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Islamic and Asian Art Timed Auction May 2020

Wednesday 27 May 2020 - 10:00 (CEST)

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Islamic and Asian Art Timed Auction May 2020

Lot n° 339

A BOOK DEPICTING BURMESE TATTOOS, BURMA (MYANMAR), LATE 19TH CENTURY

This wonderful large tattoo manuscript is covered on both sides of the foldout mulberry (saa) paper with sacred symbols of the zodiac and mythology, as well as numerology and sacred Buddhist texts. The book has 14 pages all illustrated on both sides with...

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Lot n° 340

ILLUSTRATED EDITION OF (20) ORIGINAL SERIGRAPHS BY ZENDEROUDI

illustrated edition of (20) original serigraphs by Zenderoudi, translated from Arabic by Jean Grosjean, preceded by a study by Jacques Berque. Accompanied by the manuscript of Ibn Bawwab (facsimile) commented by D. S. Rice. 4 parts in-4. Full brown leather...

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Lot n° 341

A MUGHAL PAINTING DEPICTING JAHANGIR IN DARBAR, INDIA, 20TH CENTURY

The painting depicts the Emperor Jahangir in the midst of a darbar. A darbar served an array of purposes including formal discussions of affairs of state and royal ceremonies. Here, Jahangir is seen in an audience hall surrounded by his son Prince Khurram...

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Lot n° 342

A MUGHAL MINIATURE OF A SEATED IMAM 20TH CENTURY

Gouache op paper depicting a seated Imam in Istanbul with Sultan Ahmed Mosque in the background. Surrounded by blue ,green and gold borders ,laid down on album page. 15 by 24 cm.

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Lot n° 343

A MUGHAL MINIATURE, INDIA, 19TH CENTURY

Gilt and gouache on paper, gold brocade fabric border, glazed, and set within a fitted velvet case; portraying a high-ranking noble standing in profile with a sword by his side. 34.5 by 24 cm.

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Lot n° 344

A RAJA ON A HORSE, MUGHAL CENTURY, 19TH CENTURY

A miniature painting depicting a raja on a horseback. Mewar school. 22.5 by 18 cm.

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Lot n° 345

A PERSIAN MINATURE BY SAADI SHIRAZI 17TH CENTURY

A Persian manuscript on paper, gauche and heightened with gold on paper by Sa'adi (1210-1292 AD, written horizontally and diagonally in black nastaliq script, reserved in clouds on a gold ground. Abu-Muhammad Muslih al-Din bin Abdallah Shirazi, better...

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Lot n° 346

A PAINTING DEPICTING A TRIBE FAMILY, MUGHAL, 19TH CENTURY

A company school painting of a craftsman. Painting: 34.5 by 22 cm.

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Lot n° 347

AN ILLUSTRATION FROM A SMALL SHANAMEH DEPICTING RUSTAM ASLEEP,17TH CENTURY

Gouache on paper heightened with gilt, with two line of Persian nastaliq above and below. 22.2 by 12.2 cm.

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Lot n° 348

A FRAMED MINIATURE FROM A LARGE SHAHNAME, SAVAVID, 17TH CENTURY

A miniature from a large Shahname, or Book of Kings, from Firdousi. Text in nasta'liq script in reserve on a background of lines enhanced with blue florets, on four columns, separated by golden lines. Iran, Safavid art. A- Bizen kills Human. The hero...

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Lot n° 349

A FRAMED MINIATURE FROM A LARGE SHAHNAME, SAVAFID, IRAN, 17TH CENTURY

B-Iraj is assassinated by his brother Tur. The hero holding his dagger looks at Tur's head on the lap of one of his companions. See J. Mohl, The Book of Kings, ed. 1976, vol. I, pp. 157-159. miniature: 24.5 by 20 cm.

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Lot n° 350

A SAFAVID STYLE ILLUMINATED MINIATURE DEPICTING TWO FIGURES, 19TH CENTURY

Grisaille pen and ink heightened with gold on paper, depicting a seated price leaning against a cushion and his servant with a wine cup. Laid down on album leaf decorated with gilt birds perched amongst floral motifs, ruled black and gold lines. Period:...

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Lot n° 351

A PERSIAN MINIATURE DEPICTING A ROSTAM FIGHTIING THE DEMON, 19TH CENTURY

Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, laid down on an album page, depicting Rostam fighting a Mythical beast. Rostam is a mythical hero of ancient Persia, son of Zal and Rudaba. In some respects, Rostam's position in historical tradition is...

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Lot n° 352

A MINIATURE DEPICTING A COMPOSITE MYTHICAL BEAST

A MINIATURE DEPICTING A MYTHICAL BEAST FORMED BY VARIOUS CREATURES (AL BURAQ) HYDERABD 1770-90 This buraq is emblematic of the Deccan’s cosmopolitanism. many visaul tradition are interwined in this image cousing through Central Asia, Turkey and Iran...

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Lot n° 353

AN OTTOMAN NAIL WORK CALLIGRAPHY LEAF, 20TH CENTURY

A nail-work calligraphy 'Mashallah' on polished cream paper in elegant nasta'liq script in mirror image. An Arabic phrase that means 'God has willed it' and is used to express appreciation, joy, praise, or thankfulness for an event or person that was...

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Lot n° 354

SHAMA'IL NAMEH, IRAN, 19TH CENTURY

Shama'il nama 'Hilyeh' Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, the Arabic text in gold within illuminated panels in three columns, Persian translation in nasta'liq in smaller panels between the lines of text, depicting Imam 'Ali and the appearance...

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Lot n° 355

A PAINTING WITH A VIEW OF MECCA, 20TH CENTURY

Gouache on paper, ruled in red border, depicting 'Al-Masjid Al-Haram' in Mecca with the five Maqams surrounded by houses. Note: The Kaaba contains some prominent buildings. Of these buildings, four shrines or Maqams were erected, each of which constitutes...

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Lot n° 356

AN OTTOMAN HILYEH SIGNED EL-HAJJ AHMAD KAMIL, TURKEY, DATED 1353 AH/1934 AD

A Fine Ottoman Hilya, signed Haj' Ahmad, in Arabic, illuminated manuscript on paper (Ottoman Turkey, dated 1353 AH/1934 AD) single leaf, text panel at the top with the blessing in a single line of gilt muhaqqaq outlined in black, then a circular text-block...

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Lot n° 357

A MUGHAL CALLIPGRAHY MINIATURE, 17TH CENTURY

Gouache and gold on paper, written in gold and white naskh script. laid down on album page. 32.5 by 20 cm.

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Lot n° 358

TWO PHOTOGRAPHS OF MECCA, 1346 AH/1927 AD

One photograph of two persons beside al-?ajaru al-Aswad, "Black Stone" is a rock set into the eastern corner of the Kaaba. The second A sebil or sabil of Zamzam Well built by the king " Abd al-Aziz ibn Abd ar-Ra?man Al Saud" A sebil: a small kiosk in...

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Lot n° 359

A PARCHMENT CODED LETTER, PROBABLY EGYPT, 12TH-13TH CENTURY

Parchment coded letter, probably Egypt. The homing pigeon was transported in private during the war.

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Lot n° 360

OLD FRAGMENT OF A PAPYRUS DOCUMENT, EGYPT, CIRCA 2100 BC

An old papyrus document fragment from an Egypt mummy cartonage. An important work of Dinarchus, a pupil of Demetrius of Phaleron and Theophrastus and the oldest such witness to the text, perhaps copied within the dates of the gates to the author provenance Origin:...

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Lot n° 361

FIVE OTTOMAN CALLIGRAPHIC EXERCISES (MASHQ) , TURKEY, 18TH/19TH CENTURY

Ink on paper, with lines of black naskh and thuluth scripts. Note: Practice allowed the calligrapher to determine the size of the script to be used, to try out the pen, to judge whether or not the inkt was of the correct consistency. And to map out...

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Lot n° 362

SIX OTTOMAN CALLIGRAPHIC EXERCISES (MASHQ), TURKEY, 18TH/19TH CENTURY

Including a saying of the Prophet, Arabic manuscript on paper, laid down between gold rules on colored or marbled paper. Each of the qitas with lines of large thuluth above and lines of smaller naskh script. Signatures of 1176 AH/1762 AD. largest: 31...

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Lot n° 363

AN OTTOMAN FIRMAN, DATED 1237 AH/1821 AD

An Ottoman firman written diagonally in black Diwani script, flawed by flower sprays within gilt borders. With the tugger of Mahmud II ( reigned. 1808- 1839) and dated in 1237AH.

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Lot n° 364

TWO QAJAR STYLE PAINTINGS DEPICTING A PARTY, QAJAR STYLE, 20TH CENTURY

After the Chehel Sutun painting of Shah 'Abbas receiving a high rank figure, flanked by courtiers, entertained by dancers and musicians playing on different instruments, waited upon by servants The second painting of a lady entertained by musicians in...

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Lot n° 365

A SAFAVID STYLE ILLUMINATED MINIATURE DEPICTING A LADY, 19TH CENTURY

Grisaille pen and ink heightened with gold on paper, depicting a seated lady with cup beside a large tree and a deer. Laid down on album leaf decorated with gilt birds perched amongst floral motifs, ruled black and gold lines.

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Lot n° 366

AN OTTOMAN FIRMAN, TURKEY, ABDUL HAMID I (R.1774 –1789)

Manuscript on paper, Ink on burnished paper, with 14 lines, alternating lines elegant red and black diwani script, the large gold tughra of Ottoman Sultan ABDUL HAMID I at the top. 70 by 24 cm.

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Lot n° 367

A GROUP OF COLORFUL AND NON-COLORED VIEWS OF THE MOST IMPORTANT MOSQUES IN EGYPT, 1984

A group of colorful and non-colored views of the most important mosques in Egypt, with a brief history of each accompanied by projections and engineering sectors. Mosques of Egypt from (21-1365 AH/ 641-1946 AD). The Kingdom of Egypt, Ministry of Awqaf,...

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Lot n° 368

AN OTTOMAN QURAN SECTION .17TH/18TH CENTURY

Comprising three juz' of the Quran 13-15, Quran 13 surah Ar-Ra?d, Quran 14 surah Ibrahim, Quran 15 sura Al-?ijr, Quran 16 surah An-Nahl, Quran 17 surah Al-Isra, Quran 18 surah Al-Kahf. Arabic manuscript on paar, with 30 leaves and 13 lines to each page,...

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Lot n° 369

DURR AL--MUKHTAR FI SHARH TANWIR AL-ABSAR,1070 AH BY AL-SHAYK MUHAMMAD ALA'AD-DIN HASKAFI

A book on Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh), deals with topics, such as: Marriage, Dower, Talaaq, Rights and Obligations of Spouses, Talqah, Wakf, Gift, Will and Inheritance.

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Lot n° 370

A PRAYERS BOOK, DATED 1234AH/1818AD

Arabic manuscript on paper, 100 leaves with 15 lines to each page, written in black naskh script with catch words in red ink within a red border. Talismanic numbers tables with with occasional marginal notes, contains many well-know prayers with the...

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Lot n° 371

A COMPLETE BOOK ABOUT MUSIC, POSSIBLY EGYPT, EARLY 19TH CENTURY

Arabic script consisting of 9 ff, mainly about the Arabic Maqams which is the system of melodic modes used in traditional Arabic music. The word maqam in Arabic means place, location or position. It is a technique of improvisation that defines the pitches,...

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Lot n° 372

SHARH ALMAWAKEF BY ADUD AL-DIN AL-IJI

An Arabic manuscript on paper, with 21 lines to each, written in black naskh script. A book on theology or ILM AL-KALAAM written by Judge Adud Al-Din Al-Iji, It was based on the books of Imam Fakhruddin al-Razi and Saif Al-Din Al-Amidi. Ilm al-Kal?m...

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Lot n° 373

RAHAT AL-ABDAN FI NUZHAT AL-ADHHAN BY HASAN AL-ATTAR, EGYPT, DATED 1296 AH/1878 AD

A medical book about physical serenity and mental wellness, Arabic manuscript on paper, 250 leaves with 2 flyleaves, 23 lines to each page written in bold black naskh script. By Shaykh Hasan al-Attar, an Islamic scholar, Grand Imam of al-Azhar from 1830...

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Lot n° 374

FAWAID DHHYAIEH FI SHARH AL-KAFIYAH BY AL-JAMI COPIED 1311AH/1893AD

An Arabic manuscript on paper, 399 leaves and 12 flyleaves, 12 lines to each page in black ink. Commentaries between lines and on the margins with red underlines of catchwords. This book is one of the most important books in grammar by Al-Jami (Nour...

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Lot n° 375

A BOOK ADIYAH ALI BIN ABI TALIB, DATED IN 1258N AH/1842 AD

A copy of a book on supplications in circulation on the authority of Abu Abdullah al-Hussein bin Ali, peace be upon him, and attached to some supplications of Imam Ali bin Abi Talib. With frequent and serial narrations, starting from Najm Al-Din Bahaa...

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Lot n° 376

AN OTTOMAN MATHEMATICAL BOOK BY SALEH HELMI BIN MUHAMED BARKUFCA IN 1262 AH/1845 AD

A book about area laws in mathematics, Turkish manuscript with numbers and drawings on paper with 23 leaves and 2 flyleaves, written in black and red ink with 2 lines to each page. Written by Saleh Helming bin Muhammed Barkufca in Istanbul in 1262 AH/1845...

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Lot n° 377

A COLLECTION OF OTTOMAN POETRY,18TH CENTURY

An Arabic and Turkish manuscript on paper. A book with a large collection of poetry calligraphies about prayers, invocations and supplications, written in black reserved in clouds on cream paper. A large tughra of sultan Mahmud I. A collection of calligraphic...

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Lot n° 378

AN OTTOMAN TURKISH POETRY COLLECTION BY FAZULI

An Ottoman Turkish poetry collection by Fuzuli Azerbaijani, Mahammad bin Suleyman, Classical Azerbaijani, Mahamm?d Süleyman oglu, better known by his pen name Fuzuli Azerbaijani 1494 – 1556, was an Azerbaijani of the Bayat tribes of Oghuz, poet, writer...

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Lot n° 379

TASHREEH AL-AFLAAK BY AL-AMILI AND SHARH ALHAIAH ALSUNNIAH BY IBRAHIM Al-QARMANI Al-AMEDI DATED 1025AH/1616 AND 1064AH/1653AD

An Arabic manuscript on paar, 28 leaves and 5 flyleaves,15 lines to each page, written in black naskh script with red ink, with drawings and commentaries about the astronomy. Tashreeh Al-aflaak : is a book on the science of astronomy, written by the...

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Lot n° 380

TAWIL AL'IASHARH W ATMATHIL ALEIBARIH BY ABU MUHAMMAD AFIF AL-DIN ABDULLAH BIN ABD AL-MALIK AL-MARJANI, DATED 950 AH/1543 AD

An Arabic manuscript on paper, 31 leaves with 2 flyleaves and 29 lines to each page, written in black and red ink. Written by Abu Muhammad Afif al-Din Abdullah bin Abd al-Malik al-Marjani, who died in 770 AH/1368AD Copied by Abdullah bin Ahmed Bin Abdullah...

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Lot n° 381

A MUGHAL DIWAN HAFEZ SHIRAZI, 19TH CENTURY

A Persian manuscript on paper, 179 leaves with 14 lines in black nastaliq script with 10 miniatures. Gouache heightened with gold on paper with Ghazel or poems in two columns within gold and polychrome borders. Hafez Shirazi: Khw?ja Shams-ud-Din Mu?ammad...

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Lot n° 382

DARAR ALHUKKAM FI SHARAH GHARR AL'AHKAM, ISTANBUL 1253 AH/1832 AD

Muhammad bin Framers Mulla Khusrow Hanafi, 885 AH/1480 AD. Copied by Muhammad Amin.Istanbul.1253 AH/1832 AD. About Hanafi Fiqh, human understanding of the divine Islamic law as revealed in the Quran. An Arabic manuscript on paper, with 410 pages and...

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Lot n° 383

AN OTTOMAN MANUSCRIPT IN TURKISH IN TEN READINGS OF QURAN WITH COMMENTS IN ARABIC, 19TH CENTURY

Ottoman manuscript in Turkish in the ten readings of Quran with comments in Arabic. 18.5 by 12.5 cm.

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Lot n° 384

TWO ILLUMINATED QURAN PAGES, OTTOMAN, 18TH-19TH CENTURY

Two Illuminated Quran frontispiece pages with 5 lines to each page in gold naskh script reserved in clouds with polychrome floral verse markers. with gold and striking blue decoration. 32 by 41.5 cm

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Lot n° 385

AN OTTOMAN QURAN, 18TH CENTURY

An Arabic manuscript on paper, with 298 leaves and 15 lines to each page, written in black naskh script, al-tajwid in red ink. Surah headings in white thuluth script on a gilt ground, gold verse markers, all within a gold border outlined in black. Large...

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Lot n° 386

AN OTTOMAN QURAN JUZ, LATE 19TH CENTURY

An Arabic manuscript on paper with 26 leaves, 7 lines to each page in bold black naskh script within a gilt and black border. Comprising Quran jus or section 22, surah headings in red naskh within gilt borders, opening biofolium with blue and gilt decorated...

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Lot n° 387

A RARE QURAN MINIATURE, TURKEY, COPIED IN CONSTANTINOPLE 1288 AH/1871 AD BY FATIMAH, LLE DE OMAR AL-QUNUTI

For his excellence Abu ‘Abdallah Yusef, ls de‘ Abdallah al-Qunawi al- Hana. Arabic manuscript of 26 leaves, calligraphy of 75 lines per page of black “naskh” micrograph on golden page. The illuminated opening frontispiece indicates that the calligrapher...

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Lot n° 388

A MAMLUK QURAN JUZ, EGYPT,14TH CENTURY

An Arabic manuscript on paper with 21 leaves and 2 fly leaves , 9 lines to each page in bold black naskh script. Comprising Quran juz or section 22, surah headings in gold naskh. Gold verse markers surrounded in black with gilt marginal markings of ‘hezb. Brown...

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