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Islamic & Indian Art

Session: Islamic & Indian Art

London, New Bond Street
8 Oct 2009, session starting at 10:30 BST

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An Ottoman silk and metal-thread embroidered calligraphic Band (hizam) from the Holy Ka'ba at Mecca Turkey or Egypt, period of Selim III (AH 1203-1222/ AD 1789-1807)
Sold for £84,000 inc. premium
An Ottoman silk and metal-thread embroidered calligraphic Band (hizam) from the Holy Ka'ba at Mecca Turkey or Egypt, period ...
Rani Jindan's necklace, Lahore
Sold for £55,200 inc. premium
An important emerald and seed-pearl Necklace from the Lahore Treasury, worn by Maharani Jindan Kaur (1817-63), wife of Ranjit Singh ...
A 14th Century Qu'ran Sura
Sold for £38,400 inc. premium
A large Qur'an leaf from the 'Five Suras' (sura VI, al-An'am, verses 108-109) Persia or Mesopotamia, circa 1350-1420
A large Iznik pottery Dish Turkey, circa 1580
Sold for £26,400 inc. premium
A fine large Iznik pottery Dish Turkey, circa 1560-70

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Three Kufic leaves, framed (3)
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A vellum Qur'an leaf written in kufic script (sura II, al-Baqarah, verses 126-132) Abbasid, late 8th/9th Century
Sold for £3,120 inc. premium
A vellum Qur'an leaf written in early kufic script (sura II, al-Baqarah, verses 26-32) Abbasid, late 8th/9th Century
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A vellum Qur'an leaf written in early kufic script (sura II, al-Baqarah, verses 26-32) Abbasid, late 8th/9th Century
Sold for £1,920 inc. premium
A vellum Qur'an leaf written in early kufic script (sura LXV, al-Talaq, verses 6-11) Abbasid, late 8th/9th Century
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A vellum Qur'an leaf written in early kufic script (sura LXV, al-Talaq, verses 6-11) Abbasid, late 8th/9th Century
Sold for £1,560 inc. premium
A Qur'an leaf on vellum, framed
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A Qur'an leaf on vellum written in kufic script (sura LII, verses 7-13) Abbasid, 10th Century
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£1,500 - 2,000
US$ 2,300 - 3,000
€1,800 - 2,400
Two Qur'an leaves on vellum, framed (2)
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Two vellum Qur'an leaves written in kufic script Abbasid, 10th Century(2)
Sold for £1,200 inc. premium
A Qur'an bifolium on vellum in kufic script (sura II, al-Baqarah, parts of verses 40-59) Near East o
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A Qur'an bifolium on vellum in kufic script (sura II, al-Baqarah, parts of verses 40-59) Near East or North Africa, 9th/10th Century
Sold for £1,800 inc. premium
A Qur'an bifolium on vellum in kufic script (sura XX, Ta Ha, parts of verses 52-57 and verses 76-80)
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A Qur'an bifolium on vellum in kufic script (sura XX, Ta Ha, parts of verses 52-57 and verses 76-80) Near East or North Africa, 9th/10th ...
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£1,500 - 2,000
US$ 2,300 - 3,000
€1,800 - 2,400
A vellum Qur'an leaf written in kufic script (sura II, al-Baqarah, verses 30-35) probably North Africa, 10th Century
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A vellum Qur'an leaf written in kufic script (sura II, al-Baqarah, verses 30-35) probably North Africa, 10th Century
Sold for £1,200 inc. premium
Two Kufic Leaves, framed (2)
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A vellum Qur'an leaf written in kufic script (sura XIII, verses 19-25) North Africa, probably 10th Century
Sold for £1,080 inc. premium
Six vellum Qur'an leaves North Africa or Andalusia, 13th Century(3)
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Six vellum Qur'an leaves North Africa or Andalusia, 13th Century(3)
Sold for £1,200 inc. premium
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