Collectables

The lid with a scene of three Chinese scholars at a table, set above a scene of an elderly Chinese on horseback with two attendants; the reverse w...

A terracotta statue of a standing horse, decorated with a saddle, saddle cloth and stirrups. Height: 36 cm.

A terracotta statue of standing horse, decorated with a saddle, saddle cloth and stirrups. Height: 30 cm.

The Handbook of Marks on Chinese Ceramics : Hardcover – 1 Jun. 1994, 16 by 24 cm. Chinese Ceramics from Datable Tombs and Some Other Dated...

Three volumes, First edition 1987. The first book contains images of later Chinese paintings, the second one later Chinese calligraphy (1800-1950)...

London: Azimuth Editions Limited, 1994-2006, three volumes, beige and grey cloth, slip cases, numerous color illustrations. Used.

Published by Taipei: Kwang Fu Book Co., 1980 Title: CHINESE POTTERY AND PORCELAIN - 5 Volumes Publisher: Taipei: Kwang Fu Book Co., ...

JORG, Christian (in association with Jan van Campen). CHINESE Ceramics in the Collection of the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam : The Ming and Qing D...

Kraak Porcelain. A moment in the history of trade. 98 colour and black and white plates, maps and drawings, bibliography and index. Foreword...

Smallest: 18 by 22 cm. Largest: 22.5 by 29 cm. Condition: used

Volume 1: 208 pages; Volume 2: 256 pages These two volumes present a selection of Chinese Ceramics belonging to the celebrated collection of Far ...

A lacquer suzuri’bako ?? (writing box) of circular form depicting a flying heron ?? (shirasagi) with its wings spread out. The flush-fitting cover...

A complete black lacquered Japanese suit of armour (yoroi) laced with navy blue, and multi-coloured and orange hems, and a two-piece cuirass with ...

A rectangular solid wooden kanban ?? (shop sign) with carved advertising inscriptions and a depiction of a buff male figure crossing his arms and ...

Patinated brass sculpture in the form of a reclining deer with grand, long antlers and embellished with ornate decorations. Height 60.5 cm. ...

An antique and restored Japanese gold lacquer metal ‘great suit-of-armour’ (ô’yoroi) with orange and multi-coloured cords and orange hems, and a t...

Original woodblock print by Tomikichirô Tokuriki ????? (1902-2000), titled ‘Kôbe Sanchikataun’ ??????????. A colourful woodblock print featuring a...

A lacquer tea caddy ? (natsume), cylindrical of shape with a refined design showcasing a pine tree forest ? (matsu) surrounding a bridge over a me...

Gouache colour on paper, depicting the culminating moment in the passionate love affair between Persian legendary King Khusraw II (Sasanian dynast...

Persian manuscript on paper, 12 lines of text in nasta'liq script in black written horizontally and 2 lines written vertically in black ink within...

Poetry, Persian manuscript on paper, each folio with 9ll. of elegant black nasta'liq script arranged in two columns and divided by a gold double ...

Persian manuscript on paper, 90 leaves with 2 fly-leaves, 16 lines to each page, written in black nastaliq script, catchwords and titles in red in...

Arabic script consisting of 9 leaves, mainly about the Arabic Maqams which is the system of melodic modes used in traditional Arabic music. The ...

Arabic manuscript on paper, 22 lines to each page, written in brown Maghribi script, catchwords and titles is red ink, occasional marginal notes. ...

Arabic manuscript on paper, each page with 8 ll. written in black Maghribi script, titles and important words picked out in red and blue, the chap...

An astronomy copied manuscript 'Share Al-Mulkhas Fi Al-Hay'a of Al-Jaghmini (a Compendium of the science) by Salah Al-Din Must Ibn Muhammad Ibn M...

Two volumes, 'new edition', folding plan of Mecca, 3 further tables (2 folding), offsetting, translated by George Sale, bookplate to front pastedo...

Arabic manuscript on paper, depicting a detailed map of the routes to Mecca and Medina, with further details of the routes to Yemen, Iraq and Syri...

Photography assembled to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the recapture of Ar-Riyadh by the founder of the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, His majesty ...

Printed in black and white on thick paper. The continent showing the city/town names, such as Hejaz, Yemen, Hadramout, Najid, and the Arabian dese...

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper Text: Quran 2 surah Al-Baqarah v.255. The text of the Throne Verse begins at the horse’s head; the first ...

Of rectangular shape. It is engraved in Arabic on both sides of the longitudinal coronation, as well as on the front sides. A peculiar decorat...

This “locust leg” pocket sundial, made for the Zangid ruler Malik al-Adil Abu Muzaffar Imad al-Din, the famous Turkoman commander known for his kn...

Of baluster form with broad crossguard, elongated forte, disc pommel and knop terminal, the green stone set with rubies and diamonds with flowerin...

An elaborate pair of lunate earrings from the early Byzantine period. The earrings are worked in a repousse manner with the centre perhaps showing...

With straight tapering steel blade, inscribed in gold to one side, the bone hilt flat either side and stained blue, applied gold juncture. Lengt...

The jade hilt carved in the form of a ram's head. Height: 7.2 cm.

Plain silver hilt with scalloped shoulder, with openwork to the blade, decorated in gold overlay. The plain silver scabbard marked with the tug...

Plain silver hilt with scalloped shoulder, the slightly curved blade with gold damascening decoration at forte. The plain silver scabbard with a...

Opaque watercolor and gold on paper. 30 by 23 cm.

Gouache heightened with gold on paper, Maharana Ari Singh aims a long gun. And a princess is also depicted aiming a gun through a window in a...

Nabha or Delhi, circa August 1858, gouache and gold on paper. 46 by 31 cm. PROVENANCE Private collection, Germany. CATALOGUE NOTE M...

Opaque pigments and gold on paper, on album leaf, depicting a standing Shah Jahan, with a halo and holding a sword in his right hand. 21 by 13...

Golconda ruler, Bijapur, 19th century. Painting: 22.2 by 14.5 cm.

Leaf from a Ragamala series, Desakh Ragini. Gouache and gold on paper. 32 by 19 cm. CATALOGUE NOTE Ragamala paintings are inspired by ...

Gouache colour heightened with gold on paper, the lion is attacking an elephant on whose back is a howdah containing a price with his mistress att...

Opaque watercolor and gold on marble. Painting: 11 by 7.5 cm. Including frame 32 by 27 cm.

Guru Gobind Singh was the tenth and last nanak or Sikh preacher. He is credited with having formalised the religion. Contemporaneous to the Empero...

Opaque watercolor heightened with gold on paper. 81 by 56 cm. Catalogue Note. Compare with another illustration of the same subject in ...

A standing bird, of black and cream white glass, roughly pear-shaped with a hollow body, a plump breast and open tail. Circular protruding black e...

Watercolor on vellum, depicting a part of Al-Idrisi's world map, the names of the places, the rivers and the mountains in yellow, black and red in...

With a straight neck and a bulbous form neck that rests upon a flaring foot. The neck with a decoration that runs all the way round it. With a bac...

Length: 140 cm.

An Ottoman mother-of-pearl inlaid wooden and steel gun sighted barrel retained by four metal embossed barrel-bands, engraved lock, characteristic ...

CATALOGUE NOTE The inscriptions are a repetition of 'Malbus Aleafia'. ????? ??????? 138 by 75 cm.

A Glass weight, moulded and stamped, transparent pale-green in colour, citing in the centre with the name Al-Imam Ma'ad (427-487 AH/1036-1094 AD),...

A Glass weight, moulded and stamped, opaque greenish-white in colour, citing in the centre with the name Al-Imam Al-Fa'iz (549-555 AH/1154–1160 AD...

A Glass weight, moulded and stamped, transparent light-green in colour, citing in the centre with 2 lines of undeciphered Arabic text. 5.665 g., 2...

A Glass weight, moulded and stamped, opaque dark-black in colour, citing in the centre with " Ali al-Shaubah", 2.950g, 22 mm, coin weight: dirham....

A Glass weight, moulded and stamped, opaque black in colour, citing in the centre with the star of Solomon, 5.982g, 25 mm, coin weight: double dir...