The Knightsbridge Islamic and Indian Art Sale

Bonhams London, London, Knightsbridge Montpelier Street Knightsbridge London SW7 1HH Tel: +44 20 7393 3900 Fax : +44 20 7393 3905 info@bonhams.com

Date of the auction: 09.06.2010

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The Knightsbridge Islamic and Indian Art Sale
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The Knightsbridge Islamic and Indian Art Sale
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Lot number 1•
A Qur'an leaf in bihari script Sultanate India, 15th/16th Century
Estimate
£800 - £1,200
ca. US$1,180 - US$1,770
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n. a.
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Lot number 2•
Ahmad bin Yahya al-Harawi, known as al-Taftazani, Hashiyat al-Ghayth...
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£0
Price realised:
£720
ca. US$1,062
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Lot number 3•
Ibn Sina, Al-Qanun, 2 volumes only, printed in Rome by the Medici Press, 1593
Estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
ca. US$1,475 - US$2,212
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n. a.
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Lot number 4•
A leaf from a Qur'an (sura XI, Hud, part of verse 62 to part of verse 75...
Estimate
£0
Price realised:
£384
ca. US$566
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Lot number 5•
Two illustrated leaves from a manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnama (The Book...
Estimate
£400 - £600
ca. US$590 - US$885
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n. a.
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Lot number 6
Rustam in combat with the White Div: a scene from Firdausi's Shahnama...
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£0
Price realised:
£900
ca. US$1,327
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Lot number 7•
Two illustrated manuscript leaves depicting a hanged man and a battle...
Estimate
£500 - £700
ca. US$737 - US$1,032
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n. a.
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Lot number 8•
A Qur'an North India or Afghanistan, 18th Century
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£0
Price realised:
£384
ca. US$566
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Lot number 9•
An illuminated Qur'an India, probably Deccan or Lucknow, late 18th Century
Estimate
£0
Price realised:
£1,560
ca. US$2,301
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Lot number 10•
'Ala ud-Din Visali of Khurasan, Ma Muqiman, a mystical poem, Lucknow, circa...
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£0
Price realised:
£120
ca. US$177
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Lot number 11•
A Qur'an Central Asia or India, second half of the 19th Century
Estimate
£0
Price realised:
£384
ca. US$566
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Lot number 12•
A large royal illuminated Qur'an of Sultan Muhammad Saleh in contemporary...
Estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
ca. US$1,475 - US$2,212
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n. a.
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Lot number 13•
An illustrated treatise on astronomy, copied by Muhammad 'Ali al-Husaini, a...
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£0
Price realised:
£540
ca. US$796
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Lot number 14•
An illuminated prayer scroll including prayers recited at the shrines of...
Estimate
£0
Price realised:
£1,080
ca. US$1,593
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Lot number 15•
Two works in one volume: Ikhtiyar bin Ghiyath-ad-Din al-Husaini, al-Husn...
Estimate
£0
Price realised:
£60
ca. US$88
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Lot number 16•
A calligraphic album page, copied by 'Ali Akbar al-Hamravi Persia, Shiraz...
Estimate
£300 - £500
ca. US$442 - US$737
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n. a.
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Lot number 17•
Two illustrated leaves from a manuscript of Persian poetry depicting Bahram...
Estimate
£0
Price realised:
£660
ca. US$973
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Lot number 18•
An illuminated Qur'an copied by Mustafa al-Khalusi al-Ispartawi, better...
Estimate
£0
Price realised:
£1,320
ca. US$1,947
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Lot number 19•
An illuminated Qur'an copied by Isma'il al-Khasushi, better known as...
Estimate
£0
Price realised:
£960
ca. US$1,416
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Lot number 20•
A large Qur'an copied by Muhammad Sa'id bin Muhammad al-Rayis al-Hamawi...
Estimate
£0
Price realised:
£900
ca. US$1,327
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Lot number 21•
Al-Jazuli, Dala'il al-Khayrat, prayers North Africa, probably Morocco, 19th...
Estimate
£500 - £700
ca. US$737 - US$1,032
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n. a.
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Lot number 22•
A magical protective prayer scroll on parchment Ethiopia, 19th Century
Estimate
£300 - £500
ca. US$442 - US$737
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n. a.
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Lot number 23•
An illuminated calligraphic certificate (Ijazet), signed by Hajj Helmi...
Estimate
£0
Price realised:
£660
ca. US$973
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Lot number 24•
Two official documents relating to the Naqshabandi order in Edirne Ottoman...
Estimate
£300 - £400
ca. US$442 - US$590
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n. a.
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Lot number 25•
An illuminated calligraphic certificate (Ijazet) with a Hadith text, signed...
Estimate
£0
Price realised:
£336
ca. US$495
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Lot number 26•
A calligraphic composition, signed by Hawari Ottoman Turkey, dated AH...
Estimate
£800 - £1,200
ca. US$1,180 - US$1,770
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n. a.
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Lot number 27•
Three calligraphic compositions Near East, early 20th Century
Estimate
£0
Price realised:
£840
ca. US$1,239
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Lot number 28•
A large calligraphic composition in nasta'liq and ghubari script Near East...
Estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
ca. US$2,212 - US$2,950
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n. a.
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Lot number 29•
A calligraphic composition, the Shahadah written in nasta'liq script...
Estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
ca. US$1,475 - US$2,212
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n. a.
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Lot number 30
A large decoupe calligraphic composition, consisting of a verse of Abbasid...
Estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
ca. US$2,212 - US$2,950
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n. a.
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