An Eye for Luxury: East Meets West: Day 2, EAST: Antiquities, Islamic and Oriental Pictures and Works of Art

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1 Dreweatts 1759 An Eye for Luxury: East Meets West: Day 2, EAST: Antiquities, Islamic and Oriental Pictures and Works of Art Donnington Priory Newbury Berkshire RG14 2JE United Kingdom Started 24 Jan :30 GMT Lot Description 327 An Egyptian limestone relief fragment, Ramesside, 19th Dynasty, circa BC, carved in sunk relief with the bust of the god Ptah shown in profile, a chin strap holding his beard in place, wearing a broad collar, with a scribe's writing set over his shoulder, traces of blue-green paint rema...[more] 328 An Egyptian green glazed composition pantheistic syncretic deity, circa 3rd-1st century BC, Horus the Saviour with the head of Bes and eyes inlaid with glass, holding a was sceptre and an ankh symbol, wearing a Bes medallion around the neck another covering the pubic region, jackel s heads on the...[more] 329 Fourteen iridescent mould made blue glass amuletic inlays, Ptolemaic Period, circa 3rd- 1st century BC, including: figures of falcon headed Horus, Nephthys, Isis, Hathor, Mut, a mummiform Osiris, a human headed ba-bird, a djed pillar with atef crown, a vulture, a scarab, a cartouche surmounted b...[more] 330 Seven Egyptian glass inlays, Ptolemaic - Roman, circa 1st century BC/AD, including: a pair of glass eyes composed of opaque white sclera with circular black irises, the whole inset into contoured blue glass lids with extending cosmetic lines, one with traces of gilding; an opaque red profile head...[more] 331 A Canosan pottery false oinochoe, circa 3rd century BC, the ovoid body decorated in pale pink slip with traces of a darker red banding and foliate decoration covering the body and stepped foot, the shoulder with the outlines of a darker pink rosette at the front, flanked on either side by project...[more] 332 A Greek marble head of a youth, circa 4th-3rd century BC, the face framed by thickly curled hair, some traces of the original colour remains Provenance: Purchased Sotheby s, 28 October 1993, lot A hollow Greek terracotta female bust, circa 4th century BC, with three rosettes applied to the arms and chest, and two classical-style terracotta figures, not Ancient Provenance: Purchased Sotheby s, 28 October 1993, lot Three black glazed pottery vessels, Greek South Italy, circa 4th-3rd century BC, including: a Gnathian Ware prochous, the body decorated with vine leaves and tendrils with bands of dots, ovolo and tongues on the neck, enlivened with cream, yellow and crimson slip with some incisions, and a doubl...[more] 335 Three Apulian red-figure dishes, Greek South Italy, circa 4th century BC, each on a raised ring base, two decorated with a female profile head wearing the saccos and radiate stephane, circumscribed by a band wave pattern and an outer band of white slip petals, the third dish with a standing figur...[more] 336 A Gnathian ware skyphos, Greek South Italy, circa 4th century BC, the exterior decorated with incised encircling bands highlighted in cream, yellow and crimson slip, with a band of ovolo, z motifs, vine tendrils and dots below the lip, an alabastron and ladder in the field between vine tendrils...[more] 337 Three Gnathian Ware vessels, Greek South Italy, circa 4th century BC, decorated in cream slip, including two oinochoai with trefoil lips, vine leaf and tendril decoration, one with a frontal rosette and other symbols in the field, and a twin-handled olpe with added decoration around the neck area...[more]

2 338 A Gnathian ware skyphos, Greek South Italy, circa 4th century BC, the exterior decorated with encircling bands of cream and yellow slip and a wavy band, vine tendrils and dots decorate the body on one side, framing a delicately painted figure of a leaping dog, a thick rough around its neck Prove...[more] 339 Two Gnathian ware vessels, Greek South Italy, c irca 4th century BC, one a prochous, the black-glazed body enlivened with crimson, white and yellow slip, decorated with a band of laurel around the middle, a rosette at the centre, bands of alternating ovolo, net pattern, zigzag and dots above,...[more] 340 A Roman gold intaglio ring, circa 2nd-3rd century AD, the banded black and white paste engraved with a nude female figure, finger size J 341 A gold granulated bangle, Abbasid/Ilkhan period, the bangle with three rows of granulated birds to two pairs of ducks by the screw clasp, the interior with a very early stylised Eastern script, 6.5cm inner diameter, 108.9g gross 342 A single strand of graduated mosaic glass eye beads, circa 6th- 4th century BC, the blue 'eyes set into a yellow ground., 44cm long approximately Provenance: Purchased Christie s, London, Ancient Glass Formerly in the Kofler-Truniger Collection, 6 March 1985, lot 275 Ex Kofler-Truniger Col...[more] 343 A Mitanni haematite cylinder seal, circa BC, carved with stylised creatures, 1.9cm high; and a Neo-Babylonian chalcedony cylinder seal, circa BC, carved with a winged deity, holding off two rampant mythological winged beasts, with a stylised sacred tree, 3.3cm high Provenance:...[more] 344 A fragmentary South Arabian figural plaque, circa 2nd-1st century BC, carved in relief with a female bust, incised details of the remaining eye and ear, the hands clasped below the chest, the thumbs raised, a Sabaean inscription across the raised border Provenance: Purchased Bonhams, 16 May 2002,...[more] 345 A fragmentary Cycladic marble female figure, Early Bronze Age II, circa BC, the pubic region and thighs remaining, with deeply grooved lines between the legs at the front and back with a faintly incised pubic region, 4 3/4in. (12.1cm.) mounted Provenance: Purchased Bonhams, 16 May 2002,...[more] 346 A pair of Chinese celadon and russet jade archaistic vases, gu, 19th or early 20th century, of slender form with carved projections and details, approximately 15cm high (2) 347 A Chinese jadeite carved celadon and russet vase, the exterior using the natural inclusions on the openwork with carved cranes, a stag, a bat, lunzhi fungus, prunus and a pine tree approximately 18cm wide x 12cm high 348 A large Chinese rose quartz vase and cover, the tapering body carved with scrolling foliage, the waisted neck with four mask handles between a stiff leaf border, the domed cover with four lion masks, the vase and cover 41cm high, carved wood stand, overall height including wood stand 47cm Proven...[more] 349 A Cantonese Famille Rose footed dish, circa , of shaped lozenge form, the centre painted with a figure and calligraphy, 29cm diameter 350 A Chinese Famille Verte Kendi, Kangxi, the ovoid body with flared neck and painted with flowers and ribbons, 17cm high 351 A Chinese Famille Verte Cadogan teapot, Qing Dynasty, designed as a peach with leafy stems, loop handle and curved spout, 13.5cm high x 18cm wide; and a Chinese Famille Rose ewer, Qing Dynasty, 12cm high (2) 352 A Chinese Famille Rose Kendi, Qianlong, with blue and gilt ground painted with two flower panels, 24.5cm high

3 353 A Chinese rock crystal vase, the slender body of oval section with two handles, on canted base with six feet, 13cm high overall Provenance: Unknown auction, 9th December 1974, lot A Chinese Famille Verte wine pot and a cover, Kangxi, the fluted dome shaped body supported on three feet, painted with magpies perched on a prunus branch and a mythical beast with bird above, loop overhead handle, 17cm high, the cover not matching 355 A large Chinese Cantonese style fish bowl or jardiniã re, 20th century, painted in famille rose enamels, approximately 56.5cm high x 53cm wide 356 A Chinese Famille Rose snuff bottle, the exterior moulded with figures and painted in coloured enamels, the base with apocryphal Qianlong seal mark in iron red, rose quartz metal mounted stopper, 9.2cm high; and a Chinese blue and white snuff bottle, painted with a landscape on a crackled whit...[more] 357 A rare large Chinese moulded porcelain 'double-gourd and bats' snuff bottle and stopper, Qing Dynasty, the body decorated with five bats to each side, wu fu flickering amidst flowering gourd vines issuing the auspicious fruits on both sides, enamelled in coral, pink, tones of green, yellow and...[more] 358 A large Chinese Cantonese style jardiniã re, 20th century, painted with alternating panels of figures or fruiting branches and birds, the interior painted with gold fish, 41cm high x 48cm diameter, with a wood stand 359 A Chinese blue and white ewer, late Ming Dynasty, the pear-shaped body of the ewer painted with a chrysanthemum scroll, issuing three large blossoms with smaller flowers and buds along the vine, the slender neck decorated under the flared rim with plantain leaves, the base with underglaze blue ra...[more] 360 A Chinese blue and white ewer, 17th century, the ovoid body with zoomorphic overhead handle and circular spout and with three lug mask handles on the shoulder, painted with mythical animals amidst waves and some of the 'Eight Treasures', approximately 19cm high x 18cm wide 361 A Chinese blue and white kendi, 17th century, painted with scrolling foliage, 18cm high 362 A small black painted side table with single frieze drawer, of recent manufacture, 57cm high, 54cm wide, 66cm deep 363 A Chinese coromandel lacquer box on stand, modern, the top with a cartouche filled with birds amongst prunus blossom together with calligraphy, the sides with carrying handles, on a stand with bracket feet, 46cm high, 89cm wide, 67cm deep Cites Regulations Please note that this lot (lots marked w...[more] 364 A chinoiserie and burr elm low table, modern, of rounded rectangular form with an inset bevelled glass top, 40cm high, 143cm wide, 365 A Chinese inlaid hardstone four-fold screen, late Qing Dynasty, 19th century, the scene is inlaid with various hardstones and bone with gilt highlights on black lacquer, the reverse is decorated with gilt flower sprays on a brown lacquer ground, each panel 173 high x 42cm wide x 2cm deep 366 A gilt painted and metal mounted altar table, of recent manufacture, probably Korean, with two frieze drawers above splayed legs, 83cm high, 154cm wide, 46.5cm deep 367 A Thai gilt-lacquered bronze Buddha, Late Rattanakosin period, 19th Century, seated in dhyanasana wearing robes impressed with foliate motifs, his face in a meditative expression, with pendulous earlobes and hair arranged in small spikes, 58cm high x base width 49cm

4 368 A large Thai gilt-lacquered bronze Buddha, Late Rattanakosin period, 19th Century, seated in dhyanasana wearing robes impressed with foliate motifs, his face in a meditative expression, with pendulous earlobes and hair arranged in small spikes, 79cm high x base width 62.5cm 369 Two Sino-Tibetan gilt-bronze figures, China or Tibet, 18th century or later, both seated in padmasana on a lotus throne, with bluecoloured hair and jewellery inlaid with turquoise and cornelian, one with hands holding a mirror; the other with eight hands in various gestures or holding attribu...[more] 370 A Japanese Lac Burgaute snuff bottle, late 19th or early 20th century, carefully inlaid with repeated floral patterns, inlaid signature seal, approximately 6cm high x 3cm wide x 2cm deep 371 A pair of Japanese Satsuma two-handled vases, Meiji Period, of square section with lobed squat bulbous bases, painted on each side with figures on a gilt ground, bases signed, 22.5cm high (2) Provenance: Purchased Sotheby's, 18th June 1996, lot A Japanese bronze model of a Tiger, Meiji Period, modelled realistically prowling and roaring, approximately 45cm long Provenance: Purchased Sotheby's, 27th February 1997, lot A large Japanese Satsuma style Buddha, with coloured enamels and gilded decoration, 48cm high 374 A Japanese Imari octagonal vase, Meiji Period, mounted as a lamp, the vase approximately 40cm high, overall height including fittings 53cm 375 A large pair of Japanese Satsuma vases, Meiji Period, painted with figures to the four sides, 64.3cm high (2) Provenance: Purchased Sotheby's, 18th June 1986, lot A black lacquer and gilt japanned cabinet on stand, in mid-18th century style, 20th century, foliate decorated throughout and opening to an arrangement of drawers, 168cm high, 96cm wide, 52cm deep Provenance: Purchased Christie's 10th June 1999, lot A silver coloured gilt and enamel model of a billy goat, stamped Silver and 19 only, possibly Chinese, late 20th century, modelled bucking, with carved horn horns and an enamelled blanket inset with circular cabochon turquoise and coral, affixed to a wooden base, 18cm (7in) high overall Provenance...[more] 378 A Chinese export silver handled walking stick by Luen Wo (LW, a chopmark), the top of the handle with four characters in roundels, the sides with prunus blossom, on a hammered ground, the shaft ebonised, 84.5cm (33 1/4in) long Luen Wo worked from 42 Nanking Road, Shanghai circa 1880 to A Chinese export silver mounted ebonised wood walking stick, circa 1890, the spherical knop with a character in relief, well chased in relief with a dragon, the handle shaft similarly chased with confronting dragons, 84.5cm (33in) long overall 380 A Cantonese carved ivory mounted bamboo walking stick, late 19th century, 83cm high; a Victorian carved ivory mounted walking stick, late 19th century, with ebonised wood shaft, 91cm high; and an Indian carved bone mounted walking stick, late 19th century, 85cm high Cites Regulations Please note t...[more] 381 A Japanese silver four piece tea service, three incuse chop marks and jungin (pure silver), Meiji period, circa 1890, the tea pot with a bamboo form swing handle over, an iris finial to the domed cover chased with irises, the spherical body conforming, with a cream jug, a sugar basin and a sugar...[more] 382 A Chinese Chalcedony carving of a Buddha, carved with light purple coloured stone against a mottled brown exterior stone, 6,5cm wide x 5cm high and three Chinese Lapis Lazuli carvings, two of the Buddha and one of a lady, 11cm high and smaller, two with fitted wood stands (4)

5 383 A large Chinese glazed pottery figure of Guanyin, Qing Dynasty, glazed in aubergine and turquoise glaze with gilding, supported on a moulded separately modelled 'dragon' base, overall height of base and figure 56cm ; figure 42cm 384 A Chinese bronze two-handled vase, Qing Dynasty, cast with archaic motifs and two mask handles, 28cm high 385 A large Chinese green and blue glazed pottery garden seat, late Qing Dynasty, with lion mask handles and pierced sides, 51cm x 46cm diameter and six large Chinese green glazed openwork tiles, each approximately 36cm square (7) Provenance: The garden seat purchased Sotheby's, 3rd April 1996, lot 1...[more] 386 Six various Chinese wood stands, 20th century, comprising a large circular pair supported on five scroll feet, 31cm high x 31.5cm wide (measurement of inner rim); another similar; a square four legged stand, 10cm high x 14.5cm wide; a circular openwork stand 29cm wide (measurement of inner rim 22...[more] 387 A Tibetan silver metal and copper ewer, 20th century, 28cm high 388 A Tibetan gilt-bronze stand, 17th century, 34.5cm long x 20.5cm deep x 10cm high 389 A Burmese silver rectangular card case, circa 1900, with seated figures in relief within shaped reserves on a scroll foliate ground back and front, 10cm (4in) long; and two Indian sadeli work rectangular card cases, late 19th century, one with fretwork panels, in a micro mosaic frame, to the fron...[more] 390 A South Asian hardwood and parcel gilt coffer, probably Thai, 19th century, 42cm high, 77cm wide, 44cm deep 391 A carved hardwood high back chair, 20th century, South East Asian, the back carved with elephants, gazelle, and figures, 162cm high 392 A large carved wood Burmese style Buddha, 20th century, 78cm high 393 A pair of Burmese carved wooden chairs, each with balloon shaped back carved and pierced throughout with foliate decoration 394 A large marble figure of Sakyamuni, possibly Burmese, 19th or 20th century, the historic Buddha modelled seated in bhurmisparsa mudra upon oval base, 76cm high x 66cm wide 395 Three Sasanian hardstone stamp seal rings, circa 4th -6th century A.D. One of chalcedony, the oval seal engraved with an eagle, the shank with a repeat lozenge design; a carnelian example engraved with a head in profile; and another in chalcedony, engraved with a recumbent zebu Provenance: Purcha...[more] 396 Three strands of faceted Islamic carnelian bead necklaces, circa 12th century A.D. and later; and a single strand of graduated rock crystal beads with garnet spacer beads, possibly Roman, 42cm long Provenance: Purchased Bonhams, 16 May 2002, lots 113 and An Anglo Indian sandalwood and ivory mounted dome topped coffer, mid 19th century, the exterior with lac heightened ivory banding enclosing openwork carved foliate ivory mounts, on four paw feet, the interior with fitted lift-out tray, 21cm high, 36cm wide Cites Regulations Please note that this l...[more] 398 Please note: In addition to the materials mentioned in the catalogue description, this chair also incorporates bone decoration. The chair also incorporates elements of ebonised hardwood and is not purely solid ebony throughout.an Indian carved ebony and ivory inlaid armchair, late 17th century, Co...[more]

6 399 Rajasthan, Jaipur, circa The Northern and Southern celestial hemispheres, black ink and colours and gold on paper, the positions of the stars superimposed on depictions of the constellations and signs of the Zodiac, many of the signs identified in red nagari, the two hemispheres depicted side...[more] 400 A group of twenty carved openwork ivory Erotic Plaques, Orissa, 19th Century, each of rectangular form with a single central upper projection and two lower projections to the sides, each carved in relief with a copulating couple in different positions under a mihrab, each approximately 9.5cm high...[more] 401 A set of four Indian carved marble jadinieres in the form of stylised lotus flowers, 20th century, 29cm high, 45cm diameter Provenance: Purchased Sotheby's, 18th October 1996, lot A Middle Eastern mother-of-pearl veneered low table, of octogonal form, 17cm high, 92cm wide Cites Regulations Please note that this lot (lots marked with the symbol in the printed catalogue) may be subject to CITES regulations when exported from the EU. The CITES regulations may be found at ww...[more] 403 A large buff sandstone architectural panel, Rajasthan, Western India, 18th century or later, of rectangular form, carved in relief with a vigorous scrolling iris design in Mughal style, issuing from a rocky mound fringed with acanthus leaves, surrounded by rope twist border, approximately 117cm l...[more] 404 A Kashmiri painted lacquer box, late 19th century, painted with a family crest in an oval reserve, on a ground of arabesques and flower filled boteh, 13cm long 405 A Koftgari salver, Punjab, circa 1880, iron with gold damascene and brass appliquã decoration in the form of a leaf, 23cm wide 406 Twelve Company School miniatures of Mughal Buildings, Delhi, mid 19th Century, gouache on ivory, oval views, mounted together in ebonised wood semi-circular frame, each approximately 3.8cm x 2.9cm Provenance: Purchased Bonhams, sale number 10541, lot 316 Cites Regulations Please note that this lo...[more] 407 Ten Gujarat wood printing blocks, India, late 19th or 20th century, and another related wood block, 18.5cm long and smaller (11) 408 A Kashmiri folding table and stand, the detachable top painted with flower and with script border, the folding base composed of eight panels painted with flowers and with openwork, approximately 56cm wide x 74cm high 409 A large pair of Multan blue and turquoise glazed tiles, Punjab, India (now Pakistan), 19th century, approximately overall length of both tiles 79cm x 53.3cm high 410 Two Multan Tiles, Punjab, India (now Pakistan), 19th century, glazed red earthenware, of rectangular form, painted in blue and turquoise on white ground, the central palmette inscribed with Allah and Ya Muhammad, recessed ground, floral decorations, both approximately 29 x 25 x 2.5cm (2) 411 An Indian silver, enamel and gem set walking stick, the handle formed as a ram's head, inset with rubies, on a green foliate banded ground, the shaft ebonised, 100cm (39 1/4in) long 412 An Indian silver shaped rectangular card case, Kutch, circa 1880, chased with typical tight scoll flowering foliage, one side with a shield engraved with a monogram MS or SM, 10cm (4in) long; and a Chinese shaped oblong filigree card case, with a dragon on a central panel, the reverse with a smal...[more] 413 An Indian silver small comport by Oomersee Mawjee, Bhuj, Kutch, incuse stamped O.M and BHUJ, circa 1900, with ten lobed dish top finely chased with scrolling flowers, on a foliate calyx to a knopped baluster pedestal with three cranes standing on the domed circular base chased with scrolling...[more]

7 414 An Indian silver mounted walking stick, Kutch, circa 1890, the tapering handle chased with birds amidst scrolling foliage, 92cm (36in) long; another with a European gilt metal knop; and two with gilt metal and porcelain handles (4)Please note: the Indian walking stick is a concealed sword stick 415 An Indian silver and gem set canted-rectangular casket, unmarked, circa 1911, the slightly domed hinged cover centred by the badge of Tonk state and title Tonk State and Durbar's English Officer, inset with zircons, sapphires and rubies, with chased bands of scroll foliage with flowers an...[more] 416 A large Indian charger, probably Jaipur, late 19th or early 20th century, the fritware body painted in turquoise and blue with flowers, 52.5cm diameter 417 Three Indian silver coloured and enamel wall mirrors, unmarked, chased with beaded, floral and foliate swag bands, chases with figures and birds to blue enamel backgrounds, the reverse chased with male and female figures, 43.5cm (17in) high 418 An Indian 'pietra dure' marble inset octagonal table top, second half 20th century, depicting a floral arrangement within an amber marble border, with moulded edges, 2.5cm high, 44cm wide 419 A large Qajar type vase and cover, painted in bright colours, 51cm high Provenance: Purchased Bonhams, 15th January 2004, lot A large Islamic textile panel, probably Ottoman circa late 18th or 19th century, on modern wood stretcher, overall size 153cm x 199.5cm 421 Seven various Islamic painted glass vessels, the green glass painted and gilt with a wide band of flowers and script, between 20cm and 21cm high (7) 422 A pair of Qajar metalwork Camels, Persia, 19th century, with inlaid decoration, 27.5cm high x 26cm long x 9cm deep (2) 423 A Qajar enamel vase, Persia, late 19th century, brightly coloured, 27cm high 424 A moulded tile, Qajar, Persia, 19th century, 10cm x 26cm 425 A Qajar glass painting of a lady, Persia, 19th century, image size to frame approximately 39cm high x 42cm wide Provenance: Unknown auction (Possibly Christie's) 30th April 2003, lot A large Kashan copper lustre vase, Persia, Seljuk Period or later, the tapering ovoid body painted with a band of figures on horseback, 44.5cm high 427 A pair of polychrome tiles, Qajar, Persia, 19th century, each of canted rectangular form with raised moulded script including Ya Rafie Aldarajat, [O High-ranking (one)], 36cm wide x 24.8cm high x 2.1cm deep (2) Provenance: Unknown auction (possibly Bonhams) 24th April 1994, lot A Kashan lustre-ware seated figural vessel, Persia, 13th century or later, 37.5cm high 429 A Persian slip-decorated bowl, probably Nishapur, 10th-11th century or later, decorated in manganese brown on a cream ground, 25.5cm diameter Provenance: Belgravia Gallery Ltd, London, probably purchased in the 1980's or 1990's. 430 Three talismanic Persian metal bowls, 18th or 19th centuries, one with Sotheby's lot ticket 552 but undated, 20cm; 14.5cm and 15cm wide and a larger inlaid dish, 46.5cm diameter (4)

8 431 A Kashan blue-glazed bottle vase, Persia, 12th century or later, the frit body of baluster form with a compressed globular base resting on a short foot, the narrow tapering neck joined to a wide flaring fluted mouth of tulip form decorated all over with a blue glaze, 28.5cm high 432 A Kashan copper-lustre tile, Persia, circa 13th century or later, with raised script újaeinah Smeaan' [And He made him hear] glazed in blue, 40cm wide x 20cm high x 2.5cm deep 433 A Khorassan copper candle stand, Eastern Persia, 13th century or later, with openwork and incised bands, supported on three pad feet, 53cm high 434 A group of four polychrome tiles, Damascus, Syria, 18th century, with various script including, La Ilaha Ill 'Allah [There is no God but God] Muhammad Rasul Allah [Muhammad is the messenger of God], each approximately 22.5cm x 22.5cm and smaller (4) Provenance: Purchased Sotheby's 10th Oc...[more] 435 A large pair of Islamic tiles, Damascus, Syria, 16th century or later, with calligraphy enclosed with floral borders in blue green, turquoise and aubergine glazes, each tile 32.5cm x 32.5cm (2) 436 Four Iznik style pottery spherical hanging ornaments, Western Anatolia, 19th and 20th centuries, two 19.5cm high x 18.5cm wide; one 18cm high x 17.5cm wide and one 13cm high z 13cm wide (4) Provenance: Purchased Sotheby's, 18th October, 1996, lot A polychrome tile, Kutahya, Turkey, early 20th century, inscribed Masha Allah, 20.5cm x 20.5cm 438 Please note: this lot has now been withdrawn from the sale 439 An Iznik bottle vase, Ottoman Turkey, circa 1600, with brightly coloured glazed and enamelled floral decoration, base with two old labels and Mansour Gallery label numbered $75', overall height 32cm, with later metal mounts 440 A silver-inlaid bronze door knocker, Mamluk, Egypt or Syria, the convex disc with scalloped rim, the striker with deep flutes, with calligraphic, arabesque and fish decoration, 22.5cm high x 14.5cm wide 441 An inlaid bronze door knocker, Mamluk, Egypt or Syria, the convex disc with serrated rim, the striker in the form of a pierced lozenge shaped medallion, the two elements decorated with incised geometrical, floral and calligraphic design and silver inlay, approximately 24cm high x 15cm wide 442 An Ottoman mother-of-pearl inlaid casket, probably early 20th century, with hinged cover, red velvet interior, approximately 26.5cm high x 27.5cm wide x 19cm deep Provenance: Purchased Sotheby's, 14th March 2002, lot 681. Cites Regulations Please note that this lot (lots marked with the symbol i...[more] 443 Turkish Costumes, eight various watercolours depicting officials and trades people, one inscribed Costume d'une Sultane, 24cm x 16.5cm, another of a man holding a flag 22cm x 16cm and six 18.5cm x 12.5cm, all framed (8) Provenance: Purchased Bonhams, 2nd May 2001, lot An Ottoman Turkish silver mirror, Tugrah mark, apparently no sah mark, scalloped circular and chased with flowers, fruit, foliage and scrolls, the unusual handle with a removable pin allowing it to be folded as an easel, 39cm (15 1/4in) long, in a fitted leather covered case from Edward Tessier,...[more] 445 A large Ottoman gilded and inlaid Hookah, with inlaid base, the slender knopped stem chased with foliage, overall length approximately 112cm Provenance: Purchased Sotheby's, The Turkish Sale, 11th October 1996, lot A Mamluk style silver-inlaid dish, circa 1900, 39cm diameter, with red velvet covered box and two other Turkish dishes and a bowl (4)

9 447 A Continental pottery Iznik style 'Galleon' dish, late19th or early 20th century, decorated in raised-red, cobalt-blue, turquoise, green and black on a white ground, 26cm diameter Provenance: Purchased Bonhams sale number 10541, lot An Iznik dish, circa 1600, of shallow rounded form on a short foot with everted rim, decorated in raised-red, cobalt-blue, green and black on a white ground with a ewer decorated with a floral spray surrounded by a scrolling floral vine, the rim with rock and wave design, 26cm diameter Provenanc...[more] 449 A pair of Iznik style vases, probably Cantagalli, 19th or early 20th century, brightly painted with flowers in blue, green, red and black, 31cm high (2) Provenance: Purchased Sotheby's 14th May 1994, lot An Iznik style jardiniã re, circa 1900, Belgium, Boch Frà res Keramis, of a deep round form decorated under blur, red and green with tulips and saz leaves, the base marked in black 'B.F.K 242 no.3 /69', 32cm high x 23cm high Provenance: Purchased Sotheby s, 29th October, 1993, lot An Iznik dish, late 16th or early 17tn century, of shallow rounded form with everted rim on a short foot, decorated in raised-red, cobaltblue, green and black outline with a central saz leaf, tulips and roses, 24.5cm diameter Provenance: Purchased Bonhams sale number 10541, lot A large Chinese Islamic market porcelain dish, probably Swatow, 17th century, painted in overglaze green and black enamels, with talismanic inscriptions, red line border, approximately 41cm diameter Dishes similar to this were exported to Indonesia and are believed to have been commissioned by t...[more] 453 A Mamluk style circular white metal inlaid lamp, probably Egypt or Syria, 19th century, inlaid with calligraphy and elaborate openwork, the lamp approximately 22cm high x 28.5cm wide, fitted for electricity and with suspension chain 454 A Near Eastern cornelian intaglio signet ring, probably Persian, the cornelian plague engraved in Near Eastern script with scrolled decoration, probably a personal seal, in a silver coloured setting with scrolled foliate decoration, finger size L 455 A Mamluk style silver inlaid brass vase, Egypt or Syria, 19th Century, of baluster form with long neck, inlaid and engraved with an intricate design of inscriptions, interlace and floral patterns, 27.5 cm. high and a Mamluk style silver inlaid brass circular tray, Egypt or Syria, 19th Century, 35c...[more] 456 A Mamluk revival gilt-coppered and lacquered bowl, probably Egypt late 19th century, 27cm wide x 10cm high 457 A large Middle Eastern circular tray, circa 1900 or later, with enamel decoration, with hook for wall suspension, 77cm diameter 458 An Egyptian silver coloured book box, post 1946, the upper and lower covers engraved with arabesques, the spine plain, 20cm (7 7/8in) long, 773g (24.85 oz), in a fitted Asprey case embossed with the national emblem of the Sultanate of Oman 459 An Egyptian revival inlaid metal casket, 19th century, with separate padlock (no key), the interior inlaid with wood and mother-of-pearl and parquetry, 28.8cm square x 18cm high Provenance: Purchased Sotheby's, 16th April 1987, lot 465. Cites Regulations Please note that this lot (lots marked with...[more] 460 A Middle Eastern parquetry rectangular table box, late 20th century, inlaid with stained woods, ivory and mother of pearl, containing a copy of the Koran, 11 x 65 x 14.5cm Cites Regulations Please note that this lot (lots marked with the symbol in the printed catalogue) may be subject to CITES r...[more] 461 A large Moroccan pottery metal-mounted vase, painted in turquoise, blue, yellow, red and brown with Islamic motifs, base marked in underglaze black BEZ/PD, 50cm high

10 462 A pair of Egyptian carved and stained hardwood wall brackets, with mashrabiya work panels and mother-of-pearl inlay, 69 x 25.5cm Cites Regulations Please note that this lot (lots marked with the symbol in the printed catalogue) may be subject to CITES regulations when exported. The CITES regulat...[more] 463 A hardwood and inlaid occasional lamp table in Islamic taste, 70cm high, 47cm square, together with two similar octagonal examples Cites Regulations Please note that this lot (lots marked with the symbol in the printed catalogue) may be subject to CITES regulations when exported from the EU. Th...[more] 464 Two hardwood and carved and mother-of-pearl inlaid Islamic style easels, of recent manufacture, possibly Syrian, each incorporating Mashrabeya panels, 160cm and 130cm high respectively, together with a small mirror in similar style, 45cm x 39cm overall Provenance: Purchased Sotheby's 14th March 2...[more] 465 An Egyptian soapstone and silver colour mounted model of a scarab, stamped with an Assay mark, mounted on an oblong silver coloured base, 12cm (4 3/4in) long 466 A set of twelve Egyptian silver finger bowls, Cairo ,.900 standard, with beaded rims, the outside with triple banded borders and pendent arabesques, the interiors with calligraphic panels, 11cm (4 3/8in) diameter, 1401g (45.05 oz) 467 An Egyptian silver coloured rectangular photograph frame, chased and pierced with scroll work, 16.5cm (6 1/2in) high; three silver coloured photo frames, unmarked, pierced and engraved with floral decoration, the smallest 18cm (7in) high, the tallest 21cm (8 1/4in) 468 Three Egyptian silver coloured plain rectangular frames, Cairo 1992,.900 standard, one unglazed, with plywood backs and wooden easels, 29cm high and smaller 469 A selection of Bohemian or Beykoz glass for the Near Eastern market, clear glass, enamelled and ruby-flashed, comprising: a hookah and base, 54cm high; a bonbonniere and stand and another hookah base 470 A Czech glass amber-flashed clear and gilt bowl, decorated with a band of stylized foliage and flowers, 41cm diameter 471 A selection of Bohemian/Czech or Beykoz glass for the Near Eastern market, comprising: a green/yellow cut-glass bonbonniere cover and stand, the stand 19cm diameter; a green/yellow cut-glass hookah base, 29cm high; a bottle and stopper, 25cm high; and a rubyflashed cover and stand for a bonboni...[more] 472 A pair of pale-yellow and enamelled bottles and stoppers for the Eastern market, late 19th century, Bohemian or Beykoz, 42cm high 473 Two similar turquoise, enamelled and gilt glass bottles and spire stoppers, Bohemian for the Near Eastern market or Beykoz, 37cm high approx. and another smaller, 21cm high 474 A pair of Bohemian/Czech purple-flashed, clear and gilt glass table lustres and storm shades, 67cm high Provenance: Purchased Sotheby's, 28th October A Bohemian or Beykoz blue glass hookah base, made for the Near Eastern market, enamelled in white with foliage and scrolls, gilt details, the glass base 35cm high, with brass attachment, overall height approximately 50cm 476 A pair of Bohemian/Czech clear, ruby-flashed and enamelled glass large bottles and spire stoppers for the Near Eastern market, cut with geometric patterns and enamelled in colours, 61cm & 62cm high Provenance: Purchased Sotheby's 12th April 1994, lot Two similar Bohemian/Czech or Beykoz clear and enamelled glass large bottles and spire stoppers for the Near Eastern market, cut with geometric patterns and enamelled in colours, 58cm & 62cm high Provenance: Purchased Sotheby's 12th April 1994, lot 708.

11 478 A French porcelain Sevres-style blue-ground gilt-metal mounted two-handled clock garniture, third quarter 19th century, painted recto with Watteauesque panels and verso with landscape panels, the central urn and cover fitted with an eight-day two-train clock movement, 65cm high, the flanking urns an...[more] 479 A pair of Czech or Beykoz clear glass and gilt table lustres with storm shades, for the Near Eastern market, 68cm high Provenance: Purchased Sotheby's 12th April 1994, lot A pair of Bohemian/Czech clear-glass, gilt and ruby flashed and cut slender hexagonal vases, 28.5cm high; and a modern clear glass decanter and stopper, possibly Haida, with a band of pink-flashed rectangular panels reserved on a gilt vernicular ground, 34cm high Provenance: The vases purchas...[more] 481 A modern Czech or Beykoz press-moulded, clear glass, ruby-flashed and and enamelled and gilt three-light table candelabrum, with two associated storm shades, 61cm high without shades 482 A pair of Bohemian/Czech green-glass enamelled and gilt bottle vases, for the Near Eastern market, with spire stoppers, 51cm high Provenance: Purchased Sotheby's 28th October 1993, lot A large Bohemian ruby-flash goblet and a cover, third quarter 19th century, the tapered decagonal bowl engraved with deer in a forest landscape, 55.5cm high Provenance: Purchased Christie's 30th May 1979, lot Hassan Jouni (Lebanese b. 1942), Cafe scene, oil on canvas Signed lower left 36 x 76cm (14 1/4 x 30in.) Provenance: Purchased Bonhams London, Islamic & Indian Art, 29th April 2004, lot Asprey, a silver and parcel three colour gilt model of Arabs in the Desert, partial marks, resting from hawking, on an irregular marble base, 51cm (20in) long 486 Paul Mak (Russian ), An Enthroned Queen,gouache on paper Signed and dated 1965 lower left 28 x 26cm (11 x 10 1/4in.) Provenance: Purchased Bonhams, Islamic & Indian Art, 1st May 2003, lot Asprey, a silver gilt model of four racing camels with jockeys up by Asprey & Co., London 1982, the race under way, on a green onyx irregular oblong base, 18cm (7in) high, 32cm (12 1/2in), in a fitted Asprey box 488 Amin El-Bacha (Lebanese b. 1932), Devil playing a Cello, watercolour and pen and ink on paper Signed lower left 47 x 61cm (18 1/2 x 24in.) Provenance: Purchased Bonhams, Indian & Islamic Art, 29th April 2004, lot 556 (one of two) 489 Amine el Bacha (Lebanese b. 1932), Garden of earthly delights, pen, ink and watercolour Signed lower right 39 x 26cm (15 x 10in.) Provenance: Rowley Gallery Ltd., London; Purchased Bonhams London, 29th April 2004, lot 556 (one of two) 490 Suha Tamin Tuqan (Lebanese, ) Houses Three works comprising: Houses with Flowers, gouache and pencil on paper, signed and dated â š' lower left, 34 x 24 cm (13 3/8 x 9 1/2in.) Houses - Diagonal, gouache and pencil heightened with gold paint on paper, signed and dated â š upper right, 24...[more] 491 Haroutioun Torossian (Lebanese ?), Woman In Mirror, oil on canvas Signed lower left; also signed verso 71.5 x 53cm (28 1/4 x 20 7/8in.) Provenance: Purchased Bonhams London, Islamic & Indian Art, 29th April 2004, lot Middle Eastern School (20th century), Figure of a woman, oil on board 60 x 74cm (23 5/8 x 29 1/8in.) Provenance: Purchased Christie's London, date unknown, lot An Arabic gold coloured marriage bib necklace, the jewellers copy coins within reeded settings, with pierced quatrefoil panels between, 383.4g gross

12 494 A Turkish silver coloured oblong tray by Melda, stamped Spedal 925 Melda, late 20th century, with sloped rims and twin tulip and leaf handles, 48cm (19in) long, 1375g (44.2 oz) 495 A Turkish silver coloured rosewater ewer and basin, stamped GUL 900, late 20th century, with a ball finial to the ogee domed hinged cover, an S-scroll handle and an S-scroll spout, plain except for a neck girdle, the basin with a deep well, the ewer 37cm (14 1/2in) high, the basin 37cm (14 1/...[more] 496 A German silver coloured parcel gilt coffee service by Deyhle,.925 standard, circa 1980, the Arabic style coffee pot with a turned finial to the conical hinged cover, the spout with a cover, applied with the royal crown of Jordan and with a gilt decorative band, 26.5cm (10 1/2in) high (the handl...[more] 497 A Turkish silver coloured samovar set, stamped SK 900, late 20th century, the samovar with a detachable chimney, tea pot stand, central cap, main cover, twin turned horn handles with cast supports, a dragon cast spout with handle-like spigot, on a pedestal base, 44cm (17 1/4in) high with cap...[more] 498 A silver plated large water bottle, stand and bowl by Calegaro, Italy, of recent manufacture, 50cm (19 3/4in) high, in Fitaihi, Saudi Arabia box 499 A Middle Eastern brass and abalone domed circular box and cover, stamped 21, late 20th century, 14cm high; and a conch shell mounted in embossed white alloy as a box, late 20th century, with a hanging chain, approx. 20cm high (2) 500 A large contemporary lacquer box, in the form of a 17th Century Namban coffer, decorated on a roiro ground in gold and silver togidashi with a typical design of lozenges containing kacho-e subjects within diaper borders, all on a gilded ground, with patinated copper mounts, 76cm long x 2...[more] 501 Please note - this lot has been withdrawn 502 Mahmoud Hammad (Syrian b. 1923), Five works, comprising: Abstract in Squares, signed in Arabic and English and dated ' 80 lower right Figures in Squares, signed in Arabic and English and dated lower right Gilgamesh Figures in Squares, signed in Arabic and English and dated lower right Arab Men He...[more]