Curated Persian Antiquities
Three Thousand Years.
One Collection.
Each piece in the Vault has been authenticated, documented, and sourced with care. We don't deal in decoration. We deal in the real thing.
Our Philosophy
Some things were never
meant to sit on a shelf.
The Shah's Vault was built on a simple idea: the right object, in the hands of the right person, carries something forward.
Persian civilization spans more than three thousand years. We've spent years finding the pieces that prove it — coins, manuscripts, lacquerwork, and miniatures that have survived empires, migrations, and centuries of silence.
Every item we carry comes with its history intact. Where it's from, what it is, and why it matters. No guesswork. No ambiguity.
Recent Acquisitions
From the Vault
Khusru II Sasanian Silver Drachm, AD 591–628 — NGC XF | درهم نقرهای خسرو پرویز، دارای گواهی NGC
Khusru II Sasanian Empire AR Silver Drachm, AD 591–628 — NGC XF A certified silver drachm of Khusru II / Khosrow II, ...
Attributed Achaemenid Bronze Punched Bar Bracelet, c. 550–330 BC | دستبند مفرغی منسوب به دوره هخامنشی
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Antique Persian-Region Brass Qalamdan Traveling Inkwell & Pen Case | قلمدان برنجی کهن، منسوب به ایران، همراه با دوات سفری و جای قلم
Antique Persian-Region Brass Qalamdan Traveling Inkwell & Pen Case A finely aged brass traveling writing set, tr...
Attributed Sasanian Chalcedony Stamp Seal — Bearded Male Figure | مُهر کلسدونی منسوب به دوره ساسانی
Ancient Sasanian Chalcedony Stamp Seal — Bearded Male Figure A small ancient-style chalcedony stamp seal attributed t...
Parthian Silver Drachm of Artabanus II, c. AD 10–38 | درهم نقرهٔ اشکانی اردوان دوم
Parthian Silver Drachm of Artabanus II, c. 10–38 AD Ancient silver drachm attributed to Artabanus II of the Arsacid P...
Achaemenid Silver Siglos, 5th–4th Century BC — NGC F | سیگلوس نقرهای هخامنشی، دارای گواهی NGC
Achaemenid Empire Silver Siglos, 5th–4th Century BC, NGC F An ancient silver siglos of the Achaemenid Empire, dated b...
The object knows where it has been, even when we don't. Our job is to find out, and to make sure you know before it ever leaves our hands.
— The Shah's Vault
Provenance matters. Every piece we carry has been researched, cross-referenced, and documented. If we can't stand behind its history, it doesn't enter the collection.
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From pre-Islamic Persia to the Qajar court and Pahlavi Dynasty — each era, its own story.
Why The Shah's Vault
We know what we're selling. And we prove it.
Anyone can list an antique. Fewer people can tell you where it's been for the last five hundred years. We specialize in items with traceable, documented histories — and we won't sell what we can't verify.
Our collection is assembled slowly and deliberately. We work with specialists in Islamic art, Persianate manuscripts, and pre-Islamic archaeology to ensure every attribution is sound. When you buy from the Vault, you're buying with eyes open.