Roseberys Auctioneers

ISLAMIC ART & MANUSCRIPTS Friday 3 April 2020

ISLAMIC ART & MANUSCRIPTS Friday 3 April 2020 Starting at 10.30am PREVIEW EVENT Join us to view a selection of highlights from the auction at The Clubhouse, 8 St James’s Square, London, SW1Y 4JU Monday 30 March, 11am–5pm

VIEWING Wednesday 1 April 11am-5.30pm Thursday 2 April 9.30am-5.30pm Friday 3 April 9.30am-10.30am Head of Department: Alice Bailey Administrator: Sam Howard Please note the conditions of sale at the back of this catalogue Buyer’s Premium 25% + VAT (30% inclusive of VAT) Condition of items: a catalogue description does not state the condition of the item Catalogue Price £10 (£12 by post) Front Cover: Lot 248 Inside Front Cover: Lot 313 Inside Back Cover: Lot 324 Back Cover: Lot 134

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BUYING AT ROSEBERYS The following is intended to serve as a useful quick reference to buying at Roseberys.

Prior to bidding please familiarise yourself with our full conditions of sale which are applicable when bidding at one of our auctions. Our staff are available to assist you with any questions you may have.

Viewing Catalogues are available from reception and all lots are listed and illustrated at www.roseberys.co.uk Condition is not stated in the catalogue description and buyers are encouraged to view lots in person prior to bidding to satisfy themselves as to the accuracy of the description and condition of lots.

New Bidders New buyers are required to register before bidding. This can be done in person at reception, or via email to clientservices@roseberys.co.uk.

Photographic identification, full contact details and proof of address are required. Roseberys cannot accept bids from unregistered buyers. Once registered you will be provided with a paddle which states your bidding number for the auction.

Alternatively, online bidding is available through www.thesaleroom.com and www.invaluable.com, successful online bidders are charged an additional premium of 5% + VAT. Bidders must register by 9am on the morning of the auction to be able to buy online. You will be asked to complete the registration process prior to approval.

• Telephone bidding: A limited number of phone lines for lots in the auction are available for bidders subject to a minimum threshold. A member of staff would telephone you during the auction and bid live on your behalf. Please contact reception if you would like to enquire about booking a phone line.

The number of lines is limited so we would urge serious telephone bidding only and ask that you be prepared to bid over the top estimate.

Buyer’s Premium

New International Bidders In addition to providing proof of identity, new international bidders must leave a £500 deposit the first time they register and before bidding.

Successful bidders will be refunded their deposit once they have paid for their lots. Unsuccessful bidders will automatically be refunded within a week of the auction.

The buyer shall pay the hammer price together with a premium thereon of: 25% up to £250,000 (30% inclusive of VAT), 20% from £250,000-500,000 (24% inclusive of VAT), 12% from £500,000 onwards (14.4% inclusive of VAT) The premium price is subject to VAT at the standard rate.

Methods of bidding

VAT

• In person: at the auction room.

VAT is not charged on the hammer price unless it is stated that there is ‘VAT applicable on the hammer price’ at the end of the description. Buyer’s premium is subject to VAT.

• Commission bid: If you are unable to attend the auction, commission bids may be left indicating the maximum amount to be bid excluding the buyer’s premium. All bids must be received at reception at least one hour before the start of the auction. Clients are also able to leave a commission bid via our website on individual lot pages. These bids are actioned on your behalf by our in-house bidding software RoseberysLive, and are not visible to the auctioneer.

• Online bidding: You can follow all our auctions live online and bid via the internet using RoseberysLive, our in-house live bidding platform.

RoseberysLive is a secure online bidding platform provided by Roseberys to enable our clients to bid online from anywhere in the world. You can register to use the service or view the auction through our website www.roseberys.co.uk.

There is no charge to use this service.

(ARR) – ARTIST’S RESALE RIGHT Qualifying living artists and the descendants of artists deceased within the last 70 years are entitled to receive a re-sale royalty each time their work is bought through an auction house or art market professional.

It applies to lots with hammer value over €1,000 as follows: 0 to €50,000 - 4%, €50,000.01 to €200,000 - 3% €200,000.01 to €350,000 - 1%, €350,000.01 to €500,000 - 0.5% Exceeding €500,000 - 0.25% ARR is capped at €12,500 Please note ARR is calculated in euros.

Auctioneers will apply current exchange rates.

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Payment Payment is required immediately after the auction and can be made in the following ways: • Cash: up to the sterling equivalent of 10,000 Euros on the day of the transaction.

• Debit and Credit cards: excluding American Express. To protect against card fraud we are unable to make ‘card not present’ transactions online or over the phone for amounts over £1000.

To make a payment of over £1000 please make a bank transfer or visit the auction house in person.

• Bank transfer: Payment is accepted via bank transfer to the following account, (International bank transfers are subject to a £25 administration fee.)

Natwest Bank plc, Bloomsbury Parr’s branch, Sort Code 60-30-06, Account number 36952613, Swift code NWBKGB2L, Iban GB80NWBK60300636952613.

• Online via www.roseberys.co.uk (up to £1,000) Clearance of Goods Roseberys requests all lots are collected within five working days following the auction. After this, storage charges of £2 + VAT per lot will apply. Please contact our Client Services team should you be unable to collect your purchases within this time and we would be happy to discuss alternative arrangements.

Delivery Roseberys is unable to pack and ship items but can suggest the following companies: London/Surrey • Capital Fine Art Move: +44 (0) 7957 209523 • Bernard Thornton: +44 (0) 7970 118762 Nationwide/International • Mail Boxes Etc: +44 (0) 20 8649 9777 Specialist Packing • Pack and Send: +44 20 8392 6990 In order to release to a third party carrier you must inform Roseberys in writing of the lot number and carrier name. Please email clientservices@roseberys.co.uk Export of goods Buyers intending to export goods should ascertain whether an export licence is required before bidding.

Export licences are issued by Arts Council England and application forms can be obtained from its Export Licensing Unit. Details can be found on the ACE website www.artscouncil.org.uk or by phoning ACE on 020 7973 5188. The need for import licences varies from country to country and you should acquaint yourself with all relevant local requirements and provisions before bidding. The refusal of any such licences shall not permit the cancelling of any sale nor allow any delay in making full payment for the lot.

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1 1 Two pottery flasks, including a vessel with two small handles, the swollen body with relief decoration of a pendant head of Hathor on both sides, a notched band encircling, Late Period, after 600 B.C., 11cm and a pottery ampulla with two piercings forming handles for suspension, one side decorated with a cross surmounting an altar within an arched shrine, the other side with a worn central figure, possibly depicting St Menas within an arched shrine, 7.2cm, Coptic Egypt, circa 6th - 7th Century A.D. (2) Provenance: Private collection assembled in 1970s-80s, London £200 - 300*

2 2 A group of pottery vessels including a CyproMycenaean vessel with squat globular body and loop handle, the buff coloured body decorated with groups of encircling bands of varying widths, 8.2cm, circa 14th - 12th Century B.C.; four Cypriot Iron Age pottery vessels, each of buff pottery with concentric circle design, one a spherical bodied juglet with a side loop handle and petal decoration on the rim, 8.3cm, two miniature barrel flasks each with funnel neck, 7cm and 7.8cm, and a pilgrim flask with funnel neck and two looped handles, 10cm, circa 8th7th Century B.C.; and three ancient undecorated pottery vessels, including a small squat bodied juglet, 5cm, an ovoid vessel, 10cm and a handled jug with narrow base, 11.5cm high, circa 2000 B.C. - Roman (8)

3 Four pottery vessels, including a Corinthian spherical aryballos with worn lotus decoration, 6.8cm; an Etrusco-Corinthian alabastron with encircling band decoration and strokes around the neck, circa 6th Century B.C., 7.5cm; two Cypriot pottery red-on-black ware oinochoai both with a trefoil lip and concentric circle decoration in added black, one with tall neck, 8.3cm and one with spherical body and short neck, 6.5cm, circa 700 - 475 B.C., 6.5cm (4) Provenance: Private collection assembled in 1970s-80s, London £200 - 400*

Provenance: Private collection assembled in 1970s-80s, London £300 - 500*

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4 A group of sixteen fragmentary mainly ancient terracottas, including an archaising female figure wearing close-fitting drapery, 13cm; a Hellenistic naked youth with a cloak across the shoulders, 11cm; two polychrome painted Coptic heads from an adorant figure, 6cm and 8.2cm; a Cypriot head of a horse with applied features, 8.2cm; a Hellenistic pendant appliqué of a boy wearing a Phrygian hood, 6.8cm; a Romano-Egyptian comic actor’s mask, 5cm; a Parthian terracotta head of a bearded male, 7.5cm, circa 5th Century B.C - 7th Century A.D., and eight other fragmentary heads, busts and a figure, various periods, some not ancient (16) Provenance: Private collection assembled in 1970s-80s, London £300 - 500*

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5 An Egyptian banded alabaster alabastra, late Period Ptolemaic, 7th - 2nd Centuries B.C., the smaller thin-walled example with short cylindrical neck and everted rim, with vestigial lug handles and rounded base, 6.8cm high Provenance: Purchased in the 1960s in Cairo by the British Ambassador to Egypt Sir Harold Beeley KCMG CBE (15 February 1909 - 27 July 2001) £200 - 300* 6 An Egyptian banded alabaster alabastra, late Period - Ptolemaic, 7th - 2nd Centuries B.C., with disc rim, short cylindrical neck and vestigial lugs, 8.9cm. high Provenance: Purchased in the 1960s in Cairo by the British Ambassador to Egypt Sir Harold Beeley KCMG CBE (15 February 1909 - 27 July 2001) £150 - 200* 6

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7 A Greek core-formed blue glass alabastron, circa 2nd-1st Century B.C., the vertical ribbed body flaring towards the rounded base, decorated with yellow combed trailing, extending from the disc rim, 9.5cm high Provenance: Private collection, New Mexico, acquired prior to 2000. £400 - 600*

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8 A Roman terracotta Molossian hound, circa 1st century A.D., forming part of a water spout, the foreparts of the dog modelled with well-defined curls of thick fur, with ears alert, the face with raised eyebrows, large eyes and pointed nose, 14.5cm high Provenance: Private collection, New Mexico, acquired prior to 1991.

For a similar fragmentary water spout in the shape of a dog, see the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, inv. no. 72.AD.119. £400 - 600* 8

9 A Greek terracotta antefix with the head of Io, Taranto, circa 4th Century B.C., the nymph depicted with cow’s horns, now largely lost, her wavy hair bound by a wreath, wearing pendant earrings, with almond-shaped eyes, full lips and rounded chin, with traces of white slip, 17cm high Provenance: Private collection, New Mexico, acquired prior to 1991.

The nymph Io was a priestess of Hera, who Zeus took as a lover; in a bid to protect her from Hera’s wild jealousy, he changed her into a beautiful white heifer. For a closely-related antefix in the British Museum see C. Johns, Cattle, History, Myth, Art, London, 2011, p. 70, acc. no. 1884.1011.7. £400 - 600*

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10 An Etruscan terracotta cinerary urn and lid, circa 3rd-1st Century B.C., the lid in the form of the figure of the deceased, reclining and draped in a himation, resting a phiale on the right bent knee, the base of plain rectangular chest form, the base 40cm x 25cm; 47cm high (incl. lid) Provenance: Count Aluffi-Piccolomini-Pentini collection, Siena.

With Fallani, Rome.

Private collection, New Mexico, acquired from the above in July 1968 and exported under license. ÂŁ1,500 - 2,500* 11 An Etruscan terracotta votive head of a young man, circa 3rd-2nd Century B.C., of hollow form, wearing a himation drawn over wavy hair, with almond shaped lidded eyes and full lips, traces of red pigment around the lips, 25.5cm high Provenance: Private collection, New Mexico, acquired prior to 1991. ÂŁ800 - 1,200* 11

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12 Two Faliscan red-figure beak-spouted oinochoai, circa 4th Century B.C., comprising an oinochoe decorated with a profile female head wearing a kekryphalos and radiate stephane, flanked by scrolling tendrils, an owl on the neck, details in added white; the other vessel decorated with a duck flanked by palmettes on the body, a further palmette on the neck, 30cm and 27cm high respectively (2) Provenance: Private collection, New Mexico, acquired prior to 1991. £500 - 800*

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13 An Etruscan pottery amphora, ItaloGeometric, circa 7th-6th Century B.C., with geometric decoration in red including encircling bands, a horizontal wavy band interspersed by ‘x’ motifs at the shoulder, with two rows of vertical wavy linear panels below, 28cm high Provenance: Private collection, New Mexico, acquired prior to 1991. £800 - 1,200*

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14 A group of eleven Etruscan bucchero ware vessels, circa 7th-6th Century B.C., comprising a large oinochoe, a spur on either side of the strap handle, a band of vertical striations around the central body, rays emanating from the base, 30.5cm high; a smaller oinochoe with banded decoration, 21.5cm high; a third oinochoe with vertical striations around the body and half fan motifs at the shoulder, 15.3cm high; a biconical amphora with dotted half fan motifs at the base of the neck and broad open work straphandles, with trianular and dot designs, 24cm high; a chalice with a band of notched decoration at the base of the bowl, 16.4 cm high; a strainer vessel with perforated spout, with a notched band around the body, 22.5cm high; an olpe with rays emanating from the pad base, fan motifs on the body and half fan motifs on the shoulder, 21.8 cm high; a smaller olpe with striations on the lower body, encircling bands above and half fan motifs at the shoulder, 15cm high; an undecorated olpe, 15.5cm high; a small kyathos with double knot handle, 7.5cm high; and a kylix decorated with rays, encircling bands above and half fan motifs at the shoulder, 15.5 cm diam. (11)

15 An Etruscan impasto ware biconical urn, circa 9th-8th Century B.C., of burnished black fabric, the tall bulbous neck with incised meander and dot decoration, with single loop handle, the squat spherical body with five square panels, each with an ‘X’ shaped or swastika motif, 40cm high

Provenance: Private collection, New Mexico, acquired prior to 1991. £1,000 - 1,500*

Provenance: Private collection, New Mexico, acquired prior to 1991. £400 - 600*

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16 A Villanovan impasto ware biconical urn and lid, circa 9th-8th Century B.C., of burnished black fabric, the neck and shoulder incised with a dotted and hatched zig-zag motif and concentric squares with swastikas respectively, a single looped handle at the shoulder, the lid serving as a bowl with incised hatched and chevron motifs and an arched handle, 31cm high (excl. lid) Provenance: Private collection, New Mexico, acquired prior to 1991. £800 - 1,200* 17 A Roman bronze dish with lion mask handle, 21.3cm maximum diam., and Roman bronze handle, a siren where the handle joins the vessel rim, her arms outstretched, the escutcheon plate in the form of a dionysiac mask, 16cm (2) Provenance: Property of a Belgian estate £300 - 500* 18 A Roman marble head of a young boy, possibly Eros, 9cm high

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Provenance: Property of a Belgian estate £200 - 400*

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19 A black-figure stemmed kylix, the exterior decorated with palmettes alternating with tendrils, probably Greek, 5th-4th Century B.C., 6.3cm high, 22cm max diam; a Greek black glazed ovoid jug with broad strap handle, flared base and bulge below the funnel rim, 19cm high and two small black glazed Boeotian kantharoi, on conical feet, one black glazed, the other red glazed, misfired black in places, both decorated with vertical strokes around the rim exterior, 9.3cm max height, circa 4th Century B.C.; a Roman pottery terra sigillata amphora, an appliqué of eros riding a leaping bull on one side, another of eros in a chariot on the other side, palm fronds frame each scene, 18cm high; circa 3rd Century A.D.; three buff coloured Roman pottery vessels, including two jugs, 16cm and 14.1cm high, the larger with handle missing and a small unguentarium, 8.2cm high; a Boeotian terracotta male head, traces of the original slip remain, circa 5th Century B.C., 5cm; five bronze coins, Roman and later and a small white marble female figure, Not Ancient, 5cm (15)

20 A reproduction Egyptian round-topped stele, of red glazed pottery with an offering scene and pseudo hieroglyphic inscription, 11 x 11.4cm, Not Ancient, accompanied by a note in German dated 1943 Provenance: Property of a Belgian estate £80 - 120*

Provenance: Property of a Belgian estate £400 - 600*

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21 Two Boeotian black glazed kantharoi, circa 5th Century B.C., carinated towards the base, on a stemmed foot with raised ridge, the looped strap handles with interior struts and short projecting spurs, 27cm high and 25 cm high Provenance: Property of a Belgian estate ÂŁ1,000 - 1,500*

22 A large Boeotian black glazed kantharos, circa 5th Century B.C., with carinated lower body, on a stemmed foot with raised encircling ridge, the high looped strap handles with interior struts and projecting spurs, traces of the extensive decoration remain on the body and handles, 37.cm high Provenance: Property of a Belgian estate ÂŁ1,000 - 1,500*

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23 A Pre-Columbian red glazed pottery tripod vessel, with moulded frog head handle flanked on either side by a raised moulded rosette, a single projection on the opposite shoulder, with narrow cylindrical neck, banded decoration on the shoulder below, 16cm high, and two Pre-Columbian terracotta figures, one male, 10cm high, and one female, 7.7cm high Provenance: Property of a Belgian estate £400 - 600* 24 A Nayarit pre-Columbian pottery bowl, 300B.C.-300A.D., painted in the Chinesco style, with painted black zig-zag design to body, the exterior rim with a series of hatched anchor shapes and hearts, a large flowerhead design to base, 12cm. high x 15.4cm. diam.

Provenance: Property of a Lady, acquired in the late 1960s on the London Art Market £200 - 300*

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26 A Roman-style mosaic, 19th/20th, century, the black, white and red tesserae composed into a geometrical pattern centred on a round medallion, in a wood frame, 56 x 56cm.

Provenance: With purchase receipt dated 13 Aug, 1974. £400 - 600*

25 An intact unglazed pottery jug of globular form with small loop handle, Iran, 1st millennium B.C., 9cm. high x 8.4cm. diam. (at mouth); and an unglazed waisted tripod vessel, Iran, circa 2nd millenium B.C., the deep bowl with concave sides, the dark red slip decorated in black with encircling double bands, each containing irregular vertical strokes, 9cm. high x 10.5cm. diam. (2) Provenance: Jug with receipt from Bluett & Sons Ltd. dated 20th May, 1970; tripod vessel with receipt from Newman & Newman Antiques Ltd. 9, October 1969 £150 - 200*

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27 A Scythian gold bracelet, Central Asia, 5th century BC, the clasp with bird in profile turning its head to side, with attachment pin to reverse, the other end of band with hole, 6.1cm. diam.

Provenance: Private Collection Scotland formed in the 1980s and 1990s £4,000 - 6,000* 27

28 A Scythian gold plaque or buckle in the form of a leopard in profile, Central Asia, 5th century BC, with attachment loop to reverse, 3.8 x 2.2cm.

Provenance: Private collection Scotland formed in the 1980s-90s £3,000 - 4,000* 28

29 A small carved agate bowl, India or Iran, 19th/20th century, on a short foot, with flared sides, 2.5cm. high x 5cm. diam. £500 - 700*

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30 30 A Kufic Qur’an folio, Near East or North Africa, 9th/10th century, a section from Qur’an II (sura albaqara), Arabic manuscript on parchment, each side with 6ll. of elegant brown kufic script, red and green dot vocalisation, diacriticals marked with black strokes, gold rosette verse marker, within outer gold border, mounted, folio 28.5 x 18cm.

Provenance: Private Collection, London formed in the 1970s £2,000 - 3,000*

31 31 A Kufic Qur’an folio on vellum, North Africa or Near East, 9th century, Arabic manuscript on vellum, 7 lines to the page, written in large Kufic script in black ink, diacritics indicated by red dots, 37.6 x 28cm.

Provenance: Private collection, London Another folio from the Qur’an was offered at Sotheby’s, 13 November 2017, Lot 28. £3,000 - 5,000* * plus Buyers Premium 25% + VAT (30% inclusive of VAT) ARR - indicates an additional charge may apply, see information on page 2.

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32 32 A Qur’an folio, North Africa, 10th-11th century, Arabic manuscript on vellum,Qur’an XXVI (sura al-shu’ara, with 13ll. of sepia Mahgrebi text to both sides, polychrome vocalisation, gold and polychrome rosette verse markers, three gold and polychrome marginal devices of roundel and teardrop forms, folio 18.8 x 17.8cm. £800 - 1,200*

33 A Mamluk Qur’an section, late 13th-early 14th century, comprising Qur’an II (sura al-baqara), vv. 1-186 (part), Arabic manuscript on paper, 12ff., plus two modern fly-leaves, each folio with 13ll. of black muhaqqaq script, with gold and polychrome rosette verse markers, read reading marks, with red thuluth marginal notes, the opening folio with gold and polychrome illuminated panels, with restored margins, in modern gilt and stamped binding with flap, folio 35.4 x 25.3cm.

Provenance: Christie’s South Kensington, 23 April 2012, lot 123 £600 - 800*

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34 A section from a large Qur’an, Iran, 13th/14th century, 8ff. with 12ll. per page of black rayani script, gold and polychrome rosette verse markers, marginal medallions in gold and polychrome, folio 42.2 x 30cm.; and another Qur’an section, Iran, 13th century, 3ff., 10ll. of black rayani script to page, red verse headings, gold verse markers, Persian interlinear translation, 40 x 27cm. (11) £400 - 600* 35 Two bifolium from a Qur’an, Iran, 13th century, Arabic manuscript on paper, with 13ll. of neat back naskhi script per page, gold rosette verse markers, black diacritical marks, corrections in red, verse headers in polychrome on gold, gold marginal sunburst roundels, mounted, folio 17.8 x 13.5cm. (2) £100 - 200*

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36 36 Imam ‘Ala’ Al-din ‘Abdul-Aziz: Kashf Al-Asrar fi sharh al-Bazdawi, Egypt or Near East, 14th-15th century, Arabic manuscript on paper, 228ff., with 25ll. of neat black naskh per page, some phrases in red, incomplete, in European binding, folio 26 x 18cm. £1,500 - 2,000*

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37 37 A Qur’an Juz, Iran, 14th century, 20ff., Arabic manuscript on paper, Juz’ XV (part), Qur’an 18 (sura al-kahf), vv.3-56, with 4ll. of bold black Muhaqqaq script, diacritical marks in black, gold and polychrome rosette verse markers, gold and polychrome marginal roundels and teardrops, modern brown binding, folio 26 x 18.5cm. £500 - 700*

38 38 Juz 17 Sura al-Isra of a Qur’an, Iran, 15th century, 9ff., Arabic manuscript on paper, sura alisra), vv.79-108 (part), with 4ll. of bold black Muhaqqaq script, diacritical marks in black, gold and polychrome rosette verse markers, gold and polychrome marginal roundels and teardrops, modern brown binding, folio 26 x 18.5cm. £200 - 400*

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39 A collection of traditions, signed Mustafa bin Khidr, Iran or Anatolia, dated AH 877/147273AD, 191ff., Arabic manuscript on paper, with 21ll. of black naskh script per page, some phrases underlined in red, marginal notes, a religious treatise, first 20 folios a 19th century replacement with notes in Ottoman Turkish, in modern dark green binding with flap, folio 27 x 18cm. £200 - 300*

40 Four bifolios from a Qur’an, Egypt, 16th century, Arabic manuscript on paper, each folio 9ll. of black text with the first, fifth and ninth lines in large Muhaqqaq script, the remaining text in naskh, verse endings with gold roundels, mounted in pairs, folio 24.8 x 16.5cm. (4) £300 - 500*

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41 41 A calligraphic page from an Aq Qoyunlu divan of ‘Ali Shir Nava’i, from a manuscript signed by the court calligrapher ‘Abd al-Rahim al-Ya’qubi, probably Tabriz, Iran, AH 881/1480 AD, gouache on paper heightened with gilt, the calligraphic panel with 8ll. of neat black nasta’liq script in cloudbands on a cobalt ground scattered with flowers, outer border with further inscription in gold in cloudbands on a red crosshatched ground, within a gilt decorated pale blue border, mounted, painting 28.5 x 17cm.

The bulk of this manuscript, which includes the signed and dated colophon, was sold at Sotheby’s, 22 April 2015, lot 69. Single leaves are in a number of public and private collections. £1,000 - 1,500*

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42 A Qur’an section, Ottoman Turkey or possibly Iran, 15th/16th century, Part of juz’ IV, Qur’an III, sura al ‘imran, v.187 to Qur’an IV, sura al-nisa, v.19, 12ff., Arabic manuscript on paper, 11ll. Of elegant naskh to the page, with gold and polychrome rosette verse markers, marginal section markers in gold thuluth, sura heading for Qur’an IV in gold thuluth within a gold cartouche, in modern binding, folio 23 x 16cm.

Provenance: Christie’s 30 April 1992, Lot 193 (part lot) £200 - 300*

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43 Anonymous, Risalah shurut al-Salat, a treatise on prayers, Iran, dated Safar 955/March 1548, Persian manuscript on paper, 20ff., 12ll. to the page written in elegant nasta’liq script in black ink, inner margins ruled in blue and gold, catchwords in wide outer margins, one illuminated headpiece in colours and gold, the preface with a dedication to Shah Tahmasp from the original text, waterstaining, some crude repairs, later brown morocco, worn and faded, folio 18.9 x 11.5cm.

Provenance: The collection of the late Jafar Ghazi. £300 - 500* 43 44 ‘Ubaydullah bin Mas’ud bin Taj AlShari’a: Sharh Mukhtasar Al-Wiqaya Al-Ma’ruf bi Al-Niqaya, 35ll. of black naskh per page with important words and phrases in red, marginal notes throughout, rebound in red and gilt leather binding, 31 x 20cm £100 - 200* 45 Juz 8 of a Qur’an, China, late 16th century, 58ff., with 5ll. of black Muhaqqaq script within red rule border, with gold rosette verse markers and diacriticals in red, surah headings in gold ornamental script, with illuminated marginal decoration, the double frontispiece richly decorated in gold and polychrome, cloth binding, folio 30 x 22cm. £600 - 800*

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46 Juz 4 of a Qur’an, China, 16th century, 52ff., with 5ll. of black bold Muhaqqaq script per page, with gold rosette verse endings and diacritical marks in red, surah headings in gold ornamental script, an illuminated marginal device marks the mid-Quran section, the double frontispiece decorated in gold and polychrome, a similarly decorated double page spread at end, brown leather binding with blind tooled decoration, folio 29 x 20cm. £300 - 500*

47 Juz 21 of a Qur’an, China, late 16th century, 59ff., with 5ll. of bold black Rayhani script per page within red rule, verse endings are gold rosettes, surah headings in gold ornamental script, illuminated marginal devices, with illuminated double page frontispiece and similarly decorated double page at end, cloth binding, folio 28 x 20cm. £600 - 800*

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48 A Qur’an section beginning with Juz 22, China, late 16th century, 38ff., Arabic manuscript on paper, with 5ll. of neat black Rayhani script within red and black rule, gold roundel verse markers, black diacriticals, with corrections in red, opening folio with shamsa, double frontispiece decorated in gold and polychrome, final double page spread with polychrome decoration, folio 17.5 x 12cm. £300 - 500*

49 A prayer book, signed Yuser bin Ahmad Khan bin Madina, China, dated Muharram 1000AH/October 1591AD, Arabic manuscript on paper, 122ff., each folio with 5ll. of black sini script per page with red border, sura headings in red, verse roundels in gold and polychrome, the opening frontispiece illuminated, colophon signed and date written in Arabic, stamped brown morocco binding, 23 x 16cm. £500 - 700*

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50 ‘Abdallah al-Ansar, Nasayih, Maxims of ‘Abdallah, copied by Muhammad Amin al-Husaini Turmudi, Ottoman Turkey, probably Constantinople, dated AH 988/AD 1580-81, Persian manuscript on gold-sprinkled paper, 15 leaves, 9 lines to the page written in elegant nasta’liq script in black ink, inner margins ruled in gold, catchwords in wide outer margins, one illuminated headpiece in colours and gold, discoloration, waterstaining, marbled-paper covers, worn, 19 x 11.2cm.

Provenance: The collection of the late Jafar Ghazi.

An inscription on folio 1r states: From the library of Abu Bakr bin Rustam bin Ahmad al-Shirvani (the celebrated bibliophile). £400 - 600* 50 51 Two works in one volume: Abd alRahman Jami, Lama’at, Persian religious poetry; Risalah ‘Jami ‘ala al-hafiz’, copied

by Muhammad Qasim al-Jami, Ottoman Turkey, dated AH 955/AD 1548-49, Persian manuscript on paper, 34ff., approximately 14-15ll. to the page written in elegant nasta’liq script in black ink, inner margins ruled in blue and gold, catchwords, two illuminated headpieces in colours and gold, contemporary brown morocco with stamped central medallions and cornerpieces decorated with intertwining floral and vegetal motifs in red on a gold ground, rebacked, tears to spine, with flap, 20.8 x 12.5cm.

Provenance: The collection of the late Jafar Ghazi. £200 - 400*

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52 An anthology in Persian verse and prose including a risalah entitled alFaridhiya, Mughal India, written at Ahmedabad, dated AH 1000/AD 159192, Persian manuscript on paper, 43ff., 17ll. to the page written in one or two columns of small nasta’liq script in black ink, inner margins ruled in blue and gold, catchwords, significant words picked out in red ink, two illuminated headpieces in colours and gold, rather browned, some waterstaining, soiling, marbled paper covers, rebacked, worn, 17.7 x 11.2cm.

Provenance: The collection of the late Jafar Ghazi. £200 - 400* 52 * plus Buyers Premium 25% + VAT (30% inclusive of VAT) ARR - indicates an additional charge may apply, see information on page 2.

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53 Two illustrated folios from a manuscript on poetry, Provincial Iran, 16th century, gouache in paper heightened with gilt, the first depicting two princes on horseback out hunting deer, with 5ll. of neat black nasta’liq above arranged in two columns, painting 16 x 7.8cm. and the second depicting a prince and princess seated in a pavilion with attendants, with two lines of neat black nasta’liq above and below, painting 16 x 7.8cm., mounted, glazed and framed together Provenance: Private Collection Scotland; Stuart Carey Welch Collection, 6 April 2011, Lot 56 Published: Arts from the Land of Timur. An Exhibition from a Scottish Private Collection, Sogdiana Books, 2012, p. 259., no. 485. £800 - 1,200*

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54 Juz 20 of a Sultanate Qur’an, India, 16th century, Arabic manuscript on paper, 18ff. with 6ll. of gold outlined with black muhaqqaq script, diacriticals in black, with verse headings in in blue with red diacriticals on a red cross-hatched ground, gold rosettes, marginal illumination in teardrop form with floral polychrome decoration, in modern brown tooled binding with central medallion, folio 27.5 x 22cm. £500 - 800*

54 55 Juz 4 of a Chinese qur’an, China, late 16th century, 53ff., 5ll. of black Rayhani script per page, richly decorated with floral and geometric designs and illuminated in gold and colour, decorated bifolio at the end, the verse endings with gold rosettes and vowel markers in red, surah headings in gold ornamental script, with a gilt marginal decoration marking the mid section, original blind tooled binding, folio 28 x 21cm. £400 - 600*

55 56 A Safavid Diwan of Hafez, Iran, signed and dated 1014AH/1605AD, 271ff., Persian manuscript on paper, with 13ll. of fine black nasta'liq per page arranged in two columns, gilt floral decoration in headers and panels, opening bifolio with illuminated header and borders, an illuminated header on folio 14, 4 owner's seals to final folio, colophon signed but undeciphered, in brown morocco binding with cut out and tooled medallions, 17.6 x 9.5cm. £800 - 1,200*

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57 57 A Safavid copy of the Khamsa of Nizami, Iran, 17th and 19th century, 43ff., Persian manuscript on paper, with 22ll. of neat black nasta’liq arranged in four vertical columns per page, 20 illustrations done in the Qajar period, and 3 illuminated headers, the manuscript includes three of the Khamsa’s five chapters: Layla wa Majnun, Haft Paykar, and Iskandarnama. The colophon to the Haft Paykar bears the erroneous date of AH 711, brown morocco binding with tooled medallions and spandrels. folio 28 x 17cm. £1,800 - 2,000*

58 Juz 11 of a Qur’an, China, 17th century, 56ff., with 5ll. of black muhaqqaq script per page within red rule, verse endings in red, marginal ornaments in gold and colours, surah headings in red ornamental script, with double page illuminated frontispiece, two end pages are lightly decorated and illuminated in gold and colours, cloth binding, folio 28 x 21cm. £200 - 400*

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59 Juz 25 of a Qur’an, China, 17th century, 60ff., with 5ll. of black Thuluth script within red rule, verse endings in red, surah headings in red ornamental script, the double page frontispiece decorated in polychrome with floral designs, the double page to end similarly decorated, cloth binding, folio 29 x 20cm. £300 - 400

59 60 Shaykh Hamdan, three religious treatises in one volume, Iran or Ottoman Turkey, early 17th century, Persian and Arabic manuscript on paper, 13ff, 19ll. to the page written in small nasta’liq script in black ink, significant sentences and headings written in nasta’liq script in red ink, inner margins ruled in blue and gold, three illuminated headpieces in colors and gold, worming, some crude repairs, later Ottoman red morocco gilt, folio 23 x 16.1 cm.

Provenance: The collection of the late Jafar Ghazi. £300 - 500* 60

61 Majnun seated at court, Safavid Iran, early 16th century, gouache on paper heightened with gilt, shown seated on a carpet to upper right, musicians and and courtiers at her feet, a polylobed pond with ducks and animals below, reverse with illuminated header and 19ll. of black nasta’liq arranged in four vertical columns, border of gilt flowers on a cream ground, 32.5 x 20cm. £200 - 300*

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62 Mir Khwand, Raudat al-Safa, vol.

VI only, on Timur and his descendants, Iran, dated 20th Safar 1030/14th January 1621, Persian manuscript on paper, 293ff., 21ll. to the page written in naskhi script in black ink, significant words and sentences picked out in red ink, inner margins ruled in green, blue, red and gold, catchwords in wide outer margins, one illuminated headpiece in colours and gold, some crude repairs mostly restricted to outer margins, rather browned, some worming, brown morocco with stamped central medallions and cornerpieces of gilt leather inlay, worn, crudely rebacked, doublures of brown morocco with central medallions and cornerpieces decorated with gilt filigree and coloured grounds, some filigree now missing, 38 x 24cm.

Provenance: The collection of the late Jafar Ghazi.

A note on the last leaf, dated AH 1202/AD 1787-88, states that the manuscript was presented to a certain Muhammad Taqi. There is also a 19th century owner’s name and seal impressions of a certain Muhammad Vali Qovanlu (unidentified). £800 - 1,200*

63 ‘Ali bin Sultan Muhammad al-Qari (d.1014AH/1605-06 AD): al-hizb ala’zam wa al-wird al-afkham, signed ‘Ali al-Shukri, Ottoman Turkey, dated 1214AH/5 June 1799-1800AD, 68ff., Arabic manuscript on paper, with 11ll. of neat black naskh to the page, gold rosette markers, opening bifolio finely illuminated, colophon signed and dated, in Ottoman gilt morocco, folio 16.5 x 10.5cm.

Mullah ‘Ali al-Qari’s celebrated litany, religious supplications arranged into seven parts to be read each day of the week £3,000 - 4,000*

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64 Juz 28 of a Qur’an, China, 17th century, 57ff., with 5ll. of black Muhaqqaq script per page, the opening and closing bifolios with 3ll. , corrections in red, gold rosette verse markers, verse headers in green on gold, polychrome and gold decoration to opening and closing bifolios, in original brown leather blind tooled binding, folio 28 x 20cm. £400 - 600* 65 Juz 9 and 10 of an Ottoman Qur’an and Juz 25 of another Ottoman Qur’an, Turkey, 17th century, in an unrelated Ottoman brown leather binding with tooled medallion, binding 30 x 19cm. (4) £300 - 500*

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66 Imam al-Busiri (d. 1296-97 AD): Qasida alBurda, signed Sadiq bin Yusuf of Sian, China, dated 1010AH/1601-2AD, 87ff., Arabic manuscript with interlinear translation, with 5ll. of black Rayani style script per page, diacritical marks in black, copious notes, the ‘Poem of the Mantle’, a celebrated ode to the Prophet Muhammad, colophon stating that this was copied in Xi’an in AH 1010 by Sadiq bin Yusuf, in restored Chinese morocco, folio 32 x 21.5cm. £3,000 - 5,000*

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67 Juz 24 of a Qur’an, China, 17th century, 52ff.

Arabic manuscript on paper, with 5ll. of black Rayani script per page, with diacritical marks in black, corrections in red, verse headers in red, gold and polychrome marginal roundels, opening bifolio with gold and polychrome illumination, original brown tooled binding with flap, folio 27.2 x 20.5cm. £500 - 700*

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68 A Chinese Qur’an, 18th century, Arabic manuscript on paper, 17ll. of neat black Sini script per page, diacritical marks in black and corrections in red, opening bifolio with gold and polychrome script, original tooled leather binding, 19.2 x 14cm. £1,000 - 1,500* 69 A treatise on Alchemy: Risala daqa’iq almizan wa maqadir al-awzan, North Africa, probably Morocco, 19th century, 10ff., Arabic manuscript on paper, most pages with 23ll. of sepia script, corrections in red, the main text followed by other short treatises, including Kitab al-misbah and another text mentioning Abu Zakariya (probably Muhammad bin Zakariya al-Razi (d.925 AD)), this added part with three diagrams, in red morocco with flap, folio 23 x 18cm. £200 - 300*

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70 A collection of Surah verses, Safavid Iran, early 18th century, 97ff., Arabic manuscript on paper, with 7ll. of small and large naskh script to the page arranged within panels with outer gold rule, the whole within a gold and polychrome border of leaves on a gold ground, some headers on a red hatched ground, opening bifolio with text on gold ground, gold and polychrome decoration to text heading and flowers and tendrils to borders, starting with Qur’an I (al-fatiha) and Qur’an VI (sura al-an’am), within gilt decorated painted lacquer binding with medallion and flowers, folio 11 x 7cm.

Provenance: Private Collection London £2,000 - 3,000*

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71 Al-Sahifat Al-Kamila, Qajar Iran, Dated 1126AH/1713-14AD, Arabic manuscript on paper, 333ff, with 8ll. of black naskh per page and Persian interlinear translation in red, within gold rule, opening folio with illuminated header and floral gilt margins, brown morocco binding with tooled medallions, folio 21 x 13cm. £100 - 200* 71 72 A book of prayers and poems in praise of the Prophet Mohamed, China, 18th century, 48ff., with 5ll. of black Rayhani script per page with annotations in smaller naskhi script, simply decorated with floral and geometric designs and illuminated in gold and colours, with illuminated opening bifolio, cloth binding, 25 x 19cm. £400 - 600*

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73 Ghiyat Al-din Bin Humam al-din Khwandmir (d. 1525AD): Habib Al-Siyar, Iran, 18th century, with a note in pencil to interior front folio,”Ex bibl.

Marquis Hastings, Phillips, 29 December 1868”, 29ll. of neat black nasta’liq per page, brown tooled leather binding, the pages restored, 36 x 27.5cm £200 - 300*

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74 74 A Qur’an, late Safavid Iran, late 17th/early 18th century, Arabic manuscript on paper, 211ff. plus one fly-leaf, each folio with 19ll. of black naskh script, with gold and polychrome roundel verse markers, sura headings in red thuluth script in clouds on gold ground within cartouches, text within gold and polychrome rules, opening folio with gold and polychrome illuminated margins and text in clouds over gold ground, with added marginal comments in fine shikasteh script, sura titles in each top corner in shikasteh script, colophon possibly signed, one seal impression with date of AH 1187, in original lacquer covered binding, text panel 9.8 x 5.1cm.; folio 13.8 x 8.5cm.

Provenance: Christie’s 23 April 2012, Lot 252 £800 - 1,200* 75 A Zand Qur’an, Iran, 18th century, 284ff., Arabic manuscript on paper with Persian interlinear translation, with 15ll. of black naskh per page within gold border, headers in red, in damaged floral lacquer papier mache binding, folio 20.6 x 12.2cm. £600 - 800*

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76 76 A section of a Qajar copy of the Gulestan of Sa’adi, Iran, 18th century, 47ff., Persian manuscript on paper, the text in black nasta’liq within a gold and blue rule border with diagonal text surround, one illuminated header, on miniature, possibly misbound when rebound in red leather, French inscription on back fly-leaf reading ‘manuscrit et miniature persanes du XVIIIe siècle. Arcachon, 22.7.70. Relié à Strasbourg, Mai 1971. Bibliothèque Molinès Jacques’, folio 20.6 x 15cm. £800 - 1,200*

77 A Qajar prayerbook dated 1174AH/1762AD, 38ff., Arabic manuscript on paper, 9ll of neat black nask with gold interlinear border and outer border, coloured paper, signed Sulayman Khan [..] Mirza Qasim, opening with Qur’an XXXVI (sura ya-sin), the colophon with date of AH 1174/176162AD, lacquer binding with marbling in black and gold within floral gilt border on black, folio 20.5 x 13cm. £150 - 250*

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78 Juz 10 of a Qur’an, Qing China, late 18th century, 52ff. with 5ll. of black Thuluth script per page within red rule, verse endings and diacriticals in red, surah headings in red ornamental script, opening page with the Bismallah as a large gilt and polychrome medallion, double frontispiece with polychrome floral decoration, in modern Chinese binding, folio 22 x 16.5cm. £100 - 200* 78

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79 A long legal document, Damietta, Nile Delta, Egypt, dated beginning Rajab 1206AH/February 1792AD, Arabic manuscript on paper, 220cm x 24cm £100 - 200*

80 A Safavid portrait of a bearded prince, Iran, 17th century, pencil and opaque pigments on paper, depicted amongst sprays of blue flowers, wearing an three-quarters length coat with pricked pattern and cloud collar, holding a stick and a katar at his waist tucked into his sash, mounted, glazed and framed, painting16 x 8cm.

Provenance: Property of a Lady acquired Christie’s Oriental Works of Art and Ceramics, 22 Oct 1992, Lot 153 £800 - 1,200*

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82 Three firmans relating to the holders of land grants, Ottoman Turkey, 18th Century, dated during the reigns of Sultan Ahmed III (reg. 1703-30) and Osman III (1754-57), comprising A. A firman confirming a certain Yusuf, son of Sefer, as the hereditary lease-holder of the Sýðla Sancak (Izmir district), dated the end of Safar 1127/March 1715, Ottoman Turkish manuscript on paper, in scroll form, seven lines of text written in divani script in black ink, tughra of Sultan Ahmed III at top, 58 x 38cm.

B. A firman, confirming a certain Ibrahim, described as medium height, with hazel eyes and lightcoloured eyebrows, as the holder of a land grant (timar) worth 45,000 akçes, dated on the back 21st Ramadan 1118/27th December 1706, Ottoman Turkish manuscript on paper, in scroll form, nine lines of divani script written in black and red ink, tughra of Sultan Ahmed III, perforation, 84 x 36cm.

C. A firman confirming a certain Tursun Mustafa, described as tall, with hazel eyes and lightcoloured eyebrows, as the holder of a land grant (zeamet) of the value of 26,500 akçes in the village of Revan, dated verso 19th Shawwal 1170/7th July 1757, Ottoman Turkish manuscript on paper, in scroll form, six lines of text written in divani script in black and red ink, tughra of Sultan Osman III in red at top, 78.5 x 44cm.(3)

81 81 Sazay Hasan De De Zada, Divan, copied by Dervish Husain al-Rudusi (from the island of Rhodes), Ottoman Empire, probably Rhodes, dated 5th Safar 1165/23rd December 1751, Ottoman Turkish manuscript on paper, 93ff., 17ll. to the page written in two columns of naskhi script in black ink, double intercolumnar rules in red, inner margins ruled in red, catchwords, headings and significant words including the name of the poet picked out in red, one illuminated headpiece in colours and gold, some folios towards the end detached, edges frayed, some soiling, later brown morocco with marbled paper covers, worn, 20.2 x 15cm.

Provenance: The collection of the late Jafar Ghazi. £300 - 500*

Provenance: The collection of the late Jafar Ghazi. £100 - 200*

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83 ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar al-Baydawi (d.

1260AD), Tafsir, Vol. II. Tafsir al-Baydawi, signed Sulayman Khawaja Ibn Muhammad al-’Attar, Ottoman Turkey or provinces, dated Rabi’ II 1141AH/November-December 1738AD, 527ff., Arabic manuscript on paper, 33ll. of black cursive to the page, colophon signed and dated, in 18th century Ottoman tooled and gilt morocco with flap, folio 27.5 x 18cm. £100 - 200*

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84 A talismanic scroll, Ottoman provinces, 18th or 19th century, Arabic manuscript on paper, in black cursive script, the text punctuated by diagrams with the names of the Four Righteous Caliphs, followed by numerous diagrams in red and black, 7 x 395cm.

Provenance: Christie’s, 7 October, 2011, Lot 30 £400 - 600*

85 85 A miniature qur’an, India, 18th century, 600ff., Arabic manuscript on paper, with 14ll. of neat black naskh to the page within blue rule border, gold roundel verse markers, opening illuminated bifolio, gold marginal medallions, headers in white naskh on a gold ground, floral lacquer binding, folio 10.6 x 6.4cm. £700 - 1,000*

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86 A Sufi geneology, Kashmir, dated 1142AH/1729AD, unbound, seemingly of Panah Mir ‘Ayn al-Din Sahib Zadeh, incomplete and unfinished, Persian manuscript on paper, first folio with date of 128[0]?/1864 AD, including polychrome diagrams and two nasta’liq quatrains, many folios blank, folio 25 x 16cm. £100 - 200* 87 Juz 3 of a Quran, Kashmir, India, or Central Asia, 19th century or earlier, Arabic manuscript on paper, 24ff., 11ll. of large black naskhi text to the page, fully vocalized with recital marks in red, all within rules borders, final folio with a fine 18th century octagonal ownership seal impression, tooled brown leather binding, folio 32 x 19cm.

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Provenance: Bonhams and Brooks, Islamic Works of Art including the Egee Art Collection, 17 October 2001, Lot 109. £200 - 400*

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88 A ground of 10 bound illustrations from a Kashmiri manuscript, North India, 19th century, gouache on paper heightened with gilt, with text panels of nasta’liq script above and below, 13.8 x 8.3cm. £200 - 300* 88

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89 Juz 3 of a Chinese Qur’an, China, late 18th century, 56ff., with 5ll. of black Rayhani script to page, verse headings in red, opening bifolio richly decorated with floral and geometric designs and illuminated in gold and colour, original blind tooled binding, 22 x 18.5cm. £400 - 600*

89 90 Juz 29 of a Qur’an, China, 18th century, 54ff., Arabic manuscript on paper, with 5ll. of black Rayani script per page within red rule border, diacritical marks in black, text corrections in red, opening bifolio with gold and polychrome illumination, original tooled brown binding with modern blue cloth lining, folio 26.5 x 19cm. £400 - 600*

90 91 Juz 26 of a Qur’an, China, 18th century, 50ff., Arabic manuscript on paper, 5ll. of black Rayani script per page, with black diacritical marks, gold rosette verse markers, corrections in red, opening bifolio with gold and polychrome decoration and marginal decoration, in brown tooled binding, folio 27.2 x 20cm. £400 - 600*

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92 Juz 18 of a Qur’an, China, 18th century, 52ff., Arabic manuscript on paper, 5ll. of black Rayani script per page, with black diacritical marks, gold rosette verse markers, corrections in red, verse headers in blue on gold, gold and polychrome marginal decoration, opening and final bifolio with gold and polychrome decoration and marginal decoration, in red tooled binding with modern cloth , folio 25 x 18.5cm. £500 - 700*

92 93 Juz 1 of a Qur’an, China, 18th century, 53ff., Arabic manuscript on paper, 5ll. of black Rayani script per page, with black diacritical marks, gold rosette verse markers, corrections in red, verse headers in red on gold, opening and closing bifolio with gold and polychrome decoration and two marginal decorations, in brown tooled binding with modern blue cloth interior, folio 27.2 x 19cm. £500 - 700*

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94 Juz 22 of a Qur’an, China, 18th century, 63ff., Arabic manuscript on paper, 5ll. of black Rayani script per page, with black diacritical marks, gold rosette verse markers, corrections in red, verse headers in white on gold ground, opening and closing bifolio with gold and polychrome decoration, marginal roundels, missing binding, folio 27.6 x 20cm. £500 - 700*

94 95 An Ottoman treatise on jurisprudence, Turkey, dated beginning of Ramadan AH 1138/May 1726 AD, copied in Yenishehir, Ottoman Bursa, signed ‘Uthman bin Mas’ud al-Qarahisari [..] , 233ff., Turkish manuscript on paper, in brown lacquered morocco with gilt decoration, folio 26.7 x 15.5cm.

An ownership inscription on reverse of f1.

Gives the name of Muhammad Sa’dullah bin Lutfallah bin Abu Ishaq Isma’il bin Ibrahim bin Hamra and is dated 12 Sha’ban AH 1183/11 December 1769 AD. £500 - 700*

95 96 Kitab al-Jami’ al-Saghir, signed Muhammad bin Ahmad bin Mawlana Habib Mir Kan, Central Asia, 18th or 19th century, 139ff., Arabic manuscript on paper, 16ll. of black naskh script per page, corrections in red, marginal notes, a collection of traditions (hadith), possibly

by Imam Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti (d. 1505 AD), colophon stating that the manuscript was copied in Ramadan AH 977, in modern binding, folio 30.8 x 20.3cm. £300 - 400*

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97 97 A prayerbook, China, 19th century, 42ff., Arabic and Persian manuscript on paper, 7ll. of black Sini script per page, gold and polychrome to opening folio, polychrome decoration to opening bifolio, in restored brown tooled binding, folio 18 x 11.5cm. £200 - 300*

98 98 An Ottoman manual on jurisprudence Safina al-fatawa, Turkey or Ottoman Balkans, 18th century, 344ff., Arabic manuscript on paper, with 31ll. of neat black naskh script with headers in red and important words and phrases underlined in red, opening folio with gold and polychrome decorated header, in restored brown leather binding with tooled medallions, folio 30.3 x 20cm. £300 - 500*

99 A Qur’an, Provincial Iran, 19th century, 289ff., 15ll. of black naskh script per page within red rule, verse endings and some diacritical marks in red, surah headings in green, marginal decorations of roundels, opening double frontispiece decorated in red, green and yellow, modern brown binding, pages restored, folio 33.5 x 21cm. £400 - 600*

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100 A Qajar calligraphic muraqqa, signed by 'Ali Raza Abbasi, Iran, with a date of 1007AH/1598AD, Persian manuscript on paper, of concertina form, with 10 calligraphic panels, each with 2ll. of black nasta'liq text within cloudbands on a gold ground, and 2 smaller panels between with gold flowers to interstices, within an outer border of gold and blue flowers, each page with margin of flowers, animals on coloured paper, the original lacquer papier mache binding with central medallion in gold on black within a larger lobed cartouche of red and pink flowers, within outer border of similar, album page 30 x 19.9cm. ÂŁ3,000 - 5,000*

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101 Masud bin Umar AlTaftazani (d.1390AD), Al-Sharh Al-Mutawwal, Arabic manuscript on paper, 337ff., 11ll. of black script on buff paper, important sections underlined in red, with numerous paper inserts and marginal notes, in brown leather binding with flap, folio 35.2 x 22.5cm. £300 - 400*

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102 Dawlatshah bin ala alDawla Bakhtishah Al-Ghazi Al-Samarqandi (d. 1494AD), Tadhkirat Shu ‘Ara, 297ff., with 15ll. of black naskh script per page, opening folios replaced later, colophon to final folio, in modern red leather binding with gilt medallions and spandrels, folio 25 x 18cm. £300 - 400*

103 A complete North African Qur’an, copied by Ibrahim ibn Ahmed, probably Morrocco, dated 1282AH/1865AD, Arabic manuscript on paper, 334ff. with 13ll. of sepia Maghribi script per page, sura headings in red and yellow, with a dated colophon, original stamped leather binding, folio 11.9 x 11cm. £200 - 300*

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104 A calligraphic composition in geometric Kufic script, Ottoman Turkey, probably 19th century, the rectangular composition formed of interlocking paper bands, with yellow script on red background, mounted on cardboard, framed and glazed, 6.7 x 12.1cm.

Provenance: Christie’s 23 April 2012, Lot 404 £1,000 - 1,500* 105 A Qur’an, Central Asia, 19th century, 333ff., with 13ll. of neat black naskh per page, the verse markers polychrome rosettes, with diacriticals in black and red, marginals decoration of polychrome roundels, surah headings in black, opening double page frontispiece with polychrome decoration in red, brown, green and blue with split-palmette design, in modern brown binding, some folios restored, folio 33.2 x 21cm. £400 - 600*

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106 Majmu’a, a collection of Persian poetry arranged alphabetically, Ottoman Empire, early 19th century, Persian manuscript on white, yellow, pink and green paper, 95ff., verses written diagonally in three columns of neat nasta’liq script in black ink, significant words and titles picked out in red ink, intercolumnar rules in gold, detailed index with titles written in nasta’liq script in red ink and the letters of the alphabet picked out in gold, in good condition, contemporary brown morocco gilt, slightly worn, doublures of patterned paper, folio 23.5 x 12.8cm.

107 Shahab al-Din Abu’l’Abbas Ahmad al-Mahari al-Shafi’i, Zad al-Musafir fi ma’rifat rasm fasl al-dayir, a treatise on astrology, abridged by the author from his work Irshad al-hayir ila ma’rifat wadha’ khutut fasl al-dayir, North Africa, probably Morocco, circa 1800, Arabic manuscript on paper, 13 leaves, 16 lines to the page written in disciplined maghribi script in black ink, significant words and headings picked out in blue and red, catchwords, two tables, extensive worming crudely repaired, modern brown binding, 19.9 x 14.7cm.

Provenance: The collection of the late Jafar Ghazi. £200 - 300*

Provenance: The collection of the late Jafar Ghazi. £500 - 700*

108 An illuminated calligraphic muraqqa, in concertina form, Ottoman Turkey, 19th Century, Arabic manuscript on yellow paper, laid down on card, 16 album pages, each page with two lines of text in large bold thuluth script in black ink, illuminated roundels between verses, one illuminated headpiece in colours and gold, floral sprays around and interspersing text, goldsprinkled and coloured inner margins, outer borders of various colours, sprinkled with gold, final page with incorrect attribution to Hafiz Osman, leather binding with marbled covers, 29.9 x 23.1cm. (closed) Provenance: The collection of the late Jafar Ghazi. £1,000 - 1,500*

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109 109 A group of manuscripts (6) comprising ‘Abd al-Baqi al-Zurqani (d. 1688AD) (attrib. to), Kitab al-bi’, North Africa, probably Morocco, 19th century, 278ff., Arabic manuscript on paper, 31ll. of black and red mahgribi script, legal manual on the application of Islamic law in the matter of selling (buyu’), not signed or dated, in modern dark red morocco with flap, folio 32 x 22cm.; Imam al-Qadi ‘Ayyad (d. 1149 AD), Kitab alShifa bi ta’rif huqaq al-mustafa, Morocco, 19th century, 185ff., Arabic manuscript on paper, 21ll. of black and mahgribi script to the page, a celebrated account of the life of the Prophet Mohammed, reddish brown morocco binding, folio 28.5 x 20cm.; A manual on Islamic law, signed Muhammed bin Ramadan Bu’l Qasim bin al-Shaykh ‘Abd al-Nafi’ al-Sharif al-Fasi, Morocco, dated Friday end of Shawwal 1195AH/October 1781AD, 230ff., Arabic manuscript on paper, 33ll. of sepia maghribi to the page, apparently on the application of Islamic law in selling (buyu’), numerous folios replaced, colophon signed and dated, in modern burgundy binding, folio 28.4 x 20cm.; An Ottoman religious manual in verses, Turkey or Ottoman Provinces, 17th-18th century, Ottoman Turkish manuscript on paper, 192ff., in two hands, 25ll. of black cursive to the page, text arranged in two columns, in modern binding, 28.7 x 19.5cm.; A compilation of traditions, Egypt or Eastern Mediterranean, 14th-15th century, possibly a commentary on Qadi ‘Ayyad’s Kitab al-Shifa, 526ff., Arabic manuscript on paper, 21ll. of black cursive to the page, incomplete at beginning and end, occasional marginal commentaries, final folio mentioning Qadi ‘Ayyad’s Kitab al-Shifa and various names of religious authorities and dates in the early 600AHs, folio 23 x 15cm.; A Quranic commentary, probably Central Asia, 19th century, 359ff., Arabic manuscript on paper, 15ll. of cursive text with the Qur’anic text in red and interlinear commentary in black cursive, incomplete at end, in modern binding incorporating an old stamped morocco cover, folio 33.5 x 20.5cm. (6) £600 - 800* 110 A Qajar prayerbook, signed Muhammad Ibrahim, dated 1240AH/1824-25AD. 30ff., Arabic and Persian manuscript on paper, with 5ll. of black cursive on a gold ground, illuminated opening header, within polychrome lacquered floral binding, folio 18 x 11cm. £200 - 300*

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111 A manuscript, Iran, dated 1152AH/1740AD, 5ll. of black nasta’liq per page arranged within gold and outer blue rule, illuminated opening folio, brown tooled binding, 25 x 13cm. £600 - 800*

112 A Qur’an, Iran or Central Asia, first haf 19th century, 344ff., Arabic manuscript on paper with Persian interlinear translation, 12ll. of neat black naskh script per page with translation in red nasta’liq within red and blue rule, some marginal notes in Persian, opening bifolio with illuminated headers, text arranged within cloudbands on a gold ground, brown stamped leather binding, folio 30 x 19cm. £500 - 800* 112 * plus Buyers Premium 25% + VAT (30% inclusive of VAT) ARR - indicates an additional charge may apply, see information on page 2.

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113 Zakariya bin Muhammad al-Qazwini (d.

1283 AD): Kitab ‘aja’ib al-makhluqat wa ghara’ib al-mawjudat, Ottoman Meditteranean, 17th/18th century, 230ff., Arabic manuscript on European watermarked paper, with 23ll. of black cursive naskh per page, important words and phrases underlined in red, several diagrams, first two folios a later replacement with date of AH 1206/1791-92 AD, in brown tooled binding, folio 19.5 x 14.2cm. £400 - 600*

114 A Qajar ink drawing of combatant fantastical beasts, Iran, 19th century, ink on paper heightened with gold, the central scene with a feline creature overcoming a deer within a rocky landscape, cloudband and butterfly above, within gilt border of flowers with gold speckled outer border, mounted on an album page, drawing 14.8 x 10cm., album page 29 x 22cm.

Provenance: Private Collection formed in the 1970s £300 - 500*

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115 An Ottoman Qur’an, signed Hafiz Husayn al-Husni known as Qaysariuni, dated 1236AH/182021AD, Arabic manuscript on cream paper, 303ff. plus three flyleaves, with 15ll. of black naskh, corrections in red, within gold and black rules, gold and polychrome rosette verse markers, catchwords, sura headings in white thuluth on gold and polychrome illuminated panels, gold and polychrome marginal motifs, opening folio heavily gilt with polychrome decoration framing 7ll. of black naskh in clouds reserved against a gold ground, colophon indicates that the scribe was a student of the calligrapher Ibrahim al-‘Afif, in brown morocco with flap decorated with gold painted central medallion and spandrels, red paper doublures, folio 15.5 x 10cm.

Provenance: Private collection London £4,000 - 6,000*

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116 Abu ‘Abdullah Muhammad bin Sulayman bin Abu Bakr (d. 1465): Dala’il Al-Khayrat, signed Muhammad Amin Hafiz al-Qur’an, Ottoman Turkey, dated AH 1225/1810-11 AD, Arabic manuscript on paper, 148ff. plus three fly-leaves, each folio with 13ll. of black naskh, key words highlighted in red, gold and polychrome rosette verse roundels, chapter headings in gold and polychrome illuminated cartouches, the opening with an illuminated gold and polychrome floral headpiece and elaborate gold rosette verse markers, full page gold and polychrome illustrations of the Masjid al-Haram at Mecca and the Mosque of the Prophet at Medina, multiple colophons, one indicating that the text was copied from the script of Shaykh Hasan al-Jabarti, others signed and dated, in original stamped and gilded brown leather morocco binding with flap, folio 18 x 12cm.

Two prayer books arranged and signed by this calligrapher, Muhammad Amin al-Rushdi, tabardar of Old Saray, known as Hafiz al-Qur’an of Adrianople, disciple of Hajji Muhammad of Kutahya, are in the Chester Beatty Library, Dublin (The Chester Beatty Library, a Catalogue of the Turkish Manuscripts, cat. No. 463 and 464). The term tabardar (in Persian ‘halberdiers’) is probably identical to baltajis (in Turkish ‘halberdier’) who acted as guards to the princes, princesses and ladies of the Harem and were under the orders of the Governors of the Harem. Their barracks were in the Old Saray. £1,000 - 1,500*

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117 117 The Souk of al-Ghuri. “The Ghooreeyeh”, Robert Hay, lithographed by J.C.Bourne after Hay, O.B.Carter & C.Laver, on stone by J.C. Bourne Drawn by O.B.Carter Archtecht, published for the Proprietors by Hodgson & Greaves.1840 London Tilt and Bogue 1840; and Mosquee au Kaire, 1851, Girault de Prangey (1804-1892) lithographed by A. Mathieu (1810-1864), Imp. Lemercier, Paris. 63.9 x 34.5cm and 64.5 x 44.6cm. (2) £100 - 200*

118 A Qajar calligraphic panel, Iran, late 19th century, Arabic manuscript on paper, 3ll. of large gold nasta’liq script on a blue ground with delicate sprays of gold leaves and flowers, border of dense naskh script in red, mounted, glazed and framed in an ornate gold frame, panel 35 x 24cm.

Inscription: wilayat ‘ali bin abi talib husni (The Wilaya (divine leadership) of ‘Ali bin Abi Talib is My Fort’) £1,000 - 1,500*

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119 119 Shaykh Mahmud Shabistari (d. circa 1320 or circa 1340): Gulshan-I Raz,‘The Rose Garden of Secrets’, signed Rezaquli Adib Shirazi, Qajar Iran, dated 8 Muharram AH 1297/22 December 1879 AD, Persian manuscript on polished paper, 65ff., with 11ll. of black nastaliq arranged in two columns, illuminated header to first folio, in red leather binding, folio 21.5 x 14cm. £600 - 800*

120 120 A study of a bearded shepherd in the Safavid-style, Iran, 19th century, ink and gilt on paper, depicted leaning on his staff his goats at his feet, and wearing a gold turban wrap, three panels of Persian nasta’liq text above and below, within a border of flowering vases and birds, image 19.5 x 13.5cm., panel 31 x 19.4cm. £300 - 400*

121 A calligraphy panel, Iran, 19th century, 7ll. of shikasteh script within cloudbands on a gold ground, within golddecorated blue and coral borders, on an album page, together with two sections from Qur’ans, possibly Ethiopia, in black sepia script with polychrome decoration, and a small Quran folio, Iran, 13th-14th century, with gold marginal decoration (4) £300 - 500*

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122 122 A inheritance scroll document with genealogical tree of Qadi Taj al-Din ‘Abd al-Wahhab, copied near the Masjid Al-Nabawi, Medina, dated Safar 1261AH/1845-6AD by Ahmed bin Shams Muhammad al-Mukhallilati al-Fardi, Medina, and made to his male and female descendants, on watermarked laid paper with the initials of F.P. (possibly Fratelli Palazzuoli), comprising a genealogy and list of names, complete, 31.5 x 548.2cm. £800 - 1,200* 123 A treatise on Maliki jurisprudence (Fiqh), copied by the author ‘Abd al-Rahman al-Fasi for himself, Morocco, dated Saturday 7 Rabi’ II 1270AH/1854AD, Arabic manuscript on paper, 286ff., with 21ll. of small black maghribi within red and blue rule, some words in red, marginal notes, opening folio with a table of contents, Starting with a chapter on zakat, a fly leaf with a quote from kitab bulugh al-ma’rab fi akhbar al‘aqrab of Ibn ‘Asakir, original red morocco binding with green tooled central medallion, 23 x 18cm. £300 - 400* 124 A Qur’anic commentary, signed ‘Abd Rabbuh Kabbur bin ‘Umar bin al-Qarashi al-Sharif, Morocco, dated 1304AH/1886-87AD, Arabic manuscript on paper, 123ff., with 23ll. of small neat sepia script per page, verse headers in red, some words in blue and red, within red rule border, in tooled green morocco binding with flap, folio 22 x 18cm. £400 - 600*

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125 Twenty-Six Qur’an Juz from a Qur’an in Thirty Juz, China, 19th century, Arabic manuscript on paper, with 5ll. of large black Rayani script per page, reading markers in red, sura headings in red script within red cartouches, text within double red rules, with catchwords, opening and final bifolios with gold and polychrome illumination, each in green cloth covered binding, folio 26.3 x 19.2cm. (26) £3,000 - 4,000*

126 Shaykh Muhammad bin Ibrahim bin Khalil al-Tata’i (d. 1535 AD): Sharh tanwir al-maqala fi hull alfaz al-risala, North Africa, dated Monday 1st of Safar AH 1255/16 April 1839 AD, first half (Vol.I) of this commentary on a work on fiqh by Imam Khalil, 349ff. Arabic manuscript on paper, with 23ll. of sepia Maghrebi script per page, important words and phrases in red, colophon dated, brown tooled binding with medallion with flap, folio 21 x 14.5cm. £300 - 400*

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127 A collection of historical anecdotes: Hada’iq al-azamin fi mustahsan al-ajwiba wa almudhikat wa al-hukam wa al-amthal wa al-hikayat, Morocco, second half 19th century, Sawadim al-alsina fi riyad al-afkar ‘ala ifnan alaqlam, A collection of anecdotes on famous historical figures of Islam, 362ff., Arabic manuscript on paper, with approx. 25ll. of sepia Mahgrebi script per page, headings and important words in red, final folio lacking, in associated north African burgundy morocco, folio 21.5 x 16.5cm.

The preface of this works states that it is dedicated to dedicated to Fakhr al-Muluk wa al-Salatin Amir alMuslimin al-Mustaghni bi’Llah Abu ‘Abdillah Mawlana bin Amir alMu’minin Abi al-Hajjaj bin Mawlana Amir al-Muslimin bin Abi alWalidayn. This appears to be Abu ‘Abdullah Muhammad [VII} bin Abi al-Hajjaj al-Mustaghni bi-Llah who ruled over the Kingdom of Granada between 1392 and 1408. £200 - 300* 128 An Ottoman Qur’an, Turkey or Balkans, 19th century, colophon possibly added and giving the name of the scribe as ‘Uthman and the date of copy as AH1229/1813-14 AD, 300ff., Arabic manuscript on buff paper, 15ll. of neat black naskh script with gold verse roundels, verse headers in white on polychrome, gold and polychrome marginal decoration, some smudging, original red morocco tooled binding with medallion, folio 17 x 12cm. £300 - 500*

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130 A Qajar portrait of a prisoner with his head pilloried in the branches of a tree, Iran, 19th century, pencil and opaque pigments on paper, with birds perched in the branches, within gold and red margins, outer pink border decorated with leaves, and border of Persian nastaliq inscription cartouches, signed to centre ‘Bahman’, mounted, glazed and framed, painting 15 x 10cm.

Provenance: Property of a Lady acquired Christie’s, Oriental Works of Art and Oriental Ceramics, 22 Oct 1992, Lot 152 £600 - 800* 131 A religious compilation, Central Asia, 19th century, Arabic manuscript on paper, comprising a number of short treatises on religion, in various hands, written on different types of paper including blue paper, final folio lacking, in soft brown morocco, folio 21.8 x 15cm. £200 - 300*

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132 Qadi ‘Abd al-Salam: Sharh al-ahkam alshir’iya, signed Ahmad al-Taghmawi (?), North Africa, dated Tuesday Sha’ban AH 1263/26 July 1847 AD, 243ff., Arabic manuscript on paper, 26ll. of sepia Mahgrebi script per page, some important words in red, on law and jurisprudence (fiqh), Arabic manuscript on paper, in original gilt red morocco, loose in binding, folio 21 x 16cm.

This author identified here as Qadi ‘Abd al-Salam is probably ‘Izz al-Din bin ‘Abd al-Salam (1181-821262 AD), a Shafi’I theologian.

Provenance: Sotheby’s October 1993 £300 - 500*

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133 A Safavid manuscript of poetry, Iran, 17th century, Persian manuscript on blue paper, with18ll. of black shikasteh and nasta’liq text arranged in two vertical columns, headers in red on a gold ground, in later Qajar lacquered papier mache binding folios loose from binding, folio 21.6 x 13cm. £200 - 300*

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134 134 A fine and rare Timurid copy of Jala al-din Rumi (d.1273 AD) Mathnawi Ma’nawi, Iran, circa 1480AD, 335ff., Persian manuscript on paper, 19ll. of black nasta’liq arranged in four columns within gold and blue rule, headings in red, blue and gold, gold and polychrome frontispiece decorated with a rigorous and complex pattern of interlacing split-palmettes, flowering vines and stellar motifs, the text in cloudbands set against a hatched ground, titles in white ornamental Kufic script, with polychrome decorative border around gold text on folios 2a, 2b, final folio replacement, numerous personal seal stamps, in later Safavid lacquered papier mache binding binding, damage to left side of most folios, folio 28 x 17.5cm.

Provenance: Private collection, London For a comparative example see Sotheby’s 6 April 2011, Lot 220 £2,000 - 3,000*

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135 A Safavid manuscript, Iran, 16th century, 184ff., Persian manuscript on paper, 12ll. of black nasta’liq text arranged within two columns within gold rule, headers in red, opening bifolio with gold and polychrome decorated header and text within cloudbands with outer border of gold flowers and plants, in later Qajar lacquered papier mache binding, folio 22.2 x 13cm. £800 - 1,200*

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136 136 A Qajar Qur’an juz, Iran, 19th century, 23ff., Arabic manuscript on paper, 14ll. of black naskh to page with corrections in red within gold and blue rule, verse headers in gold on and gold and polychrome decorated ground, the upper left and right corner of each bifolio decorated in gold anad polychrome, marginal decorations in gold and polychrome, opening folios wth gold and polychrome decorated header, in a lacquer papier mache binding decorated with lobed central medallion containing a gul-o-bulbul design, with flowers to spandrels and border of Persian inscription cartouches, the interior of each with large iris, 34 x 21.5cm £800 - 1,200* 60

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137 A Qajar lacquered papier mache mirrorcase, Shiraz, Iran, circa 1850, of rectangular form, decorated to front and back with dense gulo-bulbul design, the interior with scene of Ali and his two sons, outer border of gold scrollwork on brown and black, 27.5 x 17.5cm. £400 - 600*

138 A Zand or Qajar lacquered papier mache mirrorcase, Iran, 18th century, of rectangular form, decorated to front and back with gul-o-bulbul design on a sparkling ground within an outer border of cartouches containing Persian inscriptions in nasta’liq,and delicate gold scrolling gold leaf and flowers design, the interior with a fine portrait of ‘Ali, 29.5 x 19.2cm. £800 - 1,200*

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140 A Qajar lacquered papier mache mirrorcase, Shiraz, Iran, circa 1850AD, of rectangular form, decorated to front and back with iris, daffodils, hyacinths and other flower design, the interior with gul o bulbul, outer border of gold scrollwork on red and black 27.2 x 17.2cm. £400 - 600*

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141 A pair of Qajar lacquered book bindings, Iran, 19th century, of rectangular form, each cover with a central rectangular panel with rose bush and flowers on black ground, bordered with repeated flower heads on dotted motifs, the reverse plain black, each 29 x 20.2cm. (2) ÂŁ200 - 400*

142 A pair of Qajar lacquered papier mache book bindings, Iran, early 19th century, each of rectangular form, decorated to one side with flowering roses and buds and sprays of white blossoms on a brown ground within a border of repeating red flowers on a green ground, the reverse each with a daffodil plant on a red ground, each 20 x 11.5cm (2) ÂŁ400 - 600* 143 A Qajar lacquer papier mache mirror case 19th century, signed and dated 1224AH/1809AD, of typical form, the lid with a scene of a young couple enjoying a drink on the terrace, musicians and attendants before them, the reverse with scene of a couple drinking inside, the man seated on a chair and the woman standing, a vista of a river and buildings behind them, the base with intact mirror surrounded by gilt flowers on black, the reverse with the same scene as the front but with a darkened sky, 19 x 26.5cm.

Provenance: Private collection, UK formed in the 1970s ÂŁ1,500 - 2,000*

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144 A Qajar lacquered papier mache mirror signed ‘Ya Sadiq al Wa’d’, Iran, late 18th century, of rectangular form, with removable cover decorated on the front with a scene of the Holy family, signed to top, and reverse with a Mughal-style scene of pupils at their lessons, the reverse of mirror case with another version of the Holy family, bordered with scrolling leafy flowers on gold on a black ground, mirror missing, 25.5 x 18cm.

Note: This mirror case bears an inscription that is largely accepted as the cryptosignature of the celebrated artist Muhammad Sadiq of Isfahan. Muhammad Sadiq was a gifted pupil of Muhammad Ashraf, who flourished from A.H.1128/A.D. 1716 to A.H.1177/A.D.1763-4. His output was not confined to lacquer alone, and his oeuvre includes two oil paintings in the Chehel Sotun Palace in Isfahan, one produced for the Afsharid ruler Nadir Shah and the other for Agha Muhammad Khan Qajar £1,000 - 1,500*

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146 A lacquer papier mache frame, Iran, early 20th century, decorated in polychrome with Safavid-style figures dancing, feasting and playing music, scrolling vines on a gilt ground to spandrels, a gilt vine on a black ground to frame opening, 34.2 x 25cm. £100 - 200* 147 A Katamkari work Qur’an stand and base, Iran, late 19th century, of typical folding form with two parts hinged, with openwork section to legs in the form of a cartouche, on a rectangular base, 57.5 x 42.5cm. (2) £300 - 500*

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149 A Hebrew scroll, Qajar or Pahlavi Iran, 20th century, illustrated with two biblical scenes and other Persian scenes, the final illustration depicting Yusuf rescued from the well by the merchants, with one illustration signed M. Takslami (?), 210cm. long £300 - 500* 150 An Ottoman berat, Ottoman Turkish manuscript on paper, Constantinople, Ottoman Turkey, dated 8 Ramadan AH 1327/1909AD, Diwani script; and an Ottoman firman, with tughra of Sultan ‘Abd al-Hamid II (r. 18761909), Constantinople, Ottoman Turkey, dated the 1st of Rabi’ I AH 1324/1906AD , Ottoman manuscript on paper, Diwani script (2) £600 - 800* 151 A Qajar illuminated royal document of a marriage contract between Muhammad Reza, son of Muhammad Husain, and Bibi Shahrbanou, daughter of Amir Baba Khan, Persia, dated Dhu’lHijja 1221/February-March 18067, with 17 panels of nasta’liq text in black ink in a single column, intercolumnar rules in gold, inner border of lobed cartouches on a ground of colours and gold, the outer border of a scrolling foliate motif, the right-hand border studded with medallions, the topmost section of the central panel with a scrolling foliate motif and minor panels of text, on cotton, framed, 109 by 66cm. £1,000 - 1,500*

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152 152 A set of six small framed Qajar paintings, Iran, 19th century, gouache on paper heightened with gilt, scenes from manuscript illustrations of fantastical beasts and figures, in textile mounts, glazed and framed, paintings each approx. 8 x 6cm. frame 22 x 15cm. (6) £500 - 700*

153 A Qajar painting of a rose with butterfly, signed Muhammed Reza, Iran, 19th century, watercolour on paper, finely painted, depicting a blooming rose bush, with butterfly above, signed Muhammad Reza, mounted, 21. x 12.4cm £400 - 600* 154 A group of seven watercolours of Qajar scenes, Iran, late 19th century, gouache on blue paper, depicting a lady on an elephant, a lady smoking a huqqa pipe, a couple, a lady playing the tambourine, a dervish, a lady playing the saz, and a youth with flowers, 33 x 22cm. (7) £150 - 200*

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155 155 Three framed prints with scenes of Cairo, 19th century, comprising two after Girault de Pringey, and another after F. Sorrieu, mounted, glazed and framed, frame 68 x 50cm. (3) £300 - 500*

156 A group of 12 prints depicting scenes the Middle East and one map of Asia Minor, 19th century, the scenes comprising The Monastery at Santa Sara; Scene at the Village of Beit-y-Ass Near Suadeah; Walls of St. Jean D’Acre Next to the Sea; Cemetery and Walls of Antioch; Castle in Mount Amanus; The Cicilian Gates; Rhodes; Port of Beirout; Mosque at Payass The Ancient Issus; Plain of the Jordan, Looking Towards the Dead Sea; Gurgh of the Hold Sepulchre Jerusalem, mounted, 20.5 x 27.5cm. (12) £100 - 200*

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157 A Qajar gulzar calligraphic composition with flowers and lion and sun insignia, Iran, 20th century, ink and gouache on paper, the inscription a variation on verse 12 of ghazal 49 in the Diwan of Hafez, 28 x 44cm. £300 - 500*

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158 A Qajar Tafsir printed qur’an in five volumes

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(5) £200 - 400* 159 A decoupage calligraphic panel in white on red ground, Turkey or Syria, 20th century, glazed and framed, 77 x 90.5cm £200 - 300*

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160 A calligraphic panel signed Mehmed Abdülaziz er-Rufai (Aktuğ) Efendi, born in Trabzon, dated 1330AH/1912AD, three lines of Persian nasta’liq script in gold on black paper, mounted, glazed and framed, panel 33.4 x 30cm. £800 - 1,200* 161 John Harvie (1928-2018), A Persian Princess, watercolour on paper, mounted, glazed and framed, painting 10.5 x 11cm . £50 - 80*

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162 A group of 35 Sotheby’s Islamic art auction catalogues, including: Sotheby’s London, Persian and Islamic Art The Collection of the Berkeley Trust, 12 October 2004 Sotheby’s London, Islamic Works of Art Carpets and Textiles, Wednesday October 10th and Thursday October 11th 1990 Sotheby’s London, Oriental Miniatures, Manuscripts, Antiquities, Islamic and Indian Art, 23 and 24 April 1997 Sotheby’s London, Fine Oriental Manuscripts and Miniatures including Property from the Estate of King Umberto II of Italy, Monday 15th October 1984 Sothebys London Islamic and Indian Art Oriental Manuscripts and Miniatures, Wednesday 29th and Thursday 30th April 1992 Sothebys, London, Arts of the Islamic World, 24 October 2007 Sotheby’s London, Arts of the Islamic World, 16 October 2002 Sotheby’s London, Arts of the Islamic World, 15 October 2003 Sotheby’s London, Arts of the Islamic World, 30 April 2003 Sotheby’s London, Arts of the Islamic World, 3 May 2001 Sotheby’s London, Arts of the Islamic World, 25 April 2002 Sotheby’s London, Oriental Miniatures & Manuscripts, Antiquities, Islamic & Indian Art, 18 October 1996 Sotheby’s London, Fine Oriental Manuscripts and Miniatures, 20th November 1986 Sotheby’s London, Arts of the Islamic World, 12 October 2000 Sotheby’s London, Arts of the Islamic World, 12 October 2005 Sotheby’s London, Oriental Manuscripts and Miniatures, 19 October 1994 Sotheby’s London, Arts of the Islamic World, 11 October 2006 Sotheby’s London, Islamic and Indian Art, 28 April 1994 Sotheby’s London, Arts of the Islamic World, 5 April 2006 Sotheby’s London, Oriental Manuscripts and Miniatures, 16 October 1996 Sotheby’s London, Three Illustrated Leaves from the Shahnama of Shah Tahmasp, 13 April 2000 Sotheby’s London, Arts of the Islamic World, 14 October 1999 Sotheby’s London, Oriental Manuscripts and Miniatures, 15 October 1997 Sotheby’s London, Islamic Art, 16 October 1997 Sotheby’s London, Islamic, Himalayan and SouthEast Asian Art, 24 April 1997 Sotheby’s London, Arts of the Islamic World, 6 October 2010

162 Sotheby’s London, A Princely Collection: Treasures from the Islamic World, 5 October 2010 Sotheby’s London, Islamic Works of Art, 30 April 1998 Sotheby’s London, Arts of the Islamic World, 15 October 1998 Sotheby’s London, Oriental Manuscripts and Miniatures, 28 April 1993 Sotheby’s London, Islamic and Indian Art, Oriental Manuscripts and Miniatures, 29 & 30 April 1992 Sotheby’s London, Fine Oriental Manuscripts and Miniatures, 15 October 1984 Sotheby’s London, Oriental Miniatures and Manuscripts, Antiquities, Islamic and Indian Art, 23 and 24 April 1997 Sotheby’s London, Islamic Works of Art, Carpets and Textiles, 10 & 11 October 1990 Sotheby’s London, Persian and Islamic Art, 12 October 2004 (35) £200 - 300*

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Works of Art and Textiles, Friday 8 October 2010 Christie’s London, Islamic Art and Manuscripts, Tuesday 26 April 2005 Christie’s Paris, Arts de l’Orient et des Indes, du XIème au XXIème siècle, Mercredi 7 Mars 2007 Christie’s South Kensington, Indian and Islamic Works of Art, Friday 13 October 2006 Christie’s London, Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds, Tuesday 10 October 2006 Christie’s London, Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds, Tuesday 4 April 2006 Christie’s New York, Fine European and Oriental Carpets, Wednesday 30 June 2004 Christie’s South Kensington, Islamic and Indian Art including Property from the Heidi Vollmoeller and Theodor Sehmer Collections, Friday 30 April 2004 Christies South Kensington, Indian and Islamic Art and Textiles, Friday 13 October 2005 Christie’s London, Islamic Art and Manuscripts, Tuesday 1 May 2011 Christie’s South Kensington, Islamic and Indian Works of Art, Friday 18 October 2002 Christie’s London, Arts of India, Wednesday 24 September 2003 Christie’s South Kensington, Indian and Islamic Art and Textiles, Friday 7 April 2006 Christie’s Dubai, International Modern and Contemporary Art, Thursday 1 February 2007 Christie’s South Kensington, Indian and Islamic Art and Textiles, Friday 29 April 2005 Christie’s London, Arts of India, Friday 23 September 2005 Christie’s South Kensington, Indian and Islamic Works of Art including 20th Century Indian Paintings, Friday 17 October 2003 Christie’s South Kensington, Indian and Islamic Works of Art, Friday 2 May 2003 Christie’s Paris, Interieurs, Jeudi 7 et Vendredi 8 Avril 2005 Christie’s South Kensington, Indian and Islamic Art, including 20th Century Indian and Middle Eastern Paintings, Friday 15 October 2004 Christie’s London, Islamic Art and Manuscripts, Tuesday 16 October 2001 Christie’s London, Important Indian Jewellery, Wednesday 8 October 1997 Christie’s London, Arts of India, Thursday 27 September 2001 Christie’s London, Ottomans and Orientalists, Thursday 21 June 2001

Christie’s South Kensington, Asian Decorative Arts including Indian and Islamic Manuscripts and Paintings, Thursday 13 December 2001 Christie’s South Kensington, Islamic and Indian Costume and Textiles, Friday 19 October 2001 Christie’s South Kensington, Islamic and Oriental Works of Art, Thursday 14 October 1999 Christie’s South Kensington, Indian and Islamic Works of Art, Thursday 24 April 1997 Christie’s South Kensington, Islamic and Indian Works of Art, Thursday 25 April 2002 Christie’s London, Islamic Art and Manuscripts, including Property from the Theodore Sehmer and Heidi Vollmoeller Collections and including The Clive of India Treasure, Tuesday 24 April 2004 Christie’s London, Islamic Art and Manuscripts, Tuesday 12 October 2004 Christie’s South Kensington, Indian and Islamic Works of Art, Friday 20 April 2007 Christie’s London, Islamic Art and Manuscripts, Tuesday 23 April 2002 Christie’s Paris, Mobilier, Objets d’Art, Tableux Anciences et du XIXème siècle, Art Islamique, Ceramiques Europeennes et Verre, Mardi 11 et Mercredi 12 Avril 2006 Christie’s South Kensington, Islamic and Asian Costume and Textiles, Wednesday 13 October 2004 Christie’s South Kensington, Islamic and Indian Works of Art, Thursday 18 October 2001 Christie’s South Kensington, Arts of Islam, 5 October 2012 Christie’s South Kensington, The Saeed Motamed Collection - Part II, 7 October 2013 Christie’s South Kensington, Arts & Textiles of the Islamic & Indian Worlds, 11 October 2013 Christie’s South Kensington, Indian and Islamic Works of Art and Textiles, 9 October 2009 Christie’s Paris, Art des Terres d’Islam, 5 November 2008 Christie’s South Kensington, Indian and Islamic Works of Art and Textiles, 3 April 2009 Christie’s South Kensington, Indian and Islamic Works of Art and Textiles, 11 April 2008 Christie’s London, Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds, 31 March 2009 Christie’s London, Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds, 10 October 2013 (76) £200 - 300*

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164 164 A group of 48 Bonhams Islamic and Indian art auction catalogues, including: Bonhams & Brooks Knightsbridge, Islamic & Indian Art, Wednesday 2nd May 2001 (2); Bonhams Knightsbridge, Islamic Works of Art, Wednesday 29th April 1998; Bonhams Knightsbridge, Islamic Works of Art, Wednesday 12th April 2000; Bonhams Knightsbridge, Islamic Works of Art, Parts One & Two, 13th & 14th October 1999; Bonhams London, Islamic & Indian Art, Part I Islamic Art, Monday 6th October 2008; Bonhams Knightsbridge, Islamic and Indian Art, Wednesday 19th January 2001; Bonhams Knightsbridge, Islamic Works of Art, Wednesday 14th October 1998; Bonhams London, Islamic & Indian Art, Thursday 4th October 2011; Bonhams Knightsbridge, Islamic and Indian Art, Thursday 17th October 2003; Bonhams London, Islamic & Indian Art, Thursday 19th April 2007; Bonhams London, Islamic & Indian Art, Tuesday 24th April 2012; Bonhams London, Islamic and Indian Art, Thursday 2nd April 2009; Bonhams London, Islamic and Indian Art, Thursday 8th October 2009; Bonhams London, An Important Gem-set Gold Finial from the Throne of Tipu Sultan, Thursday 2nd April 2009; Bonhams London, Islamic and Indian Art, Thursday 7th October 2010; Bonhams London, Islamic & Indian Art, Thursday 28th April 2005; Bonhams London, A Library of Islamic & Indian Art and Antiquities Reference Books, Part I Islamic, Thursday 8th October 2009, and Part II Antiquities, Wednesday 28th October 2009; Bonhams Knightsbridge, Islamic & Indian Art, Thursday 14th June 2012; Bonhams & Brooks Chelsea, Oriental & European Rugs and Carpets, Tuesday 19th June 2001, and Islamic, Indian Art and Antiquities, Wednesday 20th June 2001; Bonhams & Brooks Knightsbridge, Printed Books and Manuscripts including W.H.F Talbot’s Some Account of Photogenic Drawing, 1839, Tuesday 15th May 2001; 72 Bonhams Knightsbridge, Jewellery, Wednesday 6th

March 2002; Bonhams London, Topographical Pictures, Tuesday 16th April 2002; Bonhams Knightsbridge, Islamic and Indian Works of Art, Wednesday 24th April 2002; Bonhams Knightsbridge, Islamic and Indian Art, Thursday 15th January 2004; Bonhams Knightsbridge, Tribal, Islamic and Indian Works of Art, Thursday 5th December 2002; Bonhams London, Islamic and Indian Art, Thursday 15th April 2010; Bonhams Knightsbridge, Islamic Works of Art, Wednesday 21st April 1999; Bonhams London, Islamic & Indian Art, Thursday 12th October 2006; Bonhams London, Islamic & Indian Art, Tuesday 5th April 2011; Bonhams London, Islamic & Indian Art, Lot 322: An Important Life-Size Mughal Painting of the Emperor Jahangir, Tuesday 5th April 2011; Bonhams London, Printed Books and Maps, Tuesday 19th October 2004; Bonhams Knightsbridge, Islamic & Indian Art, Tuesday 18th June 2013; Bonhams & Brooks, Islamic Works of Art including The Egee Art Collection, Wednesday 17th October 2001; Bonhams Knightsbridge, Islamic and Indian Art, Thursday 16th October 2003; Bonhams Knightsbridge, Islamic and Indian Art including Modern and Contemporary Paintings from the Indian Sub-Continent, Thursday 17th October 2002; Bonhams London, Islamic & Indian Art: Part I, 6th April 2006 Bonhams London, Islamic & Indian Art: Part II, 6th April 2006 Bonhams London, Islamic & Indian Art, 12th & 13th October 2005 Bonhams Knightsbridge, Islamic and Indian Works of Art, 11th October 2000 Bonhams London, Islamic & Indian Art, 28th April 2005 Bonhams London, Islamic & Indian Art, 8th October 2013 Bonhams London, Islamic and Indian Art, 29th April 2004 Bonhams London, Islamic and Indian Art, Part I Lot 77, 6th April Bonhams London, Printed Books, Maps, Manuscripts and Photography, 18th March 2008 Bonhams London, Islamic & Indian Art, Part I Islamic Art, 25th October 2007 Bonhams London, Islamic and Indian Art, 14th October 2004 Bonhams Knightsbridge, Islamic and Indian Art, 5th July 2006 Bonhams Knightsbridge, Islamic and Indian Art, 1st May 2003 (48) £200 - 300* www.roseberys.co.uk

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165 165 A Samanid pottery bowl, Central Asia or North East Iran, 9th-10th century, of conical form with slightly tapering sides, in allover white glaze with black rim, with inscription in black to interior sides, a resting bird to the well, 25cm diam. £300 - 500*

166 166 A Samanid-style pottery charger, 20th century, underglaze painted with a central design in brown of of stylized palmettes surrounding an angled cruciform to central well, the interior with an inscription band and panels of red and brown circles and spots, splashed of green, restored breaks, 37.2cm. diam. £100 - 200*

167 167 A Nishapur pottery bowl, Iran, 10th century, underglaze painted in yellow, black and green, 20.6cm. diam. £100 - 200*

168 168 A minai pottery bowl, Iran, 11th century, of conical form on short foot, painted to the centre with a seated figure in cobalt blue and red enamels, within a border of kufic inscriptions, the exterior bearing a calligraphic inscription in black, 17.5cm diameter Provenance: Acquired by the present vendor from the collection of Rolf Lampa (b. 1922) £300 - 500*

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169 A group of pottery bowls, Iran and Afghanistan, 12th century, three of conical form, one of shallow form, three turquoise glazed, largest 18cm. diam. (4) £150 - 250*

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170 A Khorasan faceted silver inlaid bronze ewer, Iran, 12th century, of globular form on a domed spreading foot, with long spout and curved handle with thumbrest, the lower, middle and upper sections of the body each with a series of faceted panels, the upper two sections with silver inlaid inscriptions to each panel, 37.5cm. high Provenance: Private Collection, Denmark, formed in the 1980s Inscriptions: Around the neck: al-‘izz wa al-iqbal (Glory and Prosperity) Around the body, benedictory inscriptions in cursive and kufic scripts dedicated to the owner £1,000 - 1,500*

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171 A Ghaznavid engraved bronze vase, Iran, 14th century and later, on flat base, with rounded shoulder and tubular neck, decorated to body with large teardrop-shaped medallions containing scrolling foliage alternating with large vase shapes containing similar decoration, the neck with large silver-inlaid inscription in thuluth, the silver possibly added later, 28cm. high.

Provenance: Private Collection, Denmark formed in the 1980s. £800 - 1,200*

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172 172 A pair of copper and silver inlaid openwork large vases, Iran, 14th century, each on a raised openwork foot rising to baluster shape and trumpet neck, decorated to foot with a pierced design of running deer, the lower body with Kufic inscription band, a pierced band of figures on horseback to body, a band of seated figures above, a further Kufic inscription to neck, the rim pierced and decorated with a frieze of running animals, 30cm. high (2)

173 173 An engraved brass vase, North Iran, 16th17th century, with faceted neck, base and turban-shaped mid-section with inscriptions, Iran, 12th century, 28cm. high Provenance: Private Collection, Denmark acquired in the 1980s £600 - 800*

Provenance: Private Collection, Denmark formed in the 1980s. £800 - 1,200* 174 A large Khorasan silver and copper inlaid inscribed basin, Northeast Iran, 12th century, the flat base with rounded sides recurving to the flaring fourteen-sided cusped rim, the centre with a small inlaid rosette, the lobes alternately inlaid in silver and copper, surrounded by a dense engraved hexagonal lattice of strapwork enclosing panels of scrolling vine, in a narrow border of stylised repeated inlaid kufic inscriptions in an outer inverted arcaded border, the sides with a broad band of naskh repeated stylised inscriptions, 50.5cm. diam.

Provenance: Private Collection Denmark formed in the 1980s £2,000 - 3,000*

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175 A group of eighteen Mongol gold panels from horse trappings, Iran, circa 12th century, three in the form of a four-petalled flower, ten in the form of a winged motif, two crescents, two rosettes and a lobed terminal shape, flower 2.5 x 2.5cm (18) Published: Christie’s South Kensington, 8 October, 2010, Lot 405 £600 - 800* 176 A Khorassan bronze ewer, Iran, 12th century, the compressed globular body on a short straight foot, with slightly flaring neck and everted rim and curved handle, the shoulder incised with one band of Kufic inscription and below a band of interlacing roundels, the neck decorated with two bands of kufic inscriptions and panels of scrolling arabesques, a band of spiralling foliage at the base, 29 cm. high Published: Christie’s, Islamic and Indian Art, London, 30 April 2004, lot 483; Arts from the Land of Timur. An Exhibition from a Scottish Private Collection. Paisley, Sogdiana Books, 2012, Cat. no 285.

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177 A small copper-lustre decorated albarello, Kashan, Iran, late 12th century, on a short foot with straight sides, sloped shoulders leading to a short neck and curved rim, the coppercoloured lustre decoration on a white ground with central horizontal band of Kufic script and roundels, the shoulder with a band of naskh script in reserve, 11.2cm. high Provenance: With purchase receipt from Bluett & Sons Ltd. dated 16 September, 1970 £600 - 800* 178 A small intact Kashan lustreglazed jug with inscriptions, Iran, late 12th century, on a short foot with high shoulder, tubular neck and straight handle with thumb rest, decorated to upper shoulder with a frieze of running deer on a scrolling ground, the upper part of the neck with a band of naskh script in reserve, the interior of the rim with band of naskh in lustre, 10.5cm. high

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Provenance: With purchase receipt from Bluett & Sons, dated 8th January 1970 £500 - 700* 179 A manganese glazed bowl, Iran, late 12th-early 13th century, of conical form on a short foot, the interior rim with carved foliate decoration within bands, 18.6cm. diam. x 7.6cm. high Provenance: With receipt from Spink & Son Ltd. dated 21 November 1969 £300 - 400* 180 An intact Kashan lustre-painted bowl, Iran, circa 1170-1200AD, of deep form with rounded sides, on short foot, decorated to interior with a central fourpoint star from which radiates large crescent-shaped medallions containing foliate designs alternating with dropshaped medallions, with inscriptions to exterior, 14.6cm. diam. x 7cm. high

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181 181 A restored Garrus-ware green-glazed bowl, Iran, 12th century, with flared sides and flat base, the thick walls with with incised hatched decoration to well, and roundels and foliate designs within bands to walls, 19.2cm. diam. x 5.3cm. high.

Provenance: With receipt from Newman & Newman Antiques Ltd., 156 Brompton rd., London, dated 15 July, 1969. £300 - 400* 182 A small intact Kashan pottery bowl, Iran, 12th century, of conical form, decorated to interior in black under a turquoise glaze with lattice design to well and kufic inscription to interior rim, exterior with back band, 13cm. diam. x 6cm. high.

Provenance: With receipt from Sydney L. Moss Ltd. dated 11 February, 1970 £200 - 400*

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183 A Qarakhanid woven damask silk bag, Central Asia, 12th century, of rectangular form, with a fasten cord attached to the upper side of the bag, two jade circular fittings to hold the fastening cord, decorated with large rhombus with palmette to centre and floral buds in corners, lotus flowers and clouds, lining of brown gauze, 40 cm L x 30.5cm.

Published: Arts from the Land of Timur. An Exhibition from a Scottish Private Collection.

Paisley, Sogdiana Books, 2012, Cat. no 412. £800 - 1,200* 184 A Lajvardina ware pottery bowl, Iran, 13th14th century, of conical form on short foot, decorated with a cobalt glaze overpainted with foliate decoration to the well, with pierced decoration to upper walls, an inscription band in red above, 20cm. diam. £300 - 500*

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185 186 187 An Ilkhanid parcel gilt silver fitting, Iran, 12th-13th century, of drop form and slightly convex shape, the face decorated with adorsed horses emerging from cloudbands, a bird, possibly a crane between, three attachment holes, 15.1cm. high x 12.6cm. diam.

185 A restored Gurgan-ware bowl with pierced decoration and crenellated rim, Eastern Iran, late 12th-early 13th century, of conical form, the finely potted interior rim pierced possibly with an inscription, one section to rim replaced with a fragment from another bowl, 14.7cm. diam. x 5cm. high

Provenance: The estate of Seward Kennedy 19252015.

Provenance: With receipt from Bluett & Sons Ltd. dated 26 November 1969 £200 - 300*

Seward Kennedy assembled his ‘cabinet of curiosities’ over a period of more than six decades, seeking out treasures from across the world, which came to layer the surfaces of his residences in London, Paris and New York City. Kennedy, who was a successful lawyer, rejected the title ‘collector’, instead seeing himself as a custodian of remarkable objects. Many of works in his collection were sold at Christie’s, 22 November, 2016. £800 - 1,200*

186 A cobalt-blue glazed bowl, Iran, late 12thearly 13th century, of conical form on a short foot, the interior with carved foliate decoration within bands, no. 44 in ink to base, partial old collection label, 15.6cm. diam. x 6.6cm. high Provenance: With receipt from Sydney L. Moss Ltd. dated 2 February, 1970 £300 - 500*

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188 A restored turquoise glazed mihrab tile, Kashan, Iran, 13th century, of rectangular form, the central mihrab shape cut out with two raised domes either side of top and two moulded vases at base, 36.5 x 29cm.

Provenance: Private collection, London, formed in the 1970s £600 - 800* 189 A Khorassan bronze tray, Northwest Iran, 13th century, of rectangular form, with sunken octagonal panel with sloping sides, the flat sides with raised lip, the central roundel with harpy figure on a scrolling ground, inscription cartouche either side, the sides decorated with cartouches of running animals on a scrolling ground, 36 cm x 23.5cm. £600 - 800*

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190 A glazed pottery inkwell, Central Asia 12th13th century, of rectangular form with five circular recessed areas, the exterior with olive green glaze, 6.2cm. H x 10.3cm x 9.3cm.

Published: Bonhams, Islamic and Indian Art, London, 2 April 2009, lot 51 Provenance: Arts from the Land of Timur. An Exhibition from a Scottish Private Collection.

Paisley, Sogdiana Books, 2012, Cat. no 366. £400 - 600*

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191 An openwork brass painters box, Iran, 14th century, of rectangular form, the main body with Persian inscription in naskh either side, the lid decorated with central lobed cartouche containing flower head, two smaller flower heads at either end, lion to one end and figure on horseback to other, with openwork elements throughout, sliding tray with two circular compartments, a further small compartment with openwork flower element and a larger oval compartment with lobed rim, 38cm. long x 7.2cm.

192 A deeply carved Timurid turquoise tile fragment, Central Asia, late 14th-early 15th century, probably from a border, of rectangular form, the surface of the original frieze deeply carved with repeating quatrefoil motif filled with turquoise glazed arabesque, 16.2cm. high x 13.8cm. deep Provenance: Private Collection Scotland formed in the 1990s £600 - 800*

Inscriptions: Inscribed with decorative Arabic inscriptions in cursive script modelled after royal Mamluk inscriptions and reading: ‘al-malik [..] al-‘alimi al‘amili al-’adili al-mujahidi al-murabiti al-muthaghiri [..] al-Mawlawi al-Amiri al-Kabiri al-Humami alnizami al-nasiri al-‘ali (‘The King, The Learned, The Diligent King, The Holy-Warrior, the Defender, the Protector of Frontiers, the Lofty, the Princely, the Great, the Magnanimous, the Orderly, the Victorious, the Exalted’) £2,000 - 3,000*

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194 Two small Veneto-Saracenic brass inlaid bowls, probably Mamluk Syria, 15th century, of similar form on a flat wide base, tapering shoulder and straight, short neck, engraved to one with knotted Kufic inscription on a ground of interlace alternating with medallions, and to the other with panels of knotwork and interlacing vine, each 11cm. diam. (2) £800 - 1,200*

193 193 A group of seven gilded Lajvardina tiles, Central Iran, 14th century, comprising two of rhomboid form and five of pentagonal form, decorated with a cobalt glaze overpainted with red and white with floral design and the shape of the tile, rhomboid form 13.7cm long x 6.6cm. (7) Provenance: Private Collection Scotland formed in the 1990s £800 - 1,200*

195 Two Timurid cuerda seca pottery tiles, Samarkand, early 15th century, of hexagonal shape, moulded, decorated with central flower head on a geometric ground, polychrome rosettes and trefoil motifs in yellow, cobalt, turquoise, brown and green, 26.5 cm. diam.

Published: Arts from the Land of Timur. An Exhibition from a Scottish Private Collection. Paisley, Sogdiana Books, 2012, Cat. no 471.

Note: This tile is executed in the cuerda seca technique, the method whereby a line of greasy substance mixed with manganese is placed between the colours so that they do not run into each other during firing, the line of greasy substance burns away and leaves a dull matt line. The technique was used extensively by the Timurids.

Similar tiles can be seen on the Bibi Khanun in Samarkand (begun 1398), and a fragmentary example, also convex, is in the British Museum, London (Venetia Porter, Islamic Tiles, London, 1995, fig. 66). £2,000 - 3,000*

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196 A large late Mamluk brass bowl, Syria or Egypt, late14th-early 15th century, hammered and engraved brass, with slightly rounded base, inverted sides narrowing to rim, the exterior engraved with a large honorific thuluth inscription, alternating with roundels containing blazons on a ground of lotus flowers and leaves, 38.5cm diam. at base.

Provenance: Private collection, London, formed in the late 1970s Inscriptions: ‘izz li-mawlana al-sultan al-malik al-‘alim al-‘amil al-‘adil al-mujahid al-murabit al-muthaghir al-mu’ayyad sultan al-islam wa al-muslimin qatil al-kufr wa al-mu[sh]rikin al-Malik al-Mu’ayyad ‘Glory to our Lord, the Sultan, the King, the Learned, the Diligent King, the Just, The Holy-Warrior, the Defender, The Protector of Frontiers, the one Supported [by God], Sultan of Islam and the Muslims, the Slayers of Infidels and Polytheists, the King al-Mu’ayyad’ £6,000 - 8,000*

197 A small early Ottoman small silver bowl, Egypt or Syria, 17th century, of deep form, engraved to exterior with a large Arabic thuluth inscription, on a dense ground of split-palmette, the base with six-pointed star containing y-motifs, the points of the star connected by hexagonal shapes containing interlace, 12.2cm. diam. x 5cm. high £500 - 700* 197

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198 A Damascus Iznik tile, Syria, circa 1530, of rectangular form, underglaze painted in cobalt and turquoise with central cartouche, 21 x 27cm. £800 - 1,200* 199 A Damascus Iznik border tile, 16th century, of rectangular form, the cobalt-blue ground decorated with cintamani design in white and manganese and ‘Buddha lips’ design, green trefoil leaf to ground, plain turquoise border with black outline, 11 x 15cm.

205 A Damascus border tile, late Mamluk, 16th century, of rectangular form, the cobalt ground decorated in white, green and black with a design of white and green trefoil palmettes, plain turquoise borders above and below, 7 x 24cm. £500 - 700* 206 A Kutahya tile, Turkey, 18th century, of rectangular form, the cobalt-blue ground with design of carnation and tulip flowers and saz leaf in white and red, within plain black border, 15 x 19cm.

Provenance: Acquired in Damascus, Syria in 1994 £500 - 700*

Provenance: Acquired Istanbul, Turkey, 1966 £300 - 500*

200 A Damascus Iznik border tile, 16th century, of rectangular form, the cobalt-blue ground decorated with cintamani design in white and manganese and ‘Buddha lips’ design, green trefoil leaf to ground, plain turquoise border with black, 10 x 15cm.

207 A Kutahya tile, Turkey, 18th century, of rectangular form, the cobalt-blue ground with design of carnation and tulip flowers and saz leaf in white, green and red, within plain white border, 12 x 19cm.

Provenance: Acquired Damascus, Syria 1994 £500 - 700* 201 A Damascus Iznik tile fragment, 17th century, formerly of square form, the white ground decorated in cobalt-blue, turquoise and black with design of four large carnations and two smaller flowers issuing forth from vases to each corner, a trefoil leaf linking each, 22 x 21cm.

Provenance: Acquired Beirut, Lebanon, 1967 £300 - 500* 202 A Damascus Iznik border tile, 16th century, of rectangular form, the cobalt ground decorated in white, turquoise, and black with a reciprocal design of white and turquoise trefoil palmettes each filled with smaller palmettes with emerging leafy arabesques, plain black borders above and below, 14 x 26cm. £2,000 - 2,500* 203 A Safavid “Kubachi” border pottery tile, Iran, 17th century, of rectangular form, the white ground decorated in turquoise, cobalt-blue, red and yellow with large flower heads and spiky leaves linked by a meandering vine, 8 x 17cm.

Provenance: Acquired Paris, 1995 £200 - 300* 204 A Damascus Iznik tile, 16th century, of rectangular form, the turquoise ground decorated in white, cobalt-blue and black with a design of white and cobalt-blue trefoil palmettes, thin black border above and below, 8 x 23cm. £600 - 800*

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Provenance: Acquired Istanbul, Turkey 1966 For a similar larger section of this type see Christie’s Paris, 7 March 2007, Lot 139 £800 - 1,200* 209 A Damascus Iznik border tile, 16th century, of rectangular form, the cobalt ground decorated in white, green and black with a reciprocal design of white and green trefoil palmettes each filled with smaller palmettes with emerging leafy arabesques, plain black borders above and below, 12 x 27cm. £1,500 - 2,000* 210 A Damascus Iznik border tile, late 16th century, of rectangular form, the cobalt-blue ground with a strong design of meandering green and white arabesques interlaced with serrated turquoise leaves with central cloudbands, palmette vine above and below, upper and lower narrow black borders, 15 x 29cm.

Provenance: Acquired Paris, 1996 For another group of these tiles see Christie’s London, 23 October 2007, Lot 125. £600 - 800*

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211 A hexagonal Damascus Iznik tile, 16th century, underglaze painted in black, white and cobalt-blue, with a central rosette enclosed by a six-point star in turn enclosed by a larger six-point star, rosettes to interstices, 15 x 18cm.

Provenance: Acquired Damascus, Syria 1994 ÂŁ500 - 700*

212 A Mamluk Damascus tile fragment, 15th16th century, the white ground decorated with cobalt-blue floral spray with black stems, within a black outline, 12 x 17cm.

Provenance: Acquired Damascus, Syria, 1994 ÂŁ400 - 600*

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213 A large Safavid turquoise and black deep pottery bowl, probably Tabriz, Iran, 17th century, of deep form with everted rim and curved edge, the central well with large abstract design of crosshatched palmettes filled with pseudo Kufic inscriptions, the side and rim with repeating band of lines and swirls, 32.5cm. diam. x 10.9cm. high Provenance: Private UK collection since the 1970s £300 - 500*

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214 A Safavid silk and metal thread brocade panel, possibly by the weaver “Raisul”, Iran, early 17th century, of rectangular form, decorated in polychrome silks, some wrapped in metal-thread, with a repeating design of large two-tiered trees in cobalt and pale blue, white and gold, on a gold ground, mounted, 102cm. x 72cm.

For a similar textile see A.U. Pope, A Survey of Persian Art, Ashiya, 1964, Vol. XI, Textiles, pl. 1046.

P. Ackerman in Pope., op cit, Vol, Vb, Textiles, p.

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215 A rare Safavid damascened steel helmet, Iran, 17th century, of shallow domed form, with three plume holders with openwork floral attachments, the body decorated with overlaid gold scrolling tendrils with split-palmette terminals intercepted by cusped cartouches enclosing cursive inscriptions bordered by calligraphic cartouches and flowerheads above and below, a camail of chain mail with passages of gilding, 37cm. high overall with chainmail For a comparable example see Sotheby’s 24 October, 2007, Lot 227.

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216 Three steel elements, a belt buckle, a flint strike and a powder flask, Safavid Iran, 17th century, the belt buckle with large flower element, the flint strike of lobed form, the powder flask inlaid with silver in a pattern of cypress tress and lattice design containing flower heads, flint 15.6cm. long (3) Provenance: The openwork steel buckle Estate of Seward Kennedy £600 - 800*

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217 217 A Safavid-style pierced openwork steel plaque, Iran, of cusped rectangular form, decorated in openwork with a band of inscription in nastaliq on a ground of scrolling vines with foliate motifs, palmettes and small flowers, 29.3cm. diam. x 11.9cm. high Provenance: Private collection, London, formed in the 1980s Inscriptions: Part of verse from praises to the Fourteen Innocents. This verse praising Fatima alZahra £600 - 800*

219 An Ottoman silver travelling knife and fork set, Turkey, 17th century, the knife with a single edged blade narrowing to a point, the handle with silver lattice design, the two-pronged fork missing, with another silver pointed element, possibly a boot hook, loop attachment to top of sheath with silver tweezers, ear spoon and nail cleaner, the tortoiseshell sheath with silver fittings at the top and bottom, each with bands of engraved floral vine, 27cm. long £800 - 1,200*

218 A large Safavid tinned copper bowl, Iran, late 17th century, the bowl rising from a short spreading foot through wide rounded body to flaring rim, the body engraved with repeating lozenges with flower heads and spandrels, the neck with Persian inscriptions in nasta’liq and flowers on a cross-hatched ground, 29.6cm. diam.

Inscription: Inscribed in nasta’liq with the names of the Fourteen Innocents, the name of the owner ‘Muhammad ‘Ali’ in a cusped medallion within the main inscription £600 - 800*

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220 An Ottoman silver-inlaid copper dish, Egypt or Syria, 18th century, of shallow form with slightly raised centre and everted rim, the centre with inlaid thuluth inscription around the central rosette, semicircular panels of inlaid Arabic inscriptions alternating with inlaid split palmette design, on a ground of engraved Y-shape motifs, 21.1cm. diam. £200 - 300* 221 An Ottoman silk and metal thread embroidered Robe, Turkey, 18th century, the pale beige ground embroidered with a series of vertical bands containing a floral meandering vine in shades of pink, green and blue, all edges scalloped, 137 cm. long Provenance: Bonhams, 28 April 2005, Lot 465.

Note: For a barber’s robe of similar technique in the Topkapi Saray Museum, Istanbul, see J.M. Rogers, The Topkapi Saray Museum: Costumes, Textiles and Other Textiles, Boston, 1986, pl. 107. Another similar robe was sold at Bonhams, Islamic and Indian Works of Art, 11th October 2000, lot 606. £800 - 1,200*

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223 A large Iznik pottery dish with three large blue flowers, Ottoman Turkey, late 16th-early 17th century, of shallow form, underglaze painted in cobalt and turquoise on a slightly bluish-white ground, with central spray of flowers to interior well surrounded by a wave and cloud design, the slightly everted rim with a zig-zag design filled with partial flowerheads, 33.5cm. diam.

Provenance: Private Collection, Greece £2,000 - 3,000*

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222 Two Kütahya polychrome pottery dishes, Turkey, second half 18th century, one painted underglaze in mauve, yellow, turquoise, blue and bole red, the other in mauve, turquoise, blue and bole red, both with black outlines, old labels to underside, one: ‘Kutayeh XVIIIe, Anc. Coll. Kelekian’ and ‘Art Musulman, Joseph Soustiel, 146 Boul. Haussmann, Paris - 8’, the other dish with faint label, similar to the other referring to Kelekian, each with one drill hole to foot, 18.5cm and 18cm. diam (2)

224 A Damascus pottery bottle with Ottoman brass mounts, Ottoman Syria, 17th century with 19th century additions, of globular form, underglaze painted in cobalt blue, manganese, turquoise and green on a white ground, the main body decorated with large flowerheads and loosely painted leafy sprays on a white ground, the upper section with a series of vertical bands, the brass mount with flowers contained in a series of cartouches, 28cm. high Provenance: Private Collection, Greece £1,200 - 1,500*

Provenance: Ex-collection Dikran Kelekian (1868-1951), excollection Joseph Soustiel (1904-1990), ex-collection Lagonico, by repute. £1,500 - 2,000*

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225 225 An Iznik pottery dish, Turkey, circa 1600, underglaze painted in raised red, cobalt blue, green and black on a white ground with tulips, a rose, carnations and other flowers issuing from a leafy tuft, the wide sloping rim with scroll and cloud band motif, 29cm. diam.

Provenance: Private Collection, Greece £1,500 - 2,000*

226 226 An Iznik pottery plate, Turkey, 17th century, with wide sloping rim and slightly raised well, decorated in polychrome raised red, cobalt blue, green on a white ground, decorated with a sixpointed star with floral motifs to interstices, the rim with diagonal motifs alternating with flower heads, 26.2 cm. diam.

Provenance: Private Collection, Greece £600 - 800*

227 227 An Iznik pottery dish, Turkey, circa 1600, of deep form with sloping rim, underglaze painted in cobalt blue, green and black, with a saz leaf, broken stems, tulips, a rose, a carnation and other flowers issuing from a leafy tuft, the rim with breaking wave motif, 25.5cm diam.

Provenance: Private Collection, Greece £500 - 700*

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228 An Iznik pottery dish, Turkey, 17th century, of shallow rounded form on a short foot with everted rim and slightly raised well, decorated in raised-red, cobalt-blue, pale green and black on a white ground with a stylised cypress tree decorated with heart design on a fish-scale motif ground, the rim with a zig-zag design filled with partial flowerheads, 25.2cm. diam.

229 An Iznik blue and white pottery bowl, Turkey, 17th century, of shallow form with everted rim, decorated to centre well with floral spray with two further flowering stems either side, a repeating scrolling band to rim, 26.1cm. diam.

Provenance: Private Collection, Greece £400 - 600*

Provenance: Private Collection, Greece £500 - 700*

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231 An Iznik pottery dish, Turkey, circa 1600, of shallow form, with sloping rim, underglaze painted in raised red, cobalt blue, green and black, decorated with carnations and other flowers issuing from a leafy tuft, 26cm diam.

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232 An Iznik pottery bowl, Turkey, 17th century, with wide sloping rim, decorated in polychrome raised red, cobalt blue, green on a bluish-green ground, with a large flower head to centre well, the rim with a band of floral sprays, 25.3cm. diam.

Provenance: Private Collection, Greece £300 - 400*

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233 A rare and early Canakkale dish, Ottoman Turkey, late 17th/early 18th century, of deep form on short straight foot, with sloping sides, the yellow ground with repeating brown six-petalled rosette decoration to rim, metal fitting for hanging, 39.6cm. diam.

Provenance: Private Collection, Greece For comparison see Christie’s South Kensington, April 24 2015, Lot 411 £400 - 600*

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234 A rare and early Canakkale pottery dish, Ottoman Turkey, late 17th/early 18th century, of deep form, on short straight foot, with gently sloping rim, the blue painted decoration consisting of abstract floral motifs to rim on a cream ground, metal fitting for hanging, 39cm. diam.

Provenance: Private Collection, Greece For comparison see Christie’s South Kensington, April 24 2015, Lot 411 £400 - 600*

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235 An early Canakkale pottery dish, Ottoman Turkey, 18th century, on a short straight foot, with wide sloping sides, the blue, yellow and orange painted decoration consisting of a blue floral spray to well and an abstract flower head pattern between bands of blue to sides, wire fitting for hanging, 34 cm. diam.

Provenance: Private Collection, Greece For comparison see Christie’s South Kensington, April 24 2015, Lot 411 £300 - 400*

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236 A group of three Canakkale pottery bowls, Turkey, 19th century, of deep form, underglaze painted in manganese and ochre, the first with a mosque scene to centre well, the other two with abstract designs, 29cm., 27.6cm. and 27.4cm. diam.

(3) Provenance: Private Collection, Greece £300 - 400* 237 A large Chinese porcelain dish for the Islamic market, China, 18th century, painted in famille rose enamels on celadon ground with flowering peony blooms amongst leafy stems, 35.5cm diam.

Provenance: Private Collection, Greece £150 - 250*

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238 238 Three Qajar underglazepainted moulded pottery tiles, Iran, 19th century, two depicting pairs of princely warriors waving scimitars, the third depicting a couple with hawk, each on a pale cobalt ground with flowers and pavilions, 25.5 x 18cm. (3) ÂŁ2,000 - 3,000*

239 A pair of Qajar underglaze moulded pottery tiles, Iran, 19th century, depicting three dancers and three musicians in a flowering garden, on a cobalt ground with flowered border, 24 x 34cm. and 26 x 38cm. (2) ÂŁ3,000 - 5,000*

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242 242 A pair of Damascus underglaze painted pottery border tiles, Syria, 17th century, each of square form painted in cobalt-blue and green on white glaze ground, decorated with a series of palmettes, bottom bordered by bands of white and cobalt-blue, framed, each 24.2 x 22.9cm (2) £1,500 - 2,000*

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241 A Qajar moulded pottery tile with a wedding feast scene, Iran, 19th century, of rectangular form, the couple depicted seated and served by two courtesans, an array of foods laid out before them, within an outer border of flowers and Persian inscription below, 24 x 26cm. £1,000 - 1,500*

243 243 A Damascus underglaze painted pottery tile, Syria, 17th century, of square form, decorated in cobalt, green, manganese and turquoise, with tulips, carnations and cusped medallions containing split-palmettes, 22 x 22cm. £1,200 - 1,500*

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244 244 A Damascus underglaze painted pottery tile, Syria, 17th century, decorated in cobalt, turquoise and black on a white ground, with flowers and a cusped medallion with interlacing vine, framed, 20 x 20cm. ÂŁ800 - 1,200*

245 A Seljuk cockerel head pottery jug, Iran, 13th century, the body of squat globular form with straight handle, the turquoise and cobalt decoration arranged in panels, the head moulded in the form of a bird head with rounded cheeks and pronounced comb, 28.5cm. high ÂŁ5,000 - 6,000*

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246 A Timurid blue and white pottery bottle, Iran, 15th century, of large drop form rising to a small flaring mouth, on short vertical foot, the body with a band of meandering lotus vine below a band of reserved floral designs around lotus panels, rectangular panels around the shoulder, the mouth with leaf motifs, repaired breaks, firing flaw, staining to mouth, 32.5cm. high Provenance: Christie’s London, 25 April 2013, Lot 95 £5,000 - 7,000*

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247 A Fatimid Fayyoum ware glazed pottery handled jar, Egypt, 11th century, rising from short foot through rounded body to tall cyclindrical neck with slightly everted rim, with three simple handles linking the body and the neck, the light green surface decorated with alternating splashes of light green and manganese, some chips to the glaze, otherwise intact, 31.3cm. high Provenance: Adda Family Collection, formed in Alexandria in the first half of the 20th century; Christie’s London, 31 March 2009, Lot 98 £4,000 - 6,000*

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248 A fine Qajar moulded pottery tile, Iran, circa 1890, underglaze painted in cobalt, turquoise, pink and black, with a scene of two princely figures on horseback hunting wild boar with a dog in a rocky landscape with flowers, 42 x 40.5cm. £5,000 - 6,000* 249 A fine Qajar moulded pottery tile depicting Shah Ismail hunting, Iran, circa 1880, of square form, shown within a large lobed cartouche, Shah Ismail with identifying inscription, shown with courtiers also on horseback and herding wild boar, lion, deer and antelope, on a cobalt ground, the corners with black and white split-palmette on a turquoise ground, 44.5 x 44.5cm. £4,000 - 5,000* 248

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250 A Kashan blue, black and white conical pottery bowl, Central Iran, 13th century, on vertical foot, the white interior painted with a series of double cobalt-blue and black alternating stripes radiating from a central roundel, the exterior plain, chips to rim, 20.1cm. diam.

Provenance: Christie’s London, 13 April 2010, Lot 7 £2,500 - 3,500*

251 A Samanid slip-painted pottery cup, Central Asia, 10th century, of conical form, decorated to interior with green, brown and yellow stripes in the form of a stylized cruciform, with incised decoration to interstices, 21.9cm. diam. £1,000 - 1,500*

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252 A pair of moulded Qajar pottery tiles, Iran, 19th century, the first depicting a large vase of flowers flanked by two birds in flight, and two rabbits standing on their hind legs either side; the second with two confronting elephants and a third crouched in the foreground amongst bushes, both tiles with border of white spilt-palmette on a black ground, 21 x 21cm. (2) £2,000 - 3,000*

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253 A Qajar calligraphic pottery tile, Iran, 19th century, of rectangular form, on cobalt-blue ground, the inscription in white nasta’liq script reading bismillah al-rahman al-rahim nasr min Allah wa fath qarib (In the name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful, help from God and victory near at hand), with floral rosettes in the upper corners, with yellow and turquoise-blue borders, upper left hand side corner restored, 31.9 x 42.2cm.

Provenance: Christie’s 27 April 2012, Lot 992 £200 - 300* 254 A group of Damascus, Safavid and Qajar pottery tiles, Syria and Iran, 17th-19th century, comprising a Safavid cuerda seca tile, two complete Damascus tiles and one cut in half, two border tiles, two square Qajar tiles with flowers and a border tile (10) £800 - 1,200*

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256 255 255 A group of Qajar pottery tiles, Iran, late 19th century, underglaze painted in pink, cobalt, turquoise, green and yellow, each with central rose within a roundel with swags of flowers, single flower head on a yellow ground to corners, each 18 x 18cm. (8) £200 - 300*

256 A Qajar lustre-painted Mihrab tile, Iran, 19th century, of rectangular form, painted to centre with flowering tree of life above which a simurgh is perched, the arch with band of interlace and repeating leaves, the upper spandrels containing lotus flowers on a scrolling lustre ground, the whole with scrolling leafy vine to border, 30 x 38cm. £800 - 1,200*

257 A Qajar moulded polychrome tile with couple drinking, Isfahan, Iran, 19th century, of rectangular form, underglaze painted in pink, turquoise and black on a cobalt ground, one figure holding a flask and cup, with buildings behind and flowers above, in a gilded frame with French label A. Braghetta-Peduzzi, tile 17 x 11.5cm. £800 - 1,200*

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258 Two Qajar pottery dishes

by Mohammed ibn Yusuf, Iran, 19th century, of shallow form, underglaze painted in brown on a cream ground, one with signature to base "Mohamed" and date 128?AH, 23.8cm. and 24.1cm. diam. (2) Another dish signed by the same artist is in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, (inv. no. 494-1878); a second similar dish is in the Louvre Museum, Paris, (inv. No AD 3438 ), both of them had been shown in the exhibition "L'empire des roses – Chefs-d'œuvre de l'art persan du XIXe siècle" (Louvre Lens, 2018, cat. n° 303 & 304, p. 313). £500 - 700*

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259 A copper lustre-painted Hispano-Moresque pottery charger, Spain, 18th century, of shallow form, with raised central bosse and wide rim, decorated to centre with flower head, loosely painted flowers to surrounding band, moulded large leaves to the rim on a ground scrolling flowers, 40cm. diam. £400 - 600*

260 A large rock crystal talisman pendant, Iran or India, 17th-19th century, on modern string necklace with lapis toggles, pendant 5.7cm. diam. £600 - 800*

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261 A Qajar inscribed carnelian seal set into an engraved brass stamp with agate knop, Iran, late 19th/early 20th century, of square form, engraved with 3ll. of Persian nasta’liq on a ground of scrolling tendrils, the faceted grip with the name ..... , overall height 11cm., seal 3.7 x 3.7cm.

Inscriptions: The handle: Allah, Muhammad, ‘Ali, Fatima, Hasan, Husayn The seal: Qur’an XVI (sura al-nahl), v.128: Inna Allah ma’a al-ladhina attaqu [wa al-ladhina] hum muhsinun (Allah is with those who keep their duty unto Him and those who are doers of good.) £300 - 400*

262 A large Indo-Persian engraved brass celestial globe, signed ‘Amal Nasir al-Din Tusi’ and dated AH 1305/1887-88AD, Iran, of typical spherical form, the globe engraved with markings, figures and astrological symbols, inscriptions in naskh throughout, engraved with pictorial representations of the constellations, signed and dated at the north celestial pole, the ecliptic and celestial equator divided in degrees and minutes, with tropical and polar circles, with brass axis mounted on a horizon circle and stand, the four slender tapering columns uniting the horizon circle and cruciform stand, with stand 26cm. high, without stand globe 18c. diam.

Note: This globe is very close in decoration and script to one sold at Sotheby’s, Arts of the Islamic World, 25 April 2012, Lot 584.

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263 A Qajar decorative brass astrolabe, Iran, 19th century, of characteristic form with a polylobed throne engraved with a flowers on a ring-punched and engraved ground with floral scrolls, three plates, foliated rete, 22cm. high £200 - 300*

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264 A Safavid engraved tinned copper bowl, Iran, 17th century, with wide rounded shoulder and flaring neck, the inscription around the rim in large thuluth in praise of the Prophet Muhammad and the Twelve Imams, the calligraphic medallions around the body with Persian nasta’liq verses alternating with lobed cartouches containing musicians, dancers, 22cm. diam. £500 - 700* 264 265 A Zand or Qajar tinned copper bowl, Iran, 18th-19th century, the rim inscribed with a band of fine thuluth praising the Prophet Muhammad and the Twelve Imams, a lobed pendant with the owner’s name, 17cm. diam. £300 - 500*

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266 A Qajar gilt and enamelled copper cup and saucer, Iran, 19th century, the cup on a spreading foot and decorated in polychrome blue, pink, green, yellow and white enamels with portrait within cartouches and roundels to body on a floral ground, the dish decorated to well with embracing beauties, surrounded by female portraits set in niches, and flower sprays to rim, on a pink enamel ground, dish 10.2cm. diam. (2) Provenance: Private collection UK formed in the 1970s £100 - 150*

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267 A Qajar engraved steel door knocker, Iran, 19th century, of circular form with crenellated edges, the central roundel decorated with two dragon heads on a ground of flowers, the date 1289AH/1872AD above, hole for knocker of square form, an outer band of similar flowers, the knocker oval, 18cm. diam. £400 - 600* 268 A Qajar enamelled copper water pipe, Iran, 19th century, of ovoid form with tapering base, the decoration with figural and floral medallions overall, 18cm. high approx. £400 - 600*

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269 269 A Qajar painting of a drinking couple, Iran, late 19th/early 20th century, oil on canvas, shown embracing, with bowls of fruit and drinking vessels at their feet, courting birds in a tree to their left, framed within an arch, 75 x 83cm. £800 - 1,200* 270 Two signed Safavid-style paintings on ivory, signed by Sani’ Zadeh and Yusuf Zadeh, Iran, first half 20th century, opaque pigments on ivory, of rectangular form, the first a hunt scene with Persian quatrain to top corners, signed “qalam Sani’ Zadeh’ to lower right; the second a garden scene with kiosk, the other signed to upper left ‘Yusuf Zadeh’, 16.4 x 12.5cm., 12.4 x 19.7cm. (2) Provenance: Property of a Lady £600 - 800*

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271 A large khatam work mirror, Iran, late 19th century, of rectangular form, the frame around the mirror raised to central section, decorated with fine mosaic work, calligraphic panels of nasta’liq inlaid with bone to sides, top and bottom, alternating with portraits of youths, bone stars and panels of mosaic work, the reverse similar but with central lobed cartouche with spandrels on a ground of mosaic work, 57.5 x 42cm. £500 - 800* 272 A Qajar damascened and engraved ewer and basin, Iran, 19th century, the ewer on a spreading foot, with bulbous body rising to a slender waist and flaring mouth, domed cover rising to a pointed lid set with turquoise, spout with bulbous end and dragon headed handle, decorated either side to body with cartouche engraved with flowers, handle with engraved and danascened scrolling vine; the basin of squat form with flared rim, the rim decorated with a series of split palmette motifs on a floral and damascened ground, 45cm. high overall (2) £2,000 - 2,500* 271

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273 A Qajar engraved brass kashkul, sweets container and an engraved steel box, Iran, 19th century, the kashkul with seated figures smoking a huqqa in a landscape to reverse, bands of pseudo-inscription to sides and top; the sweetmeat container with openwork base and engraved flowers throughout, the box with panels of pseudo-inscriptions (3) £500 - 700*

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274 274 A floorspread Rescht wool embroidery, Iran, 19th century, the central field with lozenge design in blue, green and red, with border of repeating flowers on a blue ground, wide border of floral scrolling vine and black birds on a red ground, and outer border on blue, 118 x 176cm.

275 275 A Termeh wool shawl, Iran, 19th century, of rectangular form, the orange ground woven with floral and boteh design and embroidered with an elaborate Persian inscription in nasta’iq, 156.5 x 208cm. £150 - 250*

276 A Termeh wool cape, Iran, 19th century, of curved form, the orange ground woven with floral and boteh design and embroidered with an elaborate Persian inscription in nasta’iq, 231 x 300cm. £150 - 200*

Provenance: Private Collection formed in the 1970s £200 - 300*

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277 A Qajar engraved brass bowl, Iran, late 19th century, of deep, rounded form, the exterior with ovoid cartouches with figural scenes, the base with a scene of a beast attacking an enthroned king and his attendants contained within a roundel, the interior with floral sprays organized within a radiating roundel, inscription cartouches, and a series of cusped arches containing birds and animals, 21.5cm. diam. ÂŁ800 - 1,200* 278 Two Qajar steel bazubands, Iran, late 19th century, with engraved decoration, the first with two oval cartouches each containing a figure in a landscape, a pseudo-inscription below, highlights picked out in gold, within a border of scrolling vegetation; the second in the form of a fish, the scales with engraved flowers, the humanized face with raised nose, the eyes, moustache and mouth picked out in gold, 28.5cm. and 32.5cm. long (2) ÂŁ300 - 500*

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279 A pair of Qajar damascened pistols, Iran and Europe, 18th century, the fruitwood barrel with gold decorated steel pommel, with panels containing flowers, Persian inscription bands and figures on a floral ground, 41cm. long (2)

280 An Ottoman silver wire inlaid pistol with snake and bird head pommel, Turkey, circa 1900, with two-stage iron barrel, flat lock, and walnut full stock inlaid with brass and copper tendrils, 59.5cm. long ÂŁ400 - 600*

Provenance: Private Collection, Greece ÂŁ2,500 - 3,500*

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281 A large Ottoman spun brass candlestick, Turkey, 18th century, on a domed base with several baluster nodules below a tubular socket, with lobed drip tray, 69cm. high ÂŁ500 - 800* 282 An Ottoman embroidered mihrab panel, Turkey, late 18th-early 19th century, the central rectangular panel with a flowering vase within a cusped flower filled arch on a red silk ground, border of flowers and leaves with a scrolling vine on a pale green ground, outer border of repeating flower heads, 115.5 x 176cm. ÂŁ2,000 - 3,000*

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283 283 Two Ottoman matching embroidered silk portieres, Turkey, late 19th-early 20th century, of arched form, the red sateen ground worked with ogival ivory cartouches with gilt-embroidered calligraphic inscriptions and tugrah, gilt metal thread fringe, each 145 x 265cm. (2)

284 An Ottoman gilt metal thread embroidery panel, Turkey, late 18th/early 19th century, the very finely embroidered panel likely from a towel, with three repeating scenes of a city, with water and boats within a lobed cartouche, with pairs of bowls containing fruit between, a border of flowers below, mounted in an ornate gilt frame, textile 53 x 16cm. ÂŁ800 - 1,200*

Provenance: Private Collection Canada ÂŁ2,000 - 3,000*

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285 Two gilt metal thread embroidered velvet purses, Ottoman Turkey, late 19th/early 20th century, each of rectangular form with flap, the first purple embroidered with covered vases and insigna of the Turkish republic, with gilt tassels and strap, the interior lined with red silk, the other of red velvet with floral decoration, each approx. 26.5 x 18cm. (2) £500 - 700* 286 An Ottoman gilt-metal thread embroidered saddle cloth, Bukhara or Ottoman Provinces, 19th century, the brown satin ground embroidered with three large medallions containing stylized ewer forms and boteh motifs, on a field of lobes motifs with abstract floral and vegetal designs, highlights picked out in pink and purple silk thread, border of alternating flower heads and tulip motifs, 112 x 164cm.

For examples of Ottoman saddle clothes captured at the siege of Vienna in 1683, see Die Karlsruher Türkenbeute, Munich, 1991, pp.95-140. £1,200 - 1,500*

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287 An Ottoman wooden painted panel, probably from a ceiling, Turkey, 19th century, comprising wooden panels set in a geometric stellar composition into square frame, each panel painted with floral details with red highlights and black outlines, with two metal suspension hooks to reverse, 113.5 by 116cm. ÂŁ5,000 - 7,000* 288 An Ottoman mother-of-pearl inlaid hardwood Kavukluk, Turkey, 19th century, of typical form, with tughra and plain wood rest, 95cm. high Provenance: Private Collection, Greece ÂŁ400 - 600*

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289 289 A portrait of a bearded European in Ottoman or Greek dress, 19th century, oil on canvas, three-quarters view, the head turned to the left, depicted wearing an ochre coloured shirt, brown robe and red cloak, a white cloth with embroidered ends wrapped around his head, 54x30 cm.

Note: Europeans of many kinds-diplomats, soldiers, merchants, romantic adventurers, and artists-travelled in increasing numbers to the Ottoman Empire from the sixteenth century onward. Frequently, they adopted local dress for many reasons: courtesy to their host country, security in traveling to remote regions, curiosity. Among the garments that have survived is a complete Albanian dress which George Gordon, Lord Byron, purchased in Epirus in 1809 and which he was painted wearing in a portrait by Thomas Phillips in London in 1814, currently in the National Portrait Gallery. ÂŁ3,000 - 5,000*

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290 An Ottoman tombak tray, Turkey, circa 1900, of circular form, with raised rounded rim, incised with a central scene of a mosque, set within a scene of flowering foliage and repeating split-palmette , outer band of repeating flower buds, 34.5cm. diam. ÂŁ600 - 800* 291 An ivory inlaid mahogany backgammon board, Turkey, early 20th century, the interior with crescent and star inlay, the exterior sides with bands of diamond-shaped inlay, 50.5 x 51cm. ÂŁ800 - 1,200*

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292 292 A painted stucco panel with view of Mecca, signed and dated 1311AH/1893-4AD, important building and places identified in black cursive script, a depiction of the Masjid al-Haram and the Kaaba, showing the Mosque with seven minarets and an arched outer wall with small white domes, inside the mosque a number of Mamluk and Ottoman kiosks, important building and places identified in black cursive script, framed, panel 91x56cm

293 An engraved brass bowl with Mosque of Medina, 19th century, of shallow form, likely for medicinal use, 12cm. diam. £300 - 500* 294 A Hajj certificate, Mecca, 20th century, with an image of the Ka’ba and below 9ll. of black naskh script, mounted, glazed and framed, print 38.7 x 22cm. £100 - 150*

Inscription: The patron Ismai’l Ahmad al-Dimashqi Provenance: Private Collection, UK. £3,000 - 5,000*

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295 A talismanic battle standard, Iran, 19th century, inscribed with the name of Baqir Khan Qajar son of Haji Husayn Khan Taj Bakhsh, Arabic and Persian manuscript on cotton, fixed to a wood stretcher, 206 by 139cm.

Provenance: Acquired from Gordian Weber on 21 October 2015 The text contains various surahs of the Qur’an, attributes of God; invocations to God and numerous prayers. An inscription in nasta’liq states that “the owner of this prayer is Baqir Khan Qajar, son of the deceased Haji Husayn-‘ali Khan Taj Bakhsh, born of Ziba Khanom”. The Taj Bakhshs belonged to the Davallu branch of the Qajar tribe. £1,500 - 2,000*

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296 A silver inlaid brass rectangular tray, Syria or Egypt, 19th century, the central well with an ovoid containing dense latticework and with outer band of interlacing arabesque with silver points and silver inlaid kufic inscriptions contained within an outer rectangle, the whole set within a further border of palettes and leaves containing silver inlaid naskh inscriptions, the flat everted rim with alternating silver inlaid cartouches, 31 x 37cm. £200 - 300*

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297 Three Ottoman engraved and silver inlaid brass caskets, Egypt or Syria, 18th - 19th century, each of rectangular form, with hinged lid, two with wood lined interiors, the first engraved with large lobed medallion containing star-motif on a ground of y-motifs, inscription panels to sides; the second with inscription cartouches to top and sides on a lattice ground; the third copper and silver inlaid, largest 14.6cm. diam x 6cm. high x 8.7cm. deep (3) £500 - 700*

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298 A large silver- and copperinlaid Cairoware marriage casket, Egypt or Syria, 20th century, on flat base, with applied hinges and clasp, heavily inlaid in silver and decorated with borders of raised studded bands enclosing calligraphic inscriptions within rope-twist borders, a tughra to the back side, the wood interior inlaid with geometric designs, 24cm. high x 35cm. diam. x 19.5cm. deep

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299 An Ottoman cloisonne enamelled copper mosque lamp, Syria, late 19th-early 20th century, of domed form, with crescent mood and star finial, the floral enamel decoration in white, pink and blue, with inscription cartouches, chain attachment, 38cm. high ÂŁ200 - 300*

300 An embroidered silk robe, Egypt, 19th century, of white silk with button and green orange and yellow embroidered neck Provenance: Property of a Lady ÂŁ250 - 300*

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301 A silver and carnelian bead necklace, Yemen, late 18th-19th century, with silver coin attachments, the central one a rubbed Austrian Maria Teresa Thaler silver coin dated 1780, possibly a restrike, 44cm. long Provenance: Property of a Lady £400 - 500* 302 A Tekke parcel gilt silver headpiece, Turkmenistan, 19th/early 20th century, formed of three openwork panels decorated with repeating abstract floral design and set with carnelians, a series of white metal attachments to bottom edge, leather attachment straps either side, headpiece without straps 30.8cm. diam.

303 303 A Tekke silver-gilt Kamea pouch or Qur’an holder, Turkmenistan, 19th century, the square silver-gilt openwork compartment set with mounted carnelians, the similarly decorated lid of triangular form, with brown leather strap and oval carnelian-set openwork elements attached, compartment 13.2 x 18.2cm., overall length including strap 59cm.

Provenance: Property of a Lady £400 - 500*

304 304 A Tekke silver-gilt Kamea pouch or Qur’an holder, Turkmenistan, 19th century, the rectangular brown leather pouch with flap set with a silver gilt panel with openwork borders decorated with abstract floral design with mounted carnelians, with brown leather strap and rectangular carnelian-set elements attached, compartment 20 x 15.5cm., overall length including strap 64cm.

Provenance: Property of a Lady £400 - 500*

Provenance: Property of a Lady £300 - 400*

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305 An engraved brass Qur’an holder, Spain, 19th century, with raised detail to front in the form of scalloped arched with engraved leaf design to ground, the reverse with similar engraved detail, with openwork handles and attachment loops, 10cm. high x 19cm. w.

Provenance: Property of a Belgian estate £80 - 120* 306 A silver and brass set leather pouch, Tibet, early 20th century, the rectangular brown leather compartment with repousse silver panel decorated with flowers and tigers and set with a large circular coral, the brass mount decorated with tiger head and dragons, on a brown leather loop, compartment 7.8cm. diam, length with strap 27cm.

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Provenance: Property of a Lady £250 - 300* 307 A large brass rice measure or water container, Brunei, dated 1323AH/1905/06AD, of cylindrical form with a plain c-scroll handle, the plain body with a raised inscribed cartouche of Jawi script (Malay script written with Arabic alphabet) containing the words The Brunei Just King and date of 1323AH, 16.5cm. high x 18.7cm. diam.

This grain measurer was made during the reign of the Brunei King Hashim Jalilul Alam Aqamaddin Ibni Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien II. The King was the 25th Sultan of Brunei his reign was from 1885-1906 AD.He was also known as Pengiran Temenggong Sahibul Bahar Pengiran Anak Hashim. £100 - 200*

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308 A shoulder cloth or Selendang (ceremonial robe), Sumatra, Indonesia, 20th century, the scarlet silk ground woven with a white and red lattice grid to the field, within borders worked with gilt metal stars and ogival motifs, 96 x 270 cm.

Provenance: Christie’s 27 April 2012, Lot 629 £1,000 - 1,500* 309 A diamond Lawon panel, Indonesia, 20th century, the dark magenta field with a central purple diamond within a larger grass green diamond, 102 x 203 cm.

Provenance: Christie’s 27 April 2012, Lot 632 £400 - 600* 310 A large copper rice measure or water container, Central Asia, 19th century, with flat bottom and waisted form, curved handle, the shoulder with engraved repeating stylised scrolls, 54.5cm. high £100 - 200*

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312 A carved stone fireplace surround with inscription, Caucasus, late 18th/early 19th century, with traces of pigment, carved to face with flowers and foliage and inscription band running along top edge, 87 h x 71cm. diam.

For related panels see Christie’s, Robert Kime An Eastern Perspective, and Property from a Cotswold Manor House, London, South Kensington, 27 October 2010, Lot 183 £500 - 800* 313 A Shahrisabz embroidered silk Susani, Central Asia, circa 1900, of rectangular form, the purple silk ground decorated in polychrome silks with a central six-pointed star and medallions, large flowerheads and floral sprays, the spandrels with floral sprays, backed with a printed Kalamkari cotton with Persian inscription reading ‘qalamkari commissioned by Hazrat Mir Mushtaq [..] Atabek-i A’zam [..] sana 1318AH/1900AD, 260 x 172cm. £600 - 800*

311 311 A susani, Central Asia, 20th century, of rectangular shape, embroidered with red and green flowers on a cream cotton ground, 236 x 350cm. £800 - 1,000*

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314 An exceptional banded agate-set silver and parcel gilt pectoral, Bukhara, 19th/20th century, of foliate form suspended from a chain with hanging pendants, fine filigree overall, hollow body with hinged top, inlaid with seven banded agates to pectoral and a further four to suspension plaques, coral beads, the suspension chain and hanging pendants set with spinels and green stones, the suspended elements terminating in openwork orbs, gilt silver on front and silver on reverse Approximately 102 cm. high overall including chains, pectoral 32 x 36cm.

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315 An impressive Bukhara turquoise-set silver necklace, Uzbekistan, 20th century, formed of large triangular and rectangular turquoise-set panels, linked together by a series of wrapped wire attachments, each panel with silver braid rope attachment terminating in Indian 1/4 rupee coins dated 1939-1942, 1/2 rupee coins dated 1939, the bottom silver crescent-shape talisman holder with 32 1/4 rupee silver coins of similar date attached, overall length 75cm.

Provenance: Property of a Lady ÂŁ800 - 1,200*

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316 316 Mahmoud Kalari & Ali Rahbar, “Breaking the Mould Series”, no. 1, 5, 17, 19, 2008, digital prints on photographic paper, edition number 2 of 3 (+2 AP), largest 120cm x 120cm (4) £1,200 - 1,800* 317 Middle East, 20th century, gouache on paper, mounted, glazed, framed, 11.4 x 15.4cm. £100 - 200*

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318 Mohamed Al Mahdi (b. 1976), Turath (Heritage), 1996, acrylic on canvas, exhibition label to reverse from Saddam Arts Centre, Baghdad, Iraq.

78 x 75cm.

Provenance: Property of a Lady acquired directly from the artist.

The Saddam Arts Centre opened in 1986 and exhibited works by artists from all over the world. In 1988 it was the venue for an International Calligraphy Festival.

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Mohammed Al Mahdi was born in Bahrain in 1976; he lives and works in Bahrain. An artist and designer, Al Mahdi’s acrylic paintings are characterized by his subtle interpretations of dreams and visions.

‘There is no abstract art. You must always start with something. Afterward you can remove all traces of reality.’ This is how Bahraini painter Mohammed Al Mahdi has conceived his entire artistic production: Journeying unprotected through hostile and often fading memories. £600 - 800* 319 Samia Halaby, Palestinian b.1936, Untitled, 1963, pencil on paper, signed and dated “4.10.63”, 38.5x29cm Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner’s father in the late 1960s; Thence by Descent Published: Sotheby’s, London, 25th April 2017, lot 47 £1,000 - 1,500*

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320 Sabhan Adam (Syrian, b. 1972), Untitled, 2006, acrylic and oil on canvas, signed and dated ‘A 2006’ recto, and verso, 162cm. x 142cm.

Solo Exhibitions: Polad-Hardouin Gallery-Paris France 2014; Nicole Evin Gallery -France 2014; Art Talk Gallery Egypt 2014; Mark Hashim Gallery-Lebanon 2012; Mark Hashim Gallery-Paris (France) 2012; Mark Hashim Gallery-New York 2012; Zara Gallery-Jordan 2011; Sotheby Gallery- London 2011; International Venice Biennale- Venice 2011; British Museum, London, 2011; Mark Hashim Gallery-Lebanon 2011; Tilal Gallery-Kuwait 2011; George Kamel Gallery-Damascus (Syria) 2011; Mark Hashim Gallery-Paris (France) 2011; Mark Hashim Gallery-New York 2011; Zara Gallery, Jordan 2010; Christie’s Dubai 2010; 2CarGarage Contemporary Art Gallery USA 2009; GaleriekreoParis (France) 2009; London Gallery-UK 2009; Uffizi Gallery Florence (Italy) 2009; Dimensions Gallery- USA 2009; Arab World Institute -Paris -France 2009; G.K Gallery; Damascus- Syria 2008; Saeb Eigner -London 2008; Le Rat Mort Gallery -BrusselBelgium 2008; Art Holber, Portugal 2008; Mezze Art, New York 2008; Gavine Morris Gallery, New York-USA 2008; Cherfan Gallery 2008Janine Rubeiz, Beiruit -Lebanon 2008; Mattis Gallery, Morocco 2008; Art House Gallery, Damascus -Syria 2008; Le Violon Bleu-London -UK 2008; French Cultural Centre, Damascus -Syria 2008; PoladHardouin Gallery-Paris -France 2008; Art space-(Dubai) 2008; Art-House -Damascus-Syria 2008; XVA-Galerie Dubai -UAE 2007; Musees des beaux-art du Mans Paris-France 2007; Galerie idees d’artists Paris -France 2007; Galerie Meyer le Bihan ParisFrance 2007; Espace cultural Andre Marlaux Paris-France 2007; Foresight - Galerie Amman

320 -Jordanie 2007; Galerie Fallet. Geneve-Suisse 2006; Galerie Mathias Beck. Hambourg. Allemagne 2006; Home Art, Perros-Guirec. France 2006; Chapelle Sainte -Anne. Tours. France 2006; Art Space. DubaiAUE 2006; Galerie Karim Francis-Cairo-Egypt 2006; Centre cultural Anre Marlaux Le Kremline-Bicetre (France) 2005; Galerie idees d’artists -Paris (France) 2005; Cabinet Rouer, Bernard. Bretout et Yearlings Corporate Finance Paris (France). 2005; Chocolateris du Kremline Bicetre (France) 2005; Escape SD -Beyrouth (Liban) 2004; Galerie Zara -Amman (Jordanie) 2004; Galerie Daniel Duchoze -Rouen (France) 2004; Galerie Artimis Tunis (Tunisie) 2004; Galerie Off-Ample-arcelone (Espagne) 2004; Phyllis Kind Gallery-New York -USA 2004; “La Comedie humaine”- Galerie idees d’artists -Paris (France). 2003; “One man show”- Mediatheque Francois Mitterrand -Les Ulis (France) 2003; Centre cultural francais-Damascus (Syria) 2003; Galerie Agial -Beyrouth (Liban) 2002; Galerie Zara -Amman (Jordanie) 2002; Centre cultural francais-Damascus (Syria) 2002; Artium du Faubourg -Tripoli (Liban) 2002; Maison cultural Francais -Beyrouth -Liban 2002; Galerie Commines -Paris (France) 2002; Centre cultural Francais -Damas (Syria) 2001; Galerie Orient -Amman (Jordanie) 2000; Espace de Lille -Nice (Franance) 1999; Galerie Cite internationale des Arts -Paris (France) 1999; Galerie Transversale -Paris (France) 1999; Le pont Gallery Aleepo -Syria 1999; Hotel Cham -Place -Alep (Syria) 1998; Galerie Bruno Frey Dijon (France) 1998; Centre cultural francais -Damas (Syria) 1996; Centre Cervantes -Damas (Syria) 1995; Centre cultural francais-Damas (Syria) 1995; Le pont Gallery -Aleppo -Syria 1995; Galerie Agial Beyrouth (Liban) 1995; Institute Goethe -Damas (Syria) 1994 £1,000 - 1,500*

* plus Buyers Premium 25% + VAT (30% inclusive of VAT) ARR - indicates an additional charge may apply, see information on page 2.

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321 Sabhan Adam (Syrian, b. 1972), untitled, 2006, acrylic and oil on canvas, signed upper left and verso, 168cm. x 142cm. £1,000 - 1,500*

322 Rana Chalabi-Holdijk (Syrian/Lebanese, b. 1958), 'Dancing figure', 2005, Charcoal and wash on bluegrey paper, signed and dated lower right, 58.2 x 39cm.

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“Movement fascinates me.

It is the challenge of capturing the ephemeral nature of three dimensional dynamic forces through the static media of paper, oil, charcoal and inks.

The movement of line and color, the interplay of diaphanous veils and cloths, and solid limbs, the sweep of lines and colors make the movement come alive. Even in my works of calligraphic ink it is the movement of both the line and the meaning of the word which makes the work come alive. Movement is life, and I want the viewer to feel that movement”. £300 - 500*

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323 Georges Merheb (Lebanese, b.1960), Carnaval à Venise no.9, 1999, oil on canvas, diptych, signed verso 'G. Merheb 1999', 117.5 x 117.5cm. each.

Solo Exhibitions: 1990. Ishtar gallery Damascus - Syria 1991. AUB Alumni Association Beirut Lebanon 1994. Station des Arts gallery Beirut Lebanon 1995. Station des Arts gallery Beirut Lebanon 1996. Agial art gallery Beirut Lebanon 1996. Agial art gallery Beirut Lebanon 1997. Rizk Plaza Broummana Lebanon 1998. Alwane art gallery Kaslik Lebanon 1998. Al Feyrouz art gallery Manama Bahrein 1999. La Fabrika Beirut Lebanon 2000. MAC 2000 Paris France 2000. Hof De Bist Kunstcentrum Antwerp Belgium 2001. Aida Cherfane fine arts Beirut Lebanon 2004. Rochane art gallery Beirut Lebanon 2005. Farra Design Center Mkalles Lebanon 2008. Robert Moawad private museum Beirut Lebanon 2009. La maison d’hôtes Dubaï 2011. Mark Hachem gallery Beirut Lebanon 2012. Mark Hachem gallery Beirut Lebanon 2016. Rochane art gallery Beirut Lebanon 2018. Mark Hachem gallery Beirut Lebanon Major Projects: 1994. Limited edition of Lithographies for Byblos Bank Lebanon 1995. 250 m2 of Mural paintings Saint Antoine church - Baabdate Lebanon 1996. Paintings for Rabieh hotel (104 pieces) - Rabieh Lebanon 2002. Exclusive and limited edition of lithographies for the National Museum Beirut Lebanon 2005. 450 m2 of mural paintings for hotel Le Gray chantier fence Beirut Central District 2008. Limited edition of lithographies for Abu Dhabi Finance Abu Dhabi 2013. Sculpture monumentale “L’Enlèvement d’Europe“ - Marseille - France £8,000 - 12,000*

* plus Buyers Premium 25% + VAT (30% inclusive of VAT) ARR - indicates an additional charge may apply, see information on page 2.

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324 324 Adel El Siwi (Egyptian, b. 1952), Faces II, mixed media on thin buff paper, signed ‘A. Siwi’ in Arabic and English to bottom left, 70cm x 50cm Note: Renowned for reframing traditional Egyptian painting techniques in a contemporary context, Adel El Siwi is an important figure in Egypt’s contemporary art scene. El Siwi is known for his depictions of monumental faces and for his pared-back palette, and his selective use of colour is powerful and highly emotive.

El Siwi has participated in the Cairo Biennale (1996, 2008), Sharjah Biennial (1997), and Venice Biennale (2009) and has been included in many international group exhibitions, including the Chelsea Art Museum, New York (2008); Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris (2012) and the Egyptian Academy, Rome, Italy (2014). His work is held by the British Museum, London, UK; The Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, UAE; Kinda Foundation, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and the Kamel Lazaar Foundation, Tunis, as well as in many private collections. £3,000 - 5,000*

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325 325 Laila Shawa, (Palestinian b.1940), “Letter to a Mother” from the Walls of Gaza II series; photolithograph printed in colours, bears red artist stamp, signed, titled, dated 94 and numbered 34/50 in pencil, 41.5x61.5cm

326 Laila Shawa, (Palestinian b.1940), “Passages to Freedom” from the Walls of Gaza II series; photolithograph printed in colours, bears red artist stamp, signed, titled, dated 94 and numbered 34/50 in pencil, 41.5x61.5cm £1,800 - 2,500

Note: Laila Shawa depicts the graffiti in her hometown of Gaza, protesting against Israeli occupation; she is the first Arab artist to mix photography with painting and graphic art and the first to utilise realism as well as symbolism in depicting a sociopolitical subject, (Ref: Wijdan Ali, Modern Islamic Art: Development and Continuity, Gainesville FL 1997, p. 110). £1,800 - 2,500*

326 * plus Buyers Premium 25% + VAT (30% inclusive of VAT) ARR - indicates an additional charge may apply, see information on page 2.

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JEWELLERY & WATCHES Inviting Consignments TUESDAY 14 JULY ENTRY DEADLINE WEDNESDAY 3 JUNE

An important antique natural pearl, diamond pendant and Belle Epoque platinum and diamond necklace.

Sold for £187,500

For further information or a complimentary valuation please contact Head of Department Mark Bowis FGA, DGA, FSA | markbowis@roseberys.co.uk +44 (0)20 8761 2522 | www.roseberys.co.uk

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SPECIALIST TEAM Ian A. Cadzow Chairman & Joint Managing Director Rugs, Furniture & Works of Art iancadzow@roseberys.co.uk Vicki Wonfor Joint Managing Director Head of Corporate Collections vickiwonfor@roseberys.co.uk Peter Greenway Director Head of Professional Services petergreenway@roseberys.co.uk Marcus Grey Director Head of Paintings & Prints marcusgrey@roseberys.co.uk Bill Forrest Associate Director Head of Department Asian Arts billforrest@roseberys.co.uk Helena Anderson Associate Specialist Modern & Contemporary British Art helenaanderson@roseberys.co.uk Alice Bailey Head of Department Islamic & Indian Arts alicebailey@roseberys.co.uk Fiona Baker Head of Department 20th Century & Decorative Arts fionabaker@roseberys.co.uk Mark Bowis FGA DGA FSA Head of Department Jewellery & Watches markbowis@roseberys.co.uk Nigel Dawson-Ellis Junior Cataloguer Furniture & 20th Century Design nigeldawsonellis@roseberys.co.uk Anna Evans Consultant Specialist Works of Art annaevans@roseberys.co.uk Sophie Hetherton Junior Cataloguer & Departmental Assistant Paintings & Prints sophiehetherton@roseberys.co.uk

Roseberys London Main London Saleroom 70/76 Knights Hill London, SE27 0JD

Sam Howard Administrator Asian, Islamic & Indian Arts samhoward@roseberys.co.uk

Complimentary valuations Monday to Friday: 9.30am to 5.00pm

Tess O’Brien Specialist Impressionist, Modern, Post War and Contemporary Art tessobrien@roseberys.co.uk

+44 (0) 20 8761 2522 clientservices@roseberys.co.uk

Kate Pritchard Cataloguer & Valuer Paintings & Prints, Modern & Contemporary Art katepritchard@roseberys.co.uk

Central London OfďŹ ce Valuations by appointment.

Alex Tonkinson Consultant Specialist Modern Design alextonkinson@roseberys.co.uk

Please call us on +44 (0) 20 8761 2522 or email our Professional Services department at valuations@roseberys.co.uk to book your complimentary valuation.

Elizabeth Wormald Cataloguing Assistant & Administrator Prints & Multiples / Japanese Arts elizabethwormald@roseberys.co.uk

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Mark Longley Specialist Ceramics & Glass, Works of Art & Collectables marklongley@roseberys.co.uk

Shane Xu Head of Department Modern & Contemporary Prints & Multiples shanexu@roseberys.co.uk Geoff Young FGA DGA Senior Consultant Jewellery geoffyoung@roseberys.co.uk

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TERMS OF CONSIGNMENT FOR SELLERS These terms apply to Rosebery Fine Art Ltd trading as Roseberys and Roseberys London.

1. Interpretation. In these Terms the words ‘you’, ‘yours’, etc. refer to the Seller and if the consignment of goods to us is made by an agent we assume that the Seller has authorised the consignment and that the consignor has the Seller’s authority to contract.

Similarly the words ‘we’, ‘us’, etc. refer to the Auctioneers.

2. Commission and Entry Fee. (a) Entry Fee: A charge of £20 is made to each lot sold in addition to vendor’s commission. This charge covers our specialist research, catalogue description, website illustration, marketing on our website and other third party sites as well as live or timed bidding on various internet platforms. (b) Vendors Commission: Is charged on each lot at 15%.

3. Catalogue Illustration Fee. The cost of any illustration is borne by you. Lots may be illustrated in a catalogue and thus a charge of between £20-60 per illustration is applicable, dependent on size. For example a quarter page illustration £20, half page £40, three quarter/full page £60. The copyright in respect of such illustrations shall be the property of the auctioneers, as is the text of the catalogue; any persons to be found to have reproduced such illustrations or text without prior written approval will be deemed as being in breach of copyright law and appropriate legal action may be taken.

4. Loss and Damage of Goods (a) Roseberys is not authorised by the FSA to provide insurance to its clients, and does not so do. However Roseberys, for its own protection, assumes liability for property consigned to it at the lower pre-sale estimate until title passes to the buyer. To justify accepting liability, Roseberys makes a charge of 1.75% of the hammer price plus VAT. The liability assumed by Roseberys shall be limited to the lower pre-sale estimate or to the reserve if the lot was unsold.

Settlement in any claim arising shall be subject to commission as if the lot had sold in the normal manner. (b) If the owner of goods consigned instructs us in writing not to take such action, the goods then remain entirely at the owner’s risk unless and until the property in them passes to the Buyer or they are collected by or on behalf of the owner, and clause 4(a) is inapplicable. (c) Roseberys will not be liable for the loss or damage to frames or glass covering prints, paintings or other works. Old frames are often fragile or subject to deterioration and whilst Roseberys will do their

upmost to ensure the safety and care of frames and glass we will not compensate for loss or damage to property caused by changes in humidity or temperature, normal wear and tear, gradual deterioration, inherent defect or errors in processing.

5. Removal Costs. Items for sale must be consigned to the saleroom by any stated deadline and at your expense. We may be able to assist you with this process but any liability incurred to a carrier for haulage charges is solely your responsibility.

6. Minimum Bids and our Discretion. Goods will normally be offered subject to a reserve agreed between us before the sale in accordance with clause 7. We may sell Lots below the reserve provided we account to you for the same sale proceeds that you would have received had the reserve been the hammer price. If you specifically give us a “discretion” we may accept a bid of up to approximately 15% below the low estimate and “wide discretion” allows to use accept a bid of up to approximately 30% below the low estimate.

7. Reserves. (a) Prior to the auction you are entitled to place a reserve on any lot consigned, being the minimum hammer price at which that lot may be sold. Reserves must be reasonable and we may decline to offer goods which in our opinion would be subject to an unreasonably high reserve. If we are unable to offer goods they may be subject to storage charges if uncollected. (b) A reserve once set cannot be changed except with our consent, and confirmed by you in writing. (c) Where a reserve has been placed only we may bid on your behalf and only up to the reserve (if any) and you may in no circumstances bid personally.

8. Electrical Items. These are subject to detailed statutory safety controls. Where such items are accepted for sale you accept responsibility for the cost of testing by external contractors. Goods not certified as safe by an electrician (unless antiques) will not be accepted for sale. They must be removed at your expense on your being notified. We reserve the right to dispose of unsafe goods as refuse, at your expense.

9. Soft Furnishings. The sale of soft furnishings is strictly regulated by statute law in the interests of fire safety. Goods found to infringe safety regulations will not be offered and must be removed at your expense. We reserve the right to dispose of unsafe goods as refuse, at your expense. The rights of disposal referred to in clause 8 and 9 are subject to the provisions of The Torts (Interference with Goods) Act 1977, Schedule 1, a copy of which is available for inspection on request

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TERMS OF CONSIGNMENT FOR SELLERS 10. Descriptions. Please assist us with accurate information as to the provenance etc. of goods where this is relevant. There is strict liability for the accuracy of descriptions under modern consumer legislation and in some circumstances responsibility lies with sellers if inaccuracies occur. We will assume that you have approved the catalogue description of your lots unless informed to the contrary. Where we are obliged to return the price to the buyer when the lot is a deliberate forgery under Condition 15 of the Conditions of Sale and we have accounted to you for the proceeds of sale you agree to reimburse us the sale proceeds. The liability to reimburse the sale proceeds shall not arise where you are acting reasonably and honestly and are unaware of the forgery or where we are or ought to have been aware of it.

11. Unsold Items. Unsold lots will be automatically reoffered into the next appropriate live or online auction with the low estimate reduced by 40% and if the revised estimate is £200 or below it will be offered without reserve. Alternatively, we may contact you to request that you collect the items. If you do not wish to re-enter the lots please notify Roseberys in writing with collection instructions. Please note storage charges will be incurred if lots are not collected within one week, storage charges will be applied of £2 + VAT per lot per day. If a lot remains uncollected two months after the date of the auction, Roseberys shall have the right to sell the lot at auction without reserve and to deduct from the ‘hammer price’ any sum owing to Roseberys as well as expenses arising from all auctions in which the lot has been included, plus storage and loss and damage warranty charges.

12. Withdrawn Items. (a) If an item is withdrawn prior to the publication of the catalogue a minimum charge of £20 + VAT per lot is applicable. This fee covers administration, handling, storage and loss & damage of the lot whilst in our care. (b) If an item is withdrawn after the online or offline publication of the lots they will incur charges where applicable comprising the sum of the vendor’s commission, the entry fee, the illustration cost, the loss and damage warranty, the buyer’s premium, the marketing fees and other expenses in relation to the item. VAT is applicable on all charges. These commission and premium charges will be calculated upon Roseberys published mid estimate. (c) In the cases of 12 (a) and (b) Roseberys will store the withdrawn item for a period of five days with no charge, after this a storage charge will be applicable at a daily rate of £2 per item per day plus VAT for items that remain uncollected.

13. Conditions of Sale. You agree that all goods will be sold according to our Conditions of Sale.

In particular you undertake that you have the right to sell the goods either as owner or agent for the owner. You undertake to compensate us and any buyer or third party for all losses liabilities and expenses incurred in respect of and as a result of any breach of this undertaking.

14. Authority to Deduct Commission and Expenses and Retain Premium and Interest. (a) You authorise us to deduct commission from the hammer price at the stated rate plus all applicable expenses incurred on your account and consent to our right to retain beneficially the premium paid by the buyer in accordance with our Conditions of Sale and any interest earned on the sale proceeds until the date of settlement. (b) You authorise us at our discretion to negotiate a sale by private treaty not later than five working days from the date of the auction in the case of lots unsold at auction, in which case the same charges will be payable as if such lots had been sold at auction and so far as appropriate these Terms apply.

15. Warehousing. We disclaim all liability for goods delivered to our saleroom without sufficient written sale instructions, client contact details or without our prior written agreement to take delivery and reserve the right to either refuse to receive such goods or to make a minimum warehousing charge of £2 per item per day. Unsold lots are subject to the same charges if you do not remove them within a reasonable time of notification. If not removed within twenty one days we reserve the right to sell them and defray charges from any net proceeds of sale or at your expense to consign them to the local authority for disposal.

16. Settlement. Settlement of the net sum due to you normally takes place 28 days after the sale (by crossed cheque or bank transfer to the seller) unless the buyer has not paid for the goods. In this case no settlement will then be made but we will take your instructions in the light of our Conditions of Sale. You authorise any sums owed by you to us on other transactions to be deducted from the sale proceeds. You must note the liability to reimburse the proceeds of sale to us as under the circumstances provided for in Condition 10 above. You should therefore bear this potential liability in mind before parting with the proceeds of sale until the expiry of 28 days from the date of sale.

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INFORMATION FOR BUYERS 1. Introduction. The following informative notes are intended to assist Buyers of Roseberys London particularly those inexperienced or new to our salerooms or online only bidding platform. All sales are conducted according to our printed Conditions of Sale which are readily available for inspection in person, on our website and normally accompany catalogues. Our staff will be happy to help you if there is anything you do not fully understand.

2. Agency. As auctioneers we usually contract as agents for the seller whose identity, for reasons of confidentiality, is not normally disclosed.

Accordingly if you buy your primary contract is with the seller.

3. Estimates. Estimates are designed to help buyers gauge what sort of sum might be involved for the purchase of a particular lot.

The lower estimate may represent the reserve price or may be above the reserve price. Estimates do not include the Buyer’s Premium or VAT (where chargeable). Estimates are prepared some time before the sale and may be altered by announcement before the sale. They are in no sense definitive.

4. Buyer’s Premium. The Conditions of Sale oblige buyers to pay a buyer’s premium of 25% up to £250,000 (30% inclusive of VAT), 20% from £250,000-500,000 (24% inclusive of VAT), 12% from £500,000 onwards (14.4% inclusive of VAT) The premium price is subject to VAT at the standard rate.

5. VAT. The addition of (*) or (VAT applied on hammer price) to the lot description indicates that VAT is payable by the purchaser at the standard rate, presently 20%, on the hammer price as well as being payable on the buyer’s premium. This imposition of VAT is likely to be because the seller is registered for VAT within the European Union and is not operating the Dealers Margin Scheme or because VAT is due at 20% on importation into the UK. Lots which appear without either of the above symbols indicate that no VAT is payable on the hammer price. This is because such lots are sold using the Auctioneers’ Margin Scheme and it should be noted that the VAT included within the premium is not recoverable as input tax.

6. Artist’s Resale Rights/Droit de Suite. Lots as indicated in the catalogue and if sold for the equivalent of 1000 euros or more on the day of the auction will be subject to a further percentage of the hammer price as follows: From 0 to 50,000 euros subject to 4% From 50,001 to 200,000 euros subject to 3% From 200,001 to 350,000 euros subject to 1% From 350,001 to 500,000 euros subject to 0.5% Exceeding 500,000 euros subject to 0.25% The Artist’s Resale Right payable will be the aggregate of the amounts payable under the above rate bands, subject to maximum royalty payable of 12,500 euros for any single work each time it is sold. Calculations of the artist’s resale right will be based on the pound sterling/Euro reference exchange rate quoted on the date of sale by the European Central Bank.

7. Agents. We are, primarily, agents for the seller. We are dependent on information provided by the seller and whilst we may inspect lots and act reasonably in taking a general view about them we are normally unable to carry out a detailed or any examination of lots in order to ascertain their condition in the way in which it would be wise for a buyer to do. Intending buyers have ample opportunity for inspection of goods and, therefore, accept responsibility for inspecting and investigating lots in which they may be interested.

Please note carefully the exclusion of liability for the condition of lots contained in the Conditions of Sale. Neither the seller nor we, as the auctioneers, accept any responsibility for their condition. In particular, mechanical objects of any age are not guaranteed to be in working order. Additionally, in specified circumstances lots mis-described because they are ‘deliberate forgeries’ may be returned and repayment made. There is a three week time limit. (The expression ‘deliberate forgery’ is defined in our Conditions of Sale).

8. Electrical goods. These are sold as ‘antiques’ or ‘decorative’ items only and if bought for use must first be checked for compliance with safety regulations by a qualified electrician.

9. Coloured gems. It is common practice for gemstones to be treated in order to enhance colour and clarity. Unless stated buyers should presume coloured stones may well have been exposed to some sort of treatment.

10. Export of goods. Buyers intending to export goods should ascertain (a) whether an export licence is required and (b) whether there is any specific prohibition on importing goods of that character because, e.g. they may contain prohibited materials such as ivory.

11. Bidding. Bidders are required to register with us before the sale commences and lots will be invoiced to the name and address on the registration form. Some form of identification may be required if you are unknown to us. Please enquire in advance about our arrangements for telephone bidding.

12. Commission bidding (i)

Commission bids may be left with the auctioneers indicating the maximum amount to be bid excluding the buyers’ premium.

They will be executed as cheaply as possible having regard to the reserve (if any) and competing bids. If two buyers submit identical commission bids the auctioneers may prefer the first bid received.

Please enquire in advance about our arrangements for leaving commission bids by telephone, email or fax. Please ensure bids are left at least one hour prior to the start of the auction.

(ii) Commission bids may also be left via the Roseberys website.

These bids are executed via the RoseberysLive software and there is no surcharge.

13. Live Online bidding (a) An online bidding service is offered via RoseberysLive, thesaleroom.com and invaluable.com. In completing the bidder registration on these sites the buyer is agreeing to Roseberys conditions of sale. (b) In the case where a debit or credit card has been used to register the buyer also agrees to authorise Roseberys, if they so wish, to charge the debit or credit card given in part or full payment, including all fees, for items successfully purchased in the auction via the online bidding platforms. (c) Please note there is no additional surcharge for any lots purchased via RoseberysLive, whether live bidding or commission bidding.

Any lots purchased via thesaleroom.com or invaluable.com will be subject to an additional 5% commission charge + VAT at the rate imposed on the hammer price. (d) Roseberys offers online bidding services as a convenience to its clients, but neither Roseberys nor the seller will be responsible to you for errors during or after the sale or failures to execute bids, either live bids or commission bids placed on the internet or on your mobile device, including, without limitation, errors or failures caused by: (i) any loss of connection to the auction being conducted online; (ii) a breakdown or problems with the online bidding software or the website service provider; and/or (iii) a breakdown or problems with any internet connection, computer, mobile device or system. (e) By accessing RoseberysLive and using the software provided you are agreeing to the Website Terms and Conditions governing use of our website. Please ensure you familiarise yourself with these prior to accessing our website.

14. Methods of Payment. Payment can be made by cash (maximum 10,000 euros), debit and credit cards (maximum £1,000 online or over the phone) or bank transfer. For international bank transfers an administration fee of £25 is payable. Any cheques tendered will need to allow 10 days to be cleared before removal of lots purchased is permitted. Please note that regulation of money laundering means we are limited to receiving the equivalent of 10,000 euros in cash payment.

15. Collection and storage (a) Please note what the Conditions of Sale state about collection and storage. It is important that goods are paid for and collected promptly. All lots must be collected within five working days following auction. Storage charges of £2 per lot per day + VAT will be strictly enforced thereafter. (b) Roseberys are unable to pack, post or deliver any items purchased through public or online auction, a list of suggested companies is supplied upon issuing of invoices, upon request or on the company website. These are suggestions only and are not the recommendation of Roseberys or affiliated with Roseberys in anyway and as such Roseberys cannot be held responsible for the individual performance of these companies.

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CONDITIONS OF SALE Rosebery Fine Art Ltd carries on business with bidders, buyers and all those present in the auction room prior to or in connection with a sale on the following General Conditions and on such other terms, conditions and notices as may be referred to herein.

1.

Definitions

In these Conditions: (a) “auctioneer” means the firm of Rosebery Fine Art Ltd or its authorised auctioneer, as appropriate; (b) “deliberate forgery” means an imitation made with the intention of deceiving as to authorship, origin, date, age, period, culture or source but which is unequivocally described in the catalogue as being the work of a particular creator and which at the date of the sale had a value materially less than it would have had if it had been in accordance with the description; (c) “hammer price” means the level of bidding reached (at or above any reserve) when the auctioneer brings down the hammer; (d) “terms of consignment” means the stipulated terms and rates of commission on which Rosebery Fine Art Ltd accepts instructions from sellers or their agents; (e) “total amount due” means the hammer price in respect of the lot sold together with any premium, Value Added Tax chargeable and any additional charges payable by a defaulting buyer under these Conditions; (f) “sale proceeds” means the net amount due to the seller, being the hammer price of the lot sold less commission at the stated rate, Value Added Tax chargeable and any other amounts due to us by the seller in whatever capacity and however arising; (g) “You”, “Your”, etc. refer to the buyer as identified in Condition 2. (h) The singular includes the plural and vice versa as appropriate.

2.

Bidding Procedures and Conduct of the Auction

(a) Bidders are required to register their particulars before bidding and to satisfy any security arrangements before entering the auction room to view or bid. Any bidder who refuses to provide the requested identification may be refused permission to bid. (b) The auctioneer has discretion at any time to refuse any bid, withdraw any lot, re-offer a lot for sale (including after the fall of the hammer) if they believe there may be error or dispute, and take such action as they reasonably think fit. (c) Subject to condition 2(b) the contract between the buyer and seller is concluded on the striking of the auctioneer’s hammer, whereupon the buyer becomes liable to pay the purchase price. (d) Any post-auction sale of lots offered at auction shall incorporate these conditions as if sold in the auction. (e) Our right to bid on behalf of the seller is expressly reserved up to the amount of any reserve and the right to refuse any bid is also reserved.

3.

Increments. Bidding increments shall be at the auctioneer’s sole discretion.

4.

The Purchase Price. The buyer shall pay the hammer price together with a premium thereon of 25% up to £250,000 (30% inclusive of VAT), 20% from £250,000500,000 (24% inclusive of VAT), 12% from £500,000 onwards (14.4% inclusive of VAT). The premium price is subject to VAT at the standard rate.

5.

Value Added Tax. Value Added Tax on the hammer price is imposed by law on all items affixed with an asterisk or double asterisk. Value Added Tax is charged

at the appropriate rate prevailing by law at the date of sale and is payable by buyers of relevant Lots.

(Please refer to “Information for Buyers” for a brief explanation of the VAT position).

6.

Payment

(1) (a) (b)

Immediately a Lot is sold you will: give to us, if requested, proof of identity, and pay to us the total amount due in cash, debit, credit card or bank transfer or in such other way as is agreed by us.

Any payments by you to us may be applied by us towards any sums owing from you to us on any account whatever without regard to any directions of you or your agent, whether express or implied.

(2)

7.

Title and Collection of Purchases. The ownership of any Lots purchased shall not pass to you until you have made payment in full to us of the total amount due. (a)(i) You shall at your own risk and expense take away any lots that you have purchased and paid for not later than 5 working days following the day of the auction. (ii) Roseberys are unable to pack, post or deliver any items purchased through public or online auction.

A list of suggested companies is supplied upon issuing of invoices, upon request, or on the company website. These are suggestions only and are not the recommendation of Roseberys or affiliated with Roseberys in anyway and as such Roseberys cannot be held responsible for the individual performance of these companies. (b) No purchase can be claimed or removed until it has been paid for and payment has cleared. (c) Invoices will not be split or title transferred to another person(s). Invoices must be paid in full before any lots can be removed. (d) Purchased lots must be collected within the allocated time as stated in the Information for Buyers section 13, storage charges are applicable thereafter. Purchased lots are at the Buyer’s risk (and therefore their sole responsibility for insurance) from the earliest of the collection or the 21st calendar day after the auction.

Until risk passes Roseberys will compensate the buyer for any loss or damage to the lot up to a maximum of the purchase price paid.

8.

(1)

(a) (b) (c)

(d) (e)

Remedies for Non-Payment or Failure to Collect Purchases If any Lot is not paid for in full and taken away in accordance with these Conditions or if there is any other breach of these Conditions, we, as agent for the seller and on our own behalf, shall at our absolute discretion and without prejudice to any other rights we may have, be entitled to exercise one or more of the following rights and remedies: to proceed against you for damages for breach of contract; to rescind the sale of that Lot and/or any other Lots sold by us to you; to resell the Lot (by auction or private treaty) in which case you shall be responsible for any resulting deficiency in the total amount due (after crediting any part payment and adding any resale costs). to remove, store and insure the Lot at your expense and, in the case of storage, either at our premises or elsewhere; to charge interest at a rate not exceeding 1.5% per month on the total amount due to the extent it remains unpaid for more than 3 working days after the sale;

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to retain that or any other Lot sold to you until you pay the total amount due; (g) to reject or ignore bids from you or your agent at future auctions or to impose conditions before any such bids shall be accepted; (h) to apply any proceeds of sale of other Lots due or in future becoming due to you towards the settlement of the total amount due and to exercise a lien (that is a right to retain possession of) any of your property in our possession for any purpose until the debt due is satisfied.

(2) We shall, as agent for the seller and on our own behalf pursue these rights and remedies only so far as is reasonable to make appropriate recovery in respect of breach of these conditions 9.

Third Party Liability. All members of the public on our premises are there at their own risk and must note the lay-out of the accommodation and security arrangements. Accordingly neither the auctioneer nor our employees or agents shall incur liability for death or personal injury (except as required by law by reason of our negligence) or similarly for the safety of the property of persons visiting prior to or at a sale.

10. Commission, Telephone Bids and Live Online Bidding. Whilst prospective buyers are strongly advised to attend the auction and are always responsible for any decision to bid for a particular Lot and shall be assumed to have carefully inspected and satisfied themselves as to its condition we will if so instructed clearly and in writing execute bids on their behalf. (a) Lots will be purchased by the Auctioneer on behalf of the commission bidder for the lowest price allowed by other bids and/or reserves if any, up to and including their maximum bid amount recorded. The Auctioneers cannot accept responsibility for any neglect or default in executing or failing to execute commission bids whether through the auctioneer or through any online bidding software, or where a bidding slip has been completed incorrectly. We urge commission bidders, to ensure that the correct lot number(s) and price(s) are recorded on their bidding forms. (b) Where two or more commission bids at the same level are recorded we reserve the right at our absolute discretion to prefer the first bid so made. (c) Telephone Bids. Any person unable to attend the auction may request to bid on a specific lot by telephone. This facility is only available by prior arrangement with the Auctioneers and not available for online only auctions. The Auctioneers cannot accept responsibility for any neglect or default in executing or failing to execute telephone bids. (d) Live Online bidding. (i) An online bidding service is offered via RoseberysLive, thesaleroom.com and invaluable.com. In completing the bidder registration on these sites, the buyer is agreeing to Roseberys conditions of sale. (ii) In the case where a debit or credit card has been used to register the buyer also agrees to authorise Roseberys, if they so wish, to charge the debit or credit card given in part or full payment, including all fees, for items successfully purchased in the auction via the online bidding platforms. (iii) Please note there is no additional surcharge for any lots purchased via RoseberysLive, whether live bidding or commission bidding. Any lots purchased via thesaleroom.com or invaluable.com will be subject to an additional 5% commission charge + VAT at the rate imposed on the hammer price.

(iv)

(v)

Roseberys offers online bidding services as a convenience to its clients, but neither Roseberys nor the seller will be responsible to you for errors during or after the sale or failures to execute bids, either live bids or commission bids, placed on the internet or on your mobile device, including, without limitation, errors or failures caused by: (aa) any loss of connection to the auction being conducted online; (bb) a breakdown or problems with the online bidding software or the web site service provider; and/or (cc) a breakdown or problems with any internet connection, computer, mobile device or system.

By accessing RoseberysLive and using the software provided you are agreeing to the Website Terms and Conditions governing use of our websites. Please ensure you familiarise yourself with these prior to accessing our websites.

11.

Warranty of Title and Availability. The seller warrants to the auctioneer and you that the seller is the true owner of the property consigned or is properly authorised by the true owner to consign it for sale and is able to transfer good and marketable title to the property free from any third party claims.

No representation or warranties are made by Roseberys or the seller as to whether any lots is subject to copyright or whether they buyer acquires copyright in any lot.

12.

Agency. The auctioneer normally acts as agent only and disclaims any responsibility for default by sellers or buyers.

13.

Terms of Sale. The seller acknowledges that Lots are sold subject to the stipulations of these Conditions in their entirety and on the Terms of Consignment as notified to the consignor at the time of the entry of the Lot.

14. (a)

Description and Conditions Whilst we seek to describe lots accurately, it may be impractical for us to carry out exhaustive due diligence on each lot. Prospective buyers are given ample opportunities to view and inspect before any sale and they (and any independent experts on their behalf) must satisfy themselves as to the accuracy of any description of a lot. Buyers are welcome to make an appointment to view any lots listed on an online only auction. Prospective buyers also bid on the understanding that, inevitably, representations or statements by us as to authorship, genuineness, origin, date, age, provenance, condition or estimated selling price involve matters of opinion. We undertake that any such opinion shall be honestly and reasonably held and accept liability for opinions given negligently or fraudulently. Subject to the foregoing neither we the auctioneer nor our employees or agents nor the seller accept liability for the correctness of such opinions and all conditions and warranties, whether relating to description, condition or quality of lots, express, implied or statutory, are hereby excluded. This Condition is subject to the next following Condition concerning deliberate forgeries and applies save as provided for in paragraph 6 “information to buyers�.

Condition Reports. Reports on the condition of any lot are offered by the Auctioneers as a statement of opinion only, and not of fact. Rosebery Fine Art Ltd are not liable for any errors or omissions contained therein. The buyer must satisfy themselves to the condition of any given lot prior to bidding. Roseberys will not be held responsible for any damage or defect that has not been notified to the buyer. Catalogue illustrations are for guidance only and will not convey full information as to the actual condition of lots.

(b)

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(d)

Where the term (a/f) is used this refers to a lot being ‘as found’, it is used for guidance only and indicates in our opinion there is significant damage or repair to an item, the omission of this term does not indicate there is not significant damage or repair to an item and Roseberys are not liable for the omission of this term.

Private treaty sales made on these premises under these Conditions are deemed to be sales by auction for the purposes of consumer legislation.

15. Forgeries. Notwithstanding the preceding Condition, any Lot which proves to be a deliberate forgery (as defined) may be returned to us by you within 21 days of the auction provided it is in the same condition as when bought, and is accompanied by particulars identifying it from the relevant catalogue description and a written statement of defects. Roseberys may require the buyer to obtain at the buyer’s cost the reports of two independent and recognised experts in the field, mutually acceptable to Roseberys and the buyer. If we are satisfied from the evidence presented that the Lot is a deliberate forgery we shall refund the money paid by you for the Lot including any buyer’s premium provided that (1) if the catalogue description reflected the accepted view of scholars and experts as at the date of sale or (2) if you personally are not able to transfer a good and marketable title to us, you shall have no rights under this condition. The right of return provided by this Condition is additional to any right or remedy provided by law or by these Conditions of Sale.

16. Online Only Timed Auctions These following terms are applicable only to sales conducted online only and are to be used in addition to the conditions of sale. (a) (i)

Right to Cancel If you are a consumer resident in the European Union you have the right to cancel the contract for the purchase of a lot within 14 calendar days without giving any reason. (ii) The cancellation period will expire after 14 calendar days from the day on which you acquire (or a party nominated by you and is not the shipper) physical possession of the lot. (iii) To exercise the right to cancel, you must inform us of your decision to cancel this contract by a clear written statement (e.g. a letter sent by post, fax or email), or you may use the cancellation form which can be found on our website or by contacting a member of staff. The communication must be received within 14 calendar days from the day on which you acquire the lot. (iv) If you cancel the contract, we will reimburse all payments received from you. As Roseberys are unable to provide a postage or packing service the cost of the initial delivery or collection is not returnable. In addition the cost of returning the item if you choose to cancel the contract is payable by you. (v) We may make a deduction from the reimbursement for loss in value of any goods supplied, if the loss is the result of damaged caused by unnecessary handling whilst in your possession. We will make the reimbursement without undue delay, and not later than (aa) 14 calendar days after the day we receive back from you any goods supplied, or (bb) (if earlier) 14 calendar days after the day you provide evidence that you have returned the goods.

(vi) We will make the reimbursement using the same means of payment as you used for the initial transaction, unless you have expressly agreed otherwise; in any event, you will not incur any fees as a result of the reimbursement.

We may withhold reimbursement until we have received the goods back or you have supplied evidence of having sent back the goods, whichever is earliest. (b) Liability Roseberys nor the seller will be responsible to you for errors during or after the online only timed auction or failures to execute bids placed on the internet or on your mobile device, including, without limitation, errors or failures caused by: any loss of connection to the auction being conducted online; a breakdown or problems with the online bidding software or the website service provider; and/or (iii) a breakdown or problems with any connection, computer, mobile device or system.

General 17. We shall have the right at our discretion, to refuse admission to our premises or attendance at our auctions by any person.

18. Where a member of the public causes damage to a lot (or part thereof) the Auctioneers reserve the right to: (a) sell the aforementioned without reserve and to hold that specific individual liable for the amount of any difference between the hammer price and the reserve or low estimate; (b) hold that specific individual liable for the cost of restoration where appropriate; (c) hold that specific individual liable for the full amount of the reserve price or lower estimate as applicable.

19 (a) any right to compensation for losses liabilities and expenses incurred in respect of and as a result of any breach of these Conditions and any exclusions provided by them shall be available to the seller and/or the auctioneer as appropriate. (b) Such rights and exclusions shall extend to and be deemed to be for the benefit of employees and agents of the seller and/or the auctioneer who may themselves enforce them.

20. Any notice to any buyer, seller, bidder or viewer may be given by first class mail or email if provided in which case it shall be deemed to have been received by the addressee 48 hours after posting.

21. Special terms may be used in catalogue descriptions of particular classes of items in which case the descriptions must be interpreted in accordance with any glossary appearing at the commencement of the catalogue.

22. Any indulgence extended to bidders, buyers or sellers by us notwithstanding the strict terms of these Conditions or of the Terms of Consignment shall affect the position at the relevant time only and in respect of that particular concession only; in all other respects these Conditions shall be construed as having full force and effect.

23. English law applies to the interpretation of these Conditions.

These terms and conditions are based upon recommended conditions of sale by SOFAA (the Society of Fine Art Auctioneers) and RICS (the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors)

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