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Islamic & Indian Art

Session: Islamic & Indian Art

London, New Bond Street
6 Apr 2006, session starting at 10:30 BST

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Section highlights

A rare and complete pictorial cycle consisting of eight paintings illustrating episodes from Jami's
Sold for £319,200 inc. premium
A rare and complete pictorial cycle consisting of eight paintings illustrating episodes from Jami's love poem Yusuf va Zulaykha ...
Francis Newton Souza (India, 1924-2002) Last Howl from the Cross
Sold for £296,800 inc. premium
Francis Newton Souza (India, 1924-2002) Last Howl from the Cross
Tyeb Mehta Pink Figure
Sold for £145,600 inc. premium
Tyeb Mehta (India, b. 1925) Pink Figure
Francis Newton Souza (India, 1924-2002) Nude
Sold for £106,400 inc. premium
Francis Newton Souza (India, 1924-2002) Nude

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A Qur'an leaf on vellum 9th/10th Century
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A vellum Qur'an leaf in kufic script North Africa, 10th Century
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A vellum Qur'an leaf written in kufic script (surat al-Baqarah, chapter II, verses 190-98) North Africa, 10th Century
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A vellum Qur'an leaf written in kufic script (surat al-Baqarah, chapter II, verses 190-98) North Africa, 10th Century
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A bifolium from an illuminated Qur'an on vellum (surat al-Saffat, chapter XXXVII, verses 53-67) Andalusia, 12th Century(2)
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A bifolium from an illuminated Qur'an on vellum (surat al-Saffat, chapter XXXVII, verses 53-67) Andalusia, 12th Century(2)
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£700 - 900
US$ 1,100 - 1,400
€820 - 1,100
An early manuscript leaf (600?)
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An early leaf, possibly of a religious text, written in a dispersed cursive script Near East, Arabia or North Africa, dated AH 600/AD 1203 or ...
Estimate:
£400 - 600
US$ 600 - 910
€470 - 700
Kitab al-'Uyub, from a work on Islamic jurisprudence, copied by Abdul-Jalil probably Andalusia, date
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Kitab al-'Uyub, from a work on Islamic jurisprudence, copied by Abdul-Jalil probably Andalusia, dated AH 524/AD 1129
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£1,500 - 2,000
US$ 2,300 - 3,000
€1,800 - 2,300
A fragment of a treatise on Islamic jurisprudence probably Andalusia, 12th-14th Century
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A fragment of a treatise on Islamic jurisprudence probably Andalusia, 12th-14th Century
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£1,000 - 1,200
US$ 1,500 - 1,800
€1,200 - 1,400
A fragment of a treatise on poetry North Africa or Andalusia, 12th-14th Century
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A fragment of a treatise on poetry North Africa or Andalusia, 12th-14th Century
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£800 - 1,200
US$ 1,200 - 1,800
€930 - 1,400
An illuminated Mamluk Qur'an section (surat al-Nisa, chapter IV, verses 114-147, the end of juz 5) C
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An illuminated Qur'an section (surat al-Nisa, chapter IV, verses 114-147, the end of juz 5) Mamluk, probably Cairo, circa 1320
Sold for £1,680 inc. premium
A Qur'an
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Al-Bukhari, Sahih, vol. IV (of ten volumes), copied by Muhammad bin Muhammad bin al-Marsum Mamluk, probably Egypt, dated AH 803/AD 1400
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Four illuminated Qur'an leaves (surat Maryam, chapter XIX, and surat Taha, chapter XX) Mamluk Egypt
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Four illuminated Qur'an leaves (surat Maryam, chapter XIX, and surat Taha, chapter XX) Mamluk Egypt or Syria, second half of the 13th Century
Sold for £360 inc. premium
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