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I am an Islamic Arts expert with more than a decade of experience in research, publication, expertise and project management. I currently live in Manchester where I work as a freelance writer and art adviser.

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Islamic Week, Autumn 2021 or An Unexpected Number of Bats (blog)

October 9, 2021

I admit it, this title might be a bit dramatic, but it is still an accurate depiction of the upcoming Islamic week, as, yes, there are bats. This year, Bonhams opens on the 25th October with a large catalogue of 342 lots, more than double since last Spring auction; Roseberys presents on the next day … More Islamic Week, Autumn 2021 or An Unexpected Number of Bats (blog)

Like a Garden Bedecked

Floral Margins in 18th century Awadhi Albums produced for European Patrons Eighteenth-century Persianate Albums Made in India: Audiences – Artists – Patrons and Collectors Berlin, 15–17 September 2021An international workshop at the Museum für Asiatische Kunst and the Museum für Islamische Kunst, funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) For the full programme, click here. … More Like a Garden Bedecked

Auction Catalogues and Reattribution: a Difficult Exercise (blog)

August 9, 2021

All Islamic Art Historians working on large set of material data will tell you the same, spending hours going through auction catalogues to find the forgotten gem is part of the job. Writing my doctoral dissertation of Indian and Persian flower paintings produced between the 16th and the 18th centuries, I dissected countless of catalogues … More Auction Catalogues and Reattribution: a Difficult Exercise (blog)