Our catalogue > Mughal & Islamic India
India is largely Hindu, but from the early 16th century, northern India was ruled by a Muslim dynasty with origins in Central Asia and who became known as the Mughals.
Mughal court arts evolved as a blend of traditional Central Asian influences mixed with influence from Persia.
The items on this page are examples of Mughal and Islamic art from India.
Each piece has been sourced from within the UK, often from old UK collections. Indeed, because of its colonial past, the UK is the best place to find well-provenanced, authentic Indian antique art.
Each item is available for sale.
We also have separate pages for Indian Bronzes, non-Mughal Indian antiques, Colonial Indian Silver, and Mughal Silver. Additional Indian textiles that we have in stock are to be found in our Textiles section.
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Enquiry about object: 6605
Pair of Indian Parcel-Gilt Matthew Boulton-Style Silver Filigree Candle Vases
Made in India for the English Market circa 1770
heights: 21.2cm, combined weight: 1,324g
Provenance
US art market
Enquiry about object: 6403
Export Indian Dyed Cotton Prayer Cloth (Jainamaz)
Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India circa 1850
91cm x 133cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5217
Two Mughal Engraved Gilded Silver Boxes inset with Tortoiseshell Panels
North India circa 1740
length of largest box: 9.5cm, width: 8.8cm, height: 3.3cm, weight: 183g; length of smaller box: 7.5cm, width: 6.7cm, height: 1.8cm, weight: 98g
Provenance
Scottish art market
Enquiry about object: 6507
Monumental Silver-Inlaid Bidri Flask & Stopper (Surahi)
Bidar, Deccan, India late 18th century
height: 45cm, weight: width: 22cm, weight: approximately 6kg
Provenance
European art market
Enquiry about object: 6431
Indian Gilded, Enamelled Silver Lion Dagger Hilt or Staff Handle Inlaid with Rubies
Northern India 18th century
height: 9.8cm, weight: 102g (without stand)
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6439
Portable Brass Indian Fish-Shaped Hookah Base
North India 18th-19th century
length: 14.5cm, weight: 392g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6442
North Indian or Mughal Silver & Enamel Chess Set
Northern India 19th century
2.2cm-4cm
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 6088
Thirteen Indian Brass Jewellery Moulds
Northern India circa 19th century
combined weight: 612g
Enquiry about object: 6300
Inscribed, Chiselled Steel Punch Dagger or Katar with European Blade
Sri Lanka or South India 16th-17th century
length: 63.1cm, width: 9cm, weight: 617g
Provenance
from the collection of Sir Christopher Ondaatje, UK.
Enquiry about object: 6724
Unusual Indian Silver Fish Rosewater Sprinkler
Northern India 19th century
length: approximately 23cm, height: 16.7cm, depth: 6.7cm, weight: 492g
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Enquiry about object: 6105
Chased & Gilded Mughal Pandan Tray inset with Turquoise-Coloured Cabochon Stones
Northern India circa 1750
length (including handles): 35.4cm, width: 22cm, height: 6cm, weight: 726g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6302
Kutch Chiselled Steel Punch Dagger or Katar
Kutch, North-West India 18th century
length: 33.7cm, width: 9cm, weight: 300g
Provenance
from the collection of Sir Christopher Ondaatje, UK.
Enquiry about object: 6205
Pair of Cuff Bracelets
Northern India or perhaps Pakistan or Afghanistan late 19th century
heights: 9.7cm, diameters: 8.5cm, internal diameters: 5.5cm-6.3cm, combined weights: 490g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6226
Unusual Deccan, Engraved, Silver-Gilt Dagger Locket
Deccan, India 17th century
length: 7.9cm, width: 5.2cm, weight: 60g
Provenance
art market, London
Enquiry about object: 6001
North Indian Velvet Jacket with Fine Zardozi Embroidery
Northern India, possibly Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 19th century
width across arms: 78cm, length: 40cm
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Enquiry about object: 6222
Seven Very Fine Indian Zardozi Textile Borders
Northern India 19th century-early 20th century
6.3cmx149cm, 7.7cmx115cm, 4.7cmx185cm, 7.2cmx335cm, 6.0cmx306cm, 5.5cmx258cm, 5.8cmx327cm
Provenance
private collection, UK
Enquiry about object: 6107
Fine & Large Silver Filigree Tray or Platter
probably India 18th-early 19th century
diameter: 27.5cm, height: 4cm, weight: 573g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6143
Carved Mughal Jade with Gold & Turquoise Mounts
Delhi, Northern India circa 1620 (Jade) & circa 1850 (Mounts)
width: 6.3cm, height: 5.4cm, thickness: 0.3cm, weight: 31.64g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6149
Inscribed, Silver-inlaid Bidri Basin (Silapchi)
Hyderabad, India 18th-19th century
diameter: 35.7cm, height: 11.5cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6163
Silver Bidri Talismanic or Magic Bowl with Koranic Verses (Abkhwura)
Deccan, India 19th century
diameter: 12.5cm, height: 5cm, weight: 197g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6102
Unusual South Indian Inscribed Bronze Ewer
South India, probably Andhra Pradesh 17th-18th century
height: 34.3cm, width: 25cm, depth: 14.5cm, weight: 2,623g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5922
Four Engraved Engraved Silver-Clad Bedstead Charpoy Legs
Northern India 19th century
heights: 32.5cm diameters at base: 13cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5998
Fine Pair of Champleve Enamel Silver Anklets (Jhanhjar)
Punjab, India/Pakistan 19th century
approximate outer diameter of each: 12.6cm, combined weight: 522g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5771
Pair of Mughal Double-Headed Steel Belt Hooks
Northern India 17th century
heights (without stand): 9.8cm, heights with stands: 13.5cm & 15cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 3203
Mughal Steel Dagger (Chilanum or Khanjarli)
North India 17th century
length (without scabbard): 37.2cm
Provenance
private collection; acquired from Simon Ray, London.
Enquiry about object: 5917
Indian Sufi Mendicant’s Elbow Rest with Concealed Dagger
central or northern India 19th century
height: 37cm, width: 23.3cm, weight: 1,255g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4972
Northern Indian Silver Dangling Wedding Earrings
Himachal Pradesh, Northern India early 20th century
length: 13cm, width: 9cm, combined weight: 106g
Provenance
Collection of (the late) Paul Walter; probably acquired in London.
Enquiry about object: 5933
Circular Bidri Tray (Tashtari)
Hyderabad, India early 19th century
diameter: 17.8cm, weight: 402g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6122
Indian Silver Amulet Necklace
Northern India, probably Dolmar, Uttarakhand 19th century
approximate circumference: 76cm, typical length of silver box: 7.5cm, weight: 140g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5685
South Indian Gold Spherical Pendant set with Rubies & Diamonds
South India, possibly Mysore 18th-19th century
diameter: 2.1cm, weight: 16.95g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4454
Finely Engraved Persian-Style Silvered Copper Drinking Bowl
Northern India 19th century
diameter: 15cm, height: 5.3cm, weight: 504g
Provenance
Scottish art market
Enquiry about object: 5089
Rare Indian Coco-de-Mer Ewer
Northern India Circa 17th century
height: 45cm, width: 25cm, thickness: 18cm, weight: 3,070g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5246
Pair of Punjabi Engraved Silver Anklets
Punjab, India/Pakistan 19th century
max. exterior width: 13.2cm, combined weight: 332g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 5242
North Indian or Persian Cast & Inscribed Bronze Hawking Drum
Persia or Northern India 17th-18th century
diameter: 17.5cm, height: 12cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 3673
Chased Silver Mughal Indian or Deccan Scent Bottle
Mughal India circa 17th century
height: 9cm, weight: 65g
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Enquiry about object: 1144
Indian Kutch Silk Embroidered Linen Panel
Kutch, Northern India 19th century
dimensions: 57cm x 58cm
Provenance
Lehman Brothers Corporate Collection - the textile was part of the bank's corporate collection prior to its collapse in 2008.
Enquiry about object: 2330
Large Indian Mughal Dark Green Bloodstone Hookah Mouthpiece
Mughal India circa 1850
length: 18cm, weight: 180g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 3227
Mughal Parcel-Gilt Silver Bazuband
Northern India 18th century
length: 10cm, weight: 39g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 3026
Rare Indian Lucknow Enamelled Silver & Leather Hookah Base
Lucknow, India 18th century
height: 20.2cm, diameter of base: 14.8cm, weight: 611g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4032
Carved Coco-de-Mer Sufi Mendicant’s ‘Begging’ Bowl (Kashkul)
Northern India or Iran (Persia) 18th century
length: 28cm, width: 13cm, height: 10.5cm
Provenance
UK art market.
Enquiry about object: 3663
Rare, Mughal Indian Gilded Chased & Engraved Silver Opium Poppy Pod-Shaped Chilam Cover
Rajasthan or Mughal, India 18th century
diameter: 8cm, height: 6.4cm, dimensions of marble stand: 14cm x 11cm x 2cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 1727
Fine Bowenite Casket with Silver Mounts
India circa 1820
length: 11cm, width: 7.2cm, height: 3.2 cm, weight: 253g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 2797
Mughal Green Glass Rosewater Sprinkler
Gujarat, India or Europe for the Indian Market 18th-early 19th century
height: 18.8cm
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Enquiry about object: 4540
Maharaja’s Parcel-Gilt Silver-Plated Processional Fly Whisk Holder
India 19th century
length: 38cm, weight: 262g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 1335
Rare Matchlock Gun with Gold & Silver Mounts
Coorg, South India 18th century
length: 142cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 2462
Silver-Gilt Mughal Horse Trappings
India 18th-19th century
length/height: 51cm, width: 23.5cm, weight: 1,222g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 2463
Silver-Gilt Mughal Horse Trappings
India 18th-19th century
length: 120cm, weight: 1,592g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4761
Flexible Silver Armlet (Bazuband)
Rajasthan, India 19th-early 20th century
length of silver band: 17cm, width: 4.2cm, weight: 112g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4795
Flexible, Pierced, Silver Armlet (Bazuband)
Rajasthan, India 19th-early 20th century
length of silver band: 16cm, width: 7.5cm, weight: 256g
Provenance
private UK collection.
Enquiry about object: 4769
Crescent-shaped Silver Bangle
India, probably Gujarat 19th century
width across: 9.5cm, internal diameter: 5.6cm, weight: 82cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 432
Indian Hand-Held Brass Hookah Base
Northern India 18th century
height: 14.6cm
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 1442
Brass Ewer (Aftaba) Engraved with Poppies & Carnations In-filled with Black Lac
Mughal, North India circa 1800
height: 33.5cm, width: 25.5cm, weight: 2,050g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 1569
Mughal Brass Ewer (Aftaba)
North India 18th century
height: 36.2cm, width: 26.2cm, weight: 2,557g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 1715
Exceptionally Fine Indian Deccan Parcel-Gilt Silver Filigree Pandan
Deccan, India 18th century
height: 5cm, length: 9.6cm, weight: 77g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 2110
Mughal Inscribed Cast Brass Spittoon (Cuspidor)
North India or the Deccan 17th century
height: 10.4cm, diameter: 11.7cm, weight: 449g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 2485
Indian Silver Hookah with Fine Woven Pipe
India 19th century
height: 43cm, weight of hookah without tube: 720g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4207
Group of Five Chain Mail Fasteners
India, probably Rajasthan 17th-18th century
diameters (approx.): 2.7cm-4.5cm
Provenance
private collection, London.
Enquiry about object: 4240
Chased Silver Lidded Box with Gujarati Inscription
India 18th-19th century
length: 11.9cm, height: 6cm, width: 8.5cm, weight: 332g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4485
Bell-Shaped Silver-Inlaid Bidri Hookah Base
Lucknow, India circa 1850
height: 17cm, diameter: 18.8cm, weight: 2,163g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 3762
Portrait of Nasir-ud-Din Haidar Shah, the second Nawab of Oudh (r. 1827-37) in Original Brass Frame
Lucknow, India circa 1840
height of frame: 25cm, width: 20cm, height of image: 15cm
Provenance
UK art market.
Enquiry about object: 5472
Indian Enamelled Gold Earrings with Emeralds & Pearls
India 19th century
length: 2.7cm, combined wight: 4.98g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 4969
Pair of Indian Silver Earrings (Balti Bali)
Kashmir & Jammu, Northern India early 20th century
width: 3.2cm: combined wight: 13.12g
Provenance
Collection of the late Paul Walter, New York, probably acquired in London.
Enquiry about object: 4979
Pair of Indian Silver Flower-Form Ear Plugs
India, probably Delhi 19th century
diameters: 3cm, combined weight: 13.49g
Provenance
Collection of the late Paul Walter, New York, probably acquired in London.
Enquiry about object: 4052
Unusually Large, Silver Filigree Betel Box
Dutch East Indies, or possibly India circa 1700
length: 22.3cm, width: 16cm, height: 10cm, weight: 1,675g
Provenance
Private London collection (estate)
Enquiry about object: 4572
Batavian Colonial Silver Filigree Tray or Platter
Dutch East Indies, probably Batavia; and possibly India 17th-18th century
length: 42.7cm, width: 24.5cm, height: 3.7cm, weight: 957g
Provenance
UK art market
Enquiry about object: 6251
Exceptional, Rare & Large Dutch East Indies Pandan-Shaped Silver Filigree Toiletry Set, Box, Cover & Tray
Dutch East Indies, probably Batavia 18th century
diameter of tray: 28cm, diameter of box: 19.5cm, height of assembled set: 15.8cm, weight: 2,254g (2.254kg)
Provenance
private collection, London; acquired in London prior to that.
Enquiry about object: 5700
Dutch Colonial Silver Filigree Box & Cover
Dutch Colonial Dutch East Indies, probably Batavia 17th-18th century
length: 21.2cm, depth: 14cm, height: 7.4cm, weight: 1,108g
Provenance
UK art market