We are excited to present our Islamic and Indian Art Auction.
The sale brings together a remarkable collection of rare textiles, lacquerwear, woodwork, manuscripts and more. Featuring a 13th century bronze Ayyubid candlestick (lot 29), a monumental Indian silver-overlaid wooden footstool (lot 140) and an Ottoman calligraphic silk lampas panel from the inner covering of the Ka’ba (lot 166).
One further unmissable highlight is the beautifully enamelled 18 carat gold pocket watch by Breguet et Fils, produced for the Ottoman market (lot 148). We are delighted also to present further pieces from the collection of Mr Georges Antaki in this auction, which promises something of interest for all collectors interested in Islamic and Indian art.
Sale date(s) & Start time:
22 Apr 2026 12:00 BST
Lot 1
A ABBASID POTTERY BOWL WITH STYLISED KUFIC CALLIGRAPHY Abbasid Iraq, 9th-10th century
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Estimated at £400 - £600
Lot 2
TWO RARE ABBASID POTTERY BOWLS Abbasid Iraq, 9th-10th century
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Estimated at £800 - £1,200
Lot 5
A SMALL SAMANID POTTERY JUG WITH KUFIC CALLIGRAPHY Central Asia, 10th-11th century
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Estimated at £500 - £600
Lot 6
A COLLECTION OF FOUR PERSIAN SELJUK GLAZED POTTERY OIL LAMPS Seljuk Iran, 12th century
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Estimated at £300 - £400
Lot 7
A LARGE KASHAN SILHOUETTE-WARE TURQUOISE GLAZED POTTERY BOWL Kashan, Iran, 12-13th century
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Estimated at £800 - £1,200
Lot 9
TWO AFGHAN BAMIYAN GLAZED POTTERY BOWLS Afghanistan, 12-13th century
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Estimated at £300 - £400
Lot 10
A KASHAN COPPER LUSTRE AND COBALT-BLUE GLAZED POTTERY BOWL Kashan Iran, 13th century
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Estimated at £400 - £600
Lot 20
A QAJAR POTTERY TILE OF A FALCONER ON HORSEBACK Qajar Iran, 19th century
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Estimated at £1,200 - £1,500
Lot 23
A RARE FATIMID BRONZE PERFUME OR EYELINER FLASK Fatimid Egypt, 9th-10th century
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Estimated at £600 - £800
Lot 24
A MEDIEVAL BRONZE SURGICAL INSTRUMENT Most possibly Fatimid Egypt, 10th-11th century
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Estimated at £2,000 - £3,000
Lot 31
A PAIR OF LION SHAPED MAMLUK BRONZE FITTINGS Egypt or Syria, 13th - early 15th century
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Estimated at £3,000 - £4,000
Lot 34
A MONUMENTAL TINNED COPPER MAMLUK BASIN Egypt or Syria, late 15th century
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Estimated at £800 - £1,000
Lot 35
A MAMLUK ENGRAVED TINNED COPPER POURING VESSEL Egypt or Syria, 15th-16th century
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Estimated at £800 - £1,200
Lot 38
AN INDIAN LARGE BRONZE RITUAL BELL (GHANTI) WITH NANDI India, 18th century
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Estimated at £150 - £200
Lot 47
AN INDO-PERSIAN ENGRAVED TINNED COPPER KASHKUL Iran, 18th century
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Estimated at £400 - £600
Lot 50
AN INDIAN KOFTAGARI IRON LIDDED CASKET India, late 19th century
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Estimated at £200 - £300
Lot 51
AN INDIAN KOFTGARI SILVER AND GOLD INLAID STEEL PEN BOX India, 19th century
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Estimated at £300 - £400
Lot 54
AN ISLAMIC-STYLE VICTORIAN ELECTROPLATED LARGE FOOTED BOWL England, late 19th century
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Estimated at £300 - £400
Lot 63
A QAJAR MINIATURE DEPICTING A DERVISH WATCHING A STAMP MAKER Qajar Iran, 1235 AH (1820 AD)
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Estimated at £2,000 - £3,000
Lot 65
TWO MAMLUK QURAN HIZBS (SECTIONS) Egypt or Syria, 13th century
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Estimated at £3,500 - £5,500
Lot 68
A THULUTH QUR'AN LEAF Mamluk Syria or Egypt, early 14th century
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Estimated at £500 - £700
Lot 72
A LATE MAMLUK OR EARLY OTTOMAN QUR'AN JUZ Egypt, Syria or Turkey, probably 16th century
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Estimated at £500 - £700
Lot 73
A SAMANID AND TIMURID QUR'AN LEAF Iran, 15th-16th century and 17th-18th century
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Estimated at £300 - £400
Lot 74
TWO BAHARI QUR'AN LEAVES India, Delhi Sultanate, 15th-16th century
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Estimated at £400 - £600
Lot 78
A MAGHRIBI QUR'AN JUZ North Africa, late 18th-19th century
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Estimated at £1,200 - £1,500
Lot 82
AN EARLY MANUSCRIPT OF A PART OF SAHIH AL-BUKHARI Ownership note dated 711 AH (1311 AD)
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Estimated at £6,000 - £8,000
Lot 84
AL-QAMUS AL-MUHIT WA’L QABAS AL-WASIT: ARABIC DICTIONARY Possibly Iran, 16th century
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Estimated at £3,000 - £5,000
Lot 88
A TREATISE ON ARABIC LANGUAGE AND GRAMMAR Ottoman Lands, possibly Syria, 17th century
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Estimated at £1,500 - £2,000
Lot 90
A GRAMMATICAL COMMENTARY ON IBN AJARRUM'S AJURRUMIYYA Ottoman Syria, dated 1119 AH (1707 AD)
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Estimated at £1,000 - £1,500
Lot 91
A MANUSCRIPT ON RITUAL PRAYER Ottoman Lands, dated 1122 AH (1710 AD)
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Estimated at £600 - £800
Lot 96
MARGINALIA ON SHAYKH AL-DARDIRI'S AL-SHARH AL-KABIR Ottoman Provinces, dated 1154 AH (1741 AD)
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Estimated at £400 - £600