• Auction 23591

    Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds including Rugs and Carpets

    1 May 2025, London

    SALE TOTAL: 9,237,986 (GBP)
191 Lots for Sale 23591
Lot 1
AN IMPRESSIVE AND EARLY ILLUMINATED KUFIC QUR'AN FOLIO
PROBABLY DAMASCUS, UMAYYAD SYRIA, 8TH/9TH CENTURY
Text panel 5 ¾ x 9 ½in. (14.5 x 23.4cm.); folio 10 ¾ x 14in. (26.8 x 33.5cm.) at largest
estimate
£100,000 - £120,000
($129,000 - $154,800)

price realized
£107,100
($143,514)
Lot 2
A KASHAN LUSTRE POTTERY DISH
IRAN, LATE 12TH CENTURY
6 ¾in. (17.1cm.) diam.
estimate
£8,000 - £12,000
($10,360 - $15,540)

Lot 3
A KASHAN COCKEREL HEAD POTTERY EWER
IRAN, 13TH CENTURY
10in. (25.7cm.) high
estimate
£12,000 - £18,000
($16,080 - $24,120)

price realized
£12,600
($16,884)
Lot 4
A KASHAN LUSTRE POTTERY FIGURAL VESSEL
IRAN, SECOND HALF 12TH CENTURY
9in. (22.9cm.) high
estimate
£12,000 - £18,000
($15,540 - $23,310)

price realized
£12,600
($16,884)
Lot 5
AN ABBASID BRONZE DISH
IRAN OR IRAQ, 9TH/10TH CENTURY
15in. (38cm.) diam.
estimate
£120,000 - £180,000
($155,399 - $233,099)

Lot 6
A ZIRID KUFIC QUR'AN FOLIO
PROBABLY KAIROUAN, TUNISIA, 9TH CENTURY
9 x 12 ½in. (22.8 x 31.9cm.)
estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
($12,900 - $19,350)

price realized
£22,680
($30,391)
Lot 7
AN ABBASID 'MILLEFIORI' GLASS COSMETIC BOWL
NEAR EAST OR IRAN, 9TH/10TH CENTURY
2 7/8in. (7.2cm.) long
estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
($12,950 - $19,425)

price realized
£15,120
($20,260)
Lot 8
A PAIR OF KHORASSAN SILVER AND COPPER INLAID SQUARE BRASS TRAYS
NORTH EAST IRAN, 12TH/EARLY 13TH CENTURY
9 x 9in. (22 x 22cm.)
estimate
£40,000 - £60,000
($51,800 - $77,700)

Lot 9
A KASHAN MOULDED LUSTRE AND COBALT-BLUE POTTERY TILE SPANDREL FRAGMENT
IRAN, EARLY 14TH CENTURY
8 ¼ x 10 ¼in. (21 x 26cm.)
estimate
£25,000 - £35,000
($32,375 - $45,325)

Lot 10
A KUFIC QUR'AN SECTION
NEAR EAST OR NORTH AFRICA, 9TH/10TH CENTURY
Folio 7 5/8 x 10in. (19.4 x 25.5cm.)
estimate
£100,000 - £120,000
($129,500 - $155,399)

price realized
£113,400
($151,956)
Lot 11
A KASHAN TURQUOISE-GLAZED MOULDED POTTERY COCKEREL
IRAN, SECOND HALF 12TH CENTURY
15in. (38.1cm.) high
estimate
£40,000 - £60,000
($51,800 - $77,700)

price realized
£44,100
($59,094)
Lot 12
A LARGE SOGDIAN SILK SAMITE FRAGMENT
CENTRAL ASIA, 7TH OR 8TH CENTURY
29 7/8 x 41in. (76 x 104cm.)
estimate
£40,000 - £50,000
($51,800 - $64,750)

price realized
£50,400
($67,536)
Lot 13
A MONGOL 'CLOTH OF GOLD' SILK AND METAL-THREAD LAMPAS PANEL
ILKHANID IRAN, LATE 13TH OR 14TH CENTURY
11 7/8 x 21 5/8in. (30 x 55cm.)
estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
($25,900 - $38,850)

price realized
£18,900
($25,326)
Lot 14
A QUR'AN SECTION
ILKHANID IRAN, LATE 13TH/EARLY 14TH CENTURY
Folio 15 3/8 x 11 ¾in. (39.1 x 29.7cm.)
estimate
£70,000 - £100,000
($93,799 - $133,999)

price realized
£75,600
($101,304)
Lot 15
QUR'AN JUZ' I
PROBABLY IRAN, 13TH CENTURY
6 3/8 x 5 ¼in. (16.2 x 13.4cm.)
estimate
£12,000 - £18,000
($15,540 - $23,310)

price realized
£12,600
($16,884)
Lot 16
QUR'AN
SELJUK IRAN OR ANATOLIA, CIRCA 1200
Folio 13 3/8 x 9 3/8in. (34.1 x 23.9cm.)
estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
($26,380 - $39,570)

price realized
£27,720
($37,144)
Lot 17
A GILDED MINA'I POTTERY BOTTLE
IRAN, CIRCA 1200
8 ¼in. (21.1cm.) high
estimate
£15,000 - £20,000
($20,100 - $26,800)

price realized
£27,720
($37,144)
Lot 18
A MINA'I POTTERY BOWL
IRAN, CIRCA 1200
8 5/8in. (21.9cm.) diam.
estimate
£15,000 - £20,000
($20,100 - $26,800)

price realized
£35,280
($47,275)
Lot 19
QUR'AN JUZ' XXI
SIGNED AMIR HAJ IBN AHMAD AL-SAYINI, PROBABLY TABRIZ, ILKHANID IRAN, DATED
Text panel 8 3/8 x 5 5/8in. (21.3 x 14.3cm.); folio 14 x 10 3/8in. (35.7 x 26.4cm.)
estimate
£80,000 - £120,000
($103,200 - $154,800)

price realized
£126,000
($168,840)
Lot 20
AN IMPRESSIVE GROUP OF SELJUK GOLD JEWELLERY
NEAR EAST AND IRAN, 11TH-13TH CENTURY
Large feline earrings 2 3/8in. (6cm.) diam.; longest chain 11in. (28.1cm.) long
estimate
£150,000 - £200,000
($191,250 - $255,000)

price realized
£214,200
($287,028)
Lot 21
AN IMPRESSIVE FATIMID GOLD FILIGREE EARRING
PROBABLY CAIRO, EGYPT, 11TH CENTURY
1 ¾ x 1 5/8in. (4.4 x 4.2cm.)
estimate
£30,000 - £40,000
($38,850 - $51,800)

price realized
£52,920
($70,912)
Lot 22
A FATIMID ENAMELLED GOLD PENDANT
PROBABLY CAIRO, EGYPT, 11TH CENTURY
1 ¼ x 1 1/8in. (3.1 x 2.8cm.)
estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
($25,900 - $38,850)

price realized
£30,240
($40,521)
Lot 23
A FATIMID ENAMELLED GOLD PENDANT
PROBABLY CAIRO, EGYPT, 11TH CENTURY
1 1/8 x 7/8in. (2.8 x 2.1cm.)
estimate
£15,000 - £20,000
($19,425 - $25,900)

price realized
£18,900
($25,326)
Lot 24
A FATIMID ENAMELLED GOLD PENDANT
PROBABLY CAIRO, EGYPT, 11TH CENTURY
1 1/8 x 1in. (2.9 x 2.4cm.)
estimate
£12,000 - £18,000
($15,540 - $23,310)

price realized
£15,120
($20,260)
Lot 25
THREE PAIRS OF FATIMID GOLD EARRINGS
PROBABLY CAIRO, EGYPT, 11TH CENTURY
Largest 2in. (5.3cm.) long
estimate
£5,000 - £7,000
($6,475 - $9,065)

Lot 26
TWO FATIMID ENAMELLED GOLD PENDANTS
PROBABLY CAIRO, EGYPT, 11TH CENTURY
1 ¼ x 1 3/8in. (3.1 x 3.4cm.) and 1 ½ x 3/8in. (3.9 x 1.1cm.)
estimate
£7,000 - £10,000
($9,065 - $12,950)

Lot 27
A GOLD ENAMELLED BRACELET
PROBABLY IRAN, 11TH-13TH CENTURY
2 ½in. (6.3cm.) maximum diam.
estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
($12,950 - $19,425)

price realized
£35,280
($47,275)
Lot 28
A MAMLUK ENAMELLED GLASS FLASK
SYRIA, MID-14TH CENTURY
9 3/8in. (23.9cm.) high
estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
($26,800 - $40,200)

Lot 29
AN IMPRESSIVE MAMLUK SILVER-INLAID BRASS CANDLESTICK
COMMISSIONED BY SAIF AL-DIN ASANDAMUR (D.1310 OR 1311), SYRIA, LATE 13TH/EARLY
13in. (33.1cm.) high; 13 3/8in. (33.9cm.) diam.
estimate
£150,000 - £200,000
($200,999 - $267,999)

price realized
£151,200
($202,608)
Lot 30
AN IVORY AND EBONY-INLAID WOODEN PANEL
MAMLUK EGYPT, 15TH CENTURY
63 3/8 x 20in. (161 x 51cm.)
estimate
£120,000 - £180,000
($160,799 - $241,199)

price realized
£138,600
($185,724)
Lot 31
A POST-NASRID FALL-FRONT WRITING CHEST
SPAIN, 16TH CENTURY
10 5/8 x 14 3/8 x 9in. (27.1 x 36.6 x 22.9cm.)
estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
($13,400 - $20,100)

Lot 32
A MAGHRIBI QUR'AN SECTION
SPAIN OR MOROCCO, 13TH/14TH CENTURY
Folio 6 ¾ x 6 ¼in. (17 x 15.8cm.)
estimate
£15,000 - £20,000
($19,350 - $25,800)

price realized
£18,900
($25,326)
Lot 33
AN IMPRESSIVE POST-NASRID FALL-FRONT CABINET (VARGUEÑO)
SPAIN, 16TH CENTURY
25 x 43 ½ x 14 ¾in. (63.6 x 110.4 x 37.4cm.)
estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
($26,800 - $40,200)

Lot 34
ISFANDIYAR SLAYS THE SIMURGH
THE CALLIGRAPHY BY MURSHID IBN 'IZZ AL-DIN WAZAN, PROBABLY SHIRAZ, TURKMAN
Painting 3 1/8 x 6 ¼in. (9.1 x 15.7cm.); text panel 9 x 6 ¼in. (22.7 x 15.7cm.); folio 12 ¾ x 8 3/8in. (32 x 21.4cm.)
estimate
£8,000 - £12,000
($10,720 - $16,080)

price realized
£7,560
($10,130)
Lot 35
THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD MEETS JESUS IN THE BAYT AL-MA'MUR AND THE ARRIVAL AT THE...
COMMISSIONED BY SULTAN ABU SA'ID GURKAN, TIMURID HERAT, AFGHANISTAN, PROBABLY
Folio 16 1/8 x 11 ¾in. (41.1 x 29.7cm.)
estimate
£2,000,000 - £3,000,000
($2,660,000 - $3,990,000)

price realized
£2,339,000
($3,134,260)
Lot 36
A RARE LUSTRE AND COBALT-BLUE POTTERY TOMBSTONE
TIMURID IRAN, DATED AH 897 / 1492 AD
17 ¾ x 9 7/8in. (45 x 25cm.)
estimate
£8,000 - £12,000
($10,360 - $15,540)

Lot 37
MUHAMMAD 'ASSAR TABRIZI (D. AH 779 / 1377 AD): MIHR O MUSHTARI
PROBABLY AQ QOYUNLU SHIRAZ, DATED 5 RAMADAN AH 895 / 23 JULY 1490 AD
Folio 6 ¾ x 3 ¾in. (17.2 x 9.7cm.); text panel 4 ½ x 2 ¼in. (11.5 x 5.7cm.).
estimate
£40,000 - £60,000
($51,000 - $76,500)

price realized
£163,800
($219,492)
Lot 38
A CALLIGRAM IN THE FORM OF A LION
AFTER MIR 'ALI HARAVI, SAFAVID BUKHARA OR HERAT, LATE 17TH CENTURY
Calligram 5 ¼ x 7 ¾in. (13.2 x 19.6cm.); calligraphy 10 5/8 x 2 7/8in. (27 x 7.3cm.); folio 15 x 10 3/8in. (38 x 26.4cm.)
estimate
£12,000 - £18,000
($15,480 - $23,220)

price realized
£63,000
($84,420)
Lot 39
A YOUTH WITH A CUP
SAFAVID QAZVIN, IRAN, LATE 16TH CENTURY
Painting 5 ¾ x 3 ¼in. (14.6 x 8.3cm.); folio 13 1/8 x 8 ¼in. (33.3 x 21cm.)
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($3,870 - $6,450)

price realized
£5,040
($6,753)
Lot 40
BAHRAM CHUBINA DECAPITATES SAVAH SHAH
SAFAVID SHIRAZ, IRAN, 1571 AD
Painting 7 ¼ x 7 7/8in. (18.5 x 19.3cm.); text panel 9 3/8 x 7 ¾in. (23.3 x 14.5cm.); folio 13 ¾ x 11in. (34.8 x 27.8cm.) with extension
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($5,360 - $8,040)

price realized
£3,276
($4,389)
Lot 41
A PAIR OF LACQUERED BOOK COVERS
IRAN, 16TH CENTURY
Each 10 5/8 x 6in. (27.1 x 15.2cm.)
estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
($25,900 - $38,850)

price realized
£25,200
($33,768)
Lot 42
A YOUTH READING POETRY TO HIS BELOVED
SHAYBANID BUKHARA, MID-16TH CENTURY
Painting 5 ¼ x 3 ½in. (13.3 x 8cm.); folio 7 7/8 x 5 ¼in. (19.9 x 13.2cm.)
estimate
£7,000 - £10,000
($9,380 - $13,400)

price realized
£12,600
($16,884)
Lot 43
THE ASSASSIN FLEES
BUKHARA, UZBEKISTAN, CIRCA 1570
Painting 9 x 6 ½in. (22.7 x 16.5cm.); folio 13 ½ x 8 ½in. (34.2 x 22.5cm.)
estimate
£8,000 - £12,000
($10,320 - $15,480)

price realized
£8,820
($11,818)
Lot 44
A CUERDA SECA POTTERY TILE PANEL
SAFAVID IRAN, 17TH CENTURY
Each tile 9 1/8in. (23.2cm.) square; panel 27 ¼ x 18 ¼in. (69.5 x 46.5cm.)
estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
($26,800 - $40,200)

price realized
£15,120
($20,260)
Lot 45
QUR'AN
SAFAVID SHIRAZ, MID-16TH CENTURY
Text panel 9 x 5 3/8in. (23 x 13.6cm.); folio 14 x 8 5/8in. (35.4 x 21.9cm.)
estimate
£70,000 - £100,000
($93,799 - $133,999)

price realized
£63,000
($84,420)
Lot 46
A VELVET PANEL
SAFAVID IRAN, LATE 16TH OR EARLY 17TH CENTURY
28 3/8 x 27 3/8in. (72 x 69.5cm.)
estimate
£15,000 - £20,000
($20,100 - $26,800)

Lot 47
QUR'AN JUZ' XXV
SAFAVID IRAN, 17TH CENTURY
Text panel 9 ¾ x 6 3/8in. (24.7 x 16.1cm.); folio 13 7/8 x 9 ¼in. (35.2 x 23.5cm.)
estimate
£25,000 - £35,000
($33,500 - $46,900)

price realized
£27,720
($37,144)
Lot 48
RASA'IL IKHWAN AL-SAFA' ('EPISTLES OF THE BRETHREN OF PURITY')
SIGNED BY MUHAMMAD BAQIR IBN HAJJI MUHMMAD AL-HAFIZ, PROBABLY MASHHAD, SAFAVID
Text panel 10 7/8 x 6 ¼in. (27.5 x 15.9cm.); folio 14 5/8 x 9 1/8in. (37.2 x 23.1cm.)
estimate
£130,000 - £150,000
($168,349 - $194,249)

price realized
£277,200
($371,448)
Lot 49
A WHITE-EARED BULBUL
AFTER REZA 'ABBASI, BY ONE OF HIS STUDENTS, SAFAVID ISFAHAN, IRAN, RABI' I AH
8 ½ x 6 ¼in. (21.6 x 15.9cm.)
estimate
£15,000 - £20,000
($19,350 - $25,800)

Lot 50
A PORTRAIT OF MUHAMMAD 'ALI THE GILDER
ATTRIBUTED TO MU'IN MUSAVVIR, SAFAVID ISFAHAN, IRAN, DATED RAMADAN AH
Painting 6 ¼ x 3 ¾in. (16 x 9.6cm.); folio 12 5/8 x 7 5/8in. (32 x 19.4cm.)
estimate
£15,000 - £20,000
($19,425 - $25,900)

Lot 51
A LADY ON HORSEBACK
ATTRIBUTABLE TO MU'IN MUSAVVIR, PROBABLY SAFAVID ISFAHAN, IRAN, DATED 1 JUMADA
7 7/8 x 3 7/8in. (19.9 x 9.9cm.)
estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
($26,800 - $40,200)

Lot 52
A PAPIER-MÂCHÉ LACQUERED PENCASE (QALAMDAN)
SIGNED MUHAMMAD ZAMAN, SAFAVID IRAN, DATED AH 1081 / 1670-1 AD
9 5/8in. (24.3cm.) long
estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
($25,720 - $38,580)

price realized
£35,280
($47,275)
Lot 53
QUR'AN
COPIED FOR AQA'I AQA MIRZA NASRULLAH, SIGNED MIRZA MUHAMMAD 'ALI KHANSARI AND
Text panel 7 1/8 x 4 3/8in. (18.2 x 11.2cm.); folio 10 ½ x 6 5/8in. (26.6 x 16.7cm.)
estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
($12,950 - $19,425)

price realized
£17,640
($23,637)
Lot 54
QUR'AN
COLOPHON WITH THE NAME OF AHMAD AL-NAYRIZI (fl.1682-1722 AD), SAFAVID ISFAHAN,
Text panel 5 7/8 x 3 5/8in. (14.9 x 9.3cm.); folio 10 ½ x 6 ¾in. (26.7 x 17.2cm.)
estimate
£80,000 - £120,000
($107,199 - $160,799)

price realized
£176,400
($236,376)
Lot 55
'ABBAS MIRZA LEADING HIS TROOPS AT THE SIEGE OF ERIVAN
QAJAR IRAN, MID-19TH CENTURY
15 ¼ x 21 1/8in. (38.9 x 53.7cm.)
estimate
£12,000 - £16,000
($15,480 - $20,640)

price realized
£15,120
($20,260)
Lot 56
A DIAMOND-SET ENAMELLED MINIATURE POCKET WATCH
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND FOR THE IRANIAN MARKET, CIRCA 1895
1in. (2.4cm.) diam.
estimate
£12,000 - £18,000
($16,080 - $24,120)

price realized
£12,600
($16,884)
Lot 57
FATH 'ALI SHAH QAJAR
AFTER MIHR 'ALI, QAJAR IRAN, LATE 19TH CENTURY
7ft. 3in. x 4ft. 1in. (221 x 124cm.)
estimate
£40,000 - £60,000
($51,000 - $76,500)

price realized
£44,100
($59,094)
Lot 58
A RASHT EMBROIDERED AND APPLIQUÉED WOOLEN PANEL
QAJAR IRAN, CIRCA 1875
13ft.6 ½in. x 7ft.2 ½in. (413 x 220cm.)
estimate
£7,000 - £10,000
($9,065 - $12,950)

price realized
£8,820
($11,818)
Lot 60
GUL FALLS IN LOVE WITH HURMUZ IN THE GARDEN
SULTANATE INDIA, 15TH CENTURY
Painting 6 x 5 5/8in. (15.4 x 14.2cm.) max.; text panel 8 ½ x 4 7/8in. (21.6 x 12.5cm.); folio 11 x 6 ¾in. (27.8 x 17.2cm.)
estimate
£7,000 - £10,000
($9,030 - $12,900)

price realized
£11,340
($15,195)
Lot 61
TWO ILLUSTRATIONS FROM A KHUSRAWNAMA AND ASRARNAMA OF 'ATTAR
SULTANATE INDIA, 15TH CENTURY
Largest 6 1/8 x 4 ¾in. (15.5 x 12cm.); text panel 8 ½ x 4 ¾in. (21.8 x 12cm.); folio 11 x 7in. (28 x 17.5cm.)
estimate
£7,000 - £10,000
($9,380 - $13,400)

price realized
£15,120
($20,260)
Lot 62
A LACQUERED BOOK BINDING
PROBABLY HYDERABAD, DECCAN, INDIA, FIRST HALF 18TH CENTURY
Each board 10 ½ x 6 7/8in. (26.5 x 17.5cm.)
estimate
£8,000 - £12,000
($10,200 - $15,300)

price realized
£9,450
($12,663)
Lot 63
A SILK-EMBROIDERED PANEL
DECCAN, INDIA, CIRCA 1800
10ft.2in. x 8ft.4in. (309 x 254cm.)
estimate
£15,000 - £20,000
($20,100 - $26,800)

price realized
£23,940
($32,079)
Lot 64
SULTAN ABU SA'ID MIRZA
PROBABLY GOLCONDA, DECCAN, INDIA, CIRCA 1700
16 7/8 x 10 5/8in. (43 x 27cm.)
estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
($26,800 - $40,200)

price realized
£75,600
($101,304)
Lot 65
THE EMPEROR AURANGZEB AT AGE 80
PROBABLY GOLCONDA, DECCAN, INDIA, CIRCA 1700
16 7/8 x 10 7/8in. (43 x 27.8cm.)
estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
($26,800 - $40,200)

price realized
£63,000
($84,420)
Lot 66
A NASTA'LIQ QUATRAIN
THE CALLIGRAPHY SIGNED 'ABD AL-RAHIM 'ANBARIN QALAM, MUGHAL INDIA, DATED AH
Text panel 7 ½ x 3 5/8in. (19.1 x 9.3cm.); folio 15 ¼ x 9 7/8in. (38.8 x 25.4cm.)
estimate
£60,000 - £80,000
($77,700 - $103,600)

price realized
£75,600
($101,304)
Lot 67
A GILT GLASS HUQQA BASE
MUGHAL INDIA, 18TH CENTURY
8 1/8in. (20.5cm) high
estimate
£15,000 - £20,000
($19,425 - $25,900)

price realized
£16,380
($21,949)
Lot 68
PORTRAIT OF A PRINCE
MUGHAL INDIA, FIRST HALF 18TH CENTURY
Painting 7 7/8 x 3 ¾in. (20 x 9.5cm.); folio 13 ¾ x 10 1/8in. (34.8 x 25.8cm.)
estimate
£8,000 - £12,000
($10,320 - $15,480)

price realized
£13,860
($18,572)
Lot 69
A RARE GOLD BROCADE ROBE
MUGHAL INDIA, CIRCA 1700
39 3/8in. (100.1cm.) long
estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
($26,800 - $40,200)

price realized
£88,200
($118,188)
Lot 70
THE CAPTURE OF A PRISONER
ATTRIBUTED TO MAHESH, MUGHAL INDIA, CIRCA 1595
Painting 10 ¼ x 6 7/8in. (26.2 x 17.5cm.); folio including mount 15 ½ x 11 ½in. (29.7 x 39.8cm.)
estimate
£40,000 - £60,000
($53,600 - $80,400)

Lot 71
AN ALBUM PAGE
MUGHAL INDIA, THE PAINTING LATE 16TH OR EARLY 17TH CENTURY, THE CALLIGRAPHY AND
Painting 5 ½ x 8 ½in. (13.6 x 21.4cm.); album page 12 x 8 ¼in. (30.3 x 21cm.)
estimate
£30,000 - £50,000
($40,200 - $67,000)

Lot 72
AN INDO-PORTUGUESE EMBROIDERED COVERLET (COLCHA)
PROBABLY SATGAON, WEST BENGAL, 17TH/18TH CENTURY
9ft.9in. x 6ft.9in. (296 x 206cm.)
estimate
£15,000 - £20,000
($19,350 - $25,800)

Lot 73
AN EPIC BASED ON THE SHAHNAMA INCLUDING THE GARSHASPNAMA AND...
PROBABLY MUGHAL LAHORE, SECOND QUARTER 18TH CENTURY
Text panel 11 ¼ x 6 1/8in. (28.5 x 15.8cm.); folio 19 ¾ x 11 ¾in. (50.2 x 29.9cm.)
estimate
£700,000 - £1,000,000
($906,499 - $1,294,999)

price realized
£2,097,000
($2,809,980)
Lot 74
FOUR PAINTINGS FROM A KRISHNA LILA SERIES
JAIPUR, RAJASTHAN, INDIA, CIRCA 1820-40
Largest 8 ½ x 13 ¼ (21.6 x 33.5cm.); folio 11 1/8 x 15 ¾in. (28 x 40cm.)
estimate
£8,000 - £12,000
($10,720 - $16,080)

price realized
£8,820
($11,818)
Lot 75
KAMOD RAGINI
AMBER OR JAIPUR, RAJASTHAN, INDIA, FIRST HALF 18TH CENTURY
Painting 9 ½ x 6 ½in. (24.3 x 16.7cm.); folio 11 ¾ x 8 3/8in. (29.8 x 21.4cm.)
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($3,885 - $6,475)

price realized
£3,276
($4,389)
Lot 76
A NOBLE ON HORSEBACK
SAWAR OR ISARDA, RAJASTHAN, INDIA, SECOND HALF 17TH CENTURY
8 ¼ x 7in. (21 x 17.7cm.)
estimate
£8,000 - £12,000
($10,320 - $15,480)

price realized
£8,190
($10,974)
Lot 77
A PARCEL GILT SILVER CHARIOT AND HORSES
BIKANER, RAJASTHAN, INDIA, MID-19TH CENTURY
9ft.5in. x 4ft.11in. x 8ft.7in. (286 x 151 x 262cm.)
estimate
£80,000 - £100,000
($103,200 - $129,000)

price realized
£100,800
($135,072)
Lot 78
A PRINCESS ON A TERRACE
BUNDI, RAJASTHAN, INDIA, SECOND HALF 18TH CENTURY
Painting 16 ½ x 10 ½in. (42 x 26.8cm.); folio 18 3/8 x 12 ½in. (46.7 x 31.8cm.)
estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
($26,380 - $39,570)

price realized
£56,700
($75,978)
Lot 79
AKBAR RECEIVES A MESSAGE
PROBABLY MEWAR, RAJASTHAN, INDIA, EARLY 18TH CENTURY
Painting 9 3/8 x 5 7/8in. (23.8 x 14.5cm.); folio 11 ¼ x 7 ½in. (28.5 x 19.3cm.)
estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
($26,800 - $40,200)

price realized
£27,720
($37,144)
Lot 80
A JHAROKA PORTRAIT OF MAHARANA BHIM SINGH OF MEWAR (R. 1778-1828)
ATTRIBUTED TO CHOKHA, UDAIPUR, RAJASTHAN, INDIA, CIRCA 1810
13 7/8 x 9 7/8in. (35.5 x 25.4cm.)
estimate
£40,000 - £60,000
($53,600 - $80,400)

price realized
£44,100
($59,094)
Lot 81
KRISHNA SUBDUES THE SNAKE DEMON KALIYA
A MASTER OF THE MANDI WORKSHOP, PUNJAB HILLS, CIRCA 1825-30
9 ¾ x 7 ½in. (24.7 x 18.8cm.)
estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
($25,800 - $38,700)

price realized
£27,720
($37,144)
Lot 82
SURATAVICHITRA MADHYA NAYIKA
ATTRIBUTED TO SAJNU, MANDI, PUNJAB HILLS, INDIA, CIRCA 1810
Painting 10 ¼ x 7 ¼in. (26 x 18.5cm.); folio 13 7/8 x 10 5/8in. (35.1 x 27cm.)
estimate
£30,000 - £50,000
($40,200 - $67,000)

price realized
£35,280
($47,275)
Lot 83
BABA BISHAN SINGH
PROBABLY BY THE ARTIST, PUNJAB, CIRCA 1850
8 ¼ x 6 1/8in. (21 x 15.5cm.)
estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
($12,900 - $19,350)

Lot 84
A SIKH NOBLE INSPECTING A HORSE
PROBABLY GULER, PUNJAB HILLS, INDIA, CIRCA 1830
Painting 7 ½ x 10 ¾in. (19 x 27.3cm.); folio 13 1/8 x 9 7/8in. (25.1 x 33.3cm.)
estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
($12,900 - $19,350)

price realized
£22,680
($30,391)
Lot 85
A KASHMIR SHAWL
NORTH INDIA, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
8ft.1in. x 4ft.8in. (247 x 144.5cm.)
estimate
£1,500 - £2,500
($1,935 - $3,225)

price realized
£4,788
($6,415)
Lot 87
JAMBAVAN KILLS A LION AND OBTAINS THE SYAMANTAKA JEWEL
ATTRIBUTED TO FATTU, PUNJAB HILLS, INDIA, CIRCA 1760-65
Painting 11 1/8 x 15in. (28.3 x 38.2cm.); folio 12 ¼ x 16 ¼in. (31.1 x 41.3cm.)
estimate
£40,000 - £60,000
($51,000 - $76,500)

Lot 88
A PAIR OF GOLD BANGLES
TAMIL NADU, SOUTH INDIA, 19TH CENTURY
Each 2 5/8in. (6.7cm.) diam.
estimate
£15,000 - £20,000
($19,350 - $25,800)

price realized
£13,860
($18,572)
Lot 89
TWO GOLD ARMLETS
SOUTH INDIA, 19TH CENTURY
5 3/8in. (13.6cm.) high; 3 7/8in. (9.8cm.) across; and 3 3/8in. (8.7cm.) high; 2 ¾in. (7cm.) diam.
estimate
£12,000 - £18,000
($15,540 - $23,310)

price realized
£9,450
($12,663)
Lot 90
TWO GOLD NECKLACES
SOUTH INDIA, 19TH/20TH CENTURY
Mullamottu 11 5/8in. (29.6cm.) excluding cord; choker 10in. (25.5cm.) long excluding cord
estimate
£5,000 - £7,000
($6,475 - $9,065)

price realized
£8,190
($10,974)
Lot 91
AN ENAMELLED GOLD NECKLACE AND HAIR ORNAMENT (CHOTI)
PROBABLY JAIPUR, RAJASTHAN, INDIA, LATE 19TH OR EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Necklace 15in. (38cm.) long; choti 5 ½in. (13.4cm.)
estimate
£8,000 - £12,000
($10,360 - $15,540)

price realized
£21,420
($28,702)
Lot 92
A DIAMOND-SET ENAMELLED GOLD NECKLACE AND BAZUBAND
NORTH INDIA, LATE 19TH CENTURY
Necklace 9 ½in. (24cm.) across; bazuband 6 5/8in. (16.8cm.) long
estimate
£15,000 - £20,000
($19,425 - $25,900)

price realized
£47,880
($64,159)
Lot 93
A PEARL AND DIAMOND-SET GOLD NECKLACE AND EARRINGS
NORTH INDIA, 19TH/20TH CENTURY
Necklace: mount 2 1/8in. (5.4cm.) across, pearl strands each 3 7/8in. (9.7cm.) long;
Earrings each 2 7/8in. (7.3cm.) long
estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
($7,770 - $10,360)

price realized
£10,710
($14,351)
Lot 94
A PAIR OF GEM-SET ENAMELLED GOLD BANGLES
PROBABLY JAIPUR, RAJASTHAN, INDIA, 19TH/20TH CENTURY
3 ¼in. (8.1cm.) diam.
estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
($7,770 - $10,360)

price realized
£17,640
($23,637)
Lot 95
A LARGE ENAMELLED AND DIAMOND-SET GOLD BANGLE (KADA)
PROBABLY JAIPUR, RAJASTHAN, INDIA, LATE 19TH OR EARLY 20TH CENTURY
4 ½in. (10.5cm.) diam.
estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
($7,770 - $10,360)

price realized
£8,820
($11,818)
Lot 96
A PAIR OF GEM-SET ENAMELLED GOLD BANGLES
PROBABLY JAIPUR, RAJASTHAN, INDIA, LATE 19TH CENTURY
4in. (10.2cm.) diam.
estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
($25,900 - $38,850)

price realized
£15,120
($20,260)
Lot 97
A GEM-SET AND ENAMELLED GOLD BRACELET
INDIA, 19TH/20TH CENTURY
The bracelet mount 1 7/8 x 1 5/8in. (4.9 x 4cm.); 7in. (17.9cm.) long including band;
The earring 4 7/8in. (12.5cm.) high
estimate
£5,000 - £7,000
($6,700 - $9,380)

price realized
£16,380
($21,949)
Lot 98
A GEM-SET GOLD TURBAN ORNAMENT
INDIA, FIRST HALF 20TH CENTURY
3 x 3in. (7.6 x 7.6cm.)
estimate
£5,000 - £7,000
($6,475 - $9,065)

price realized
£5,040
($6,753)
Lot 99
A LARGE ARCHITECTURAL DRAWING OF THE TAJ MAHAL
NORTH INDIA, 1810-15
Painting 24 ¾ x 38 3/8in. (62.9 x 97.4cm.); folio 25 ½ x 38 ½in. (64.9 x 97.7cm.)
estimate
£30,000 - £40,000
($38,850 - $51,800)

price realized
£40,320
($54,028)
Lot 100
THE CENOTAPHS OF SHAH JAHAN AND MUMTAZ MAHAL
NORTH INDIA, MID-19TH CENTURY
Painting 25 ¼ x 18 ½in. (64 x 47cm.); folio 21 1/8 x 27 ½in. (53.8 x 69.9cm.)
estimate
£12,000 - £18,000
($15,480 - $23,220)

price realized
£16,380
($21,949)
Lot 101
STUDY OF A HIPPOPOTAMUS
COMPANY SCHOOL, LUCKNOW, INDIA, CIRCA 1780
11 x 16 ½in. (27.5 x 42cm.)
estimate
£8,000 - £12,000
($10,320 - $15,480)

price realized
£23,940
($32,079)
Lot 102
CONTRACT: A FLEA-BITTEN GREY ARAB STALLION
COMPANY SCHOOL, CALCUTTA, INDIA, CIRCA 1840
14 3/5 x 19 ½in. (36.5 x 49.5cm.)
estimate
£15,000 - £20,000
($19,350 - $25,800)

Lot 103
A RIMLESS IZNIK POTTERY DISH
OTTOMAN TURKEY, EARLY 17TH CENTURY
9 ½in. (24.2cm.) diam.
estimate
£18,000 - £24,000
($23,220 - $30,960)

price realized
£22,680
($30,391)
Lot 104
A LARGE IZNIK POTTERY DISH
OTTOMAN TURKEY, CIRCA 1580
12 ¾in. (32.3cm.) diam.
estimate
£40,000 - £60,000
($53,600 - $80,400)

price realized
£44,100
($59,094)
Lot 105
A SECTION FROM A LARGE QUR'AN
ABU'L-HASAN AL-'USAYLI AL-HANAFI, OTTOMAN CAIRO, AH 969 / 1561-2 AD
Text panel 15 5/8 x 9 5/8in. (39.6 x 24.5cm.); folio 21 3/8 x 14 7/8in. (54.3 x 37.9cm.)
estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
($12,950 - $19,425)

price realized
£10,710
($14,351)
Lot 106
QUR'AN
SIGNED MUHAMMAD BIN 'ABDULLAH NISHAPURI AL-ANSARI, OTTOMAN TURKEY, DATED
Text panel 5 ¾ x 3 ½in. (14.7 x 8.7cm.); folio 9 ½ x 6in. (24 x 15cm.)
estimate
£15,000 - £20,000
($20,100 - $26,800)

price realized
£21,420
($28,702)
Lot 107
A LARGE IZNIK POTTERY 'GRAPE' DISH
OTTOMAN TURKEY, CIRCA 1560
13 ¾in. (35cm.) diam.
estimate
£60,000 - £80,000
($77,700 - $103,600)

price realized
£69,300
($92,862)
Lot 108
A GEM-SET GOLD ZARF WITH TWO CERAMIC CUPS (FANCAN)
PROBABLY SWITZERLAND FOR THE OTTOMAN MARKET, LATE 19TH CENTURY
Zarf 2 ¼in. (5.8cm.) high
estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
($12,950 - $19,425)

Lot 109
A LARGE IZNIK POTTERY DISH
OTTOMAN TURKEY, CIRCA 1590
13 ½in. (34.2cm.) diam.
estimate
£7,000 - £10,000
($9,065 - $12,950)

price realized
£11,340
($15,195)
Lot 110
A SET OF GOLD DAMASCENED STEEL CALLIGRAPHY TOOLS
ONE PAIR OF SCISSORS SIGNED MUSTAFA, FOÇA, OTTOMAN TURKEY, 19TH CENTURY
Divit 13 ¾in. (34.9cm.) long
estimate
£7,000 - £10,000
($9,380 - $13,400)

price realized
£35,280
($47,275)
Lot 111
A COSTUME ALBUM
ATTRIBUTED TO FENERCI MEHMED, OTTOMAN ISTANBUL, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Folio 14 5/8 x 9 7/8in. (37 x 25.1cm.)
estimate
£150,000 - £200,000
($194,249 - $258,999)

Lot 112
AN IZNIK BORDER POTTERY TILE
OTTOMAN TURKEY, CIRCA 1575
5 ¾ x 10in. (14.5 x 25.3cm.)
estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
($12,950 - $19,425)

price realized
£11,340
($15,195)
Lot 113
A GROUP OF KÜTAHYA POTTERY CUPS, SAUCERS AND CANDLE HOLDERS
OTTOMAN TURKEY, FIRST HALF 18TH CENTURY
The largest cup 3in. (7.5cm.) high, the largest saucer 4 ¾in. (11.8cm.) diam.
estimate
£7,000 - £10,000
($9,030 - $12,900)

Lot 114
AN IZNIK POTTERY EWER
OTTOMAN TURKEY, CIRCA 1585
9 7/8in. (25cm.) high
estimate
£30,000 - £40,000
($40,200 - $53,600)

Lot 115
AN OTTOMAN SILK AND METAL-THREAD PANEL
PROBABLY OTTOMAN BURSA, TURKEY, FIRST HALF 17TH CENTURY
112 ½ x 25in. (285.5 x 63.5cm.)
estimate
£18,000 - £24,000
($24,120 - $32,160)

price realized
£22,680
($30,391)
Lot 116
A VOIDED SILK VELVET AND METAL-THREAD PANEL
PROBABLY OTTOMAN BURSA, TURKEY, 17TH CENTURY
41 ¾ x 26 ¾in. (106 x 68cm.)
estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
($13,140 - $19,710)

price realized
£11,340
($15,195)
Lot 117
A VOIDED SILK VELVET AND METAL-THREAD PANEL (ÇATMA)
PROBABLY OTTOMAN BURSA, TURKEY, EARLY 18TH CENTURY
72 x 55in. (185 x 142cm.)
estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
($7,770 - $10,360)

price realized
£6,930
($9,286)
Lot 118
A SILK AND METAL-THREAD EMBROIDERED SADDLE CLOTH
OTTOMAN TURKEY, 16TH OR 17TH CENTURY
36 ½ x 44 ½in. (93 x 113cm.) including mount
estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
($12,950 - $19,425)

price realized
£11,340
($15,195)
Lot 119
A SILK-EMBROIDERED LINEN PANEL
OTTOMAN TURKEY, 17TH/18TH CENTURY
89 ¾in. x 52 ¾in. (228 x 134cm.)
estimate
£8,000 - £12,000
($10,360 - $15,540)

Lot 120
AN 'IZNIK' POTTERY 'GRAPE' DISH
TURKEY, 20TH CENTURY OR EARLIER
13 7/8in. (35.2cm.) diam.
estimate
£5,000 - £7,000
($6,475 - $9,065)

price realized
£65,520
($87,796)
Lot 121
AN IZNIK POTTERY DISH
OTTOMAN TURKEY, CIRCA 1590
11 5/8in. (29.5cm.) diam.
estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
($7,740 - $10,320)

price realized
£5,670
($7,597)
Lot 122
AN IZNIK POTTERY DISH
OTTOMAN TURKEY, CIRCA 1585-90
11 5/8in. (29.5cm.) diam.
estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
($12,900 - $19,350)

price realized
£18,900
($25,326)
Lot 123
QUR'AN
THE CALLIGRAPHY SIGNED MUSTAFA AL-HALIMI, THE ILLUMINATION SIGNED HAJJI HAFIZ
Text panel 4 ¾ x 2 7/8in. (11.9 x 7.3cm.); folio 6 7/8 x 4 ¼in. (17.4 x 10.9cm.)
estimate
£50,000 - £70,000
($64,750 - $90,650)

price realized
£50,400
($67,536)
Lot 124
A GILT AND PAINTED WOOD TURBAN STAND (KAVUKLUK)
OTTOMAN TURKEY, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
36in. (91.3cm.) high
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($3,885 - $6,475)

Lot 125
A CALLIGRAPHIC SILK LAMPAS PANEL
PROBABLY OTTOMAN BURSA, TURKEY, 18TH/19TH CENTURY
47 ½ x 33 ½in. (121 x 86cm.)
estimate
£8,000 - £12,000
($10,320 - $15,480)

price realized
£8,820
($11,818)
Lot 126
A CALLIGRAPHIC SILK LAMPAS PANEL
PROBABLY OTTOMAN BURSA, 18TH/19TH CENTURY
48 ½ x 33 ½in. (123 x 85cm.)
estimate
£8,000 - £12,000
($10,320 - $15,480)

price realized
£8,820
($11,818)
Lot 128
A METAL-THREAD CALLIGRAPHIC PANEL (HIZAM) FROM THE KISWA OF THE...
OTTOMAN EGYPT, CIRCA 1900
3ft. x 20ft.8in. (92 x 634 cm.)
estimate
£70,000 - £100,000
($93,799 - $133,999)

price realized
£88,200
($118,188)
Lot 129
A METAL-THREAD CALLIGRAPHIC PANEL (HIZAM) FROM THE KISWA OF THE...
PROBABLY OTTOMAN EGYPT, CIRCA 1910
3ft.1in. x 9ft.11in. (94 x 300cm.)
estimate
£60,000 - £80,000
($77,700 - $103,600)

Lot 140
A 'LOTUS AND PEONY' RUG
NINGXIA, NORTH CHINA, MID 17TH CENTURY
8ft.4in. x 6ft.3in. (259cm. x 194cm.)
estimate
£40,000 - £60,000
($53,600 - $80,400)

price realized
£47,880
($64,159)
Lot 141
A 'FOLIATE DRAGON AND BAT' DAYBED COVER
NINGXIA, NORTH CHINA, KANGXI PERIOD, LAST QUARTER 17TH CENTURY
5ft.4in. x 3ft.11in. (165cm. x 95cm.)
estimate
£15,000 - £20,000
($20,100 - $26,800)

price realized
£16,380
($21,949)
Lot 142
A 'PEONY LATTICE' KANG CARPET
NINGXIA, NORTH CHINA, 17TH CENTURY
12ft.7in. x 10ft.9in. (389cm. x 333cm.)
estimate
£25,000 - £35,000
($33,500 - $46,900)

price realized
£25,200
($33,768)
Lot 143
AN EXTREMELY RARE IMPERIAL MING 'QI' DRAGON PALACE CARPET
POSSIBLY BEIJING, WANLI PERIOD, CIRCA 1575-1600
9ft.8in. x 20ft.5in. (297cm. x 625cm.)
estimate
£800,000 - £1,200,000
($1,071,999 - $1,607,999)

Lot 144
AN IMPERIAL PALACE CARPET FRAGMENT
PROBABLY NINGXIA, LATE MING DYNASTY, FIRST HALF 17TH CENTURY
4ft.3in. x 3ft.4in. (134cm. x 104cm.)
estimate
£8,000 - £12,000
($10,720 - $16,080)

price realized
£10,710
($14,351)
Lot 145
A 'LOTUS AND BUTTERFLY' NINGXIA CARPET FRAGMENT
NORTH CHINA, FIRST HALF 18TH CENTURY
6ft.1in. x 3ft.8in. (186cm. x 116cm.)
estimate
£6,000 - £10,000
($8,040 - $13,400)

price realized
£8,190
($10,974)
Lot 146
A 'LOTUS AND LEAF' MING PALACE CARPET FRAGMENT
POSSIBLY BEIJING, CHINA, LAST QUARTER 16TH CENTURY
5ft.1in. x 2ft.1in (156cm. x 67cm.)
estimate
£12,000 - £16,000
($16,080 - $21,440)

price realized
£21,420
($28,702)
Lot 147
A 'BAT AND FRET-WORK' KANG CARPET
NINGXIA, NORTH CHINA, QING DYNASTY, LAST QUARTER 17TH CENTURY
11ft.10in. x 9ft.9in. (360cm. x 297cm.)
estimate
£50,000 - £70,000
($67,000 - $93,799)

price realized
£63,000
($84,420)
Lot 148
A FOLIATE 'DRAGON' MEDALLION DAYBED COVER
NINGXIA, NORTH CHINA, 17TH CENTURY
6ft. x 4ft.4in. (185cm. x 136cm.)
estimate
£8,000 - £12,000
($10,720 - $16,080)

price realized
£34,020
($45,586)
Lot 149
A 'FRET LATTICE AND BAT' SEATING MAT
NINGXIA, NORTH CHINA, KANGXI PERIOD, LAST QUARTER 17TH CENTURY
5ft.5in. x 3ft.2in. (170cm. x 98cm.)
estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
($7,770 - $10,360)

price realized
£20,160
($27,014)
Lot 150
A NINGXIA DAYBED COVER
NORTH CHINA, KANGXI PERIOD, QING DYNASTY, CIRCA 1700
8ft.2in. x 6ft. (252cm. x 184cm.)
estimate
£18,000 - £25,000
($24,120 - $33,500)

price realized
£18,900
($25,326)
Lot 151
A 'LOTUS FLOWER' GALLERY CARPET
NINGXIA, NORTH CHINA, KANGXI PERIOD, SECOND HALF 17TH CENTURY
16ft.2in. x 5ft.5in. (494cm. x 169cm.)
estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
($26,800 - $40,200)

price realized
£18,900
($25,326)
Lot 152
A NINGXIA GALLERY CARPET
NORTH CHINA, KANGXI PERIOD, LATE 17TH CENTURY
13ft.4in. x 6ft.4in. (411cm. x 198cm.)
estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
($26,800 - $40,200)

price realized
£21,420
($28,702)
Lot 153
A 'DRAGON' PILLAR CARPET
NINGXIA, NORTH CHINA, QING DYNASTY, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
10ft.8in. x 3ft.5in. (331cm. x 107cm.)
estimate
£5,000 - £7,000
($6,700 - $9,380)

price realized
£5,292
($7,091)
Lot 154
A KHOTAN SAF
EAST TURKESTAN, CIRCA 1800
14ft.8in. x 3ft.7in. (447cm. x 109cm.)
estimate
£8,000 - £12,000
($10,720 - $16,080)

price realized
£11,970
($16,039)
Lot 155
A SILK PICTORIAL YARKAND POLYPTYCH
EAST TURKESTAN, POSSIBLY DATED 1910
13ft.1in. x 5ft.7in. (400cm. x 171cm.)
estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
($26,800 - $40,200)

Lot 156
AN IMPRESSIVE QAJAR SILK HERIZ CARPET
NORTH WEST PERSIA, MID 19TH CENTURY
18ft.5in. x 12ft.1in. (560cm. x 368cm.)
estimate
£250,000 - £350,000
($323,749 - $453,249)

Lot 157
A SILK HERIZ PRAYER RUG
NORTH WEST PERSIA, MID 19TH CENTURY
6ft.3in. x 4ft.5in. (191cm. x 135cm.)
estimate
£8,000 - £12,000
($10,720 - $16,080)

Lot 158
A SILK HERIZ RUG
NORTH WEST PERSIA, CIRCA 1870
6ft.5in. x 4ft.9in. (195cm. x 146cm.)
estimate
£8,000 - £12,000
($10,360 - $15,540)

Lot 159
A SILK HERIZ RUG
NORTH WEST PERSIA, FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY
4ft.4in. x 3ft.7in. (133cm. x 110cm.)
estimate
£12,000 - £18,000
($15,540 - $23,310)

price realized
£23,940
($32,079)
Lot 160
A SILK HERIZ RUG
NORTH WEST PERSIA, MID 19TH CENTURY
5ft.6in. x 4ft.7in. (173cm. x 144cm.)
estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
($13,400 - $20,100)

Lot 161
A SILK SOUF KASHAN CARPET
CENTRAL PERSIA, LATE 19TH CENTURY
10ft.2in. x 6ft.6in. (312cm. x 203cm.)
estimate
£10,000 - £12,000
($12,950 - $15,540)

price realized
£12,600
($16,884)
Lot 162
A SILK AND METAL-THREAD SOUF KASHAN PRAYER RUG
CENTRAL PERSIA, CIRCA 1890
6ft.4in. x 4ft.7in. (194cm. x 134cm.)
estimate
£8,000 - £12,000
($10,720 - $16,080)

Lot 163
AN AGRA CARPET
NORTH INDIA, LATE 19TH CENTURY
13ft. x 10ft.2in. (396cm. x 309cm.)
estimate
£8,000 - £12,000
($10,720 - $16,080)

Lot 164
AN AGRA CARPET
NORTH INDIA, CIRCA 1860
15ft.9in. x 13ft.5in. (479cm. x 408cm.)
estimate
£35,000 - £45,000
($45,150 - $58,050)

price realized
£44,100
($59,094)
Lot 165
A TABRIZ CARPET
NORTH WEST PERSIA, CIRCA 1890
10ft.11in. x 8ft. (333cm. x 243cm.)
estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
($8,040 - $10,720)

Lot 166
A HERIZ CARPET
NORTH WEST PERSIA, CIRCA 1890
14ft.9in. x 11ft.3in. (456cm. x 345cm.)
estimate
£12,000 - £16,000
($16,080 - $21,440)

Lot 167
A HERIZ CARPET
NORTH WEST PERSIA, CIRCA 1870
11ft.2in. x 8ft.6in. (340cm. x 259cm.)
estimate
£12,000 - £16,000
($15,540 - $20,720)

Lot 168
A TABRIZ CARPET
SIGNED HAJJI BABA, NORTH WEST PERSIA, CIRCA 1890
14ft.1in. x 10ft.8in. (429cm. x 324cm.)
estimate
£8,000 - £12,000
($10,360 - $15,540)

price realized
£10,080
($13,507)
Lot 169
A BENLIAN TABRIZ CARPET
SIGNED JABBARZADEH, NORTH WEST PERSIA, CIRCA 1920
14ft.8in. x 11ft.10in. (448cm. x 359cm.)
estimate
£8,000 - £10,000
($10,360 - $12,950)

Lot 170
A LARGE PETAG TABRIZ CARPET
NORTH WEST PERSIA, CIRCA 1920
21ft.5in. x 12ft.4in. (653cm. x 377cm.)
estimate
£25,000 - £35,000
($32,375 - $45,325)

price realized
£32,760
($43,898)
Lot 171
A 'LOTTO' RUG
PROBABLY USHAK, WEST ANATOLIA, EARLY 16TH CENTURY
5ft.8in. x 3ft.8in. x (177cm. x 118cm.)
estimate
£20,000 - £25,000
($25,800 - $32,250)

price realized
£40,320
($54,028)
Lot 172
A LADIK PRAYER RUG
KONYA REGION, CENTRAL ANATOLIA, CIRCA 1800
6ft.5in. x 3ft.10in. (196cm. x 116cm.)
estimate
£5,000 - £7,000
($6,445 - $9,023)

price realized
£18,900
($25,326)
Lot 173
AN USHAK CARPET
WEST ANATOLIA, SECOND HALF 18TH CENTURY
15ft.7in. x 9ft.10in. (474cm. x 299cm.)
estimate
£10,000 - £16,000
($13,400 - $21,440)

price realized
£25,200
($33,768)
Lot 174
A CAIRENE RUG
OTTOMAN EGYPT, LATE 16TH CENTURY
5ft.9in. x 3ft.11in. (175cm. x 120cm.)
estimate
£25,000 - £35,000
($32,250 - $45,150)

Lot 175
AN IMPRESSIVE LARGE SAFAVID ISFAHAN CARPET
CENTRAL PERSIA, 17TH CENTURY
32ft. x 12ft. (975cm. x 366cm.)
estimate
£80,000 - £120,000
($102,000 - $153,000)

Lot 176
A LARGE SAFAVID ISFAHAN CARPET
CENTRAL PERSIA, EARLY 17TH CENTURY
26ft.6in. x 10ft.10in. (808cm. x 330cm.)
estimate
£80,000 - £120,000
($103,600 - $155,399)

price realized
£81,900
($109,746)
Lot 177
A SAFAVID ISFAHAN CARPET
CENTRAL PERSIA, SECOND HALF 17TH CENTURY
18ft.3in. x 8ft.2in. (556cm. x 249cm.)
estimate
£60,000 - £90,000
($77,700 - $116,550)

price realized
£81,900
($109,746)
Lot 178
THE 'BENGUIAT' SAFAVID 'STRAPWORK' ISFAHAN CARPET
CENTRAL PERSIA, EARLY 17TH CENTURY
16ft.2in. x 6ft.1in. x (496cm. x 188cm.)
estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
($12,950 - $19,425)

price realized
£10,710
($14,351)
Lot 179
A SAFAVID SILK AND METAL-THREAD 'POLONAISE' RUG
ISFAHAN, CENTRAL PERSIA, FIRST QUARTER 17TH CENTURY
6ft.7in. x 4ft.8in. (201cm. x 142cm.)
estimate
£100,000 - £150,000
($129,500 - $194,249)

Lot 180
A DECCANI CARPET
SOUTH CENTRAL INDIA, 18TH CENTURY
11ft.1in. x 4ft.3in. (339cm. x 129cm.)
estimate
£15,000 - £20,000
($20,100 - $26,800)

price realized
£18,900
($25,326)
Lot 181
AN 'EAGLE' GÜL GROUP II MAIN CARPET
SOUTH WEST TURKESTAN, FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY
10ft.8in. x 6ft. (331cm. x 185cm.)
estimate
£20,000 - £25,000
($26,800 - $33,500)

price realized
£22,680
($30,391)
Lot 182
A DOUBLE MEDALLION FACHRALO RUG
KAZAK REGION, SOUTH CAUCASUS, LATE 18TH CENTURY
7ft.1in. x 5ft.5in. (218cm. x 168cm.)
estimate
£12,000 - £16,000
($16,080 - $21,440)

price realized
£18,900
($25,326)
Lot 183
A KARACHOF RUG
KAZAK REGION, SOUTH CAUCASUS, 18TH/19TH CENTURY
7ft.4in. x 6ft.1in. (227cm. x 188cm.)
estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
($13,400 - $20,100)

price realized
£18,900
($25,326)
Lot 184
A SEWAN RUG
KAZAK REGION, SOUTH CAUCASUS, CIRCA 1870
6ft.8in. x 5ft.5in. (203cm. x 165cm.)
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($5,180 - $7,770)

price realized
£4,788
($6,415)
Lot 185
A DAGHESTAN PRAYER RUG
EAST CAUCASUS, DATED AH 1304 / 1887 AD
5ft.3in. x 3ft. (163cm. x 94cm.)
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($3,885 - $6,475)

Lot 186
A KARACHOF RUG
KAZAK REGION, SOUTH CAUCASUS, CIRCA 1870
7ft.9in. x 4ft.8in. (235cm. x 142cm.)
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($5,160 - $7,740)

Lot 187
A TRIPLE MEDALLION RUG
KAZAK REGION, SOUTH CAUCASUS, CIRCA 1880
7ft.2in. x 5ft.5in. (220cm. x 170cm.)
estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
($7,740 - $10,320)

price realized
£9,450
($12,663)
Lot 188
A KURDISH KELLEH
SOUTHERN KURDISTAN, CIRCA 1800
16ft.2in. x 6ft.5in. (492cm. x 196cm.)
estimate
£8,000 - £12,000
($10,720 - $16,080)

Lot 189
A BIJAR CARPET
WEST PERSIA, CIRCA 1870
12ft.8in. x 6ft.7in. (422cm. x 220cm.)
estimate
£6,000 - £10,000
($8,040 - $13,400)

Lot 190
A LARGE BIJAR CARPET
WEST PERSIA, CIRCA 1890
21ft.6in. x 11ft.5in. (655cm. x 348cm.)
estimate
£8,000 - £12,000
($10,720 - $16,080)

price realized
£8,190
($10,974)
Lot 191
A BAKHTIARI CARPET
WEST PERSIA, CIRCA 1900
10ft.2in. x 9ft.8in. (312cm. x 300cm.)
estimate
£7,000 - £9,000
($9,380 - $12,060)

price realized
£8,190
($10,974)
Lot 192
A SILK QUM CARPET
CENTRAL PERSIA, CIRCA 1950
11ft.1in. x 7ft.4in. (339cm. x 227cm.)
estimate
£8,000 - £12,000
($10,720 - $16,080)

price realized
£15,120
($20,260)
Lot 193
AN ISFAHAN CARPET
CENTRAL PERSIA, CIRCA 1940
12ft. x 8ft.1in. (367cm. x 247cm.)
estimate
£8,000 - £12,000
($10,720 - $16,080)

price realized
£9,450
($12,663)
Lot 194
A LARGE TABRIZ CARPET
NORTH WEST PERSIA, CIRCA 1890
22ft.1in. x 14ft.1in. (674cm. x 430cm.)
estimate
£28,000 - £38,000
($37,520 - $50,920)

Lot 195
A TABRIZ CARPET
NORTH WEST PERSIA, CIRCA 1880
17ft.11in. x 14ft.2in. (547cm. x 433cm.)
estimate
£22,000 - £26,000
($28,490 - $33,670)

Lot 196
A ZIEGLER RUG
SULTANABAD REGION, WEST PERSIA, LATE 19TH CENTURY
6ft.11in. x 4ft.3in. (212cm. x 130cm.)
estimate
£5,000 - £7,000
($6,475 - $9,065)

Lot 197
A ZIEGLER RUG
SULTANABAD DISTRICT, WEST PERSIA, CIRCA 1890
5ft.8in. x 4ft. (178cm. x 122cm.)
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($5,180 - $7,770)

Lot 198
A ZIEGLER RUG
SULTANABAD REGION, WEST PERSIA, CIRCA 1890
8ft. x 7ft.10in. (245cm. x 238cm.)
estimate
£8,000 - £12,000
($10,360 - $15,540)

Lot 199
A BAKSHAISH CARPET
WEST PERSIA, CIRCA 1890
18ft.4in. x 11ft.1in. (558 x 338cm.)
estimate
£15,000 - £22,000
($20,100 - $29,480)

price realized
£20,160
($27,014)
Lot 200
A SULTANABAD CARPET
WEST PERSIA, CIRCA 1890
19ft.6in. x 12ft. (595cm. x 366cm.)
estimate
£12,000 - £18,000
($16,080 - $24,120)

price realized
£12,600
($16,884)
Lot 201
A SAROUK PRAYER RUG
WEST PERSIA, CIRCA 1890
6ft.5in. x 4ft.6in. (195cm. x 137cm.)
estimate
£5,000 - £8,000
($6,700 - $10,720)

price realized
£8,190
($10,974)
Lot 202
A KASHAN 'MOHTASHAM' RUG
CENTRAL PERSIA, CIRCA 1890
6ft.8in. x 4ft.4in. (204cm. x 131cm.)
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($5,360 - $8,040)

price realized
£4,788
($6,415)
Lot 203
A KASHAN 'MOHTASHAM' PRAYER RUG
CENTRAL PERSIA, CIRCA 1880
6ft.8in. x 4ft.3in. (204cm. x 130cm.)
estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
($8,040 - $10,720)

price realized
£6,048
($8,104)
Lot 204
A KASHAN 'MOHTASHAM' CARPET
CENTRAL PERSIA, LATE 19TH CENTURY
11ft.8in. x 8ft.4in. (361cm. x 257cm.)
estimate
£16,000 - £22,000
($21,440 - $29,480)

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