Islamic, Indian Art & Antiquities auction at Roseberys London

Roseberys London presents the Islamic, Indian Art & Antiquities auction. The sale focuses on pottery, manuscripts and miniatures, glassware, decorative arts, stonework, textiles, paintings, both contemporary works and antiquities.

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Auction date: 26 October | 10:30am ( BST)
Viewing: 21 to 26 October
Location: The Clubhouse, 8 St James SQ, London

SELECTED LOTS

Left: A gold damascened sword after 'La Tizona' of El Cid, late 19th century; Right: A rare large Seljuq bronze incense burner in the form of a bird, Northeast Iran, 12th century

A gold damascened sword after 'La Tizona' of El Cid, late 19th century
Double-edged steel blade with etched floral decoration on both sides of the forte, with stylised cusped arches, the openwork pommel with the emblems of Castille and Leon, the red leather covered wooden sheath with gold damascened steel fittings with similar architectural and vegetal motifs punctuated by maroon coloured glass beads, 98.5cm. long. See Price Estimate...

A rare large Seljuq bronze incense burner in the form of a bird, Northeast Iran, 12th century
The bird stylistically formed with protruding beak and circular eyes, with openwork neck, sides and back consisting of lattice work and scrolling split-palmettes, 33.2cm. high x 20.4cm. long. See Price Estimate...

Left: B Prabha (Indian, 1933-2001) - Untitled; Right: B. Prabha (Indian, 1933-2001) - Untitled

B. Prabha (Indian, 1933-2001) - Untitled
Oil on canvas, signed to upper right, 50x50cm, in glazed frame. See Price Estimate...

B. Prabha (Indian, 1933-2001) - Untitled
Standing female, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower left, 51cm x 40.5cm. See Price Estimate...

Left: An illustration to a Ragamala series: Kusuma Putra of Dipak Raga; Right: An illustration to a Ragamala series: Devagandhari Ragini or Malkos Raga

An illustration to a Ragamala series: Kusuma Putra of Dipak Raga
Pahari region, 1800-1820, opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, with gold and polychrome floral margins, within wide pink speckled borders, identified to reverse in Devanagari and Gurumukhi, with old collector's label 'Rajput', pen and pencil inventory inscriptions, folio 26.6 x 21cm.; painting 17.5 x 12.8cm. See Price Estimate...

An illustration to a Ragamala series: Devagandhari Ragini or Malkos Raga
Pahari region, 1800-1820, opaque pigments and gold on paper, in blue floral borders, pink margins, identified on reverse in Gurmukhi with old collector's label "Rajput", painting 19 x 14.4cm.; folio 25.5 x 18.8cm. Inscription: devagandhari malakosi (Gurmukhi). See Price Estimate...

Left: An unidentified text signed Baba Shah Isfhani, Safavid Persia, second half 16th century; Right: An illustrated leaf from Firdawsi’ Shahnama: Rustam drags the Khaqan of China from his elephant

An unidentified text signed Baba Shah Isfhani, Safavid Persia, second half 16th century
Persian manuscript on polished paper, 23 leaves plus 8 fluy-leaves, 9 lines to the page written in black elegant nasta’liq, ruled in gold, black and blue, the outer margins with interlacing gold scrolls, important words in red and blue, f.1b with gold and polychrome heading, text panel: 11 x 6cm.; 18.8 x 11.6cm. See Price Estimate...

An illustrated leaf from Firdawsi’ Shahnama: Rustam drags the Khaqan of China from his elephant
Mughal India, late 16th century, opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper with 13 line and 2 lines below of black nasta’liq within 4 columns, the reverse with 25 lines to the page, written in black nasta’liq, within 4 columns, ruled in gold and blue, title in red, text panel 21 x 12cm.; leaf 30 x 18.5cm. See Price Estimate...

Left: A painting of a camel and its rider; Right: A lady in European dress seated on a terrace with female attendants

A painting of a camel and its rider
Mughal India, 17th century, framed by six verses of nasta’liq, dated 1028 AH (1618-19 AD) and signed Muhammed Sharif, opaque pigments on paper. See Price Estimate...

A lady in European dress seated on a terrace with female attendants
Provincial Mughal. Probably Oudh, late 18th century. Opaque pigments and gold on paper, gilt floral border, 24.8 x 20cm. The central figure of the lady, and the chair on which she sits, appear to have been taken from a European print and dropped into a Provincial Mughal setting and idiom. See Price Estimate...

Anna Molka Ahmed (Pakistani, 1917-1995) - Landscape

Anna Molka Ahmed (Pakistani, 1917-1995) - Landscape
Oil on board, signed to the reverse with the artist's name and title, 60.5x120.5cm, framed. See Price Estimate...

Left: A Qajar polychrome lacquered papier mache mirror case, signed, Iran, second half 19th century; Right: A susani, Samarkand, Central Asia, 19th century

A Qajar polychrome lacquered papier mache mirror case, signed, Iran, second half 19th century
A rectangular form with separate cover, the front and back finely painted with a figure of a young woman in a landscape, the inside of the cover with a young woman in an interior, inscription cartouche in gold to left of standing figure on cover and in red on the back in the same place, 25 x 15.6cm. See Price Estimate...

A susani, Samarkand, Central Asia, 19th century
Ground of natural linen embroidered in couched silks with a field and border of large magenta flower roundels, each worked with pointed petals in soft red tones and encircled in a leafy sea-green wreath, 209 x 164cm. See Price Estimate...

Left: A niello decorated cast bronze incense burner, Khorasan, Iran, 11th-12th century; Right: A large inscribed bronze lidded incense burner with silver inlay, Iran, 13th century

A niello decorated cast bronze incense burner, Khorasan, Iran, 11th-12th century
Cast bronze with engraved and punched decoration with niello, knop-head lid with central vertical aperture, carved with foliate kufic band on lid and scrolling palmettes on body, old collector's number written under foot 'MTW 328', inscriptions repeat of: ‘Perpetual glory’, 9cm. high x 6cm. diam. See Price Estimate...

A large inscribed bronze lidded incense burner with silver inlay, Iran, 13th century
Of a hemispherical form on spreading trumpet foot, the domed cover rising in the centre to a pronounced openwork finial in the form of a pomegranate, the base with a large inscription band in Kufic on an engraved scrolling ground and below silver inlaid flowers scattered around the body, 36cm. high x 26cm. diam. See Price Estimate...

Left: An Iznik-style pottery lampstand, Turkey, 19th century; Right: A green glazed pottery "Alhambra" vase, Seville, Andalucia, 19th century or earlier

An Iznik-style pottery lampstand, Turkey, 19th century
On a splayed foot, underglaze decorated in turquoise, blue, red and green, the foot, shoulder, neck and rim with carnations and tulips, the flat shoulder ring with stylised cloud motifs, the main body with an inscription band in large thuluth script, with maker's signature underneath "ss 6", 35cm. high. See Price Estimate...

A green glazed pottery "Alhambra" vase, Seville, Andalucia, 19th century or earlier
Of a classic form, very heavily potted rising through a tall rounded conical form to the pronounced rounded shoulder, the red pottery body with another layer of finer white slip which is stamped with bands of geometric and floral motifs, areas of surface encrustation and loss, on a modern stand, 101cm. high (without stand). See Price Estimate...


Left: A Parthian gold sheet bracelet with lion head terminals,1st century AD; Right: A pair of seed pearl and gold flower pendant earrings

A Parthian gold sheet bracelet with lion head terminals,1st century AD
A gold wrapped penannular bracelet with lion-head terminals, the lions with fierce expression, exposed canines and ears pulled back, ribbed collar behind the neck, 7.5cm. diam. weight 51 grams. See Price Estimate...

A pair of seed pearl and gold flower pendant earrings
In the ancient style, 6.9cm. long, 12 grams (2). See Price Estimate...

Left: A Roman pottery globular face-urn with everted rim; Right: A Roman clear glass ewer, circa 1st-2nd century AD

A Roman pottery globular face-urn with everted rim
One side of the body with prominent beak-like nose, the circular eyes pierced on either side with a circular mouth-hole below, a tooled arc above representing the hair-line, circa 2nd Century A.D., 40cm. high. See Price Estimate...

A Roman clear glass ewer, circa 1st-2nd century AD
The base with indented foot, globular ribbed body leading to a narrow neck widening at the rim, with a thick applied handle bending inwards at the rim, 15.5cm. high. See Price Estimate...

Left: Three silver gilt buckle elements, Iran or Islamic Spain, 14th century; Right: A Seljuk gold bracelet, Iran, 12th century

Three silver gilt buckle elements, Iran or Islamic Spain, 14th century
Each of rectangular form with pointed end and three attachment holes, depicting a lion his tail terminating in a palmette seated within an arch, one with hoop attachment and another with loop and circular element with gilt decorated bird, longest 7cm. (3). See Price Estimate...

A Seljuk gold bracelet, Iran, 12th century
Constructed from gold sheet wrapped around a crescent-shaped core tapering towards the ends and overwrapped with thin gold wire forming diagonal narrow bands, the body terminating in a wirework clasp with four small domed motifs surrounded by granulated circles and hinge pin between, dent to band, 7cm. diam. 29.2 grams. See Price Estimate...

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