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 |
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149 | An illuminated collection of surahs, |
Persia, Qajar, | early 19th century | GBP 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | GBP 43,200.00 | |
152 | Muhammad ibn Ayyub al-Hasib al-Tabari, Kitab al-ta'leem fi ma'rifat al-taqweem, copied by Habibullah, |
Persia, Safavid, | Ramadan 1086 AH/23 November 1675 AD | GBP 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | Not Sold | |
158 | An illuminated manuscript of poetry in nasta'liq, |
Persia or Central Asia, Khurasan or Bukhara, | 16th century | GBP 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | GBP 14,400.00 | |
159 | An illustrated folio from Nizami's Haft Paykar: Bahram Gur and the Chinese princess Yaghmanaz in the sandalwood pavilion, |
India, probably Lahore, | circa 1590-1600 | GBP 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | GBP 144,000.00 | |
174 | Hafiz (d.1389-90), | Diwan, |
North India, Kashmir, | circa 1790 | GBP 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | GBP 18,000.00 |
175 | Abu'l Qasim Firdausi (d.1025 AD), | Shahnameh, copied by Nizam al-Din, |
North India, Kashmir, | 3 Jumada II 1244 AH/10 December 1828 AD | GBP 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | GBP 132,000.00 |
178 | An illustrated manuscript on horses: two Shalihotra treatises on equine medicine, |
India, possibly Gujarat, | late 18th/early 19th century | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 96,000.00 | |
183 | A rare, complete, illustrated and illuminated manuscript of the Ramayana, possibly by a Kashmiri artist, |
India, Punjab Hills, | circa 1830-40 | GBP 35,000.00 - 45,000.00 | GBP 54,000.00 | |
208 | Ahmed Karahisari | A calligraphic album, signed by Ahmed Karahisari, |
Turkey, Ottoman, | 923 AH/1517-18 AD | GBP 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 | GBP 132,000.00 |
209 | Siraj al-Din 'Ali ibn 'Uthman al-Ushi (d.1179 AD), | Bad' al-Amali, copied by Ferhat Pasha, Turkey, Ottoman, |
Dhu'l-Qa'da 965 AH/August-September 1558 AD | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 60,000.00 | |
210 | A large illuminated Qur'an, |
Turkey, Ottoman, | circa 1550 | GBP 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | Not Sold | |
215 | Nuzhat al-Salatin wa 'ibrat al-Hawaqin ('The Delight of Sultans and the Example of Emperors'), |
Turkey, Ottoman, | 970 AH/1562-63 AD | GBP 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | Not Sold | |
216 | Kitab al-maqamat al-'aliya fi rusum wa suwar al-salat al-nabawiyya, 'The Exalted Stations Concerning the Drawings and Depictions of the Prophetic Blessings', |
Turkey, Ottoman, | 19th century | GBP 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | Not Sold | |
217 | An illuminated Qur'an, copied by Muhammad, copied in the Holy Mosque of Medina, |
Ottoman, | 2 Dhu'l-Hijja 10[6]3 AH/23 October 1653 AD | GBP 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | Not Sold | |
227 | An illuminated calligrapher's diploma (ijazeh), |
Turkey, Ottoman, | 1261 AH/1845 AD | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 7,200.00 | |
228 | signed by Suleyman, | An Ottoman decoupage pear-shaped calligraphy, |
Turkey, | 19th century | GBP 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | Not Sold |
229 | An illuminated Qur'an, copied by Isma'il Najib, |
Bulgaria, Shumen, Ottoman, | 1266 AH/1849-50 AD | GBP 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | Not Sold | |
231 | A large illuminated Qur'an, copied by Muhammad ibn 'Amr ibn Muhammad, |
East Caucasus, Dagestan, | Dhu'l-Qa'da 1219 AH/February-March 1805 AD | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | Not Sold | |
234 | An illuminated prayer book including Dala'il al-Khayrat, copied by Isma'il Yasari Zadeh, |
Turkey, Ottoman, | mid-18th century | GBP 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | Not Sold | |
235 | An illuminated prayer book including Dala'il al-Khayrat, copied by Muhammad Amin al-Rushdi, |
Turkey, Ottoman, | 1239 AH/1823-24 AD | GBP 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | Not Sold | |
246 | An illuminated prayer book, copied by 'Ali Shukri, |
Turkey, Ottoman, | 1270 AH/1853-54 AD | GBP 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | GBP 48,000.00 |