Olympia Auctions: Indian, Islamic, Himalayan and South-East Asian Art, 112625, London

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
November 26, 2025 - November 26, 2025
Page Size: 27 items in 2 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1

THREE ILLUMINATED QUR'AN SECTIONS,

CHINA 18TH/19TH CENTURY GBP 500.00 - 800.00 GBP 600.00
2

TWO ILLUMINATED QUR'AN SECTIONS,

CHINA CIRCA 18TH/19TH CENTURY GBP 600.00 - 800.00 Not Sold
3 MUHAMMAD ABRISHAMI,

PERSIAN VERSES INCLUDING A GHAZAL OF ANVARI, SIGNED MUHAMMAD ABRISHAMI,

SAFAVID PERSIA 16TH CENTURY GBP 600.00 - 800.00 Not Sold
4 SALMAN SAVAJI, ATTRIBUTED TO MIR 'ALI,

VARIATION ON VERSES BY SALMAN SAVAJI, ATTRIBUTED TO MIR 'ALI,

SAFAVID PERSIA 16TH CENTURY GBP 500.00 - 700.00 GBP 562.50
5 'ABD AL-RAZZAQ,

PERSIAN VERSES, PROBABLY COPIED BY 'ABD AL-RAZZAQ,

SAFAVID PERSIA 17TH CENTURY GBP 600.00 - 800.00 GBP 525.00
6 'ABD AL-JABBAR

PERSIAN VERSES FROM A GHAZAL OF 'AMIR KHUSRAU, SIGNED 'ABD AL-JABBAR, DATED 1738-9 AD

1738-9 GBP 600.00 - 800.00 GBP 875.00
7 MIRZA 'ABBAS NURI,

PERSIAN VERSES, SIYAH MASHQ, BY MIRZA 'ABBAS NURI,

PERSIA DATED AH1227/1812-13 GBP 600.00 - 800.00 GBP 7,500.00
8 ASADULLAH SHIRAZI,

VERSES FROM 'ATTAR'S ASRAR-NAMA AND SADI'S BUSTAN, BY ASADULLAH SHIRAZI,

DATED AH1264/1847-8 AD GBP 600.00 - 800.00 GBP 750.00
9

A QAJAR CALLIGRAPHIC EXERCISE, SIYAH MASHQ,

TABRIZ, PERSIA DATED 1861-2 AD GBP 500.00 - 700.00 GBP 525.00
10 ALI NAQI,

A QAJAR CALLIGRAPHIC EXERCISE, SIYAH MASHQ, BY ALI NAQI,

PERSIA DATED AH1284/1867-8 AD GBP 500.00 - 700.00 GBP 500.00
11 MIR HUSAYN,

A QAJAR CALLIGRAPHIC EXERCISE, SIYAH MASHQ, BY MIR HUSAYN,

PERSIA DATED 1862-3 AD GBP 600.00 - 800.00 GBP 1,875.00
12 ABD AL-RAHIM AFSHAR,

A QAJAR CALLIGRAPHIC EXERCISE, SIYAH MASHQ, BY 'ABD AL-RAHIM AFSHAR,

PERSIA DATED AH1295/1878 AD GBP 600.00 - 800.00 GBP 1,375.00
13

AN OTTOMAN HILYA,

TURKEY 18TH/19TH CENTURY GBP 600.00 - 800.00 GBP 3,500.00
14

AN OTTOMAN QUR'AN, COPIED BY MEHMED HAKKI YUZBASI-ZADE,

TURKEY DATED 1869/70 GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 Not Sold
15

A QAJAR PAINTING OF ENTANGLED LOVERS,

PERSIA 19TH CENTURY GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 GBP 812.50
16

THE HOUGHTON SHAHNAMEH,

HARVARD UNIVERSITY PRESS 1981 GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00 GBP 1,000.00
17

THE ARYAMEHR QUR'AN,

IRAN PUBLISHED 1965 GBP 600.00 - 800.00 GBP 750.00
18 MIRZA MUHAMMAD SADIQ NAMI

A QAJAR MINIATURE COPY OF MIRZA MUHAMMAD SADIQ NAMI'S 'LAYLI U MAJNUN',

PERSIA 19TH CENTURY GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Not Sold
19 COPIED BY ZAYN AL-DIN B. MUHAMMAD SALIH AL-ISFAHANI QAHDARIJANI,

A QAJAR QUR'AN, COPIED BY ZAYN AL-DIN B. MUHAMMAD SALIH AL-ISFAHANI QAHDARIJANI,

PERSIA DATED 1810 GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 GBP 2,250.00
40

A FOLIO PROBABLY FROM A SAT SAI SERIES,

MEWAR, INDIA EARLY 18TH CENTURY GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 Not Sold
41 PAHARI, PERHAPS KASHMIR ARTIST,

THREE FOLIOS FROM A DISPERSED RAMAYANA MANUSCRIPT, PAHARI, PERHAPS KASHMIR ARTIST,

18TH CENTURY GBP 500.00 - 800.00 Not Sold
42

A JAIN ILLUSTRATED FOLIO.

GUJARAT LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY GBP 300.00 - 400.00 GBP 325.00
43

A PAGE FROM A DISPERSED RAGAMALA SERIES

MARWAR, RAJASTHAN FIRST QUARTER 18TH CENTURY GBP 500.00 - 800.00 GBP 625.00
44

A LADY ON SEATED ON A TERRACE,

KISHANGARH 19TH CENTURY GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Not Sold
45

A MOONLIT TRYST,

BUNDI SECOND HALF 18TH CENTURY GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 GBP 4,000.00
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