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Islamic and Indian Art including Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art

22 October 2019 | starting at 11:00 BST | with lot 1

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James Wales (British, 1747-95), Nur al-din Hussein Khan, the Residency Vakil, Poona painted in 1792. Sold for £275,062.50 inc. premium

A schist figure of Hariti Ancient region of Gandhara, Circa 2nd Century. Sold for £187,562.50 inc. premium

An Ottoman voided velvet and metal-thread panel Turkey, 17th Century. Sold for £93,812.50 inc. premium

A collection of seven documents relating to Maharajah Duleep Singh, written by his guardian, Dr John Login, as a record of events, of the details of the treaties with the Sikh nation, the financial settlements of the Maharajah's affairs, and his conversion to Christianity England, the earliest dated July 1854, the latest shortly after January 1860(7). Sold for £35,062.50 inc. premium

A Fine Mughal gem-set jade archer's ring North India, 17th Century. Sold for £35,062.50 inc. premium

A silver-thread embroidered velvet-clad leather quiver North India, probably Lahore, early 19th Century(11). Sold for £27,562.50 inc. premium

A scholar with his pupils in a rocky landscape Persia, probably Khorasan, circa 1600. Sold for £25,062.50 inc. premium

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A bound group of ten leaves from six separate suras of a dispersed manuscript of the Qur'an, written in kufic script on vellum Near East or North Africa, 9th Century

1^• —
A bound group of ten leaves from six separate suras of a dispersed manuscript of the Qur'an, written in kufic script on vellum
Near East or North Africa, 9th Century

£80,000 - £120,000

2 —
A Qur'an leaf written in kufic script on vellum
Near East or North Africa, 9th Century

£5,000 - £7,000

A large illuminated Qur'an in a floral lacquer binding, the text ending with sura LXXXV, al-Buruj, The Constellations Provincial Persia, early 16th Century

3^•,R —
A large illuminated Qur'an in a floral lacquer binding, the text ending with sura LXXXV, al-Buruj, The Constellations
Provincial Persia, early 16th Century

£3,000 - £4,000

Nizami, Khusrau va Shirin, Persian poetry, copied by 'Ala'al-Din Muhammad Sarraf [money changer] Isfahani Timurid Persia, dated Tuesday 12th Dhi'l-hajjah 850/28th February 1447

4^•,R —
Nizami, Khusrau va Shirin, Persian poetry, copied by 'Ala'al-Din Muhammad Sarraf [money changer] Isfahani
Timurid Persia, dated Tuesday 12th Dhi'l-hajjah 850/28th February 1447

£3,000 - £5,000

Zahir Faryabi, Divan, Persian poetry, copied by the scribe 'Abd al-Jabbar Isfahani, a pupil of Mir 'Imad Persia, dated Ramadan 1026/September-October 1617

5^•,R —
Zahir Faryabi, Divan, Persian poetry, copied by the scribe 'Abd al-Jabbar Isfahani, a pupil of Mir 'Imad
Persia, dated Ramadan 1026/September-October 1617

Sold for £5,062.50 inc. premium

'Abd al-Rahman Jami, Persian poetry, with a section from the Haft Awrang added by a different scribe Safavid Persia, dated AH 960/AD 1552-53 and 26th Safar 965/18th December 1557

6^•,R —
'Abd al-Rahman Jami, Persian poetry, with a section from the Haft Awrang added by a different scribe
Safavid Persia, dated AH 960/AD 1552-53 and 26th Safar 965/18th December 1557

£2,000 - £3,000

7^R —
A maiden wearing a luxurious fur mantle, attributed to Muhammad Qasim
Persia, Isfahan, dated AH 1004/AD 1596-1597

Sold for £10,062.50 inc. premium

8^R —
A scholar with his pupils in a rocky landscape
Persia, probably Khorasan, circa 1600

Sold for £25,062.50 inc. premium

9^•,R —
An illuminated Qur'an in a floral lacquer binding
Persia, early 18th Century

£3,000 - £4,000

An illuminated Qur'an copied by the scribe Ibrahim al-Rushdi, a pupil of Mustafa Shaker Ottoman Turkey, probably Constantinople, dated AH 1236/AD 1820-21

10^• —
An illuminated Qur'an copied by the scribe Ibrahim al-Rushdi, a pupil of Mustafa Shaker
Ottoman Turkey, probably Constantinople, dated AH 1236/AD 1820-21

£4,000 - £6,000

11^• —
An illuminated Qur'an, copied by Husain al-Hamdi
Ottoman Turkey, dated AH 1273/AD 1856-57

£4,000 - £6,000

12^R —
An illuminated prayer scroll written in thuluth and ghubari scripts
Qajar Persia, dated AH 1267/AD 1850-51
(2)

£2,000 - £3,000

An illuminated scroll comprising the last 36 suras of the Qur'an (Juz XXX), in the manner of Ahmad al-Suhrawardi, with date AH 681/AD 1282-83 Near East, 20th Century

13 —
An illuminated scroll comprising the last 36 suras of the Qur'an (Juz XXX), in the manner of Ahmad al-Suhrawardi, with date AH 681/AD 1282-83
Near East, 20th Century

Sold for £4,437.50 inc. premium

Mirza Rafi', known as Badhil Mashhadi (d. 1711), and Azad Kashmiri (d. 1721), Hamlah-i Haydari, a verse account of the life of the Imam 'Ali, with nine illustrations North India, probably Kashmir, late 18th/19th Century

14^• —
Mirza Rafi', known as Badhil Mashhadi (d. 1711), and Azad Kashmiri (d. 1721), Hamlah-i Haydari, a verse account of the life of the Imam 'Ali, with nine illustrations
North India, probably Kashmir, late 18th/19th Century

Sold for £8,187.50 inc. premium

15^R —
A Nishapur buffware pottery bowl
Persia, 10th Century

Sold for £2,550 inc. premium

16^R —
Two Kashan moulded calligraphic pottery border tiles
Persia, circa 1200
(2)

£3,000 - £4,000

17^*,R —
An Ilkhanid Lajvardina moulded calligraphic pottery tile
Persia, 13th/ 14th Century

Sold for £6,312.50 inc. premium

18^R —
A Kashan underglaze-painted pottery bowl
Persia, 12th/ 13th Century

Sold for £4,437.50 inc. premium

19^R —
A Kashan underglaze-painted pottery bowl
Persia, early 13th Century

£4,000 - £6,000

20^R —
A rare Garrus incised pottery bowl possibly signed 'suleyman'
Persia, late 12th Century

Sold for £5,687.50 inc. premium

25^R —
A pair of Timurid moulded pottery squinch tiles (muqarnas)
Persia, second half of the 14th Century
(2)

£15,000 - £20,000

26^R —
A Timurid moulded pottery squinch tile (muqarna)
Persia, second half of the 14th Century

£10,000 - £15,000

27 —
A Mamluk underglaze-painted pottery bowl
Syria, 14th Century

Sold for £4,812.50 inc. premium

28^R —
A silver-inlaid brass bowl
Persia or Mesopotamia, 14th Century

£4,000 - £6,000

29^R —
A Fars brass bowl
Persia, 14th Century

Sold for £2,040 inc. premium

30 —
A pair of Ottoman gold-damascened steel Calligrapher's scissors and two other tools
Turkey, 18th/ 19th Century
(3)

£800 - £1,200

31^R —
A Safavid openwork steel buckle
Persia, 16th/ 17th Century

£2,000 - £3,000

32^R —
A Safavid gold-damascened openwork steel boss
Persia, 16th Century

Sold for £1,020 inc. premium

33^R —
A Safavid openwork Steel 'alam Section
Persia, 16th/ 17th Century

Sold for £3,812.50 inc. premium

34^R —
A collection of Qajar steel tools
Persia, 18th-19th Century
(23)

Sold for £1,275 inc. premium

35^R —
A collection of steel flint-strikers and belt hooks
Persia, 15th-19th Century
(17)

Sold for £4,812.50 inc. premium

36^R —
Two pairs of Qajar steel scissors
Persia, 18th/ 19th Century
(2)

Sold for £1,657.50 inc. premium

37^R —
Six pairs of steel qalamdan scissors
Persia, 18th-19th Century
(6)

£800 - £1,200

38^R —
An Afsharid gold-damascened steel sword (shamshir)
Persia, 18th Century

£3,000 - £4,000

39^R,Y —
A Safavid walrus ivory-hilted gold-damascened steel sword (shamshir)
Persia, 17th/ 18th Century

Sold for £10,062.50 inc. premium

40 —
Aegidius Sadeler II (d. 1629), Zeynal Khan and Mehdi Quli Beg, Persian ambassadors to the court of Rudolf II
Prague, 1604 and 1605
(2)

£4,000 - £6,000

41 —
Michel-Francois Preaulx (French, 1796-1827)
The Mausoleum of Oljeitu, or Muhammad Khodabandeh, the eighth Ilkhanid ruler of Persia (reg. 1304-16)

Sold for £2,550 inc. premium

42^R —
An engraved calligraphic emerald
Persia, 18th/ 19th Century

£6,000 - £8,000

43^R —
A large Qajar silver-plated brass torch stand
Persia, early 20th century

Sold for £6,312.50 inc. premium

44^R —
A Qajar enamelled brass ghalian
Persia, 19th Century
(3)

Sold for £4,062.50 inc. premium

45^R —
A Qajar katamkari child's chair
Persia, 19th Century

Sold for £5,062.50 inc. premium

46^R —
A Qajar katamkari table
Persia, dated AH 1301/ AD 1883-4

£6,000 - £8,000

47^R —
A pair of Qajar silver-damascened steel sheep
Persia, 19th Century
(2)

Sold for £1,912.50 inc. premium

48^R —
A Qajar coco de mer Kashkul by Mirza Ghulam Husayn Shirazi
Persia, 19th Century

Sold for £2,167.50 inc. premium

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- Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art
- Islamic and Indian Art

Islamic and Indian Art including Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art

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1• — A bound group of ten leaves from six separate suras of a dispersed manuscript of the Qur'an, written in kufic script on vellum Near East or North Africa, 9th Century

2 — A Qur'an leaf written in kufic script on vellum Near East or North Africa, 9th Century

3•,R — A large illuminated Qur'an in a floral lacquer binding, the text ending with sura LXXXV, al-Buruj, The Constellations Provincial Persia, early 16th Century

4•,R — Nizami, Khusrau va Shirin, Persian poetry, copied by 'Ala'al-Din Muhammad Sarraf [money changer] Isfahani Timurid Persia, dated Tuesday 12th Dhi'l-hajjah 850/28th February 1447

5•,R — Zahir Faryabi, Divan, Persian poetry, copied by the scribe 'Abd al-Jabbar Isfahani, a pupil of Mir 'Imad Persia, dated Ramadan 1026/September-October 1617

6•,R — 'Abd al-Rahman Jami, Persian poetry, with a section from the Haft Awrang added by a different scribe Safavid Persia, dated AH 960/AD 1552-53 and 26th Safar 965/18th December 1557

7R — A maiden wearing a luxurious fur mantle, attributed to Muhammad Qasim Persia, Isfahan, dated AH 1004/AD 1596-1597

8R — A scholar with his pupils in a rocky landscape Persia, probably Khorasan, circa 1600

9•,R — An illuminated Qur'an in a floral lacquer binding Persia, early 18th Century

10• — An illuminated Qur'an copied by the scribe Ibrahim al-Rushdi, a pupil of Mustafa Shaker Ottoman Turkey, probably Constantinople, dated AH 1236/AD 1820-21

11• — An illuminated Qur'an, copied by Husain al-Hamdi Ottoman Turkey, dated AH 1273/AD 1856-57

12R — An illuminated prayer scroll written in thuluth and ghubari scripts Qajar Persia, dated AH 1267/AD 1850-51(2)

13 — An illuminated scroll comprising the last 36 suras of the Qur'an (Juz XXX), in the manner of Ahmad al-Suhrawardi, with date AH 681/AD 1282-83 Near East, 20th Century

14• — Mirza Rafi', known as Badhil Mashhadi (d. 1711), and Azad Kashmiri (d. 1721), Hamlah-i Haydari, a verse account of the life of the Imam 'Ali, with nine illustrations North India, probably Kashmir, late 18th/19th Century

15R — A Nishapur buffware pottery bowl Persia, 10th Century

16R — Two Kashan moulded calligraphic pottery border tiles Persia, circa 1200(2)

17*,R — An Ilkhanid Lajvardina moulded calligraphic pottery tile Persia, 13th/ 14th Century

18R — A Kashan underglaze-painted pottery bowl Persia, 12th/ 13th Century

19R — A Kashan underglaze-painted pottery bowl Persia, early 13th Century

20R — A rare Garrus incised pottery bowl possibly signed 'suleyman' Persia, late 12th Century

21R — A Kashan lustre pottery bowl Persia, 12th/ 13th Century

22R — A Kashan lustre pottery jug Persia, 12th/ 13th Century

23R — A Timurid moulded cuerda seca pottery tile Persia, circa 1450

24R — A Timurid cuerda seca pottery tile Persia, 15th Century

25R — A pair of Timurid moulded pottery squinch tiles (muqarnas) Persia, second half of the 14th Century(2)

26R — A Timurid moulded pottery squinch tile (muqarna) Persia, second half of the 14th Century

27 — A Mamluk underglaze-painted pottery bowl Syria, 14th Century

28R — A silver-inlaid brass bowl Persia or Mesopotamia, 14th Century

29R — A Fars brass bowl Persia, 14th Century

30 — A pair of Ottoman gold-damascened steel Calligrapher's scissors and two other tools Turkey, 18th/ 19th Century(3)

31R — A Safavid openwork steel buckle Persia, 16th/ 17th Century

32R — A Safavid gold-damascened openwork steel boss Persia, 16th Century

33R — A Safavid openwork Steel 'alam Section Persia, 16th/ 17th Century

34R — A collection of Qajar steel tools Persia, 18th-19th Century(23)

35R — A collection of steel flint-strikers and belt hooks Persia, 15th-19th Century(17)

36R — Two pairs of Qajar steel scissors Persia, 18th/ 19th Century(2)

37R — Six pairs of steel qalamdan scissors Persia, 18th-19th Century(6)

38R — An Afsharid gold-damascened steel sword (shamshir) Persia, 18th Century

39R,Y — A Safavid walrus ivory-hilted gold-damascened steel sword (shamshir) Persia, 17th/ 18th Century

40 — Aegidius Sadeler II (d. 1629), Zeynal Khan and Mehdi Quli Beg, Persian ambassadors to the court of Rudolf II Prague, 1604 and 1605(2)

41 — Michel-Francois Preaulx (French, 1796-1827) The Mausoleum of Oljeitu, or Muhammad Khodabandeh, the eighth Ilkhanid ruler of Persia (reg. 1304-16)

42R — An engraved calligraphic emerald Persia, 18th/ 19th Century

43R — A large Qajar silver-plated brass torch stand Persia, early 20th century

44R — A Qajar enamelled brass ghalian Persia, 19th Century(3)

45R — A Qajar katamkari child's chair Persia, 19th Century

46R — A Qajar katamkari table Persia, dated AH 1301/ AD 1883-4

47R — A pair of Qajar silver-damascened steel sheep Persia, 19th Century(2)

48R — A Qajar coco de mer Kashkul by Mirza Ghulam Husayn Shirazi Persia, 19th Century

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1^• —
A bound group of ten leaves from six separate suras of a dispersed manuscript of the Qur'an, written in kufic script on vellum
Near East or North Africa, 9th Century

2 —
A Qur'an leaf written in kufic script on vellum
Near East or North Africa, 9th Century

3^•,R —
A large illuminated Qur'an in a floral lacquer binding, the text ending with sura LXXXV, al-Buruj, The Constellations
Provincial Persia, early 16th Century

4^•,R —
Nizami, Khusrau va Shirin, Persian poetry, copied by 'Ala'al-Din Muhammad Sarraf [money changer] Isfahani
Timurid Persia, dated Tuesday 12th Dhi'l-hajjah 850/28th February 1447

5^•,R —
Zahir Faryabi, Divan, Persian poetry, copied by the scribe 'Abd al-Jabbar Isfahani, a pupil of Mir 'Imad
Persia, dated Ramadan 1026/September-October 1617

6^•,R —
'Abd al-Rahman Jami, Persian poetry, with a section from the Haft Awrang added by a different scribe
Safavid Persia, dated AH 960/AD 1552-53 and 26th Safar 965/18th December 1557

7^R —
A maiden wearing a luxurious fur mantle, attributed to Muhammad Qasim
Persia, Isfahan, dated AH 1004/AD 1596-1597

8^R —
A scholar with his pupils in a rocky landscape
Persia, probably Khorasan, circa 1600

9^•,R —
An illuminated Qur'an in a floral lacquer binding
Persia, early 18th Century

10^• —
An illuminated Qur'an copied by the scribe Ibrahim al-Rushdi, a pupil of Mustafa Shaker
Ottoman Turkey, probably Constantinople, dated AH 1236/AD 1820-21

11^• —
An illuminated Qur'an, copied by Husain al-Hamdi
Ottoman Turkey, dated AH 1273/AD 1856-57

12^R —
An illuminated prayer scroll written in thuluth and ghubari scripts
Qajar Persia, dated AH 1267/AD 1850-51
(2)

13 —
An illuminated scroll comprising the last 36 suras of the Qur'an (Juz XXX), in the manner of Ahmad al-Suhrawardi, with date AH 681/AD 1282-83
Near East, 20th Century

14^• —
Mirza Rafi', known as Badhil Mashhadi (d. 1711), and Azad Kashmiri (d. 1721), Hamlah-i Haydari, a verse account of the life of the Imam 'Ali, with nine illustrations
North India, probably Kashmir, late 18th/19th Century

15^R —
A Nishapur buffware pottery bowl
Persia, 10th Century

16^R —
Two Kashan moulded calligraphic pottery border tiles
Persia, circa 1200
(2)

17^*,R —
An Ilkhanid Lajvardina moulded calligraphic pottery tile
Persia, 13th/ 14th Century

18^R —
A Kashan underglaze-painted pottery bowl
Persia, 12th/ 13th Century

19^R —
A Kashan underglaze-painted pottery bowl
Persia, early 13th Century

20^R —
A rare Garrus incised pottery bowl possibly signed 'suleyman'
Persia, late 12th Century

21^R —
A Kashan lustre pottery bowl
Persia, 12th/ 13th Century

22^R —
A Kashan lustre pottery jug
Persia, 12th/ 13th Century

23^R —
A Timurid moulded cuerda seca pottery tile
Persia, circa 1450

24^R —
A Timurid cuerda seca pottery tile
Persia, 15th Century

25^R —
A pair of Timurid moulded pottery squinch tiles (muqarnas)
Persia, second half of the 14th Century
(2)

26^R —
A Timurid moulded pottery squinch tile (muqarna)
Persia, second half of the 14th Century

27 —
A Mamluk underglaze-painted pottery bowl
Syria, 14th Century

28^R —
A silver-inlaid brass bowl
Persia or Mesopotamia, 14th Century

29^R —
A Fars brass bowl
Persia, 14th Century

30 —
A pair of Ottoman gold-damascened steel Calligrapher's scissors and two other tools
Turkey, 18th/ 19th Century
(3)

31^R —
A Safavid openwork steel buckle
Persia, 16th/ 17th Century

32^R —
A Safavid gold-damascened openwork steel boss
Persia, 16th Century

33^R —
A Safavid openwork Steel 'alam Section
Persia, 16th/ 17th Century

34^R —
A collection of Qajar steel tools
Persia, 18th-19th Century
(23)

35^R —
A collection of steel flint-strikers and belt hooks
Persia, 15th-19th Century
(17)

36^R —
Two pairs of Qajar steel scissors
Persia, 18th/ 19th Century
(2)

37^R —
Six pairs of steel qalamdan scissors
Persia, 18th-19th Century
(6)

38^R —
An Afsharid gold-damascened steel sword (shamshir)
Persia, 18th Century

39^R,Y —
A Safavid walrus ivory-hilted gold-damascened steel sword (shamshir)
Persia, 17th/ 18th Century

40 —
Aegidius Sadeler II (d. 1629), Zeynal Khan and Mehdi Quli Beg, Persian ambassadors to the court of Rudolf II
Prague, 1604 and 1605
(2)

41 —
Michel-Francois Preaulx (French, 1796-1827)
The Mausoleum of Oljeitu, or Muhammad Khodabandeh, the eighth Ilkhanid ruler of Persia (reg. 1304-16)

42^R —
An engraved calligraphic emerald
Persia, 18th/ 19th Century

43^R —
A large Qajar silver-plated brass torch stand
Persia, early 20th century

44^R —
A Qajar enamelled brass ghalian
Persia, 19th Century
(3)

45^R —
A Qajar katamkari child's chair
Persia, 19th Century

46^R —
A Qajar katamkari table
Persia, dated AH 1301/ AD 1883-4

47^R —
A pair of Qajar silver-damascened steel sheep
Persia, 19th Century
(2)

48^R —
A Qajar coco de mer Kashkul by Mirza Ghulam Husayn Shirazi
Persia, 19th Century