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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 546 | A large illuminated Mamluk Qur'an, copied by Muhammad Abu al-Fadl ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab al-A'raj, |
Egypt or Syria, | 882 AH/1477-78 AD | GBP 300,000.00 - 500,000.00 | GBP 381,000.00 | |
| 548 | A compendium of works on agriculture, Al-fillaha al-rumiyyah and Bughiyat al-fallahin al-muthmirah wa'l-rayahin, copied for the treasury of the ruler of Yemen, Al-Mutasim Billah 'Ali Yahya, |
Yemen, Kawkaban, | 983 AH/1575-76 AD | GBP 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 549 | An illuminated manuscript of poetry in nasta'liq, |
Persia or Central Asia, Safavid | 16th century | GBP 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 550 | Three illustrated folios from the Khamsa of Nizami, |
Safavid, Shiraz | circa 1560 | GBP 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 551 | An illustrated and illuminated leaf from a manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnameh: The Arrival of Barbad in the garden of Khusrau Parviz, |
Persia, Qazwin, Safavid, | last quarter 16th century | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 552 | An illustrated and illuminated leaf from a manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnameh: Siyavush unseating Garsivaz from his horse, |
Persia, Qazwin, Safavid, | last quarter 16th century | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 553 | An illustrated and illuminated leaf from a manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnameh: Zahhak enthroned watching the sawing of Jamshid, |
Persia, Qazwin, Safavid, | last quarter 16th century | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 7,620.00 | |
| 554 | An illuminated selection of surahs, |
Persia, Safavid | 16th century | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 25,400.00 | |
| 555 | A finely illuminated Qur'an, signed by Jalal ibn Muhammad Bakalinjar al-Daylami, |
Shiraz, Persia, Safavid, | mid-16th century | GBP 250,000.00 - 300,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 556 | An illuminated miniature Qur'an, |
Persia, Safavid | 17th century | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 8,255.00 | |
| 557 | An illuminated Qur'an scroll in ghubar script, |
Persia | 18th century | GBP 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 558 | A portrait of an artist, style of Reza-i 'Abbasi, |
Persia, Safavid | 17th century | GBP 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | GBP 19,050.00 | |
| 562 | An illustrated folio from Nizami's Haft Paykar: Bahram Gur and the Chinese princess in the sandalwood pavilion, |
Persia, Shiraz, Safavid | circa 1560 | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 9,525.00 | |
| 563 | An illustration to a ragamala series: Madhumadhavi Ragini, |
India, Mughal, | 1605-06 | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 20,320.00 | |
| 564 | Muzaffar Khan, attributed to Bhagavan, |
India, Mughal | circa 1577-80 | GBP 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 | GBP 35,560.00 | |
| 565 | Afzal Khan 'Allami, attributed to Balchand, |
India, Mughal | circa 1638 | GBP 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | GBP 95,250.00 | |
| 566 | A Sufi Spiritual Concert, attributed to Hunhar, |
India, Mughal | circa 1650-60 | GBP 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 | GBP 406,400.00 | |
| 567 | Marhamat Khan, attributed to Hashim, |
India, Mughal | circa 1630-31 | GBP 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 | GBP 38,100.00 | |
| 568 | A portrait of Raja Udai Singh of Marwar, |
India, Mughal | 17th century | GBP 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | GBP 31,750.00 | |
| 569 | An equestrian Portrait of Maharaja Karan Singh of Bikaner, |
India, possibly Aurangabad | circa 1666-70 | GBP 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 570 | An illustration to a ragamala series: Ramkari ragini, India, |
Raghogarh | circa 1680 | GBP 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | GBP 10,795.00 | |
| 571 | An illustration from the Rasikapriya of Keshavdas: The sweet laughter of Radha, attributed to Sahibdin, |
India, Mewar | circa 1630-35 | GBP 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | GBP 12,065.00 | |
| 572 | Two illustrations from a palm-leaf manuscript, India, Orissa, 18th century; A painted scroll on cloth, 19th century; An illustration to a Bhagavata Purana series, |
Orissa | circa 1790-1800 | GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | GBP 13,970.00 | |
| 573 | A group of three ragamala illustrations, India, Bundelkhand, Orchha and Datia, 17th century and a folio from a Rasikapriya series, |
North India | 18th century | GBP 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | GBP 10,160.00 | |
| 574 | An illustration to a Ragamala series: Ramkali Ragini, |
India, Amber | circa 1710 | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 4,826.00 |
