Sothebys: Arts of the Islamic World and India, L25220, London
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- April 30, 2025 - April 30, 2025
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 502 | Abu Nasr Isma'il ibn Hammad al-Jawhari | Taj al-lugha wa sihah al-arabiyya, ('The Crown of Language and the Correct Arabic'), volume 8, copied by Mansur ibn Jama', |
probably Iraq, Abbasid, | 577 AH/ 1181 AD | GBP 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | GBP 88,900.00 |
| 503 | A small illuminated Qur'an, Near East, Abbasid, |
late 12th/early 13th century | GBP 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 | GBP 101,600.00 | ||
| 504 | An early fragmentary Qur'an leaf in Hijazi script on vellum, Arabian Peninsula, |
second half 7th century AD | GBP 250,000.00 - 350,000.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 505 | An illuminated Qur'an section in Maghribi script on vellum, |
North Africa or Spain | 13th/14th century | GBP 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | GBP 38,100.00 | |
| 507 | Suleyman ibn Khalaf ibn Sa'd al-Baji al-Maliki (d.1081 AD), al-nasihat al-waladiyyah, (The Advice of Abu Walid Al-Baji to his Sons), a collection of wisdom, |
North Africa or Andalusia | 13th/14th century | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 510 | A Qur'an, copied by Muhammad ibn Muhammad, Sub-Saharan Africa, |
Nigeria or Chad, | late 19th/early 20th century | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 7,620.00 | |
| 511 | An illuminated Qur'an, copied by Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Hadi, |
North Africa, | 1289 AH/ 1872 AD | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 12,700.00 | |
| 518 | An illustrated and illuminated leaf from a manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnameh (The Freer Shahnameh): The combat between Hujir and Sepahram, Persia or Baghdad, |
Ilkhanid | circa 1300-40 | GBP 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | GBP 17,780.00 | |
| 519 | An illustrated leaf from Hafiz-i Abru's Majma' al-Tawarikh: Sultan Malik Shah III enthroned |
, Herat, Timurid | circa 1425-26 | GBP 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | GBP 27,940.00 | |
| 520 | A line from the 'Baysunghur Qur'an', attributed to 'Umar al-Aqta, |
Herat or Samarqand | circa 1400 | GBP 300,000.00 - 500,000.00 | GBP 381,000.00 | |
| 525 | A large illuminated volume from a four-volume Qur'an, |
Persia, Ilkhanid, | early 14th century | GBP 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 529 | Jamal al-Din Abi Mahmud Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Ibrahim ibn Hilal ibn Tamim al-Maqdisi | Jamal al-Din Abi Mahmud Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Ibrahim ibn Hilal ibn Tamim al-Maqdisi (d. 1364 AD), Kitab Muthir al-gharam 'ila ziyarat al-Quds wa'l-Sham, on the geography and virtues of Jerusalem and the Levant, copied by Ahmad ibn 'Ali ibn Salamah, |
probably Egypt, Mamluk, | 879 AH/1475 AD | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 25,400.00 |
| 530 | Sa'id ibn Hibat Allah ibn al-Husayn | Sa'id ibn Hibat Allah ibn al-Husayn (d.1101 AD), Kitab al-Mughni fi'l-Tibb, copied by Muhammad ibn Radwan ibn Radi ibn Layth, Near East, |
707 AH/1308 AD | GBP 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | GBP 88,900.00 | |
| 532 | An early bound Qur'an section in Kufic script, North Africa or Near East, |
Umayyad | circa 700-750 AD | GBP 250,000.00 - 300,000.00 | GBP 317,500.00 | |
| 533 | A Kufic Qur'an leaf, |
Near East or North Africa, | 8th-9th century | GBP 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | GBP 44,450.00 | |
| 534 | A Qur'an leaf in Kufic script on vellum, |
perhaps Damascus, | 9th century | GBP 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | GBP 12,065.00 | |
| 535 | A Qur'an leaf in Kufic script on vellum, |
Near East or North Africa, | first half 10th century | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 16,510.00 | |
| 536 | A Qur'an leaf in Kufic script on vellum, |
Near East or North Africa | 10th century | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 10,160.00 | |
| 537 | An early Maghribi Qur'an leaf, |
North Africa or Spain, | 11th or 12th century | GBP 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | GBP 10,160.00 | |
| 538 | An illuminated Qur'an leaf in Maghribi script on vellum, |
Spain or North Africa | 1250-1350 | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 20,320.00 | |
| 539 | A Qur'an bifolium in Eastern Kufic script, |
North Africa or Eastern Mediterranean region | late 10th century | GBP 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 10,795.00 | |
| 540 | A Qur'an leaf in three scripts, |
Yemen or Persia | 13th-14th century | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 8,255.00 | |
| 541 | A Qur'an leaf with illumination attributed to Sandal, |
Egypt, Mamluk | circa 1300-10 | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 8,890.00 | |
| 542 | Two compiled works by Ibn Taymiyya (d.1328 AD), al-risala al-qubrisyya ('The Cypriot Letter'), ; followed by a chapter on visiting Jerusalem, copied by Talha ibn Muhammad Ibrahim |
Near East | 788 AH/1386 AD; 793 AH/1390-91 AD | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 544 | Rasa'il Ikhwan al-Safa ('Epistles of the Brethren of Purity'), |
probably Egypt, Mamluk | 14th century | GBP 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 | GBP 279,400.00 |
