CuratedWorks
Singular objects of rarity: gemstone, canvas, and stone
The Grey’s handles paintings, gems and objects held in private hands, preserved in private estates for twenty, thirty, and in some cases more than forty years. Every picture on this site is open to view. The paperwork behind a work is released by application.
Collections & Catalogues
Paintings
A rare convergence of history and artistry, this collection unveils decades of hidden masterpieces shaped by time, heritage, and masterful hands.
Ancient Egypt Treasures
A painted wooden sarcophagus, carved limestone reliefs recording the titles of a court official, a terracotta vase of life along the Nile, and figures from the Old Kingdom onward.
Dinosaurs
A Camarasaurus from the Morrison Formation of Wyoming, recovered approximately 95 per cent complete, and a Triceratops whose restored skull is currently on public display.
Emeralds Collection
Hand-carved Colombian emerald following the Al Khamsa Arabian horse lineage, each accompanied by a gemological passport from Gulf Gem Lab.
Falcon Diamond
A 612.34 ct natural black diamond, carved by high-energy laser rather than cut, resistant to every traditional technique. A single work.
Brilliant Masterpieces
A 32.41 ct colour-change garnet certified by SSEF, Gübelin and AGL, beside a fancy coloured diamond cross.
Affandi Koesoema
This collection brings together two remarkable works attributed to Affandi Koesoema, revealing the artist’s expressive exploration of identity, conflict, and the emotional depths of the human experience.
Currently offered
Each entry carries the artist, the title, the medium, the dimensions and the catalogue note in full.
Al Khamsa Arabian Horse Trilogy
A complete narrative trilogy, King, Queen and Prince of the Al Khamsa lineage, carved from natural Colombian emerald and certified by Gulf Gem Lab.
View artwork →
Abstract (Roosters in Combat), 1985
For Affandi the struggle between two roosters stood for the opposition between truth and falsehood, light and darkness, the competing forces within every individual.
View artwork →Eight fields, one standard of evidence
Paintings
Post-war, modern and contemporary painting and works on paper.
34 works → 02Gems & Carvings
Hand-carved Colombian emerald, coloured stones and carved diamond.
8 works → 03Statues & Antiquities
Egyptian sarcophagi, limestone reliefs, vessels and funerary figures.
7 works → 04Natural History
Fossil skeletons of the Late Jurassic and Late Cretaceous.
2 works → 05Old-Timers
Motor cars of documented history, offered by private treaty.
Catalogue in preparation → 06Luxury Properties
Residences and estates released to preferred access clients only.
By invitation → 07Islamic Art
Manuscripts, metalwork, ceramics and calligraphy of the Islamic world.
Catalogue in preparation → 08Books & Manuscripts
First editions, illuminated leaves and archives of literary consequence.
Catalogue in preparation →“Only five returned, choosing duty over thirst. These are the Al Khamsa.”From the gemological passport, Gulf Gem Lab, Sharjah
The pictures are open. The paperwork is not.
Anyone may view every work and read its catalogue note in full. Laboratory reports, certificates of origin, condition reports and ownership records are released to clients holding preferred access, reviewed individually by a specialist.
