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THE SHAKERINE COLLECTION: Calligraphy in Qur’ans and other Manuscripts

Sotheby's, London

Date of the auction: 23.10.2019

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50 80
1 2 3 4
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Lot number 45
A CALLIGRAPHIC EXERCISE, ATTRIBUTED TO HAFIZ OSMAN, TURKEY, OTTOMAN, LATE...
Estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
ca. US$3,858 - US$6,431
Price realised:
£3,750
ca. US$4,823
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Lot number 44
A FINE ILLUMINATED QUR’AN, COPIED BY MEHMED RASHID KNOWN AS HAFIZ...
Estimate
£12,000 - £18,000
ca. US$15,435 - US$23,152
Price realised:
£81,250
ca. US$104,509
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Lot number 5
A FRAGMENT FROM A LARGE QUR’AN LEAF IN KUFIC SCRIPT ON VELLUM, NORTH AFRICA...
Estimate
£5,000 - £7,000
ca. US$6,431 - US$9,003
Price realised:
£21,250
ca. US$27,333
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Lot number 79
A LARGE AND FINELY-ILLUMINATED QUR'AN, COPIED BY MUHAMMAD SHAFI' B. 'ALI...
Estimate
£30,000 - £50,000
ca. US$38,587 - US$64,313
Price realised:
£187,500
ca. US$241,174
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Lot number 52
A LARGE ILLUMINATED QUR’AN, COPIED BY AHMED AL-ILHAMI, STUDENT OF ALI...
Estimate
£40,000 - £60,000
ca. US$51,450 - US$77,175
Price realised:
£50,000
ca. US$64,313
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Lot number 78
A LARGE ILLUMINATED QUR’AN, COPIED BY HAFIZ ‘ATA ‘ALLAH, INDIA, LATE...
Estimate
£5,000 - £8,000
ca. US$6,431 - US$10,290
Price realised:
£6,250
ca. US$8,039
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Lot number 51
A LARGE ILLUMINATED QUR’AN, COPIED BY HASAN AL-RUSHDI, EGYPT, OTTOMAN...
Estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
ca. US$12,862 - US$19,293
Price realised:
£37,500
ca. US$48,234
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Lot number 1
A LARGE QUR’AN LEAF IN KUFIC SCRIPT ON VELLUM, NORTH AFRICA OR NEAR EAST...
Estimate
£8,000 - £12,000
ca. US$10,290 - US$15,435
Price realised:
£22,500
ca. US$28,940
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Lot number 22
A MINIATURE ILLUMINATED QUR’AN, INDIA, MUGHAL, 17TH CENTURY
Estimate
£5,000 - £8,000
ca. US$6,431 - US$10,290
Price realised:
£16,250
ca. US$20,901
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Lot number 92
A MONUMENTAL CALLIGRAPHIC PANEL (LEVHA), SIGNED BY RASA, SYRIA, OTTOMAN...
Estimate
£5,000 - £8,000
ca. US$6,431 - US$10,290
Price realised:
n. a.
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Lot number 17
A MONUMENTAL ILLUMINATED QUR’AN, PERSIA, SAFAVID, MID-16TH CENTURY
Estimate
£200,000 - £300,000
ca. US$257,252 - US$385,879
Price realised:
£735,000
ca. US$945,404
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Lot number 86
A MONUMENTAL QUR’AN PAGE AFTER THE 'BAYSUNGHUR' QUR’AN, PERSIA, QAJAR, 20TH...
Estimate
£30,000 - £50,000
ca. US$38,587 - US$64,313
Price realised:
n. a.
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Lot number 3
A QUR’AN LEAF IN KUFIC SCRIPT ON VELLUM, NORTH AFRICA OR NEAR EAST, 9TH...
Estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
ca. US$5,145 - US$7,717
Price realised:
£10,000
ca. US$12,862
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Lot number 55
A QUR’AN, SUB-SAHARAN WEST AFRICA, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
Estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
ca. US$12,862 - US$19,293
Price realised:
n. a.
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Lot number 48
A SMALL ILLUMINATED QUR’AN, COPIED BY FAWZI (?) IBN MUHAMMAD HASHIM MAHMUD...
Estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
ca. US$5,145 - US$7,717
Price realised:
n. a.
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Lot number 15
ABU 'ALI AL-HUSAYN B. 'ABDULLAH B. AL-HASAN IBN 'ALI IBN SINA, KNOWN AS...
Estimate
£15,000 - £25,000
ca. US$19,293 - US$32,156
Price realised:
£27,500
ca. US$35,372
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Lot number 12
ABU ‘ABDULLAH MUHAMMAD B. ISMA’IL B. IBRAHIM AL-BUKHARI AL-JU’FI (D.870...
Estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
ca. US$12,862 - US$19,293
Price realised:
£35,000
ca. US$45,019
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Lot number 89
ALI B. ABI TALIB, DU'A-I KUMAIL, COPIED BY MUHAMMAD KAZIM AL-GUL PAYGANI...
Estimate
£5,000 - £7,000
ca. US$6,431 - US$9,003
Price realised:
£18,750
ca. US$24,117
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Lot number 94
AN ENAMELLED AND NIELLOED BRASS AND SILVER-GILT BINDING, ANATOLIA OR...
Estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
ca. US$2,572 - US$3,858
Price realised:
£8,750
ca. US$11,254
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Lot number 27
AN EXCEPTIONAL ILLUMINATED QUR’AN, PERSIA, SAFAVID, FIRST HALF 16TH CENTURY
Estimate
£80,000 - £120,000
ca. US$102,901 - US$154,351
Price realised:
n. a.
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Lot number 46
AN ILLUMINATED CALLIGRAPHIC PANEL (QIT'A), TURKEY, OTTOMAN, 18TH CENTURY
Estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
ca. US$3,858 - US$6,431
Price realised:
n. a.
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Lot number 68
AN ILLUMINATED COLLECTION OF PRAYERS AND SURAHS, COPIED BY HUSAIN...
Estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
ca. US$3,858 - US$6,431
Price realised:
n. a.
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Lot number 61
AN ILLUMINATED COLLECTION OF PRAYERS, COPIED BY IBRAHIM SUKUTI AND OSMAN B...
Estimate
£8,000 - £12,000
ca. US$10,290 - US$15,435
Price realised:
£37,500
ca. US$48,234
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Lot number 64
AN ILLUMINATED COLLECTION OF PRAYERS, INCLUDING DALA'IL AL-KHAYRAT, NORTH...
Estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
ca. US$3,858 - US$6,431
Price realised:
n. a.
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Lot number 71
AN ILLUMINATED COLLECTION OF PRAYERS, INCLUDING DALA’IL AL-KHAYRAT, COPIED...
Estimate
£7,000 - £10,000
ca. US$9,003 - US$12,862
Price realised:
£8,750
ca. US$11,254
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Lot number 21
AN ILLUMINATED COLLECTION OF PRAYERS, INCLUDING DALA’IL AL-KHAYRAT, COPIED...
Estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
ca. US$2,572 - US$3,858
Price realised:
£2,500
ca. US$3,215
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Lot number 38
AN ILLUMINATED COLLECTION OF PRAYERS, INCLUDING DALA’IL AL-KHAYRAT, COPIED...
Estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
ca. US$7,717 - US$10,290
Price realised:
£7,500
ca. US$9,646
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Lot number 43
AN ILLUMINATED COLLECTION OF PRAYERS, INCLUDING DALA’IL AL-KHAYRAT, COPIED...
Estimate
£8,000 - £12,000
ca. US$10,290 - US$15,435
Price realised:
£10,000
ca. US$12,862
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Lot number 42
AN ILLUMINATED COLLECTION OF PRAYERS, INCLUDING DALA’IL AL-KHAYRAT, COPIED...
Estimate
£7,000 - £10,000
ca. US$9,003 - US$12,862
Price realised:
n. a.
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Lot number 36
AN ILLUMINATED COLLECTION OF PRAYERS, INCLUDING DALA’IL AL-KHAYRAT, COPIED...
Estimate
£5,000 - £7,000
ca. US$6,431 - US$9,003
Price realised:
£6,250
ca. US$8,039
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