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Near East & Islamic : Miniatures & Calligraphy

Miniature paintings, original artwork and calligraphy, mostly from the Near East, India and beyond.

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  • four lines of elegant nasta'liq calligraphy by Morteza Salehi from 2020.

    SALEHI, Morteza (calligrapher)
    Quatrain of nasta'liq calligraphy c. 2020.
    £3,000.00

  • Single panel of nasta'liq calligraphy by Morteza Salehi dated 2024 and entitled Hich.

    SALEHI, Morteza (calligrapher)
    'Hich' dated '2024'.
    £2,500.00

  • A fine panel of nasta'liq calligraphy from the celebrated safaciv calligrapher Mir Ali al Katib dated 936.
    A fine panel of nasta'liq calligraphy from the celebrated safaciv calligrapher Mir Ali al Katib dated 936.

    [CALLIGRAPHY]. MIR' ALI AL-KATIB (calligrapher).
    A Panel of nasta'liq calligraphy, dated 936 AH (1529-30 AD).
    £20,000.00

  • Leaf from a fine calligraphic album page, Safavid Persia, possibly from the Read PErsian Album.
    Leaf from a fine calligraphic album page, Safavid Persia, possibly from the Read PErsian Album.

    [CALLIGRAPHY].
    Page from a fine Calligraphic Album, 16th & early 17th centuries.
    £10,000.00

  • Single line of nasta'liq calligraphy by the calligrapher Morteza Salehi from 2024.

    SALEHI, Morteza (calligrapher)
    Line of nasta'liq calligraphy, c. 2024
    £3,250.00

  • Copy of the Baysunghur Qur'an from Qajar Persia, on paper, containing one surah heading.

    [CALLIGRAPHY]. [QUR'AN].
    Heading for Surah al-Waqi'ah (56) first half of 19th century.
    £3,750.00

  • Lovely survival of a magnificently illuminated border design from a qajar manuscript.
    Lovely survival of a magnificently illuminated border design from a qajar manuscript.

    [TAZHIB DESIGN].
    Double-page tazhib border illumination, last quarter of 19th century.
    £5,000.00

  • Drawing of a lion hunting scene from an album with painted floral border designs, from Mughal India in the mid-nineteenth century
    Drawing of a lion hunting scene from an album with painted floral border designs, from Mughal India in the mid-nineteenth century

    [INDIAN MINIATURE PAINTING].
    Drawing of a Lion Hunting scene, mid-19th century, possibly with later additions.
    £3,000.00

  • Panel of nasta'liq calligraphy from mughal India signed by abd al Rashid.

    [CALLIGRAPHY].
    Panel of Nasta'liq Calligraphy, mid-17th century.
    £10,000.00

  • An Original Illustration in the style of Reza Abbasi, possibly of Shah Abbas I, from Qajar Persia circa 1800

    [PERSIAN MINIATURE PAINTING].
    A teacher with his pupils, possibly a portrait of Shah Abbas I, circa 1800.
    £8,000.00

  • large format calligraphic composition of Barakallah from Ottoman Turkey

    [CALLIGRAPHY].
    Barakallah (The Blessings of Allah), dated [1]329 AH (1911 AD).
    £2,000.00

  • A miniature painting from India depicting Hanuman bowing before Rama and Lakshmana
    A miniature painting from India depicting Hanuman bowing before Rama and Lakshmana

    [INDIAN MINIATURE PAINTING].
    Hanuman bowing before Rama and Lakshmana, mid-19th century.
    £4,000.00

  • Manuscript leaf from a dispersed gita manuscript from bundi, India circa 1780.
    Manuscript leaf from a dispersed gita manuscript from bundi, India circa 1780.

    [INDIAN MINIATURE PAINTING].
    Leaf from a dispersed mansucript of the Gita, circa 1780 AD.
    £5,000.00

  • A pair of conjoined wooden boards, hand-painted and lacquered, depicting indian game hunting animals, Kashmir, 1820.
    A pair of conjoined wooden boards, hand-painted and lacquered, depicting indian game hunting animals, Kashmir, 1820.

    [BINDING].
    A pair of Kashmiri lacquered boards, likely first half of the 19th century.
    £1,750.00

  • Three attractive calligraphic panels, probably dispersed from a larger album of Ottoman calligraphic specimens compiled in the late seventeenth-century.
    Three attractive calligraphic panels, probably dispersed from a larger album of Ottoman calligraphic specimens compiled in the late seventeenth-century.

    [CALLIGRAPHY].
    Three illuminated leaves from a fine Calligraphic Album, second half of 17th century.
    £2,500.00

  • Single dispersed folio from an illuminated manuscript, with one illuminated miniature, text in Farsi.
    Single dispersed folio from an illuminated manuscript, with one illuminated miniature, text in Farsi.

    GAZURGHAI, Kamal al-Din.
    Abdullah Ansari with Abu Ahmad, second half of 16th century.
    £6,000.00

  • Timurid manuscript illustration of Shirin and Farhad at Mount Bistun from a 15th century manuscript.

    NIZAMI GANJAVI.
    Shirin and Farhad at Mount Bistun, circa 1500.
    £5,000.00

  • prince and maiden from safavid Album page, circa 1590.
    prince and maiden from safavid Album page, circa 1590.

    [MINIATURE PAINTING].
    Prince and Maiden seated with armed attendants in waiting, circa 1590 AD.
    £3,000.00

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