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5 – 13 August 2020
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Krishna defeating Kaliya, with the serpent's wives pleading for his release Kangra, circa 1820Krishna defeating Kaliya, with the serpent's wives pleading for his release Kangra, circa 1820. Sold for £12,562.50 inc. premium
Gajendra Moksha: the liberation of Gajendra, depicting Vishnu coming to the rescue of the elephant king who is being attacked by a makara Pahari, probably Kangra, early 19th CenturyGajendra Moksha: the liberation of Gajendra, depicting Vishnu coming to the rescue of the elephant king who is being attacked by a makara Pahari, probably Kangra, early 19th Century. Sold for £4,812.50 inc. premium
Radha visting Krishna in a bedchamber in a palace pavilion Kangra, circa 1810-20Radha visting Krishna in a bedchamber in a palace pavilion Kangra, circa 1810-20. Sold for £3,187.50 inc. premium
A Jain copper alloy shrine to Ambika Western India, 12th-16th CenturyA Jain copper alloy shrine to Ambika Western India, 12th-16th Century. Sold for £956.25 inc. premium
Two finely illuminated leaves from a poem in praise of a holy figure, written in elegant nasta'liq script North India or Kashmir, late 18th/19th CenturyTwo finely illuminated leaves from a poem in praise of a holy figure, written in elegant nasta'liq script North India or Kashmir, late 18th/19th Century. Sold for £510 inc. premium

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Two Qur'an leaves written in kufic script on vellum Near East or North Africa, 9th-10th Century(2)
Two Qur'an leaves in maghribi script Andalusia, 13th Century(2)
A large Qur'an leaf written in thuluth script Persia, 14th Century
A facsimile copy of the Qur'an manuscript, copied by Ibn al-Bawwab, Baghdad, dated AH 391/AD 1000-1001, in the collection of the Chester Beatty Library, Dublin Paris, 1975(3)
Two manuscript leaves with the illuminated openings to the Majnun va Layla, Book III, and of the Hasht Behesht, Book 5, of the Khamsa of Amir Khusrau Dehlavi Persia, 17th Century(2)
Two illustrated leaves from a manuscript of Nizami's Khamsa Persia, 16th-17th Century(2)
A calligraphic composition in Persian and Arabic Persia, 17th Century, with 19th Century borders
A leaf from a manuscript of Nizami's Haft Paykar, Persian poetry Persia, 16th Century
Two illustrated leaves from a manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnama Persia, 16th Century
An illustrated leaf from a manuscript of Sa'di's Bustan, depicting the story of the Indian priest dropped into a well Persia, last quarter of the 16th Century
An illustrated manuscript leaf from Nizami's Iqbal Nameh, depicting Aflatun (Plato) sitting in the wilderness and attracting wild animals with his music Persia, 16th-17th Century
Criminals are brought before an enthroned king for judgement Persia, perhaps Shiraz, mid/late 16th Century
Three illustrated leaves from a manuscript of al-Qazwini's Aja'ib al-makhluqat wa ghara'ib al-mujudat (The Wonders of Creation and Oddities of Existence) Persia, Shiraz, late 16th Century(3)
An illustrated leaf from a dispersed manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnama, translated into Ottoman Turkish and written in prose, depicting Rustam in battle Ottoman Turkey, late 16th/early 17th Century
A cavalry skirmish Iran, 20th Century
Two finely illuminated leaves from a poem in praise of a holy figure, written in elegant nasta'liq script North India or Kashmir, late 18th/19th Century
A double-page calligraphic composition with a single line in nasta'liq script North India, late 19th Century(2)
Al-Jazuli, Dala'il al-Khayrat wa shawariq al-anwar, prayers, with two stylised diagrams of Mecca and Medina Kashmir, 19th Century
The illuminated opening leaf from Book III of the Mathnavi of Jalal al-Din Muhammad North India, 18th Century
A printed copy of the Qur'an, acquired by a British officer during the Second Anglo-Afghan War North India, mid-19th Century
A calligraphic composition incorporating a depiction of the Imam 'Ali Southeast Asia or Central Asia, 20th Century
An illuminated Qur'an, copied by al-Hajj Hasan al-Shukri, a pupil of Muhammad Nuri Ottoman, provincial, late 19th Century
A lithographed copy of Al-Jazuli's Dala'il al-Khayrat, with illustrations of a stylised tree bearing the 99 Names of God, and of the holy cities of Mecca and Medina, originally copied by Ahmad Hamdi al-Rifai Ottoman Turkey, printed in Istanbul, dated AH 1308/AD 1890-91, during the reign of Sultan Adbulhamid
A small book of prayers Ottoman, provincial, dated AH 1239/AD 1823-24
An Ottoman calligraphic album in concertina form, consisting of sayings of the Prophet Muhammad, copied by Mustafa al-Amidi Ottoman, provincial, dated AH 1165/AD 1751-52
An Ottoman calligraphic album in concertina form, consisting of sayings of the Prophet Muhammad, copied by 'Abdul-Rahman Ottoman, provincial, dated AH 1186/AD 1772-73
Abd al-Aziz al-Qubaisi, al-Madakhil li 'ilm-in-Nujum, a collection of treatises on astronomy Ottoman Provinces, 18th-19th Century
Two calligraphic compositions on natural leaves Turkey, late 20th Century(2)
Two calligraphic compositions on natural leaves Turkey, late 20th Century(2)
A large illuminated hilyeh (the attributes of the Prophet), signed by Jasimat or Jasimi Middle East, probably Damascus, dated AH 1421/AD 2000-2001
A large illuminated hilyeh (the attributes of the Prophet), signed by Jasimat or Jasimi Middle East, probably Damascus, dated AH 1421/AD 2000-2001
A calligraphic composition consisting of a verse from the Qur'an, signed by Fevzi Effendi Ottoman Turkey, dated AH [1]317/AD 1899-1900
A small decoupé calligraphic panel, signed by Halim Turkey, Istanbul, circa 1945
A small illuminated Qur'an Qajar Persia, provincial, 19th Century
A small illuminated Qur'an, commissioned for Hasan 'Ali Beg and copied by Muhammad Sadiq Qajar Persia, dated AH 1217/ AD 1802-03
Two conjoined illuminated leaves from a manuscript of Sa'di's Bustan Persia, late 18th Century
An interesting group of six manuscripts and lithographed books, including poetry and a treatise on falconry Qajar Persia, late 19th Century(6)
Two aristocratic youths drinking wine in a landscape Qajar Persia, in a Safavid style (circa 1650), 19th Century
An elderly man, probably a Christian saint Qajar Persia, probably Isfahan, mid-19th Century
A portrait of a Qajar official, in the manner of Abu'l Hasan Ghaffari Persia, second half of the 19th Century
A printed edition of a Qur'an manuscript copied by Ahmad al-Nayrizi Tehran, 1370sh/1990
An impressive printed edition of Firdausi's Shahnama, vol. I only, with many illustrations Tehran, 1350sh/1981
Three printed reference books: the first containing examples of Murtaza 'Abd al-Rasuli's seven styles, with a brief account of his life regarding his Sufism Tehran, spring 1363sh/1984(3)
A tinned copper bowl made for Muhammad Qasim Isfahani Persia, 16th/ 17th Century
A Safavid tinned copper dish Persia, 16th/ 17th Century
A Khorasan brass tray Persia, 12th Century
Two Qajar steel ceremonial maces Persia, 19th Century(2)
A Qajar gold damascened steel helmet (khula-khud) Persia, 19th Century
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