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Mallams 1788 MALLAMS CHELTENHAM INDIAN & ISLAMIC ART 12TH SEPTEMBER 2018 Indian & Islamic Art

Wednesday 12th September 2018 CHELTENHAM

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Mallams 1788

Indian & Islamic Art

Wednesday Viewing 12th September 2018 Friday 7th September 10am-3pm at 11am Monday 10th September 9am-5pm Tuesday 11th September 9am-5pm

Auction Enquiries Mallams Condition Reports & Images Grosvenor Galleries [email protected] 26 Grosvenor Street Cheltenham GL52 2SG Conditions of sale This auction is subject to Important Contact Notices, Conditions of Sale and William Fisher Reserves. [email protected] Condition Reports Bids Please note that there are no condition 01242 235712 reports printed in the catalogue or on any 01242 241943 (Fax) website listing. To bid via the internet please go to They are available on request from the www.the-saleroom.com office or by email Or to view the catalogue online go to [email protected] www.mallams.co.uk

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Mallams 1788

Order of Sale

Indian & Islamic Art Wednesday 12th September 2018 at 11am

Ceramics & Pottery 1 – 28

Silverware & Small Objects 30 – 67

Works of Art & Furniture 70 – 160

Textiles 161 – 186

Metalware 190 – 293

Manuscripts & Pictures 295 – 333

Rugs & Carpets 335 – 352

Condition Reports and Images: cheltenham@mallams .co.uk

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1 Iznik style tile Turkish,19th Century/20th Century decorated with scrolling flower heads, all painted in blue, green and read against a white background, in a contemporary wooden frame 22cm wide £80-120 (plus 24%BP*)

2 Canakkale pottery vase 3 Two contemporary Islamic dishes Turkish, 19th century 20th Century of a brown ground,with applied floral roundels and leaves, with a narrow spout to top the largest with with a diamond pattern meeting in the bottom into a circle, the 25.5cm high second dish with banded decoration with Islamic calligraphy £60-80 (plus 24%BP*) 41.5cm, 31.5cm diameter £200-300 (plus 24%BP*)

4 Pottery bowls 5 Qajar pottery vase 12th/13th Century, Persia Persian, 19th Century simple stylized designs 21cm, and a similar bowl 19cm decorated with a scene displaying two medallions, king and his close advisors, with (2) foliage all over £200-300 (plus 24%BP*) 49cm high £150-250 (plus 24%BP*)

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6 Islamic jug French, 19th Century marked Théodore Deck (1823-1891). Painted decoration consisting on three panels of birds and flowers, the base with makers mark (TH Deck) 20cm high £500-800 (plus 24%BP*)

7 Nishapur pottery bowl Iran, 9th Century the interior decorated decorated with several birds, 17.5cm across, together with a 8 Large pottery vase central Persian bowl, 10th century, the interior decorated with four lines Persia 15cm across of blue ground decorated with fish Provenance: Inherited from an old private collection. 42cm £200-400 (plus 24%BP*) £300-500 (plus 24%BP*)

9 Pair of overlaid glass lustres 10 Pair of slender glass overlaid green vases Bohemian, 19th Century Bohemian, 19th Century 25cm high each with panels painted with flower sprays £600-800 (plus 24%BP*) 31cm high £600-800 (plus 24%BP*)

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11 Green glass tazza Bohemian, 19th Century having gilt foliate designs 22cm across, 20cm high £400-600 (plus 24%BP*)

12 Iznik style pottery tankard 13 Pottery hookah base Cantagalli Qajar marked with cockerel to the underside of the base of blue ground with reserve panel with courtier’s head 22.5cm high 29cm high £300-500 (plus 24%BP*) £80-120 (plus 24%BP*)

14 Kutahya hanging ornament Turkey, 18th/early 19th century decorated with manganese crosses, with three winged maskheads, fitted with a metal hook 10.5cm high Note: See Woolley & Wallis for a similar style, 20th February 2018, Lot 83 and 84 £300-500 (plus 24%BP*)

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15 Safavid blue and white vase Iran, late 17th Century/18th Century with silver metal mount, having five Chinese figures in a fenced garden 26.75cm Provenance: From a Gloucestershire estate £2000-3000 (plus 24%BP*)

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16 Qajar polychrome vase and cover 20th Century with trailing Iznik style decoration 35cm high £40-60 (plus 24%BP*)

17 Set of six white glaze figures Turkey, 20th Century the turban figures playing musical instruments and dancing 20cm high £50-100 (plus 24%BP*)

18 Pair of vases Indian, circa 1900 in blue and white with floral decoration 31cm high (2) £50-100 (plus 24%BP*)

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19 Tile panel Central Asia, 19th Century decorated in blue, with geometric designs 75cm high x 56cm across £600-800 (plus 24%BP*)

20 Timurid tile panel 21 Timurid Star Tiles Central Asia, 18th/19th Century Central Asia, cut tiles of geometric design in blues, yellows and whites, mounted on a contemporary frame 66cm across 65cm high £2000-3000 (plus 24%BP*) £1000-2000 (plus 24%BP*)

22 Qajar pottery tIle Iran, 19th Century decorated in flower heads in the Iznik style 30cm x 33cm £300-500 (plus 24%BP*)

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23 Kutahya bowl Turkish, 18th Century reticulated design, white ground painted in blue and yellow flower heads 4.5cm high x 7cm across Note: With old label on the base £500-800 (plus 24%BP*)

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24 Timurid tile 15th/16th Century cuerda seca wIth a simple foliate design and traces of gilt 12.5cm £200-400 (plus 24%BP*)

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25 Two Hispano-Moresque style chargers 26 Safavid blue and white rosewater sprinkler probably Italian Cantagalli Iran, 18th Century one with a central figure and panel surround blue foliate decoration with metal cover 43cm diameter 19.5cm high £80-120 (plus 24%BP*) £200-400 (plus 24%BP*)

27 Two pottery plates 28 Ottoman Canakkale pottery bowl and cover Indian, early 20th Century Turkey, circa 1900 with turquoise and blue trailing foliage, 30cm having a figure seated upon a bowl on a tripod base £50-100 (plus 24%BP*) 30cm high £100-200 (plus 24%BP*)

30 Mughal ink well 31 Carved Dish Indian, 18th Century Indian silver gilt, with a glass inset, foliate design with a bird finial soapstone, relief carved in flowers 9cm high 25.5cm across £300-400 (plus 24%BP*) £50-80 (plus 24%BP*)

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32 Indian style large electroplate charger 33 Agate mortar 19th Century Indian,16th/17th Century probably made by Elkington & Co, having a central circular panel with elephant of octagonal form howdah, riders and attendant within typical foliate and figure surround 8cm across, 4cm high 59.5cm diameter £80-120 (plus 24%BP*) £100-200 (plus 24%BP*)

34 Fatimid rock crystal flask 35 Ebony cylindrical box with ivory inset cover 12th-14th Century India, circa 1900 the octagonal body of tapering form the interior having a telescopic container, 16cm high and an Indian carved ivory taper 5.5cm high stick, 11cm, circa 1900 (2) £100-200 (plus 24%BP*) £40-60 (plus 24%BP*)

36 Anglo-Indian tapestry 37 Comb Indian, 19th Century Indian, 19th Century depicting a scene with a court scene, with an animal and juggler depicting Shiva, with four prongs to the top 71cm wide 19.5cm across £80-120 (plus 24%BP*) £60-80 (plus 24%BP*)

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38 Indian white metal spoon 39 White metal Thabeik bowl late 19th Century Burmese, 19th Century the bowl decorated with Shiva having a bone handle with chased repoussé decoration of Burmese figures in high relief and oxen pulling a 26cm cart, with a floral border to the rim, the base displaying a peacocks makers mark. £80-120 (plus 24%BP*) 8cm high, 11.5cm wide £200-300 (plus 24%BP*)

40 Group of silver filigree objects Indian, 18th Century comprising of a pair of silver gilt rosewater sprinklers, a pair of perfume containers and an Attarden, possibly from Karimnagar/Deccan rosewater sprinklers 16cm high £4000-6000 (plus 24%BP*)

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41 Indian silver metal tea service 42 White metal rectangular cigarette box Indian, C 1900 Persia possibly Lucknow. Comprising a teapot, a milk jug and a sugar bowl, the teapot finial the panelled top embossed with various birds within an arabesque border modelled as a elephant, the handles on the teapot and milk jug with snake handles 14cm with the bodies decorated with chased floral decoration. £80-120 (plus 24%BP*) teapot height 14cm £400-600 (plus 24%BP*)

43 Glass bottle 44 Silver Dish Persian, 9th/10th Century Indian, mid 19th Century wheel cut engraved scroll pattern, with old traces of gold paint navette form, on a set of four feet. Marks for Hamilton & Co, Calcutta 13.5cm high 27cm across Provenance: Inherited from an old private collection. £400-500 (plus 24%BP*) £1000-2000 (plus 24%BP*)

45 Three pieces of white metal 46 Large silver anklet Burmese, 19th century Rajasthan, probably late 19th/early 20th Century to include a beaker decorated with six figures around the body, a sugar bowl with rope-work and engraved bands decorated with animals and a bowl on three feat, decorated with a jungle scene (3) 12cm £200-300 (plus 24%BP*) £200-300 (plus 24%BP*)

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47 Two white metal trays 48 Rosewater sprinkler Persia, 1900-1920 Indo-Persian each with engraved arabesques silver, of typical form, depicting figures on horseback and soldiers 32cm and 32.5cm diameter 23.5cm high £300-500 (plus 24%BP*) £100-200 (plus 24%BP*)

49 Decorative box 50 Silver 800 standard pocket watch Egypt late 19th Century white metal, depicting the river Nile made for theTurkish market,retailed by S Serkisoff & Co, Constantinople, with short 18cm across Albert chain, a Turkish white metal small dish and an Islamic bronze ring £40-60 (plus 24%BP*) (3) £100-200 (plus 24%BP*)

51 Gold One Mohur, British East India Company, Victoria, 1841 Extremely Fine £2000-3000 (plus 24%BP*)

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52 Two white metal boxes 53 Silvered metal vase India,circa 1900 Indian, 19th Century one of oval form with trailing fruit and a matching circular box, each marked Grish with four engraved plaques with a floral theme Chunderdutt, Bhowanipore, Calcutta 21cm high 11cm and 6cm £80-120 (plus 24%BP*) £150-200 (plus 24%BP*)

54 Necklace 55 Necklace single strand graduated bead necklace of graduated bead form approximately 70cm long 80cm long approx £200-300 (plus 24%BP*) £150-250 (plus 24%BP*)

56 Necklace 57 Necklace of graduated bead form of graduated bead form 86cm long approx 106cm long approx £200-300 (plus 24%BP*) £150-250 (plus 24%BP*)

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58 Necklace 59 Bone panel of aventurine quartz graduated bead form Persian 16th/17th Century 46cm of fan shape carved with two arched fronted buildings ,various lions and elephants £100-200 (plus 24%BP*) 12cm x 4.5cm £200-300 (plus 24%BP*)

60 Group of chess and other pieces 61 Two Islamic necklaces Indian,19th Century late 19th/early 20th Century Including a standing figure with stained coat and hat colour glass link form 8.5cm, a rook part gilt painted, 5cm, an elephant, 6.5cm, a carved lion and boar, 70cm and 66cm 4cm, one other figure, 7.5cm £100-200 (plus 24%BP*) £100-200 (plus 24%BP*)

62 Persian carved stone scraper 63 White metal and niello bowl possibly 17th/18th Century Persia, 19th Century simply carved in the form of a duck with turquoise border and scrolling arabesque designs 8cm across 10cm across £100-200 (plus 24%BP*) £100-200 (plus 24%BP*)

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64 Oval Mughal jade pendant 65 White metal and green enamel plaque India, 19th Century India, 19th Century the pendant set with coral, turquoise and various gem stones with central flower head engraved in gold metal with elephant hunting scene and two birds 5cm x 4cm 6cm high £80-120 (plus 24%BP*) £200-300 (plus 24%BP*)

66 Umbrella with white metal handle 67 Two white metal necklaces India, circa 1900 Armenian embossed with stags, snarling dogs, palm and other trees set with turquoise, coral and semi precious stones handle 28cm, umbrella 93cm £50-100 (plus 24%BP*) £50-100 (plus 24%BP*)

70 Company School Figures 71 Kris Indian, 19th/20th Century Indonesian terracotta, decorated as 8 merchants Pamor blade, a carved wooden handle, with a gold metal sheath one 8cm high (8) 43.5cm £50-80 (plus 24%BP*) £80-120 (plus 24%BP*)

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72 Three Kris 73 Batak sword Indonesian Indonesian one with a wooden handle and sheaf and the other two with metal handles with with an engraved blade, carved horn handle wooden sheafs 63cm across the largest 41cm across £60-80 (plus 24%BP*) £100-200 (plus 24%BP*)

74 Switch blade 75 Brass tray Spanish Colonial, 19th Century Islamic, 20th Century with a bone sheaf and metal grips with a Japanese fan dagger with wooden sheaf in engraved with a figure on horseback, together with a Kashmir lidded box, decorated shape of a folding fan with foliate and birds (2) £50-100 (plus 24%BP*) £50-80 (plus 24%BP*)

76 Circular table 77 Davenport Burmese, late 19th Century Burmese,19th Century teak, having a carved frieze on tripod support teak, the sides with military style sunk brass handles, all over carved foliate decoration 63cm across 66cm wide, 90cm high £100-200 (plus 24%BP*) £200-300 (plus 24%BP*)

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78 Vizagapatam box Indian, 19th Century decorated in parquetry hexagonal mosaic work, with a band of ivory on the edges,surmounted by a hinged lid with plain fitted interior, 7cm high, 20.5cm wide with a carved table wooden cigar box, the body finely carved in a floral decoration (2) £120-150 (plus 24%BP*) 79 Khatam frame Persian, 18th/19th Century inlaid in the Khatam style, with a geometric border running around the sides, with a finial on top 5cm high £80-120 (plus 24%BP*)

80 Painted wooden bottle 19th Century, Indian painted in a floral decoration against a black background, the base with a label for 81 Kashmiri vase Indian Exhibition 1896 19th century, Indian 16.5cm high decorated in champlevè enamelled decoration with floral sprays, bordered with floral Note: The Indian Exhibition could relate to the revised form of the Empire of India scrolls Exhibition which took place at Earls Court in 1895 12.5cm high £80-120 (plus 24%BP*) £80-120 (plus 24%BP*)

82 Incense holder 83 Ceramic plate 19th Century, Tibetan Indian, late 19th Century of elongated form, the top displaying two animals with a prayer wheel, the body in the Bombay School of Art style, depicting a centre scene of a family in the forest, decorated with dragons within an outer band of flowers 38cm width 38.5cm wide £80-120 (plus 24%BP*) £40-60 (plus 24%BP*)

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84 Water pipe (Qalyan) 85 Damascus Table Qajar Iran, 19th Century Syria, circa 1900 ovoid form, with polychrome enamel, with portraits of faces to the top and bottom, with mother of pearl inlay, and Arabic calligraphy with central plaques of floral themes, with a loose base 44.5cm high 27.5cm high £80-120 (plus 24%BP*) £400-600 (plus 24%BP*)

86 Colonial box 87 Contador Indo-Portuguese, 19th Century Indo-Portuguese, 19th Century inlaid with ivory in a repeating fashion with a fitted interior teakwood and rosewood, with fitted interior revealing six drawers 19cm high x 37cm across 16cm high x 28cm across £300-400 (plus 24%BP*) £600-800 (plus 24%BP*)

88 Small chest 89 Koftgari inlaid dagger Zanzibar 19th century Persia,19th Century decorated all over in typical brass stud decoration, with a fitted interior, sitting on a and a Persian metal blade fitted stand (2) 55.5cm wide £100-200 (plus 24%BP*) £200-300 (plus 24%BP*)

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90 Tauraq dagger 91 Shrine of Krishna Venugopala with leather, turquoise and silver metal handle and scabbard, 31cm and a smaller Indian, 18th Century Tauraq dagger brass, with a silver flute and adornments, in a stone niche (2) 20cm high (Case) £50-100 (plus 24%BP*) £300-500 (plus 24%BP*)

92 Two Bactrian ritual objects Central Asia,circa late 3rd - early 2nd Millennium B.C the first of disc form, with a shallow grove in the middle, 21.5cm across, the second of ovoid form, smoothed and formed £100-200 (plus 24%BP*)

93 Hookah base Indian made of brass with a glass centre, the brass decorated with a floral motif 23cm high £50-100 (plus 24%BP*)

95 Papier-mâché Box 94 Vizagapatam sewing box Indian Indian, 19th Century decorated with Mithila painting with ivory decoration to the outside, decorated with leaves at the top with two bands 30cm x 9.5cm x 8cm, and a Vizagapatam box, inlaid with bone of foliate motifs on the body 20cm x 8cm x 6cm 31cm x 18cm x 12cm £100-200 (plus 24%BP*) £200-300 (plus 24%BP*)

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96 Pair of Hoshiarpur Qur’an stands Indian, 19th Century inlaid with bone 46cm x 24cm £150-200 (plus 24%BP*)

97 Wooden tray 98 Pair of wooden figures Indian, 20th Century Southern Indian, 19th Century inlaid with ivory or bone, displaying a central floral plaque, with a repeating diamond each figure made with articulated joints, with the remnants of paint border 93cm high 45cm across £300-400 (plus 24%BP*) £60-80 (plus 24%BP*)

99 Ivory letter opener Indian, 19th Century the handle finely decorated with a pierced fretwork pattern, revealing the Hindu deity Krishna inside 42cm across £300-500 (plus 24%BP*)

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100 Photographic Album India, circa 1890 Titled ‘View of Benares, Presented by the Maharaja of Benares’, Depicting views of Benares, including Fort Ramnagar, Assisangam-ghat, Bhadaini Water-works, Butsraj-ghat, Shivala-ghat, Kedar-ghat, Amrit-rao Chutter-ghat, Dhunrao Panth-ghat, Rana-mahal Ghat, Munshi-ghat, Ahilya Bai’s-ghat, Dasaswamedh-ghat, Observatory of Manmandir, Lalta-ghat abd Bapalees Temple, Burning-ghat, Munikarnika-ghat, Bajirao-ghat, Minaret and Panch-ganga Ghat, Gai-ghat, Sadar Gate Fort, State Silver Carriage in Ramnagar, Laldaruaza in Ramnagar, Sumer-mandir in Ramnagar, Latif Shah waterfall in Chakia, The Godwalia Temple Gate, The Golden temple and Aurangzeb’s temple, The Town Hall, Prince of Wales Hospital, Ishwari Memorial Hospital, Queens College, Nadesar House, Buddhists remains in Sarnath, Titled at the end ‘Madho Prasad artist to H.H the Maharaja of Benares’ together with three documents relating to the album, including an invitation to the Maharaja’s birthday, a guide to the Buddhist ruins of Sarnath & The Cities of the Moguls £200-400 (plus 24%BP*)

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101 Ebony carved box 102 Sedeli Box India, 19th Century India, 19th Century overall carved with scrolling foliage and flowerheads within geometric designs, with a of octagonal form, decorated in an ivory fretwork pattern, the top displaying a token fitted interior with an elephant, on eight ivory feet, with a fitted velvet interior 31cm across 22.5cm across £300-500 (plus 24%BP*) £200-300 (plus 24%BP*)

103 Bronze figure Burmese, 19th Century representing a Burmese monk, wearing the Chongu, on a finely carved wooden base 26cm high £400-600 (plus 24%BP*)

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104 Porcupine quill box Sri Lankan 105 Camel saddle the centre of the box made of porcupine quills, with a sedeli style decoration around Rajasthan, 19th Century the edges and interior, with a central plaque inside decorated with an elephant, from with copper and silver inlay,comprising a front arched pommel and two back rests, the town of Matara decorated with silvered inlay 13.5cm high £300-500 (plus 24%BP*) with a similar porcupine quill basket £300-500 (plus 24%BP*)

106 Inlaid small table 107 Small hexagonal inlaid table Damascus Damascus the square top having Islamic script on arched supports, the side panels also with the top and sides with geometric designs Quranic text 33cm across, 50.5cm high 27.5cm across, 45cm high £150-200 (plus 24%BP*) £150-200 (plus 24%BP*)

108 Pair of embossed panels, framed 109 Camel saddle Qajar, late 19th Century Rajasthan, 19th Century courtiers attending a seated figure with copper inlay, having a front arch pommel and two back rests 35cm square 131cm long £150-200 (plus 24%BP*) £200-300 (plus 24%BP*)

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110 Large brazier 111 Pair of carved gates Persia,late 19th Century Indian, 18th/19th Century on three supports, comprising lid, centre section and stand both with see through middle held with metal supports, the edges carved with metal 92cm diameter, 74cm high mounts £300-400 (plus 24%BP*) 181cm high (2) £300-500 (plus 24%BP*)

112 Rifle 113 Pistol Turkey, 20th Century Turkey, 19th Century with a carved wooden handle, with metal mounts, dated 1937 the handle with silver inlay on wood 133cm across 26cm across £100-200 (plus 24%BP*) £50-80 (plus 24%BP*)

114 Pistol 115 Pistol Turkey, 19th Century Turkish, 19th Century with silver metal but, the handle with engravings with brass metal mounts and but with metal top 36cm across £50-80 (plus 24%BP*) £50-80 (plus 24%BP*)

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116 Group of Turkish and other pieces 117 Pair of Rajasthan wooden horses to include a set of weights, riding crop, dagger, powder flasks, two scribes boxes and Indian, early 20th Century other items painted with a polychrome paint, the horses displaying regalia with two riders, £100-200 (plus 24%BP*) dressed in formal wear, both on a contemporary wooden base 52.5cm high, 42cm width £300-500 (plus 24%BP*)

118 Horse figure 119 Carved figure of Buddha Indian, Rajasthan,early 20th Century Indian, 19th Century painted in polychrome paint, the horse in typical finery, with a rider and reins, on an with one hand resting on the lap, the other resting by the side attached wooden base with wheels 19cm high 31.5cm high £80-120 (plus 24%BP*) £100-200 (plus 24%BP*)

121 Jali screen India/Pakistan, 18th century 120 Qajar mirror latticework made of wooden pieces in a geometrical design of stars and circles with Iran, 19th/20th Century vestiges of green and red pigment silvered metal, the glass adorned with several blue roundels, the rest decorated in 109cm high x 63.5cm wide floral patterns Provenance: See Sotheby’s, Arts of the Islamic World,28th April 2004 Lot 174 ( Sold 66cm high x 47cm across for £7000) £400-600 (plus 24%BP*) £800-1200 (plus 24%BP*)

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122 Two Islamic glasswares 123 Four pieces of Islamic glass 11th/12th Century 11th/12th Century comprising of a miniature jug and a moulded jug, with blue top comprising of a clear blue vase, green jar a cut glass jar and another jug £200-300 (plus 24%BP*) (4) £800-1200 (plus 24%BP*)

124 Ottoman casket Turkey, 18th Century of rectangular form on four feet, mother-of-pearl with repeat panels of geometric designs 17cm high, 24.5cm across £1000-1500 (plus 24%BP*)

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125 Pair of Kashmir candlesticks 126 Islamic frame Indian Syria/Damascus black lacquered, twist stems decorated with floral themes with mother-of-pearl inlay to panels around the side, top with Quranic text and dated 30.5cm high 1914 £100-150 (plus 24%BP*) 30.5cm x 24cm £100-200 (plus 24%BP*)

127 Schist figure of Buddha India Gandhara, 2nd/3rd Century dressed in a robe draped over both shoulders, in a recumbent position 57cm high Provenance: From a Gloucestershire collection. £600-800 (plus 24%BP*)

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128 Islamic mirror probably Damascus circa 1900, the open fret-work frame banded in metal 55cm x 49cm overall £200-300 (plus 24%BP*)

129 Anglo-Indian armchair 1810-1820 rosewood with open back and sides, with cane seat on reeded supports 83cm high, 52cm deep Note: See ‘Furniture from British India and Ceylon’ by Amin Jaffer plates 192, 195 and 88. The chair bears similarities to features within the three illustrated chairs and as noted an affinity with chair designs published by Sheraton in the Cabinet Dictionary (1803) £600-800 (plus 24%BP*)

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130 Five daggers 131 Ebony small tripod table comprising of an Indo-Persian example, with mother of pearl handle, three daggers Indian, 18th Century with wooden handles and an ivory handled dagger with metal sheaf the legs decorated with a scroll design, with a finial to the base (5) 42cm high £80-120 (plus 24%BP*) £300-500 (plus 24%BP*)

132 Ebony stool 133 Hardwood occasional table Indian Hoshiarpur, 19th Century with turned handles, on paw feet, with upholstery seat of octagonal form, inlaid in ivory with a central roundel containing a rosette 43cm across 46cm high £400-600 (plus 24%BP*) £450-550 (plus 24%BP*)

134 Large stool 135 Ink stand Burmese, 19th Century Anglo-Indian, 19th Century pierced carved decoration, on pawed feet, with later upholstered seat fitted with two glass ink wells, with inlaid ivory or bone floral decoration 76cm across, 39cm high 14cm high x 32cm across £500-700 (plus 24%BP*) £100-200 (plus 24%BP*)

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136 Circular table 137 Large brass tray Indian, 20th Century Indian, 19th/20th Century with a carved top, a plaque in the centre depicting Shiva, on three carved legs decorated with a floral decoration, in concentric circles, the border with a pierced depicting elephants, with ivory tusks decoration 48cm high x 45cm across 120cm across £150-250 (plus 24%BP*) £50-80 (plus 24%BP*)

138 Brass table top table 139 Porcupine quill basket Indian, 20th Century Ceylonese, 19th Century the base with pierced decoration, in the Persian style, with a loss brass top, of floral the basket supported by porcupine quills, the base with ivory decoration in concentric decoration circles 62cm High 26cm across £300-500 (plus 24%BP*) £150-250 (plus 24%BP*)

140 Pair of Damascus tables, Syrian, 19th Century inlaid overall with lozenge, geometric, star and polygonal segments, with mother of pearl and ivory inlay 49cm high £800-1200 (plus 24%BP*)

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141 Oval side table Indian, 20th Century with brass inlay on the top, displaying a central motif, with a scrolling border 53cm high £200-300 (plus 24%BP*)

142 Vizagapatam work box Anglo-Indian, 19th Century buffalo horn, of ribbed form, with finial to the top, with a fitted interior revealing five compartments with ivory handles 24cm high, 34cm across £1500-2000 (plus 24%BP*)

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143 Alhambra Relief Plaque 144 Two Damascus boxes 19th Century 20th Century, Syrian decorated in the typical Nasrid decoration the largest decorated with seven stars, inlaid with mother of pearl 30.5cm high x 21.5cm across (2) £500-700 (plus 24%BP*) £50-80 (plus 24%BP*)

145 Side table 146 Model of a temple Anglo-Indian Anglo-Indian, 19th Century of two tiers, both inlaid with bone/ivory ivory, finely carved as a model of a temple, with an inset thermometer, on a later 60cm high wooden base with glass dome £350-450 (plus 24%BP*) 35cm including dome £1000-1500 (plus 24%BP*)

147 Large hardwood table 148 Marble games top Indian, late 19th Century Indian 20th Century with carved top, on three legs carved as elephants, with ivory tusks displaying a label on the base for ‘Subhash Emporium, Agra’ 64cm high 52cm x 52cm £250-350 (plus 24%BP*) £100-200 (plus 24%BP*)

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149 Model of the Taj Mahal 150 Embroidered panel Agra, Northern India, circa 1900 Ottoman,19th Century carved in alabaster set within an oak fire screen 31cm across panel 55cm x 94cm £100-200 (plus 24%BP*) £100-200 (plus 24%BP*)

151 Carved ebony folding box India, 19th Century 152 Pair of Kashmiri moon flasks the interior with various compartments and folding mirror, the top with engraved 19th Century, Indian flower head and trailing foliage, 25cm x 20cm wooden, with remnants of the original polychrome design, decorated with floral £200-300 (plus 24%BP*) motifs 20cm high (2) £40-60 (plus 24%BP*)

153 Spice container 154 Stone plinth 155 Pietra Dura panel Indian,19th Century Indian, 18th Century Indian,late 19th Century of square form with open top with roundels around the edges depicting the Taj Mahal, within a border of flowers 26cm across 63cm across 30cm diameter £80-120 (plus 24%BP*) £300-500 (plus 24%BP*) £50-80 (plus 24%BP*)

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156 Large figure of an elephant Rajasthan, India polychrome painted, with a howdah on top adorned with bells, on a base with wheels 82cm high £200-300 (plus 24%BP*)

157 Figure of a women 158 Three swords Rajasthan Burmese with polychrome paint, wearing decorative wear white metal scabbards and ivory handles, 80cm, 38cm 66cm high (3) £150-200 (plus 24%BP*) £300-400 (plus 24%BP*)

160 Pair of Mamluk Revival brass vases 161 Collection of Indian mirror work and Banjara textiles Egyptian, circa 1900 Indian, 19th/20th century the body consisting of bands of inscription, with floral decoration on the neck consisting of three Indian mirrored work textiles, one with shells adorning it, six 22.5cm high Banjara textiles of similar forms £80-120 (plus 24%BP*) £60-80 (plus 24%BP*)

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162 Shoulder cloth 163 Shoulder cloth 164 Large shoulder cloth Sumba Timor Sumpa/Timor blue ground with stylised cockerel, horse and other blue ground with stylised figure and animal designs blue ground central panel, stylised creatures within two designs 226cm x 38cm approximately yellow banded borders 230cm x 59cm approximately £80-120 (plus 24%BP*) 222cm x 57cm approximately £80-120 (plus 24%BP*) £80-120 (plus 24%BP*)

165 Shoulder cloth 166 Women’s dress wrap Timor probably Timor multicoloured narrowed stripes with geometric end panels with multicoloured bands and geometric design 202cm x 45cm approximately 144cm x 52cm approximately £80-120 (plus 24%BP*) £120-160 (plus 24%BP*)

167 Cloth panel 168 Patterned cloth Flores Island Savu Island dark indigo with red stripes bands of foliate designs on a black ground 196cm x 117cm approximately 134cm x 72cm approximately £50-100 (plus 24%BP*) £80-120 (plus 24%BP*)

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169 Women’s garment 170 Embroidered hanging Savu Island Indonesia bands of foliate designs on a indigo ground blue panels of traditional designs within bands 160cm x 55cm 204cm x 94cm approximately £80-120 (plus 24%BP*) £200-300 (plus 24%BP*)

171 Books 172 Suzani panel Textiles, to include Uzbekistan by Johannes Kalter, Balinese Textiles by Brigitta Uzebekistan Hauser-Schaublin, and From the Rainbow’s Varied Hue by Roy. Hamilton, plus eight with various roundels having foliate designs other similar 20th century publications relating to central Asian textiles 256cm x 190cm approx (11) £500-800 (plus 24%BP*) £40-60 (plus 24%BP*)

173 Palampore 174 Palampore Indian, 18th/19th Century Indian, 18th Century Textile, depicting trees and flowers decorated in several different sections depicting the tree of life pattern 192cm high x 135cm across 87cm high x 70cm across Provenance: Acquired on the London art market in 2002 Provenance: Previously in a private collection £600-800 (plus 24%BP*) £2000-3000 (plus 24%BP*)

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175 Ottoman coat Turkey, 18th Century coral ground with gold thread trailing flower heads and leaves, blue embroidered border and with patterned cotton lining 120cm length approximately Provenance: From a Gloucestershire collection £800-1200 (plus 24%BP*)

176 Ottoman coat Turkey, 18th Century the blue silk ground with gold thread foliate designs, gold thread edging to the collar and cuffs, four fabric buttons, plain lining 144cm long approximately Provenance: From a Gloucestershire collection £800-1200 (plus 24%BP*)

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177 Group of silk shawls Indian variously decorated with paisley and other designs £100-200 (plus 24%BP*)

178 Kashmir square shawl (Rumal) late Sikh period, circa 1850 having clumps of leaf designs and swirling vines 152 square See Woven Masterpieces of Sikh Heritage by Frank Ames, plate WM30, page 168 for a similar square shawl £200-300 (plus 24%BP*)

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179 Kashmir style long shawl 180 Square shawl (Rumal) French,19th/early 20th Century Indian probably Kashmir Sikh paisley pattern the dark ground with panels of foliate design approximately 295cm long 140cm square approx £100-200 (plus 24%BP*) £100-200 (plus 24%BP*)

181 Large square shawl (Rumal) 182 Indian silk shawl Indian,Kashmir Kashmir red ground with foliate border with bands of paisley designs 162cm square 166cm x 156cm approx £100-200 (plus 24%BP*) £100-200 (plus 24%BP*)

184 Islamic coat early 20th Century 183 Printed cotton square shawl purple with gilt metal threads of banded decoration and a square panel border with three stylised square panels Indian 70cm square approximately with Boteh designs and foliate border (2) 161cm square £50-100 (plus 24%BP*) £50-100 (plus 24%BP*)

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185 Linen panel 186 Large Pashmina shawl Indian 19th/early 20th Century Indian with embroidered designs inset with glass within a blue border of ivory silk ground, embroidered with the signature 140cm x 80cm approximately 345cm x 160cm approximately £80-120 (plus 24%BP*) £40-80 (plus 24%BP*)

190 Cairo Ware inlaid circular tray 191 Mosque lamp Egypt Indo-Persian,19th Century and an Islamic circular bowl pierced metal, embossed and engraved decoration 19cm, tray 31cm 29cm £40-70 (plus 24%BP*) £100-200 (plus 24%BP*)

192 Lidded brass pot 193 Two Safavid copper wine jugs Egypt,19th/20th Century Iran,18th/19th Century engraved with figures engraved in the boteh style, with a geometric design to the base, one with a ribbed 8.5cm high top £30-50 (plus 24%BP*) both 28cm high £120-150 (plus 24%BP*)

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194 Sukunda oil lamp 195 Four Dallah coffee pots 19th century, Nepalese Islamic, 19th Century copper, the top part of the handle modelled as a five headed cobra, the spout each with elongated spouts, two decorated with four birds each to the top, the other depicting a leaf with Ganesha at the top two of simple design 16cm high 31cm, 28cm, 22cm, 21.5cm high £40-60 (plus 24%BP*) (4) £120-150 (plus 24%BP*)

196 Mukhalingam Gauri head 197 Shiva mask Indian,19th Century Indian, 19th century brass, Maharashtra brass, Maharashtra, on a wooden stand 10cm high 13cm high (including stand) £150-200 (plus 24%BP*) with an ink well, Indian, with a stopper modelled as a bird (2) £80-120 (plus 24%BP*)

198 Two Middle Eastern dishes 19th/20th century 199 Lota copper, each with a geometric patterns to the inside of the bowls, Indian,19th century the rims decorated with a floral border of large proportion, decorated in a floral pattern, with a simple spout 22.5cm high, with a large brass both 25cm diameter temple vase, with geometric banded design around the body 32cm high with a brass bowl, with Islamic calligraphy to the inside and (2) borders, possibly a magic bowl £80-120 (plus 24%BP*) (3) £40-60 (plus 24%BP*)

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200 Two brass trays 201 Two Safri chargers 19th Century, Persian 20th century one depicting six portrait heads of Shanama, the other of lobed design, with floral both with a lobed rim, with geometric patterns to both, one with a orange pattern to a decoration white background 38cm wide 41.5cm, 43.5cm wide £60-80 (plus 24%BP*) (2) £80-120 (plus 24%BP*)

202 Pair of temple vases Tibetan, 20th Century copper, with applied roundels depicting dragons, inset with orange stones, with round metal handles 18cm high, together with a Tibetan Bumba vessel, with spout and top decorated with 203 Oil lamp floral theme Indian, 19th Century 16cm high modelled as an elephant to the base, with bird finial £50-80 (plus 24%BP*) 18cm high £50-80 (plus 24%BP*)

204 Copper and white metal inlaid snuff box 205 Qajar bucket Nepal Persian, 19th century of folding form with engraved mounts with Islamic calligraphy around the base. with a simple geometric design around the 7cm top and base, with an attached handle £80-120 (plus 24%BP*) 16cm high £80-120 (plus 24%BP*)

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206 Circular tray 207 Collection of Batiks Indo-Persian, circa 1900 Java, Indonesia and Ikat embossed with tigers and palm trees and various birds within a panel of Quranic text £80-120 (plus 24%BP*) 58.5cm £50-100 (plus 24%BP*)

208 Safavid style bowl and stand 209 Safavid ewer Islamic, 19th Century Islamic, 18th Century the bowl decorated with floral motifs, with separate stand, of pierced decoration bronze, with central motifs depicting animals, the upper body with nasta’liq 20cm high including stand inscription panel, with a fluted top £100-200 (plus 24%BP*) 33.5cm high £1000-2000 (plus 24%BP*)

210 Veneto Saracenic style basin 211 Ewer 18th/19th Century North Indian, 19th Century brass, engraved with arabesques, the rim decorated with a simple engraving, with an the body decorated with trees, with a central medallion of flowers, on a base set with engraved handle four feet and a hinged lid 26cm diameter, 19cm high 26cm high £300-500 (plus 24%BP*) £100-150 (plus 24%BP*)

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212 Qajar candlestick 213 Qajar bowl Persian, 19th century Persian, 19th Century on a splayed foot, pierced with openwork decoration consisting of cartouches of of central pierced open work decoration, with five medallions of figures, with an figures upper scroll decoration of flowers, the base with simple decoration 33cm high 11cm high £120-160 (plus 24%BP*) £80-120 (plus 24%BP*)

214 Tombak coffee pot Turkish, 18th Century with a bulbous body rising to a waisted neck with a hinged lid and applied finial, with gilded decoration to the body of leaf design 21cm high £400-600 (plus 24%BP*)

215 Ottoman coffee pot 216 Bronze stand Turkish, 18th/19th Century South East Asian, 19th Century with a bulbous body, with foliate design to the body, with a hinged lid and applied with a banded neck building up to a central circular top decorated with foliate design finial with a central motif, the base with pierced design, possibly part of a large oil lamp 24.5cm high 27cm high £80-120 (plus 24%BP*) £200-300 (plus 24%BP*)

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217 Oil lamp 218 Indo-Persian brass basin Indian, 19th Century 19th Century depicting the head of a figure, on a fluted base with a handle decorated in the inside panel with Islamic calligraphy, the outer band decorated with 10.5cm high engraved scrolls, upon a small base £100-200 (plus 24%BP*) 29cm diameter, 11cm high £100-200 (plus 24%BP*)

219 Ewer 220 Oil lamp Persian, 18th/19th Century Indian, 18th Century the copper body decorated with intricate panels of foliate design, with a long spout bronze, with an open petal decoration, upon a base with simple banded decoration with an animal head terminal 9.5cm high 26cm high £120-160 (plus 24%BP*) £150-200 (plus 24%BP*)

221 Belt buckle 222 Pen box Nepal, 19th Century Persian, 19th/20th Century depicting a deity with flowing hair silvered metal, decorated on top with four medallions depicting deer, the sides with 9.5cm wide Islamic calligraphy together with three Puja spoons, two in gilt bronze and the other bronze 21.5cm wide £100-200 (plus 24%BP*) £80-120 (plus 24%BP*)

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223 Qajar plate 224 Door knocker Persian, 19th Century Islamic, 19th Century the interior decorated with six medallions with figures inside surrounded a central decorated with a simple scroll pattern, attached to a wooden base figure, the border with a foliate design 18cm high 22cm width £60-80 (plus 24%BP*) together with three Safavid copper bowls (4) £80-120 (plus 24%BP*)

225 Copper stand Indian, 19th Century the top modelled as a cobra supported by a circular stand sitting on a square base 14cm high 226 Copper ewer together with a copper Indian head, with pierced nose Deccan, India, 19th Century £100-200 (plus 24%BP*) the body decorated with a central banded foliate motifs, with a scroll handle and straight spout, with loose lid 31cm high £150-250 (plus 24%BP*)

227 Four lotas 228 Large copper ewer Indian 19th/early 20th Century Kashmir to include a small pair of brass engraved lotas, 11cm diameter and two larger with Islamic nasta’liq panel 40cm and a similar smaller tinned copper ewer engraved lotas 35cm 18cm and 14cm (2) £80-120 (plus 24%BP*) £200-300 (plus 24%BP*)

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230 Three brass bowls and covers African Nupe each with Islamic engraved strap-work and panelled designs largest 23cm £80-120 (plus 24%BP*) 229 Brass and copper ewer African Nupe with Islamic engraved decoration 32cm £100-200 (plus 24%BP*)

231 Copper hookah base 232 Brass oil jug 233 Brass Kashkul Mughal ,19th Century Nepal Persia, 19th Century engraved foliate designs, 16.5cm and five Indian copper with animal head handle, 18cm and two other smaller embossed with panels of birds, 34cm and a smaller and brass spouted lotas, two with animal heads (6) Nepalese oil jugs engraved copper kashkul £100-200 (plus 24%BP*) 22cm

234 Two betel nut brass bowls 235 Two coconut and brass grain measures Java India each with engraved bands of foliate and interlaced designs each with engraved strap-work largest 27.5cm 14.5cm £100-200 (plus 24%BP*) £50-100 (plus 24%BP*)

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236 Brass lota 237 Tinned copper basin India Qajar with engraved designs, 16cm and a pair of copper small Indian lotas with engraved bands, 23cm high and a large tinned copper ewer 8.5cm 50cm (3) (2) £50-100 (plus 24%BP*) £100-200 (plus 24%BP*)

238 Brass vase 239 Two brass Pan boxes Indian Mughal ,19th Century Indian,19th/early 20th Century engraved foliate panels, 28.5cm, a bottle shaped Indian Mughal vase 26cm and a one of octagonal form smaller vase 16cm 13cm and 12cm (3) (2) £100-200 (plus 24%BP*) £100-200 (plus 24%BP*)

240 Brass spittoon 241 Seljuk bronze oil lamp India 17th/18th Century of double gourd form with animal-head spout with engraved Islamic text and bird finial 31cm 18cm high £80-120 (plus 24%BP*) £80-120 (plus 24%BP*)

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242 Libation ladle 243 Safavid bowl Indian, 19th Century Iran, 17th Century decorated to the handle and ladle, in the Mughal Style silvered bronze, with Islamic calligraphy around the edges, with decorations to the 49cm across base £80-120 (plus 24%BP*) 19.5cm across £200-300 (plus 24%BP*)

244 Small bell 245 Stupa bell Indian, 19th Century Indian, 18th Century of pierced form to the top of simple ribbed form, with elongated top 10cm high 18cm high £50-80 (plus 24%BP*) £100-200 (plus 24%BP*)

246 Temple bell 247 Ottoman vase Indian, 18th Century Indian, 19th Century with an engraved fish to the body, of simple form of squat form, the top modelled as a open petal 14.5cm high 18.5cm high £80-120 (plus 24%BP*) £80-120 (plus 24%BP*)

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248 Bowl 249 Cairoware brass tray Indian, 19th Century Egyptian, 19th Century brass, with cut swirl design near the base together with a Javanese bell, adorned with inlaid with silver metal and copper, displaying lines of calligraphy the heads of figures 69cm diameter £40-60 (plus 24%BP*) £100-200 (plus 24%BP*)

250 Koftgari moulded steel plate Indian, 19th Century in the form of overlapping leaves, with applied brass scrolling stem, the reverse with geometric design 23.5cm diameter £50-100 (plus 24%BP*)

251 Koftgari casket Indian, 19th Century Damascened with gold metal, in a scrolling foliate pattern 12cm high, 16cm diameter £200-300 (plus 24%BP*)

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252 Two copper vases 253 Rectangular brass tray Syrian, 19th century Qajar decorated in various coloured enamels, with calligraphic roundels (Qalamzani) with central medallion depicting a battle scene and engraved border of 38cm high Kings and text from the book of Shahname (2) 58cm x 42cm £150-200 (plus 24%BP*) £150-200 (plus 24%BP*)

254 Pair of Plates 255 Pair of brass Qajar jugs Islamic Persian, 19th Century inlaid with copper and silver, with stylised decoration, one with a deer motif each decorated with scroll decoration, with one panel of calligraphy 25cm diameter 13.5cm high and a similar dish with petal edge £200-300 (plus 24%BP*) 14cm diameter £50-80 (plus 24%BP*)

256 Bidri candlestick 257 Pair of Bidri candlesticks Indian Indian formed as a cobra, in bidriware style, the candle holder modelled as a open petal each formed as a cobra, each decorated in typical Bidriware style 72cm across 75cm across £50-100 (plus 24%BP*) (2) £300-500 (plus 24%BP*)

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258 Metal box India, 19th century finely engraved with a foliate leaf decoration, the sides of the base with a repeating leaf pattern, with a fitted interior 39cm across £800-1200 (plus 24%BP*)

259 Bidri flask 260 Ewer India, 19th century Syrian, 19th Century decorated with dense foliage, with a bulbous base decorated in the Islamic style, with scrolling borders running down the central body, 29cm high with a foliage design to the base, with applied finial to the top £100-200 (plus 24%BP*) 38cm high £300-500 (plus 24%BP*)

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261 Three Cairo Ware brass and inlaid trays 262 Two brass candlesticks Egypt, circa 1900-1920 Ottoman, 17th Century with engraved arabesque decoration and Islamic script each with domed foot, one with stamped simple foliate designs to the base largest 41cm largest 37cm £100-200 (plus 24%BP*) £100-200 (plus 24%BP*)

263 Trench Art Vase 264 Indian brass Kum Kum powder spice box Islamic, 1918 with peacock lidded compartments decorated with figures and Islamic script, dated on the rim 1st October 1918, with 12.75cm high stamps on the base HL 53 Oct 1915, together with a pair of Indian candlesticks, £50-100 (plus 24%BP*) decorated with figures on horse back £60-80 (plus 24%BP*)

265 Group of copper basins and plates 266 Group of copper ewers, ladles, bowls and tankards 267 Basin Turkey Turkey Indian, 20th Century £50-100 (plus 24%BP*) largest 53cm high brass, with inter linking rope pattern around the edge, £50-100 (plus 24%BP*) with a central pattern to the middle 43cm across £50-80 (plus 24%BP*)

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268 Magic bowl 269 Safavid magic bowl Persian, 19th Century Persia, 18th Century bronze, with encircling lines of Talismanic script, with a raised central area bronze, engraved with symbols with Persian script all around 21cm diameter 22.5cm diameter £1000-1500 (plus 24%BP*) £1000-2000 (plus 24%BP*)

270 Incense burner 271 Oil lamp Iran Islamic three-legged incense burner with a low cylindrical body and a hinged domed cover, of typical form, with a pierced cut work base, with bird finial on the handle with pierced cut design body 18cm across 20.5cm high £500-800 (plus 24%BP*)

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272 Oil lamp 273 Mamluk candlestick Islamic Islamic of typical form, with flat top and bird finial brass, with a conical base and short tapering neck 17cm high 22.5cm high £1200-1500 (plus 24%BP*) Note: See Bonhams, Islamic & Indian Art, 16th October 2003, Lot 304 for a similar shape £2000-3000 (plus 24%BP*)

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274 Khorassan vessel Iran, 11th/12th Century bronze, with kufic design around the rim, on a tapering foot 17cm across £3000-5000 (plus 24%BP*)

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275 Khorassan lidded vessel with kufic script around the edges 20cm high Provenance: Acquired by the current owner on the London art market in 2011 and previously in a private collection. £2000-3000 (plus 24%BP*)

276 Fatimid rabbit Eqypt, with Islamic script to both sides of the body, with pulled back ears, with a hook hole in the middle 15cm across £2500-3500 (plus 24%BP*)

277 Islamic vessel of ribbed form, decorated with Islamic script around the edge 13.5cm high £600-800 (plus 24%BP*)

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278 Khorassan inkwell Persian, 13th/14th Century bronze, of squat form, body inlaid with silver metal 11cm high £3000-5000 (plus 24%BP*)

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279 Cairo Ware dish 280 Cairo brass vase Eqyptian, 18th Century Egyptian, 19th Century brass, with silvered metal inlay, decorated with panels of scrolling leaves and script brass, the body decorated with Islamic calligraphy 32.5cm across 15.5cm high £200-300 (plus 24%BP*) £70-100 (plus 24%BP*)

281 Safavid bowl 282 Safavid dish Iran 18/19th Century Iran 16th/17th Century the lower body decorated with a scrolling vine, the upper body with Islamic the border engraved with separate panels of calligraphy, near the base also showing calligraphy three panels of calligraphy, with panels of an interwoven pattern 16cm high, 26.5cm wide 30cm wide £300-500 (plus 24%BP*) £100-200 (plus 24%BP*)

283 Mamluk door boss 11th/12th Century, Egyptian engraved calligraphic band around edges with a raised central area 28cm across £300-500 (plus 24%BP*)

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284 Safavid tinned copper basin Iran, 16th Century of rounded form, the surface of the body engraved with Nastaliq inscription ‘Praises to the Fourteen Innocents’ and the owner, below with panels of thorn motifs enclosing arabesques 36cm diameter, 18cm high Provenance: Private Gloucestershire collection £600-800 (plus 24%BP*)

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285 Safavid tinned copper basin Iran, 16th Century of rounded form, the surface of the body having arabesque and panel beneath the top with inscription ‘Praises to the fourteen Innocents’ 36cm diameter, 17.5cm high Provenance: Private Gloucestershire collection £600-800 (plus 24%BP*)

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286 Pair of tazzas 287 Brass inlaid tray Indian, 20th Century Anglo-Indian, 19th Century the bases modelled as Cobras, supporting engraved tops decorated in a brass inlaid floral decoration 18cm high 71cm across £30-50 (plus 24%BP*) £150-250 (plus 24%BP*)

288 Bronze metal Annam bird 289 Islamic metal bowl India, probably Rajasthan, 18th/19th Century 18th/19th Century the bird having hinged wings, on a later stand engraved decoration with arabesques and oval panel with Islamic nasta’liq script 19.5cm high around the edge and with English oval mount to the inner centre with inscription and £100-200 (plus 24%BP*) coat of arms VR (Victoria Regina) 15cm diameter £100-200 (plus 24%BP*)

290 Qajar enamel circular tray 291 Brass model of a lion 292 Brass charger Iran,circa 1900 Indian, 19th Century Indian, 19th Century with star and crescent design with nasta’liq text modelled as a lion, stamped Patole to one of the paws depicting “Ganesha and the five headed serpent” 19cm 15cm across 42cm across £50-100 (plus 24%BP*) £80-120 (plus 24%BP*) £100-200 (plus 24%BP*)

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293 Inkstand 19th Century Brass, with engraved figures, animals & arabesque’s 295 Miniature 31cm across Indian,20th Century £200-300 (plus 24%BP*) circular hunting scene 11cm and one other Indian miniature of a train of elephants 11cm x 21cm (2) £50-100 (plus 24%BP*)

296 ‘The World in Miniature’ 297 Portrait of a soldier English, 1820’s 19th Century Consisting of four hand coloured engravings by Frederic Shoberl, titled A Rajpoot, A depicting a solder in the East India/British Indian Army, possibly Bombay Grenadiers Mahratta, A Rajah giving audience and a Seapoy in his native dress 31.5cm high, 26.5cm wide (4) £40-60 (plus 24%BP*) £40-60 (plus 24%BP*)

298 Persian miniature 299 Persian miniature on silk painted with courtyard scene with 17th Century style officials, unframed hunting scene, 21cm x 17cm and three Indian miniatures on ivory, 9.5cm x 5.5cm, terrace scenes with lovers (4) 31cm x 22cm £80-120 (plus 24%BP*) £50-100 (plus 24%BP*)

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300 Turkish School 19th Century Arab head, 40cm x 50cm and one other portrait head, oil on canvas, 40cm x 30cm £100-200 (plus 24%BP*)

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301 Pair of watercolours 302 Isfahan School Indian, 20th Century Persian both depicting figures outside in a court painting study of a female holding a jug of wine (Serahy), her arm resting on a cushion 20cm high x 10cm across £80-120 (plus 24%BP*) £40-60 (plus 24%BP*)

303 Safavid gouache miniature 304 Gouache painting Persian Persian showing a battle in a field showing lovers in a garden drinking wine and a man reading lines of poetry from 21cm x 12cm Omar Khayyam, signed £100-200 (plus 24%BP*) 34cm x 27cm £100-200 (plus 24%BP*)

305 Watercolour study 19th Century study of birds and flowers (qul-o bulbul on paper) 306 Calligraphy 19cm x 11.5cm Persian, 18th Century £100-200 (plus 24%BP*) two pages of Persian calligraphy with gilt and colour borders (2) £80-100 (plus 24%BP*)

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307 Pair of Qu-ran pages Arabic each with calligraphy, finished with gouache (2) 308 Two miniatures £80-120 (plus 24%BP*) Indian, 20th Century one depicting a dancer, on card, the other depicting a lady drinking tea, on bone together with a small tile depicting the Taj Mahal and a filigree needle case (4) £50-100 (plus 24%BP*)

309 Indian miniature 310 Indian School - In the Manner of Roy Jiapur (Rajasthan), 19th Century Ganesh and other figures, gouache painted in gouache with mythical horse and rider, later framed 19.5cm x 28cm 18cm x 14cm £60-80 (plus 24%BP*) £100-200 (plus 24%BP*)

311 Aum Pamsaud 312 Map of Hindoostan Artist’s proof - Parush and Bakisti, signed in pencil on the 46cm x 41cm mount and a large map of India 54cm x 51cm 85cm x 84cm £50-100 (plus 24%BP*) (2) £40-80 (plus 24%BP*)

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313 Company School Indian, Circa 1830 set of three Indian company school, the first depicting two figures with Indian muskets, the second depicting three figures with musical instruments and the third depicting two figures with a Hookah pipe 12.5cm high x 17.5cm diameter, 12.5cm high x 17.5cm diameter, 12cm high x 7cm diameter £300-500 (plus 24%BP*)

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314 Company School 315 Company School Indian, Circa 1830 Indian, Circa 1830 depicting a man with a sword depicting an elder with a sword 7.5cm x 11cm high 7.5cm x 11cm high £100-200 (plus 24%BP*) £100-200 (plus 24%BP*)

316 Company School 317 Company School Indian, Circa 1830 Indian, Circa 1830 depicting two traders with walking sticks depicting two traders 11cm x 14cm high 17cm x 11.5 cm high £100-200 (plus 24%BP*) £100-200 (plus 24%BP*)

318 Company School 319 Company School Indian, Circa 1830 Indian, Circa 1830 depicting two figures, one weaving depicting two figures, one holding a shade 17cm x 12cm high £100-200 (plus 24%BP*) £100-200 (plus 24%BP*)

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320 Small miniature Indian, 18th Century depicting a central deity with two attendants, within a border of gold decoration image size 10cm x 10cm £80-120 (plus 24%BP*)

321 Persian flag Persia of triangle form, inscribed in detail in Arabic script 207cm high x 138cm across Provenance: Acquired on the German art market in 2015. Previously in the collection of Baqir Khan Qajar, son of Haji Husayn Khan Taj Bakhsh £3000-4000 (plus 24%BP*)

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322 Calligraphy panel Islamic ink with gold and colour on panel 36.5cm across £600-800 (plus 24%BP*)

324 A set of three miniatures Indian the central miniature depicting the Taj Mahal and other palaces, the other two miniatures show interior scenes set within a contemporary frame 65cm across x 28cm high £200-300 (plus 24%BP*) 323 Set of seven miniatures Indian painted on ivory, with a central miniature depicting the Taj Mahal, the other minatures depicting Mughal royal family, inscribed verso, set within an oval frame 32.5cm high £400-600 (plus 24%BP*)

325 Watercolour view Indian, 19th Century 326 Oval miniature depicting a tea plantation, inscribed to the bottom right corner ‘ Gorge of the Sutlej, Indian, late 19th Century from the Tea Gardens of Thands above Kothur ‘ painted with a view of The Golden Temple, North India, mounted as a brooch 62cm across x 39cm high £80-120 (plus 24%BP*) £500-600 (plus 24%BP*)

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327 Gladys Nolan View of Istanbul, Turkey, oil on canvas, inscribed verso, with original gilt frame 58cm by 73cm £300-500 (plus 24%BP*)

328 Indian miniatures Indian 19th Century seven miniatures displaying Mughal princes, set in a hardwood frame 24cm high £100-200 (plus 24%BP*)

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329 Ram Bhakta Two Indian gouache studies, ‘Milking’ and ‘Outside a Hut’, each signed, on a black ground 28cm x 36cm and 37cm x 27cm £80-120 (plus 24%BP*)

330 Avinash Chandra (1931-1991) 331 Large painting on silk Two original cards, each with inscription from the artist, signed 1961 and 1962 Indian,19th Century largest 27cm x 21cm depicting Krishna and the Gopis £400-600 (plus 24%BP*) 193cm high £200-300 (plus 24%BP*)

332 Oval miniature 333 Pair of watercolours India,19th Century Indian, 20th Century painted with the Mughal Emperor Akbar II seated in a howdah each painted on silk with delicate flower study within an arch upon an elephant and in procession with attendant figures, 55cm x 42cm old label verso and Indian five line inscription in ink £50-100 (plus 24%BP*) 5cm x 4cm £200-300 (plus 24%BP*)

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335 Shirvan rug Caucasian of pale blue ground, three medallions and geometric border 194cm x 110cm £400-700 (plus 24%BP*)

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336 Sarak/Tabriz rug 337 Kurdish rug Persia, circa 1900 North West Persia, circa 1900 with central medallion and Tree of Life designs of red ground with three medallions and triple border 204cm x 124cm 142cm x 86cm £200-300 (plus 24%BP*) £200-300 (plus 24%BP*)

338 Shirvan rug 339 Kazak rug Caucasian, late 19th Century Caucasian, late 19th Century of blue ground with three geometric medallions and multiple borders of red ground with central panel having hook medallions within a banded border of 152cm x 123.5cm approx foliate and elephant designs, 158cm x 135cm £500-800 (plus 24%BP*) £500-800 (plus 24%BP*)

341 Beluch rug 93cm x 148cm and two other Beluch rugs 340 Tribal bag £80-120 (plus 24%BP*) South West Persian with square geometric designs 60cm x 130cm approximately £120-150 (plus 24%BP*)

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342 Sumak camel bag 343 Star Kazak rug Turkoman Caucasian each side with two panels of geometric designs multi-coloured panels within a single border, dated 58cm x 132cm approx 138cm x 238cm £100-200 (plus 24%BP*) £500-700 (plus 24%BP*)

344 Shirvan rug 345 Large Shirvan rug Caucasian Caucasian of blue ground with medallions, the surround with birds, stylised animals and figures of blue ground with various medallions within a multiple border having stylised within a geometric border, 152cm x 258cm animals £400-600 (plus 24%BP*) 165cm x 360cm £2000-3000 (plus 24%BP*)

346 Persian City rug 347 Meshed carpet of ivory ground with blue central flower panel and with foliate border Indian 148cm x 210cm of red ground with central foliate medallion and blue border £250-350 (plus 24%BP*) 373cm x 275cm £200-300 (plus 24%BP*)

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348 Caucasian rug 349 Silk prayer rug of blue ground with three medallions and triple foliate stylised border Persia 240cm x 137cm approx with Tree of Life, foliate decoration and Islamic text. £300-400 (plus 24%BP*) 80cm x 51cm £100-200 (plus 24%BP*)

350 Afshar rug 351 Frontier Ersari rug Persia with six elephant foot medallions on a rust ground with geometric border two vase medallions and foliate designs within a double border 180cm x 136cm 134cm x 187cm £200-300 (plus 24%BP*) £100-200 (plus 24%BP*)

352 Large Turkoman carpet of deep red ground with bands of geometric and small medallions within a multiple border 298cm x 203cm £300-400 (plus 24%BP*)

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