An illuminated Qur’an, commissioned by Mukhbir al-Dawlah, the Minister of Science and copied by Muhammad al-Musawi known as Hindi, Persia, Qajar, dated 1305 AH/1887-88 AD
Estimation
£6,000
7,853 USD
-
£8,000
10,471 USD
Realized Price
£11,970
15,668 USD
71%
Sale Date
Sotheby's
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30 March 2022
Hafiz (d.1390), Diwan, commissioned by Muhammad Ja’far Khan, copied by Fath'ali al-Shirazi, pen-named Hijab, in the Dar al-‘Ilm, Shiraz, Qajar Persia, dated 1267 AH/1850-51 AD.
Estimation
£6,000
7,853 USD
-
£8,000
10,471 USD
Realized Price
£18,900
24,738 USD
170%
Sale Date
Sotheby's
-
30 March 2022
Maulana Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman Jami (d.1492), Yusuf wa Zulaika, copied by ‘Ali Muhammad ibn al-Wasil, Persia, dated Muharram 1240 AH/August 1824AD
Estimation
£700
921 USD
-
£900
1,185 USD
Realized Price
£3,400
4,475 USD
325%
Sell at
Sale Date
Rosebery's Auction
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1 April 2022
An Anthology of Sa’di, copied by Muhammad Hassan ibn Muhammad Nasir, Isfahan, Persia, dated 1(2)19AH/1804-5 AD
Estimation
£200
263 USD
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£400
526 USD
Realized Price
£1,200
1,579 USD
300%
Sell at
Sale Date
Rosebery's Auction
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1 April 2022
Three Qur’an ajza’ (XI, XV and XX), Persia or Turkey, Safavid or Ottoman, circa 1600
Estimation
£20,000
26,178 USD
-
£30,000
39,267 USD
Sale Date
Sotheby's
-
30 March 2022
'ABDULLAH HATIFI (D. AH 858⁄1454 AD): TIMURNAMA
Estimation
£20,000
26,323 USD
-
£30,000
39,484 USD
Realized Price
£60,480
79,600 USD
141.92%
Sell at
Sale Date
Christie's
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31 March 2022
Nizami (d.1209), Khamsa, copied by Khwaja Mir ibn Shams al-Din Muhammad Munshi Astarabadi, Persia, Safavid, dated 966 AH/1558-9 AD
Estimation
£10,000
13,089 USD
-
£15,000
19,634 USD
Realized Price
£22,680
29,686 USD
81.44%
Sale Date
Sotheby's
-
30 March 2022
Maulana Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman Jami (d.1492), Salaman u Absal of Maulana, copied by Mahmud Katib, Persia, dated 10 Jumada II 960 AH/5 May 1553 AD
Estimation
£700
921 USD
-
£900
1,185 USD
Realized Price
£3,000
3,948 USD
275%
Sell at
Sale Date
Rosebery's Auction
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1 April 2022
‘Abdullah Ansari, The Nasa’ih (Councils), copied by Shah Mahmud Nishapuri, Persia, Tabriz, Safavid, dated 953 AH/1546-47 AD
Estimation
£15,000
19,634 USD
-
£20,000
26,178 USD
Realized Price
£23,940
31,335 USD
36.8%
Sale Date
Sotheby's
-
30 March 2022