Sothebys: Arts of the Islamic World and India, L24223, London
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- October 23, 2024 - October 23, 2024
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | An illuminated Qur'an, copied by Yaqut Raqam Khan, known as 'Arif Muhammad, India, Mughal, 18th century, with lacquer binding signed by 'Ali Ashraf, dated 1159 AH/1746-47 AD |
18th century | GBP 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | GBP 38,400.00 | ||
| 102 | Shaykh Muslih al-Din Sa'di | Shaykh Muslih al-Din Sa'di (d.1291-92), Gulistan, Persia, Safavid, dated 926 AH/1520 AD |
926 AH/1520 AD | GBP 6,000.00 - 10,000.00 | GBP 14,400.00 | |
| 103 | An illuminated Qur'an, |
Persia, Qajar | first half 19th century | GBP 6,000.00 - 10,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 104 | A large illuminated Qur'an, |
India, | 19th century | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 33,600.00 | |
| 105 | An illuminated Qur'an, commissioned for Muhammad Mahdi Beg, copied by Ibn Muhammad Taqi Kazim al-Shirazi, Persia, Qajar, |
1219 AH/1804 AD | GBP 6,000.00 - 10,000.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 106 | An illuminated Qur'an, copied by Muhammad 'Ali ibn Muhammad Sadiq al-Isfahani, |
Persia, Qajar, | dated 1227 AH/1812-13 AD | GBP 6,000.00 - 10,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 107 | An illuminated compilation of prayers, incantations and pious odes, |
Turkey, Ottoman, | dated 1138-39 AH/1725-27 AD | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 69,600.00 | |
| 109 | An illuminated Qur'an leaf in Kufic script on vellum, |
North Africa or Near East | 10th century | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 110 | An illuminated Qur'an leaf in Kufic script on vellum, |
North Africa or Near East, | 9th century | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 112 | An illuminated Qur'an leaf in Kufic script on vellum, |
North Africa or Near East, | 10th century | GBP 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 113 | Abu Sa'id 'Abd al-Salam ibn Said ibn Habib al-Tanukhi (d. 855 AD), | A section from Kitab al-Mudawwanah al-Kubra, on Islamic jurisprudence, |
North Africa or Spain, | AH/12 November 1118 AD | GBP 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 116 | A large illuminated volume from an eight-volume Qur'an in Maghribi script on paper, |
Spain or North Africa, | 15th century | GBP 150,000.00 - 250,000.00 | GBP 180,000.00 | |
| 117 | A double-sided illustrated leaf from Khawass al-ashjar (De Materia Medica) by Dioscorides, |
Mesopotamia, Iraq, | 13th century | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 54,000.00 | |
| 124 | Abu Muhammad Makki ibn Abi Talib al-Qaysi al-Qayrawani al-Andalusi al-Qurtubi, | al-kashf 'an wujuh al-qira'at al-sab' wa 'ilaliha wa hijajiha ('Unveiling the Aspects of the Seven Recitations'), |
Near East, | circa 1100 AD | GBP 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | GBP 48,000.00 |
| 125 | Abu 'Amr Uthman ibn Sa'id ibn 'Umar al-Umawi al-Dani (d.1053 AD), | al-Taysir fi al-Qira'at al-Sab' ('The Facilitation of the Seven Readings'), |
Near East, | dated 683 AH/1284-5 AD | GBP 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 128 | A Qur'an, Sub-Saharan Africa, |
Nigeria or Chad, | second half 19th century | GBP 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | GBP 8,400.00 | |
| 131 | Jamal al-Din Muhammad ibn Umar ibn Ahmed ibn Hibattullah ibn Abi Jarada (d.694 AH/1294 AD), | Tajrid Musadarat al-Mu'attiyat and Tajrid Musadarat al-Manazir, Commentaries on Euclid's Book of Data and Book of Optics, |
Near East, | circa 1300 | GBP 50,000.00 - 80,000.00 | GBP 60,000.00 |
| 141 | An illustrated leaf from a manuscript of Kamal al-Din Husayn Gazurgahi's Majalis al-'Ushshaq: a dervish takes Ibrahim ibn Adham's son to his father at the Ka'ba, |
Persia, Shiraz, Safavid, | circa 1570 | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 24,000.00 | |
| 142 | An illuminated Qur'an, copied by Yaq'ut al-Musta'simi, |
Iraq, Baghdad | 674 AH/1275-76 AD | GBP 600,000.00 - 800,000.00 | GBP 720,000.00 | |
| 143 | An illuminated miniature Qur'an, copied by Ibrahim ibn Muhammad, |
Near East, Provincial Ottoman, | 965 AH/1557-58 AD | GBP 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 | GBP 60,000.00 | |
| 144 | The ninety-nine names of God, Persia or Turkey, |
Ottoman or Safavid, | 16th century | GBP 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | GBP 22,800.00 | |
| 145 | A large illuminated Qur'an juz' (IV), |
Persia, Safavid, | early 16th century | GBP 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 146 | A drawing of two wolves, style of Muhammad Siyah Qalam, |
probably Tabriz | late 15th century | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 147 | Shaykh Muslih al-Din Sa'di (d.1291-92), | Kulliyat (Collected Works), copied by 'Inayatullah Shirazi, |
India, Mughal, | 978 AH/1570-71 AD | GBP 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | GBP 48,000.00 |
| 148 | A large illuminated Qur'an, copied by 'Abdullah ibn Hafiz Muhammad Shirazi, |
Persia, Shiraz, Safavid, | 20 Ramadan 933 AH/29 June 1527 AD | GBP 200,000.00 - 300,000.00 | Not Sold |
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