Antiques

A KHORASSAN COPPER INLAID BRONZE INCENSE BURNER IN THE FORM OF A DOVE

The dove’s plumage is elegantly rendered with a bold medallion of seven roundels at the wing joints and a scale pattern at their tips and on the tail. It has a rectangular opening in its breast for the coal box. The back has a roundel on the head and a panel between the wings, both filled with palmette scrolls, as is the band encircling the base of the neck, which is pierced with holes to allow the smoke to escape.

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AN EARLY ISLAMIC BRONZE EWER

Mesopotamia or Khorassan, 9th/10th century, With drop-shaped body on conical foot, the waisted tubular neck rising from pronounced collar, a band of lightly engraved lozenges below the everted rim with two stylised bird-head motifs, the handle with thumbpiece in the form of a flaring palmette. 13 3/8in. (33.9cm.) high

9th–10th Century

A KHORASAN SILVER INLAID BRONZE

ewer Persia, 12th сentury. Ewers with pear-shaped bodies, as here, were produced in Iran in the centuries following the Islamic conquest in the 7th century. They continued the general form of metal ewers made by Iranian metalworkers under the Sasanian dynasty (ruled about AD 224 to 631) that preceded the Islamic conquest. of slightly flaring lobed form on a splayed foot, wide shoulder and long neck with spout, simple handle, engraved and inlaid in silver and copper with alternating inscription-filled cartouches interspersed by roundels overlaid with vegetal motifs, and cartouches filled with undulating vines interspersed by almond medallions overlaid with vegetal motifs, the shoulder with a band of inscription on a ground of scrolling vines, the foot with a band of cable design, the neck with repoussé lion to each side, surrounded by a band of cable design, the spout with repoussé lion and engraved vegetal and cable decoration 38.5 cm. high

12th Century

A SILVER-INLAID HIGH-TIN BRONZE FOOTED CUP

of deep rounded form with convex walls supported on a narrow waisted foot with splayed base, incised and inlaid with silver, the body with a register of lobed cartouches enclosing astrological iconography interspersed with strapwork scrolls with split-leaf terminals reserved on a hatched ground, bordered by narrow bands of diamond patterning and scrolling palmette tendrils, the foot decorated with a broad stellar and calligraphic band, the rim with palmette strapwork scrolling within a monumental inscription with human head terminals

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A KHORASAN OPENWORK BRONZE INCENSE BURNER IN THE FORM OF A BIRD

Persia, 12th century, with large feet and hinged head, the body decorated in openwork with roundels containing six-petalled rosettes on a ground of interlaced horse-shoe motifs, the back with scrolling foliate vines, the lower end of rings engraved with stylised feathers, the neck with a band of inscription in kufic, the hinged head decorated to the back in openwork with a band containing a scrolling tail.

12th Century

A SAMARQAND LARGE DISH WITH FLORAL MOTIF

Central Asia, 10th century. of rounded form on short foot, with flaring rim, the earthenware body decorated in yellowish slip with a floral motif of different colors around the rim, the exterior plain. 38.7cm. diam.

10th Century

A CALLIGRAPHIC SAMANID POTTERY BOWL

Nishapur or Samarqand, 10th century. of conical form on short foot, the earthenware body decorated in white slip with a single line of dark brown Kufic calligraphy around the rim, the exterior plain. 27.5cm. diam.

10th Century

A WATERED-STEEL DAGGER (KARD) WITH LAPIS-LAZULI HILT

Persia, Safavid, 18th century. the tapered finely watered-steel blade with flat edge, gilt foliate motifs around the forte and on mount holding two pieces of lapis-lazuli for the hilt. 33cm.

18th Century

A LARGE WATERED-STEEL AND GOLD-INLAID DAGGER (KARD) WITH MARINE-IVORY HILT

Pеrsia, Safavid, 17th/18th century. the hilt with two marine-ivory grips, with gold-inlaid grip-strap featuring floral cartouches, the tapering watered-steel blade with flat back edge and gold-inlaid floral decoration at forte, swollen armour-piercing tip. 42.2cm.

17th-18th Century

A MUHAL JADE AND GOLD-INLAID JADE-HILTED WITH GEM SET DAGGER (KHANJAR)

India, 18th century. the light jade hilt carved and set with green jade in a floral design with gold-inlaid stems and outlines, the double-edged watered steel tapering blade with central double-ridge, turquoise floral Patel surrounded with gold line and foliate designs at the forte. 40cm. length

18th Century

A MUGHAL DECCAN BRONZE CALLIGRAPHIC BOWL

16th century. A Mughal Deccan bronze calligraphic bowl, India, Golconda or Bidar, 16th century of squat round bowl form, an engraved Arabic calligraphic around the bowl, the spherical base encircled by a splayed ridge, the chased decoration comprising round registers of cursive calligraphy on a hatched ground around the body, one further registers center of the bowl interior. Maker name and date is also mentioned in the Rim of the bowl. Measurements: 4 1/2 inches in diameter and 1 3/4 inches in height

16th Century

A CALLIGRAPHIC CONICAL POTTERY BOWL

Samanid central Asia, 10th century. With bold black kufic calligraphy to the rim, a roundel in the centre. 10 ½in. (26.8cm.) diam.

10th Century

A SAMANID CONICAL POTTERY BOWL

Nishapur, north east Iran, 10th century. The white ground with an elegant stylised kufic sepia inscription divided into four panels, the centre with a small lobed swastika motif, otherwise plain white, repaired break, areas of repainting.

10th Century

AN ABBASID LUSTRE POTTERY BOWL

Probably central Asia, 9th/10th century. Of rounded form with slightly everted lip on short foot, the off-white interior painted in two tones of lustre with a central large seated human figure wearing a yellow robe, a small jewel held in the raised right hand, a small floral spray on each side, the rim with alternating brown and yellow lustre lobes, the exterior plain, repaired breaks, slight restoration.

9th-10th Century

A HIGHLY IMPORATANT SAMANID CALLIGRAPHIC POTTERY BOWL

Central Asia, 10th century. of truncated conical form on a low foot, painted in manganese black with a central kufic inscription and further kufic inscriptions below the rim A fine example of one of the most celebrated groups of early Islamic pottery

10th Century

FRITWARE BOWL WITH MOULDED DECORATION IN RELIEF UNDER A TURQUOISE GLAZE

Bowl of fritware with moulded decoration in relief under a turquoise glaze. Deep spreading foot-ring, sides shaped into spherical flat facets and projecting lip. The facets are moulded with rectangular panels containing kufic inscriptions around the body.

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A FACET-CUT GLASS BOTTLE

Near East or Persia, 9th-10th Century. Of compressed spherical form with cylindrical, faceted neck, the body facet-cut in a honey-comb pattern, the tall slightly faceted neck with a fine gold cover beaten with a scrolling design.

9th-10th Century

AN EXTREMELY BEAUTIFUL EARLY ISLAMIC GLASS BLUE BOWL

10th-11th сentury. A stunning bowl of a sizable form, mold-formed from translucent blue glass. The vessel is defined by a concave base and a smooth pontil scar, gently-flared walls flat basin with a notable central kick, and a slightly-collared rim with a smoothed lip. A series of pattern-molded concentric circles are presented in relief along the lower body with dozens of thick columns radiating from above.

10th-11th Century

A FACET-CUT LIGHT GREEN GLASS BOTTLE

Near East or Persia, 9th-10th century. Of compressed spherical form with cylindrical, faceted neck, the body facet-cut in a honey-comb pattern, slightly faceted neck with a fine gold cover beaten with a scrolling design.

9th-10th Century

SEVEN ROMAN GLASS VESSELS

1st-5th Century A.D. Including a large and unusual aubergine glass jug, with pinched vertical ribs around the lower body, with trefoil lip and applied double band of trail below, with an applied green glass strap handle, 17.2cm high; a miniature bottle, pinched-in at the base of the neck, 6 cm high; an amber glass juglet with trefoil lip, 10.2cm high; three green glass double balsamaria, two with plain bodies, one with applied spiral trailing, 8.4cm - 12.4cm high and a flask of pale amber, the single handle with ribbon-pinched decoration extending down the side of the pear-shaped body, with raised thumb-spur, 13.2cm high (7) This deep brown vase is remarkable for its size and elegant simplicity. No close parallel is known, but it may be regarded as a rare masterpiece of early Roman blown glass.

1st-5th Century

GILDED & ENGRAVED OTTOMAN TIMURID-STYLE SILVER JUG WITH TUGHRAS

Turkey, 18th century, height: 14.3 cm, weight: 528 g. This silver jug or tankard is from the Ottoman empire, probably Istanbul, and is marked with prominent assay marks and tughras on both the handle and on the neck. It has a flattened, bulbous body which sits on a low, circular foot. A neck rises to a rimmed mouth. A zoomorphic and pieced handle is attached to the body and neck, and is very much in the Timurid Style. The surface is chased with interlaced arabesques. Originally, the jug was gilded (gold plated). Remnants of gilding remain. The form of the jug mirrors those produced in Ottoman Turkey and the Balkans in the sixteenth century. In turn, these drew inspiration on similar jugs produced in fifteenth century Timurid Iran.

18th Century

A TIMURID BRONZE JUG (MASHRABAH)

Persia, late 15th/ early 16th Century. of compressed globular form on a short foot with waisted cylindrical neck and serpentine handle terminating in a dragon head, engraved to the shoulder with a band of inscription-filled cartouches interspersed by roundels containing geometric motifs, above and below bands of undulating vines, the neck with an undulating vine. 20 cm high, 54 width

15th-16th Century

A GHAZNAVID ENGRAVED HIGH TIN BRONZE EWER

Afghanistan, 11th century. of compressed globular form with slightly flaring neck on a short foot, the flaring neck surmounted by a engraved of Bahram shah. The body engraved with a mounted warrior carrying a pennant and surrounded by four animals including a hare, a stylised scrolling floral motif above, all on a very lightly pounced ground.

11th Century

A MUGHAL WHITE AND GREEN JADE SPOON

18th-19th century.

18th-19th Century

A FINELY CARVED JADE SPOON

Mughal India, 18th century. The deep bowl with thin walls very slightly pointed at the extremity, the carved petals at its base emitting a floral spray with a large four-petalled rosette in the centre, with applied faceted stem with short tapering finial, the bowl with haircrack, stem re-attached to the bowl. 6¼in. (15.8cm.) long

18th Century

AN OTTOMAN SILVER EWER

Rising from spread foot through drop shaped body to hinged domical lid with floral finial, with scrolling roccoco style handle connecting body and lid and simple spout, the body, lid and spout all decorated in repoussé with a continous lattice of lozenges. 20 cm high

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A RARE UMAYYAD / EARLY ABBASID MONOCHROME MOULDED POTTERY JUG

Mesopotamia or persia, 8th/ 9th century, of bulbous form, with long slightly flaring neck and strap-handle, the lower body moulded with a frieze of vertical lines interspersed with circle and diamond motifs, the shoulder with a frieze of roundels containing bands of circles around concentric circles, surrounded by abstract motifs, all under an amber glaze 15.3 cm. high

8th-9th Century

AN UMAYYAD SPLASHWARE MOULDED POTTERY EWER

Mesopotamia or Persia, 8th/ 9th сentury, with inverted pear-shaped body, slightly tapering cylindrical neck with trough spout and strap handle, the shoulder moulded with a band of interlocking circles containing chevron motifs, the almond-shape intersections raised, below a band of zig-zag pattern, all under a yellow glaze with splashes of green 19 cm. high

8th-9th Century

AN UMAYYAD OR EARLY ABBASID BRONZE EWER

Persia, 8th/9th century, the globular body with incised stylised lotus bud design on the shoulder and tubular neck with en suite decoration between a ribbed band, handle with pomegranate thumb-piece

8th-9th Century

A KHORASAN SILVER INLAID BRONZE JUG (KUZE)

with faceted, pear-shaped body, cylindrical neck, standing on a splayed foot, the s-shaped handle surmounted by a feline figure, the decoration incised and inlaid, the body with four tiers of off-set eight-pointed rosettes, around the neck a continuous frieze of human headed inscription against scrolling palmettes, the foot with a frieze of upright petals 19cm. high

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A KHORASSAN PIERCED BRONZE LAMPSTAND

North east Iran, 12th century. Of typical form, the base with three hoof-shaped feet pierced with interlaced floral motifs, the central shaft of hexagonal section, the facets pierced alternately with floral composition and a band of highly stylized kufic script, with large bosses pierced with stellar motifs above and below, the tray engraved with a band of stylized plaiting, the shaft broken above the lower boss, tray possibly associated.

12th Century

A SAMANID POTTERY BOWL

Central Asia or North east Iran, 10th century. Of rounded from on flat foot, the off-white interior with a single word executed in very bold kufic, the exterior unglazed, repaired clean breaks.

10th Century

A SAMARKAND POTTERY DISH

Central Asia, 10th century. Of shallow form with near vertical sides and flat centre on short foot, the white interior with dense black and red strapwork forming four heavy black roundels each encompassing a quatrefoil medallion, the interstices with fine scrolling designs, in simple geometric border, the exterior with simple diagonal black stripes, repaired breaks. 13½in. (34.3cm.) diam.

10th Century

A SAMARKAND CONICAL BOWL

Central Asia, 10th century. With sloping sides on short foot, the white interior painted with a brown, green and red interlocking design of strapwork terminating in paired leaves forming linked circles, the interstices filled with dense black and red scrolling designs, the centre with a similar cruciform motif, the two main registers divided by thin green, black outlined stripes, the exterior plain white, repaired breaks 14¼in. (35.8cm) diam.

10th Century

A GREEN-SPLASHED CONICAL POTTERY BOWL

Probably Abbasid, north east Iran, 9th century. Rising from short foot, the white interior decorated with three wide green splashes, repaired breaks. 11¾in. (29.8cm.) diam.

9th Century

A FINE WATERED-STEEL CURVED SWORD (SHAMSHIR)

Iran, late 17th/early 18th century. With a curved single-edged watered-steel blade tapering to a fine point, the forte of one side of the blade with elegant gold-inlaid nasta'liq with floral pattern, set in elegant foliate cusped cartouches, the steel quillons with engraved floral sprays, the later grips of horn with steel spine, pommel with steel casing. 36½in. (92.8cm.)

17th-18th Century

A REPOUSSÉ SILVER-GILT MOUNTED SHORT SWORD (YATAGHAN)

The long single-edged blade of typical form tapering to a point, a gutter along the blunt edge, the blade elegantly watered with ladder and rosette motif and one side of the blade with a cusped palmette the forte with a design of cusped foliage raised on gold ground, the bifurcated silver-gilt hilt with repoussé rococo design of cusped palmettes on a ground of flowering plants, the two sides of the grip divided by an iron bracket with gold-damascened scrolling vegetal decoration, the silver-gilt sheath with similar decoration with three large cartouches hatched ground, a stylised shell-shaped belt hook, the chappe with a curved flame-like finial, the top of the sheath with bands of scrolling floral vine set between strapwork bands. 31in. (78.5cm.) long

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A CURVED STEEL DAGGER (CHILANUM)

North India, 18th century and Earlier. With a curved watered-steel double-edged blade with medial ridge and reinforced point, the 'T'-shaped hilt with a rectangular grip with rounded knop finial, curved knuckle-guard issuing from a stylised elephant mouth and terminating in a horse's head, the rainguard with a ram's head finial, blade and hilt contemporaneous but associated. 13½in. (34cm.) long

18th Century

A BONE-HILTED DAGGER (KARD)

Afghanistan, 17th/early 18th century. With a single-edged watered-steel blade narrowing to a point, with typical bifurcated hilt with bone panels attached to either side, the spine with nasta'liq inscriptions reserved against gold cusped cartouches, the chape with slightly raised cusped palmettes with gold overlaid calligraphic decoration with nasta'liq inscriptions reserved on gold ground and floral sprays, minor losses to the gold overlay. 15½in. (39.4cm.) long

17th-18th Century

A DAMASCENED STEEL SWORD

India, 18th century. With a curved watered-steel double-edged blade with medial ridge and reinforced point, the 'T'-shaped hilt with a rectangular grip with rounded knop finial, curved knuckle-guard issuing from a stylised elephant mouth and terminating in a horse's head, the rainguard with a ram's head finial, blade and hilt contemporaneous but associated. 13½in. (34cm.) long

18th Century

TWO MUGHAL TULWARS

India, 19th century and Earlier. With curved steel blades and shaped steel hilts, the first with silver fittings chased and engraved, the handguard terminating either side with a dragon head and disc pommel with pierced decoration; the second with metal fittings and plain disc pommel - longest 36in. (91.5cm.) (2)

19th Century

AN ABBASID TIN GLAZED POTTERY DISH

Mesopotamia, 9th century. Of rounded form with everted lip on short foot, the light grey interior painted in cobalt-blue with a single phrase of flowing kufic, extending from the edges above and below are four green dashes and from either side a hand reaching inwards, the exterior plain.

9th Century

A SAMANID SLIP-PAINTED POTTERY CUP

Central Asia, 10th century. With squat body on short foot with high and slightly tapering border, a loop handle attached to the side with flat and tapering thumbpiece, the red and black slip-painted decoration of geometric interlace over white ground, the lip with a line of chevrons, repaired break, areas of restoration.

10th Century

A KASHAN TURQUOISE POTTERY OPENWORK VASE

A KASHAN TURQUOISE POTTERY OPENWORK VASE, the body with openwork sections around the globular body pierced.

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A SAMARKAND POTTERY CONICAL BOWL

On short foot, the interior with a central rosette, in black on a white ground, the sides with floral motifs delicately drawn scrolling designs on a white ground with small red dotted motifs, zigzags around the rim, the exterior plain, repaired breaks.

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A SAMARKAND POTTERY CONICAL BOWL

Transoxiana, 10th century. On short foot, the white interior with a small central dotted, the sides with an elegantly drawn kufic verging on Eastern kufic inscription " baraka wa salama li-sahibihi " (blessing and peace to the owner, the exterior plain white, repaired.

10th Century

A NISHAPUR CALLIGRAPHIC BOWL

North east Persia, 10th century. Of conical form on short foot, the cream coloured interior painted with a single line of fine brown kufic with a central small dot, the exterior plain, repaired clean breaks, glaze still shiny.

10th Century

A NISHAPUR POTTERY BOWL

Iran, 10th century. with sloping rim on short foot, the slip-painted white ground incised through to the red body with a large central figure of a stylised bird on a ground of scrolling arabesque tendrils, decorated in manganese, green and mustard-yellow glazes. 11in. (28cm.) diam.

10th Century

A SAMANID CONICAL POTTERY BOWL

Probably Samarkand, central Asia, 10th century. Of rounded form with everted rim on On short foot, the white interior with a very elegant kufic inscription, the interstices filled with small panels containing red and black dotted motifs, the central roundel with a similarly worked palmette within a square outline, zigzags around the rim, the exterior plain white, repaired clean breaks, glaze flaking around rim. 8½in. (21.4cm.) diam.

10th Century

A COMPOSITE SAMANID CONICAL BOWL

Nishapur or Samarkand, north east Iran or cntral Asia, 10th century. On short foot, the interior white ground with a central roundel containing scrolling leafy motifs outlined in red on a black dotted ground, the sides with part of the same bowl with a very elegant Eastern kufic inscription, the interstices filled with panels of dotted motifs, together with part of a bowl with very similar motifs, and small fragments of one or possibly two other calligraphic bowls, the exterior with vertical bands of kufic alternating with bands of meandering vine issuing red and black ribbons. 14.5cm diam.

10th Century

AN ABBASID POLYCHROME LUSTRE POTTERY BOWL

Mesopotamia, 9th century. Of rounded form with everted rim on short foot, the off-white interior painted in two shades of brown lustre with a central square panel containing leaf-motifs flanked by four inverted drop-shaped panels each filled with cross-hatched lines dividing shaped panels containing roundels, a band of alternately coloured lobes around the rim, the exterior with simple bold splashed motifs, repaired, slight restoration. 7¾in. (19.8cm.) diam

9th Century

A TURQUOISE-BLUE GLAZED POTTERY JUG

Kashan, Iran, 12th century. On a high foot rising to globular body, with flared neck and straight handle, moulded kufic inscription to shoulder - 9in (22.9 cm) high

12th Century

A BAMIYAN TURQUOISE GLAZED POTTERY BOWL

Afghanistan, late 12th or early 13th century. Of rounded form on short spreading foot, the interior moulded under the glaze with two large different lions prowling around the central roundel, on tight scrolling flowering and palmette vine ground, a line of manganese around the rim, the turquoise exterior with a band of manganese rope-pattern and occasional vertical stripes, intact, minimal fritting to rim. 6in. (15.2cm.) diam.

12th-13th Century

A RARE CAMEO GLASS BOWL WITH HARES DECORATION

Late 9th-10th century a.d. The circular bowl with short straight sides and shallow concave base, the sides decorated with form of a pair of stylised hares in double-line rectangular cartouches with linear wheel-cut ornament.

9th-10th Century

A MOULDED GLASS INKWELL WITH INSCRIPTION

Persia, 9th/10th century. of cylindrical form with vertical grooves of oval form, with an everted central ring and four lug handles surrounding the opening to the well, featuring a band of Kufic calligraphy moulded on the base.

9th-10th Century

A TALL-NECKED BLUE GLASS BOTTLE

Persia or Syria, 11th-12th century. The bulbous mould-blown body and narrow tapering neck, decorated with applied trails of the same coloured glass around the neck and in a lattice pattern on the body, kick base with pontil.

11th-12th Century

AN INTACT MOULD-BLOWN BLUE GLASS BOWL

Persia 10th/11th century. Blue glass mould-blown of cylindrical form, moulded decoration with slightly curved ribs, pontil applied to centre of underside and slightly pushed inwards, flat rim.

10th-11th Century

A GREEK CORE-FORMED GLASS OINOCHOE

Eastern Mediterranean, mid 6th-early 4th Century B.C. Of dark blue glass, the trefoil mouth edged in yellow, with short neck, the ovoid body with opaque yellow and turquoise spiral trailing, on a pad base with applied arched handle, 7.5cm A GREEK DOUBLE HANDLE GLASS AMPHORA WITH ENAMEL DESIGN TYPICAL BULB BASE TO BE INSERTED INTO THE SAND FOR THE MIDDLE EAST MARKET PROBABLY IRAQ OR IRAN.

6th-4th Century BC

GLASS TWO-HANDLED BOTTLE (AMPHORA)

1st half of 1st century A.D. Translucent brown, with same color handles. Everted rim, folded over, in and down into mouth; cylindrical neck, flaring at base to join sloping shoulder; elongated piriform body, tapering to pointed base with rounded end; two strap handles with vertical ribbing attached to shoulder, drawn up vertically, turned inward, one in a curve, the other at a right angle, and trailed on to neck below rim.

1st Century

A ROMAN COLOUR-BAND BLUE GLASS BOTTLE

Circa early to mid-1st century AD.

1st Century

AN EXTREMELY RARE MAMLUK CALLIGRAPHIC BRASS SILVER INLAID CANDLESTICK

Egypt, Circa 13th/14th century. Base of waisted form leading to slightly reduced foot, cylindrical neck tapering to inverted mouth surmounting a short drip-pan, base section with a large band of thuluth calligraphy against a vegetal ground separated by two circular blazons, shoulder and neck with various vegetal designs, mouth with smaller band of calligraphy, interior with identification sticker, Measurement: 19cm height, 16cm diam.

13th-14th Century

A HIGHLY IMPORTANT SAPPHIRE SEAL WITH KUFIC INSCRIPTION (HARITH IBN SHAKIR)

6th – 7th century. This masterpiece Sapphire seal was made for Harith Ibn Shakir also popularly known as Harith bin Amr bin Shakir was one of the prominent companions of the first grandson of Prophet Muhammad, the prophet of Islam, Imam Al-Husain who was one of the martyrs of the battle of Karbala in 680 AD.

6th-7th Century

TWO MUGHAL BRASS EWERS

India, Circa 17th century. Each with rounded pear-shaped body, the tapering neck with boss, flaring to rim and domed cover, S-shaped handle, one spout with floral terminal, the bodies with a frieze of flower-filled cusped medallions on a ring-matted ground. The larger 34.4 cm.(2)

17th Century

AN UMAYYAD MONOCHROME MOULDED POTTERY EWER

Spain or Mesopotamia, 8th/ 9th сentury, of bulbous form with slightly flaring cylindrical neck terminating in a trough spout, with strap handle on a short foot, moulded with two bands containing zig-zag friezes filled with circle motifs 25 cm. high

8th-9th Century