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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 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 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 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 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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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 87
AN ILLUMINATED QUR’AN, NORTH INDIA, KASHMIR, 19TH 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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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Lot number 88
AN ILLUMINATED QUR’AN, COPIED BY IBRAHIM AL-LABIB B. AL-HAJJ ‘UMAR...
Estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
ca. US$3,858 - US$6,431
Price realised:
n. a.
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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:
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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 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 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 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 81
AN ILLUMINATED MINIATURE QUR’AN, COPIED BY ABU AL-QASIM B. ZAYAN AL-'ABIDIN...
Estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
ca. US$5,145 - US$7,717
Price realised:
n. a.
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Lot number 83
BADR AL-DIN ABU NASR FARAHI (D.1242), LAMA’AT AL-BADR, A VERSIFIED...
Estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
ca. US$5,145 - US$7,717
Price realised:
n. a.
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Lot number 93
TWO LEAVES FROM AN ALBUM WITH ENGRAVINGS AFTER ADRIAEN COLLAERT (D.1618...
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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:
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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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 82
AN ILLUMINATED QUR’AN, COPIED BY MUSTAFA SAFWAT, STUDENT OF MUSTAFA SHUKRI...
Estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
ca. US$7,717 - US$10,290
Price realised:
n. a.
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Lot number 84
MULLAH MUHAMMAD BAQIR IBN MUHAMMAD TAQI MAJLISI, KITAB ZAD AL-MA'AD...
Estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
ca. US$7,717 - US$10,290
Price realised:
n. a.
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Lot number 91
AN ILLUMINATED QUR’AN, COPIED BY AHMED AL-HILMI, STUDENT OF MEHMED HULUSI...
Estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
ca. US$7,717 - US$10,290
Price realised:
£13,750
ca. US$17,686
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