Islamic & Indian Art

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Date of the auction: 02.04.2009

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Islamic & Indian Art
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50 80
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Islamic & Indian Art
1 2 3 4 5 6
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Lot number 1
Three vellum Qur'an leaves written in early kufic script with two...
Estimate
£0
Price realised:
£7,200
ca. US$10,581
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Lot number 2
Two consecutive Qur'an leaves on vellum (sura II, al-Baqara (The Cow...
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£2,000 - £3,000
ca. US$2,939 - US$4,408
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n. a.
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Lot number 3
A Qur'an bifolium on vellum (sura XXXIV, Saba (The City of Saba), part of...
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£0
Price realised:
£960
ca. US$1,410
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Lot number 4
Seven large Qur'an leaves written in muhaqqaq script probably Mamluk Egypt...
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£0
Price realised:
£3,840
ca. US$5,643
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Lot number 5
An illustrated leaf from Hafiz-i Abru's Majma al-Tawarikh (The Assembly of...
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£0
Price realised:
£3,840
ca. US$5,643
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Lot number 6*
Afrasiyab, ruler of Turan, fighting Rustam; Tur defeated by Minuchihr; Kai...
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£0
Price realised:
£5,760
ca. US$8,465
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Lot number 7
A illustrated leaf from a Persian manuscript of Qazwini's Aja'ib...
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£0
Price realised:
£1,080
ca. US$1,587
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Lot number 7A
An illustrated leaf from a dispersed manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnama (The...
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£0
Price realised:
£4,800
ca. US$7,054
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Lot number 9•
A large Qur'an fragment (sura II, al-Baqarah, The Cow, running continuously...
Estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
ca. US$4,408 - US$7,348
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n. a.
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Lot number 10*
An illuminated Qur'an leaf in bihari script Sultanate India, late...
Estimate
£800 - £1,200
ca. US$1,175 - US$1,763
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n. a.
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Lot number 11•
A Qur'an section (Juz VI: surat al-Nisa, IV, The Women, verses 148-end...
Estimate
£0
Price realised:
£2,640
ca. US$3,879
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Lot number 12•
Ibn al-Majdi, Al-Durr al-Yatim fi sina'at al-Falak wa Taqwim, also known as...
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£0
Price realised:
£1,440
ca. US$2,116
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Lot number 13•
Subhat Sibyan, poetry Ottoman Turkey, 18th Century
Estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
ca. US$1,469 - US$2,204
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n. a.
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Lot number 14
An illuminated Ijezat (certificate) of the scribe Mir Hasan Zia Effendi...
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£0
Price realised:
£12,000
ca. US$17,635
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Lot number 15•
A Qur'an Ottoman Empire, 19th Century
Estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
ca. US$2,204 - US$2,939
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n. a.
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Lot number 16
An illuminated firman with an elaborate 17th Century official seal...
Estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
ca. US$2,939 - US$4,408
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n. a.
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Lot number 17•
Al-Hakim Abdul Qadir bin Abdullah al-Fasir (compiler), Kitab Sir al-Asrar...
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£0
Price realised:
£1,800
ca. US$2,645
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Lot number 18•
Fath-allah bin Shukrallah al-Mu'min al-Shirwani, Kashf al-Litham 'an...
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£0
Price realised:
£1,440
ca. US$2,116
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Lot number 19•
A miniature Qur'an written in gold on blue paper, commissioned for the...
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£0
Price realised:
£9,600
ca. US$14,108
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Lot number 20
A terrace scene with a bearded tutor and three pupils seated on a richly...
Estimate
£0
Price realised:
£1,680
ca. US$2,468
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Lot number 21Y
Shah 'Abbas holding court, signed by Mirza Aga Imami Persia, Isfahan...
Estimate
£0
Price realised:
£960
ca. US$1,410
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Lot number 22
An audience scene on a tiled terrace, an enthroned ruler (possibly Bahram...
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£0
Price realised:
£1,680
ca. US$2,468
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Lot number 23
An audience scene within a courtyard, a bearded courtier offering a prince...
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£0
Price realised:
£4,560
ca. US$6,701
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Lot number 24
Two scenes from the story of Shaykh San'an and the Christian maiden...
Estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
ca. US$5,878 - US$8,817
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n. a.
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Lot number 25*
Two Arabic calligraphic compositions applied onto natural leaves Turkey...
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£0
Price realised:
£2,640
ca. US$3,879
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Lot number 26*
An Arabic calligraphic composition on a natural leaf Turkey, 20th Century
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£0
Price realised:
£2,160
ca. US$3,174
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Lot number 27
A large calligraphic composition in gold on a natural leaf, signed by Sami...
Estimate
£0
Price realised:
£1,200
ca. US$1,763
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Lot number 28
A calligraphic composition in gold on a natural leaf, signed by Abdul Qadir...
Estimate
£0
Price realised:
£1,800
ca. US$2,645
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Lot number 29
An Arabic calligraphic composition in gold on a natural leaf, signed by...
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£0
Price realised:
£2,400
ca. US$3,527
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Lot number 30
A calligraphic composition in gold on a natural leaf, signed by Shafi...
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£0
Price realised:
£2,400
ca. US$3,527
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