Past Auctions 9 Auctions

Three Bifolios From An Ottoman Quran, Ottoman Turkey, 19th Century Arabic manuscript on burnished paper, 15ll. of black naskh script, gold roundels as verse markers, vocalisation in black, punctuation in red, text set within a black and red-ruled gold frame, marginal medallions in gold and polychrome, surah headings in rd naskh set within rectangular cartouche, reminding words in black, slight ink smudges, folio 16.4 x 10.7cm, text 9.5 x 5.5cm Quran VIII Surah Al-Anfal v. 37 (part) - v. 42 (part) / v. 42 (part) - vv.47 (part) vv. 72 - v. 75 (end) - (Surah Al-Tawba) v. 1 - v.5 (part) Quran XII Surah Al-Youssef v. 53 - v. 62 (part) / v. 62 (part) - v. 67 (part) Quran XIII Surah Al-Rad v. 27 (part) - v. 32 (part) / v. 32 (part) - v. 37 (part) Quran XVI Surah Al-Nahl v. 81 (part) - v. 89 (part) / v. 89 (part) - v. 93 Quran XVI Surah Al-Nahl v. 123 (part) - Surah Al-Isra heading / v. 1 - v. 7 (part)
30th September 2024 from 2:30pm
London
A BEAUTIFUL PICTURE IN A PALACE OF MEN OF THE ELITE CLASS IN THE 19TH CENTURY A captivating 19th-century photograph depicting men of the elite class within a palace, vividly capturing the dynamic movement of the Sharqiyya, transitioning from the palace’s last servants toward the photographer and the camera photograph 24 x18cm The Arabic writing on the envelope: Lieutenant General Ahmad Rateb Bata, governor of the Hijaz, as well as the Mayor of Yanbu, refuted it. This aid was taken in India in association during the governor’s visit Ahmed Rateb in India (?)
27th September 2024 from 2:30pm
London
AN ANGLO-INDIAN BONE TABLE CASKET, VIZAGAPATAM, LATE 19TH CENTURY, Of rectangular shape, an Anglo-Indian carved pierced bone casket shaped box, featuring a domed cover opening to a storage compartment, the body adorned with finely carved frieze panels on all sides, complementing by two encircling bands around the box, some loss, Dimensions 15cm high, 21cm wide, 12cm deep
11th July 2024 from 2:30pm
London
A SILVER CHAIN WITH A PENDANT, CONSTANTINOPLE, OTTOMAN TURKEY, EARLY 20TH CENTURY, Silver chain with a silver coin attached to it (Sultan Rashad Reign 1327AH) and Fatima’s hand executed in the centre of Davud star and a pair of enamelled butterflies on a silver plaque, chain 33cm long
10th July 2024 from 2:30pm
London
"BEGINNING OF 17TH CENTURY AN ARABIC COMPLETE MANUSCRIPT EARLY COPY OF AL-FATWA’I QAZI KHAN ( ABDU’L AZIZ, FAKHR AL-DIN HASSAN BINMANSUR BIN ABI AL-QASIM MAHBUB, KNOWN AS ‘QADI KHAN AL- UZJAND) COPIED BY ABDU’L BARAB AL- SHAHABI" Arabic manuscript on paper, 253 folios, 29lines of black naskh, significant words and headings in red thulluth, text ruled with red, marginal notes in black, paginated, FAKHR AL-DIN HASAN BIN MANSUR BIN ABI AL-QASIM MAHMUB BIN ‘ABD Al-‘AZIZ KNOWN AS QADI KHAN AL-UZJANDI (D. 1196): AL-FATAWA MUWAQQA’ AL-GHARBI AL-SHAFI’I, MAMLUK EGYPT, 15TH CENTURY Vol.III of III of this seminal work on Hanafi law, Arabic manuscript on paper, 253ff. plus two fly-leaves, each folio with 29ll. of black naskh script, with red comma-shaped markers, titles and occasional words in red, some marginal notes, catchwords, paginated, opening folio with large incipit in fine white thuluth script on gold ground within polychrome and gold illuminated cartouches and shamsa, preceded by index table, colophon signed and dated 4th of Ramadan, fly-leaf with later owners’ inscriptions and seal impressions, loose in binding, in 15th/16th century Ottoman composite brown morocco binding with flap with gilt and stamped decoration
28th October 2023 from 2pm
London
A MUGHAL MINIATURE, KRISHNA WITH FEMALE ADMIRERS, MUGHAL INDIA, 20TH CENTURY A decorative Mughal printed miniature, the oval composition featuring Krishna looking out of his palace’s window, females portrayed looking fondly up to him, one female from a window, two females from a balcony, Krishna wearing an elaborate gold crown, the scene set in a palace with brick walls and a golden arch, against a background of blue sky trees, laid down between a white line and a blue border with gilded scrolling arabesques, framed, miniature 13.3 x 19, frame 30.2 x 24.2cm
23rd October 2023 from 1:45pm
London
Enamel, Emerald, Diamond and Natural Pearl “Mosquito” Gold Brooch, Possibly ‘Suffragette’ Jewellery Designed as a bee, set with enamel, emerald, diamond and natural pearl, with lifelike legs, 14K Yellow Gold, 6.5 grams, 29mm long, 30mm wide
11th October 2023 from 2pm
London
OTTOMAN, 19TH CENTURY, LADIES TRADITIONAL HAMMAM SHOES Comprising high platform, the sole and the platform decorated with silver appliqués with scrolling foliage, the upper band in velvet embroidered with metal-threaded floral decorations, These clogs were crafted with the affluent woman in mind, offering her respite from damp and soiled floors as she stands above them. Known by their Arabic name "qabqab," these exquisite footwear items derive their moniker from the melodious sound they emitted with each step taken by their wearer. Dimensions 23 cm long, 9.5 cm high
25th May 2023 from 2pm
London
Mamluk Style Engraved Brass Bowl, 19th Century . Of rounded form with sides tapering to rounded rim, the body engraved with medallions comprising calligraphic (?) inscriptions with lower and upper bands of lattice 22cm base diameter, 13.3cm high, 16cm rim diameter
Ends 4th April 2023 from 4pm
London
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