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Olympia Auctions: Olympia Timed: Islamic, Indian, Himalayan and South-East Asian Art

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Auction Name	Olympia Timed: Islamic, Indian, Himalayan and South-East Asian Art	Total Sales (GBP)	10,952.50
Auction Date	March 01, 2026 - March 01, 2026	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	4,880.00
Sale Number	#9559	High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	7,320.00
Total Lots	28
Sold Lots	27.0	Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	4,980.00
% of Lots Sold	96.43%	High Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	7,470.00
Unsold Lots	1	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	146.62%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Estimate	Actual Price
510		A LARGE BIHARI FOLIO FROM A QUR'AN,	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 2,600.00
328		A FOLIO PROBABLY FROM A SAT SAI SERIES,	GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	GBP 2,080.00
303		A QAJAR COPY OF THE KHAMSA OF NIZAMI,	GBP 500.00 - 800.00	GBP 1,040.00
317		SOTHEBY'S, CHRISTIE'S, BONHAMS AND DROUOT ISLAMIC, AND INDIAN ART, 1980-1989	GBP 100.00 - 150.00	GBP 780.00
511		A SAFAVID MANUSCRIPT PAGE,	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 715.00
318		SOTHEBY'S AND CHRISTIE'S INDIAN AND ISLAMIC ART 1970-1979	GBP 80.00 - 120.00	GBP 494.00
301		A QAJAR MINIATURE COPY OF MIRZA MUHAMMAD SADIQ NAMI'S 'LAYLI U MAJNUN',	GBP 600.00 - 800.00	GBP 442.00
331		A VIEW OF WRITERS BUILDING, AFTER JAMES BAILLIE FRASER,	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 416.00
315		CHRISTIE'S ISLAMIC AND INDIAN ART 2000-2009	GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 364.00
305		TWO ILLUMINATED QUR'AN SECTIONS,	GBP 300.00 - 400.00	GBP 260.00
471		FIVE LITHOGRAPHS OF HINDU DEITIES BY THE RAVI VARMA PRESS, MALAVLI, INDIA	GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 247.00
316		CHRISTIE'S ISLAMIC AND INDIAN ART 1990-1999	GBP 100.00 - 150.00	GBP 195.00
320		SOTHEBY'S, BONHAMS INDIAN AND ISLAMIC ART AND ANTIQUITIES 1990-1999	GBP 80.00 - 120.00	GBP 169.00
322		INDIAN AND ISLAMIC ART	GBP 60.00 - 80.00	GBP 169.00
307		A QAJAR CALLIGRAPHIC EXERCISE ON THE SUBJECT OF FRIENDSHIP	GBP 250.00 - 350.00	GBP 156.00
321		CHRISTIE'S, BONHAMS INDIAN AND ISLAMIC ART 2010-2019	GBP 80.00 - 120.00	GBP 143.00
324		SOTHEBY'S ISLAMIC AND INDIAN ART 2010-2019	GBP 60.00 - 80.00	GBP 143.00
512		A SELJUK QUR'AN LEAF,	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 97.50
314		SOTHEBY'S AND BONHAMS, ISLAMIC AND INDIAN ART 2000-2009	GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 91.00
310	AFTER RACINE,	SIX COLOURED LITHOGRAPHS OF PERSIAN COSTUME,	GBP 100.00 - 150.00	GBP 84.50
477		A HAND COLOURED MAP OF PERSIA, RIGOBERT BONNE,	GBP 100.00 - 150.00	GBP 84.50
325		DECCANI PAINTING	GBP 30.00 - 50.00	GBP 65.00
319		INDIAN ART: A GROUP OF REFERENCE BOOKS	GBP 80.00 - 120.00	GBP 58.50
341		A LARGE FOLIO FROM A COPY OF FIRDAUSI'S SHAHNAMA, KASHMIR, 19TH CENTURY	GBP 80.00 - 120.00	GBP 26.00
326		KHMER ART AND ARCHITECTURE	GBP 80.00 - 120.00	GBP 19.50

Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026

Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Andrews (H.C.) Coloured Engravings of Heaths, 4 vol. in 2, first edition, [1710,--94]-1802-1809-[1830]. £10,000 - £15,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- Cramer (Pierre) and Caspar Stoll. De Uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in de drie Waereld-Deelen…,, 5 vol., Amsterdam & Utrecht, 1779-91. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Voyages.- Darwin (Charles) and others. Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle, 3 vol. in 4, including Appendix to vol.2, first edition, 1839. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- de Graaf (Willem Diederik Vincent). [Inlandsche Kapellen in beeld], 170 fine original watercolours, [Enkhuizen], [1800-40]. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026

Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Dresser (Henry Eeles). A History of the Birds of Europe, 9 vol., including supplement, first edition, by the author, 1871-96. £6,000 - £8,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Zoology.- Felines.- Elliot (Daniel Giraud). A Monograph of the Felidæ or Family of the Cats, first edition, for the Subscribers, by the Author, [1878]-1883. £25,000 - £30,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Frisch (Johann Leonard). Vorstellung der Vögel Deutschlandes, 2 vol., first edition, Berlin, Friedr. Wilhelm Birnsteil, [1736]-1763. £40,000 - £60,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Gould (John). The Birds of Great Britain, 5 vol., first edition, by the author, 1862-1873. £30,000 - £40,000.

Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026

Forum, Mar. 25: Pomology.- France.- Poiteau (A.) Pomologie Française. Recueil des Plus Beaux Fruits cultivés en France, 4 vol., Paris, 1846. £30,000 - £40,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- [Robin (Jean)]. Histoire des Plantes, nouvellement trouvées en l'Isle Virgine…,, 1620; with Geoffrey Linocier L'Histoire des plantes, second edition, 1619-20. £3,000 - £4,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Japan.- Siebold (P.F. von). Nippon. Archiv zur Beschreibung von Japan, 7 parts in 6 vol., first edition, Leyden, [1832]-1852. £35,000 - £45,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Valentijn (Francois). Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indiën..., 5 vol. in 8, first edition, Dordrecht [&] Amsterdam, 1724-26. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Australia.- Redouté (P.J.).- Ventenat (Étienne Pierre). Jardin de la Malmaison, 2 vol.,, Paris, 1803-04[-05]. £30,000 - £40,000.
ALDE, Mar. 11: AUGUSTIN (Saint). De civitate Dei. Rome, Konrad Sweynheym et Arnold Pannartz, 1470. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. [Le] Docteur en malice, maistre Regnard, demonstrant les ruzes et cautelles qu'il use envers les personnes… Rouen, 1550. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: TRITHÈME (JEAN). Polygraphie et universelle escriture cabalistique. Paris, [Benoît Prévost pour] Jacques Kerver, 1561. €8,000 - €10,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: CAUS (SALOMON DE). La Perspective, avec la raison des ombres et des miroirs. Londres, John Norton, 1612.

ALDE, Mar. 11: NICERON (JEAN-FRANÇOIS). La Perspective curieuse ou magie artificielle des effets merveilleux de l'optique. Paris, Pierre Billaine, 1638. €6,000 - €8,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: VONTET (JACQUES). L’Art de trancher la viande et toute sorte de fruits… S.l.n.d. [probablement Lyon, vers 1647]. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [vers 1837]. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. Les Rêves et les Moyens de les diriger. Observations pratiques. Paris, Amyot, 1867. €3,000 - €4,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: GACHET (PAUL-FERDINAND). Les Chats de Gachet (Manuscrit). S.d. [avant mai 1873]. €6,000 - €8,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). Le Juré. Monodrame en cinq actes… Bruxelles, Mme veuve Monnom, 1887. €7,000 - €9,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. MONTORGUEIL (GEORGES). Le Café-concert. Paris, [1893]. €4,000 - €5,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [TERRY (EMILIO)]. Projet de fontaine. Dessin original au stylo et à l'encre noire. 1938. €2,000 - €3,000.
Chiswick Auctions
Books & Works on Paper
12th March 2026

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Churchill: The World in Crisis. Inscribed in 4 vols. 1923-31. £18,000 - £22,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Inscribed. £6,000 to £8,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Ponting. Polar Photographs (2) 1910-11. £3,000 - £4,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Gray [Artist.] India. Album 40 original drawings. 1858 - 1862. £2,000 - £3,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Lane’s Celestial Globe, 1811. £600 - £800.