Lyon and Turnbull: Islamic & Indian Art, 904, Edinburgh
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- June 10, 2026 - June 10, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Illuminated Qur'an |
Tunisia | 10th century | GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | GBP 5,080.00 | |
| 2 | Illuminated Pink Kufic Qur'an Bifolium |
10th/11th century | GBP 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 3 | Sahnun Bin Sa’id Bin Habib Al-Tanukhi | Kitab al-Mudawwana al-Kubra |
Tunisia | 11th century | GBP 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 4 | Illuminated Abbasid Qur'an Finispiece |
9th century | GBP 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | GBP 13,970.00 | ||
| 5 | Qur'an Folio in Maghribi Script |
Tunisia | 15th/16th century | GBP 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 17 | Daniell Thomas (1749-1837); Daniell William (1769-1837) | Dala'il al-Khayrat |
London | 1800 | GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 18 | Grozer Joseph (1755-1799); Bartolozzi Francesco (1727-1815) | Dala'il al-Khayrat |
1793 | GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | GBP 6,350.00 | |
| 19 | Lewis C.G (1808-1880) | Dala'il al-Khayrat |
Manchester; Liverpool; London | 1862 | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 10,160.00 |
| 67 | Iskandarnama |
N/A | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 71,120.00 | ||
| 69 | Shahnama |
N/A | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 6,350.00 | ||
| 70 | Shahnama |
N/A | GBP 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | GBP 5,334.00 | ||
| 74 | The Elderly Aurengzeb with Courtiers |
N/A | GBP 20,000.00 - 25,000.00 | GBP 27,940.00 | ||
| 80 | Akbarnama |
N/A | GBP 30,000.00 - 35,000.00 | GBP 53,340.00 | ||
| 109 | Devakari Ragini |
N/A | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 112 | Sat Sai of Bihari |
N/A | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 1,905.00 | ||
| 113 | Kakhuba Ragini |
N/A | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 135 | Part of the Palace of in the Fort of Allahabad |
N/A | GBP 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 2,286.00 | ||
| 136 | The Marquis Cornwallis receiving the hostage princes; The departure of the sons of Tippoo from the Zenana |
N/A | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 2,159.00 | ||
| 137 | The Relief of Lucknow and Triumphant Meeting of Havelock, Outram and Sir Colin Campbell |
N/A | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 1,905.00 | ||
| 138 | Warren Hastings Esq; The Honorable Sir Henry Russel, Bart |
N/A | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 635.00 | ||
| 139 | Portraits of the Princes and People of India |
N/A | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 9,525.00 | ||
| 140 | View of Mutura on the River Jumna |
N/A | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 2,794.00 | ||
| 141 | Gate Leading to a Musjed at Chunar Ghur |
N/A | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 2,794.00 | ||
| 142 | An Ancient Hindoo Temple, in the Fort of Rotas, Bahar |
N/A | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 2,540.00 | ||
| 143 | Thebes: The Collossal Statues of Amunoph III, General View of Esouan and the Island of Elephantine, The Great Sphinx, Pyramids of Gizeh |
N/A | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 355.60 |
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