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Islamic and Indian Art

Auction 18697
19 Jan 2011, starting at 13:00 GMT.
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Auction highlights

Sold for £6,960 inc. premium
Jamini Roy (India, 1887-1972) Standing Female,
Sold for £6,600 inc. premium
Jamini Roy (India, 1887-1972) Untitled
Sold for £5,400 inc. premium
Ahmed Khan (Pakistan, born 1939) Image of Faith,
Sold for £4,560 inc. premium
A pair of fine wood Doorway Brackets Tamil Nadu, probably Chettinad, circa 18th Century(2)

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1 A large Ilkhanid Qur'an leaf with four sura headings Persia, 14th Century £659
€771
US$ 1,033
2 A Qur'an leaf Mamluk, probably Egypt, 14th Century(5) £959
€1,121
US$ 1,503
5 Nine leaves from a Qur'an Persia, probably Shiraz, late 16th Century £959
€1,121
US$ 1,503
6 Two scenes depicting rulers with cavalry detachments riding through mountainous country Bokhara, late 16th Century(2) £899
€1,051
US$ 1,409
7 Rustam in combat with another warrior Persia, third quarter of the 17th Century(5) £359
€420
US$ 563
11 A collection of treatises, mainly on Hadith, Arabic language and grammar, and philosophy two treatises written in Isfahan, one dated AH 1009/AD 1600-01 and later(3) £335
€392
US$ 526
13 Nizami, Khamsa (Haft Paykar preceding Khusrau u Shirin), copied by Baha' ad-Din bin 'Ali Rizai, shol [tribe] of Baha' ad-Din Isfahan, dated between Jumada II 1047 and Rajab 1048/November 1637 and November 1638 £719
€841
US$ 1,127
18 Ibn Malik, Al-Wafiyah 'ala Sharh al-Kafiyah, treatise on Arabic grammar, copied by Safar Effendi bin 'Ali Ottoman Anatolia, 16th Century(3) £119
€140
US$ 187
19 A treatise on geography, based on the works of Tusi, Ptolemy, Balkhi, Mas'udi, Ibn al-Athir and al-Marrakishi, copied by Shuja' bin Mirshah Ottoman, dated between AH 994 and 1001/AD 1585-1592 £335
€392
US$ 526
22 A treatise on Shari'a, Islamic law, copied by Ahmad bin Ishaq Ottoman Anatolia, dated AH 1076/AD 1665-66(4) £119
€140
US$ 187
23 Al-Razi, Sharh Shamsiyyah and Hashiyyat Sharh as-Shamsiyyah, treatise on logic, two works in one volume, copied by Mahmud bin Ibrahim Daghestan, dated AH 1121/AD 1709-10(2) £215
€252
US$ 338
25 Nabi's Khayrabad and Jami's Absal and Salaman, two works in one volume, the second copied by 'Umar bin 'Ali at a fortress in Belgrade Ottoman, dated AH 1117/AD 1705-06 and AH 990/AD 1582-83 respectively(4) £455
€532
US$ 714
27 Hafiz, Divan, Persian poetry North India, 19th Century(3) £239
€280
US$ 375
29 A Qur'an written in bihari script India, 16th-19th Century(2) £419
€490
US$ 657
32 An illustrated leaf from a manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnama, depicting two rulers embracing in friendship Kashmir, 19th Century £359
€420
US$ 563
34 Nizami, Khamsa, Persian poetry, illustrated with 28 miniatures Qajar Persia, 19th Century £899
€1,051
US$ 1,409
35 Twelve album pages of naskhi, nasta'liq and shikasteh calligraphy Persia, dated (earliest) AH 1109/AD 1697-98 to AH 1300/AD 1882-83 (latest)(9) £539
€630
US$ 845
38 Muhammad Baqir ibn Muhammad Taqi, Zad al-Ma'ad, prayers, copied by Ibn Muhammad Husain al-Katib Muhammad Ja'far Persia, late 18th/19th Century(2) £1,079
€1,261
US$ 1,691
39 An illuminated book of prayers and sayings of the Prophet (Hadith) Qajar Persia, first half of the 19th Century £359
€420
US$ 563
40 A Qur'an written in ghubari script in scroll form Persia, dated AH 1244/AD 1828-29, and 20th Century(2) £299
€350
US$ 469
42 Three scrolls with calligraphic inscriptions Persia, 19th Century(3) £1,199
€1,402
US$ 1,879
43 An unusual recipe book commissioned by Majd al-Sultaneh Qajar Persia, circa 1900 £1,319
€1,542
US$ 2,067
46 A large oil painting of Mohammad Shah £383
€448
US$ 601
48 A portrait of a seated dervish £143
€168
US$ 225
50 Prayers, including the 90 Names of God Ottoman Turkey, 19th Century(2) £95
€112
US$ 150
55 An early tourist contract between Thomas Southey and four companions, and the translator Muhammad Hasan (an Ottoman national) Ottoman Egypt, dated AH 1277/AD 1861 £335
€392
US$ 526
57 An illuminated scribe's certificate (ijazat) of Rashid al-Fawzi Ottoman Turkey, dated AH 1280/AD 1863(3) £779
€911
US$ 1,221
59 British Museum journals, etc. (36) £23
€28
US$ 37
60 A post-Sassanian bronze Ewer Persia, circa 8th Century £2,399
€2,804
US$ 3,759
61 An early Islamic monochrome pottery Vase Persia, 8th Century £215
€252
US$ 338
62 A Samanid slip-painted pottery Bowl East Persia or Transoxiana, 9th/ 10th Century £359
€420
US$ 563
63 A Nishapur figural buffware pottery Bowl depicting a Warrior Persia, 10th Century £4,079
€4,767
US$ 6,391
64 An Abbasid slip-painted pottery Bowl Mesopotamia, 9th/ 10th Century £503
€588
US$ 789
66 Two small Abbasid Bowls East Persia or Transoxiana, 9th-10th Century(2) £335
€392
US$ 526
67 A Nishapur slip-painted pottery Bowl Persia, 10th Century £779
€911
US$ 1,221
68 An Umayyad monochrome moulded pottery Bowl Persia, 9th Century £215
€252
US$ 338
69 Three Bamiyan sgraffiato pottery Bowls Persia, 12th Century(3) £503
€588
US$ 789
70 A Nishapur slip-painted pottery Bowl Persia, 9th/ 10th Century £239
€280
US$ 375
71 A Garrus carved pottery Bowl Persia, 12th/ 13th Century £1,139
€1,332
US$ 1,785
72 A Nishapur buffware pottery Bowl Persia, 10th Century £2,279
€2,664
US$ 3,571
73 A Nishapur slip-painted pottery Bowl Persia, 10th Century £503
€588
US$ 789
74 A large turquoise-glazed Tile Kashan, Persia, 12th Century £599
€701
US$ 939
75 A Seljuk monochrome pottery Bowl Persia, 12th/ 13th Century £383
€448
US$ 601
76 A Kashan lustre pottery Bowl Persia, 13th Century £959
€1,121
US$ 1,503
77 A Garrus carved pottery Jar Persia, 12th/ 13th Century £779
€911
US$ 1,221
78 A Seljuk monochrome sgraffiato pottery Bowl Persia, 12th Century £959
€1,121
US$ 1,503
79 A slip-painted sgraffiato pottery Bowl Persia, 11th/ 12th Century £899
€1,051
US$ 1,409
80 A monochrome moulded pottery Ewer Persia, 12th/ 13th Century £1,679
€1,963
US$ 2,631
81 A Golden Horde slip-painted pottery Bowl Central Asia, 13th/ 14th Century £263
€308
US$ 413
82 A group of monochrome pottery Vessels Persia, 12th/ 13th Century(3) £539
€630
US$ 845
83 A monochrome moulded pottery Dish Persia, 12th/ 13th Century £419
€490
US$ 657
84 A group of three Islamic pottery Tiles Persia and Spain, 12th Century and later(3) £299
€350
US$ 469
85 Nine Ghaznavid moulded glazed pottery Tiles Persia, 13th Century, with later repainting £839
€981
US$ 1,315
86 A Kashan lustre pottery Jug Persia, 13th Century £3,119
€3,645
US$ 4,887
87 A Seljuk bronze Hammer Head Persia, 12th/ 13th Century(4) £719
€841
US$ 1,127
88 A silk lampas weave Seljuk textile Persia, 13th Century(7) £959
€1,121
US$ 1,503
89 Three Bamiyan sgraffiato pottery Bowls Persia, 12th Century(3) £479
€560
US$ 751
90 An underglaze-painted pottery Bowl Persia, 12th Century £455
€532
US$ 714
91 Two Byzantine sgraffiato pottery Bowls Near East, 12th Century(2) £2,399
€2,804
US$ 3,759
93 An underglaze painted pottery Albarello Persia, 12th/ 13th Century £1,139
€1,332
US$ 1,785
96 A collection of seals and gold fittings £599
€701
US$ 939
98 A Timurid cuerda-seca pottery Tile Persia, 15th Century £2,399
€2,804
US$ 3,759
100 A Timurid underglaze-painted pottery Bowl Persia or Central Asia, 15th Century £299
€350
US$ 469
107 A Hispano-Moresque lustre pottery Scudella Spain, 17th Century £455
€532
US$ 714
110 A large glass Vessel £599
€701
US$ 939
111 A Safavid brass Bowl Persia, 18th Century £779
€911
US$ 1,221
113 An unusual Safavid monochrome moulded pottery Vessel Persia, 17th Century £1,679
€1,963
US$ 2,631
114 A Safavid underglaze-painted pottery Kendi Persia, first half of the 17th Century £3,119
€3,645
US$ 4,887
115 Two small Kubachi underglaze-painted pottery Dishes Persia, 17th Century(2) £335
€392
US$ 526
116 A Safavid blue-and-white painted pottery Spittoon Persia, 17th Century £479
€560
US$ 751
117 A Safavid tinned copper Ewer Persia, 17th Century £2,159
€2,523
US$ 3,383
118 Two Safavid cuerda seca pottery Tiles Persia, 17th Century(2) £1,439
€1,682
US$ 2,255
126 An Ottoman embroidered silk Panel Turkey, 18th Century £3,599
€4,206
US$ 5,639
127 A porcelain calligraphic design Bowl for the Ottoman Market China, Qianlong Period (1736-95) £659
€771
US$ 1,033
130 An Iznik pottery Dish Turkey, circa 1630 £1,799
€2,103
US$ 2,819
131 An Ottoman coral and turquoise-set steel Dagger jambiyya Turkey, early 20th Century(2) £1,019
€1,191
US$ 1,597
132 A ruby-set jade-hilted Ottoman Dagger Turkey, late 19th Century £1,319
€1,542
US$ 2,067
135 Two steel Stirrups North Africa, 19th Century(2) £119
€140
US$ 187
137 A repoussé silver Bowl, Belt and Ottoman Dagger Burma, Turkey and India, 19th Century(3) £623
€729
US$ 977
138 Two Ottoman repousse brass powder Flasks Turkey, circa 1900(2) £143
€168
US$ 225
140 Two pairs of Ottoman gold damascened steel Calligrapher's Scissors Turkey, 19th Century(2) £959
€1,121
US$ 1,503
141 An Iznik 'Storm in a teacup' design pottery Dish Turkey, circa 1600 £1,799
€2,103
US$ 2,819
143 An Ottoman embroidered appliqué wool Prayer Panel Banya Luka, Turkey, circa 1800 £2,159
€2,523
US$ 3,383
144 An embroidered linen Prayer Panel Uzbekistan, circa 1900 £503
€588
US$ 789
145 An Ottoman Beykoz cut-glass Decanter Turkey, 19th Century £1,259
€1,472
US$ 1,973
146 A Beykoz glass Bird and Channakale slip-painted pottery Dish Turkey, late 19th/ early 20th Century(2) £959
€1,121
US$ 1,503
147 A silk embroidered linen Panel (susani) Uzbekistan, first half of 20th Century £779
€911
US$ 1,221
148 Five Ottoman embroidered Towels Turkey, 19th Century(5) £479
€560
US$ 751
149 A group of Ottoman Tophane Turkey and North Africa, late 19th Century(5) £899
€1,051
US$ 1,409
150 An Ottoman jade Bowl Turkey, 19th Century £1,199
€1,402
US$ 1,879
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