- Auction
19742
Calligraphy: Art In Writing
17 March 2021 - 7 April 2021, London
SALE TOTAL: 321,875 (GBP)
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41 Lots for Sale 19742
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Lot 1 AZRA AGHIGHI BAKHSHAYESHI (IRANIAN, B. 1968) Asma Allah ink on canvas 59 x 59in. (150 x 150cm.) |
estimate £10,000 - £15,000 ($13,780 - $20,670) price realized £16,250 ($22,392) |
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Lot 4 A PAIR OF CARVED WOODEN DOORS QAJAR IRAN, 19TH CENTURY 76 3/8 x 20 7/8in. (194 x 53cm.); 76 x 18 ¾in. (193 x 47.5cm.) |
estimate £12,000 - £18,000 ($16,536 - $24,804) price realized £12,500 ($17,225) |
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Lot 6 A GOLD RING WITH INSCRIBED SEAL SELJUK IRAN, 12TH/13TH CENTURY 1in. (2.3cm.) high |
estimate £2,000 - £3,000 ($2,756 - $4,134) price realized £4,750 ($6,545) |
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Lot 7 AN OTTOMAN CALLIGRAPHIC PANEL (LEVHA) SIGNED 'ABD AL-FATTAH (ABDULFETTAH) EFENDI, TURKEY, MID-19TH CENTURY 29 x 21 ¼in. (73 x 55cm.) |
estimate £4,000 - £6,000 ($5,512 - $8,268) price realized £3,750 ($5,167) |
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Lot 11 A SILK AND METAL-THREAD FRAGMENT OF THE KISWA FROM THE HOLY KA'BA OTTOMAN EGYPT, 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY 33 7/8 x 29 3/8in. (86 x 74.5cm.) |
estimate £6,000 - £8,000 ($8,268 - $11,024) price realized £9,375 ($12,918) |
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Lot 13 A PINK QUR'AN FOLIO SPAIN, 13TH CENTURY Folio 12 x 9 ¼in. (30.4 x 23.3cm.) |
estimate £6,000 - £8,000 ($8,268 - $11,024) price realized £9,375 ($12,918) |
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Lot 14 A MAGHRIBI QUR'AN FOLIO ANDALUSIA, 13TH CENTURY Folio 14 ¼ x 9 ¼in. (36.2 x 23.5cm.) |
estimate £3,000 - £4,000 ($4,134 - $5,512) price realized £5,625 ($7,751) |
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Lot 15 CALLIGRAPHIC PANEL SIGNED SA'ID SADEQI INB MIR SATTAR, IRAN, 20TH CENTURY Calligraphy 13 ½in. x 10in. (34.5 x 25cm.); panel 19 ¾ x 13 ¾in. (50 x 35cm.) |
estimate £700 - £1,000 ($964 - $1,378) price realized £375 ($516) |
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Lot 16 TWO QUR'AN FOLIOS RASULID YEMEN, FIRST HALF 14TH CENTURY Each folio 15 ¼ x 12in. (38.7 x 30.5cm.) |
estimate £5,000 - £7,000 ($6,890 - $9,646) price realized £5,625 ($7,751) |
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Lot 18 DIA AZZAWI (IRAQI, B.1939) Hommage to Baghdad screenprint in colours on Arches Velin handmade paper, 8 in colour, 2 in B & W 21 ½ x 19 ½ in. (sheet) each (10) |
estimate £12,000 - £18,000 ($16,536 - $24,804) price realized £16,250 ($22,392) |
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Lot 19 SADEQUAIN (1930-1987) Two Circus Acrobats oil on canvas 45 ¼ x 35 3/8 in. (114.9 x 89.9 cm.) |
estimate £15,000 - £20,000 ($20,670 - $27,560) price realized £20,000 ($27,560) |
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Lot 22 MOHAMMAD ALI TALPUR (B. 1976) Untitled -11 acrylic on canvas 21 x 25 in. (53.3 x 63.5 cm.) |
estimate £4,000 - £6,000 ($5,512 - $8,268) price realized £4,375 ($6,028) |
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Lot 23 MUZZUMIL RUHEEL (B. 1985) Linear Chance ink and acrylic on canvas 60 x 48 in. (152.5 x 121.9 cm ) |
estimate £2,000 - £3,000 ($2,756 - $4,134) price realized £2,375 ($3,272) |
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Lot 24 MUZZUMIL RUHEEL (B. 1985) Holding on to the sky ink and acrylic lacquer on wasli 26 ½ x 20 in. ( 67.3 x 50.8 cm) |
estimate £1,000 - £1,500 ($1,378 - $2,067) price realized £3,000 ($4,134) |
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Lot 25 Huwa NASSAR MANSOUR (B. 1967), EXECUTED IN 2016 22in. (56cm.) high |
estimate £10,000 - £15,000 ($13,780 - $20,670) price realized £11,875 ($16,363) |
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Lot 26 A SINO-ISLAMIC CALLIGRAPHIC SCROLL SIGNED AL-HAJJI 'ABD AL-HAKIM (HAJJI LIU JINGYI, B. 1943), CHINA, SECOND HALF Text panel 13 ½ x 27 1/8in. (34.2 x 68.7cm.); scroll 17 ¼ x 50in. (43.8 x 127cm.) |
estimate £800 - £1,200 ($1,102 - $1,653) price realized £1,125 ($1,550) |
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Lot 27 QUR'AN CHINA, 19TH CENTURY Text panel 6 x 4 1/8in. (15.2 x 10.3cm.); 8 ¾ x 6 ½in. (22.3 x 16.5cm.) |
estimate £2,500 - £3,500 ($3,445 - $4,823) price realized £43,750 ($60,287) |
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Lot 28 A KHATT-I-NAKHUNI (FINGER NAIL) CALLIGRAPHIC PANEL SIGNED RUQIYAH BANU, QAJAR IRAN, 19TH CENTURY Folio 10 ¾ x 6 ¼in. (27 x 16cm.) |
estimate £1,500 - £2,000 ($2,067 - $2,756) price realized £3,500 ($4,823) |
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Lot 29 A SINO-ISLAMIC CALLIGRAPHIC SCROLL SIGNED AL-HAJJI 'ABD AL-HAKIM (HAJJI LIU JINGYI, B. 1943), CHINA, SECOND HALF Text panel 10 7/8 x 23 3/8in. (27.5 x 59.2cm.) at widest points; scroll 14 ¾ x 42 1/8in. (37.5 x 106.9cm.) |
estimate £800 - £1,200 ($1,102 - $1,653) price realized £625 ($861) |
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Lot 30 Kun NASSAR MANSOUR (B. 1967), EXECUTED IN 2013 19 ¼in. (49cm.) high |
estimate £7,000 - £10,000 ($9,646 - $13,780) price realized £8,750 ($12,057) |
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Lot 32 AN EARLY KUFIC QUR'AN FOLIO NEAR EAST OR NORTH AFRICA, SECOND HALF 8TH CENTURY Folio 6 1/8 x 10 ¼in. (15.5 x 26.1cm.) |
estimate £4,000 - £6,000 ($5,512 - $8,268) price realized £5,000 ($6,890) |
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Lot 33 AN 'EASTERN' KUFIC QUR'AN FOLIO IRAN, 11TH/12TH CENTURY Folio 16 1/8 x 11 5/8in. (41 x 29.5cm.) |
estimate £2,000 - £3,000 ($2,756 - $4,134) price realized £2,250 ($3,100) |
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Lot 34 A KUFIC QUR'AN FOLIO NORTH AFRICA OR NEAR EAST, 9TH/10TH CENTURY Folio 9 ¾ x 12 ¾in. (23.8 x 32.2cm.) |
estimate £1,200 - £1,800 ($1,653 - $2,480) price realized £3,750 ($5,167) |
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Lot 35 A KUFIC QUR'AN FOLIO NEAR EAST OR NORTH AFRICA, 9TH CENTURY Folio 8 ¼ x 11in. (21 x 27.9cm.) |
estimate £4,000 - £6,000 ($5,512 - $8,268) price realized £4,750 ($6,545) |
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Lot 36 A GOLD CALLIGRAPHIC SHAMSA SIGNED WADHIR 'ARIF KILANI, DATED AH 1426/2008 AD Folio 31 ¼ x 20 ½in. (79.3 x 51.9cm.) |
estimate £6,000 - £8,000 ($8,268 - $11,024) price realized £6,250 ($8,612) |
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Lot 37 A CALLIGRAPHIC PANEL SIGNED KHAJIHZADEH KHULUSI, OTTOMAN TURKEY, DATED AH 1336/1917-18 AD Calligraphy 3 ¼ x 14 ¼in. (8.2 x 36.1cm.); folio 8 ¾ x 21 ¼in. (22.2 x 54cm.) |
estimate £1,000 - £1,200 ($1,378 - $1,653) price realized £1,125 ($1,550) |
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Lot 38 FOUR CALLIGRAPHIC PANELS SIGNED MIR 'ALI, 'ABD AL-RASHID, 'ABDI, MUHAMMAD HUSAYN TABRIZI AND MUHAMMAD Album page 16 ¾ x 10 ¼in. (42.5 x 26cm.) |
estimate £5,000 - £7,000 ($6,890 - $9,646) price realized £6,250 ($8,612) |
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Lot 39 A ROYAL CALLIGRAPHIC PANEL SIGNED MUHAMMAD KAZIM, SAFAVID ISFAHAN, DATED AH 1093/1682-83 AD Text panel 7 x 3 ½in. (17.5 x 9cm.); folio 9 x 5in. (23 x 13cm.) |
estimate £1,000 - £1,500 ($1,378 - $2,067) price realized £1,625 ($2,239) |
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Lot 40 A CALLIGRAPHIC PANEL SIGNED SULTAN 'ALI [MASHHADI], HERAT, EARLY 16TH CENTURY Text panel 10 x 6 ¼in. (25.5 x 16cm.); folio 12 x 8 ¼in. (30 x 21cm.) |
estimate £1,500 - £2,500 ($2,067 - $3,445) price realized £3,250 ($4,478) |
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Lot 41 AN ALBUM OF CALLIGRAPHY SAFAVID AND QAJAR IRAN, DATED AH 1017/1608-09 AD AND LATER Album page 12 x 8in. (30 x 20cm.) |
estimate £6,000 - £8,000 ($8,268 - $11,024) price realized £9,375 ($12,918) |
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Lot 42 SHAYKH MUSLIH AL-DIN SA'DI (D. 1292 AD): GULISTAN CONSTANTINOPLE, OTTOMAN TURKEY, DATED AH 955/1548-49 AD Text panel 4 ½ x 2 ½in. (11.2 x 6.2cm.); folio 6 5/8 x 4in. (16.7 x 10.2cm.) |
estimate £4,000 - £6,000 ($5,512 - $8,268) price realized £4,750 ($6,545) |
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Lot 43 A FIRMAN OF SULTAN MEHMED IV (R. 1648-87 AD) OTTOMAN TURKEY, DATED RAMADAN AH 1092/SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 1681 AD 44 ¾ x 17 ¼in. (113.8 x 43.8cm.) |
estimate £4,000 - £6,000 ($5,512 - $8,268) price realized £4,375 ($6,028) |
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Lot 44 AN OTTOMAN CALLIGRAPHIC PANEL TURKEY, 19TH CENTURY Calligraphy 8 x 4 ¼in. (20 x 11cm); panel 10 x 7in. (26.5 x 18cm.) |
estimate £1,500 - £2,000 ($2,067 - $2,756) price realized £1,250 ($1,722) |
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Lot 45 QUR'AN SHIRAZ, SAFAVID IRAN, 16TH AND 17TH CENTURY Text panel 8 x 4 ¾in. (20.5 x 12.4cm.); folio 13 ¼ x 8 ¾in. (33.5 x 22cm.) |
estimate £15,000 - £25,000 ($20,670 - $34,450) price realized £18,750 ($25,837) |
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Lot 46 A CALLIGRAPHIC COMPOSITION (LEVHA) SIGNED MAHMUD CELÂLEDDIN, OTTOMAN TURKEY, DATED AH 1217/1803-04 AD Calligraphy 13 ¼ x 12in. (34 x 30cm.); folio 16 x 15in. (41 x 38cm.) |
estimate £4,000 - £6,000 ($5,512 - $8,268) price realized £5,250 ($7,234) |
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Lot 47 MUHAMMAD BIN SULAYMAN AL-JAZULI (D. 1465 AD): DALA'IL AL-KHAYRAT SIGNED IBRAHIM NA'ILI, OTTOMAN TURKEY, DATED AH 1176/1762-63 AD Text panel 4 3/8 x 2¼in. (11.1 x 5.7cm.); folio 6½ x 4½in. (16.7 x 11.3cm.) |
estimate £4,000 - £6,000 ($5,512 - $8,268) price realized £4,750 ($6,545) |
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Lot 52 A GENEALOGICAL SCROLL (SILSILANAMA) DECCAN, CENTRAL INDIA, 18TH CENTURY 187 3/8in. x 10in. (476cm. x 25.3cm.) |
estimate £7,000 - £10,000 ($9,646 - $13,780) price realized £27,500 ($37,895) |
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Lot 53 QUR'AN ILKHANID IRAN, 13TH OR 14TH CENTURY WITH LATER MUGHAL 17TH CENTURY ADDITIONS Text panel 6 x 3 7/8in. (15.3 x 10cm.); folio 11 x 7in. (28 x 17.8cm.) |
estimate £5,000 - £7,000 ($6,890 - $9,646) price realized £16,250 ($22,392) |
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Lot 54 A CALLIGRAPHIC CRADLE IRAN, 19TH/20TH CENTURY 22 x 16in. (26 x 40cm) |
estimate £2,000 - £3,000 ($2,756 - $4,134) price realized £2,125 ($2,928) |
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Lot 56 AL-BUSIRI: QASIDA AL-BURDA SIGNED 'ALI REZA 'ABBASI, SAFAVID IRAN, 16TH CENTURY Text panel 5 x 3 1/8in. (13 x 8cm.); folio 9 ½ x 6 ¼in. (24 x 16cm.) |
estimate £4,000 - £6,000 ($5,512 - $8,268) price realized £8,750 ($12,057) |
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Lot 58 WASEEM AHMED (B. 1976) Untitled mixed media on wasli 11 ½ x 6 ½ in. (29.2 x 16.5 cm.) |
estimate £1,000 - £2,000 ($1,378 - $2,756) price realized £1,250 ($1,722) |
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