Sothebys: Arts of the Islamic World and India, L25220, London

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Auction Report
Auction Date
April 30, 2025 - April 30, 2025
Page Size: 110 items in 5 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
638

Two studies of pheasants (Phasianus Cornutus - Meleagris Satyra), signed and dated by Major-General Thomas Hardwicke,

India, Calcutta, Company School 1822 GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 GBP 7,620.00
651

An illuminated Qur'an, copied by Muhammad Amin al-Shukri al-Mali,

Ottoman provinces, 1283 AH/1866-67 AD GBP 18,000.00 - 25,000.00 GBP 22,860.00
652

An illuminated prayer book, copied by Husayn al-Husni, illuminated by Sidqi,

Turkey, Ottoman, 1227 AH/1812-13 AD GBP 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 GBP 38,100.00
653

An illuminated prayer book including Dala'il al-Khayrat, copied by al-Sayyid Uthman,

Turkey, Ottoman, 1191 AH/1777-78 AD GBP 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 GBP 11,430.00
654 Muhyi al-Din Lari (d.1526/27),

Kitab Futuh Al-Haramayn,

North India or the Hijaz, 1282 AH/17 July 1865 AD GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 GBP 21,590.00
655 Veysi (d.1628),

Durrat al-taj fi sirat sahib al-mi'raj (Pearl in the Crown concerning the Biography of the Lord of the Mi'raj) and Zeyl-i Nabi (Nabi's continuation), copied by Osman al-Uwaisi, the Keeper of the Mantle of the Prophet,

Turkey, Ottoman, 1196 AH/1781-82 AD GBP 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 Not Sold
665

A compilation of poetry in safina form,

Turkey, Ottoman 17th century, with later additions GBP 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 Not Sold
666

An illuminated miniature Qur'an, copied by Muhammad Jamal al-Din,

Turkey, Ottoman, late 18th/early 19th century GBP 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 GBP 13,970.00
667

An illuminated Qur'an, copied by Mustafa Hilmi,

Turkey, Ottoman, 1184 AH/1770 AD GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 GBP 7,620.00
669

A letter from Sultan 'Abdulmecid I (r.1839-61) to Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies (r.1830-59), signed by Sultan 'Abdulmecid I,

Turkey, Ottoman, 1259 AH/1843 AD GBP 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 Not Sold
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