A rare and important sardonyx Portrait Cameo of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan (reigned 1628-58) Ind

Islamic & Indian Art

Auction 10185
London, Knightsbridge
1 May 2003, starting at 10:30 BST.
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A rare and important sardonyx Portrait Cameo of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan (reigned 1628-58) Ind
Sold for £574,250 inc. premium
A rare and important sardonyx Portrait Cameo of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan (reigned 1628-58) India, circa 1630-40
An important silk and metal thread embroidered Curtain (<i>kiswah</i>) Ka'aba with an Ottoman Tughra Egypt, circa 1880
Sold for £35,250 inc. premium
An important silk and metal thread embroidered Curtain (kiswah) Ka'aba with an Ottoman Tughra Egypt, circa 1880
An Ottoman silk lampas and gold thread Panel (<i>kemha</i>) Turkey, 16th Century
Sold for £21,150 inc. premium
An Ottoman silk lampas and gold thread Panel (kemha) Turkey, 16th Century
A late Safavid pottery Tile Panel <b>Persia, 17th/18th Century</b> 231 x 133.5 cm.
Sold for £19,975 inc. premium
A late Safavid pottery Tile Panel Persia, 17th/18th Century 231 x 133.5 cm.

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A large vellum Qur'an Leaf in elongated kufic script, sura XLII, al-shura, Consultation, verses 49-53 (end); sura XLIII, al-Zukhruf, gold adornments, verses 1-3 probably North ...
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A large vellum Qur'an Leaf in elongated <i>kufic</i> script, <i>sura</i> VII, <i>al-A'raf</i>, verses 172-77 <b>probably North Africa, late 8th Century</b> 235 x 380 mm.
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A large vellum Qur'an Leaf in elongated kufic script, sura VII, al-A'raf, verses 172-77 probably North Africa, late 8th Century 235 x 380 mm.
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A vellum Qur’an Leaf in kufic script Egypt, 9th Century
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A vellum Qur’an Leaf in kufic, surat Ghafer and Fussilat, XL, verses 82-5; and XLI, verses 1-5 Egypt or North Africa, AD 10th Century
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A vellum Bifolium from a Qur'an in kufic script, Surat al-A'raf, VII, parts of verses 77-86 and 128-36 Near East or North Africa, 9th Century ...
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A vellum Folio from a Qur'an in kufic script, surat al-Baqara, II, parts of verses 181-4 North Africa or Near East, 9th-10th Century leaf 189 ...
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An Andalusian vellum Section from <i>Mukhtasar al-Mudawwanah</i> Spain, circa AH 370/ AD 980
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An Andalusian vellum Section from Mukhtasar al-Mudawwanah Spain, circa AH 370/ AD 980
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A <i>kufic</i> Qur’an Leaf on vellum, <i>surat al- Ma’idah</i>, V, verses 76-8 Near East, 9th Century
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A kufic Qur’an Leaf on vellum, surat al- Ma’idah, V, verses 76-8 Near East, 9th Century
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A vellum Qur’an Bi-folium in maghribi script, surat Yasin, XXXVI, verses 21-37 Spain or North Africa, 13th Century
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Two Large Qur'an Leaves in <i>maghribi</i> script Andalusia, 13th Century (2)
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Two Large Qur'an Leaves in maghribi script Andalusia, 13th Century (2)
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