Bonhams: Islamic and Indian Art, 30703, London, New Bond Street

Auction Details

Auction Date: May 22, 2025 - May 22, 2025

Page Size: 71 items in 3 pages

Lot Number	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
1	Two conjoined leaves from a Qur'an written in eastern kufic script	Persia or Mesopotamia	11th-12th Century	GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00	Not Sold
2	A leaf from a dispersed manuscript of the Qur'an written in maghribi script on pink paper	Andalusia	late 12th-early 13th Century	GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	Not Sold
3	An illustrated manuscript leaf incorporating sections from Jami's Haft Awrang and Nizami's Iskandar-nameh	Persia	16th Century	GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	GBP 2,560.00
4	A rare Qur'an in 30 juz', copied by Ahmad 'Amir Zayd al-Shafi'i	Arabian Peninsula, possibly Hejaz	1876	GBP 15,000.00 - 20,000.00	Not Sold
5	Three illuminated leaves from an album containing hadiths of the Prophet	Ottoman Turkey	17th Century	GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	Not Sold
6	An illuminated Qur'an	Mughal, North India	17th-18th Century	GBP 8,000.00 - 12,000.00	GBP 10,240.00
7	A manuscript incorporating verses from the Divan of Hafiz, and other poems attributed to him, a preface to his work, and other poems about Hafiz	Persia	17th Century	GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	GBP 2,560.00
8	An illuminated manuscript consisting of a prose version of the Khavaran-nameh, stories relating to Imam 'Ali, ascribed to 'Imad al-Hasani in the colophon written by the Qajar calligrapher 'Abd al-Ghaffar Tabrizi	Persia	the text 17th Century	GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	GBP 1,920.00
9	Nizami, Makhzan al-Asrar, the first book of the Khamsa, copied by Fazlullah, son of the deceased Mirza Fazlullah, the calligrapher (khosh-nevis)	Qajar Persia	1910	GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	Not Sold
10	Pir Muhammad ibn Piri Ahmad bin Khalil, Kitab Anis al-'Arifin, on poetry	Ottoman Turkey	1586-87	GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00	Not Sold
11	An illuminated Ruzname (almanac or calendar), in scroll form, copied by Sulayman, known as Hikmati	Ottoman Turkey	late 18th/early 19th Century	GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	Not Sold
12	A large illuminated Hilyeh, signed by al-Hajj Ahmad Kamal	Near East or Turkey	20th Century	GBP 3,000.00 - 4,000.00	Not Sold
13	Two illuminated calligrapher's diplomas (ijazeh)	Ottoman Turkey	dated AH 1269/AD 1852-53	GBP 1,200.00 - 1,500.00	Not Sold
14	An illuminated calligraphic panel (qit'a)	Ottoman Turkey	18th Century	GBP 1,200.00 - 1,500.00	Not Sold
15	Twenty-nine illuminated Qur'an ajza', copied by Muhammad Sadiq al-Husaini al-Yazdi	Qajar Persia	dated AH 1243/AD 1827-28	GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00	GBP 9,600.00
16	A small illuminated Qur'an	Qajar Persia	19th Century	GBP 1,200.00 - 1,800.00	GBP 1,408.00
17	Mullah Muhammad Baqir ibn Muhammad Taqi Majlisi, Kitab Zad al-Ma'ad (Provisions for the Hereafter), copied by 'Abd al-Wahab	Qajar Persia	dated AH 1250/AD 1834-35	GBP 3,000.00 - 4,000.00	Not Sold
18	Badr al-Din Abu Nasr Farahi (d. 1242), Lama'at al-Badr, a verse commentary on the al-Jami' al-Saghir, in concertina form	Qajar Persia	19th Century	GBP 1,200.00 - 1,500.00	GBP 1,152.00
19	A large calligraphic panel with two lines in the style of the 'Baysunghur' Qur'an	Persia	19th/20th Century	GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	Not Sold
20	An illuminated collection of prayers, including al-Jazuli's Dala'il al-Khayrat, with two illustrations of Mecca and Medina	North India, Kashmir	18th-19th Century	GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	GBP 1,664.00
74	Four hand-coloured lithographs of interiors of the mosque, from Aya Sofia Constantinople, as Recently Restored by Order of HM the Sultan Abdul Mejid, by Gaspard Fossati	London	1852	GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	GBP 3,200.00
89	A printed map of the city of Tabriz	Qajar Persia	1297/ 1880	GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	GBP 5,120.00
90	A large printed map of the city of Tehran	Iran	20th Century	GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	GBP 4,480.00
91	A world map, printed by the Ministry of Sciences for use in state schools	Qajar Persia	1320/1902	GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	Not Sold
111	A printed Qur'an housed in a distinctive gold-embossed leather box in the form of the Ka'ba	Istanbul, Turkey	AH 1429/AD 2008	GBP 500.00 - 700.00	GBP 614.40

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Bibliothèque Jacques Dauchez - Autour de Dubuffet
5-19 June

Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Bissière, Roger. Cantique à notre frère soleil de saint François. 1954. 1,000 - 1,500 EUR

Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Céline, Louis-Ferdinand. La vie & l’œuvre de Philippe Ignace Semmelweis. 1924. Rare édition originale, avec envoi. Joint : La Quinine en thérapeutique, 1925. 4,000 - 6,000 EUR

Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Céline, Louis-Ferdinand. Mort à crédit. 1936. Édition originale. Bel exemplaire sur Hollande. 2,500 - 3,500 EUR

Sotheby's
Bibliothèque Jacques Dauchez - Autour de Dubuffet
5-19 June

Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Chillida, Eduardo ─ Emil Cioran. Face aux instants. 1985. Un des 100 exemplaires sur Arches. Eau-forte signée. 600 - 800 EUR

Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Dubuffet, Jean. Ler dla canpane. L’Art Brut, 1948. Édition originale. 3,000 - 5,000 EUR

Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Dubuffet, Jean. L'Herne Jean Dubuffet. 1973. Un des 100 exemplaires du tirage de luxe avec une sérigraphie originale en couleurs. 1,000 - 1,500 EUR