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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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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 2
AN ILLUMINATED QUR'AN SECTION IN MAGHRIBI SCRIPT, NORTH AFRICA OR SPAIN...
Estimate
£15,000 - £25,000
ca. US$19,293 - US$32,156
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 4
AN ILLUMINATED QUR’AN, PERSIA OR MESOPOTAMIA, 11TH/12TH CENTURY AD
Estimate
£15,000 - £20,000
ca. US$19,293 - US$25,725
Price realised:
£68,750
ca. US$88,430
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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 6
FORTY-FIVE FOLIOS FROM A COMMENTARY ON MALIK B. ANAS'S (D.795 AD...
Estimate
£24,000 - £28,000
ca. US$30,870 - US$36,015
Price realised:
£32,500
ca. US$41,803
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Lot number 7
AN ILLUMINATED QUR’AN SECTION IN MAGHRIBI SCRIPT, NORTH AFRICA OR SPAIN...
Estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
ca. US$12,862 - US$19,293
Price realised:
£12,500
ca. US$16,078
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Lot number 8
AN ILLUMINATED QUR’AN JUZ' (III), EGYPT, MAMLUK, 14TH/15TH CENTURY
Estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
ca. US$12,862 - US$19,293
Price realised:
£12,500
ca. US$16,078
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Lot number 9
AN ILLUMINATED QUR’AN JUZ (V), EGYPT, MAMLUK, 14TH/15TH CENTURY
Estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
ca. US$25,725 - US$38,587
Price realised:
n. a.
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Lot number 10
AN ILLUMINATED QUR’AN JUZ (II), COPIED BY ZAYN AL-‘ABIDIN B. MUHAMMAD...
Estimate
£60,000 - £80,000
ca. US$77,175 - US$102,901
Price realised:
£75,000
ca. US$96,469
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Lot number 11
AN ILLUMINATED QUR’AN, COPIED BY ‘ABD AL-LATIF AL-SAYFI UZBEK, EGYPT...
Estimate
£60,000 - £80,000
ca. US$77,175 - US$102,901
Price realised:
n. a.
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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 13
SHAMS AL-DIN ABI ‘ABD ALLAH MUHAMMAD AL-DIHNI, KITAB AL-MU’NI FI'L-DU’AF WA...
Estimate
£12,000 - £18,000
ca. US$15,435 - US$23,152
Price realised:
£15,000
ca. US$19,293
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Lot number 14
SHARAF AL-DIN ABU 'ABDULLAH MUHAMMAD B. HASSAN AL-BUSIRI (D.1296-97 AD...
Estimate
£24,000 - £28,000
ca. US$30,870 - US$36,015
Price realised:
£56,250
ca. US$72,352
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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 16
AN ILLUMINATED MINIATURE OCTAGONAL QUR’AN, COPIED BY MUHAMMAD IBN AL-HAJJ...
Estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
ca. US$25,725 - US$38,587
Price realised:
£25,000
ca. US$32,156
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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 18
TWO QUR’AN LEAVES IN BIHARI SCRIPT, INDIA, SULTANATE, CIRCA 16TH CENTURY
Estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
ca. US$1,929 - US$2,572
Price realised:
£3,750
ca. US$4,823
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Lot number 19
AN ILLUMINATED QUR’AN, COPIED BY MUHAMMAD AMIN AL-KASHMIRI B. MIR SHAH...
Estimate
£12,000 - £18,000
ca. US$15,435 - US$23,152
Price realised:
£15,000
ca. US$19,293
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Lot number 20
AN ILLUMINATED MINIATURE QUR’AN, PERSIA, SAFAVID, 17TH CENTURY
Estimate
£1,500 - £2,500
ca. US$1,929 - US$3,215
Price realised:
£3,500
ca. US$4,501
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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 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 23
AN ILLUMINATED QUR’AN JUZ (I), PERSIA OR TURKEY, SAFAVID OR OTTOMAN...
Estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
ca. US$5,145 - US$7,717
Price realised:
£5,000
ca. US$6,431
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Lot number 24
PIR MUHAMMAD IBN PIRI AHMAD B. KHALIL, KITAB ANIS AL-'ARIFIN, ON POETRY...
Estimate
£15,000 - £25,000
ca. US$19,293 - US$32,156
Price realised:
n. a.
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Lot number 25
AN ILLUMINATED QUR’AN, COPIED BY SULEYMAN, STUDENT OF SELANIKI, TURKEY...
Estimate
£8,000 - £12,000
ca. US$10,290 - US$15,435
Price realised:
£20,000
ca. US$25,725
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Lot number 26
MEHMED IBN ALI SIPAHIZADE BURSAWI, AWDAH AL-MASALIK ILA MA'RIFAT AL-BULDAN...
Estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
ca. US$12,862 - US$19,293
Price realised:
£32,500
ca. US$41,803
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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 28
AN ILLUMINATED MINIATURE QUR’AN, COPIED BY QUDRAT ALLAH B. AHMED HIRASI...
Estimate
£5,000 - £8,000
ca. US$6,431 - US$10,290
Price realised:
£10,000
ca. US$12,862
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Lot number 29
SHARAF AL-DIN ABU 'ABDULLAH MUHAMMAD B. HASSAN AL-BUSIRI (D.1296-97 AD...
Estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
ca. US$5,145 - US$7,717
Price realised:
£25,000
ca. US$32,156
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Lot number 30
AN ILLUMINATED QUR’AN JUZ (XXV), TURKEY, OTTOMAN, SECOND HALF 16TH CENTURY
Estimate
£25,000 - £35,000
ca. US$32,156 - US$45,019
Price realised:
£30,000
ca. US$38,587
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Lot number 31
KAMAL AL-DIN MUHAMMAD B. MUSA AL-DAMIRI (D.1405 AD), KITAB HAYAT...
Estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
ca. US$12,862 - US$19,293
Price realised:
£30,000
ca. US$38,587
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Lot number 32
AN ILLUMINATED QUR’AN, COPIED BY AHMED KNOWN AS NA’ILI, TURKEY...
Estimate
£5,000 - £7,000
ca. US$6,431 - US$9,003
Price realised:
£27,500
ca. US$35,372
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Lot number 33
AN ILLUMINATED QUR’AN, COPIED BY HAFIZ MUSTAFA SUYOLCUZADE, TURKEY, 17TH...
Estimate
£2,500 - £3,000
ca. US$3,215 - US$3,858
Price realised:
£3,000
ca. US$3,858
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Lot number 34
AN ILLUMINATED QUR’AN, COPIED BY MEHMED IBN HUSAIN, TURKEY, OTTOMAN, DATED...
Estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
ca. US$12,862 - US$19,293
Price realised:
£12,500
ca. US$16,078
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Lot number 35
AN ILLUMINATED QUR’AN JUZ (I), TURKEY, OTTOMAN, CIRCA 1750-1850
Estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
ca. US$7,717 - US$10,290
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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Lot number 37
AN ILLUMINATED QUR’AN, OTTOMAN PROVINCES, 18TH CENTURY
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 39
AN ILLUMINATED RUZNAME (ALMANAC OR CALENDAR), COPIED BY SULEYMAN KNOWN AS...
Estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
ca. US$5,145 - US$7,717
Price realised:
n. a.
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Lot number 40
TWO ILLUMINATED CALLIGRAPHER’S DIPLOMAS (IJAZEH), TURKEY, OTTOMAN, DATED...
Estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
ca. US$5,145 - US$7,717
Price realised:
n. a.
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Lot number 41
AN ILLUMINATED HILYE, SIGNED BY MEHMET SADIQ AGHA MERMER HUMAYUN...
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 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 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 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 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 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 47
AN ILLUMINATED QUR’AN, PERSIA, POSSIBLY SHIRAZ, SAFAVID AND QAJAR, 17TH AND...
Estimate
£5,000 - £7,000
ca. US$6,431 - US$9,003
Price realised:
£23,750
ca. US$30,548
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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 49
AN ILLUMINATED MINIATURE QUR’AN IN FITTED LACQUER BOX, COPIED BY MUHAMMAD...
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 50
AN ILLUMINATED MINIATURE QUR’AN, PERSIA, QAJAR, 19TH CENTURY
Estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
ca. US$2,572 - US$3,858
Price realised:
n. a.
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Details 
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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 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 53
MAS’UD B. ‘UMAR KNOWN AS AL-TAFTAZANI (D.1390 AD), KITAB MUKHTASAR SHARKH...
Estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
ca. US$5,145 - US$7,717
Price realised:
£5,000
ca. US$6,431
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Lot number 54
AN ILLUMINATED COLLECTION OF PRAYERS, INCLUDING DALA’IL AL-KHAYRAT...
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 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 56
HAFIZ, SHAMS AL-DIN SHIRAZI (D.1389 AD), DIWAN, NORTH INDIA, PROBABLY...
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 57
AN ILLUMINATED QUR’AN, NORTH INDIA, KASHMIR, 19TH CENTURY
Estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
ca. US$2,572 - US$3,858
Price realised:
£4,375
ca. US$5,627
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Lot number 58
AN ILLUMINATED COLLECTION OF PRAYERS, INCLUDING DALA’IL AL-KHAYRAT, NORTH...
Estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
ca. US$12,862 - US$19,293
Price realised:
£12,500
ca. US$16,078
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Lot number 59
AN ILLUMINATED QUR’AN, COPIED BY SULEYMAN AL-QA’IMI, STUDENT OF MEHMED...
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 60
AN ILLUMINATED COLLECTION OF PRAYERS, INCLUDING DALA’IL AL-KHAYRAT, TURKEY...
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 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 62
AN ILLUMINATED QUR’AN, COPIED BY MUHAMMAD HASAN, WITH A MARGINAL...
Estimate
£12,000 - £18,000
ca. US$15,435 - US$23,152
Price realised:
£137,500
ca. US$176,861
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Lot number 63
AN ILLUMINATED QUR’AN, COPIED BY ABDULLAH B. ALI NAQI AHMED, PERSIA...
Estimate
£5,000 - £8,000
ca. US$6,431 - US$10,290
Price realised:
n. a.
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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 65
AN ILLUMINATED QUR’AN, COPIED BY MEHMED AL-ATIF HAFIZ, TURKEY, OTTOMAN...
Estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
ca. US$12,862 - US$19,293
Price realised:
£30,000
ca. US$38,587
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Lot number 66
TWENTY-NINE ILLUMINATED QUR’AN AJZA', COPIED BY MUHAMMED SADIQ AL-HUSAINI...
Estimate
£25,000 - £35,000
ca. US$32,156 - US$45,019
Price realised:
n. a.
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Lot number 67
AN ILLUMINATED COLLECTION OF SURAHS AND PRAYERS, COPIED BY MEHMED HILMI...
Estimate
£8,000 - £12,000
ca. US$10,290 - US$15,435
Price realised:
£11,875
ca. US$15,274
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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 69
AN ILLUMINATED QUR'AN AND A TREATISE ON QUR'ANIC STUDIES AND PRAYERS...
Estimate
£7,000 - £10,000
ca. US$9,003 - US$12,862
Price realised:
£21,250
ca. US$27,333
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Lot number 70
AN ILLUMINATED QUR’AN, COPIED BY IBN ‘ABD AL-SAMI’ MUHAMMAD BAQIR, QAJAR...
Estimate
£8,000 - £12,000
ca. US$10,290 - US$15,435
Price realised:
£32,500
ca. US$41,803
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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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Details 
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Lot number 72
AN ILLUMINATED QUR’AN, PERSIA, QAJAR, CIRCA 1800
Estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
ca. US$7,717 - US$10,290
Price realised:
n. a.
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Lot number 73
AN ILLUMINATED QUR’AN, PERSIA, QAJAR, DATED 1220 AH/1805-06 AD
Estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
ca. US$5,145 - US$7,717
Price realised:
n. a.
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Lot number 74
AN ILLUMINATED QUR’AN, COPIED BY MIR HAFIZ IBRAHIM, KNOWN AS AL-'AFIF...
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 75
AN ILLUMINATED QUR’AN, TURKEY, OTTOMAN, 19TH CENTURY
Estimate
£2,500 - £3,500
ca. US$3,215 - US$4,501
Price realised:
£3,000
ca. US$3,858
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Lot number 76
AN ILLUMINATED QUR’AN JUZ' (V), TURKEY, OTTOMAN, MID-19TH CENTURY
Estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
ca. US$7,717 - US$10,290
Price realised:
n. a.
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Lot number 77
AN ILLUMINATED QUR’AN, INDIA, 19TH CENTURY
Estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
ca. US$3,858 - US$6,431
Price realised:
£5,625
ca. US$7,235
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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 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 80
AN ILLUMINATED QUR’AN, NORTH INDIA, KASHMIR, LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY
Estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
ca. US$3,858 - US$6,431
Price realised:
n. a.
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