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LOT 0288
Islamic Illuminated Kufic Manuscript Page from the Qur'an
13TH CENTURY A.D.
9 5/8 x 8 5/8 in. (15 grams, 24.5 x 22 cm).
Square vellum leaf with 9 lines of Kufic script to recto and 10 to verso, black ink with liquid gold, red and blue ink diacritics and embellishments, pricked layout grid.
ProvenanceFrom an important family collection started in the late 1950s.
Property of a West London, UK, gentleman.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12281-220414.
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LOT 0288
Islamic Illuminated Kufic Manuscript Page from the Qur'an
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
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Qajar Tiles Decorated with Persian Battle Scene
19th century A.D.Estimate: £2,500 - 3,500 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,250
A panel of twelve glazed pictorial tiles in vibrant colours depicting a battle scene from the epic poem 'Shahnameh', written during the reign of Sultan Mahmoud Ghaznavi (979-1030 A.D). and presented to him by the poet Ferdowsi, with two warriors on horseback fighting with swords, four trumpeters above and wounded figures and discarded arms below; with three small cartouches of nastaʿlīq script inscription at top; the tiles set with ornamental studs at intersections; all mounted within a substantial part-gilt wooden frame for hanging or display. 24.5 kg, 87 x 68.5 cm
Ex Habib Anavian Galleries Ltd, New York, USA. with Mahboubian Gallery, London, UK. Accompanied by the original 1979 catalogue where this piece is published. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12129-217321. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Sitting Statuette of a Demon
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,105
Modelled sitting erect with left hand placed flat against his back; triangular head with low-relief eyes and mouth, knop ears and pointed chin; seated with erect penis on a low stool with everted feet; mounted on a custom-made stand. 77.3 grams total, 76 mm including stand
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
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Western Asiatic Orange Jasper Cylinder Seal with Animals
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
With incised frieze of birds and animals in a landscape, guilloche borders above and below. 4.6 grams, 24 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector; collection no.015. London collection, 2016.
