Islamic and Indian Art Online

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Islamic and Indian Art Online

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A small leaf from a Qur'an written in kufic script on vellum Near East or North Africa, 9th-10th...: A small leaf from a Qur'an written in kufic script on vellum Near East or North Africa, 9th-10th Century Arabic manuscript on vellum, 14 lines written in small kufic script in brown ink with vowel

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0001: A small leaf from a Qur'an written in kufic script on vellum Near East or North Africa, 9th-10th...

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A rare Mamluk firman Egypt, dated 23rd Sha'ban 874/25th February 1470: A rare Mamluk firman Egypt, dated 23rd Sha'ban 874/25th February 1470 Arabic manuscript on paper, 10 lines (recto) written in naskhi script in black ink, further text verso, trimmed 267 x 213

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0002: A rare Mamluk firman Egypt, dated 23rd Sha'ban 874/25th February 1470

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Zakariya bin Muhammad bin Mahmud al-Qazwini, Aja'ib al-makhluqat wa ghara'ib al-mujudat, The Won...: Zakariya bin Muhammad bin Mahmud al-Qazwini, Aja'ib al-makhluqat wa ghara'ib al-mujudat, The Wonders of Creation and Oddities of Existence, with 163 small illustrations of mythical and astrological

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0003: Zakariya bin Muhammad bin Mahmud al-Qazwini, Aja'ib al-makhluqat wa ghara'ib al-mujudat, The Won...

An illustrated leaf from a manuscript of Nizami's Khamsa, depicting Bahram Gur with the Indian P...: An illustrated leaf from a manuscript of Nizami's Khamsa, depicting Bahram Gur with the Indian Princess in the black pavilion Persia, probably Shiraz, late 16th Century gouache and gold on paper,

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0004: An illustrated leaf from a manuscript of Nizami's Khamsa, depicting Bahram Gur with the Indian P...

Est. £2,000-£3,000

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An elegant youth seated in a landscape, holding a pomegranate Persia, the figure 17th century, w...: An elegant youth seated in a landscape, holding a pomegranate Persia, the figure 17th century, with 19th Century additions to the background pen and ink with some gouache on paper, coloured inner

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0005: An elegant youth seated in a landscape, holding a pomegranate Persia, the figure 17th century, w...

Est. £800-£1,000

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Two illuminated pages from a manuscript of Persian poetry Persia, late 16th/early 17th Century: Two illuminated pages from a manuscript of Persian poetry Persia, late 16th/early 17th Century Persian manuscript on gold-sprinkled paper, two conjoined leaves, each (recto and verso) with eight

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0006: Two illuminated pages from a manuscript of Persian poetry Persia, late 16th/early 17th Century

Est. £800-£1,000

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Two leaves from a manuscript of Persian poetry Persia, late 16th/early 17th Century: Two leaves from a manuscript of Persian poetry Persia, late 16th/early 17th Century framed back to back, Persian manuscript on gold-sprinkled paper, eight lines recto and verso written in elegant

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0007: Two leaves from a manuscript of Persian poetry Persia, late 16th/early 17th Century

Est. £800-£1,000

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M. B. Dickson and S. C. Welch, The Houghton Shahnameh, in two volumes Cambridge, MA, and London,...: M. B. Dickson and S. C. Welch, The Houghton Shahnameh, in two volumes Cambridge, MA, and London, 1981 2 volumes, edition of 750, 21 colour plates and numerous other monochrome plates, pp. 293 and

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0008: M. B. Dickson and S. C. Welch, The Houghton Shahnameh, in two volumes Cambridge, MA, and London,...

Est. £1,200-£1,800

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A youth reading a poem in a garden Qajar Persia, 19th Century: A youth reading a poem in a garden Qajar Persia, 19th Century pen and ink with some watercolour on paper, laid down within the illuminated borders of a large album page, one line of text written in

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0009: A youth reading a poem in a garden Qajar Persia, 19th Century

Est. £800-£1,000

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A large lithographed copy of Firdausi's Shahnama, copied by the well-known nasta'liq calligraphe...: A large lithographed copy of Firdausi's Shahnama, copied by the well-known nasta'liq calligrapher Muhammad Husain 'Imad al-Kuttab, with 41 full-page illustrations by more than one artist, including

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0010: A large lithographed copy of Firdausi's Shahnama, copied by the well-known nasta'liq calligraphe...

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A prayer book in Arabic, copied by Muhammad, son of Aqa 'Abd al-Husain Kermani, and presented to...: A prayer book in Arabic, copied by Muhammad, son of Aqa 'Abd al-Husain Kermani, and presented to Farmanfarma Salar Lashgar Qajar Persia, dated Rabi' I, 1313/August-September 1895 Arabic manuscript

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0011: A prayer book in Arabic, copied by Muhammad, son of Aqa 'Abd al-Husain Kermani, and presented to...

Noblemen at leisure in a palace interior Iran, signed by Baqa'i, 20th Century: Noblemen at leisure in a palace interior Iran, signed by Baqa'i, 20th Century painted lacquer on board, signed centre left, framed panel 44 x 60 cm.; with frame 66 x 50.5 cm. Footnotes: The artist

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0012: Noblemen at leisure in a palace interior Iran, signed by Baqa'i, 20th Century

Est. £1,500-£2,000

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Sultan Sanjar encountering the old woman Iran, first half of the 20th Century: Sultan Sanjar encountering the old woman Iran, first half of the 20th Century gouache and gold on bone, in frame the painting 75 x 113 mm.; frame 125 x 162 mm. Footnotes: Provenance Formerly in a

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0013: Sultan Sanjar encountering the old woman Iran, first half of the 20th Century

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The entire text of the Qur'an on a single printed sheet, with printed illumination in colours an...: The entire text of the Qur'an on a single printed sheet, with printed illumination in colours and gold Probably North Africa, 20th Century the text printed in thirty columns (one for each juz) in

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0014: The entire text of the Qur'an on a single printed sheet, with printed illumination in colours an...

A large slip-painted pottery dish Samarkand, 10th Century: A large slip-painted pottery dish Samarkand, 10th Century of shallow form on a short foot, rising gently to a slightly everted rim, decorated in manganese and tomato-red on a white ground with a

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0015: A large slip-painted pottery dish Samarkand, 10th Century

Est. £3,000-£5,000

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A Nishapur slip-painted pottery bowl Persia, 10th Century: A Nishapur slip-painted pottery bowl Persia, 10th Century of conical form on a short foot, decorated in manganese on a cream ground with an abstract vegetal motif to the well, the sides with

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0017: A Nishapur slip-painted pottery bowl Persia, 10th Century

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0018: A Nishapur slip-painted pottery bowl Persia, 10th Century

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Three Bamiyan pottery vessels Afghanistan, 13th Century(3): Three Bamiyan pottery vessels Afghanistan, 13th Century comprising two bowls and a jug, the bowls each of conical form on a short foot, the first moulded with a roundel to the well containing a

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0019: Three Bamiyan pottery vessels Afghanistan, 13th Century(3)

A large Amol pottery dish Persia, 12th Century: A large Amol pottery dish Persia, 12th Century of rounded form with everted rim on a short foot, incised and decorated in green and yellow with a roundel to well, the sides with a series of panels

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0020: A large Amol pottery dish Persia, 12th Century

Est. £4,000-£6,000

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An Amol pottery dish Persia, 12th Century: An Amol pottery dish Persia, 12th Century of rounded form with everted rim on a short foot, incised and decorated in green and yellow with a central roundel, the sides with a band of scrolling

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0021: An Amol pottery dish Persia, 12th Century

Est. £3,000-£5,000

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A Kashan underglaze-painted pottery jug Persia, 12th Century: A Kashan underglaze-painted pottery jug Persia, 12th Century of squat bulbous form on a short foot, the body rising to a slightly flaring cylindrical neck, with round handle and flat thumb knop,

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0022: A Kashan underglaze-painted pottery jug Persia, 12th Century

Est. £3,000-£5,000

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A Kashan silhouette ware pottery jug Persia, 12th Century: A Kashan silhouette ware pottery jug Persia, 12th Century of globular form on a slightly flaring foot, with conical neck and rounded handle, the decoration carved through a black slip under a

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0023: A Kashan silhouette ware pottery jug Persia, 12th Century

Est. £3,000-£5,000

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A Kashan underglaze-painted pottery bowl Persia, 13th Century: A Kashan underglaze-painted pottery bowl Persia, 13th Century of rounded form on a short foot, decorated in cobalt-blue, turquoise, black and manganese on a white ground, the interior with a central

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0024: A Kashan underglaze-painted pottery bowl Persia, 13th Century

Est. £1,500-£2,000

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A large Sultanabad pottery dish Persia, 14th Century: A large Sultanabad pottery dish Persia, 14th Century of shallow rounded form with everted rim on a short foot, decorated in cobalt blue, turquoise and black on a cream ground with a central roundel

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0025: A large Sultanabad pottery dish Persia, 14th Century

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