Arts of India

  • Exceptionally Rare Indo-Portuguese / Anglo-Indian / Mughal Gem-Form Faceted Octagonal Gunpowder Flask in Carved Teak with Engraved Bone Inlay — Gujarat or Vizagapatam, India, circa 1700s.

    Exceptionally Rare Indo-Portuguese / Anglo-Indian / Mughal Gem-Form Faceted Octagonal Gunpowder Flask in Carved Teak with Engraved Bone Inlay — Gujarat or Vizagapatam, India, circa 1700s.

  • A Rare Engraved and Lac-Inlaid Shamshir with Watered Steel Blade, Silver-Damascened Devotional Inscriptions and Makara-Head Hilt  Probably Lucknow, North India, possibly commissioned for the Deccan or Mysore, Circa 18th Century.

    A Rare Engraved and Lac-Inlaid Shamshir with Watered Steel Blade, Silver-Damascened Devotional Inscriptions and Makara-Head Hilt Probably Lucknow, North India, possibly commissioned for the Deccan or Mysore, Circa 18th Century.

  • A Mughal Chalcedony Snuff Box with Jewelled Ram Head and Austrian Gold Mounts, Agra or Delhi, Northern India, circa 1800

    A Mughal Chalcedony Snuff Box with Jewelled Ram Head and Austrian Gold Mounts, Agra or Delhi, Northern India, circa 1800

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  • A Fine Indo-Portuguese Parcel-Gilt Silver Needle Case (Étui),West India, possibly Goa or Gujarat, ca. 1700 CE

    A Fine Indo-Portuguese Parcel-Gilt Silver Needle Case (Étui),West India, possibly Goa or Gujarat, ca. 1700 CE

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  • A Large Mughal Dynasty Polished Green Bloodstone Hookah Mouthpiece with Finely Engraved Gold Mounts  Probably Madras or Calcutta, India, circa 19th century

    A Large Mughal Dynasty Polished Green Bloodstone Hookah Mouthpiece with Finely Engraved Gold Mounts Probably Madras or Calcutta, India, circa 19th century

  • A Royal Pair of Embossed Silver Ceremonial Maces (Soonta) with Lion-Head Finials, Probably the Ex-Deccani Territories or Northern India, 19th century

    A Royal Pair of Embossed Silver Ceremonial Maces (Soonta) with Lion-Head Finials, Probably the Ex-Deccani Territories or Northern India, 19th century

  • A Rare Pair of Ceremonial Peacock Feather Whisks (Morchal), Metal Thread and Tinsel Embroidery with Parcel-Gilt Handles, Possibly Jaipur or Murshidabad, West Bengal, North-Eastern India, mid–late 19th century

    A Rare Pair of Ceremonial Peacock Feather Whisks (Morchal), Metal Thread and Tinsel Embroidery with Parcel-Gilt Handles, Possibly Jaipur or Murshidabad, West Bengal, North-Eastern India, mid–late 19th century

  • A Rare Bidri Silver-Inlaid Rosewater Sprinkler (Gulabdan) with rosettes and lotus leaves, Bidar, Deccan, Central India, late 17th. Early 18th century

    A Rare Bidri Silver-Inlaid Rosewater Sprinkler (Gulabdan) with rosettes and lotus leaves, Bidar, Deccan, Central India, late 17th. Early 18th century

  • A Bidri Silver-Inlaid Globular Huqqa Base with Stylised Palash Flowers, Bidar, Deccan, Central India, late 17th century.

    A Bidri Silver-Inlaid Globular Huqqa Base with Stylised Palash Flowers, Bidar, Deccan, Central India, late 17th century.

  • A Fine Bidri Silver- and Brass-Inlaid Globular Huqqa or Hookah Base Bidar, Deccan, Central India, early 18th century

    A Fine Bidri Silver- and Brass-Inlaid Globular Huqqa or Hookah Base Bidar, Deccan, Central India, early 18th century

  • A Bidri Silver-Inlaid Bell-Shaped Huqqa Base with Mughal-Style Floral Bouquets, Bidar, Deccan, Central India, circa 1740s–1760s

    A Bidri Silver-Inlaid Bell-Shaped Huqqa Base with Mughal-Style Floral Bouquets, Bidar, Deccan, Central India, circa 1740s–1760s

  • Rare Indian Silver and Nielloed Hookah Base with Beakers and Trays (Thali), Possibly Hyderabad or Golconda, Deccan Sultanates, circa 1780–1800

    Rare Indian Silver and Nielloed Hookah Base with Beakers and Trays (Thali), Possibly Hyderabad or Golconda, Deccan Sultanates, circa 1780–1800

  • A Fine Gold & Silver Damascened (Koftgari) Steel Ewer, Punjab (Lahore), present-day Pakistan, circa 1881–1882 AD. Attributed to workshops associated with the Mayo School of Industrial Art.

    A Fine Gold & Silver Damascened (Koftgari) Steel Ewer, Punjab (Lahore), present-day Pakistan, circa 1881–1882 AD. Attributed to workshops associated with the Mayo School of Industrial Art.

  • A Rare Drop Shaped Brass Ewer or (Aftaba\Ibrik) with a Dragon’s Head Spout and a Crescent Shaped handle, Probably the Deccan Sultanates, Central-India, Circa 17th. Century. 

    A Rare Drop Shaped Brass Ewer or (Aftaba\Ibrik) with a Dragon’s Head Spout and a Crescent Shaped handle, Probably the Deccan Sultanates, Central-India, Circa 17th. Century. 

  • A Rare Mughal Brass Hookah Base (Shisha) with Lac and Metal Inlay North India, Lahore (Present-Day Pakistan), Circa 1700 AD

    A Rare Mughal Brass Hookah Base (Shisha) with Lac and Metal Inlay North India, Lahore (Present-Day Pakistan), Circa 1700 AD

  • A Fine Deccani Brass Betel-Leaf (Pandan) Container, Central India (Deccan), Circa 1700 AD.

    A Fine Deccani Brass Betel-Leaf (Pandan) Container, Central India (Deccan), Circa 1700 AD.

  • A Pair of Mughal Amethyst (Purple) Mould-Blown Glass Rosewater Sprinklers (Qumqum), Probably Kapadwanj, Gujarat, North-West India, 18th Century

    A Pair of Mughal Amethyst (Purple) Mould-Blown Glass Rosewater Sprinklers (Qumqum), Probably Kapadwanj, Gujarat, North-West India, 18th Century

  • Rare Mughal Emerald-Green Mold-Blown and Hand-Tooled Glass Flask or(Surahi), North India, Probably Late 17th–Early 18th Century

    Rare Mughal Emerald-Green Mold-Blown and Hand-Tooled Glass Flask or(Surahi), North India, Probably Late 17th–Early 18th Century

  • Mughal Red Sandstone Jali Screen, 1700s, North India

    Mughal Red Sandstone Jali Screen, 1700s, North India

  • A Large Finely Carved Wooden Processional Sculpture Depicting a Standing Lion, Probably The Deccani Sultanates, Golconda or Bijapur -India, circa 17th. Century.

    A Large Finely Carved Wooden Processional Sculpture Depicting a Standing Lion, Probably The Deccani Sultanates, Golconda or Bijapur -India, circa 17th. Century.

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  • Antique Indian Silver, A Rare Pair of Parcel-Gilt Casted and Chased Silver Aquamanile Style Scent or Liquid Containers In the Form of Seated Lions, Probably The Deccan in Central India, circa 18th-19th. Century.

    Antique Indian Silver, A Rare Pair of Parcel-Gilt Casted and Chased Silver Aquamanile Style Scent or Liquid Containers In the Form of Seated Lions, Probably The Deccan in Central India, circa 18th-19th. Century.

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  • A Small Portable Gilt & Enamelled Silver Water-Pipe (Huqqah) Base, Upper Pradesh, Lucknow-India, 18th. Century.

    A Small Portable Gilt & Enamelled Silver Water-Pipe (Huqqah) Base, Upper Pradesh, Lucknow-India, 18th. Century.

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