A bird perched in a rose bush, with butterflies round about (Gul-o Bulbul), signed by Muhammad 'Ali Qajar Persia, dated [1]273/AD 1856-57 Watercolour on paper, signed lower right, dated lower left, laid down o More
A classical muse holding a scroll standing by a plinth, by the artist Sadiqi, after a 16th Century North Italian print Mughal, dated AH 1018/AD 1609-10 Drawing with use of colour on paper, the Muse stands wear More
A copy of a letter from Prince Haidar, the son of Tipu Sultan, requesting military aid from Fath 'Ali Shah Qajar Persia, the original dated 12th Muharram 1222/22nd March 1807, the copy roughly contemporary Per More
A fine prayer book, beginning with du'a' al-'alawi (The 'Alawi Prayer), and ending with dua' sayfi (The Sayfi Prayer), commissioned by, or in the library of Ihtisham al-Dawlah, governor and military commander More
A drawing by Nasr al-Din Shah Qajar (reg. 1848-96) depicting his favourite page boy, 'Aziz al-Sultan, known as Malijak Pencil on paper, inscribed, probably in the Shah's hand, lower left; accompanied by a phot More
A drawing of a Qajar prince, standing in a forest, attributed to Mirza Abu'l Hasan Ghaffari, Sani al-Mulk Persia, dated AH 1260/AD 1844-45 Pencil on paper, signed and dated lower left in nasta'liq script 433 x More
A fine gem-set, enamelled and gilded porcelain Portrait depicting Fath 'Ali Shah Qajar England, circa 1820-30 The portrait depicting the Shah standing in full regalia, within a beaded pearl band, in an elabora More
A firman of Muhammad Shah Qajar (reg. 1834-48), appointing Mirza 'Abd al-Wahhab Tabib as the physician to his brother Qahraman Mirza, Governor of Khorasan, including the allocation of funds and salary Persia, More
A drawing depicting a recumbent chained lion, and two Europeans and their hounds after killing a stag Safavid Persia, 16th Century Drawing with gouache and gold on paper, laid down on an album page with inner More
A hand-coloured lithograph depicting Mirza Abu'l Hassan Khan, Persian Ambassador to Great Britain M. Gauci, after his own drawing, printed by Mr Mozer, London, 1819 Hand-coloured lithograph on paper, title in More
A large portrait of Muzzafar al-Din Shah Qajar (reg. 1896-1907) standing in an interior, by the artist Razi Taleqani Sani Homayun Qajar Persia, circa 1896-1905 Oil on canvas, signed in nasta'liq script lower r More
A leaf from Hafiz-i Abru's Majma 'al-tawarikh depicting the king Hormizd bin Shapur bin Ardashir Persia, circa 1425-26 gouache heightened with gold, on paper, with text written in naskhi script in black ink, s More
A large firman of Nasr al-Din Shah Qajar (reg. 1848-96), appointing Hasan 'Ali Khan Garrusi, known as Amir-e Nizam, as Persian ambassador to the Sublime Porte in Constantinople, and praising his previous servi More
A leaf from an illustrated manuscript, depicting an enthroned ruler with courtiers Persia, 16th Century gouache and gold on paper, four lines of text written in nasta'liq script in two columns, inner margins r More
A magnificent, large, diamond-set enamelled gold Portrait of Muhammad Shah Qajar (r. 1834-48) Persia, circa 1835-40 The oval medallion enamelled in polychrome and inlaid with gold, depicting the Shah with head More
A Persian gentleman, perhaps an ambassador to a European nation, dressed in a late Safavid turban Continental School, perhaps Germany or Austria, late 18th Century Oil on canvas, with added signature and date More
A prisoner being chastised before a nobleman, a mullah or sufi attempting to prevent the ordeal Qajar Persia, circa 1880 Gouache and gold on paper, laid down on an album page with illuminated and ruled inner m More
A portrait of Nasr-al-Din Shah Qajar (reg. 1848-96), seated on a chair, signed by Sayyid Muhammad al-Husaini al-Imami Persia, dated AH 1265/AD 1849 Gouache and gold on paper, signed and dated centre left, Engl More
A printed map of the city of Tabriz, commissioned by the Crown Prince, Muzaffar al-Din Mirza Qajar Persia, produced at the Printing House of Karbala'i Asad Aqa in Tabriz, dated 12 Sha'ban 1297/20th July 1880 O More
A Qajar underglaze-painted moulded pottery tile depicting a man wearing the national dress of the Caucasus Persia, circa 1880 Of rectangular form, moulded and decorated in polychrome with a central medallion c More
A Qajar Carpet Depicting the Court of Nader Shah Afshar (Reg. 1736-1747) Persia, circa 1900 Depicting the Shah enthroned with attendants, an inscription-filled cartouche above his head, a spray of flowers issu More
Qajar silk and metal thread brocade panel with painted details, depicting a Qajar official dressed partly in religious robes and carrying prayer beads Persia, late 19th Century Rectangular, woven and embroider More
A recumbent winged allegorical figure holding a long quill, laurel wreath and an open manuscript, seated amongst clouds accompanied by winged putti School of Muhammad Zaman, Safavid Persia, late 17th Century W More
A Safavid firman of Sultan Husayn I (reg. 1694-1722), regarding the reinstatement of lands and the benefits of their income to the named officials at the Safavid court and their new posts, Persia, dated dhi-qa More
A woman in a rocky landscape, probably Mary Magdalen, in European attire, her hands clasped in prayer, with a blue and white bowl of spices and an oil flask Persia, school of Muhammad Zaman, third quarter of t More
Abu'l-Majd Majdud bin Adam Sana'i Ghaznavi, better known as Sana'i, Muntakhab-i Hadiqa, an abridged version of the Hadiqa al-haqiqa by Sana'i, copied by Mirza Husayn al-Musawi, presented to Sayf al-Sultan by M More
Ali al-Sharif al-Jurjani al-Husaini, a revision of Nasir-ad-Din al-Tusi's Tazkirah, a treatise on astronomy with extensive annotations and corrections by the 16th Century astronomer Shams-al-Din Khafri, illust More
A fine and unusual double-sided album page from the Imperial Mughal Library during the reign of the Emperor Aurangzeb, with scenes from the life of the Sufi Shaykh Majd al-Din Baghdadi Herat, 16th Century, wit More
An illuminated manuscript leaf, the opening page of the second part of Firdausi's Shahnama (the reign of Luhrasb) Persia, 16th/17th Century Persian manuscript on paper, 16 lines of text written in four columns More
An illustrated leaf from a manuscript of Asadi Tusi's Garshasp-nama depicting Garshasp and his army fightning a sea battle with the son of Bhu, ruler of Sarandib (Ceylon) Qajar Persia, circa 1850 Persian manus More
An illustrated leaf from a manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnama, depicting Rustam killing the lion during his second khwan (trial) Persia, 16th Century Persian manuscript on paper, text written in four columns in More
An oval miniature head-and-shoulders portrait of Manuchihr Khan Mu'tamid al-Dawleh, wearing a green tunic with a sash wrapped diagonally around his torso and displaying an array of Persian and European medals More
An official letter from Prince Muhammad, later Muhammad Shah Qajar (reg. 1834-48), relating to the Russo-Persian Wars of 1826-28 Qajar Persia, dated dhi'l-hajjah 1242/June-July 1827 Persian manuscript on paper More
Shirin in a landscape holding a wine bottle and porcelain cup, Iran, circa 1930 Gouache and gold on leather, elaborate cut-work borders in leather, gilded and painted in polychrome, the borders with verses fr More
A firman of Fath 'Ali Shah Qajar (reg. 1797-1834), stating that on the recommendation of the Prime Minister, Muhammad Husain Khan [Sadr Isfahani], the post of deputy Minister of Isfahan and its annual salary i More
Firman of Naser al-Din Shah Qajar (reg. 1848-96), conferring the First and Second Class of the Order of the Lion and Sun on Amedée Outrey, Persian translator at the French Embassy in Constantinople, Qajar Pers More
Firdausi, Shahnama, The Book of Kings, lavishly illustrated with one hundred and thirteen miniatures, copied for the Nawab of Oudh, Sa'adat 'Ali Khan (reg. 1798-1814) Lucknow, dated between Rajab 1211 [at the More
Firdausi, Shahnama, The Book of Kings, lavishly illustrated with one hundred and thirteen miniatures, copied for the Nawab of Oudh, Sa'adat 'Ali Khan (reg. 1798-1814) Lucknow, dated between Rajab 1211 [at the More
Firdausi, Shahnama, The Book of Kings, lavishly illustrated with one hundred and thirteen miniatures, copied for the Nawab of Oudh, Sa'adat 'Ali Khan (reg. 1798-1814) Lucknow, dated between Rajab 1211 [at the More
Franz Colombari (Turkish-Austrian, circa 1813-circa 1876) The Swedish physician Dr Conrad Gustav Fagergren and the American missionary Joseph Gallup Cochran, pictured during their visit to Tehran in late 1847 More
Husain Quli Khan, Qajar Governor of Urumiyyah, signed by Doust Mohammed Qajar Persia, dated 1920 Watercolour on paper, signed and dated 1920 in Latin script lower right, in an early 20th Century European card More
Michel-Francois Preaulx (French, 1796-1827) The Mausoleum of Oljeitu, or Muhammad Khodabandeh, the eighth Ilkhanid ruler of Persia (reg. 1304-16) Pen and ink and watercolour on paper laid down on canvas, signe More
Mirza Ahmad Naqib al-Mamalik on a terrace with an attendant Qajar Persia, dated AH 1272/AD 1855-56 Gouache on paper, identifying inscription and indistinct artist's signature in nasta'liq script within cartouc More
Muhammad Mu'min bin Muhammad Zaman Husaini Tunakabuni Daylami, Tuhfat al-Mu'minin, a comprehensive pharmacopoeia of simple and compound medicines, dedicated to the Safavid Shah Sulayman (1666-1694) Persia, dat More
Nadir Shah (reg. 1736-47) standing on a terrace holding a sword and a sarpech Provincial Mughal, late 18th Century Gouache and gold on paper, yellow and blue borders, inscribed verso Nadder Saw or Nadir Shah, More
OUTRAM (JAMES) Sir James Outram's Persian Campaign in 1857; Comprising General Orders and Despatches Relating to the Military Operations in Persia, from the Landing at Bushire to the Treaty of Peace, 6 folding More