Christies: Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds including Rugs and Carpets, 22663, London - King Street
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- October 24, 2024 - October 24, 2024
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | A MONUMENTAL KUFIC QUR'AN FOLIO |
NEAR EAST OR NORTH AFRICA | 9TH/10TH CENTURY | GBP 200,000.00 - 300,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 11 | A QUR'AN SECTION |
MERINID MOROCCO | MID-14TH CENTURY | GBP 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 | GBP 630,000.00 | |
| 15 | A MAGHRIBI QUR'AN SECTION |
MERINID OR WATTASID MOROCCO | 15TH CENTURY | GBP 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 18 | A CONTINUOUS SECTION FROM THE PINK QUR'AN |
SPAIN OR MOROCCO | 13TH CENTURY | GBP 90,000.00 - 120,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 20 | SIGNED QAYMAS IBN 'ABDULLAH AL-QASIMI | QADI 'IYYAD IBN MUSA (D.1149 AD): KITAB SHIFA' AL-SHARIF |
MAMLUK CAIRO | DATED 28 DHU'L-QADA AH 823 / 4 DECEMBER 1420 AD | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 10,080.00 |
| 21 | ATTRIBUTED TO AHMAD IBN 'ABDULLAH IBN AL-MANSUR HASHEMI AL-'ABBASI | A LARGE QUR'AN FOLIO |
MAMLUK EGYPT | 7 SHABAN AH 728 / 16 JUNE 1327 AD | GBP 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | GBP 6,300.00 |
| 22 | ABU'L-HASAN AL-'USAYLI AL-HANAFI | A LARGE QUR'AN BIFOLIO |
OTTOMAN CAIRO | AH 969 / 1561-2 AD | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 37 | SIGNED SHAYKH MAHMUD | NUR AL-DIN 'ABD AL-RAHMAN JAMI (D.1492): DIWAN. COPIED IN THE DAR AL-'ILM |
QARA QOYUNLU BAGHDAD | DATED AH 867 / 1462-3 AD | GBP 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 38 | PROBABLY AQ QOYUNLU SHIRAZ | JAMAL AL-DIN NIZAMI (D.1209): KHAMSA |
IRAN | DATED AH 888 / 1483-4 AD | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 6,930.00 |
| 54 | CALLIGRAPHY BY MIR 'ALI | AN ILLUMINATED CALLIGRAPHIC PANEL |
SHAYBANID BUKHARA | CIRCA 1550 | GBP 18,000.00 - 24,000.00 | GBP 20,160.00 |
| 55 | KHWAJU KIRMANI (D.1325): COPIED BY MUHAMMAD RIZA AL-KATIB AL-BALKHI | KHWAJU KIRMANI (D.1325): KHAMSA. ASHTARKHANID BUKHARA |
UZBEKISTAN | FIRST TEN DAYS OF DHU'L HIJJA AH 1029/END OF OCTOBER 1620 AD | GBP 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 | GBP 75,600.00 |
| 60 | JAMAL AL-DIN ABU MUHAMMAD NIZAMI (D.1209): WITH PAINTINGS SIGNED SHAYKHI MUDHAHHIB | JAMAL AL-DIN ABU MUHAMMAD NIZAMI (D.1209): KHAMSA |
SAFAVID SHIRAZ | DATED AH 944 / 1537-8 AD | GBP 120,000.00 - 180,000.00 | GBP 428,400.00 |
| 61 | AN ILLUMINATED TITLE PAGE FROM A MANUSCRIPT OF NIZAMI (D.1209) |
SAFAVID SHIRAZ | FIRST HALF 16TH CENTURY | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 1,890.00 | |
| 64 | AMIR SHAHI SABZAVARI (D.1453): SIGNED 'ABDULLAH BIN SHAYKH MURSHID AL-KATIB | AMIR SHAHI SABZAVARI (D.1453): DIWAN |
SAFAVID HERAT OR TABRIZ | FIRST QUARTER 16TH CENTURY | GBP 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | GBP 13,860.00 |
| 66 | ABU'L-QASIM FIRDAWSI (D.1025): SIGNED SAYYID RIDHA IBN MIHR ABU TALIB AL-HUSAYNI | ABU'L-QASIM FIRDAWSI (D.1025): SHAHNAMA |
SAFAVID IRAN | DATED DHU'L-HIJJA AH 1045/MAY-JUNE 1636 AD | GBP 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | GBP 10,710.00 |
| 68 | QUR'AN |
SAFAVID HERAT | THIRD QUARTER 16TH CENTURY | GBP 100,000.00 - 150,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 76 | SIGNED MUHAMMAD BIN SHAMS AL-DIN MUHAMMAD AL-YAZDI | QUR'AN |
SAFAVID HERAT | DATED RABI I AH 966/DECEMBER - JANUARY 1588-89 AD | GBP 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 85 | SIGNED MISHKIN QALAM | THREE BAHA'I CALLIGRAPHIC COMPOSITIONS |
OTTOMAN AKKA AND HAIFA | DATED AH 1303 / 1885-6 AD AND AH 1321 / 1903-4 AD | GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | GBP 20,160.00 |
| 107 | QUR'AN |
OTTOMAN EMPIRE | FIRST HALF 16TH CENTURY | GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | GBP 5,040.00 | |
| 109 | JOHN PITMAN AND JOHN CLARK | A PANORAMA OF CONSTANTINOPLE AND ITS ENVIRONS FROM SCUTARI |
LONDON | CIRCA 1830 | GBP 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | GBP 17,640.00 |
| 139 | A FIRMAN OF THE EMPEROR AKBAR (R.1556-1605) |
MUGHAL INDIA | DATED THE BEGINNING OF RABI' I AH [9]67/MID-DECEMBER 1559 AD | GBP 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | GBP 453,600.00 | |
| 140 | AN UNUSUAL SULTANATE QUR'AN WITH NARRATIVE COMMENTARY |
NORTH INDIA | MID 15TH CENTURY | GBP 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | GBP 16,380.00 | |
| 141 | FOLIOS FROM A MONUMENTAL BIHARI QUR'AN |
SULTANATE INDIA | PROBABLY 15TH CENTURY | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | Not Sold |
![<b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> [Carr (John Dickson)], "Carter Dickson" and John Rhode. <i>Drop to his Death,</i> first edition, Heinemann, [1939]. £600 to £800.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/b3755d4d-1805-4e33-969b-59cca97eb26e.png "<b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> [Carr (John Dickson)], \"Carter Dickson\" and John Rhode. <i>Drop to his Death,</i> first edition, Heinemann, [1939]. £600 to £800.")
![<b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> [Day-Lewis (Cecil)] "Nicholas Blake". <i>The Beast Must Die,</i> first edition, 1938. £750 to £1,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/b1a17968-ead3-471f-b6b2-ccd4e31c0e2c.png "<b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> [Day-Lewis (Cecil)] \"Nicholas Blake\". <i>The Beast Must Die,</i> first edition, 1938. £750 to £1,000.")
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