Bonhams: Islamic and Indian Art, 29724, London, New Bond Street
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- November 12, 2024 - November 12, 2024
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | juz' | An illuminated Qur'an (V) |
Ottoman Turkey | mid-19th Century | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 2,560.00 |
| 29 | suras | A collection of selected from the Qur'an and prayers, with numerous diagrams and illustrations of the Ka'ba and the Mosque of the Prophet at Medina, copied by Husain al-Rushdi al-Kastamoni |
Ottoman Turkey | dated AH 1260/AD 1844-45 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 2,304.00 |
| 30 | Ruzname | An illuminated (almanac or calendar), in scroll form, copied by Sulayman, known as Hikmati |
Ottoman Turkey | late 18th/early 19th Century | GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 31 | qit'a | An illuminated calligraphic panel () |
Ottoman Turkey | 18th Century | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 32 | ijazeh | Two illuminated calligrapher's diplomas () |
Ottoman Turkey | dated AH 1269/AD 1852-53 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 33 | A large talismanic folio |
Ottoman Empire | 19th Century | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 34 | Hilyeh | A large illuminated , signed by al-Hajj Ahmad Kamal |
Near East or Turkey | 20th Century | GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 35 | Dala'il al-Khayrat | An illuminated collection of prayers, including al-Jazuli's , with two illustrations of Mecca and Medina |
North India, Kashmir | 18th-19th Century | GBP 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | Not Sold |
| 36 | An illuminated Qur'an |
North India, Kashmir | late 18th/19th century | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 1,920.00 | |
| 37 | A Mamluk style illuminated frontispiece bifolium from a manuscript of the Qur'an |
Near East | 20th Century | GBP 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 38 | bihari | An illuminated Qur'an leaf in script |
Sultanate India | 15th Century | GBP 800.00 - 1,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 39 | A large calligraphic panel with two lines in the style of the 'Baysunghur' Qur'an |
Persia | 19th/20th Century | GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 40 | An illuminated Qur'an, copied by Abdullah bin Ali Naqi Ahmed |
Persia | dated Rabi' I 1239/November-December 1823 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 2,304.00 | |
| 41 | A small illuminated Qur'an |
Qajar Persia | 19th Century | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 42 | An illuminated Qur'an, copied by Ibn Muhammad Hashim Mahmud al-Musawi |
Qajar Persia | dated AH 1277 AH/AD 1860-61 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 3,200.00 | |
| 43 | An illuminated Qur'an, copied by Abu al-Qasim al-'Abidin al-Khawansari |
Qajar Persia | dated 1277 AH/1860-61 AD | GBP 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | GBP 3,840.00 | |
| 44 | ajza' | Twenty-nine illuminated Qur'an , copied by Muhammad Sadiq al-Husaini al-Yazdi |
Qajar Persia | dated AH 1243/AD 1827-28 | GBP 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 45 | An illuminated Qur'an |
Qajar Persia | dated AH 1220/AD 1805-06 | GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | GBP 3,840.00 | |
| 46 | Kitab Zad al-Ma'ad | Mullah Muhammad Baqir ibn Muhammad Taqi Majlisi, (Provisions for the Hereafter), copied by 'Abd al-Wahab |
Qajar Persia | dated AH 1250/AD 1834-35 | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 47 | Lama'at al-Badr | Badr al-Din Abu Nasr Farahi (d. 1242), , a verse commentary on the , in concertina form |
Qajar Persia | 19th Century | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 132 | A rare manuscript report on the secret alliance between Tipu Sultan and the nawabs of the Carnatic, signed by the author N. B. Edmonstone (1765-1841) as Persian translator to the government of Bengal |
Fort William, Calcutta | dated 6th April 1800 | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 35,840.00 | |
| 187 | Janamsakhi | Four illustrations from a manuscript, a life of Guru Nanak |
Provincial Mughal, probably Murshidabad | late 18th Century | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 198 | A manuscript of the Qur'an, once held in the Sikh Treasury at Lahore, together with a letter addressed to Captain Claude Wade, British Diplomatic Agent to the Sikhs, from Muhammad Akbar Khan, son of Dost Muhammad (ruler of Afghanistan), regarding stolen i |
North India, Punjab and Afghanistan | the letter circa 1834-39, the Qur'an late 18th/early 19th Century | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | Not Sold |
