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Ketterer Rare Books
Auction November 24thKetterer, Nov. 24: M. Waldseemüller, Ptolemaeus auctus restitutus, 1520. Est: € 250,000Ketterer, Nov. 24: I. Newton, Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica, 1687. Est: € 100,000Ketterer, Nov. 24: L. Feininger, Collection of 33 comic strips, 1906-1907. Est: € 8,000Ketterer Rare Books
Auction November 24thKetterer, Nov. 24:H. Schedel, Liber chronicarum, 1493. Est: € 30,000Ketterer, Nov. 24: K. Bodmer, Personal Sketchbook with ca. 80 pencil drawings. Est: € 25,000Ketterer, Nov. 24: Collection of 18 postcards “Bauhaus-Ausstellung Weimar 1923.“ Est: € 40,000Ketterer Rare Books
Auction November 24thKetterer, Nov. 24: Latin Book of hours on vellum, 1505. Est: € 12,000Ketterer, Nov. 24: G. Shaw & F. P. Nodder, Vivarium naturae, 1789-1813. Est: € 10,000Ketterer, Nov. 24: Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince, 1943. First American edition. Est: € 6,000Ketterer Rare Books
Auction November 24thKetterer, Nov. 24: Ibn Butlan, Tacuini sanitatis, 1531. Est: € 8,000Ketterer, Nov. 24: Hermann Hesse, Casa Camuzzi in Montagnola, 1927. Est: € 12,000Ketterer, Nov. 24: Pop Art portfolio Reality & Paradoxes, 1973. Est: € 12,000 -
Doyle
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
November 25Doyle
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
November 25Doyle
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
November 25Doyle
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
November 25Doyle
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
November 25Doyle
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
November 25Doyle
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
November 25Doyle
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
November 25 -
![<b>Swann, Nov. 25:</b> Cunard [Slavonia] / New York Mediterranean. Circa 1905. $3,000 to $4,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/4a5b5e65-4194-475f-9e08-b3fbbd8ece29.png "<b>Swann, Nov. 25:</b> Cunard [Slavonia] / New York Mediterranean. Circa 1905. $3,000 to $4,000.")
Swann
Rare & Important Travel Posters
November 25, 2025Swann, Nov. 25: James Northfield. Australia / Koala. 1931. $800 to $1,200.Swann, Nov. 25: Mitsuharu Horiuchi. The North China Railway Co. Circa 1939. $3,000 to $4,000.Swann, Nov. 25: Cunard [Slavonia] / New York Mediterranean. Circa 1905. $3,000 to $4,000.Swann
Rare & Important Travel Posters
November 25, 2025Swann, Nov. 25: White Star Line / Types of World Famous Liners. Circa 1927. $2,500 to $3,500.Swann, Nov. 25: Visit the USSR. 1958. $1,000 to $1,500.Swann, Nov. 25: Stefan Norblin. Wilno. Circa 1930. $800 to $1,200.Swann
Rare & Important Travel Posters
November 25, 2025Swann, Nov. 25: Samuel Henchoz. Villars Chesières Suisse. 1948. $800 to $1,200.Swann, Nov. 25: Roger Broders. Marseille / Porte de l'Afrique du Nord. 1929. $5,000 to $7,500.Swann, Nov. 25: Arthur Vivian Farrar. Time is Money / Underground. Gouache maquette. 1930. $1,000 to $1,500.Swann
Rare & Important Travel Posters
November 25, 2025Swann, Nov. 25: Hawaii / Paradise of the Pacific. 1908. $800 to $1,200.Swann, Nov. 25: David Klein. New York / Fly TWA. 1956. $7,000 to $10,000.Swann, Nov. 25: Leslie Ragan. The New 20th Century Limited / New York Central System. 1939. $15,000 to $20,000. -
Sotheby’s
A Worldwide Grand Tour:
The Sven A. Behrendt Collection
2 December 2025Sotheby’s, Dec. 2: Isaac Newton. The mathematical principles of natural philosophy..., London, 1729, first edition in English, 2 volumes, contemporary calf. £35,000 to £40,000.Sotheby’s, Dec. 2: Henri Abraham Chatelain. Atlas historique, Amsterdam, 1719-1721, 7 volumes, contemporary calf gilt. £7,000 to £9,000.Sotheby’s, Dec. 2: Sir Marc Aurel Stein. Serindia. Detailed Report of Explorations in Central Asia and Westernmost China, Oxford, 1921, 6 volumes, original cloth. £7,000 to £10,000.Sotheby’s, Dec. 2: Joseph Stöcklein. Allerhand... Reis-Beschreibungen, 1726-55, 32 parts in 5 volumes, contemporary pigskin. £5,000 to £6,000.Sotheby’s, Dec. 2: Rudyard Kipling. The Complete Works in Prose and Verse, 1937-39, 35 volumes, publisher's tan morocco gilt, first volume signed by the author. £4,000 to £6,000.
Auction Reports
Christies
Auction Info
- Auction Name
- Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds including Rugs and Carpets
- Auction Date
- 10/30/2025 - 10/30/2025
- Sale Number
- #23592
- Total Lots
- 32
- Sold Lots
- 30
- Lots Sold
- 93.75%
- Unsold Lots
- 2
- Total Sales (GBP)
- 1,906,270.00
- Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)
- 941,000.00
- High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)
- 1,389,000.00
- Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP)
- 956,000.00
- High Estimate of All Lots (GBP)
- 1,409,000.00
- Total Sales as a % of High Est.
- 135.29%
Top twenty five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | SIGNED HUSAYN AL-FAKHKHAR AL-SHIRAZI, | QUR'AN |
DATED RAJAB AH 965/APRIL-MAY 1558 AD | Not Available | GBP 330,200.00 |
| 7 | A FRAGMENTARY MONUMENTAL KUFIC QUR'AN FOLIO |
7TH/8TH CENTURY | GBP 200,000.00 - 300,000.00 | GBP 190,500.00 | |
| 80 | THE MAHZARNAMA AND THE FARANGI MAHAL FIRMAN OF THE EMPEROR AURANGZEB (R. 1658-1707) |
1692 AD; AH 1104 /1693 AD | GBP 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | GBP 165,100.00 | |
| 11 | DIYA' AL-DIN ABU MUHAMMAD 'ABDULLAH IBN AHMAD AL-MALAQI, KNOWN AS IBN AL-BAYTAR (D.1248): KITAB AL-JAMI' LI-MUFRADAT AL-ADWIYAH WA'L-AGHDHIYAH |
CIRCA 1300 AD | GBP 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 | GBP 127,000.00 | |
| 13 | A KUFIC QUR'AN SECTION |
9TH/10TH CENTURY | GBP 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 | GBP 120,650.00 | |
| 17 | QUR'AN |
14TH CENTURY | GBP 100,000.00 - 150,000.00 | GBP 114,300.00 | |
| 24 | QUR'AN |
EARLY TO MID-14TH CENTURY | GBP 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | GBP 101,600.00 | |
| 79 | QUR'AN |
SECOND HALF 16TH CENTURY | GBP 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 | GBP 95,250.00 | |
| 41 | THE TEXT COPIED BY IBRAHIM AL-QUMMI, | A LARGE QUR'AN |
AH 1130 / 1717-8 AD; AH 1264/ 1848 AD | GBP 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 | GBP 63,500.00 |
| 19 | A QUR'AN SECTION |
14TH CENTURY | GBP 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | GBP 57,150.00 | |
| 84 | SIGNED BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR, | A CALLIGRAPHIC COMPOSITION |
SECOND QUARTER 19TH CENTURY | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 57,150.00 |
| 36 | SIGNED SHAH MAHMUD NISHAPURI, | SELECTED POEMS FROM THE HADIQA AL-HAQIQAT |
MID 16TH CENTURY | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 53,340.00 |
| 59 | SIGNED DARWISH YUSUF IBN SINAN, | MUHAMMAD IBN SULAYMAN AL-JAZULI (D. 1465 AD): DALA'IL AL-KHAYRAT |
MID 18TH CENTURY | GBP 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | GBP 50,800.00 |
| 32 | SIGNED MEHDI QOLI, PAINTINGS ATTRIBUTED TO MIRZA 'ALI, | MAWLANA MAHMUD ARIFI (D.1449): GUY O CHAUGAN (BALL AND MALLET) |
DATED 19 RABI' I 981 AH/29 JULY 1573 AD | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 50,800.00 |
| 85 | A LETTER OF CONDOLENCE TO QUEEN VICTORIA ON THE DEATH OF PRINCE ALBERT |
1861 AD | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 33,020.00 | |
| 58 | NUR AL-DIN ALI AL-SAMHUDI (D.1533): TARIKH AL-MEDINA AL-SHARIF |
AH 979/1572 AD | GBP 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 | GBP 33,020.00 | |
| 42 | THE TEXT TURKMAN IRAN,TEXT COPIED BY 'ABD AL-HUSAYN IBN MUHAMMAD, | QUR'AN |
AH 899/1494 AD; AH 1273 / 1856-7 AD | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 33,020.00 |
| 30 | AMIR KHUSRAW DEHLAVI (D.1325): DIVAN |
CIRCA 1490 | GBP 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | GBP 30,480.00 | |
| 31 | ABD AL-RAHMAN JAMI (D.1492): SILSILAT AL-DHAHAB |
DATED AH 962 / 1554-5 AD | GBP 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | GBP 27,940.00 | |
| 26 | A FOLIO FROM THE 'FIVE SURAS' MANUSCRIPT |
14TH CENTURY | GBP 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | GBP 27,940.00 |
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![<b>ALDE, Dec. 3:</b [PICASSO (PABLO)]. <i>Hommage à Pablo Picasso,</i> Paris, s.n., 1966. €8,000 to €10,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/f6ec5592-2bab-41b8-a105-7f0702d97750.jpg "<b>ALDE, Dec. 3:</b [PICASSO (PABLO)]. <i>Hommage à Pablo Picasso,</i> Paris, s.n., 1966. €8,000 to €10,000.")
