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Islamic and Indian Art

Auction 18950
London, New Bond Street
4 Oct 2011, starting at 10:30 BST.
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Auction highlights

Iznik vase, Turkish, circa 1575, 37 cm h
Sold for £184,850 inc. premium
An important Iznik pottery Water Bottle (surahi) Turkey, circa 1575
Painting of kneeling gentleman wearing turban, attributed to Aqa Riza
Sold for £121,250 inc. premium
A courtier wearing a crimson jama and a white turban kneeling in a landscape Mughal, circa 1630
A diamond-set enamelled gold pendant in the form of a cross, Mughal or Deccan, 17th Century
Sold for £99,650 inc. premium
A rare and important gem-set gold Cruciform Pendant Mughal India or Deccan, 17th Century
A Gem-set gold pendant in the form of a bird, Mughal or Deccan, 18th century
Sold for £87,650 inc. premium
A gem-set gold pendant in the form of a bird probably Deccan or Southern India, 17th/ 18th Century

Lots

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A calligraphic composition in nasta'liq script signed by 'Ali al-Katib 16th/17th Century
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An album page with verses in nasta'liq script signed by 'Ali al-Katib (unidentified) Persia, 17th Century
Sold for £1,750 inc. premium
A calligraphic composition in nasta'liq script signed by 'Abdullah al-Hasani 16th/17th Century
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A quatrain in praise of the Subhat al-Abrar of Jami in nasta'liq script, copied by 'Abdullah al-Husaini Persia, or perhaps India, 17th Century
Estimate:
£1,500 - 2,500
US$ 2,300 - 3,900
€1,800 - 2,900
A calligraphic composition in nasta'liq script signed by Muhammad Shafi' (farzand 'Abul-Jabbur) Safavid, 17th Century
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A benedictory quatrain in Persian in nasta'liq script, copied by Muhammad Shafi' Persia, 17th Century
Sold for £1,875 inc. premium
A calligraphic composition in Persian prose in nasta'liq script, signed by Muhammad 'Ali al-Husaini Persia, 17th Century
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A calligraphic composition in Persian prose in nasta'liq script, signed by Muhammad 'Ali al-Husaini Persia, 17th Century
Estimate:
£1,200 - 1,500
US$ 1,900 - 2,300
€1,400 - 1,800
A calligraphic composition in nasta'liq script signed by Muhammad Rahim India
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Three couplets from a ghazal of Hafiz in nasta'liq script, copied by Muhammad Rahim possibly India, 17th-18th Century, illumination 19th Century
Estimate:
£800 - 1,200
US$ 1,200 - 1,900
€930 - 1,400
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