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![<b>Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20:</b> Gauguin, Paul. Lettre autographe signée à son ami Émile Bernard. [Le Pouldu août 1889]. Illustrée d'un croquis original. €10,000 to €15,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/adccb263-2150-4bb1-90b4-f3e4f9d117ff.png "<b>Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20:</b> Gauguin, Paul. Lettre autographe signée à son ami Émile Bernard. [Le Pouldu août 1889]. Illustrée d'un croquis original. €10,000 to €15,000.")
![<b>Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20:</b> [Portulan — Joan Martines, attribué à]. Carte portulan de la côte atlantique de l'Amérique du Sud. [Messine, vers 1570-1591.] €15,000 to €20,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/67ed1ed4-e535-4e60-b535-67f946723319.png "<b>Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20:</b> [Portulan — Joan Martines, attribué à]. Carte portulan de la côte atlantique de l'Amérique du Sud. [Messine, vers 1570-1591.] €15,000 to €20,000.")
![<b>Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20:</b> [Chastenet de Puységur, Antoine]. <i>Détail sur la navigation aux côtes de Saint-Domingue...</i> Paris, 1787. €5,000 to €7,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/53116972-b7d3-4f11-9768-ff58be34521c.png "<b>Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20:</b> [Chastenet de Puységur, Antoine]. <i>Détail sur la navigation aux côtes de Saint-Domingue...</i> Paris, 1787. €5,000 to €7,000.")
Sotheby’s
Book Week
November & DecemberSotheby’s, Nov. 6-20: Tory, Geoffroy. L'Art et science de la vraye proportion des Lettres. Paris 1549. Seconde édition. In-8. Reliure de P.L. Martin. €7,000 to €9,000.Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20: Gauguin, Paul. Lettre autographe signée à son ami Émile Bernard. [Le Pouldu août 1889]. Illustrée d'un croquis original. €10,000 to €15,000.Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20: [Portulan — Joan Martines, attribué à]. Carte portulan de la côte atlantique de l'Amérique du Sud. [Messine, vers 1570-1591.] €15,000 to €20,000.Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20: Zamora, Alonso de. Historia de la provincia de San Antonio del nuevo reyno de Granada... Barcelone, 1701. €10,000 to €15,000.Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20: [Chastenet de Puységur, Antoine]. Détail sur la navigation aux côtes de Saint-Domingue... Paris, 1787. €5,000 to €7,000. -
Freeman’s, Nov. 13: HEMINGWAY, Ernest. Three Stories and Ten Poems. First edition, inscribed to his cousin, Ruth White Lowry. $60,000-80,000Freeman’s, Nov. 13: CURTIS, Edward S. The North American Indian... Portfolio and two text volumes. $20,000-30,000Freeman’s, Nov. 13: A Superb Illuminated Manuscript of Tennyson’s Le Morte d'Arthur, ca. 1910, by Alberto Sangorksi and in an exceptional Riviere binding. $40,000-50,000Freeman’s, Nov. 13: A Remarkable Epistle from Robert Burns to Frances Dunlop, containing all lines of the first version of "Written in Friars Carse Hermitage" and 12 lines of the first version of "First Epistle to Robert Graham Esq." $20,000-30,000Freeman’s, Nov. 13: FAULKNER, William. Go Down, Moses. First edition, limited issue, one of 100 copies signed by Faulkner. $10,000-15,000Freeman’s, Nov. 13: MAUGHAM, W. Somerset. Of Human Bondage. First English edition, presentation copy, inscribed by Maugham, in the rare suppressed dust-jacket. $40,000-50,000Freeman’s, Nov. 13: An Excessively Rare First Issue and Previously Unrecorded Copy of Shakespeare’s Third Folio. $40,000-60,000Freeman’s, Nov. 13: AUDUBON, John James. Louisiana Heron, Ardea Ludoviciana. (Plate CCXVII). $30,000-40,000Freeman’s, Nov. 13: HERBERT, Frank. Dune, 1965. First edition, inscribed by Herbert. $8,000-12,000 -
Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Presentation Copy of a Whitman "Holy Grail." Whitman, Walt. $10,000-$15,000.Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Endymion in Original Boards. Keats, John. $8,000-Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Association Copy of the Privately Printed Edition of The Tale of Peter Rabbit. Potter, Beatrix. $8,000-$12,000Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Christina Rossetti's Own Copy of Her First Book. Rossetti, Christina G. $8,000-$12,000Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: The Borden Copy of The Life of Merlin in an Elaborate Binding by Riviere. Heywood, Thomas, Translator. $6,000-$8,000Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Arion Press. Whitman, Walt, Leaves of Grass. $4,000-$6,000Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Call It Sleep in the First State Jacket. Roth, Henry. $2,000-$3,000Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Steinbeck's Best-Known Work. Steinbeck, John. $2,000-$3,000Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: A Fine Jewelled Binding Signed by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. Sangorski, Francis. $40,000-$60,000Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: The Complete Tales of Beatrix Potter: A Complete Set of First Editions. Potter, Beatrix. $2,000-$3,000Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Kelmscott Shelley. Shelley, Percy Bysshe. The Poetical Works. $3,000-$5,000Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Inscribed by Martin Luther King Jr. King, Martin Luther, Jr. $3,000-$5,000 -
Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 75. The Second Printed Map of the North American Continent - Full Contemporary Color (1593) Est. $35,000 - $40,000Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 37. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Fantastic Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $16,000 - $18,000Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 104. Important Revolutionary War Plan of Battle of Quebec in Contemporary Color (1776) Est. $4,000 - $4,750Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 43. Mercator's Map of the North Pole - the First Printed Map Devoted to the Arctic (1606) Est. $2,750 - $3,500Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 237. Rare and Striking Bird's-Eye View of Lawrence, Kansas (1880) Est. $2,000 - $2,500Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 10. Rare Map from Atlas Maior with Representations of the Seasons in Contemporary Color (1662) Est. $14,000 - $17,000Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 374. Bunting's Map of Europe Depicted as the Queen of the World (1589) Est. $2,000 - $2,400Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 590. Willem Blaeu's Magnificent Carte-a-Figures Map of Asia (1634) Est. $2,750 - $3,500Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 647. The Earliest and Most Decorative Map of the East Coast of Africa (1596) Est. $3,000 - $3,750Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 710. Ruscelli's Complete, Third Edition Atlas with 65 Maps (1574) Est. $9,500 - $11,000Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 696. Superb Hand-Colored Image of the Adoration of the Shepherds (1502) Est. $800 - $950
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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