Bidspirit auctions | Belmont Auctions Auction Feb 18

Belmont Auctions, Feb 18. 433 lots, estimates 60 - 6000 £.

Belmont Auctions - This auction features antiquities and works of art from the Islamic world, as well as Chinese, Indian, Tibetan, and Japanese art.

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Lots in this catalog (433)

• Lot 1: A Terracotta Head of a Crowned Bodhisattva, Possibly Ancient Gandhara. Modelled in terracotta, — £250 - £300
• Lot 2: A Roman Glass Unguentarium with Applied Spiral Trailing, 1st–3rd Century AD. — £150 - £200
• Lot 3: A Roman Green Glass Flask with Applied Zigzag Trails, Circa 4th-5th century AD. — £150 - £200
• Lot 4: A Roman Marble Head of Hercules, 1000 BC-1000 AD. A finely carved Roman marble head depicting Hercules, — £6,000 - £7,000
• Lot 5: A Roman Marble Phallic Finial, 2nd–3rd Century AD. A carved marble phallic amulet featuring a rounded, — £500 - £600
• Lot 6: A Luristani Style Bronze Stag-Form Ornament. A bronze ornament modelled as a stylised recumbent stag, — £150 - £200
• Lot 7: A Mesopotamian-Style Silver-Inlaid Bronze Axe Head with Female Deity Relief, Possibly 3rd Millennium BC. — £500 - £600
• Lot 8: An Amlash Terracotta Zoomorphic Musical Instrument, 1st Millennium BC. A tall, — £800 - £1,000
• Lot 9: A Bakhtari Alabaster Closed-Form Vessel, circa 3rd Century BC. An ancient Bakhtari alabaster vessel of closed form, — £800 - £1,000
• Lot 10: An Indus Valley Painted Terracotta Jar, Circa 2500–2000 BCE. — £700 - £1,000
• Lot 11: A Gandhara Carved Schist Roundel, Circa 2nd–3rd Century CE. A circular schist roundel finely carved in relief, — £300 - £400
• Lot 12: A Bactrian Stone Axe Head, Circa 1000 B.C. — £200 - £300
• Lot 13: An Amlash Terracotta Zoomorphic Vessel, Mid 1st Millennium B.C. — £2,000 - £3,000
• Lot 14: A Bactrian Black Stone Architectural Finial with Bull-Head Projections, Circa 2nd–1st Millennium BC. — £500 - £600
• Lot 15: A Persian White Metal Mirror Frame with Matching Pair of Candlesticks. A decorative Persian set comprising a large, — £500 - £700
• Lot 16: A Persian Khatam-Inlaid Octagonal Wall Clock with Enamelled Dial and Bird Motif Panel. — £250 - £300
• Lot 17: A Qajar Painting of a Courtly Gathering within a Garden Pavilion, 19th-20th Century, Signed Rohani. — £400 - £500
• Lot 18: A Persian Miniature Painting of a Seated Maiden with a Cat, After the Safavid Style. — £70 - £100
• Lot 19: A Portrait of Mozaffar al-Din Shah Qajar, Persia, 19th Century. — £1,500 - £2,000
• Lot 20: ‘Untitled (Sun Face)’ – Behnam Behnamesh, Persian, Oil on Canvas. — £150 - £200
• Lot 21: ‘Untitled (Sun Face)’ – Behnam Behnamesh, Persian, Ceramic Plate. — £150 - £200
• Lot 22: A Qajar Portrait Miniature of a Courtly Figure in Military Dress, 19th Century. — £250 - £300
• Lot 23: A Qajar Court Portrait of a Mustachioed Nobleman, Persia, 19th Century. — £150 - £200
• Lot 24: A Qajar Lacquer Painting Depicting Two Children, 19th Century. — £100 - £150
• Lot 25: A Qajar Miniature Erotic Painting of a Reclining Female Figure in an Interior, 19th Century. — £400 - £500
• Lot 26: An Indo-Persian School Painting of a Battle Scene, 19th Century. — £150 - £200
• Lot 27: A Qajar Portrait of Muzaffar al-Din Shah Qajar, 19th Century or Later. — £800 - £1,000
• Lot 28: A Qajar Portrait of Fath 'Ali Shah Qajar, 19th Century. — £1,500 - £2,000
• Lot 29: A Qajar Lacquered Panel with a Courtly Interior Scene. — £150 - £200
• Lot 30: An Ottoman Illuminated Genealogical Scroll, 19th Century. An Ottoman scroll featuring a sequence of colourful, — £700 - £1,000
• Lot 31: An Ottoman Illustrated Pilgrimage Scroll, 19th-Century. — £500 - £600
• Lot 32: An Ottoman Fragment of the Kaaba Kiswa, 20th Century.. Crafted in rich green silk with woven threaded inscriptions, — £400 - £500
• Lot 33: An Ottoman Mother-of-Pearl and Tortoiseshell Inlaid Octagonal Tabletop, 19th-20th Century. — £800 - £1,000
• Lot 34: An Islamic Silver Plaque with Engraved Red Agate. — £2,000 - £3,000
• Lot 35: An Islamic Silver Ring Set with a Rectangular Carnelian Bezel Engraved with Islamic Calligraphy. — £200 - £300
• Lot 36: An Islamic Silver Ring with an Oval Carnelian Calligraphic Bezel. — £200 - £300
• Lot 37: An Islamic Silver Ring with a Gilt Roundel Inscribed ‘Ali’. — £200 - £300
• Lot 38: A Islamic Silver Ring with Hexagonal Brass Seal Panel. A silver ring featuring a broad, — £200 - £300
• Lot 39: An Islamic Silver Ring with Gilt Oval Calligraphic Bezel. — £200 - £300
• Lot 40: An Islamic Silver Ring Set With an Oval Green Agate Bezel. — £200 - £300
• Lot 41: An Islamic Silver Ring Set with an Engraved Green Agate. — £200 - £300
• Lot 42: An Islamic Silver Ring Set with Turquoise-Agate Stone Inscribed “Allah”. — £200 - £300
• Lot 43: An Islamic Silver Ring with Rectangular Agate Intaglio. — £200 - £300
• Lot 44: An Islamic Silver Ring Set with an Inscribed Agate. — £200 - £300
• Lot 45: An Islamic Silver Ring Set with an Inscribed Red Agate Intaglio. — £200 - £300
• Lot 46: An Islamic Silver Red Agate Ring. — £200 - £300
• Lot 47: An Iznik Ceramic Tile, Dome of the Rock, 16th Century. — £500 - £600
• Lot 48: An Ottoman Gold ‘Zerf’ Cup with Polychrome Enamel Medallions, 19th Century. — £5,000 - £6,000
• Lot 49: An Ottoman Amber Tasbih Prayer Beads. An Ottoman tasbih composed of warm honey-yellow amber beads, — £1,500 - £2,000
• Lot 50: An Ottoman Gold-Inlaid Iron Scissor-Kard, 19th–20th Century. An Ottoman iron scissor-kard with a straight, — £400 - £500
• Lot 51: A Qajar-Style Copper Kashkul with Dragon-Head Terminals. A boat-shaped kashkul rising from an oval foot, — £600 - £700
• Lot 52: An Islamic Mamluk-Style Enamelled Lidded Box. A round lidded box decorated in rich shades of deep cobalt blue, — £100 - £120
• Lot 53: An Islamic Brass Silver-Inlaid Spherical Lidded Box. — £500 - £600
• Lot 54: An Ottoman Copper Openwork Lidded Box with Arabic Calligraphy, 19th Century or Later. — £1,000 - £1,500
• Lot 55: An Islamic Brass Openwork Bazuband with Calligraphic Panels. — £150 - £200
• Lot 56: An Islamic Brass Openwork Bazuband with Calligraphic Cartouche. — £150 - £200
• Lot 57: An Islamic Silver-Mounted Carnelian Calligraphic Plaque. A finely engraved Islamic carnelian plaque of oval form, — £500 - £600
• Lot 58: An Islamic Carved Agate Talismanic Tablet. — £200 - £300
• Lot 59: A Islamic Carved Agate Calligraphic Tablet. — £200 - £300
• Lot 60: An Islamic Inscribed Oval Agate Seal. An oval agate seal of deep translucent red tone, — £200 - £300
• Lot 61: A Large Safavid Copper Bowl with Arabic Inscriptions, 17th Century. A Safavid copper bowl, — £1,000 - £1,500
• Lot 62: A Seljuk Bronze Mirror with Mythical Beasts, 12th–13th Century. The circular bronze mirror is finely cast in relief, — £350 - £400
• Lot 63: An Ottoman Red Talismanic Shirt with White Calligraphy. A striking Ottoman talismanic shirt crafted in rich red, — £250 - £300
• Lot 64: Sultan Ali: A Safavid Copper Kashkul Beggar's Bowl with Dragon-Head Terminals, Signed Sultan Ali, 17th Century. — £2,000 - £3,000
• Lot 65: A Rare Gilded Miniature Qur’an Scroll on Vellum. — £3,000 - £4,000
• Lot 66: A Large Timurid Tinned Copper Kashkul Beggar's Bowl, 15th Century or Later. — £1,500 - £2,000
• Lot 67: A Rare Safavid Tinned Copper Lidded Kashkul Beggar's Bowl with Arabic Inscriptions, 17th Century. — £2,000 - £3,000
• Lot 68: An Islamic Brass Openwork Calligraphic Plaque. A brass plaque with an intricate openwork design, — £300 - £500
• Lot 69: An Ottoman Iron Scissor-Kard Dagger, 19th–20th Century. A distinctive Ottoman iron scissor-kard dagger, — £100 - £150
• Lot 70: A Qajar Brass Repoussé Tray, 19th–20th Century. — £500 - £600
• Lot 71: A Qajar Brass Charger with Figural and Courtly Scenes, 19th-20th Century. — £150 - £200
• Lot 72: A Qajar Brass Charger Depicting Figurative Cartouches, 19th–20th Century. — £70 - £100
• Lot 73: A Qajar Brass Tray with Figural and Floral Decoration, 19th Century. — £200 - £250
• Lot 74: A Syrian or Egyptian Brass Vessel with Silver Inlay, Probably 19th Century — £70 - £80
• Lot 75: An Islamic Brass Astrolabe, Possibly 19th Century. — £150 - £200
• Lot 76: An Islamic Agate Amulet Pendant with Arabic Calligraphy. — £150 - £200
• Lot 77: A Mughal Jade Floral Plaque Inlaid with Ruby-Coloured Stones. — £150 - £200
• Lot 78: An Islamic Agate Seal Ring Set in White Metal. — £150 - £200
• Lot 79: An Islamic Agate and White Metal Bracelet. — £400 - £500
• Lot 80: A Group of Qajar Mixed-Metal and Enamel Inkwells. — £300 - £400
• Lot 81: A Qajar Lacquer Papier-mâché Mirror Case, 19th Century. — £150 - £200
• Lot 82: An Indo-Persian Engraved Steel Axe Head (Tabar), 19th Century. — £300 - £400
• Lot 83: A Khorasan Style Cast Bronze Zoomorphic Incense Burner. — £400 - £500
• Lot 84: An Indo-Persian Steel Padlock and Key with Calligraphic Decoration. — £300 - £400
• Lot 85: A Qajar Pierced Copper and Brass Kashkul Beggar's Bowl, 19th Century. — £1,500 - £2,000
• Lot 86: A Qajar Brass Jewellery Casket with Pierced Calligraphic Decoration, 19th Century. — £1,000 - £1,500
• Lot 87: A Safavid Tinned Copper Bowl with Calligraphy and Figural Decoration, 17th Century — £500 - £600
• Lot 88: A Safavid Tinned Copper Bowl with Calligraphy and Dense Arabesque Decoration, 17th Century. — £500 - £600
• Lot 89: A Qajar Brass Kashkul Beggar's Bowl with Figural and Calligraphic Decoration. — £300 - £400
• Lot 90: A Qajar Brass Kashkul with Figural and Calligraphic Decoration. — £300 - £400
• Lot 91: A Set of Four Qajar Engraved Brass Torch Stands with Figural and Foliate Motifs, 19th Century. — £300 - £400
• Lot 92: A Large Enamelled Middle Eastern Lidded Jar with Polychrome Floral and Arabesque Decoration. — £200 - £300
• Lot 93: An Islamic Jade Talismanic Pendant with Gilded Brass Calligraphic Medallion — £200 - £300
• Lot 94: A Safavid Woven Textile Panel with Repeating Floral and Palmette Motifs, 17th Century. — £400 - £500
• Lot 95: A Royal Qajar Firman Issued by Muzaffer I al-Din Shah, Iran, 19th Century. — £3,000 - £5,000
• Lot 96: An Ottoman Cotton Talismanic Shirt (Jama). — £1,000 - £1,500
• Lot 97: An Ottoman Cotton Talismanic Shirt (Jama). — £300 - £400
• Lot 98: A Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Qalamdan Pen Box, Made for the Islamic Market, 19th Century. — £3,000 - £4,000
• Lot 99: A Chinese Blue & White Islamic-Inscribed Vase, Da Ming Zhengde Nian Zhi Mark. — £300 - £500
• Lot 100: A Chinese Gilt Bronze Censer with Islamic Inscription, Made for the Islamic Market, — £400 - £500
• Lot 101: A Chinese Islamic Calligraphic Panel with Floral Border, 19th Century. — £700 - £800
• Lot 102: A Chinese Islamic Blue-and-White Calligraphic Porcelain Plate. — £150 - £200
• Lot 103: A Pair of Chinese Islamic Export Porcelain Cups with Arabic Calligraphy. — £150 - £200
• Lot 104: An Ottoman Calligraphic Panel Featuring ‘Ya Ali’ with Marbled Borders, Dated 1338 Hijri. — £600 - £700
• Lot 105: An Ottoman Calligraphic Panel in Thuluth Script, Signed by Hafiz Mehmed Fehmi Efendi, 19th Century. — £250 - £300
• Lot 106: An Ottoman Manuscript Painting of a Ship with Surah al-Nur Calligraphic Sails, 19th. — £800 - £1,000
• Lot 107: An Ottoman Astronomical Diagram on Paper, 19th Century. — £600 - £700
• Lot 108: An Indo-Persian Astrological Diagram, 19th-20th Century. — £300 - £400
• Lot 109: An Ottoman Calligraphic Elephant, Early 20th Century. — £150 - £200
• Lot 110: An Islamic Illustrated Map of Madinah and the Prophet’s Mosque, Signed Ali Reza Husaini, Dated 1313 Hijri. — £800 - £1,000
• Lot 111: "Untitled" – SADDEQUIN (1930–1987). A framed calligraphy painting depicting the Kaaba, — £600 - £800
• Lot 112: An Islamic Pilgrimage Painting of the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, 19th Century. — £600 - £700
• Lot 113: A Double-Sided Islamic Calligraphic Panel in Kufic Script. — £1,200 - £1,500
• Lot 114: A Qajar Calligraphic Composition Depicting Imam ‘Ali (Shama’il), Early 20th Century. — £700 - £800
• Lot 115: Ahmed Moustafa (Egyptian, b. 1943), — £1,000 - £1,200
• Lot 116: An Ottoman Painting of the Sacred Sanctuary at Mecca, 19th–Early 20th Century. — £400 - £500
• Lot 117: A Persian Calligraphic Panel by Mir ‘Ali al-Harawi. — £1,500 - £2,000
• Lot 118: An Ottoman Calligraphic Panel Depicting Al-Masjid an-Nabawi, Signed ‘Muhammad ‘Ali’, 19th–20th Century. — £800 - £1,000
• Lot 119: An Indo-Persian Collection of Manuscript Leaves and Calligraphic Panels. c. 1680-1948 (Signed). — £800 - £1,000
• Lot 120: An Ottoman Devotional Map of the Masjid al-Haram, Mecca, 19th-20th Century. — £400 - £500
• Lot 121: Nasrollah Afjehei (Iranian, born 1933) 'Van Yakad' (Signed). — £5,000 - £6,000
• Lot 123: Syed Sadequain Ahmed Naqvi (Pakistani, 1930-1987) 'Quranic Verse (Surah An-Nahl 16:53)' (Signed). — £800 - £1,000
• Lot 124: An Ottoman Calligraphic Panel Depicting the Bismallah, 20th Century. — £150 - £200
• Lot 125: Malik Muhammad Qazvini: 'Calligraphic Composition of a Janbiya' (Signed). — £800 - £1,000
• Lot 126: An Indo-Persian Silver-Inlaid Steel Bow, 19th Century or Later. An Indo-Persian iron bow, — £500 - £700
• Lot 127: An Indian Deccan Engraved Copper Kashkul Beggar's Bowl, 17th–18th Century. — £1,000 - £1,500
• Lot 128: An Indo-Persian Brass Ewer Set with Basin and Footed Stand, — £2,000 - £3,000
• Lot 129: An Indian Steel Talwar with Silver-Inlaid Floral Motifs, 20th Century. — £300 - £400
• Lot 130: A Mughal Dark Green Glass Dagger Handle. — £200 - £300
• Lot 131: A Mughal Green Jade Dagger Hilt Inlaid with Red Stones. A Mughal dagger hilt carved from smooth green jade, — £300 - £400
• Lot 132: A Mughal Metal Dagger Handle with Elephant-Head Pommel. A Mughal dagger handle fashioned from grey metal, — £150 - £200
• Lot 133: A Mughal Bone-Handled Dagger with Carved Eagle-Head Pommel. — £500 - £600
• Lot 134: An Indian Kashmiri Papier-Mâché Tray with Multicoloured Floral Scrollwork. — £150 - £200
• Lot 135: A Mughal Jade Dagger Hilt with Twin Feline Heads. A Mughal jade dagger hilt carved in a pale, creamy green stone, — £500 - £600
• Lot 136: A Mughal Celadon Jade Dagger Hilt. A Mughal celadon-green jade dagger hilt carved in an elegant curved form, — £300 - £400
• Lot 137: A Damascened Deccan Triple-Blade Steel Katar Dagger. A Deccan katar dagger featuring a tri-blade mechanism, — £500 - £600
• Lot 138: A Kashmiri Lacquer Qalamdan Pen Box, 19th Century. — £300 - £400
• Lot 139: A Kashmiri Painted Qalamdan Pen Box, 19th Century. — £400 - £500
• Lot 140: An Indian Stone Figure of Ganesha, 18th–19th Century. — £500 - £600
• Lot 141: An Indo-Persian Carved Soapstone Relief Plaque with Birds and Floral Motif. — £150 - £200
• Lot 142: An Indian Bone Relief Plaque, 14th-15th Century. — £300 - £400
• Lot 143: A Mughal Dagger with Jade Hilt Carved in Floral Motif, 19th–20th Century. — £700 - £800
• Lot 144: An Indian Kashmiri Paper Mache Bowl, Circa 1920s. A vibrant Indian paper mache bowl from Kashmir, dating to the 1920s. — £300 - £400
• Lot 145: An Indian Bronze Bird-Form Lidded Censer, 19th Century. — £250 - £300
• Lot 146: A Large Indian Papier-Mâché Qalamdan Pen Case with Gilded Floral and Bird Motifs, 19th Century. — £250 - £300
• Lot 147: An Indian Mughal Gem-Set Rock Crystal Bowl, 19th Century. — £400 - £500
• Lot 148: A Large Indo-Portuguese Mother-of-Pearl Charger, 20th Century. — £1,000 - £1,500
• Lot 149: An Indo-Persian Damascened Steel Lobed Tray, 19th–20th Century. — £100 - £150
• Lot 150: An Indian (Kashmir) Stamped Silver Chinar Leaf–Shaped Bon Bon Dish, Late 19th Century. — £250 - £300
• Lot 151: An Indian Brass Figural Betel Nut Cutter (Sarota), 19th-20th Century. — £150 - £200