Sothebys: Arts of the Islamic World and India
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Arts of the Islamic World and India | Total Sales (GBP) | 2,130,000.00 |
| Auction Date | October 23, 2024 - October 23, 2024 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 1,304,000.00 |
| Sale Number | #L24223 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 1,888,000.00 |
| Total Lots | 46 | ||
| Sold Lots | 25 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 1,958,000.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 54.35% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 2,876,000.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 21 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 74.06% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 142 | An illuminated Qur'an, copied by Yaq'ut al-Musta'simi, |
674 AH/1275-76 AD | GBP 600,000.00 - 800,000.00 | GBP 720,000.00 | |
| 116 | A large illuminated volume from an eight-volume Qur'an in Maghribi script on paper, |
15th century | GBP 150,000.00 - 250,000.00 | GBP 180,000.00 | |
| 159 | An illustrated folio from Nizami's Haft Paykar: Bahram Gur and the Chinese princess Yaghmanaz in the sandalwood pavilion, |
circa 1590-1600 | GBP 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | GBP 144,000.00 | |
| 175 | Abu'l Qasim Firdausi (d.1025 AD), | Shahnameh, copied by Nizam al-Din, |
3 Jumada II 1244 AH/10 December 1828 AD | GBP 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | GBP 132,000.00 |
| 208 | Ahmed Karahisari | A calligraphic album, signed by Ahmed Karahisari, |
923 AH/1517-18 AD | GBP 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 | GBP 132,000.00 |
| 178 | An illustrated manuscript on horses: two Shalihotra treatises on equine medicine, |
late 18th/early 19th century | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 96,000.00 | |
| 107 | An illuminated compilation of prayers, incantations and pious odes, |
dated 1138-39 AH/1725-27 AD | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 69,600.00 | |
| 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, |
circa 1300 | GBP 50,000.00 - 80,000.00 | GBP 60,000.00 |
| 143 | An illuminated miniature Qur'an, copied by Ibrahim ibn Muhammad, |
965 AH/1557-58 AD | GBP 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 | GBP 60,000.00 | |
| 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 |
| 117 | A double-sided illustrated leaf from Khawass al-ashjar (De Materia Medica) by Dioscorides, |
13th century | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 54,000.00 | |
| 183 | A rare, complete, illustrated and illuminated manuscript of the Ramayana, possibly by a Kashmiri artist, |
circa 1830-40 | GBP 35,000.00 - 45,000.00 | 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'), |
circa 1100 AD | GBP 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | GBP 48,000.00 |
| 147 | Shaykh Muslih al-Din Sa'di (d.1291-92), | Kulliyat (Collected Works), copied by 'Inayatullah Shirazi, |
978 AH/1570-71 AD | GBP 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | GBP 48,000.00 |
| 246 | An illuminated prayer book, copied by 'Ali Shukri, |
1270 AH/1853-54 AD | GBP 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | GBP 48,000.00 | |
| 149 | An illuminated collection of surahs, |
early 19th century | GBP 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | GBP 43,200.00 | |
| 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 | |
| 104 | A large illuminated Qur'an, |
19th century | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 33,600.00 | |
| 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, |
circa 1570 | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 24,000.00 | |
| 144 | The ninety-nine names of God, Persia or Turkey, |
16th century | GBP 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | GBP 22,800.00 | |
| 174 | Hafiz (d.1389-90), | Diwan, |
circa 1790 | GBP 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | GBP 18,000.00 |
| 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 |
| 158 | An illuminated manuscript of poetry in nasta'liq, |
16th century | GBP 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | GBP 14,400.00 | |
| 128 | A Qur'an, Sub-Saharan Africa, |
second half 19th century | GBP 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | GBP 8,400.00 | |
| 227 | An illuminated calligrapher's diploma (ijazeh), |
1261 AH/1845 AD | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 7,200.00 |
![<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> GOULD, John. <i>A Monograph of the Trochilidae...Humming-Birds.</i> L., [1849-] 1861. $60,000 – 80,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/5a5a37a4-bc84-4fa8-b8b8-bad6106a9297.jpg "<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> GOULD, John. <i>A Monograph of the Trochilidae...Humming-Birds.</i> L., [1849-] 1861. $60,000 – 80,000.")
![<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> A COMPLETE RUN of Limited Editions Club publications, v.p. [mostly New York], 1929-2010. $50,000 – 60,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/00aa5647-98fa-42e5-aa1f-e306d308a753.jpg "<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> A COMPLETE RUN of Limited Editions Club publications, v.p. [mostly New York], 1929-2010. $50,000 – 60,000.")
![<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> GOULD. <i>A Monograph of the Ramphastidae...Toucans.</i> L., [1852-] 54. SECOND ED. $35,000 – 45,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/529a982d-de64-41cf-b68c-93f0df023bfc.jpg "<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> GOULD. <i>A Monograph of the Ramphastidae...Toucans.</i> L., [1852-] 54. SECOND ED. $35,000 – 45,000.")
![<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> SELBY. <i>Plates to Selby’s Illustrations of British Ornithology.</i> Edin., [1833-] 34. $20,000 – 30,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/5c121f9c-5368-40ac-a487-76508b5ac622.jpg "<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> SELBY. <i>Plates to Selby’s Illustrations of British Ornithology.</i> Edin., [1833-] 34. $20,000 – 30,000.")
![<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.")
