Arts of the Islamic World & India including Fine Rugs and Carpets auction

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  • Sotheby's London
  • 30 March 2022
  • This spring’s Arts of the Islamic World & India auction unveils many exceptional artworks, manuscripts and paintings, the legacy of civilizations that coexisted largely under Islamic rule for over 1200 years.
    Highlights include a breathtaking nineteenth-century Indian panorama of spectacular proportions, commemorating Tipu Sultan’s triumph over the British East India Company in 1780 at the Battle of Pollilur; a fine selection of medieval metalwork including a highly rare group illustrating 800 years of Islamic silver; a Khurasan penbox and inkwell in remarkable condition, each richly ornamented with silver inlay, testifying to the importance of calligraphy and the Art of the Pen in the Islamic World, and an exceptional Abbasid carved rock crystal cosmetic dish.
    From the Ottoman World comes a highly sought-after and elegant Iznik tile of which only eight are known worldwide, with two exotic birds perched on a fountain, and an oil painting depicting the arrival of the Venetian Bailo Francesco Gritti in Istanbul, painted by Pietro Longhi in 1731.
    Further notable works include a broad collection of Indian paintings from the Subcontinent’s varied schools including Mughal, Deccani, Pahari and Company; an exquisite watered-steel sword dedicated to the Persian ruler Nader Shah, and a rare 11th-century Qur’an section written in a refined Eastern Kufic script.


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ArtChart | An Isfahan pictorial rug, Central Persia, circa 1910 by Unknown Artist
Lot No. #162 (Sold)
141 * 233 cm
Estimation
£4,000
5,236 USD
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£6,000
7,853 USD
Realized Price
£5,670
7,421 USD
13.4%
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Sale Date
Sotheby's - 30 March 2022
ArtChart | A Kashan kurk rug, Central Persia, circa 1910 by Unknown Artist
Lot No. #163 (Sold)
135 * 195 cm
Estimation
£3,000
3,927 USD
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£5,000
6,545 USD
Realized Price
£3,780
4,948 USD
5.5%
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Sale Date
Sotheby's - 30 March 2022
ArtChart | 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 by Unknown Artist
Lot No. #33 (Sold)
19 * 30.6 cm
Estimation
£6,000
7,853 USD
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£8,000
10,471 USD
Realized Price
£11,970
15,668 USD
71%
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Sale Date
Sotheby's - 30 March 2022
ArtChart | 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. by Unknown Artist
Lot No. #35 (Sold)
18.5 * 29 cm
Estimation
£6,000
7,853 USD
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£8,000
10,471 USD
Realized Price
£18,900
24,738 USD
170%
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Sale Date
Sotheby's - 30 March 2022
ArtChart | An illuminated miniature Qur’an, copied by ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Ashur, Persia, Qajar, dated 1235 AH/1819-20 AD by Unknown Artist
Lot No. #23 (Sold)
6.7 * 10.2 cm
Estimation
£5,000
6,545 USD
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£8,000
10,471 USD
Realized Price
£6,930
9,071 USD
6.615%
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Sale Date
Sotheby's - 30 March 2022
ArtChart | An illustrated and illuminated leaf from the Tarikh-i 'alam-ara-yi Abbasi of Iskander Bayg Munshi: the Uzbek army storms the fort of Isfarain, Persia, Isfahan, Safavid, circa 1650 by Unknown Artist
Lot No. #44 (Sold)
19.5 * 26.5 cm
Estimation
£15,000
19,634 USD
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£25,000
32,723 USD
Realized Price
£20,160
26,387 USD
0.8%
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Sale Date
Sotheby's - 30 March 2022
ArtChart | A fine Safavid brass astrolabe, signed by Muhammed Husayn al-Yazdi ibn Muhammad Baqir, decorated by Ibn Muhamad Amir, Muhammed Mahdi al-Yazdi, Persia, dated 1057 AH/1647-48 AD by Unknown Artist
Lot No. #80 (Sold)
Estimation
£35,000
45,812 USD
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£45,000
58,901 USD
Realized Price
£63,000
82,461 USD
57.5%
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Sale Date
Sotheby's - 30 March 2022
ArtChart | Three Qur’an ajza’ (XI, XV and XX), Persia or Turkey, Safavid or Ottoman, circa 1600 by Unknown Artist
Lot No. #21 (Unsold)
17.5 * 24 cm
Estimation
£20,000
26,178 USD
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£30,000
39,267 USD
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Sale Date
Sotheby's - 30 March 2022
ArtChart | Nizami (d.1209), Khamsa, copied by Khwaja Mir ibn Shams al-Din Muhammad Munshi Astarabadi, Persia, Safavid, dated 966 AH/1558-9 AD by Unknown Artist
Lot No. #38 (Sold)
15.8 * 23.2 cm
Estimation
£10,000
13,089 USD
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£15,000
19,634 USD
Realized Price
£22,680
29,686 USD
81.44%
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Sale Date
Sotheby's - 30 March 2022
ArtChart | ‘Abdullah Ansari, The Nasa’ih (Councils), copied by Shah Mahmud Nishapuri, Persia, Tabriz, Safavid, dated 953 AH/1546-47 AD by Unknown Artist
Lot No. #41 (Sold)
13 * 20.8 cm
Estimation
£15,000
19,634 USD
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£20,000
26,178 USD
Realized Price
£23,940
31,335 USD
36.8%
Sell at
Sale Date
Sotheby's - 30 March 2022