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Roman Glass Quatrefoil Balsamarium Vessel
Lot: 1Sold for: $330$275Roman Glass Quatrefoil Balsamarium Vessel, probably 2nd century, conjoined, tapered tube form with flared mouth, pale green with iridescence to surface, with thin raised bands of glass molded around more ...
Three Coptic Processional Hand Crosses
Lot: 2Sold for: $570$475Three Coptic Processional Hand Crosses, possibly Egypt, silvered metal, cast with openwork crosses incorporating miniature crosses and knot designs, lg. to 10 3/8 in. more ...
Iznik-style Tile Panel
Lot: 3Sold for: $600$500Iznik-style Tile Panel, Ottoman Turkey, comprising twelve square tiles, the white ground decorated red, blue, and green, depicting tulips issuing from an urn within a cartouche with a stylized ogee more ...
Damascened Shield, Dhal
Lot: 4Sold for: $720$600Damascened Shield, Dhal, Indo-Persia, 19th/20th century, domed, circular form with four bosses, densely worked with floral decoration, reverse with leather straps on four rings, dia. 11 3/4 in. more ...
Three Bronze Daggers
Lot: 5Sold for: $523$425Three Bronze Daggers, probably north west Persia, approximately 1st millennium BC, tapering blades, one with raised braid-pattern mid-rib and crescentic guard, one with raised mid-rib, the more ...
Safavid-style Polychrome Lacquered Papier-mache Casket
Lot: 6UnsoldSafavid-style Polychrome Lacquered Papier-mache Casket, Iran, Qajar period, 18th century, spherical, possibly used for perfumed powders, the cover painted with nightingales perched on rosebuds more ...
Polychrome Lacquered Papier-mache Pen Case, Qalamdan
Lot: 7Sold for: $3,120$2,600Polychrome Lacquered Papier-mache Pen Case, Qalamdan, Iran, late Qajar period, dated AH 1320/1902 AD, signed "Sani Homayoun," with rounded ends and sliding tray, decorated with a combination of more ...
Lacquer Papier-mache Pen Box, Qalamdan
Lot: 8Sold for: $780$650Lacquer Papier-mache Pen Box, Qalamdan, Persia, Qajar dynasty, rectangular with rounded ends and a silvered filigree inkwell, decorated with battle scenes on the top and sides, the base and the more ...
Mirror Case with Miniature
Lot: 9UnsoldMirror Case with Miniature, Iran, Qajar period, 19th century, dated AH 1280/1863 AD, the varnished wooden covers carved with butterflies and a bird perched on a branch of flower buds, the miniature more ...
Polychrome and Lacquered Mirror Case with Miniature Portrait
Lot: 10UnsoldPolychrome and Lacquered Mirror Case with Miniature Portrait, Iran, 18th/19th century, the front cover decorated with a geometric, carpet-like pattern, the miniature painted verso depicting Imam more ...
Figural Study
Lot: 11UnsoldFigural Study, Iran, 20th century, signed "Hossein Behzad" and dated "7/25/1342," ink on paper, double-sided, depicting several male figures in various positions, 16 1/4 x 12 1/8 in. more ...
Calligraphy Page
Lot: 12UnsoldCalligraphy Page, Iran, dated AH 1280/1863 AD, signed "Seyed Ali Akbar Golestaneh," the central composition consisting three horizontal registers of Persian verses in free-flowing Shikasteh, with more ...
Miniature Painting
Lot: 13UnsoldMiniature Painting, Persia, 17th century or later, depicting a nobleman seated in a chair, with female attendants kneeling on either side, mounted on a 19th century painting of intricate geometric more ...
Illustrated Manuscript
Lot: 14UnsoldIllustrated Manuscript, Persia, 19th/20th century, ink, color, and gold on paper, with ten lines of text to the page and interlinear decorations and illustrations along the exterior border, all more ...
Miniature Painting with Calligraphic Verses
Lot: 15UnsoldMiniature Painting with Calligraphic Verses, Iran, 18th century or earlier, opaque watercolor and ink on paper, probably from a book of epic poems, the Safavid-style miniature depicting three more ...
Miniature Painting on Ivory
Lot: 16Sold for: $185$150Miniature Painting on Ivory, Iran, 19th century, rectangular, color on ivory, the central reserve depicting a hunting scene, enclosed by a floral-ground cartouche, all against a blue ground more ...
Miniature Portrait of Nadir-shah
Lot: 17UnsoldMiniature Portrait of Nadir-shah, Mughal India, first half of 18th century, opaque watercolor and gold on paper, the haloed emperor depicted dressed in a brilliant yellow robe and seated against a more ...
Miniature Painting Depicting a Princess and Her Maid
Lot: 18UnsoldMiniature Painting Depicting a Princess and Her Maid, Mughal India, 17th/18th century or later, dated AH 1022/1613 AD, signed "Manohar-Dakani," opaque watercolor on paper, depicting a seated Hindu more ...
Three Miniature Paintings of Women
Lot: 19Sold for: $7,800$6,500Three Miniature Paintings of Women, Mughal India, late 18th/19th century, color and gold on paper, two portraits of a dancing woman, 6 3/4 x 4 3/4, and a courtyard scene depicting two women seated more ...
Three Portraits of Maharajas
Lot: 20Sold for: $2,280$1,900Three Portraits of Maharajas, Mughal India, late 18th/19th century, color and gold on paper, each haloed figure dressed in a pleated tunic and an ornamented cap, standing before a wall of plants, 9 more ...
Painting of a Courtyard Scene
Lot: 21Sold for: $984$800Painting of a Courtyard Scene, India, possibly Jodhpur, 19th century, color and gold on paper, depicting a couple canoodling beneath a pergola set behind a fountain, surrounded by female attendants more ...
Gandharan-style Gray Schist Frieze
Lot: 22Sold for: $615$500Gandharan-style Gray Schist Frieze, carved with Buddha standing on the right flanked by attendants, with an ascetic seated in meditation in a niche on the left surrounded by acolytes, 5 1/4 x 2 1/4 more ...
Gandharan-style Gray Schist Frieze
Lot: 23Sold for: $2,760$2,300Gandharan-style Gray Schist Frieze, carved with a haloed figure on the left and an animated couple on the right, with three further figures in the background, mounted on a wood stand, 11 x 8 x 2 1/2 more ...
Gandharan-style Gray Schist Head of Buddha
Lot: 24UnsoldGandharan-style Gray Schist Head of Buddha, the serene face carved with a soft, bow-shaped mouth, heavy-lidded eyes, with an incised urna, the hair in wavy locks over the ushnisha, mounted on a wood more ...
Kashmir Jamawar-type Shawl
Lot: 25Sold for: $1,200$1,000Kashmir Jamawar-type Shawl, India, 19th century, rectangular, with a bright polychrome woven border composed of palmettes, floral mosaic boteh, and scrolling foliage, with eight tendrils of similar more ...
Silvered and Gilt Repousse Kris Hilt
Lot: 26Sold for: $390$325Silvered and Gilt Repousse Kris Hilt, Indonesia, in the form of a caparisoned horse's head, the mouth closed and ears laid back, the mane draped down on either side of the neck with raised floral more ...
Inlaid Giltwood Medicine Buddha
Lot: 27Sold for: $1,000$1,000Inlaid Giltwood Medicine Buddha, Burma, 19th century, depicted standing on a circular lotus base and holding a medicine jar at waist level with both hands, his monastic robes with colorful inlay more ...
Inlaid Giltwood Kneeling Figure of an Adorant
Lot: 28UnsoldInlaid Giltwood Kneeling Figure of an Adorant, Burma, 19th century, dressed in a flowing monastic robe, ht. 12 1/4 in. Note: For a similar example see Christie's New York, Sale 1455, Lot 971, more ...
Inlaid Giltwood Figure of Shakyamuni
Lot: 29Sold for: $960$800Inlaid Giltwood Figure of Shakyamuni, Burma, 19th century, seated in dhyanasana with his right hand held in bhumisparsha mudra and his left in dhyana, with wood stand, ht. 16 in. more ...
Inlaid Lacquered Wood Figure of Buddha
Lot: 30Sold for: $450$375Inlaid Lacquered Wood Figure of Buddha, Burma, 19th century, modeled seated in dhyanasana on a pedestal, his right hand held in bhumisparsha and his left hand on his lap in avakasha mudra, with more ...