Safavid provincial governor (Amir al-Umara', Commander of Commanders), and with a note by the poet Vaqar, son of the Qajar calligrapher Vesal, attributing the manuscript to Mir 'Imad
Persia, Isfahan, dated the middle of Sha'ban 1009/February 1601

6^,R —
Six calligraphic album pages in fine nasta'liq* script, comprising exercises in various letters and the methods of joining them to other letters
Persia, or perhaps Deccan, late 16th/17th Century

7 —
A leaf of Persian poetry with finely-illuminated floral borders, apparently from the Golzar-e Ibrahim and Dibacheh-ye Khan-e Khalil by Zahiri Torshizi, a poet active at the court of Sultan Ibrahim II 'Adil Shah at Bijapur
Deccan, Golconda, circa 1620-30

8 —
An Umayyad rock crystal talisman
Mesopotamia, 8th/ 9th Century

9 —
An Umayyad monochrome pottery ewer
Syria or Mesopotamia, 8th/ 9th Century

10^R —
A rare Nishapur 'yellow staining black' slip-painted pottery bowl
Persia, 10th Century

10A^R —
A Nishapur buffware pottery bowl
Persia, 10th Century

11 —
A Tell Minis lustre pottery bowl
Syria, 12th Century

12^R —
A Kashan underglaze painted pottery jug
Persia, 12th Century

13^R —
An underglaze painted pottery ewer
Persia or Syria, 13th/ 14th Century

14 —
A rare early Raqqa moulded lustre pottery Jar
Fatimid Syria, 12th Century

15^R —
A mould blown glass bottle
Persia, late 11th-13th Century

16^R —
A mould blown glass bottle
Persia, late 11th-13th Century

17^R —
A rare calligraphic mould-blown glass inkwell
Persia, 12th Century

18^R —
A pair of Seljuk filigree gold earrings
Persia, 12th Century
(2)

19^R —
A Seljuk filigree gold necklace
Persia, 12th Century

20^R —
Three Seljuk niello silver-gilt pectoral amulet cases
Persia, 12th Century
(3)

21 —
A rare and important Seljuk niello silver bowl
Siberia or Central Asia, 11th/ 12th Century

22^R —
A pair of Khorasan bronze vases
Persia, 12th Century
(2)

23^R —
A Khorasan copper-inlaid bronze bull's head ewer
Persia, 12th Century

24^R —
A Khorasan bronze incense burner in the form of a horse
Persia, 11th/ 12th Century

25^R —
A Khorasan silver-inlaid bronze ewer
Persia, 12th Century

26^R —
A Khorasan silver-inlaid bronze rosewater sprinkler
Persia, 12th/ 13th Century

27^R —
A very fine Khorasan silver-inlaid bronze Inkwell signed bin As'ad al-Nishaburi and inscribed with the name Abu'l Ma'ali Mawdud ibn Ahmad
Persia, circa 1200

28^R —
A fine Khorasan high-tin bronze tazza
Persia, 12th/ 13th Century

29^†,R —
A large Fars gold and silver-inlaid brass bowl
Persia, 13th/ 14th Century

30^R —
A very fine Fars gold and silver-inlaid bronze candlestick base
South-West Persia, late 13th/ early 14th Century

31^R —
A silver inlaid bronze candlestick
Persia, 13th/ 14th Century

32^R —
A rare Timurid bronze hanging oil lamp
Persia or Central Asia, 15th Century

33 —
A Fatimid bronze vessel
Egypt or Syria, 10th/ 11th Century

34 —
An Ayyubid tinned-bronze magic bowl or 'poison cup'
Egypt or Syria, 13th/ 14th Century

35 —
A rare and large Ayyubid bronze magic bowl
Egypt or Syria, 13th/ 14th Century

36 —
A Mamluk silver-inlaid brass penbox bearing the name of Tabtaq al-Sayfi
Egypt, late 13th/ early 14th Century

37 —
A Mamluk engraved brass bowl
Egypt or Syria, late 15th Century

38^R —
A Mamluk tinned-brass bowl and cover
Egypt or Syria, 15th Century

39 —
A large Mamluk engraved brass basin
Egypt or Syria, late 15th/ early 16th Century

40^* —
A Mamluk brass candlestick base
Egypt or Syria, mid 14th Century

41 —
A Mamluk gilt-silver inlaid tinned-copper wristband
Egypt or Syria, 14th Century

42^R —
A group of six Timurid and Safavid engraved jade pendants
Persia, 15th - 17th Century
(6)

43^† —
An engraved silver-plated brass casket
Andalusia, probably 15th/ 16th Century

44^R —
A rare group of Safavid niello and gem-set gold jewellery
Persia, early 16th Century
(22)

45^R —
Two large Safavid painted and lacquered wood panels
Persia, second quarter of the 17th Century
(2)

46^R —
Eight Safavid painted and lacquered wood panels
Persia, second quarter of the 17th Century
(8)

47^R —
Two lacquered bookcovers signed by Ahmad al-Nayrizi
Persia, dated AH 1132/ AD 1719-20
(2)