A fine Iznik rimless pottery dish Turkey, circa 1575of shallow rounded form on a short foot, decorated in cobalt-blue, turquoise, raised red, gree...

A Safavid lustre pottery vase Persia, 17th Centuryof globular form with stepped shoulder on a short foot, the short neck with flared mouth, decora...

Two Damascus underglaze-painted pottery border tiles Syria, late 16th Centuryeach of square form, decorated in cobalt blue, green and black outlin...

An important and early bronze portrait medallion of the Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II, the Conqueror (reg. 1444-1446 and 1451-1481) Italy, circa 1450 ...

An Ottoman coral-mounted gilt-silver filigree rosewater sprinkler (gulabdan) Turkey, 18th Centuryof piriform on a splayed foot, the tapering neck ...

An Ottoman coral-set parcel-gilt silver incense burner Turkey, 18th/ 19th Centurywith waisted body and hinged domed lid on three curved feet, on c...

An Ottoman mother-of-pearl and tortoiseshell-inlaid casket Turkey, 19th Centuryof rectangular form on four bracketed feet, three drawers to front,...

A Greek Islands silk embroidered cotton panel Epirus, Probably Ioannina, Greece, 17th/ 18th Centuryof rectangular form, the lower edge with tassel...

A fine Safavid Astrolabe signed by Muhammed Husayn al-Yazdi ibn Muhammad Baqir and Ibn Muhamad Amir, Muhammed Mahdi al-Yazdi Persia, dated AH 1057...

A Safavid brass Qibla indicator and horizontal dial Persia, 17th/ 18th Centuryof rectangular form on four waisted feet, engraved with hour lines, ...

A rare Safavid oil painting depicting a lady in European dress standing in an interior Persia, probably Isfahan, middle or second half of the 17t...

A rare Safavid Gombroon pottery footed bowl Persia, 17th Centuryof deep rounded form with vertical sides and slightly everted rim on a long splaye...

A Safavid lacquer penbox (qalamdan) Persia, 17th Centuryof oblong form with rounded ends and a sliding tray, decorated in polychrome and gilt on a...

Four Qajar lacquer penboxes (qalamdans) Persia, 19th Centuryeach with rounded ends and sliding tray, variously decorated in polychrome and gilt wi...

Four Qajar lacquer penboxes (qalamdans) Persia, 19th Centuryeach with rounded ends and sliding tray, variously decorated in polychrome and gilt wi...

Four Qajar lacquer penboxes (qalamdans) Persia, 19th Centuryeach with rounded ends and sliding tray, variously decorated in polychrome and gilt wi...

Four Qajar lacquer penboxes (qalamdans) Persia, 19th Centuryeach with rounded ends and sliding tray, variously decorated in polychrome and gilt wi...

Three Cantonese export porcelain dishes made for Nasr al-Din Shah Qajar (reg.1848-1896) China, one dated AH 1297/ AD 1879-80each of shallow form, ...

A group of porcelain dishes bearing the image of Nasr al-Din Shah Qajar Europe, 19th Centurycomprising six dishes of circular form and one of oval...

A woven wool panel for the Qajar market Kashmir, 19th Centuryrectangular, woven in polychrome with a repeat design of boteh forming large flowerhe...

A rare and large Qajar metal-thread embroidered, pearl-encrusted wool 'royal' termeh panel Persia, 19th Centuryof rectangular form, the woven woo...

A Qajar pearl and metal thread-embroidered wool termeh panel Persia, 19th Centuryof rectangular form, the polychrome woven wool ground with a repe...

Fath Ali Shah Qajar (reg. 1797-1834) seated at a balcony window Qajar Persia, late 19th Centuryoil on canvas, nasta'liq inscription within cartouc...

A miniature portrait of Nasr al-Din Shah Qajar (reg. 1848-96) in a diamond-set silver frame Persia, 19th Centurycomprising an oval portrait of the...

A Qajar lacquer casket Persia, 19th Centuryof rectangular form on four feet with hinged, stepped lid with chain to either side, decorated in polyc...

A fine Qajar lacquer and tooled leather penbox (qalamdan) Persia, 19th Centurywith rounded ends and sliding tray, decorated in polychrome and gil...

Four Qajar painted and lacquered wood doors converted into a folding screen Persia, 19th Centuryeach of rectangular form with brass hinges and han...

A set of Qajar portable merchant's weights and scales by Husain in a later painted wood box Persia, late 19th and 20th Century, some elements dat...

Two pairs of Qajar enamelled gold earrings Persia, 19th Centurythe first pair each comprising two domed tiers and a pendant teardrop element, deco...

Two Qajar underglaze-painted moulded calligraphic pottery tiles Persia, 19th Centuryeach of rectangular form, moulded and decorated in cobalt blue...

A pair of Ottoman parcel-gilt silver sahlep cups Turkey, Period of Sultan Abdulaziz (reg. 1861-1876)each of conical form with a slightly flaring b...

A fine silver-mounted marquetry wood album Egypt, period of King Fouad I (reg. 1917-36)of rectangular form, the marquetry hinged front cover mount...

A mother-of-pearl and bone-inlaid wood panel with metal-thread embroidered velvet coat of arms presented by Sultan Hussein Kamel (reg. 1914-1917) ...

An impressive silver-thread embroidered silk Ka'ba curtain (kiswah) presented by King Fahd bin 'Abd al-'Aziz (reg. 1982-2005) Mecca, signed Abd al...

A mother-of-pearl inlaid wood panel with the Ninety Nine Names of God (asma' al-husna) Syria, 20th Centuryof rectangular form with a cusped arched...

A pair of painted gesso Alhambra Plaques by Enrique Linares Granada, late 19th/ early 20th Centuryeach of rectangular form, depicting a doorway, d...

A Qajar gold-damascened steel axe head Persia, 19th/ 20th Centuryof typical form, engraved and decorated in gold overlay to either side with anima...

A walrus-ivory hilted gold-damascened steel dagger (kindjal) Caucasus, 19th Centurythe double-edged watered-steel blade of tapering form with two ...

A silver-mounted miquelet rifle Algeria, dated AH 1263/ AD 1846the watered steel barrel clasped by five repoussé silver capouchines decorated in f...

A fine Mughal walrus ivory-hilted watered-steel lion head dagger North India, 17th Centurythe double-edged watered-steel blade with armour piercin...

A fine Mughal jade-hilted watered-steel dagger (khanjar) North India, 17th Centurythe slightly curved double-edged watered-steel blade with waved ...

A fine gold-koftgari watered-steel push dagger (katar) South India, 17th/ 18th Centurythe double-edged watered-steel blade of slightly curved form...

A gold-koftgari steel push dagger (katar) North India, 18th/ 19th Centurythe double-edged steel blade with armour piercing tip, recessed to each s...

A fine Mughal gold-koftgari watered-steel saddle axe (tabarzin) North India, 17th/ 18th Centuryof typical form, the haft decorated in gold overlay...

A Mughal jade-hilted gold-koftgari steel dagger (khanjar) North India, 18th Centurythe double-edged steel blade of curved form, the forte decorate...

A silver hilted steel dagger (kukri) Nepal, 19th Centurythe curved blade widening towards the point, the silver hilt with flaring pommel, decorate...

An unusual war scythe (matchu) with pommel from the hilt of a sword from the armoury of Tipu Sultan Mysore and South India, late 18th and 19th C...

A silver-hilted finely watered-steel dagger (khyber) North India, 18th/ 19th Centurythe single-edged watered steel blade of tapering form with fla...

A hardstone-hilted steel dagger (pesh-kabz) North India, 18th/ 19th Centurythe single-edged watered-steel blade of slightly curving form with flat...

A Mughal watered-steel helmet India, 18th/ 19th Centuryof domed form with spike finial, decorated with chiselled foliate interlace with floral mot...

A saddle axe (tabarzin) bearing the name of Maharaja Jung Bahadur (reg. 1846-1856) India or Nepal, 19th Centurythe steel axe head of crescent form...

A silver hilted steel sword Indonesia, 18th Centurythe single-edged steel blade of curved form, the forte mounted with openwork triangular silver ...

A Singhalese coral-mounted kastane Sri Lanka, 19th Centurythe single-edged steel blade of curved form with octagonal grip, knuckle guard and quill...

A carved relief sandstone Panel North or Central India, 8th/9th Centurycarved in high relief, the columns divided into niches, the left column dep...

A black schist stele depicting Bhairava East India, Pala Period, 11th/ 12th Centurystanding in pratyalidhasana, with four arms, two holding a dagg...

A bronze figure of Krishna the butter thief Tamil Nadu, Vijayanagara Period, 14th-16th Centurydepicted as a crawling infant, his right hand raised...

A bronze figure of Vishnu as Venugopala India, 16th Centurydepicted fluting and holding one of his four attributes 18.1 cm. highFootnotes:The pres...

A bronze three-panel document, possibly a decree North India, 10th-12th Centurycomprising three rectangular panels each pierced at the top and joi...

Two painted and lacquered wood manuscript covers, depicting Siva and Parvati with Nandi, and a nobleman with musicians and other attendants Rajast...

Six illustrated palm-leaf manuscript leaves from the Ramayana Orissa, late 17th CenturyOriya script incised on to palm leaves, double-sided, 6-8 l...