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LOT 0448
Sultanate Red Sandstone Frieze Fragment
NORTH INDIA, PROBABLY DELHI, CIRCA 1220-1225 A.D.
15 3/4 in. (20.5 kg, 40 cm).
Displaying a reserved high-relief Qur'an inscription fragment 6 (OL436), from Surah 3 (Al 'Imran), vs. 18 (OL425) (Frieze 2 Section q). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Frederick Elghanayan collection.
Acquired from Sotheby’s, London, UK, 19 April, 1993, lot 148 (part).
Ex central London gallery.
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LOT 0448
Sultanate Red Sandstone Frieze Fragment
Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)
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Indian Framed Dalail Khayrat Manuscripts
18th-19th century A.D.Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £125
Both framed and glazed with information cards to the reverses: a Northern Indian Mughal Qur'an leaf dated 1780 A.D., with prayers copied from Mulla Fathullah's Tafsir commentary in Naskh script, interlinear Persian translation throughout in red Nasta'liq in the margins, together with illuminated devices, with gold embellishment; an illuminated manuscript from a Dala'il prayer book, written in Naskh script framed by golden clouds, central borders of meandering vines; each with explanatory label to reverse of frame. 1 kg total, 28.7 x 23.5 cm each
Acquired by the vendor's father on the UK art market, before 1990. -
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Sultanate Red Sandstone Frieze Fragment
North India, probably Delhi, circa 1220-1225 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,040
Displaying a reserved high-relief Qur'an inscription fragment, Chapter (43) sūrat l-zukh'ruf (The Gold Adornment) OL438. 17.3 kg, 41.5 cm
Ex Frederick Elghanayan collection. Acquired from Sotheby’s, London, UK, 19 April, 1993, lot 148 (part). Ex central London gallery. -
Indian Gold Dagger Scabbard Suite
17th-18th century A.D.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
Belonging to a dagger and its scabbard, comprising: a tubular pommel cap with filigree ropework, repousse floral motifs; an elliptical-section scabbard throat with billetted border, reeded edges and floral motif; a triangular chape with reeded strip to the mouth. 27 grams total, 29-64 mm
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
