Vermot de Pas: Ana and James Melikian Collection: Part II, 179776, Paris
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- June 21, 2026 - June 21, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Relatorio da 3ª circunscricao |
Mozambique | 1901 | EUR 100.00 - 120.00 | Unknown | |
| 22 | Foreign concessions in Tientsin |
Tientsin | circa 1900 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | Unknown | |
| 28 | A school composition notebook in Hopi language |
United States | circa 1950 | EUR 80.00 - 100.00 | Unknown | |
| 34 | Page from an illuminated Indo-Persian manuscript |
N/A | EUR 80.00 - 100.00 | Unknown | ||
| 35 | Two Andalusian Qur'an leaves |
Al-Andalus | 14th century | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | Unknown | |
| 36 | Fragments of a Koran |
N/A | EUR 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | Unknown | ||
| 37 | Saadi | Golestan |
Central Asia | 1533/34 | EUR 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | Unknown |
| 38 | Rumi | Collection of Sufi poems |
1711 | EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | Unknown | |
| 39 | Muha'ad bin Hatam al-Ansari al-Shafi'i | Qur'an |
late 18th century | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | Unknown | |
| 40 | Abd al-Jalil b. Muhammad b. Ahmad b. 'Azum al-Muradi al-Qayrawani | A Qur'an manuscript from Harar, Ethiopia; Praises and Prayers to the Prophet Muhammad |
Harar, Ethiopia | N/A | EUR 200.00 - 400.00 | Unknown |
| 41 | A manuscript in Arabic calligraphy |
N/A | EUR 100.00 - 150.00 | Unknown | ||
| 42 | Handwritten Koran Manuscript |
N/A | EUR 100.00 - 150.00 | Unknown | ||
| 49 | Rodriguez | Relatione della Religione et Stato del Re d'Ethiopia detto il Prete Gianni |
1638 | EUR 700.00 - 900.00 | Unknown | |
| 50 | Ethiopian manuscript |
Harar, Ethiopia | 19th century | EUR 100.00 - 200.00 | Unknown | |
| 51 | Fahad al-Hilli Ahmad ben Muhammad | Uddat al-da'i wa najah al-sa'i |
1633 | EUR 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | Unknown | |
| 52 | Qissa-yi Jani Begum |
1813 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | Unknown | ||
| 53 | al-Jazouli Mohammed | Dala'il al-Khayrat |
circa 1850 | EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | Unknown | |
| 54 | Anam-i Sharif |
1833 | EUR 2,500.00 - 3,000.00 | Unknown | ||
| 55 | Anam-i Sharif |
1844 | EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | Unknown | ||
| 56 | Hosseini Fakhr al-din | Three Islamic treatises |
1553 | EUR 500.00 - 800.00 | Unknown | |
| 57 | Jazayeri Seyyed Nematollah | Three treatises by Seyyed Nematollah Jazayeri |
18th century | EUR 500.00 - 800.00 | Unknown | |
| 58 | Ninety-nine names of God |
19th century | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | Unknown | ||
| 59 | Ferdousi | The Book of Rostam (Shahnameh) |
1904-05 | EUR 150.00 - 250.00 | Unknown | |
| 60 | Ferdousi | Shahnameh |
mid-19th century | EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | Unknown | |
| 61 | Koran |
Calcutta | 1868-1869 | EUR 200.00 - 250.00 | Unknown |
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