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1
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A Samanid "Sari" type slip-painted pottery Bowl Persia, 10th Century
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£187
€218
US$ 292
|
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4
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Three Samanid pottery Bowls Persia, 10th Century(3)
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£625
€729
US$ 976
|
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18
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A pair of Fatimid filigree gold Earrings Egypt or Syria, 12th Century(2)
|
£625
€729
US$ 976
|
|
20
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A Seljuk silver-inlaid engraved bronze Figurine of a Deer Persia, 12th Century
|
£625
€729
US$ 976
|
|
22
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A Kashan lustre moulded pottery calligraphic Tile Persia, 13th/ 14th Century(2)
|
£4,000
€4,671
US$ 6,248
|
|
26
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A late Mamluk tinned-copper Bowl Syria or Egypt, 15th Century
|
£1,500
€1,751
US$ 2,343
|
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27
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Two Safavid tinned-copper Lids Persia, 17th Century(2)
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£1,250
€1,459
US$ 1,952
|
|
30
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A Safavid tinned-copper Bowl Persia, late 16th Century
|
£1,625
€1,897
US$ 2,538
|
|
42
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A mould-blown glass Bowl Persia, 10th/ 11th Century
|
£125
€145
US$ 195
|
|
44
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An Ottoman brass Candlestick Turkey, 17th Century
|
£812
€948
US$ 1,269
|
|
45
|
An Iznik rimless pottery Dish Turkey, 17th Century
|
£2,125
€2,481
US$ 3,319
|
|
46
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An Iznik pottery Dish Turkey, 17th Century
|
£2,250
€2,627
US$ 3,514
|
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47
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An Iznik blue and white pottery Dish Turkey, late 16th Century
|
£1,500
€1,751
US$ 2,343
|
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48
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An Iznik 'Storm in a teacup' design pottery Dish Turkey, 17th Century
|
£562
€656
US$ 878
|
|
49
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An Iznik 'Storm in a teacup' design pottery Dish Turkey, 17th Century
|
£437
€510
US$ 683
|
|
50
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An Iznik 'Storm in a teacup' design pottery Bowl Turkey, 17th Century
|
£625
€729
US$ 976
|
|
53
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A Damascus underglaze-painted pottery Tile Panel Syria, 19th Century(9)
|
£1,250
€1,459
US$ 1,952
|
|
54
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A Kutahya underglaze-painted pottery Tea-Set with Greek Inscription Turkey, dated AD 1922(12)
|
£2,125
€2,481
US$ 3,319
|
|
55
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A group of Kutahya underglaze-painted Vessels Turkey, dated 1921(12)
|
£2,250
€2,627
US$ 3,514
|
|
57
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An Ottoman tinned-copper Dish Turkey, dated AH 1176/ AD 1762-63
|
£62
€72
US$ 97
|
|
58
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An Ottoman Süleymaniye ware enamelled covered Dish Turkey, late 18th Century(2)
|
£5,000
€5,839
US$ 7,810
|
|
59
|
An Ottoman marble tombstone Finial Turkey, 18th Century
|
£625
€729
US$ 976
|
|
81
|
A large Mamluk Revival silver inlaid brass Tray Egypt or Syria, 19th Century
|
£1,500
€1,751
US$ 2,343
|
|
82
|
A Damascus marquetry wood gaming Table Syria, 19th Century
|
£937
€1,094
US$ 1,464
|
|
85
|
A Qajar lacquer papier mache Pen Box (qalamdan) Persia, 19th Century(2)
|
£812
€948
US$ 1,269
|
|
85A
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A Qajar moulded plaster relief Panel depicting a scene from the Shahnama signed by Muhammad Baqir Tawus Persia, 19th Century
|
£625
€729
US$ 976
|
|
87
|
A pair of Qajar enamelled gold Earrings Persia, 19th Century(2)
|
£875
€1,021
US$ 1,366
|
|
90
|
A group of Qajar turquoise-inlaid brass Ghalian Cups Persia, 19th Century(8)
|
£1,250
€1,459
US$ 1,952
|
|
91
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A Qajar enamelled silver and brass Ghalian Section Persia, 19th Century(3)
|
£1,625
€1,897
US$ 2,538
|
|
92
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A Qajar walrus ivory-hilted Dagger Persia,dated AH [12]98/ AD 1880-81
|
£2,000
€2,335
US$ 3,124
|
|
93
|
Two Qajar gold damascened steel Elephants Persia, 19th Century
|
£562
€656
US$ 878
|
|
95
|
A Qajar moulded and underglaze-painted pottery Tile Persia, 19th Century
|
£175
€204
US$ 273
|
|
97
|
A Qajar calligraphic mosaic pottery tile Panel Persia, 20th Century
|
£4,375
€5,109
US$ 6,833
|
|
100
|
Four tinned-copper Vessels Persia, 18th/ 19th Century(4)
|
£375
€437
US$ 585
|
|
106
|
An Imperial Pahlavi Presentation silver Tray Tehran, circa 1970s or later(2)
|
£625
€729
US$ 976
|
|
107
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A late Qajar silver Box Persia, early 20th Century
|
£1,125
€1,313
US$ 1,757
|
|
109
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A "Staffordshire"-type blue and white pottery plate bearing Arabic religious inscriptions 19th Century
|
£275
€321
US$ 429
|
|
110
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A Qur'an leaf on vellum in kufic script Near East or North Africa, 9th Century
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£2,000
€2,335
US$ 3,124
|
|
111
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A fragment of a leaf from a large Qur'an partially written in gold in muhaqqaq script Timurid, probably Herat or Samarkand, early 15th Century
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£15,000
€17,519
US$ 23,430
|
|
112
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A Qur'an bifolium written in Eastern kufic script Probably Central Asia, Yemen or East Africa, 13th Century or later
|
£125
€145
US$ 195
|
|
115
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Persian verses in nasta'liq script in praise of the scribe, signed by the Safavid calligrapher Mir 'Imad al-Hasani (d. 1615) Persia, dated AH 1016/AD 1607-08
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£2,250
€2,627
US$ 3,514
|
|
116
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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
|
£1,375
€1,605
US$ 2,147
|
|
128
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A group of three leaves from a dispersed manuscript of the Qur'an Persia, 15th Century(10)
|
£250
€291
US$ 390
|
|
131
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A large leaf from a Qur'an in bihari script Sultanate India, late 15th/early 16th Century
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£1,750
€2,043
US$ 2,733
|
|
134
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Abu Ishaq Ibrahim bin 'Uthman bin Muhammad al-Kalbi al-Ashhi, better known as Ghazzi, Divan, copied by Muhammad bin Ahmad bin Jeddi Ottoman Empire, probably Levant, dated Thursday 23rd Jumada al-Awwal 1113/25th October 1701
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£1,000
€1,167
US$ 1,562
|
|
136
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Dervish Celebi ibn Mustafa Amir Al-Liwa as-Sultani, Al-Nuzha Al-Mubhija fi Tashhin Al-Azhan wa Ta'dil Al-Amzija, a medical treatise, including a section on the mind and its moods, citing Galen Ottoman Turkey, 18th Century
|
£937
€1,094
US$ 1,464
|
|
138
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An Ottoman calligraphic exercise comprising a hadith of the Prophet Turkey, 17th Century
|
£750
€875
US$ 1,171
|
|
139
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An illuminated Qur'an in a floral lacquer binding Persia, dated AH 1065/AD 1654-55 and later
|
£3,500
€4,087
US$ 5,467
|
|
140
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An illuminated Qur'an copied by Muhammad Kazem ibn Muhammad Baqir al-Yazdi Persia, dated AH 1123/AD 1711-12
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£3,125
€3,649
US$ 4,881
|
|
141
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Hafiz, Divan, an illuminated manuscript of poetry Persia, probably Isfahan, dated AH 1041/AD 1631-32
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£2,750
€3,211
US$ 4,295
|
|
143
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Muslih-ad-Din Sa'di, Divan, Persian poetry Persia, probably Shiraz or Isfahan, dated AH 1019/AD 1610-11(2)
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£1,125
€1,313
US$ 1,757
|
|
144
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Badr al-Din Abu Nasr Farahi (d. 1242), Nisab al-Sibyan, on Persian poetry and Arabic metres Persia, 18th Century
|
£1,250
€1,459
US$ 1,952
|
|
145
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An illuminated leaf from a dispersed manuscript of the Haft Paykar Safavid Persia, probably Shiraz, first half of the 16th Century(2)
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£1,125
€1,313
US$ 1,757
|
|
147
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Abu'l-Majd Majdud ibn Adam of Ghazna, known as Sana'i (d. circa AD 1131), Divan, Persian poetry Persia, probably Khorasan, late 16th Century
|
£437
€510
US$ 683
|
|
148
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'Asheq Isfahani, Divan, poetry Persia, dated AH 1175/AD 1761-62
|
£437
€510
US$ 683
|
|
149
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Jalal-ad-Din Rumi, Mathnavi Ma'navi, sufi poetry Persia, copied at Isfahan, dated (twice) 22nd dhi'l-hajja 1100/7th October 1689, and 4th safar 1106[?]/4th February 1694
|
£525
€613
US$ 820
|
|
151
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An illustrated leaf from a dispersed manuscript of Qazwini's Aja'ib al-Makhluqat, The Wonders of Creation and the Oddities of Existence, with three coloured drawings of birds Persia, 17th Century
|
£1,000
€1,167
US$ 1,562
|
|
152
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A farmer ploughing the land with two yoked oxen Persia, 18th Century
|
£937
€1,094
US$ 1,464
|
|
153
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An illustrated leaf from a Persian manuscript of Qazwini's Aja'ib al-Makhluqat with two coloured drawings, recto and verso, of plants and flowers Safavid Persia, Isfahan, second half of the 17th Century
|
£875
€1,021
US$ 1,366
|
|
154
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A small illuminated Qur'an Eastern Persia or Afghanistan, late 17th/early 18th Century
|
£1,875
€2,189
US$ 2,928
|
|
155
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An illuminated Qur'an copied by A'zam al-Husaini ibn Muhammad Baqir and Sayyid 'Inayat Hasan, a follower of Sayyid 'Inayat 'Ali al-Husaini India, Deccan, dated Friday 11th Ramadan 1251/31st December 1835, during the reign of Nasir-ad-Daulah Bahadur(2)
|
£2,000
€2,335
US$ 3,124
|
|
156
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An illuminated Qur'an copied by 'Ata'allah probably Afghanistan or Northern India, dated AH 1120/AD 1708-09
|
£1,750
€2,043
US$ 2,733
|
|
157
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An official document in Persian signed 'Hastings', possibly referring to Francis Edward Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings (1754–1826), and Governor-General of India 1813-1823 Northern India, early 19th Century
|
£625
€729
US$ 976
|
|
158
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Nur al-'ayn Wakif Lahuri (d. AH 1200/AD 1785-86), Divan, anthology North India, dated AH 1265/AD 1848
|
£875
€1,021
US$ 1,366
|
|
160
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An illuminated Qur'an copied by Muhammad Hadi, in a later floral lacquer binding Persia, dated AH 1160/AD 1747-48
|
£1,875
€2,189
US$ 2,928
|
|
163
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A talismanic diagram for the protection of the carrier against the evil eye and ailments affecting the body India, perhaps Hyderabad, or Qajar Persia, 19th Century
|
£875
€1,021
US$ 1,366
|
|
164
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An illuminated talismanic panel on thin transparent paper Qajar Persia, first half of the 19th Century
|
£1,625
€1,897
US$ 2,538
|
|
165
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A selection from Khwaja 'Abdullah Ansari's Munajat, copied by 'Abd al-Rashid India and Qajar Persia, 17th and late 19th Century(2)
|
£1,875
€2,189
US$ 2,928
|
|
166
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Sa'di, Gulistan, Persian poetry Persia, 19th Century
|
£1,250
€1,459
US$ 1,952
|
|
168
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An illustrated leaf from a dispersed manuscript of Persian poetry: an enthroned Bahram watches a maiden being thrown from the walls of a fortress Qajar Persia, circa 1850(2)
|
£1,750
€2,043
US$ 2,733
|
|
169
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The Ganjineh-ye, Treasury, of Mu'tamid al-Dawla Mirza 'Abd al-Wahhab, known as Nishat, a collection of copies of official documents and royal letters in prose, as well as poetry Qajar Persia, probably Tehran, dated rajab 1246/December 1830-January 1831
|
£875
€1,021
US$ 1,366
|
|
170
|
A Qajar marriage contract between Aqa Mirza 'Abd al-Husayn, son of Aqa Sayyid 'Abd al-Rasul and Jahan Sultan, daughter of the merchant Aqa Muhammad Hasan Persia, dated Thursday 10th dhu'l-qa'da 1292/8th December 1875
|
£937
€1,094
US$ 1,464
|
|
172
|
An illuminated firman with the royal seal impression of Muzaffar al-Din Shah Qajar Qajar Persia, dated dhil-qa'da 1315/March-April 1898
|
£812
€948
US$ 1,269
|
|
173
|
Mirza 'Abd al-Husayn, known as Aqa Khan Kermani (1853-96), Sad Khataba, discussing social and political problems in Persia Persia, late 19th/early 20th Century
|
£1,000
€1,167
US$ 1,562
|
|
174
|
Baha'ullah, Kitab-i Iqan, a Baha'i text Qajar Persia, late 19th/early 20th Century
|
£937
€1,094
US$ 1,464
|
|
175
|
Baha'ullah, Kitab-i Iqan, a Baha'i text Qajar Persia, late 19th/early 20th Century
|
£312
€364
US$ 488
|
|
177
|
'Abdu'l-Baha, Risaleh-ye madaniyya, The Secret of Divine Civilisation, a Baha'i text, copied by Abu'l-Hasan al-Nayrizi Persia, dated between rabi' al-awwal 1331 and AH 1345/AD 1926-27
|
£1,375
€1,605
US$ 2,147
|
|
178
|
Prince Nasir al-Din Mirza sitting for his portrait before the Russian artist A. D. Soltykov in 1838 Persia, late 19th/early 20th Century
|
£3,750
€4,379
US$ 5,857
|
|
179
|
A stylised calligraphic composition, signed by Irshad Bhopal, dated AH 1285/AD 1868-69
|
£2,000
€2,335
US$ 3,124
|
|
180
|
An illuminated Qur'an copied by al-Hajj Hasan Reza, a preacher at as-Selimiyyah Mosque and a follower of Ibrahim Shauqi Ottoman Turkey, probably Edirne, dated AH 1282/AD 1865-66
|
£5,000
€5,839
US$ 7,810
|
|
184
|
An illuminated calligraphic certificate (ijazet), incorporating a Hilyeh, colophon written in two cartouches giving the names Muhammad al-Zuhdi, 'Umar al-Shukri and Muhammad al-'Amdi Ottoman Turkey, dated AH 1280/AD 1863-64
|
£3,125
€3,649
US$ 4,881
|
|
186
|
An Ottoman calligrapher's diploma (ijazet), signed by Mustafa ibn al-Hajj al-Tawfiq, authorising his student 'Uthman Turkey, dated 10th Shaban 1224/20th September 1809
|
£1,875
€2,189
US$ 2,928
|
|
187
|
A collection of treatises on medicine, remedies, alchemy, magic, and Sufi prayers, copied by different hands, including Ahmed Nuri and Mehmet Taqadan Ottoman Empire, probably the Balkans, Bosnia, dated between AH 1196 and 1241/AD 1781-82 and 1825-26
|
£1,125
€1,313
US$ 1,757
|
|
188
|
Four Ottoman official documents relating to appointments and awards Turkey, dated between AH 1280/AD 1864 and AH 1325/AD 1907(4)
|
£2,000
€2,335
US$ 3,124
|
|
189
|
Four Ottoman firmans, three relating to religious appointments in Aleppo Turkey, dated AH 1308/AD 1890 and AH 1315/AD 1897(4)
|
£2,000
€2,335
US$ 3,124
|
|
191
|
A large calligraphic panel Volga-Ural region, probably Kazan, late 19th Century
|
£2,500
€2,919
US$ 3,905
|
|
193
|
A calligraphic Album Page, copied by Muhammad 'Ata'allah Ottoman Turkey, dated AH 1200/AD 1785
|
£2,125
€2,481
US$ 3,319
|
|
194
|
A Qur'an bifolium written in alternating blue and gold Turkey or Syria, 20th Century
|
£1,250
€1,459
US$ 1,952
|
|
196
|
A calligraphic composition, signed by Hawari Turkey or Syria, dated AH 1397/AD 1976-77 (date altered)
|
£250
€291
US$ 390
|
|
198
|
Three miniature Qur'ans South-East Asia, probably Malaysia, circa 1900(3)
|
£2,250
€2,627
US$ 3,514
|
