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Christies: Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds including Rugs and Carpets
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds including Rugs and Carpets | Total Sales (GBP) | 3,882,672.00 |
| Auction Date | May 01, 2025 - May 01, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 1,801,000.00 |
| Sale Number | #23591 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 2,504,000.00 |
| Total Lots | 44 | ||
| Sold Lots | 37 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 2,061,000.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 84.09% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 2,854,000.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 7 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 136.04% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73 | AN EPIC BASED ON THE SHAHNAMA INCLUDING THE GARSHASPNAMA AND SAMNAMA |
SECOND QUARTER 18TH CENTURY | GBP 700,000.00 - 1,000,000.00 | GBP 2,097,000.00 | |
| 48 | PROBABLY MASHHAD, | RASA'IL IKHWAN AL-SAFA' ('EPISTLES OF THE BRETHREN OF PURITY') |
AH 1041-42 / 1631-33 AD | GBP 130,000.00 - 150,000.00 | GBP 277,200.00 |
| 54 | COLOPHON WITH THE NAME OF AHMAD AL-NAYRIZI (fl.1682-1722 AD), | QUR'AN; THE ILLUMINATION AND BINDING, |
RAJAB AH 1285-RAMADAN 1287/NOVEMBER 1868-DECEMBER 1870 AD | GBP 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 | GBP 176,400.00 |
| 37 | MUHAMMAD 'ASSAR TABRIZI (D. AH 779 / 1377 AD): MIHR O MUSHTARI |
5 RAMADAN AH 895 / 23 JULY 1490 AD | GBP 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | GBP 163,800.00 | |
| 19 | SIGNED AMIR HAJ IBN AHMAD AL-SAYINI, | QUR'AN JUZ' XXI |
734/1334 AD | GBP 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 | GBP 126,000.00 |
| 10 | A KUFIC QUR'AN SECTION |
9TH/10TH CENTURY | GBP 100,000.00 - 120,000.00 | GBP 113,400.00 | |
| 1 | AN IMPRESSIVE AND EARLY ILLUMINATED KUFIC QUR'AN FOLIO |
8TH/9TH CENTURY | GBP 100,000.00 - 120,000.00 | GBP 107,100.00 | |
| 14 | A QUR'AN SECTION |
LATE 13TH/EARLY 14TH CENTURY | GBP 70,000.00 - 100,000.00 | GBP 75,600.00 | |
| 64 | SULTAN ABU SA'ID MIRZA |
CIRCA 1700 | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 75,600.00 | |
| 66 | A NASTA'LIQ QUATRAIN |
AH 1030 / 1620-21 AD, MID-17TH CENTURY | GBP 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 | GBP 75,600.00 | |
| 38 | AFTER MIR 'ALI HARAVI, | A CALLIGRAM IN THE FORM OF A LION |
LATE 17TH CENTURY | GBP 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | GBP 63,000.00 |
| 45 | QUR'AN |
MID-16TH CENTURY | GBP 70,000.00 - 100,000.00 | GBP 63,000.00 | |
| 65 | THE EMPEROR AURANGZEB AT AGE 80 |
CIRCA 1700 | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 63,000.00 | |
| 123 | QUR'AN |
AH 1214 / 1799-1800 AD | GBP 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | GBP 50,400.00 | |
| 99 | A LARGE ARCHITECTURAL DRAWING OF THE TAJ MAHAL |
1810-15 | GBP 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 | GBP 40,320.00 | |
| 16 | QUR'AN |
CIRCA 1200 | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 27,720.00 | |
| 47 | QUR'AN JUZ' XXV |
17TH CENTURY | GBP 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | GBP 27,720.00 | |
| 63 | A SILK-EMBROIDERED PANEL |
CIRCA 1800 | GBP 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | GBP 23,940.00 | |
| 6 | A ZIRID KUFIC QUR'AN FOLIO |
9TH CENTURY | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 22,680.00 | |
| 106 | SIGNED MUHAMMAD BIN 'ABDULLAH NISHAPURI AL-ANSARI, | QUR'AN |
SHAWWAL AH 948/JANUARY-FEBRUARY 1542 AD | GBP 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | GBP 21,420.00 |
| 32 | A MAGHRIBI QUR'AN SECTION |
13TH/14TH CENTURY | GBP 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | GBP 18,900.00 | |
| 53 | COPIED FOR AQA'I AQA MIRZA NASRULLAH, SIGNED MIRZA MUHAMMAD 'ALI KHANSARI AND MUHAMMAD 'ALI ISFAHANI, | QUR'AN |
AH 1278 / 1861-2 AD | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 17,640.00 |
| 100 | THE CENOTAPHS OF SHAH JAHAN AND MUMTAZ MAHAL |
MID-19TH CENTURY | GBP 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | GBP 16,380.00 | |
| 44 | A CUERDA SECA POTTERY TILE PANEL |
17TH CENTURY | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 15,120.00 | |
| 55 | 'ABBAS MIRZA LEADING HIS TROOPS AT THE SIEGE OF ERIVAN |
MID-19TH CENTURY | GBP 12,000.00 - 16,000.00 | GBP 15,120.00 |
