Our specialist auction Arts of India and the Islamic Lands is now online for you to browse, peruse and fall in love with your next antique.
Among the highlights, this sale vaunts a remarkable selection of Rajput Schools paintings and an illustrated loose folio from a Timurid Haft Paykar series, all part of a private Canadian collection; several gem-studded Indian necklaces, treasured heirlooms of a local family; a notable group of Islamic manuscripts, including a geomantic tome attributed to the Nubian alchemist Dhul-Nun al-Misri; and several lots of Persian Qajar lacquer belonging to the heir of a British diplomatic family in office under Sir Denis Wright in Tehran between 1971 - 1973.
Our selected lots preview starts next week, on Tuesday 3rd June, and the full view is going to take place from Friday 13th June until the sale day.
Mark your calendars and come to see us!
Lot 201
A PERSIAN ARCHAISTIC ENGRAVED BRASS TRAY Iran, first half 20th century
Unsold
Estimated at £200 - £300
Lot 203
AN OPENWORK SILVER-INLAID ZAND-STYLE QAJAR BRASS BUCKET Qajar Iran, late 19th century
Unsold
Estimated at £400 - £600
Lot 205
A THREE-PIECE SET OF QAJAR GOLD AND SILVER-DAMASCENED STEEL ARMOUR Qajar Iran, 19th century
Unsold
Estimated at £5,000 - £7,000
Lot 230
AN INDIAN MANGO-SHAPED SILVER CONTAINER India, late 19th – early 20th century
Unsold
Estimated at £150 - £300
Lot 239
AN UNMARKED IRANIAN (PERSIAN) SILVER COFFEE POT Kermanshah, Southern Iran, early 20th century
Unsold
Estimated at £800 - £1,200
Lot 251
TWO SILVER BOXES IN THE SHAPE OF GOURDS Burma or Laos, late 19th–early 20th century
Unsold
Estimated at £250 - £350
Lot 258
A PAIR OF INDIAN EARRINGS WITH FLOWER PENDANTS Northern India, 20th century
Unsold
Estimated at £1,000 - £1,500
Lot 264
THREE TURKISH BUTTERSCOTCH AMBER BEADS TASBIH ROSARY NECKLACES Turkey, 20th century
Unsold
Estimated at £2,000 - £3,000
Lot 265
A NINETY-NINE MELON-SHAPED CORAL BEADS TASBIH ROSARY NECKLACE Ottoman Turkey, 19th century
Unsold
Estimated at £1,000 - £1,500
Lot 267
A TORTOISESHELL HAIR COMB WITH PARCEL-GILT MOUNT Malaysia, Southeast Asia, late 19th century
Unsold
Estimated at £200 - £300
Lot 281
A KASHMIRI SHAWL-STYLE KALAMKARI HANGING Possibly Isfahan, Qajar Iran, or India, 19th century
Unsold
Estimated at £400 - £600