Arthur’s career started at Sotheby’s where he ran their Indian, Himalayan and South East Asian auctions in London.
He has an MA in South Asian Studies from SOAS and has written and lectured on a range of topics in the subject. Recent lectures include ‘Fakes and Forgeries in Indian Art’, ‘South Asian Export Furniture’, ‘Tiles and Textiles in the Ottoman World’ and ‘Early Indian Sculpture and its International Legacy’.
He has published two books: ‘Damascus Tiles: Mamluk and Ottoman Architectural Ceramics from Syria’, (Prestel, 2015), and ‘Indian Tiles: Architectural Ceramics from Sultanate India and Pakistan’ (Prestel 2021). He has also written many articles and book reviews. Arthur vets a number of international art and antique fairs, including Olympia, LAPADA and Masterpiece in London.