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Bonhams: Islamic and Indian Art
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Islamic and Indian Art | Total Sales (USD) | 144,960.00 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | May 21, 2026 - May 21, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 83,600.00 |
| Sale Number | #32276 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 117,300.00 |
| Total Lots | 71 | ||
| Sold Lots | 30.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 312,400.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 42.25% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 439,100.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 41 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 33.01% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Excised leaf from a manuscript of Persian poetry |
circa mid-17th Century | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 19,200.00 | |
| 6 | Mahmud | Turkish Jaghatai manuscript |
992/July-August 1584; 1018/16th February 1610 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 17,920.00 |
| 11 | Persian manuscript |
second half of the 16th Century | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 10,880.00 | |
| 12 | Persian manuscript |
circa 1570 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 10,880.00 | |
| 64 | Italian text |
1878 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 7,680.00 | |
| 148 | pen and ink and watercolour on watermarked paper |
late 18th Century | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 7,680.00 | |
| 103 | printed with use of colour, street names and other text in Persian |
1924 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 6,400.00 | |
| 264 | Charles T. Scowen; G. W. Lawrie; Apothecaries Co. Ltd (Ceylon); Bourne and Shepherd Studio (Calcutta) | Various professional and amateur photographers |
c. 1870-90 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 6,400.00 |
| 8 | Persian manuscript |
circa 1480-90 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 5,376.00 | |
| 16 | Pencil drawing on illuminated album page |
17th Century | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 4,864.00 | |
| 9 | Manuscript leaf |
circa 1580 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 4,480.00 | |
| 7 | Persian manuscript |
circa 1480-90 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 4,096.00 | |
| 89 | pen and ink, gouache and gold on paper laid down on card |
early 17th Century | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 3,840.00 | |
| 26 | Arabic manuscript |
1867-68 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 3,584.00 | |
| 281 | Kapurthala, Patiala, Lahore and Lodhiana |
1917-1944 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 3,584.00 | |
| 23 | Arabic manuscript |
17th Century; late 19th Century | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 2,816.00 | |
| 4 | Two text panels excised from a Persian manuscript of the Shahnama |
circa 1580 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 2,560.00 | |
| 187 | Persian manuscript on paper |
second quarter of the 19th Century | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 2,560.00 | |
| 258 | H. Bailliere, London, 1852 |
1852 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,560.00 | |
| 234 | lithographed text in Persian |
1881 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 2,176.00 | |
| 17 | Pencil drawing on illuminated album page |
17th Century | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 2,048.00 | |
| 154 | manuscript on paper; Humble Petition; leather-bound box |
1825; 1829 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,920.00 | |
| 236 | gouache and gold on paper |
c. 1740 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,920.00 | |
| 81 | Lithograph frontispiece portrait of Nasr al-Din Shah |
1880 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,664.00 | |
| 242 | vol. I, pp. 1-336, vol. II, pp. 337-634, vol. III, pp. 635-944, vol. IV, pp. 945-1351 |
1960-64 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,664.00 |
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Freeman’s
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How History Unfolds on Paper: Important Americana from the Eric C. Caren Collection, Part X
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Sotheby’s
Selections from The Jay T. Snider Collection of Benjamin Franklin
Live Sale 24 JuneSotheby’s, June 24: (Benjamin Franklin). The founding—and funding—of the Pennsylvania Hospital. $150,000 to $200,000.Sotheby’s, June 24: Benjamin Franklin, "the Day of the Declaration of Independence is everywhere annually celebrated”. $80,000 to $120,000.Sotheby’s, June 24: Benjamin Franklin, “probably the most fundamental thing ever done in the field of electricity”. $75,000 to $125,000.Sotheby’s, June 24: Benjamin Franklin. One of Franklin's very earliest surviving letters. $40,000 to $60,000.Sotheby’s, June 24: Roger More and Benjamin Franklin. The only complete copy known of Poor Roger. $25,000 to $35,000.Sotheby’s, June 24: John Jerman. The American Almanack ... for 1731 — the only known copy in private hands. $25,000 to $35,000.