Bidspirit auctions | Grand Auction House Auction Dec 2, 2025

Grand Auction House, Dec 2, 2025. 493 lots, estimates 30 - 80000 £.

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Lots in this catalog (493)

• Lot 1: A Terracotta Head of a Crowned Bodhisattva, Possibly Ancient Gandhara. Modelled in terracotta, — £250 - £300
• Lot 2: A Georgian English Silver Seal with Classical Intaglio of a Helmeted Warrior, 18th-19th Century. — £1,800 - £2,000
• Lot 3: A Glazed Ceramic King Chess Piece, Possibly Medieval 12th–13th Century. — £100 - £200
• Lot 4: A Pair of Near Eastern Glazed Ceramic Gaming Pieces, Possibly Early Medieval Period 10th–12th Century. — £150 - £200
• Lot 5: A Silver Abbasid Dirham from Madinat al-Salam, 198 AH (813 AD). — £30 - £40
• Lot 6: An Umayyad Silver Dirham, Wasit Mint, 111 AH. — £50 - £60
• Lot 7: A Silver Umayyad Dirham, 100 Hijri, Mint of Wasit. — £70 - £80
• Lot 8: A Silver Umayyad Dirham, Mint of Wāsiṭ, 106 AH (724 AD). — £30 - £40
• Lot 9: A Silver Umayyad Dirham, Mint of Wāsiṭ, Dated 114 AH (c. 732 AD). — £40 - £60
• Lot 10: A Silver Umayyad Dirham, Mint of Wāsiṭ, Dated 124 AH (741 AD). — £50 - £60
• Lot 11: A Tabarestan Silver Half Dirham of Governor Suleiman, 784–788 AD. — £50 - £60
• Lot 12: A Tabarestan Silver Half Dirham of Governor Suleiman, 784–788 AD. — £50 - £60
• Lot 13: A Tabarestan Silver Half Dirham of Governor Suleiman, 784–788 AD. A silver half dirham from Tabarestan, — £50 - £60
• Lot 14: A Silver Tabaristan Half Dirham of Governor Suleiman, 784–788 AD. A silver half dirham from Tabaristan, — £50 - £60
• Lot 15: A Silver Sassanian Dirham of Bahram II with Queen and Prince, 3rd Century AD. — £400 - £500
• Lot 16: A Silver Sassanian Dirham of Bahram II with Queen and Prince, 3rd Century AD. — £250 - £300
• Lot 17: A Lot of Two Parthian Silver Drachms of King Sanatruces (Sinatruces), c. 95 BC. — £100 - £150
• Lot 18: A Greek Silver Stater of Rhodes with Medusa Head and Lotus Reverse, 300–350 BC. A finely struck Rhodian silver stater, — £400 - £500
• Lot 19: An Illyrian Silver Tetradrachm of Khamaskouros, c. 54–32 BC. — £300 - £400
• Lot 20: A Roman Marble Head Depicting Antinous, 2nd Century AD. A finely carved Roman marble head representing Antinous, — £80,000 - £120,000
• Lot 21: A Shah Jahan Mughal Silver Dam, Lahore Mint, Dated 1024 AH (c. 1630 AD). — £50 - £60
• Lot 22: A Silver Indo-Scythian Tetradrachm of Azes II, c. 80 BC. A finely struck silver tetradrachm attributed to Azes II, — £250 - £300
• Lot 23: A Mughal Silver Rupee of Shah Jahan, Circa 1630s. — £50 - £60
• Lot 24: A Collection of Post-Sasanian Tabaristan Governors’ Silver Half Dirhams, c. 710–820 AD. — £100 - £120
• Lot 25: A Group of Five Sasanian Silver Dirhams Struck Under the Name of Peroz, Circa 460 AD. — £150 - £200
• Lot 26: A Group of Four Abbasid Silver Dirhams, Including al-Muhammadīyah (185 AH & — £80 - £100
• Lot 27: A Group of Five Sasanian Silver Dirhams of Khusro I and Khusro II. A selection of five silver Sasanian dirhams, — £150 - £200
• Lot 28: A Group of Four Silver Arab-Sasanian Dirhams with the Name of al-Muhallab ibn Abi Sufra. — £600 - £700
• Lot 29: An Illymite Silver Tetradrachm of Kamnakires, 54–32 BC. — £400 - £500
• Lot 30: A Pair of Bronze Seleucid Coins, Cilicia, Tarsos, 164 BC. A pair of bronze coins from Cilicia, Tarsos, — £70 - £80
• Lot 31: A Roman Glass Unguentarium with Applied Spiral Trailing, 1st–3rd Century AD. — £150 - £200
• Lot 32: A Roman Green Glass Flask with Applied Zigzag Trails, Circa 4th-5th century AD. — £150 - £200
• Lot 33: An Egyptian Blue-Glazed Faience Shabti Figure, Possibly Ancient. — £150 - £200
• Lot 34: A Near Eastern Hardstone Abstract Seated Figure, Possibly Ancient. A stylised figure carved from dark hardstone, — £2,500 - £3,000
• Lot 35: A Roman Amethyst Figure of a Nude Youth, 1st–3rd Century AD. — £2,000 - £2,500
• Lot 36: A Byzantine Gold-Mounted Rock Crystal Cross Pendant, 9th-11th Century. — £1,800 - £2,000
• Lot 37: A Central Asian Stone Lion Ensemble Sculpture, Possibly Ancient, — £700 - £800
• Lot 38: A Collection of Indus Valley Terracotta Figures, Harappan Period, c. 2200 BC. — £1,000 - £1,500
• Lot 39: A Collection of Indus Valley Terracotta Figures, Harappan Period, c. 2200 BC. — £1,000 - £1,500
• Lot 40: An Old Babylonian Hematite Cylinder Seal with Cuneiform Inscriptions, c. 2200 BC. — £1,000 - £1,500
• Lot 41: An Old Akkadian Jasper Cylinder Seal with Dedication Scene to Shamash, c. 1800 BC. — £1,500 - £2,000
• Lot 42: A Roman Marble Head of Hercules, 1000 BC-1000 AD. A finely carved Roman marble head depicting Hercules, — £6,000 - £7,000
• Lot 43: A Terracotta Cinerary Urn with Reclining Figure, Possibly Late Etruscan/ Early Hellenistic Period 300–31 B.C. — £5,000 - £6,000
• Lot 44: A Bactrian Alabaster Bowl, 8th-9th Century. A smooth, — £150 - £200
• Lot 45: A Roman Marble Phallic Finial, 2nd–3rd Century AD. A carved marble phallic amulet featuring a rounded, — £700 - £800
• Lot 46: A Luristani Style Bronze Stag-Form Ornament. A bronze ornament modelled as a stylised recumbent stag, — £150 - £200
• Lot 47: A Medieval European Silver Appliqué Depicting a Standing Male Figure, 13th–15th Century AD. — £800 - £1,000
• Lot 48: A Western Asian Bronze Engraved Bowl, Old Babylonian Period. — £2,000 - £3,000
• Lot 49: A Terracotta ‘Eye Idol’ in the Style of 3rd Millennium BC Northern Mesopotamia. — £150 - £200
• Lot 50: A Steatite Seated Goddess Figurine, Gandharan Period, circa 3rd–4th Century AD. — £200 - £300
• Lot 51: A Roman Bronze Standing Figure of Fortuna, 3rd–4th Century AD. A bronze standing figure of Fortuna, — £500 - £600
• Lot 52: A Gandharan Bronze Female Figure, 3rd Century CE. A small bronze figure depicting a standing female form, — £400 - £500
• Lot 53: A Mesopotamian Bronze Axe Head, 1st Millennium BC. — £800 - £1,000
• Lot 54: A Kushan Silver Bust of a Local Deity, 3rd–5th Century AD. — £15,000 - £20,000
• Lot 55: A Bronze Axe Head with Panther-and-Ram Motif, in the Style of the 1st Millennium BC. — £500 - £600
• Lot 56: A Mesopotamian-Style Silver-Inlaid Bronze Axe Head with Female Deity Relief, Possibly 3rd Millennium BC. — £700 - £800
• Lot 57: A Bakhtari-Style Lapis Lazuli Eagle Finial, Possibly 2nd Millennium BC. — £400 - £500
• Lot 58: A Marble Idol in the Style of the Cycladic Period. A stylised marble figure with a broad, flattened head, — £150 - £200
• Lot 59: An Amlash Terracotta Zoomorphic Musical Instrument, 1st Millennium BC. A tall, — £1,000 - £1,500
• Lot 60: A Strand of Bactrian Marble Disc Beads, Circa 2nd–1st Millennium BC. — £700 - £800
• Lot 61: A Late Seljuk Marble Relief Panel with Kufic Inscription, 13th Century. — £1,000 - £1,500
• Lot 62: A Painted Indus Valley Terracotta Bull-Form Vessel, circa 2500–2000 BC. — £1,000 - £1,500
• Lot 63: An Amlash Terracotta Bull-Headed Rhyton, 9th–7th Century BC. An Amlash terracotta rhyton formed with a sweeping, — £1,500 - £2,000
• Lot 64: An Indus Valley Terracotta Bird-Form Vessel, circa 2500–2000 BCE. — £1,000 - £1,500
• Lot 65: A Bakhtari Alabaster Closed-Form Vessel, circa 3rd Century BC. An ancient Bakhtari alabaster vessel of closed form, — £1,000 - £1,500
• Lot 66: A Near Eastern Bronze Seated Bull Lamp, 2nd Millennium BC. A bronze zoomorphic lamp modelled as a seated bull, — £2,000 - £2,500
• Lot 67: A Roman Republican Bronze Libation Bowl with Military Officer Medallion, 1st Century BC – 1st Century AD. — £1,000 - £1,500
• Lot 68: A Roman Terracotta Female Bust Fragment, 2nd–4th Century. — £600 - £800
• Lot 69: An Indus Valley Painted Pottery Jar with Twin Handles, circa 2500–2000 BC. A globular Indus Valley pottery jar, — £700 - £1,000
• Lot 70: An Indus Valley Painted Terracotta Jar, Circa 2500–2000 BCE. — £1,000 - £1,500
• Lot 71: A Bactrian Bronze Bowl with Goat-Head Terminals and Lotus Motifs, 1st Millennium BC. — £2,000 - £3,000
• Lot 72: A Near Eastern Black Stone Bowl with Processional Relief Figures, circa 2nd–1st Millennium BC. — £4,000 - £5,000
• Lot 73: A Gandhara Carved Schist Roundel, Circa 2nd–3rd Century CE. A circular schist roundel finely carved in relief, — £400 - £500
• Lot 74: A Luristan Bronze ‘Master of Animals’ Standard Finial, Circa 9th–8th Century BCE. — £1,200 - £1,500
• Lot 75: A Roman Marble Figure, 5th Century A.D. or Later. — £300 - £400
• Lot 76: A Gandhara Engraved Schist Disc, Circa 4th–5th Century CE. A circular schist disc intricately carved in relief, — £400 - £500
• Lot 77: An Agate Gau Possibly Depicting Ekadashamukha Avalokiteshvara, 20th Century. — £150 - £200
• Lot 78: A Marble Stone Hand-Carved Figure of Ganesha, 18th Century or Later. — £150 - £200
• Lot 79: An Indian Bronze Figure of Ganesha, 9th–10th Century CE. A finely cast bronze figure depicting Ganesha, — £1,500 - £2,000
• Lot 80: An Early Islamic Polychrome Glass Bottle, Circa 8th–10th Century CE. — £800 - £1,000
• Lot 81: An Early Islamic Black and White Glass Bottle, Circa 8th–10th Century CE. — £800 - £1,000
• Lot 82: An Indus Valley Terracotta Painted Jar, Circa 2500–2000 BCE. — £1,000 - £1,200
• Lot 83: A Bactrian Stone Figure of a Seated Goddess, Circa 2000–1800 BCE. — £6,000 - £7,000
• Lot 84: A Bactrian White Marble Vessel in the Form of a Seated Lion, circa 2nd–1st Millennium BC. — £2,000 - £3,000
• Lot 85: A Bactrian Style Alabaster Figure of a Recumbent Ram. — £500 - £600
• Lot 86: An Indus Valley Terracotta Figurine of a Standing Fertility Goddess, 2800–2600 BCE. — £600 - £700
• Lot 87: A Bactrian Stone Axe Head, Circa 1000 B.C. — £250 - £300
• Lot 88: A Near Eastern Bronze Seated Stag Incense Burner, 2nd Millennium BC. — £5,000 - £6,000
• Lot 89: A Roman Terracotta Female Figurine, circa 1st–3rd Century AD. A finely modelled Roman terracotta female figurine, — £1,000 - £1,500
• Lot 90: An Egyptian Style Hardstone Sphinx Figure. A carved hardstone figure of a sphinx depicted in recumbent form, — £600 - £700
• Lot 91: An Amlash Terracotta Zoomorphic Vessel, Mid 1st Millennium B.C. — £2,500 - £3,000
• Lot 92: An Amlash Terracotta Bull Rhyton, 9th–7th Century BCE. — £3,500 - £4,000
• Lot 93: A Collection of Islamic Jet Gaming Pieces, Possibly Ancient. A refined group of carved jet gaming pieces, — £400 - £500
• Lot 94: A Qajar Copper Aftaba o Lagan (Ewer & Basin) Set, 19th Century. A copper aftaba and matching lagan, — £200 - £300
• Lot 95: A Persian White Metal Mirror Frame with Matching Pair of Candlesticks. A decorative Persian set comprising a large, — £400 - £500
• Lot 96: A Persian Khatam-Inlaid Octagonal Wall Clock with Enamelled Dial and Bird Motif Panel. — £150 - £200
• Lot 97: A Large Qajar-Style Painting of a Lady with a Lute, 20th Century. — £600 - £700
• Lot 98: A Qajar-Style Painted Portrait of a Dancing Lady, 20th Century. — £600 - £700
• Lot 99: A Qajar Painted Portrait of a Courtly Lady, Late 19th Century. — £500 - £600
• Lot 100: A Collection of Islamic Marble Chess Pieces, Possibly 10th–12th Century. A group of four carved marble chess pieces, — £600 - £750
• Lot 101: A Group of Islamic Bone Gaming Pieces, Possibly 10th–13th Century. A mixed assemblage of carved bone gaming pieces, — £600 - £750
• Lot 102: An Islamic Carved Rock Crystal Chess Piece, Possibly 10th–12th Century. — £200 - £300
• Lot 103: A Ceramic Chess Piece Depicting a Seated King, Possibly Medieval 12th–14th Century. — £100 - £200
• Lot 104: A Pair of Islamic Ceramic Chess Pieces, Possibly 10th–12th Century. — £150 - £200
• Lot 105: A Pair of Blue-Glazed Ceramic Chess Pieces, Possibly Fatimid 12th Century. A pair of ceramic chess pieces, — £100 - £150
• Lot 106: A Pair of Turquoise-Glazed Ceramic Chess Pieces, Possibly Fatimid 12th Century. — £100 - £150
• Lot 107: A Pair of Turquoise-Glazed Ceramic Chess Pieces, Possibly Fatimid 12th Century. A pair of small ceramic chess pieces, — £100 - £150
• Lot 108: A Turquoise-Glazed Ceramic Chess Piece, Possibly Fatimid 12th Century. A small ceramic chess piece of tapering, — £100 - £150
• Lot 109: A Glazed Ceramic Chess Piece, Possibly Fatimid 12th Century. A ceramic chess piece of domed form, — £80 - £100
• Lot 110: A Pair of Ceramic Domed Gaming Pieces, Possibly Fatimid 12th Century. — £100 - £150
• Lot 111: A Pair of Glazed Ceramic Gaming Pieces, Possibly Fatimid 12th Century. A pair of small domed gaming pieces, — £100 - £150
• Lot 112: An Ottoman Talismanic Shirt with Qur’anic Inscriptions, 20th Century. A finely decorated Ottoman talismanic shirt, — £1,000 - £1,200
• Lot 113: An Indo-Persian Silver-Inlaid Steel Bow, 19th Century or Later. An Indo-Persian iron bow, — £500 - £700
• Lot 114: An Ottoman Illuminated Genealogical Scroll, 19th Century. An Ottoman scroll featuring a sequence of colourful, — £800 - £1,000
• Lot 115: An Ottoman Illuminated Astrological and Talismanic Scroll, 19th Century. — £500 - £600
• Lot 116: An Ottoman Illustrated Pilgrimage Scroll, 19th-Century. — £500 - £600
• Lot 117: An Ottoman Calligraphic Panel Featuring ‘Ya Ali’ with Marbled Borders, Dated 1338 Hijri. — £500 - £600
• Lot 118: An Ottoman Calligraphic Panel in Thuluth Script, Signed by Hafiz Mehmed Fehmi Efendi, 19th Century. — £250 - £300
• Lot 119: An Ottoman Fragment of the Kaaba Kiswa, 20th Century.. Crafted in rich green silk with woven threaded inscriptions, — £400 - £500
• Lot 120: An Ottoman Kiswah Panel With Circular Thuluth Inscription, 20th Century. — £600 - £700
• Lot 121: A Safavid Silk Textile Panel, 17th Century. — £350 - £400
• Lot 122: A Safavid Silk Brocade Textile Panel with Paisley Motifs, 17th Century. — £350 - £400
• Lot 123: A Mamluk Bronze and Silver-Inlaid Astrolabe-Form Handle, 14th–15th Century. — £800 - £1,000
• Lot 124: A Chinese Qur’an Manuscript of Surah Al-Mujādilah, 19th Century. — £2,000 - £3,000
• Lot 125: An Ottoman Manuscript Painting of a Ship with Surah al-Nur Calligraphic Sails, 19th. — £800 - £1,000
• Lot 126: An Ottoman Mother-of-Pearl and Tortoiseshell Inlaid Octagonal Tabletop, 19th-20th Century. — £800 - £1,000
• Lot 127: A Persian Miniature Painting of a Seated Maiden with a Cat, After the Safavid Style. — £70 - £100
• Lot 128: A Persian Cubist-Style Portrait by Zahra Sabireen. A contemporary Persian oil-on-canvas portrait by Zahra Sabireen, — £200 - £300
• Lot 129: A Persian Oil Painting of a Blue Songbird by Zahra Sabireen. — £200 - £300
• Lot 130: An Ottoman Astronomical Diagram on Paper, 19th Century. — £600 - £700
• Lot 131: An Indo-Persian Astrological Diagram, 19th-20th Century. — £300 - £400
• Lot 132: An Ottoman Calligraphic Elephant, Early 20th Century. — £200 - £300
• Lot 133: An Islamic Illustrated Map of Madinah and the Prophet’s Mosque, Signed Ali Reza Husaini, Dated 1313 Hijri. — £800 - £1,000
• Lot 134: "Untitled" – SADDEQUIN (1930–1987). A framed calligraphy painting depicting the Kaaba, — £800 - £1,000
• Lot 135: A Large Safavid-Style Polychrome Tile Panel with Peacocks and Floral Vase Motif. — £1,200 - £1,500
• Lot 136: A Middle Eastern Brass Samovar with Faceted Globe Body, 20th Century. — £250 - £300
• Lot 137: An Islamic Glazed Ceramic Chess Piece, Possibly Fatimid 12th Century. A ceramic chess piece formed with a rounded, — £300 - £400
• Lot 138: An Islamic Glazed Ceramic Chess Piece, Possibly Fatimid 12th Century. A small Islamic glazed ceramic gaming piece, — £250 - £300
• Lot 139: A Late Aramaic–Early Parthian Stone Cylinder Seal with Impressed Image, c. 300 BC. — £400 - £500
• Lot 140: An Islamic Silver Plaque with Engraved Red Agate. — £2,500 - £3,000
• Lot 141: An Islamic Silver Ring Set with a Rectangular Carnelian Bezel Engraved with Islamic Calligraphy. — £200 - £300
• Lot 142: An Islamic Silver Ring with an Oval Carnelian Calligraphic Bezel. — £200 - £300
• Lot 143: An Islamic Silver Ring with a Gilt Roundel Inscribed ‘Ali’. — £200 - £300
• Lot 144: A Islamic Silver Ring with Hexagonal Brass Seal Panel. A silver ring featuring a broad, — £200 - £300
• Lot 145: An Islamic Silver Ring with Gilt Oval Calligraphic Bezel. — £200 - £300
• Lot 146: An Islamic Silver Ring Set With an Oval Green Agate Bezel. — £200 - £300
• Lot 147: An Islamic Silver Ring Set with an Engraved Green Agate. — £200 - £300
• Lot 148: An Islamic Silver Ring Set with Turquoise-Agate Stone Inscribed “Allah”. — £200 - £300
• Lot 149: An Islamic Silver Ring with Rectangular Agate Intaglio. — £200 - £300
• Lot 150: An Islamic Silver Ring Set with an Inscribed Agate. — £200 - £300