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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 601 | Five illustrations from a Persian epic, |
India, | late 19th century | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 254.00 | |
| 603 | An illuminated firman of Dara Shikoh (r.1616-59), |
India, Mughal, | 1068 AH/1657 AD | GBP 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | GBP 177,800.00 | |
| 604 | An illuminated Qur'an juz', copied by Muhammad Ja'far al-Husayni, |
India, Mughal, | 1141 AH/1728-29 AD | GBP 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | GBP 35,560.00 | |
| 605 | Abu'l Fazl ibn Mubarak | Abu'l Fazl ibn Mubarak (d.1602 AD), Ain-i Akbari ('The Administration of Akbar'), |
India, Mughal, | late 17th/early 18th century | GBP 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | GBP 254,000.00 |
| 607 | A prince visiting an ascetic, |
India, Mughal, | early 17th century | GBP 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 | GBP 571,500.00 | |
| 608 | Rustam Kicking Aside the Rock, |
India, Mughal, | second half 17th century | GBP 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | GBP 82,550.00 | |
| 610 | A peri riding a composite camel, |
India, Deccan | 17th century | GBP 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | GBP 57,150.00 | |
| 611 | Jalal al-Din Muhammad Rumi | Jalal al-Din Muhammad Rumi (d.1273), Mathnawi, |
India | 19th century | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 12,700.00 |
| 612 | An illuminated Qur'an in 60 volumes, |
India, | 1204 AH/1789-90 AD | GBP 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | GBP 63,500.00 | |
| 616 | Raghunath Pathania, a holy man, attributed to Nainsukh, |
India, probably Guler | circa 1760 | GBP 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | GBP 355,600.00 | |
| 617 | Two fragmentary paintings from the Hamzanama: A torchbearer with a pair of scissors; a youth before a tiled wall, |
India, Mughal | circa 1560-75 | GBP 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | GBP 22,860.00 | |
| 618 | A large portrait of a Mughal prince, probably Murad Bakhsh, |
India, Deccan, Golconda | circa 1700 | GBP 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | GBP 19,050.00 | |
| 619 | A large portrait of a Mughal prince, probably Shah Shuja, |
India, Deccan, Golconda | circa 1700 | GBP 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | GBP 19,050.00 | |
| 620 | Maharana Bhim Singh standing with a hawk on his wrist, |
India , Rajasthan, Mewar, | late 18th/ early 19th century | GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | GBP 16,510.00 | |
| 621 | A Rasaranga by the poet Gvala, |
North India | circa 1800 | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 21,590.00 | |
| 622 | A richly illustrated copy of the epic romance of Madhumalati by Chaturbhuj |
, India, Gujarat | 18th century | GBP 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | GBP 63,500.00 | |
| 623 | A portrait of a Sikh shawl trader, by Bishan Singh, |
India, Kashmir | circa 1867 | GBP 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | GBP 139,700.00 | |
| 627 | A scroll painting depicting the Battle of Pollilur, |
India | circa 1850 | GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | GBP 241,300.00 | |
| 631 | A Eurasian Goshawk (Astur gentilis), |
India, Lucknow, Company School | circa 1780 | GBP 50,000.00 - 80,000.00 | GBP 101,600.00 | |
| 632 | A white stork (coconia ciconia) in a flat river landscape, |
India, Lucknow, Company School | circa 1780 | GBP 50,000.00 - 80,000.00 | GBP 241,300.00 | |
| 633 | A sarus crane (grus antigone) standing in a flat river landscape |
, India, Lucknow, Company School | circa 1780 | GBP 50,000.00 - 80,000.00 | GBP 228,600.00 | |
| 634 | A domestic female fowl, |
India, Lucknow, Company School | circa 1780 | GBP 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | GBP 107,950.00 | |
| 635 | A domestic male fowl, |
India, Lucknow, Company School | circa 1780 | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 127,000.00 | |
| 636 | A grey heron (Ardea Cinerea), |
India, Lucknow, Company School | circa 1780 | GBP 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | GBP 107,950.00 | |
| 637 | An oriental darter (anhinga melanogaster), |
India, Lucknow, Company School | circa 1780 | GBP 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | GBP 107,950.00 |
