Christies: Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds including Rugs and Carpets, 23591, London - King Street

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Auction Report
Auction Date
May 01, 2025 - May 01, 2025
Page Size: 44 items in 2 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
55

'ABBAS MIRZA LEADING HIS TROOPS AT THE SIEGE OF ERIVAN

QAJAR IRAN, MID-19TH CENTURY GBP 12,000.00 - 16,000.00 GBP 15,120.00
60

GUL FALLS IN LOVE WITH HURMUZ IN THE GARDEN

SULTANATE INDIA, 15TH CENTURY GBP 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 GBP 11,340.00
61

TWO ILLUSTRATIONS FROM A KHUSRAWNAMA AND ASRARNAMA OF 'ATTAR

SULTANATE INDIA, 15TH CENTURY GBP 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 GBP 15,120.00
62

A LACQUERED BOOK BINDING

PROBABLY HYDERABAD, DECCAN, INDIA, FIRST HALF 18TH CENTURY GBP 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 GBP 9,450.00
63

A SILK-EMBROIDERED PANEL

DECCAN, INDIA, CIRCA 1800 GBP 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 GBP 23,940.00
64

SULTAN ABU SA'ID MIRZA

PROBABLY GOLCONDA, DECCAN, INDIA, CIRCA 1700 GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 GBP 75,600.00
65

THE EMPEROR AURANGZEB AT AGE 80

PROBABLY GOLCONDA, DECCAN, INDIA, CIRCA 1700 GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 GBP 63,000.00
66

A NASTA'LIQ QUATRAIN

THE CALLIGRAPHY SIGNED 'ABD AL-RAHIM 'ANBARIN QALAM, MUGHAL INDIA, ; THE MARGINS MUGHAL INDIA AH 1030 / 1620-21 AD, MID-17TH CENTURY GBP 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 GBP 75,600.00
73

AN EPIC BASED ON THE SHAHNAMA INCLUDING THE GARSHASPNAMA AND SAMNAMA

PROBABLY MUGHAL LAHORE, SECOND QUARTER 18TH CENTURY GBP 700,000.00 - 1,000,000.00 GBP 2,097,000.00
74

FOUR PAINTINGS FROM A KRISHNA LILA SERIES

JAIPUR, RAJASTHAN, INDIA, CIRCA 1820-40 GBP 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 GBP 8,820.00
75

KAMOD RAGINI

AMBER OR JAIPUR, RAJASTHAN, INDIA, FIRST HALF 18TH CENTURY GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 GBP 3,276.00
99

A LARGE ARCHITECTURAL DRAWING OF THE TAJ MAHAL

NORTH INDIA, 1810-15 GBP 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 GBP 40,320.00
100

THE CENOTAPHS OF SHAH JAHAN AND MUMTAZ MAHAL

NORTH INDIA, MID-19TH CENTURY GBP 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 GBP 16,380.00
102

CONTRACT: A FLEA-BITTEN GREY ARAB STALLION

COMPANY SCHOOL, CALCUTTA, INDIA, CIRCA 1840 GBP 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 Not Sold
105 ABU'L-HASAN AL-'USAYLI AL-HANAFI,

A SECTION FROM A LARGE QUR'AN

OTTOMAN CAIRO, AH 969 / 1561-2 AD GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 GBP 10,710.00
106 SIGNED MUHAMMAD BIN 'ABDULLAH NISHAPURI AL-ANSARI,

QUR'AN

OTTOMAN TURKEY, SHAWWAL AH 948/JANUARY-FEBRUARY 1542 AD GBP 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 GBP 21,420.00
111 ATTRIBUTED TO FENERCI MEHMED,

A COSTUME ALBUM

OTTOMAN ISTANBUL, EARLY 19TH CENTURY GBP 150,000.00 - 200,000.00 Not Sold
123

QUR'AN

THE CALLIGRAPHY SIGNED MUSTAFA AL-HALIMI, THE ILLUMINATION SIGNED HAJJI HAFIZ MUHAMMAD NURI EFENDI, OTTOMAN TURKEY, AH 1214 / 1799-1800 AD GBP 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 GBP 50,400.00
127

NUR AL-DIN ALI AL-SAMHUDI (D.1533): TARIKH AL-MEDINA AL-SHARIF COMPLETED IN THE RAWDAH OF THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD,

OTTOMAN MEDINA AH 979/MARCH 1572 AD GBP 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 Not Sold
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