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Islamic and Indian Art

Auction 20020
2 Oct 2012, starting at 10:30 BST.
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Auction highlights

Sold for £217,250 inc. premium
Fahrelnissa Zeid (Turkish, 1901-91) Emin Efendi Lokantasi
Sold for £133,250 inc. premium
Fahrelnissa Zeid (Turkish, 1901-1991) Boats on the Bosphorus
Sold for £127,250 inc. premium
Fahrelnissa Zeid (Turkish, 1901-91) Arabian Queen
Sold for £75,650 inc. premium
Fahrelnissa Zeid (Turkish, 1901-91) Portrait of a young boy

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7 Four large Qur'an leaves in gold and black muhaqqaq script Persia, probably Shiraz, circa 1525-50(4) £2,499
€2,921
US$ 3,916
13 Amir Khusrau Dihlavi, A'ina-ye Iskandari, Shirin va Khusrau and Layla va Majnun probably Ottoman Turkey, 16th Century £1,874
€2,190
US$ 2,937
16 An illuminated Qur'an in scroll form written in ghubari script, with an Ottoman 16th Century cylindrical silver-gilt case Probably Ottoman Turkey, 18th Century(2) £11,249
€13,145
US$ 17,622
18 A view of Constantinople from Galata, signed by Mehmed Khulusi Turkey, Constantinople, dated AH 1318/AD 1900-1901 £3,749
€4,381
US$ 5,874
19 Abu Bakr Muhammad bin Zakarriyah al-Razi, Kitab Sir al-asrar, The Secret of Secrets, a treatise on alchemy North Africa, probably Morocco, 18th Century £2,499
€2,921
US$ 3,916
20 Abdul-Rahman bin Muhammad bin Abdul-Haq as-Shami, Fawa'id min 'ulum al-batin yantafi'a biha al-ta'in wa al-qatin, a treatise on occult and magic numbers and letters North Africa, 19th Century £1,874
€2,190
US$ 2,937
25 Afzal-ad-Din Khaqani (d. 1199), Tuhfata al-'Iraqayn, poetry Mughal India, circa 1618-19 £1,874
€2,190
US$ 2,937
26 An illuminated Qur'an in a floral lacquer binding North India, Kashmir, late 18th/early 19th Century £5,999
€7,010
US$ 9,398
27 An illuminated Qur'an in scroll form written in ghubari script India, late 18th-19th Century(2) £10,624
€12,415
US$ 16,643
28 Firdausi, Shahnama, The Book of Kings, an illuminated manuscript of Persian poetry, in two volumes, illustrated with 38 miniatures North India, probably Kashmir or Punjab, circa 1840(2) £11,874
€13,875
US$ 18,602
29 Firdausi, Shahnama, The Book of Kings, a large illuminated manuscript of Persian poetry, illustrated with a double-page frontispiece depicting the court of King Solomon and with 46 miniatures, copied by Ahmad Shah, the eldest son of the deceased Ramatullah North India, probably Kashmir or Punjab, dated Thursday 21st Jumada II 1256/20th August 1840 £43,249
€50,537
US$ 67,750
30 A richly illuminated Qur'an with each page exquisitely decorated with floral motifs in colours and gold, and once in the possession of Faridun Jah, Nawab Nazim of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa, and his descendants North India, Kashmir, circa AH 1275/AD 1858-59 £44,449
€51,939
US$ 69,630
32 A calligraphic composition in gold on a natural leaf signed by Sami Turkey, dated AH 1317/AD 1899 or later £2,499
€2,921
US$ 3,916
34 A calligraphic composition in gold on a natural leaf, signed by Sami Turkey, dated AH 1317/AD 1899 £2,499
€2,921
US$ 3,916
36 A calligraphic composition in gold on a natural leaf, signed by Nazif Turkey, dated AH 1321/AD 1903 or later £3,499
€4,089
US$ 5,482
37 A calligraphic composition in gold on a natural leaf Turkey, 20th Century or later £2,749
€3,213
US$ 4,307
38 A calligraphic composition in gold on a natural leaf Turkey, 20th Century £2,749
€3,213
US$ 4,307
42 A Sogdian pottery Rhyton Persia, 7th/ 8th Century £3,249
€3,797
US$ 5,091
45 A very rare Abbasid fragmentary ruby lustre glass Dish Iraq, 8th/9th Century £34,849
€40,722
US$ 54,592
53 A Khorasan silver-inlaid bronze lidded Vessel Persia, 13th Century(2) £7,249
€8,471
US$ 11,357
54 A Khorasan pierced and cast bronze Pencase Northeast Persia, 12th Century £2,374
€2,775
US$ 3,720
57 A group of Ilkhanid gilt copper belt Fittings Persia, 13th/14th Century(11) £14,999
€17,527
US$ 23,497
65 A fine Mamluk silver-inlaid copper pouring Vessel Egypt or Syria, 13th-14th Century £6,874
€8,033
US$ 10,769
68 A Safavid inscribed jade belt Fitting Persia, 17th Century £2,999
€3,505
US$ 4,699
71 An Ottoman wicker Shield Turkey, early 17th Century £11,249
€13,145
US$ 17,622
72 An Ottoman gilded Helmet Turkey, Late 16th-17th Century £4,499
€5,258
US$ 7,049
73 An Iznik figural pottery Dish Turkey, 17th Century £3,499
€4,089
US$ 5,482
75 A large Iznik pottery Dish Turkey, circa 1580 £11,249
€13,145
US$ 17,622
77 Two Kutahya underglaze painted pottery Tiles Turkey, circa 1750 (2) £3,749
€4,381
US$ 5,874
79 A Damascus underglaze-painted pottery border Tile Syria, second half of the 16th Century £3,249
€3,797
US$ 5,091
84 An Ottoman mother-of-pearl inlaid wood Chest Turkey, 18th Century £1,999
€2,336
US$ 3,132
90 An embroidered red velvet Ottoman Purse Turkey, early 18th Century £24,999
€29,212
US$ 39,162
91 An embroidered red silk Ottoman Purse Turkey, 18th Century £9,999
€11,684
US$ 15,664
98 An Ottoman velvet Panel Turkey, 18th Century £874
€1,022
US$ 1,370
101 An Ottoman Belt Turkey or Balkans, 19th Century £3,124
€3,651
US$ 4,895
105 A silver-mounted Jambiya and belt Yemen, early 20th Century(2) £1,624
€1,898
US$ 2,545
106 An Ottoman silver-mounted sword with inscribed Safavid blade Turkey, 18th and 19th Century(2) £1,874
€2,190
US$ 2,937
108 A large Ottoman gilt-copper (tombak) Finial Turkey, 19th Century £2,249
€2,629
US$ 3,524
109 A pair of Ottoman calligrapher's Scissors Turkey, 19th Century £1,999
€2,336
US$ 3,132
112 An Ottoman metal thread embroidered Kiswa Fragment probably Egypt, 19th Century £6,874
€8,033
US$ 10,769
113 An Ottoman metal-thread embroidered Mosque Door Portière Turkey or Syria, 19th Century(3) £32,449
€37,917
US$ 50,832
116 A Bukhara silk embroidered linen Panel (susani) Uzbekistan, 19th Century £1,249
€1,460
US$ 1,958
119 A silk embroidered linen Panel (susani) Uzbekistan, 19th Century £999
€1,168
US$ 1,566
120 A Tashkent silk embroidered linen Panel (susani) Uzbekistan, mid 19th Century £1,249
€1,460
US$ 1,958
125 A silk embroidered linen Panel (susani) Uzbekistan, 19th Century £1,624
€1,898
US$ 2,545
126 A pair of Bohemian blue glass Decanters for the Ottoman market 19th Century(2) £1,874
€2,190
US$ 2,937
129 A pair of Mamluk style gilt and enamel glass Mosque Lamps late 19th Century(2) £6,874
€8,033
US$ 10,769
130 A pair of Bohemian opaline white Decanters for the Ottoman market 19th Century(2) £2,749
€3,213
US$ 4,307
132 A pair of Bohemian red glass ewers for the Ottoman market 19th Century(2) £1,374
€1,606
US$ 2,153
136 A pair of Mamluk style gilt and enamel glass Mosque Lamps by Philippe-Joseph Brocard Paris, circa 1870(2) £6,874
€8,033
US$ 10,769
137 A pair of Bohemian green glass Decanters for the Ottoman market 19th Century(2) £1,249
€1,460
US$ 1,958
138 A Mamluk Revival silver-inlaid copper Qur'an Stand (kursi) Egypt or Syria, circa 1900 £8,749
€10,224
US$ 13,706
139 A marquetry olivewood model of the Edicule from the Church of the Holy Sepulchre Jerusalem, 17th/ 18th Century(2) £874
€1,022
US$ 1,370
141 A Damascus mother-of-pearl-inlaid marquetry wood salon Suite Syria, circa 1920(5) £4,999
€5,842
US$ 7,832
144 An embroidered felt Dervish Hat Persia, 19th Century £2,499
€2,921
US$ 3,916
145 Two Qajar lacquered papier mache Mirror Cases Persia, 1830-50(2) £3,999
€4,673
US$ 6,265
146 An erotic Qajar lacquer Mirror-Case Persia, 19th Century(2) £3,249
€3,797
US$ 5,091
147 A pair of Qajar lacquered wood Doors Persia, 19th Century(2) £8,749
€10,224
US$ 13,706
154 A large signed Qajar moulded pottery Tile depicting Khusrau visiting Shirin Persia, circa 1880 £6,874
€8,033
US$ 10,769
156 Two Qajar gold damascened steel Deer Persia, 19th Century(2) £2,499
€2,921
US$ 3,916
159 A Qajar reverse-painted Mirror Cabinet Persia, 19th Century £3,749
€4,381
US$ 5,874
159A An album of 21 photographs of various figures of the Bakhtiari tribe associated with the Constitutional Revolution of 1909, presented to Sir Sydney Armitage-Smith, financial advisor to the Persian Government Persia, early 20th Century, photographs inscribed with dates between 1920 and 1921 £2,249
€2,629
US$ 3,524
162A Suad al-Attar (Iraq, b. 1942) A seated woman winding wool £4,999
€5,842
US$ 7,832
163 Two double-sided illustrated leaves from a manuscript of the Bhagavata Purana Mewar, circa 1625(2) £1,249
€1,460
US$ 1,958
164 Patmanjari ragini: a female attendant consoling her mistress in a small pavilion Malwa, circa 1665 £1,124
€1,314
US$ 1,762
165 An illustration to the Bhagavata Purana: Krishna dividing the River Jumna, worshipped by Balarama with a devotee, a prince playing cymbals alongside, two yogis to the right Popular Mughal, Rajasthan, circa 1610 £4,374
€5,112
US$ 6,853
166 A prince standing at a balcony holding a rose Provincial Deccan, circa 1800 £624
€730
US$ 979
170 Krishna dressed as a prince, standing in a landscape holding a flower Kishangarh, late 18th Century £3,499
€4,089
US$ 5,482
172 A sadhu standing in a landscape, wearing a tiger skin and carrying a morchal Kishangarh, circa 1760 £937
€1,095
US$ 1,468
174 A large portrait of a tiger killed by Maharana Ari Singh (reg. 1761-1773) in the village of Karget, near Udaipur, in the month of Pausha, samvat 1822/AD 1765-1766 Udaipur, circa 1765-1770 £37,249
€43,526
US$ 58,351
175 A royal hunting party on a hillside, a prince and his entourage on horseback chasing boar with lances, attendants on foot with swords lashing at boar in the foreground Marwar, late 18th Century £3,499
€4,089
US$ 5,482
177 A hunting scene; a seated contemplative figure; mendicants with officers: three fragmentary drawings Rajasthan, first half of the 19th Century £624
€730
US$ 979
187 A prince and his mistress in an erotic embrace on a terrace Murshidabad, circa 1760 £3,124
€3,651
US$ 4,895
188 A maiden smoking a hookah seated against a bolster on a terrace, an attendant behind her Murshidabad, circa 1790 £2,249
€2,629
US$ 3,524
190 Three portraits of consorts of the Mughal Emperor Akbar II (reg. 1806-37): Shankar Begum, of the harem; Akhtar Mahal, his Persian wife; Asafar Mahal Delhi, by the artists Mahmud Faizul and his pupil, Asmuddin, circa 1900, after originals of 1840-50 £3,249
€3,797
US$ 5,091
191 The tomb of I'timad-ud-Daulah Company School, Delhi or Agra, circa 1816 £6,874
€8,033
US$ 10,769
199 A leaf from an illustrated manuscript: a prince worshipping at a woodland shrine to Kali, with his mounted retinue in attendance Pahari, mid-19th Century £1,249
€1,460
US$ 1,958
201 Varaha avatar: the boar incarnation of Vishnu seated in a landscape, a beheaded devotee before him as another approaches with horses to the left Pahari, late 18th Century £1,999
€2,336
US$ 3,132
203 An extensive manuscript of the Ramayana in scroll form North India, circa 1860 £8,124
€9,494
US$ 12,727
204 The Sikh Guru Arjun (1563-1606) seated on a terrace with an attendant waving a morchal Punjab, early 19th Century £2,499
€2,921
US$ 3,916
205 Guru Govind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru (1675-1708), seated on a terrace with an attendant waving a gauri Pahari, circa 1830 £3,749
€4,381
US$ 5,874
206 Four paintings, originally from a Janamsakhi manuscript, depicting scenes from the life of the Sikh Guru Nanak (1469-1539) North India, second half of the 18th Century(4) £17,499
€20,448
US$ 27,413
207 An unusual lithograph copy of the Janamsakhi, the life of Guru Nanak North India, mid-19th Century £1,249
€1,460
US$ 1,958
208 Maharajah Ranjit Singh (reg. 1780-1839) in durbar with courtiers, including Sher Singh and Kharak Singh, and attendants Punjab, circa 1860 £29,999
€35,054
US$ 46,994
209 A series of twelve watercolours depicting Sikh rulers and other notables, and other Punjabi and North Indian figures Punjab, mid-19th Century(12) £32,449
€37,917
US$ 50,832
210 Sobha Singh (India, 1901-1986) Noblemen riding on a richly caparisoned elephant with attendants in procession through city streets £13,749
€16,066
US$ 21,539
212 A finely carved ivory Figure of Ganesh India, 17th/18th Century £4,749
€5,550
US$ 7,440
213 A bronze seated Figure of Buddha Shakyamuni Thailand, Sukothai style, 14th/15th Century £16,249
€18,988
US$ 25,455
214 A large gilt lacquer decorated wood figure of Buddha Burma, late 19th/early 20th Century £14,999
€17,527
US$ 23,497
214A A fine silver and brass inlaid alloy Bidri Huqqa Base Bidar, Deccan, mid 17th Century £12,499
€14,606
US$ 19,581
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