• Auction 21892

    Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds including Rugs and Carpets

    26 October 2023, London

    SALE TOTAL: 5,766,218 (GBP)
209 Lots for Sale 21892
Lot 1
A CUT-STEEL CALLIGRAPHIC PANEL
SAFAVID IRAN, 17TH CENTURY
9 ½in. (24cm.) across
estimate
£15,000 - £25,000
($18,165 - $30,275)

price realized
£16,380
($19,770)
Lot 2
A KUFIC QUR'AN FOLIO
NEAR EAST OR NORTH AFRICA, 9TH/10TH CENTURY
Text panel 4 1/8 x 6 ¾in. (10.5 x 17cm.); folio 5 ½ x 8 ¼in. (14.1 x 21.2cm.)
estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
($2,422 - $3,633)

price realized
£5,292
($6,387)
Lot 3
TWO ILLUMINATED QUR'AN JUZ'
OTTOMAN EMPIRE, 18TH CENTURY
Text panel 10 7/8 x 6 1/8in. (27.5 x 15.4cm.); folio 14in. x 9in. (35.6 x 22.8cm.)
estimate
£5,000 - £7,000
($6,055 - $8,477)

Lot 4
DAWLATSHAH SAMARQANDI (D. 1495): TADHKIRAT AL-SHU'ARA
TIMURID IRAN, DATED 12 SHA'BAN AH 878/1 JANUARY 1474 AD
Text panel 6 ¼ x 3 ½in. (15.8 x 8.8cm.); folio 9 ¼in. x 6in. (23.5 x 15.2cm.)
estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
($7,266 - $9,688)

Lot 5
JAMAL AL-DIN NIZAMI (D. 1209): KHAMSA
SAFAVID TABRIZ, IRAN, DATED RAJAB AH 93[4]/MARCH-APRIL 15[28] AD
Text panel 7 3/8 x 4 ½in. (18.8 x 11.5cm.); folio 11 ¼ x 7 3/8in. (27.8 x 18.8cm.)
estimate
£40,000 - £60,000
($48,440 - $72,660)

price realized
£75,600
($91,249)
Lot 6
ILLUMINATED FOLIOS FROM A POETIC MANUSCRIPT
SAFAVID IRAN, 16TH CENTURY
Text panel 7 ¼ x 3 7/8in. (18.5 x 9.8cm.); folio 10 ½ x 6 1/8in. (26.7 x 15.6cm.)
estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
($1,816 - $2,422)

price realized
£2,520
($3,041)
Lot 7
AN ILLUMINATED AND ILLUSTRATED MANUSCRIPT BORDER
FROM A MANUSCRIPT COMMISSIONED FOR SHAH DURAQ USTAJLU, THE MARGINS PROBABLY BY
10 ½ x 6 7/8in. (26.6cm. x 17cm.)
estimate
£1,200 - £1,800
($1,453 - $2,179)

price realized
£1,260
($1,520)
Lot 8
AN ILLUMINATED FOLIO FROM A ROYAL COPY OF FIRDAWSI'S SHAHNAMA
MUGHAL INDIA, CIRCA 1610
Text panel 8 ¼ x 4 3/8in. (21 x 11cm.); folio 13 ¾ x 9 ¼in. (35 x 23.5cm.)
estimate
£5,000 - £7,000
($6,055 - $8,477)

price realized
£7,560
($9,124)
Lot 9
SHAYKH MUSLIH AL-DIN SA'DI (D. 1292 AD): GULISTAN
BUKHARA, EARLY 16TH CENTURY
Text panel 6 ¾ x 4 1/8in. (17.3 x 10.4cm.); folio 10 5/8 x 6 ¾in. (27 x 17.1cm.)
estimate
£7,000 - £10,000
($8,477 - $12,110)

price realized
£6,300
($7,604)
Lot 10
ABU'L QASIM FIRDAWSI (D. 1025): SHAHNAMA
SIGNED MUHYI, PROBABLY MASHHAD, SAFAVID IRAN, DATED SAFAR AH
Text panel 9 5/8 x 6 7/8in. (24.4 x 17.2cm.); folio 13 ¼ x 8 7/8in. (33.7 x 22.5cm.)
estimate
£15,000 - £20,000
($18,165 - $24,220)

price realized
£12,600
($15,208)
Lot 11
TWO ILLUSTRATED FOLIOS FROM A COPY OF BIJAN'S TARIKH-I JAHANGUSHA-YI KHAQAN...
ATTRIBUTABLE TO MU'IN MUSAVVIR, ISFAHAN, SAFAVID IRAN, CIRCA 1680
Text panel 9 ½ x 6 1/8in. (24 x 15.5cm.); folio 14 1/8 x 9 1/8in. (36 x 23.3cm.)
estimate
£8,000 - £12,000
($9,688 - $14,532)

Lot 12
THE DEATH OF BAHRAM CHUBINA
SIGNED MU'IN MUSAVVIR, SAFAVID ISFAHAN, IRAN, CIRCA 1640
Painting 6 ¾ x 5 ¾in. (17 x 14.5cm.); text panel 10 x 5 ¾in. (25.4 x 14.8cm.); folio 14 x 8 7/8in. (35.8 x 22.5cm.)
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($4,844 - $7,266)

Lot 13
ISKANDAR COMFORTS THE DYING DARA
SIGNED MU'IN MUSAVVIR, SAFAVID ISFAHAN, FROM A MANUSCRIPT DATED AH 1059/1648-49
Painting 9 ¼ x 4 ½in. (23.5 x 11.6cm.); folio 36 ½ x 12 3/8in. (46.9 x 30.7cm.)
estimate
£8,000 - £12,000
($9,688 - $14,532)

price realized
£8,820
($10,645)
Lot 14
A GROUP OF LEATHER BOOK BINDINGS
SAFAVID AND QAJAR IRAN AND OTTOMAN TURKEY, 16 CENTURY AND LATER
The largest 15 ½ x 10 3/8in. (39.7 x 26.3cm.)
estimate
£7,000 - £10,000
($8,477 - $12,110)

price realized
£13,860
($16,729)
Lot 15
A RECTANGULAR LACQUER PAPIER-MÂCHÉ PENCASE (QALAMDAN)
STYLE OF MUHAMMAD ISMA'IL, QAJAR IRAN, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
10in. (25cm.) long
estimate
£7,000 - £10,000
($8,477 - $12,110)

Lot 16
A QAJAR LACQUERED PAPIER-MÂCHÉ PENCASE (QALAMDAN)
ZAND OR QAJAR IRAN, SECOND HALF 18TH CENTURY
9in. (22.8cm.) long
estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
($2,422 - $3,633)

Lot 17
PORTRAIT OF A SUFI SAINT
MUGHAL INDIA, FIRST HALF 17TH CENTURY
Painting 3 1/8 x 1 ¾in. (8 x 4.2cm.); folio 14 x 9 ½in. (36 x 24cm.)
estimate
£15,000 - £20,000
($18,165 - $24,220)

price realized
£94,500
($114,061)
Lot 18
TWO KUFIC QUR'AN FOLIOS
NEAR EAST OR NORTH AFRICA, 9TH/10TH CENTURY
The larger 8 3/8 x 12 3/8in. (21.1 x 31.9cm.); the smaller 5 3/8 x 8 ¾in. (13.6 x 22.2cm.)
estimate
£3,500 - £5,000
($4,238 - $6,055)

price realized
£5,670
($6,843)
Lot 22
A MAMLUK-STYLE ENAMELLED AND GILDED CLEAR GLASS LAMP
PROBABLY FRANCE, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
10 1/8in. (26cm.) diam.
estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
($7,266 - $9,688)

Lot 24
ABU HAFS UMAR AL-NASIFI (1067-1142): MANZUMAH FI AL-KHILAFAT
MAMLUK EGYPT, 15TH CENTURY
Folio 8 x 5 3/8in. (20.2 x 13.5cm.)
estimate
£15,000 - £25,000
($18,165 - $30,275)

price realized
£23,940
($28,895)
Lot 25
A LARGE MAMLUK BRASS BASIN
EGYPT OR SYRIA, 1500-1520
18 ¾cm. (47.5cm.) diam.
estimate
£100,000 - £150,000
($121,100 - $181,650)

Lot 26
A LARGE AND IMPRESSIVE KHORASSAN ENGRAVED AND PIERCED BRONZE INCENSE BURNER IN...
NORTH EAST IRAN, 12TH CENTURY
13 ½ (34.2cm.) high; 14 ¾in. (37.5cm.) long
estimate
£400,000 - £600,000
($484,400 - $726,600)

Lot 27
A SELJUK STUCCO FIGURE
IRAN, 12TH CENTURY
11 5/8in. (25.4cm.) high
estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
($12,110 - $18,165)

price realized
£10,080
($12,166)
Lot 28
AN UNGLAZED POTTERY BOWL
PROBABLY NISHAPUR, EASTERN IRAN, 12TH/13TH CENTURY
6 7/8in. (17.5cm) diam.
estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
($2,422 - $3,633)

price realized
£1,764
($2,129)
Lot 29
A KASHAN PIERCED WHITE-GLAZED CONICAL BOWL
CENTRAL IRAN, 12TH CENTURY
9 ¾in. (24.8cm.) diam; 4 ½in. (11.4cm.) high
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($4,844 - $7,266)

price realized
£10,080
($12,166)
Lot 30
A CALLIGRAPHIC POTTERY BOWL
NORTH EAST IRAN OR TRANSOXIANA, 11TH CENTURY
7 5/8in. (19.3cm.) diam.
estimate
£5,000 - £7,000
($6,055 - $8,477)

price realized
£8,190
($9,885)
Lot 31
A TIN-GLAZED POTTERY BOWL
ABBASID IRAQ, 9TH CENTURY
8in. (20.4cm.) diam.
estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
($7,266 - $9,688)

price realized
£5,040
($6,083)
Lot 32
A FIGURAL KASHAN LUSTRE POTTERY DISH
CENTRAL IRAN, LATE 12TH CENTURY
6 ½in. (15.8cm.) diam.
estimate
£12,000 - £18,000
($14,532 - $21,798)

price realized
£10,080
($12,166)
Lot 33
A LARGE KASHAN LUSTRE POTTERY DISH
CENTRAL IRAN, LATE 12TH CENTURY
13 ¼in. (33.6cm.) diam.
estimate
£15,000 - £20,000
($18,165 - $24,220)

Lot 34
A KASHAN LUSTRE POTTERY BOWL
CENTRAL IRAN, EARLY 13TH CENTURY
6in. (15.2cm.) diam.
estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
($7,266 - $9,688)

Lot 35
A KASHAN LUSTRE POTTERY DISH
IRAN, EARLY 13TH CENTURY
8 3/8in. (21.1cm.) diam.
estimate
£8,000 - £12,000
($9,688 - $14,532)

Lot 36
A KASHAN LUSTRE POTTERY APOTHECARY JAR (ALBARELLO)
CENTRAL IRAN, LATE 12TH CENTURY
7 ¾in. (19.8cm.) high
estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
($24,220 - $36,330)

price realized
£40,320
($48,666)
Lot 37
A SULTANABAD POTTERY BOWL
EASTERN IRAN, 14TH CENTURY
8 ½in. (21.7cm.) diam.
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($4,844 - $7,266)

price realized
£2,520
($3,041)
Lot 38
A NISHAPUR POTTERY BOWL
NORTH EAST IRAN, 10TH CENTURY
9 3/8in. (23.8cm.) diam.
estimate
£5,000 - £7,000
($6,055 - $8,477)

Lot 39
A KASHAN POTTERY MODEL HOUSE WITH PERFORMING MUSICIANS
CENTRAL IRAN, 12TH CENTURY
4 3/8 x 6 5/8 x 2 3/8in. (11.1 x 16.8 x 6cm.)
estimate
£3,000 - £4,000
($3,633 - $4,844)

price realized
£2,772
($3,345)
Lot 40
A GROUP OF GOLD AND SILVER SELJUK JEWELLERY
IRAN, 10TH-13TH CENTURY
The necklace 16 ½in. (42cm.) long
estimate
£12,000 - £18,000
($14,532 - $21,798)

price realized
£22,680
($27,374)
Lot 41
A SILVER-INLAID BRASS BOWL
FARS, SOUTH IRAN, SECOND HALF 14TH CENTURY
8 7/8in. (22.3cm.) diam.
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($4,844 - $7,266)

price realized
£10,080
($12,166)
Lot 42
A KASHAN COCKEREL HEAD POTTERY EWER
IRAN, 13TH CENTURY
10in. (25.7cm) high
estimate
£8,000 - £12,000
($9,688 - $14,532)

price realized
£20,160
($24,333)
Lot 43
A KASHAN POTTERY JUG
CENTRAL IRAN, 13TH CENTURY
7 ½in. (19.1cm.) high
estimate
£7,000 - £10,000
($8,477 - $12,110)

Lot 44
MUHAMMAD BIN AL-HUSAYN BIN MUSA KNOWN AS ABU ALHASSAN AL-SHARIF AL-RADI (D. AH...
SIGNED YA'QUT AL-NURI, ZENGID MOSUL, DATED 14 DHU'L-QADA AH 601/3 JULY 1205 AD
Text panel 10 ¼ x 5 7/8in. (26 x 14.8cm.); folio 12 5/8 x 8 ½in. (32.2 x 21.6cm.)
estimate
£80,000 - £120,000
($96,880 - $145,320)

price realized
£151,200
($182,498)
Lot 45
A NASRID OR POST-NASRID BONE-INLAID WOOD PYXIS
GRANADA, SPAIN, SECOND HALF 15TH OR 16TH CENTURY
6 5/8in. (17cm.) high; 7 ½in. (19cm.) wide
estimate
£80,000 - £120,000
($96,880 - $145,320)

Lot 46
A TARACEA BONE-INLAID WOODEN CHEST
NASRID OR POST-NASRID SPAIN, LATE 14TH OR 15TH CENTURY
8 ¾ x 23 ¼ x 14 ½in. (22.2 x 59 x 37cm.)
estimate
£25,000 - £35,000
($30,275 - $42,385)

Lot 47
TWO CARVED WOODEN CALLIGRAPHIC PANELS
PROBABLY BANU HAD OR ALMORAVID ZARAGOZA, 12TH OR 13TH CENTURY
Each 6 ¾ x 19 ¼in. (17.3 x 49.2cm.)
estimate
£15,000 - £20,000
($18,165 - $24,220)

price realized
£16,380
($19,770)
Lot 48
A CONTINUOUS SECTION FROM THE PINK QUR'AN
NASRID SPAIN, 13TH CENTURY
Each folio approximately 13 1/8 x 10 3/8in. (33.3 x 26.4cm.)
estimate
£150,000 - £200,000
($181,650 - $242,200)

price realized
£176,400
($212,914)
Lot 49
'ABD AL-RAHMAN AL-SAFFURI (D. 1488/9): NUZHAT AL-MAJALIS WA MUNTAKHAB...
COPIED BY MUHAMMAD BIN MUHAMMAD BIN NASIR, MOROCCO, DATED 16 MUHARRAM AH 1255/1
Text panel 9 ¼ x 6 3/8in. (23.6 x 16.3cm.); folio 12 ½ x 9in. (31.8 x 22.9cm.)
estimate
£5,000 - £7,000
($6,055 - $8,477)

Lot 50
A HISPANO-MORESQUE CARVED AND BONE-INLAID CABINET
SPAIN, 16TH OR 17TH CENTURY
4ft.8in. (182cm.) tall including stand; 2ft.11in. (89cm.) across; 1ft. (31cm.) deep
estimate
£7,000 - £10,000
($8,477 - $12,110)

price realized
£16,380
($19,770)
Lot 51
AN EASTERN KUFIC QUR'AN SECTION
PROBABLY IRAN, 11TH/12th CENTURY
Folio 12 1/8 x 8 ¼in. (36 x 21.6cm.)
estimate
£80,000 - £120,000
($96,880 - $145,320)

Lot 52
HUSAYN JAMAL AL-DIN KASHIFI (1436-1504): TUHFAT AL-SALAWAT
TIMURID HERAT, DATED 28 RAMADAN AH 899/2 JULY 1494 AD
Text panel 4 5/8 x 3in. (12.1 x 7.7cm); folio 7 x 5in. (17.8 x 12.5cm.)
estimate
£7,000 - £10,000
($8,477 - $12,110)

price realized
£6,300
($7,604)
Lot 53
A COMPENDIUM OF POETRY
SIGNED KHUSRAW IBN HASAN AL-HUSAYNI, SAFAVID SHIRAZ, COMPLETED 26 JUMADA
Text panel 6 5/8 x 4 ¼in. (16.8 x 10.8cm.); folio 9 ½ x 6 ¼in. (24.2 x 15.6cm.)
estimate
£7,000 - £10,000
($8,477 - $12,110)

Lot 54
A SILVER-INLAID BRASS EWER
WEST IRAN, 14TH CENTURY
15 ½in. (39.2cm.) high
estimate
£150,000 - £200,000
($181,650 - $242,200)

Lot 55
RUSTAM SLAYS THE WHITE ELEPHANT
TIMURID SHIRAZ, CIRCA 1450
Painting 5 ¾ x 6 ¼ (14.6 x 15.7cm.); text panel 9 x 6 3/8in. (22.8 x 16.2cm.); folio 13 x 9in. (32.8 x 22.9cm.)
estimate
£5,000 - £7,000
($6,055 - $8,477)

Lot 56
THE WEDDING OF ZAL AND RUDABA
SAFAVID IRAN, CIRCA 1650
Text panel 8 7/8 x 6 7/8in. (22.5 x 17.6cm.); folio 14 ½ x 9 ¼in. (37 x 23.5cm.)
estimate
£7,000 - £10,000
($8,477 - $12,110)

Lot 57
NUSHABA RECOGNISES ISKANDAR BY HIS PORTRAIT
WESTERN IRAN, SECOND HALF 15TH CENTURY
Painting 4 5/8 x 3 ¾in. (11.7 x 9.5cm); folio 9 ¼ x 6 ½in. (23.6 x 16.4cm.)
estimate
£12,000 - £15,000
($14,532 - $18,165)

price realized
£12,600
($15,208)
Lot 58
ISKANDAR DISCOVERS ELIAS AND KHIZR AT THE WELL OF LIFE
THE PAINTING ATTRIBUTED TO 'ARTIST A', CALLIGRAPHY BY QUTB AL-DIN IBN HASAN
Text panel 9 ½ x 5 7/8in. (24.2 x 15cm.); folio 13 3/8 x 9in. (34 x 23.8cm.)
estimate
£15,000 - £20,000
($18,165 - $24,220)

price realized
£18,900
($22,812)
Lot 59
KHUSRAW KILLS THE LION OUTSIDE SHIRIN'S TENT
SAFAVID SHIRAZ, IRAN, CIRCA 1560
Text panel 7 5/8 x 6 1/8in. (19.4 x 15.4cm.); folio 10 ¼ x 7 3/8in. (26 x 18.9cm.)
estimate
£15,000 - £20,000
($18,165 - $24,220)

price realized
£47,880
($57,791)
Lot 60
QUR'AN
SAFAVID SHIRAZ, IRAN, MID 16TH CENTURY
Text panel 9 ½ x 5 7/8in. (24 x 15cm.); 13 3/8 x 9 3/8in. (34 x 23.7cm.)
estimate
£40,000 - £60,000
($48,440 - $72,660)

price realized
£44,100
($53,228)
Lot 61
A TINNED COPPER KASHKUL
SAFAVID IRAN, EARLY 17TH CENTURY
17 ¾in. (45.3cm.) long
estimate
£8,000 - £12,000
($9,688 - $14,532)

price realized
£22,680
($27,374)
Lot 62
QUR'AN
NASKH PROBABLY BY AQA HADI IBN MULLA MUHAMMAD SALIH MAZANDARANI,
Text panel 6 5/8 x 3 5/8in. (16.2 x 8.7cm.); folio 9 ½ x 5 7/8in. (24.2 x 15cm.)
estimate
£25,000 - £35,000
($30,275 - $42,385)

Lot 63
AN ENDOWMENT (WAQF) RELATING TO THE WAZIR OF AZERBAIJAN AND PROPERTY IN...
SAFAVID OR OTTOMAN TABRIZ, IRAN, BETWEEN 1070-1142 AH/1660-1730 AD
139 ¾ x 7 7/8in. (355 x 20cm.)
estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
($7,266 - $9,688)

Lot 65
AN ARABIC GRAMMAR
COPIED BY SULTAN 'ALI MASHHADI, SAFAVID HERAT, AFGHANISTAN, DATED AH
Text panel 6½ x 3 3/8in. (16.5 x 8.5cm.); folio 9 5/8 x 6in. (24.5 x 15cm.)
estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
($24,220 - $36,330)

price realized
£65,520
($79,082)
Lot 66
THE FEAST OF ISKANDAR AND NUSHABA
CALLIGRAPHY BY MIR HUSAYN AL-HUSAYNI, KNOWN AS MIR KOLANGI, SAFAVID
Painting 7 ½ x 5 ¾in. (19 x 14.5cm.); folio 11 3/8 x 6 7/8in. (29 x 17.5cm.)
estimate
£8,000 - £12,000
($9,688 - $14,532)

Lot 67
A LARGE 'KUBACHI' POTTERY DISH
SAFAVID NORTH WEST IRAN, EARLY 17TH CENTURY
17 ¾in. (45cm.) diam.
estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
($12,110 - $18,165)

price realized
£10,080
($12,166)
Lot 68
AN IMPORTANT MONGOL 'CLOTH OF GOLD' SILK AND METAL-THREAD LAMPAS PANEL
CENTRAL ASIA, 13TH CENTURY
50 3/8 x 13in. (129 x 33cm.)
estimate
£100,000 - £150,000
($121,100 - $181,650)

price realized
£100,800
($121,665)
Lot 69
A MONGOL 'CLOTH OF GOLD' SILK AND METAL-THREAD LAMPAS PANEL
CENTRAL ASIA, 13TH CENTURY
11 7/8 x 21 5/8in. (30 x 55cm.)
estimate
£30,000 - £50,000
($36,330 - $60,550)

Lot 70
A SAFAVID SILK AND METAL-THREAD BROCADE PANEL
IRAN, 17TH CENTURY
45 ¼ x 17 ¼in. (114.8 x 43.9cm.)
estimate
£50,000 - £70,000
($60,550 - $84,770)

price realized
£50,400
($60,832)
Lot 71
A SILK BROCADE PANEL
SAFAVID IRAN, 17TH CENTURY
24 ¾in. (62.9cm.) square
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($3,633 - $6,055)

price realized
£2,520
($3,041)
Lot 72
A SILK AND METAL-THREAD PANEL
IRAN, 18TH CENTURY
29 3/8 x 30 3/8in. (74.5 x 77.2cm.)
estimate
£5,000 - £7,000
($6,055 - $8,477)

price realized
£5,670
($6,843)
Lot 73
A SILK AND METAL-THREAD PANEL
QAJAR IRAN, 19TH CENTURY
29 ¾ x 30 3/8in. (74.5 x 77.2cm.)
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($4,844 - $7,266)

Lot 74
A SAFAVID VELVET PANEL
IRAN, LATE 16TH OR EARLY 17TH CENTURY
28 3/8 x 27 3/8in. (72 x 69.5cm.)
estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
($24,220 - $36,330)

Lot 75
A SILK TOMB COVER FRAGMENT
SAFAVID IRAN, 17TH CENTURY
27 ½ x 22 ½in. (70 x 57cm.)
estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
($12,110 - $18,165)

price realized
£8,820
($10,645)
Lot 77
A SILK TOMB COVER
SAFAVID IRAN, MID-17TH CENTURY
5ft2in. x 3ft. (157.3 x 91.5cm.)
estimate
£60,000 - £80,000
($72,660 - $96,880)

price realized
£63,000
($76,041)
Lot 78
A SILK AND METAL-THREAD SASH (PATKA)
INDIA, LATE 17TH/EARLY 18TH CENTURY
8ft. 1 ½ x 1ft. 7 ¼in. (248 x 49cm.)
estimate
£10,000 - £20,000
($12,110 - $24,220)

price realized
£32,760
($39,541)
Lot 79
A SILK SATIN TENT PANEL (KANAT)
PROBABLY JAIPUR, RAJASTHAN, INDIA, MID-17TH CENTURY
5ft. 10 7/8in. x 3ft. 9 ¼in. (180 x 114.9cm.)
estimate
£60,000 - £80,000
($72,660 - $96,880)

price realized
£107,100
($129,269)
Lot 80
AN ENTHRONED LADY
QAJAR IRAN, FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY
61 1/8 x 33in. (155.2 x 83.8cm.)
estimate
£12,000 - £18,000
($14,532 - $21,798)

price realized
£13,860
($16,729)
Lot 81
A DANCER IN A BLUE DRESS
QAJAR IRAN, FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY
61 ¼ x 32 7/8in. (155.8 x 83.7cm.)
estimate
£15,000 - £20,000
($18,165 - $24,220)

price realized
£25,200
($30,416)
Lot 82
A BELT OF TWENTY GOLD COINS FROM THE REIGN OF FATH 'ALI SHAH QAJAR (R....
SHIRAZ, QAJAR IRAN, FIRST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY WITH LATER MOUNTS
Belt 30 ½in. (77.5cm.) long; each coin 1in. (2.6cm.) diam.
estimate
£8,000 - £12,000
($9,688 - $14,532)

price realized
£10,080
($12,166)
Lot 83
MUHAMMAD BAQIR AL-MAJLISI (D. 1698): ZAD AL-MA'AD
COMPLETED BY IBN MUHAMMAD ZAKI, KNOWN AS ABU'L-HASAN, QAJAR IRAN, DATED 4 RAJAB
Text panel 5 ¾ x 3 ¼in. (14.8 x 8.2cm.); folio 7 7/8 x 5in. (20.2 x 12.8cm.)
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($3,633 - $6,055)

Lot 84
A MINIATURE QUR'AN
SIGNED ZAYN AL-'ABIDIN, QAJAR IRAN, DATED AH 1231/1815-6 AD
Text panel 2 7/8 x 1 ½in. (7.2 x 3.6cm.); folio 3 ½ x 2 1/8in. (9 x 5.4cm.)
estimate
£5,000 - £7,000
($6,055 - $8,477)

price realized
£6,300
($7,604)
Lot 85
QUR'AN
QAJAR IRAN, DATED AH 1248/1832-3 AD
Text panel 7 7/8 x 4/18in. (20 x 10.5cm.); folio 11 x 6 3/8in. (27.7 x 16cm.)
estimate
£7,000 - £10,000
($8,477 - $12,110)

Lot 86
QUR'AN
COPIED BY 'ALI AKBAR, QAJAR IRAN, DATED END OF SHABAN AH 1231/JULY 1816 AD
Text panel 5 ½ x 3 ¼in. (14 x 8cm.); folio 7 ¾ x 4 ¾in. (19.3 x 12.3 cm.)
estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
($7,266 - $9,688)

price realized
£6,300
($7,604)
Lot 87
A KHATT-I NAKHUNI (FINGER NAIL) PORTRAIT OF NASIR AL-DIN SHAH QAJAR
SIGNED 'ALI AKBAR, QAJAR IRAN, CIRCA 1850
Portrait 8 1/8 x 6 ¾in. (20.5 x 17.2cm.); folio 12 5/8 x 9 ¼in. (31.4 x 23.5cm.)
estimate
£5,000 - £7,000
($6,055 - $8,477)

Lot 88
A KHATT-I NAKHUNI (FINGER NAIL) PORTRAIT MOUNTED IN AN ILLUMINATED ALBUM...
THE PORTRAIT QAJAR IRAN, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY; THE ALBUM PAGE SAFAVID IRAN,
Portrait 4 ¼ x 2 ½in. (10.6 x 6.3cm.); folio 10 7/8 x 7 ¼in. (27.2 x 18cm.)
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($4,844 - $7,266)

Lot 89
A SAFAVID-STYLE DRAWING OF CRANES AND SNAKES
QAJAR OR ZAND IRAN, 18TH/19TH CENTURY
Drawing 4 ¼ x 6in. (11 x 15.2cm.); folio 9 ¾ x 11 7/8in. (24.8 x 30.5cm.)
estimate
£5,000 - £7,000
($6,055 - $8,477)

Lot 90
QUR'AN
COPIED BY MUHAMMAD TAQI IBN MUHAMMAD HASAN AL-JURFADAQANI, QAJAR IRAN, DATED AH
Text panel 10 x 5 5/8in. (25.3 x 14.3cm.); folio 12 3/8 x 8in. (31.4 x 19.8cm.)
estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
($12,110 - $18,165)

price realized
£11,340
($13,687)
Lot 91
QUR'AN
KASHMIR, NORTH INDIA, 19TH CENTURY
Text panel 7 1/8 x 3 5/8in. (18.1 x 9.2cm.); folio 9 3/8 x 5 ½in. (23.9 x 13.9cm.)
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($4,844 - $7,266)

price realized
£6,930
($8,364)
Lot 92
A LARGE PRAYER BOOK
KASHMIR, NORTH INDIA, 18TH CENTURY
Text panel 14 ¼ x 8 ½in. (36.2 x 22.2cm.); folio 17 1/8 x 10 5/8in. (43.4 x 23.2cm.)
estimate
£15,000 - £25,000
($18,165 - $30,275)

price realized
£108,360
($130,790)
Lot 94
A HORSE AND THREE GROOMS
ATTRIBUTED TO MUKHLIS, MUGHAL INDIA, CIRCA 1575-90
Painting 6 3/8 x 9 ¼in. (16.3 x 23.5cm.); folio 7 7/8 x 10 ¾in. (19.9 x 27cm.)
estimate
£300,000 - £500,000
($363,300 - $605,500)

Lot 95
QUR'AN
SULTANATE INDIA, 15TH CENTURY
Text panel 8 ¼ x 5 3/8in. (20.9 x 13.6cm.); folio 11 ¼ x 7 7/8in. (28.5 x 19.9cm.)
estimate
£60,000 - £80,000
($72,660 - $96,880)

price realized
£94,500
($114,061)
Lot 96
GULRUKH IS BROUGHT TO THE GALLOWS
SULTANATE INDIA, 15TH CENTURY
Painting 4 7/8 x 5 ¼in. (12.3 x 13.8cm.); text panel 8 ½ x 4 7/8in. (21.5 x 12.3cm.); bifolio 10 ¾ x 13 ¾in. (27.1 x 35.2cm.)
estimate
£5,000 - £7,000
($6,055 - $8,477)

price realized
£5,040
($6,083)
Lot 97
A REARING STALLION
MUGHAL INDIA, 17TH CENTURY
Painting 4 ¼ x 6 3/8in. (10.8 x 16.3cm.); folio 7 ¼ x 8 ¼in. (18.5 x 21.2cm.)
estimate
£8,000 - £12,000
($9,688 - $14,532)

price realized
£7,560
($9,124)
Lot 98
A LARGE CEREMONIAL MACE (GADA)
POSSIBLY TANJORE, SOUTH INDIA, 18TH CENTURY
37 ½in. (95.4cm.) long
estimate
£10,000 - £12,000
($12,110 - $14,532)

price realized
£11,340
($13,687)
Lot 99
QUR'AN BIFOLIO
GOLCONDA OR POSSIBLY BIJAPUR, DECCAN, INDIA, 16TH CENTURY
Text panel 12 5/8 x 8 3/8in. (32 x 21.1cm.); folio 21 ¼ x 14 ¾in. (54 x 37.3cm.)
estimate
£30,000 - £50,000
($36,330 - $60,550)

price realized
£32,760
($39,541)
Lot 100
A SWORD (TULWAR) AND SCABBARD FROM THE PERSONAL ARMOURY OF TIPU SULTAN...
MYSORE, DECCAN, INDIA, DATED MAULUDI 122[4]/1796-97 AD
34 ½in. (87.5cm.) long
estimate
£1,500,000 - £2,000,000
($1,816,500 - $2,422,000)

Lot 101
A GEM-SET AND ENAMELLED SWORD (TULWAR) AND SCABBARD FROM THE ARMOURY OF...
DECCAN OR SOUTH INDIA, FIRST HALF 18TH CENTURY
35 7/8in. (91.1cm.) long
estimate
£80,000 - £120,000
($96,880 - $145,320)

price realized
£100,800
($121,665)
Lot 102
A TIPU SULTAN SWORD
THE HILT SERINGAPATAM, MYSORE, INDIA, CIRCA 1790; THE BLADE ENGLAND, 1788
41 ½in. (105.1cm.) long
estimate
£60,000 - £80,000
($72,660 - $96,880)

Lot 103
A RARE AND IMPORTANT FLINTLOCK MUSKETOON (BUKMAR) MADE FOR TIPU SULTAN
SIGNED GHULAM AMIN, SERINGAPATAM (SRIRANGAPATNA), INDIA, MAULUDI
39 ½in. (100.3cm.) long
estimate
£80,000 - £100,000
($96,880 - $121,100)

Lot 104
A LETTER FROM GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF THE BENGAL PRESIDENCY THE LORD MINTO TO THE...
CALCUTTA (KOLKATA), EASTERN INDIA, 1809-1813
52 ¾ x 22in. (134 x 55.8cm.)
estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
($7,266 - $9,688)

price realized
£22,680
($27,374)
Lot 105
FIVE ANGLO-INDIAN SEALS
PROBABLY CALCUTTA (KOLKATA), NORTH INDIA, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
The seals between 3/4in. (2cm.) and 1 1/8in. (2.7cm.) across
estimate
£3,000 - £4,000
($3,633 - $4,844)

price realized
£2,520
($3,041)
Lot 106
HENRY GORDON CREED (1812-77): PICTURESQUE ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE RUINS OF...
AHMEDNAGAR, INDIA, 1837 AD
Folio 8 ¾ x 7in. (22.3 x 17.9cm.)
estimate
£15,000 - £20,000
($18,165 - $24,220)

price realized
£37,800
($45,624)
Lot 107
A PANORAMIC VIEW OF THE RED FORT AT AGRA SEEN FROM THE RIVER YAMUNA
COMPANY SCHOOL, NORTH INDIA, FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY
102 ½ x 17 ¾in. (260 x 45.2cm.)
estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
($24,220 - $36,330)

Lot 108
AN EMERALD, DIAMOND AND GOLD BAZUBAND
INDIA, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY
3 1/8 x 4 7/8in. (8 x 12cm.)
estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
($12,110 - $18,165)

price realized
£12,600
($15,208)
Lot 109
A PAIR OF ENAMELLED AND GEM-SET ‘JHUMKA’ EARRINGS
INDIA, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Each 2 ¾in. (6.8cm.) long
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($4,844 - $7,266)

price realized
£5,040
($6,083)
Lot 110
A DIAMOND AND CARVED EMERALD-SET ENAMELLED NECKLACE
INDIA, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY
9in. (23.5cm.) long excluding thread; 6 ½in (16cm.) wide
estimate
£15,000 - £20,000
($18,165 - $24,220)

price realized
£18,900
($22,812)
Lot 111
AN IZNIK POTTERY DISH
OTTOMAN TURKEY, CIRCA 1590
12 ¼in. (31.1cm.) diam.
estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
($7,266 - $9,688)

price realized
£18,900
($22,812)
Lot 112
AN IZNIK POTTERY DISH
OTTOMAN TURKEY, CIRCA 1580
11 ½in. (29.3cm.) diam.
estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
($24,220 - $36,330)

price realized
£23,940
($28,895)
Lot 113
AN IZNIK POTTERY DISH
OTTOMAN TURKEY, CIRCA 1570
12 1/8 in. (31 cm.) diam.
estimate
£80,000 - £120,000
($96,880 - $145,320)

price realized
£94,500
($114,061)
Lot 114
A GILT, GESSOED AND PAINTED 'DAMASCUS ROOM'
PROBABLY OTTOMAN SYRIA, DATED AH 1205/1790-1 AD
The larger panels each approximately 8ft.5in. x 3ft.7in. (258cm. x 117cm.)
estimate
£40,000 - £60,000
($48,440 - $72,660)

price realized
£113,400
($136,873)
Lot 115
SIX LONG GILT, GESSOED, AND PAINTED CARVED WOOD PANELS
PROBABLY OTTOMAN SYRIA, LATE 18TH CENTURY
The panels approximately 9ft. (275cm.) long
estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
($7,266 - $9,688)

price realized
£6,300
($7,604)
Lot 116
AL-MUFTI AL-KHADIMI AL-NAQSHBANDI: AL-RISALA AL-NAQSHBANDIYYA
OTTOMAN TURKEY, DATED END OF JUMADA AL-THANI AH 1266/MAY 1850 AD
Text panel 6 3/8 x 2 5/8in. (16.1 x 6.3cm.); folio 8 ¾ x 5in. (22 x 12.6cm.)
estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
($7,266 - $9,688)

Lot 117
QUR'AN
SIGNED HAFIZ IBRAHIM AL-KARAHISARI, OTTOMAN TURKEY, DATED AH 1227/1812-13 AD
Text panel 4 x 2 ¼in. (10.1 x 5.8cm.); folio 5 ¾ x 4 ¾in. (14.6 x 9.7cm.)
estimate
£15,000 - £25,000
($18,165 - $30,275)

Lot 118
A BLUE AND WHITE KÜTAHYA POTTERY BOWL
WESTERN ANATOLIA, 18TH CENTURY
6 ¼in. (16cm.) diam.
estimate
£5,000 - £7,000
($6,055 - $8,477)

price realized
£6,048
($7,299)
Lot 119
A BLUE AND WHITE IZNIK POTTERY DISH
OTTOMAN TURKEY, CIRCA 1535-40
12 ½in. (31.7cm.) diam.
estimate
£8,000 - £12,000
($9,688 - $14,532)

price realized
£75,600
($91,249)
Lot 121
A REPOUSSÉ SILVER-GILT BOWL
OTTOMAN BALKANS, EARLY 17TH CENTURY
3in. (7.7cm.) diam.
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($3,633 - $6,055)

Lot 122
TWO SILVER REPOUSSÉ PANELS
OTTOMAN ARMENIA OR GREECE, 18TH CENTURY
Each 10 ¼in. (26cm.) diam.
estimate
£3,000 - £4,000
($3,633 - $4,844)

price realized
£2,772
($3,345)
Lot 123
A PORTRAIT OF HURREM SULTAN, KNOWN AS ROXELANA (D. 1558)
VENETIAN SCHOOL, 17TH CENTURY
Painting 44 ¼ x 34 ¼in. (112.5 x 87.2cm.); frame 51 1/8 x 40 5/8in. (129.8 x 103.3cm.)
estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
($12,110 - $18,165)

price realized
£35,280
($42,582)
Lot 124
AN IZNIK POTTERY DISH
OTTOMAN TURKEY, CIRCA 1585-90
30cm. (11 7/8in.) diam.
estimate
£70,000 - £100,000
($84,770 - $121,100)

price realized
£201,600
($243,331)
Lot 125
A SILK APPLIQUÉ LINEN TEXTILE
OTTOMAN GREECE, 18TH CENTURY
2ft 5/8in. x 8ft.8 ½in. (62.5 x 265.5cm.)
estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
($2,422 - $3,633)

Lot 126
A SILK VELVET AND METAL-THREAD PANEL (ÇATMA)
PROBABLY OTTOMAN BURSA, TURKEY, 17TH CENTURY
29 7/8 x 51in. (76 x 129.8cm.)
estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
($7,266 - $9,688)

price realized
£7,560
($9,124)
Lot 127
A SILK VELVET AND METAL-THREAD PANEL (ÇATMA)
PROBABLY OTTOMAN BURSA, TURKEY, 17TH CENTURY
5ft.11in. x 4ft.7in. (181 x 141cm.)
estimate
£8,000 - £12,000
($9,688 - $14,532)

price realized
£27,720
($33,458)
Lot 128
A SUZANI
NURATA REGION, UZBEKISTAN, 19TH CENTURY
7ft.8in. x 5ft.10in. (233cm. x 179cm.)
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($4,844 - $7,266)

price realized
£5,040
($6,083)
Lot 129
A SILK AND METAL-THREAD FRAGMENT OF A HIZAM FROM THE HOLY KA'ABA
OTTOMAN EGYPT, LATE 19TH CENTURY
27 ½ x 33 ¼in. (69.8 x 84.5cm.)
estimate
£7,000 - £10,000
($8,477 - $12,110)

Lot 130
MUHAMMAD BIN SULAYMAN AL-JAZULI (D. 1465 AD): DALA'IL AL-KHAYRAT
SIGNED MUHAMMAD 'ABD AL-KARIM AL-KHALIDI, DAGHESTAN, DATED AH 1280/1863-64 AD
Text panel 7 7/8 x 4 ¼in. (19.5 x 10.6cm.); folio 10 ¼ x 5 5/8in. (26 x 15cm.)
estimate
£30,000 - £40,000
($36,330 - $48,440)

price realized
£73,080
($88,207)
Lot 131
MUHYI AL-DIN LARI (D. AH 933/1526-7 AD): KITAB FUTUH AL-HARAMAYN
SIGNED MIR HADI IBN MIR IBRAHIM, ABU QUBAYS, MECCA, SAUDI ARABIA, DATED AH
Text panel 7 x 3 ¼in. (18 x 8.3cm.); folio 10 x 5 ¾in. (25.5 x 14.5cm.)
estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
($24,220 - $36,330)

price realized
£1,250,000
($1,508,750)
Lot 132
A SILK LAMPAS PANEL FROM THE INNER COVERING OF THE KA'ABA
OTTOMAN TURKEY, 18TH/19TH CENTURY
4ft.10in. x 1ft.2in. (145.9 x 34.3cm.)
estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
($12,110 - $18,165)

price realized
£11,340
($13,687)
Lot 133
A SILK AND METAL-THREAD LAMPAS FRAGMENT
OTTOMAN TURKEY, PROBABLY 17TH CENTURY
14 x 31in. (35.5 x 78.8cm.)
estimate
£8,000 - £12,000
($9,688 - $14,532)

Lot 134
TWO MINIATURE VIEWS OF MECCA AND MEDINA
NORTH INDIA, PROBABLY EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Each 2 ½ x 3 ¾in. (7.6 x 9.7cm.)
estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
($7,266 - $9,688)

Lot 140
AN EAST CAUCASIAN RUNNER
KUBA REGION, 18TH CENTURY
12ft.4in. x 3ft.10in. (374cm. x 116cm.)
estimate
£15,000 - £25,000
($18,165 - $30,275)

price realized
£73,080
($88,207)
Lot 141
A LORI PAMBAK RUG
KAZAK REGION, SOUTH CAUCASUS, CIRCA 1870
5ft.8in. x 4ft.7in. (178cm. x 140cm.)
estimate
£8,000 - £12,000
($9,688 - $14,532)

price realized
£8,190
($9,885)
Lot 142
A FACHRALO RUG
KAZAK REGION, SOUTH CAUCASUS, CIRCA 1800
8ft. x 5ft. (244cm. x 152cm.)
estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
($7,266 - $9,688)

Lot 143
A MOGHAN RUG
KAZAK REGION, SOUTH CAUCASUS, CIRCA 1870
7ft.3in. x 4ft.5in. (221cm. x 134cm.)
estimate
£8,000 - £12,000
($9,688 - $14,532)

price realized
£17,640
($21,291)
Lot 144
A KARABAGH LONG RUG
SOUTH CAUCASUS, CIRCA 1880
10ft.4in. x 3ft.4in. (320cm. x 102cm.)
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($4,844 - $7,266)

price realized
£10,080
($12,166)
Lot 145
A KUBA RUG
EAST CAUCASUS, CIRCA 1880
9ft. x 3ft.8in. (277cm. x 116cm.)
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($4,844 - $7,266)

price realized
£20,160
($24,333)
Lot 146
A KARAGASHLI RUG
EAST CAUCASUS, CIRCA 1870
7ft.5in. x 4ft.1in. (227cm. x 144cm.)
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($4,844 - $7,266)

price realized
£12,600
($15,208)
Lot 147
A KUBA RUG
EAST CAUCASUS, CIRCA 1880
8ft.6in. x 4ft.8in. (259cm. x 143cm.)
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($4,844 - $7,266)

price realized
£8,820
($10,645)
Lot 148
A 'TREE' KAZAK RUG
SOUTH CAUCASUS, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
7ft.8in. x 5ft.9in. (235cm. x 175cm.)
estimate
£12,000 - £16,000
($14,532 - $19,376)

price realized
£27,720
($33,458)
Lot 149
A KUBA SOUMAC
EAST CAUCASUS, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
10ft.1in. x 5ft.11in. (307cm. x 180cm.)
estimate
£8,000 - £12,000
($9,688 - $14,532)

price realized
£10,080
($12,166)
Lot 150
A SAFAVID RED-GROUND 'PALMETTE AND BIRD' CARPET
POSSIBLY QAZVIN, NORTH PERSIA, CIRCA 1565-1575
16ft.9in. x 7ft.3in. (517cm. x 225cm.)
estimate
£2,000,000 - £3,000,000
($2,422,000 - $3,633,000)

Lot 151
A SAFAVID \"VASE\" CARPET
KIRMAN, SOUTH EAST PERSIA, SECOND HALF 17TH CENTURY
11ft.6in x 9ft.11in. (354cm. x 312cm.)
estimate
£45,000 - £65,000
($54,495 - $78,715)

Lot 152
A SAFAVID TABRIZ CARPET FRAGMENT
NORTH WEST PERSIA, MID 16TH CENTURY
3ft.4in. x 2ft.10in. (102cm. x 87cm.)
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($3,633 - $6,055)

price realized
£882
($1,064)
Lot 153
A KHORASAN 'LATTICE' CARPET
NORTH EAST PERSIA, 18TH CENTURY
9ft.3in. x 6ft.8in. (281cm. x 204cm.)
estimate
£12,000 - £18,000
($14,532 - $21,798)

price realized
£11,340
($13,687)
Lot 154
A 'PETAG' TABRIZ CARPET
NORTH WEST PERSIA, CIRCA 1920
12ft.2in. x 9ft.3in. (372cm. x 284cm.)
estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
($7,266 - $9,688)

price realized
£5,292
($6,387)
Lot 155
A ROMANIAN CARPET
POSSIBLY BY THEODORE TUDUC, EASTERN EUROPE, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
11ft.8in. x 6ft. (360cm. x 183cm.)
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($3,633 - $6,055)

price realized
£13,230
($15,968)
Lot 156
A PETAG TABRIZ CARPET
NORTH WEST PERSIA, CIRCA 1920
15ft.6in. x 8ft.9in. (473cm. x 266cm.)
estimate
£12,000 - £18,000
($14,532 - $21,798)

price realized
£13,860
($16,729)
Lot 157
A KASHKULI QASHQAI 'MILLEFLEURS' PRAYER RUG
SOUTH PERSIA, CIRCA 1870
5ft.8in. x 3ft.11in. (178cm. x 119cm.)
estimate
£5,000 - £7,000
($6,055 - $8,477)

price realized
£7,560
($9,124)
Lot 158
A KIRMAN 'MILLEFLEURS' CARPET
SOUTH EAST PERSIA, CIRCA 1900
8ft.1in. x 5ft. (245cm. x 154cm.)
estimate
£12,000 - £18,000
($14,532 - $21,798)

price realized
£17,640
($21,291)
Lot 159
AN ISFAHAN CARPET
CENTRAL PERSIA, CIRCA 1900
10ft.6in. x 8ft.3in. (326cm. x 256cm.)
estimate
£7,000 - £9,000
($8,477 - $10,899)

Lot 160
A PART-SILK TEHRAN CARPET
NORTH PERSIA, CIRCA 1910
11ft.4in. x 7ft.7in. (345cm. x 231cm.)
estimate
£7,000 - £9,000
($8,477 - $10,899)

price realized
£12,600
($15,208)
Lot 161
A MESHED CARPET
NORTH EAST PERSIA, CIRCA 1940
9ft.3in. x 5ft.1in. (282cm. x 155cm.)
estimate
£15,000 - £20,000
($18,165 - $24,220)

price realized
£21,420
($25,853)
Lot 162
A PART-SILK QUM CARPET
CENTRAL PERSIA, CIRCA 1940
10ft.7in. x 7ft.1in. (324cm. x 207cm.)
estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
($7,266 - $9,688)

price realized
£5,040
($6,083)
Lot 163
A PART-SILK TEHRAN CARPET
NORTH PERSIA, CIRCA 1920
11ft.7in. x 8ft.7in. (359cm. x 267cm.)
estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
($12,110 - $18,165)

Lot 164
AN ISFAHAN CARPET
SIGNED SADEGH SEIRAFIAN, CENTRAL PERSIA, CIRCA 1940
10ft.7in. x 6ft.9in. (327cm. x 212cm.)
estimate
£25,000 - £35,000
($30,275 - $42,385)

price realized
£44,100
($53,228)
Lot 165
A KASHAN 'MOHTASHAM' CARPET
CENTRAL PERSIA, CIRCA 1890
11ft.2in. x 8ft.3in. (345cm. x 255cm.)
estimate
£18,000 - £22,000
($21,798 - $26,642)

Lot 166
A KASHAN 'MOHTASHAM' CARPET
CENTRAL PERSIA, LATE 19TH CENTURY
15ft. x 10ft.8in. (458cm. x 325cm.)
estimate
£30,000 - £40,000
($36,330 - $48,440)

Lot 167
A PAIR OF ISFAHAN RUGS
CENTRAL PERSIA, CIRCA 1900
Each; 7ft.2in. x 4ft.9in. (220cm. x 150cm.)
estimate
£8,000 - £12,000
($9,688 - $14,532)

price realized
£9,450
($11,406)
Lot 168
A PICTORIAL KASHAN 'MOHTASHAM' RUG
CENTRAL PERSIA, CIRCA 1890
6ft.8in. x 4ft.5in. (204cm. x 135cm.)
estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
($7,266 - $9,688)

Lot 169
A KASHAN 'MOHTASHAM' CARPET
CENTRAL PERSIA, CIRCA 1890
11ft.8in. x 8ft.1in. (362cm. x 248cm.)
estimate
£15,000 - £20,000
($18,165 - $24,220)

Lot 170
A SILK YARKAND CARPET
EAST TURKESTAN, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
13ft.1in. x 6ft.6in. (399cm. x 202cm.)
estimate
£50,000 - £70,000
($60,550 - $84,770)

Lot 171
A KHOTAN RUG
EAST TURKESTAN, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
6ft.2in. x 3ft.4in. (192cm. x 105cm.)
estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
($7,266 - $9,688)

Lot 172
A NINGXIA RUG
NORTH CHINA, CIRCA 1900
6ft.6in. x 5ft.10in. (198cm. x 178cm.)
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($4,844 - $7,266)

Lot 173
A PEKING CARPET
NORTH CHINA, CIRCA 1900
10ft. x 6ft.7in. (305cm. x 201cm.)
estimate
£5,000 - £8,000
($6,055 - $9,688)

Lot 174
A LAKAI EMBROIDERY
UZBEKISTAN, MID 19TH CENTURY
11ft.10in. x 4ft.1in. (363cm. x 123cm.)
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($4,844 - $7,266)

price realized
£6,300
($7,604)
Lot 175
A SOUTH CAUCASIAN RUG
PROBABLY KARABAGH, LATE 19TH CENTURY
10ft.7in. x 3ft.6in. (323cm. x 106cm.)
estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
($7,266 - $9,688)

price realized
£6,930
($8,364)
Lot 176
A BELOUCH CARPET
KHORASAN REGION, NORTH EAST PERSIA, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
12ft.3in. x 5ft.5in. (374cm. x 165cm.)
estimate
£5,000 - £7,000
($6,055 - $8,477)

Lot 177
AN AZERBAIJAN SILK EMBROIDERY
SOUTH CAUCASUS, 18TH CENTURY
3ft.3in. x 1ft.10in. (100cm. x 54cm.)
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($4,844 - $7,266)

price realized
£3,024
($3,649)
Lot 178
A KUBA KILIM
EAST CAUCASUS, LATE 19TH CENTURY
10ft.4in. x 6ft.3in. (319cm. x 191cm.)
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($4,844 - $7,266)

Lot 179
A YURUK RUG
EAST ANATOLIA, LATE 19TH CENTURY
7ft.4in. x 4ft.3in. (224cm. x 130cm.)
estimate
£3,500 - £5,500
($4,238 - $6,660)

Lot 180
A CENTRAL ANATOLIAN RUG
PROBABLY KARAPINAR, 18TH CENTURY
5ft.8in. x 4ft.9in. (178cm. x 145cm.)
estimate
£80,000 - £120,000
($96,880 - $145,320)

price realized
£94,500
($114,061)
Lot 181
A 'LOTTO' RUG
PROBABLY USHAK, WEST ANATOLIA, CIRCA 1520
6ft.2in. x 3ft.10in. (188cm. x 114cm.)
estimate
£40,000 - £60,000
($48,440 - $72,660)

price realized
£81,900
($98,853)
Lot 182
A 'TRANSYLVANIAN' DOUBLE NICHE RUG
WEST ANATOLIA, SECOND HALF 17TH CENTURY
5ft.7in. x 4ft. (174cm. x 121cm.)
estimate
£25,000 - £35,000
($30,275 - $42,385)

price realized
£27,720
($33,458)
Lot 183
A CAIRENE RUG
OTTOMAN EGYPT, LATE 16TH CENTURY
5ft.9in. x 3ft.11in. (175cm. x 120cm.)
estimate
£35,000 - £45,000
($42,385 - $54,495)

Lot 184
A COMPOSITE 'COMPARTMENT' CARPET FRAGMENT
PROBABLY DAMASCUS, SYRIA, SECOND HALF 16TH CENTURY
6ft.10in. x 4ft.5in. (209cm. x 135cm.)
estimate
£15,000 - £20,000
($18,165 - $24,220)

Lot 185
AN UNUSUAL AGRA CARPET
NORTH INDIA, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
13ft.2in. x 10ft. (403cm. x 306cm.)
estimate
£12,000 - £16,000
($14,532 - $19,376)

price realized
£12,600
($15,208)
Lot 186
AN AGRA RUG
NORTH INDIA, CIRCA 1880
7ft.8in. x 5ft.10in. (233cm. x 178cm.)
estimate
£5,000 - £8,000
($6,055 - $9,688)

price realized
£3,780
($4,562)
Lot 187
AN AGRA RUG
NORTH INDIA, LATE 19TH CENTURY
8ft.1in. x 5ft.11in. (246cm. x 180cm.)
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($4,844 - $7,266)

price realized
£4,788
($5,779)
Lot 188
A LARGE AGRA CARPET
NORTH INDIA, CIRCA 1890
25ft.8in. x 11ft.7in. (783cm. x 354cm.)
estimate
£25,000 - £35,000
($30,275 - $42,385)

Lot 189
AN AGRA RUG
NORTH INDIA, CIRCA 1890
4ft. 6in. x 3ft.9in. (141cm. x 120cm.)
estimate
£5,000 - £8,000
($6,055 - $9,688)

Lot 190
AN AGRA RUG
NORTH INDIA, CIRCA 1890
8ft.9in. x 6ft.1in. (265cm. x 185cm.)
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($4,844 - $7,266)

Lot 191
A LARGE AGRA CARPET
NORTH INDIA, CIRCA 1890
22ft.5in. x 12ft.4in. (684cm. x 377cm.)
estimate
£18,000 - £22,000
($21,798 - $26,642)

Lot 192
AN AGRA CARPET
NORTH INDIA, LATE 19TH CENTURY
14ft.5in. x 11ft.7in. (444cm. x 358cm.)
estimate
£18,000 - £22,000
($21,798 - $26,642)

Lot 193
AN AGRA CARPET
NORTH INDIA, CIRCA 1890
10ft.3in. x 8ft.11in. (313cm. x 272cm.)
estimate
£15,000 - £22,000
($18,165 - $26,642)

Lot 194
A KURDISH RUNNER
AZERBAIJAN, CIRCA 1890
13ft.7in. x 3ft.5in. (413cm. x 104cm.)
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($3,633 - $6,055)

Lot 195
A KUBA RUNNER
EAST CAUCASUS, CIRCA 1870
13ft.2in. x 3ft.6in. (403cm. x 110cm.)
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($4,844 - $7,266)

price realized
£15,120
($18,249)
Lot 196
A KARABAGH RUNNER
SOUTH CAUCASUS, CIRCA 1870
12ft.10in. x 3ft.2in. (389cm. x 96cm.)
estimate
£3,000 - £4,000
($3,633 - $4,844)

price realized
£2,520
($3,041)
Lot 197
A LONG BIJAR RUNNER
SIGNED MAH PAREH, WEST PERSIA, CIRCA 1880
16ft.3in. x 3ft.6in. (498cm. x 112cm.)
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($4,844 - $7,266)

price realized
£3,276
($3,954)
Lot 198
A NORTH WEST PERSIAN RUNNER
CIRCA 1880
13ft.3in. x 3ft.1in. (404cm. x 91cm.)
estimate
£3,500 - £5,500
($4,238 - $6,660)

Lot 199
A SARAB RUNNER
WEST PERSIA, CIRCA 1880
14ft.3in. x 3ft.1in. (435cm. x 94cm.)
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($3,633 - $6,055)

price realized
£2,520
($3,041)
Lot 200
A QAJAR PICTORIAL BAKHTIARI KHAN CARPET
WEST PERSIA, DATED AH 1329/1911-12 AD
11ft.8in. x 9ft.8in. (362cm. x 294cm.)
estimate
£40,000 - £60,000
($48,440 - $72,660)

price realized
£50,400
($60,832)
Lot 201
A BIJAR RUG
WEST PERSIA, CIRCA 1900
5ft.1in. x 3ft.10in. (155cm. x 117cm.)
estimate
£3,000 - £4,000
($3,633 - $4,844)

price realized
£3,528
($4,258)
Lot 202
A SENNEH RUG
WEST PERSIA, CIRCA 1880
7ft.1in. x 4ft.4in. (218cm. x 136cm.)
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($3,633 - $6,055)

Lot 203
A BIJAR CARPET
WEST PERSIA, CIRCA 1910
12ft. x 8ft.9in. (366cm. x 267cm.)
estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
($7,266 - $9,688)

Lot 204
A BIJAR CARPET
WEST PERSIA, CIRCA 1900
12ft.4in. x 9ft. (380cm. x 275cm.)
estimate
£8,000 - £12,000
($9,688 - $14,532)

Lot 205
A LARGE SILK AND METAL-THREAD HEREKE PRAYER RUG
WESTERN TURKEY, CIRCA 1920
8ft.9in. x 5ft. (268cm. x 154cm.)
estimate
£30,000 - £40,000
($36,330 - $48,440)

price realized
£37,800
($45,624)
Lot 206
A SILK AND METAL-THREAD ISTANBUL RUG
ISTANBUL, TURKEY, CIRCA 1900
6ft.2in. x 4ft.1in. (189cm. x 124cm.)
estimate
£15,000 - £20,000
($18,165 - $24,220)

price realized
£37,800
($45,624)
Lot 207
A SILK KOUM KAPI RUG
ISTANBUL, WEST ANATOLIA, CIRCA 1920
6ft.7in. x 4ft.7in. (205cm. x 145cm.)
estimate
£16,000 - £20,000
($19,376 - $24,220)

price realized
£18,900
($22,812)
Lot 208
A SILK HEREKE CARPET
WEST TURKEY, MID 20TH CENTURY
17ft.2in. x 12ft. (523cm. x 366cm.)
estimate
£15,000 - £25,000
($18,165 - $30,275)

price realized
£18,900
($22,812)
Lot 209
A SILK SOUF KASHAN CARPET
CENTRAL PERSIA, CIRCA 1880
11ft.9in. x 8ft.5in. (365cm. x 257cm.)
estimate
£7,000 - £10,000
($8,477 - $12,110)

price realized
£8,190
($9,885)
Lot 210
A SILK SOUF KASHAN RUG
CENTRAL PERSIA, CIRCA 1900
6ft.5in. x 4ft.2in. (196cm. x 127cm.)
estimate
£7,000 - £9,000
($8,477 - $10,899)

Lot 211
A SILK MESHED RUG
NORTH EAST PERSIA, CIRCA 1920
8ft.10in. x 5ft.6in. (266cm. x 168cm.)
estimate
£8,000 - £12,000
($9,688 - $14,532)

price realized
£7,560
($9,124)
Lot 212
A SILK TABRIZ CARPET
NORTH WEST PERSIA, CIRCA 1890
10ft.4in. x 7ft.8in. (319cm. x 235cm.)
estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
($12,110 - $18,165)

price realized
£11,970
($14,447)
Lot 213
A SILK HERIZ PRAYER RUG
NORTH WEST PERSIA, CIRCA 1870
5ft.8in. x 4ft.5in. (177cm. x 140cm.)
estimate
£16,000 - £22,000
($19,376 - $26,642)

price realized
£32,760
($39,541)
Lot 214
A SILK TEHRAN CARPET
NORTH PERSIA, CIRCA 1910
10ft.3in. x 6ft.10in. (313cm. x 208cm.)
estimate
£15,000 - £20,000
($18,165 - $24,220)

price realized
£18,900
($22,812)
Lot 215
A SILK BAKHTIARI RUG
WEST PERSIA, CIRCA 1880
6ft.8in. x 4ft. (204cm. x 122cm.)
estimate
£5,000 - £8,000
($6,055 - $9,688)

price realized
£6,048
($7,299)
Lot 216
A SENNEH RUG
WEST PERSIA, CIRCA 1870
5ft.6in. x 4ft.2in. (168cm. x 128cm.)
estimate
£3,500 - £4,500
($4,238 - $5,449)

Lot 217
A SAROUK RUG
WEST PERSIA, LATE 19TH CENTURY
8ft.9in. x 5ft. (272cm. x 152cm.)
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($3,633 - $6,055)

Lot 218
A SAROUK FEREGHAN CARPET
WEST PERSIA, CIRCA 1880
18ft.4in. x 12ft.4in. (559cm. x 376cm.)
estimate
£5,000 - £8,000
($6,055 - $9,688)

price realized
£3,780
($4,562)
Lot 219
A HERIZ RUG
NORTH WEST PERSIA, CIRCA 1890
8ft.6in. x 6ft.10in. (259cm. x 209cm.)
estimate
£5,000 - £7,000
($6,055 - $8,477)

price realized
£5,292
($6,387)
Lot 220
A HERIZ CARPET
NORTH WEST PERSIA, CIRCA 1890
12ft.6in. x 9ft.7in. (387cm. x 297cm.)
estimate
£7,000 - £9,000
($8,477 - $10,899)

price realized
£7,560
($9,124)
Lot 221
A BAKSHAISH CARPET
WEST PERSIA, CIRCA 1890
13ft.2in. x 10ft. (401cm. x 304cm.)
estimate
£15,000 - £20,000
($18,165 - $24,220)

price realized
£27,720
($33,458)
Lot 222
A HERIZ CARPET
NORTH WEST PERSIA, CIRCA 1880
12ft.2in. x 10ft.4in. (371cm. x 316cm.)
estimate
£15,000 - £20,000
($18,165 - $24,220)

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