Christies: Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds including Rugs and Carpets, 23591, London - King Street
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- May 01, 2025 - May 01, 2025
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AN IMPRESSIVE AND EARLY ILLUMINATED KUFIC QUR'AN FOLIO |
PROBABLY DAMASCUS, UMAYYAD SYRIA, | 8TH/9TH CENTURY | GBP 100,000.00 - 120,000.00 | GBP 107,100.00 | |
| 6 | A ZIRID KUFIC QUR'AN FOLIO |
PROBABLY KAIROUAN, TUNISIA, | 9TH CENTURY | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 22,680.00 | |
| 10 | A KUFIC QUR'AN SECTION |
NEAR EAST OR NORTH AFRICA, | 9TH/10TH CENTURY | GBP 100,000.00 - 120,000.00 | GBP 113,400.00 | |
| 14 | A QUR'AN SECTION |
ILKHANID IRAN, | LATE 13TH/EARLY 14TH CENTURY | GBP 70,000.00 - 100,000.00 | GBP 75,600.00 | |
| 15 | QUR'AN JUZ' I |
PROBABLY IRAN, | 13TH CENTURY | GBP 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | GBP 12,600.00 | |
| 16 | QUR'AN |
SELJUK IRAN OR ANATOLIA, | CIRCA 1200 | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 27,720.00 | |
| 19 | SIGNED AMIR HAJ IBN AHMAD AL-SAYINI, | QUR'AN JUZ' XXI |
PROBABLY TABRIZ, ILKHANID IRAN, | 734/1334 AD | GBP 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 | GBP 126,000.00 |
| 32 | A MAGHRIBI QUR'AN SECTION |
SPAIN OR MOROCCO, | 13TH/14TH CENTURY | GBP 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | GBP 18,900.00 | |
| 34 | ISFANDIYAR SLAYS THE SIMURGH |
PROBABLY SHIRAZ, TURKMAN IRAN, | AH 887 / 1482 AD | GBP 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | GBP 7,560.00 | |
| 37 | MUHAMMAD 'ASSAR TABRIZI (D. AH 779 / 1377 AD): MIHR O MUSHTARI |
PROBABLY AQ QOYUNLU SHIRAZ, | 5 RAMADAN AH 895 / 23 JULY 1490 AD | GBP 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | GBP 163,800.00 | |
| 38 | AFTER MIR 'ALI HARAVI, | A CALLIGRAM IN THE FORM OF A LION |
SAFAVID BUKHARA OR HERAT, | LATE 17TH CENTURY | GBP 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | GBP 63,000.00 |
| 39 | A YOUTH WITH A CUP |
SAFAVID QAZVIN, IRAN, | LATE 16TH CENTURY | GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | GBP 5,040.00 | |
| 40 | BAHRAM CHUBINA DECAPITATES SAVAH SHAH |
SAFAVID SHIRAZ, IRAN, | 1571 AD | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 3,276.00 | |
| 42 | A YOUTH READING POETRY TO HIS BELOVED |
SHAYBANID BUKHARA, | MID-16TH CENTURY | GBP 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | GBP 12,600.00 | |
| 43 | THE ASSASSIN FLEES |
BUKHARA, UZBEKISTAN, | CIRCA 1570 | GBP 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | GBP 8,820.00 | |
| 44 | A CUERDA SECA POTTERY TILE PANEL |
SAFAVID IRAN, | 17TH CENTURY | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 15,120.00 | |
| 45 | QUR'AN |
SAFAVID SHIRAZ, | MID-16TH CENTURY | GBP 70,000.00 - 100,000.00 | GBP 63,000.00 | |
| 46 | A VELVET PANEL |
SAFAVID IRAN, | LATE 16TH OR EARLY 17TH CENTURY | GBP 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 47 | QUR'AN JUZ' XXV |
SAFAVID IRAN, | 17TH CENTURY | GBP 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | GBP 27,720.00 | |
| 48 | PROBABLY MASHHAD, | RASA'IL IKHWAN AL-SAFA' ('EPISTLES OF THE BRETHREN OF PURITY') |
SAFAVID IRAN, | AH 1041-42 / 1631-33 AD | GBP 130,000.00 - 150,000.00 | GBP 277,200.00 |
| 49 | AFTER REZA 'ABBASI, BY ONE OF HIS STUDENTS, | A WHITE-EARED BULBUL |
SAFAVID ISFAHAN, IRAN, RABI' I | AH 1046/AUGUST 1636 AD | GBP 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 50 | ATTRIBUTED TO MU'IN MUSAVVIR, | A PORTRAIT OF MUHAMMAD 'ALI THE GILDER |
SAFAVID ISFAHAN, IRAN, | RAMADAN AH 1020/NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 1611 AD | GBP 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 51 | ATTRIBUTABLE TO MU'IN MUSAVVIR, | A LADY ON HORSEBACK |
PROBABLY SAFAVID ISFAHAN, IRAN, | 1 JUMADA II AH 1115 / 12 OCTOBER 1703 AD | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 53 | COPIED FOR AQA'I AQA MIRZA NASRULLAH, SIGNED MIRZA MUHAMMAD 'ALI KHANSARI AND MUHAMMAD 'ALI ISFAHANI, | QUR'AN |
QAJAR IRAN, | AH 1278 / 1861-2 AD | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 17,640.00 |
| 54 | COLOPHON WITH THE NAME OF AHMAD AL-NAYRIZI (fl.1682-1722 AD), | QUR'AN; THE ILLUMINATION AND BINDING, |
SAFAVID ISFAHAN, IRAN; QAJAR MASHHAD, IRAN, | RAJAB AH 1285-RAMADAN 1287/NOVEMBER 1868-DECEMBER 1870 AD | GBP 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 | GBP 176,400.00 |
