Islamic & Indian Art

THREE UNGLAZED EARTHENWARE WATER JUG FILTERSFustat, Fatimid Egypt, 10th - 12th centuryComprising three unglazed, incised, and pierced filters, onc...

TWO MOULDED EARLY ISLAMIC POTTERY OIL LAMPSPossibly Syria or Iraq, 8th - 10th centuryComprising a monochrome brown-glazed oil lamp with alternatin...

TWO EARLY ISLAMIC GLASS FRAGMENTSEgypt, 11th - 12th century and late 13th - 14th centuryComprising a fragment of stained, copper lustre-painted Fa...

THREE MEDIEVAL IRANIAN POTTERY TILESIran, 12th and 14th centuriesComprising a small, square Seljuk tile, decorated with an interlaced geometric cr...

A FRAGMENT OF MAMLUK HEXAGONAL POTTERY TILEDamascus, Mamluk Syria, 1420 - 1450Of hexagonal shape, halved, under-glaze painted in cobalt blue, blac...

A CARVED WOODEN DOOR PANEL WITH ARABESQUE MEDALLIONFustat, Old Cairo, Fatimid Egypt, 10th - 11th centuryOf rectangular shape, carved in relief, th...

A CALLIGRAPHIC TIRAZ TEXTILE FRAGMENT WITH THE BISMILLAHFatimid Egypt, 10th centuryOf elongated rectangular shape, the panel of plain weave undyed...

A CALLIGRAPHIC TIRAZ TEXTILE FRAGMENTFatimid Egypt, 10th - 11th centuryOf narrow rectangular shape, the panel made of plain weave undyed linen sli...

A FUSTAT PAPYRUS DOCUMENT FRAGMENTEgypt, 8th - 9th centuryArabic manuscript on Egyptian papyrus, 13ll. of black ink proto-naskh script to the page...

A FRAGMENT OF A LOOSE KUFIC QUR'AN FOLIONear East or North Africa, 9th - 10th centurySura al-A'raf (7), v. 69, Arabic manuscript on vellum, 8ll. t...

A LOOSE KUFIC QUR'AN FOLIONear East or North Africa, 9th - 10th centurySura At-Tur (52), vv. 19 - 24, Arabic manuscript on vellum, the verso and r...

A LOOSE KUFIC QUR'AN FOLIO IN VERTICAL FORMATNear East or North Africa, first half 10th centurySura Ash-Shu‘ara (26), vv. 221 - 227, Arabic manusc...

A LOOSE FOLIO FROM A MAGHRIBI QUR'ANNorth Africa, 14th - 15th centurySura At-Tawbah (9), vv. 70 - 71, Arabic manuscript on vellum, 6ll. to the pag...

AN ENGRAVED BRASS 'MAGIC' BOWL WITH THE PROPHET'S CENOTAPH AND MINBAR SYMBOLSMamluk Egypt or Syria, 15th - 16th centuryOf deep rounded shape, with...

AN AYYUBID ENGRAVED COPPER 'MAGIC' BOWL Possibly Egypt or Syria, 13th - 14th centuryOf hemispherical shape, with a convex profile, rising to a cir...

A SMALL AYYUBID ENGRAVED BRASS DIVINATION CUPPossibly Damascus or Aleppo, Ayyubid Syria, 13th centuryOf hemispherical shape, with a convex profile...

A SET OF SIX PARCEL-GILT SILVER FILIGREE ZARF CUPSZanjan, late Qajar Iran, ca. 1920Each of conventional tapering ovoid shape, resting on a short, ...

A BLUE AND WHITE POTTERY BOTTLEIran, 18th - 19th centuryOf large drop-like shape imitating Chinese blue and white wares, resting on a short circul...

A QAJAR POLYCHROME-PAINTED ENAMELLED LIDDED COPPER COFFEE POT WITH FATH 'ALI SHAHQajar Iran, mid to late 19th centuryOf pyriform shape, resting on...

A PAHLAVI SILVER REPOUSSÉ KASHKUL BEGGING BOWLPossibly Isfahan, Iran, mid-20th centuryOf uneven oblong oval shape, with an opening at the top in t...

A PARCEL-GILT AND SILVER FILIGREE PEN CASE (QALAMDAN) Zanjan, Qajar Iran, early 20th centuryWith rounded ends and a sliding tray fitted with a det...

A REVERSE GLASS POLYCHROME-PAINTED PANEL WITH A QAJAR COUPLEIran, 20th centuryOpaque pigments, polychrome enamels, and white wash heightened with ...

AN INCISED BRASS BASIN WITH COURTLY FIGURESPossibly Jazira, Iraq or Western Iran, 13th - 14th centuryOf conventional deep rounded shape, resting o...

A SAFAVID-STYLE TINNED COPPER EWERPossibly Iran or Deccan, Central India, 18th centuryOf typical pyriform shape, resting on a splayed conical foot...

A ZAND-STYLE SILVER-INLAID BRASS TRAY WITH FIGURAL DECORATIONQajar Iran, late 18th - early 19th centuryIn the shape of a cusped rectangular cartou...

A FINELY ENGRAVED BRASS TRAY WITH COURTLY BANQUETING SCENES (BAZM)Zand or early Qajar Iran, 18th centuryOf rectangular shape with an everted, rein...

AN ENGRAVED TINNED COPPER 'MAGIC' BOWL WITH A GEOMANTIC CHART AND FIGURESZand Iran, 18th centuryOf deep rounded shape, resting on a plain flattene...

A CARVED WOODEN SEALQajar Iran, dated Safar 1316 AH (June 1898 AD)Carved in the shape of an hourglass, the top engraved with the name 'Ali and the...

TWO AUSPICIOUS CALLIGRAPHIC INTAGLIO PLAQUESIran, 20th centuryComprising an engraved yellow agate plaque, in the shape of a niche surmounted by a ...

AN IMPORTANT SCROLL WITH THE RELIGIOUS TRIAD, INSTRUCTIONS FOR SPECIAL PRAYERS, AND MOON CHARTSIran, 18th centuryA talismanic scroll including a l...

A PRAYER SCROLL WITH PROPHET AND SAINTS' SAYINGSQajar Iran, 19th centuryPrayers and rituals to perform when viewing the new crescent moon, Arabic ...

A SCROLL OF BLACK MAGIC, PRAYERS, AND CURSESQajar Iran, 19th centuryArabic and Persian manuscript on paper, respectively in black naskh and interl...

A PRAYER SCROLL AND TWO CYLINDRICAL AMULET CASESQajar Iran, 19th centuryComprising a prayer scroll, Arabic manuscript on tracing paper, also known...

A SCROLL WITH THE DU'A-YE KUMAIL PRAYERQajar Iran, 19th centuryArabic manuscript on paper, the heading decorated with polychrome and gold illumina...

TWO RELIGIOUS SCROLLS WITH ASHURA PILGRIMAGE PRAYERSQajar Iran, one dated 1312 AH (1894 AD) and signed Seyyed Hashem ToubaComprising two religious...

AN ORIENTATION SCROLL WITH DIRECTIONS TOWARDS MECCAIran, late 19th - early 20th centuryPersian naskh manuscript in black ink on glazed cotton, som...

A SAFAVID-STYLE OPENWORK STEEL PLAQUEQajar Iran, mid to late 19th centuryIn the shape of a clover with four lobed petals, with openwork decoration...

TWO GOLD-DAMASCENED STEEL ARMOUR PLATESQajar Iran, mid to late 19th centuryEach of rectangular shape with a gently everted terminal, the front eng...

A SAFAVID GOLD-DAMASCENED STEEL HELMET (KHULA KHUD)PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE WEST LONDON COLLECTORSafavid Iran, 17th centuryOf typical hemispherical...

AN OFFICIAL QAJAR FIRMANQajar Iran, dated Safar 1277 AH (August 1860 AD)Persian manuscript on paper, the 5 spaced lines of diwani script in black ...

AN OFFICIAL QAJAR FIRMANQajar Iran, dated Ramadan 1304 AH (May - June 1887 AD)Persian manuscript on paper, the 10 spaced lines of nasta’liq script...

AN OFFICIAL QAJAR FIRMANQajar Iran, dated Muharram 1317 AH (May - June 1899 AD)Persian manuscript on paper, the 5 spaced lines of diwani script in...

AN OFFICIAL COMMISSIONING DOCUMENTLate Qajar Iran, dated 1923Persian manuscript and print on paper, the Ministry of Interiors document with 6ll of...

AN ILLUSTRATED FOLIO FROM YUSUF O ZULEYKHA IN JAMI'S HAFT AWRANGProvincial School, Safavid Iran or Central Asian Provinces, 17th - 18th centuryPer...

TWO SEATED PORTRAITS OF NADER SHAH (1688 - 1747), THE FOUNDER OF THE AFSHARID DYNASTY Jaipur, Rajasthan, North-Western India, first half 19th cent...

A QAJAR MAIDEN AND YOUNG OFFICER ON HORSEBACKQajar Iran, late 19th centuryOpaque pigments and ink heightened with gold on paper, the horizontal co...

TWO PORTRAITS OF QAJAR STREET VENDORSQajar Iran, 19th centuryOpaque pigments and ink on paper, comprising a standing portrait of a juice vendor ho...

A PORTRAIT OF A FEMALE DRUMMERPossibly Central Asia or Western Iran, late 19th - early 20th centuryOpaque pigments heightened with gold on card, t...

AN ALBUM PAGE WITH A GOL-O-BOLBOL STUDYQajar Iran, late 19th century, signed Fursat al-Shirazi (1854 - 1920)Opaque pigments, white wash, and ink o...

FOUR FLORAL STUDIES FROM A DISPERSED AFSHARID SAFINA ALBUMIran, mid-18th centuryOpaque pigments and white wash heightened with gold on paper, the ...

A PANEL FROM THE BIHAR AL-ANWAR (THE OCEANS OF LIGHTS)Safavid Iran, 17th centuryArabic manuscript on buff paper, 5ll. of alternating black ink muh...

A CALLIGRAPHIC MURAQQA' ALBUM PAGEThe calligraphy Safavid Iran, late 16th - 17th century; the album page Qajar Iran, 19th centuryPersian calligrap...

A WHITE INK MUHAQQAQ CALLIGRAPHIC PANELPost-Safavid Iran, 18th - early 19th centuryArabic calligraphy on buff paper, with two lines of white ink m...

A COBALT BLUE NASTA'LIQ CALLIGRAPHIC PANELQajar Iran, dated Jumada al-Thani 1239 AH (February 1824 AD)Persian calligraphy in white ink on deep cob...

THREE LOOSE POETIC PANELS OF NASTA’LIQ CALLIGRAPHYSafavid Iran, 17th century and laterComprising a fragment of fine Safavid calligraphy, four line...

AN ALBUM PAGE WITH NASTA'LIQ CALLIGRAPHYPossibly Iran or India, 18th century, signed Abdullah al-HusseiniPersian calligraphy on paper, with a poet...

A SMALL TAWQI` CALLIGRAPHIC PANELPossibly Iran or Northern India, dated 1189 AH (1775 - 1776 AD), signed 'Abd al-RazzaqArabic calligraphy on wove ...

TWO PERSIAN CALLIGRAPHIC PANELS Qajar Iran, 19th centuryPersian calligraphy on paper, comprising ll. 129 and 130 from Daftar 1 of Sa'di's Bustan, ...

THREE DISPERSED CALLIGRAPHIC FOLIOS Qajar Iran, 19th centuryComprising two folios from Sheikh Bahai’s Kitab Al-Falah, Persian manuscript on paper,...

TWO MASHQ CALLIGRAPHIC PANELSQajar Iran, second half 19th centuryPersian calligraphy on paper, comprising a presentation folio of dense black ink ...