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Islamic and Indian Art

Auction 19960
24 Apr 2012, starting at 10:30 BST.
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Auction highlights

Sold for £193,250 inc. premium
A rare and important Zangid carved marble Basin Jazira or Syria, 12th Century
Sold for £63,650 inc. premium
A large Iznik pottery rimless grape Dish Turkey, circa 1570
Sold for £61,250 inc. premium
A fine Iznik blue and white pottery Dish Turkey, circa 1570
Sold for £51,650 inc. premium
A large Iznik rimless pottery "Grape Dish" Turkey, circa 1570

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1 A Qur'an leaf written in kufic script on vellum Near East or North Africa, 9th/10th Century £10,000
€11,777
US$ 15,152
5 A Qur'an leaf in rayhani script in gold, from a dispersed 30-part manuscript, copied by Amir Hajj ibn Ahmad al-Sayini Persia, probably Tabriz, Shawwal 734/June 1334 £9,375
€11,041
US$ 14,205
10 Four manuscripts on mathematics: A. Nasir-ad-Din Abu Ja'far Muhammad ibn Muhammad al-Tusi (1201-1274), Kitab ad-darb wa'l-qisma fi 'ilm al-jabr wa al-hisab, on multiplication and division in algebra and arithmetic Eastern Mediterranean, 15th/16th Century(4) £6,250
€7,360
US$ 9,470
14 Three treatises: (A.) Abu'l 'Abbas Ahmad bin Muhammad ibn al-Hajj al-Talmisani, Kitab al-Raudah al-Bahiyyah-Sharh Qasidat al-Tanzilat al-Wahbiyyah fi'l-'Ulum wa'l-Awqaf wa'l-'Azaim al-Sihriyyah, a treatise on magic North Africa, dated AH 1120/AD 1708(3) £4,375
€5,152
US$ 6,629
15 A Safavid diagram illustrating the seal of prophecy (muhri nubuwat), impressed on the shoulder of the Prophet Muhammad Persia, 16th/early 17th Century £19,375
€22,818
US$ 29,357
19 An illuminated Qur'an with the text arranged on each page with a word beginning with alef, except for the first lines Ottoman Turkey, 18th Century £2,250
€2,649
US$ 3,409
20 Four illustrated leaves from dispersed manuscripts of Persian poetry Persia, Tabriz and Shiraz, 16th Century(4) £3,750
€4,416
US$ 5,682
21 Two illustrated leaves from a dispersed manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnama: Siyavash preparing for his wedding with Farangis, daughter of Afrasiyab; King Khusraw cutting off the head of Shida, son of Afrasiyab Persia, probably Isfahan, second quarter of the 17th Century(2) £2,500
€2,944
US$ 3,788
23 A richly illustrated treatise on horsemanship India, 18th/19th Century £3,500
€4,122
US$ 5,303
24 An illuminated Qur'an section (Juz XXVII) China, early 17th Century £3,125
€3,680
US$ 4,735
29 An illuminated Qur'an copied by Ibn Muhammad Mehdi Kirmani Muhammad 'Ali Qajar Persia, dated AH 1244/AD AD 1828-29 £2,500
€2,944
US$ 3,788
30 A Qajar calligraphic Panel Persia, circa 1840 £10,000
€11,777
US$ 15,152
31 A small illuminated Qur'an on gold-sprinkled thin paper, in contemporary floral lacquer binding Qajar Persia, third quarter of the 19th Century £4,375
€5,152
US$ 6,629
32 A portrait of Nasr-al-Din Shah Qajar (reg. 1848-96), seated on a chair, signed by Sayyid Muhammad al-Husaini al-Imami Persia, dated AH 1265/AD 1849 £12,500
€14,721
US$ 18,940
35 An illuminated Ijazetname of Muhammad al-Shauqi, the text in the form of a Hilyeh (the attributes of the Prophet), also giving the names Muhammad Zuhdi and Suleyman al-Taufiqi, better known as Jabraz-zadeh Ottoman Turkey, probably Constantinople, dated AH 1257/AD 1841 £6,000
€7,066
US$ 9,091
36 A large Sino-Arabic calligraphic panel by Salihe Li Wen Chai China, second half of the 20th Century £2,500
€2,944
US$ 3,788
37 A large Sino-Arabic calligraphic panel signed by Shi Jie Cheng (Muhammad Hasan ibn Yusuf) China, dated AH 1418/AD 1996 £2,500
€2,944
US$ 3,788
43 A fine Samanid slip-painted calligraphic pottery Bowl Afrasiyab or Nishapur, 10th Century £33,650
€39,630
US$ 50,988
47 A gold Bracelet with bird-shaped terminals Persia, 11th-12th Century £3,750
€4,416
US$ 5,682
54 A rare and important Zangid carved marble Basin Jazira or Syria, 12th Century £193,250
€227,593
US$ 292,822
66 A large intact Kashan underglaze-painted moulded pottery pouring Vessel in the form of a Harpy Persia, AD 1150-1220 £15,000
€17,665
US$ 22,728
73 A rock crystal Molar Flask in the form of a fish Egypt or Syria, 10th-12th Century £4,375
€5,152
US$ 6,629
77 A large Khorasan bronze Hammerhead in the form of an Elephant Persia, 11th/ 12th Century £5,000
€5,888
US$ 7,576
78 A Khorasan silver inlaid openwork bronze Bird Persia, 13th Century £1,125
€1,324
US$ 1,704
81 A group of Ilkhanid silver-gilt Belt or Strap Mounts Persia or Central Asia, 14th Century(43) £8,750
€10,305
US$ 13,258
82 A rare and important Timurid tinned bronze Jug Samarqand, circa 1400-50 £37,250
€43,869
US$ 56,443
99 A Safavid qibla indicator with compass in European casing Persia, 17th century £2,000
€2,355
US$ 3,030
101 A fine Iznik blue and white pottery Dish Turkey, circa 1570 £61,250
€72,135
US$ 92,809
102 An Iznik "Fishscale" composite pottery Jug Turkey, the base circa 1570, the neck with 19th Century French restoration, probably by Samson £30,000
€35,331
US$ 45,457
103 A large Iznik pottery rimless grape Dish Turkey, circa 1570 £63,650
€74,961
US$ 96,445
104 A large Iznik rimless pottery "Grape Dish" Turkey, circa 1570 £51,650
€60,829
US$ 78,262
108 An Iznik polychrome pottery Jug Turkey, circa 1630 £1,375
€1,619
US$ 2,083
109 A fine Iznik polychrome pottery Dish Turkey, circa 1570-1580 £39,650
€46,696
US$ 60,079
110 An Iznik polychrome pottery Jug Turkey, circa 1575 £27,500
€32,387
US$ 41,669
111 An Iznik polychrome pottery Bowl Turkey, circa 1590 £22,500
€26,498
US$ 34,093
112 An Iznik pottery Dish Turkey, circa 1590 £3,500
€4,122
US$ 5,303
114 An Iznik polychrome pottery Dish Turkey, circa 1580 £6,875
€8,096
US$ 10,417
117 An Iznik polychrome pottery Jug Turkey, 17th Century £4,375
€5,152
US$ 6,629
118 An Iznik pottery Dish Turkey, circa 1575-80 £8,750
€10,305
US$ 13,258
120 An Iznik "Fish-scale" design pottery Dish Turkey, circa 1580 £31,250
€36,803
US$ 47,351
123 An Iznik pottery Border Tile Turkey, circa 1575 £3,500
€4,122
US$ 5,303
124 An Iznik "Fishscale" design pottery Dish Turkey, circa 1580 £8,750
€10,305
US$ 13,258
125 An Iznik pottery Tile Turkey, circa 1570 £9,375
€11,041
US$ 14,205
127 Two Iznik polychrome pottery Tiles Turkey, circa 1590(2) £10,000
€11,777
US$ 15,152
128 An Iznik pottery Dish Turkey, circa 1575-80 £3,125
€3,680
US$ 4,735
129 An Iznik pottery Dish Turkey, 17th Century £4,750
€5,594
US$ 7,197
131 An Ottoman lampas weave silk Tunic made from a Cenotaph Cover Turkey, 19th Century £5,625
€6,624
US$ 8,523
132 An Ottoman printed Hajj certificate Ottoman Empire, late 19th Century £5,250
€6,183
US$ 7,955
134 An Ottoman silk lampas weave kiswah Fragment Egypt, 19th Century £3,125
€3,680
US$ 4,735
147 An Ottoman metal-thread and silk voided velvet Panel Turkey, late 16th Century £11,250
€13,249
US$ 17,046
148 An Ottoman gilt and silver thread-embroidered Leather Wallet in the name of John Barker Constantinople, Turkey, dated 1750 £3,125
€3,680
US$ 4,735
150 A Kutahya underglaze-painted pottery Hanging Ornament Turkey, 18th Century £1,875
€2,208
US$ 2,841
151 A fine pair of signed Ottoman silver- and coral-mounted flintlock Pistols Turkey, dated AH 1123/AD 1711-12(2) £6,250
€7,360
US$ 9,470
152 An Ottoman ivory-mounted ray-skin Powder Flask Turkey, 18th Century £5,000
€5,888
US$ 7,576
153 A pair of Ottoman repoussé silver-gilt Pistols (Kubur) Turkey, early 19th Century(2) £4,375
€5,152
US$ 6,629
157 A Bokhara fine silk-embroidered linen Panel (susani) Uzbekistan, 19th Century £3,500
€4,122
US$ 5,303
159 A Qajar enamelled gold double-sided Pendant Persia, 19th Century £3,750
€4,416
US$ 5,682
160 A Qajar gem-set enamelled gold Pendant in the form of an Eagle Persia, 19th Century £6,250
€7,360
US$ 9,470
163 A Qajar gem-set enamelled gold Plaque in the form of a Brooch Persia, 19th Century £2,500
€2,944
US$ 3,788
164 A Qajar enamelled gold double-sided Ring Persia, 19th Century £1,875
€2,208
US$ 2,841
165 A pair of Qajar diamond-set enamelled gold Pendent Earrings Persia, 19th Century(2) £2,250
€2,649
US$ 3,409
166 A Qajar filigree gold Amulet Box Persia, 19th Century £1,250
€1,472
US$ 1,894
170 A Qajar underglaze-painted pottery Tile possibly depicting 'Ali Asghar Amin al-Sultan Persia, 1880s £4,000
€4,710
US$ 6,061
171 Three Qajar underglaze-painted moulded pottery Tiles Persia, circa 1880 (3) £3,500
€4,122
US$ 5,303
176 A collection of original Press Shots depicting events during the reign of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi 20th Century(64) £3,125
€3,680
US$ 4,735
184 A Khmer grey sandstone relief fragment depicting an elephant being tamed Cambodia, 12th Century £2,750
€3,238
US$ 4,166
185 A Khmer grey sandstone relief depicting Deities Cambodia, 13th Century £3,750
€4,416
US$ 5,682
186 A Khmer grey sandstone relief depicting Uma Cambodia, 12th Century(3) £6,250
€7,360
US$ 9,470
188 A Khmer bronze figure of Buddha Cambodia, 12th/ 13th Century £5,625
€6,624
US$ 8,523
189 A Khmer bronze figure of Uma Cambodia, 12th/ 13th Century £5,625
€6,624
US$ 8,523
192 A rare rhino horn Figure Bengal, 2nd-3rd Century £20,000
€23,554
US$ 30,305
193 A carved stone Stele depicting Siva with two cobras South India, 17th-18th Century £3,750
€4,416
US$ 5,682
194 A Jain silver- and copper-inlaid devotional Shrine Western India, dated samvat 1523/AD 1466 £2,125
€2,502
US$ 3,219
196 A European wood Cabinet with 17th Century Gujarati mother-of-pearl inlaid panels Possibly Flemish, 17th Century and later £17,500
€20,610
US$ 26,516
197 A set of Mughal gilt glass Bottles in a contemporary fitted Box Gujerat, 18th Century(7) £8,750
€10,305
US$ 13,258
198 A fine Mughal silver- and brass-inlaid alloy Bidri Tray Bidar, Deccan, 17th Century £11,875
€13,985
US$ 17,993
200 A Mughal silver- and brass-inlaid alloy Bidri Huqqa Base Bidar, Deccan, 17th Century £3,750
€4,416
US$ 5,682
205 Two silver-gilt-hilted Singhalese Swords (kastanes) Ceylon, late 18th/ early 19th Century(4) £10,000
€11,777
US$ 15,152
208 A Sikh inscribed silver and gilt Quoit Northern India, early 19th Century(2) £18,750
€22,082
US$ 28,410
211 A percussion Gun with fine gold koftgari watered steel Mughal barrel the barrel probably Seringapatam 18th Century, the stock and lock English, mid 19th Century £11,250
€13,249
US$ 17,046
212 An embroidered silk Coverlet made for the European market (palampore) Deccan, mid 18th Century £12,500
€14,721
US$ 18,940
213 A Mysore ivory-inlaid wood Writing Desk Southern India, circa 1880 £2,250
€2,649
US$ 3,409
219 A Mughal inlaid hardstone and koftgari steel Chess Board India, 19th Century(35) £5,625
€6,624
US$ 8,523
220 A silver Tea Service by Oomersi Mawji in the form of three birds Bhuj, circa 1870(3) £25,625
€30,179
US$ 38,828
222 A repousse silver Claret Jug by Oomersi Mawji Bhuj, circa 1880 £5,000
€5,888
US$ 7,576
225 A gem-set gold Turban Ornament (Jigha) North India, Mughal, 18th Century £12,500
€14,721
US$ 18,940
228 A carnelian Seal in the name of the daughter of Emperor Muhammad Shah Mughal India, dated AH [11]52/ AD 1739-40 £4,375
€5,152
US$ 6,629
230 A spinel-set gold-mounted jade Pendant Northern India, Mughal or Deccan, 19th Century £2,812
€3,312
US$ 4,261
237 A sandstone Head of Shiva Central India, 10th-11th Century £3,750
€4,416
US$ 5,682
239 A collection of brass and bronze Objects including deities India, 17th-19th Century (66) £875
€1,030
US$ 1,325
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