A partially coloured drawing of a strutting camel, Persia, Safavid, 17th century Ink with subtle use of gouache on paper, laid down on an album...
surah al-maida (V), part of verse 112 to verse 120; surah al-an’am (VI), verse I to part of verse 4; surah al-Imran (III), part of...
Arabic manuscript on paper, 15 leaves, plus 4 flyleaves, 7 lines to the page, written in fine naskh script in black ink within cloud bands against a...
A brass domical cover with knop finial, Khurasan, circa 1200 of rounded form, incised and inlaid with a band of kufic calligraphy on a hatched...
A TURKOMAN PRISONER AND NASTA’LIQ CALLIGRAPHY SAFAVID IRAN, SECOND HALF 16TH CENTURY Recto with a tinted drawing of a heavily armed Turkoman prisoner, his arm...
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A Kasham Black & Turquoise Pottery Bowl A Kasham black & turquoise pottery bowl with central interlinked motif and Pseudo Kufic inscription design, Central Asia,...
The Poet Ansari with a disciple, Iran, Isfahan, c. 1630 Cupbearer, Safavid Iran, Isfahan, mid-17th centuryGold and stain on an album page depicting a cupbearer...
The poet Ansari receives a disciple, Iran, Isfahan, ca. 1630 An ink drawing with gold and light polychrome accents showing the bearded and turbaned poet...
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Please note Provenance for this lot: Acquired in London on 24 October 1997. Previously in a private collection in London, before 1970. Please note that...
Text: surah al-saba (XXXIV), part of verse 29 to part of verse 31 Arabic manuscript on paper, 5 lines to the page, written in bold...