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ISLAMIC ART & MANUSCRIPTS Friday 3 May 2019

ISLAMIC ART & MANUSCRIPTS FEATURING ANTIQUITIES Friday 3 May 2019 Starting at 10am PREVIEW EVENT

Join us to view a selection of highlights from the auction at The Clubhouse, 8 St James’s Square, London, SW1Y 4JU Thursday 25 April: 12pm-5pm Friday 26 April: 10am-4pm

VIEWING

Tuesday 30 April 9.30am-5.30pm Wednesday 1 May 9.30am-5.30pm Thursday 2 May 9.30am-5.30pm Head of Department: Alice Bailey

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 201 Back Cover: Lot 310 Inside Front Cover: Lot 261 Inside Back Cover: Lot 84

70/76 Knights Hill London, SE27 0JD +44 (0)20 8761 2522 auctions@roseberys.co.uk www.roseberys.co.uk

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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.

New International Bidders

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 The buyer shall pay the hammer price together with a premium thereon of:

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.

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)

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.

The premium price is subject to VAT at the standard rate.

(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.

Lot 282

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1 A Cypriot bichrome terracotta amphora, 1050-600BC, on base, amphora 33cm. high £400-600* 2 A Roman terracotta amphora, 2nd-4th century AD, with pointed, tiered bottom, handles either side, 61cm.

Provenance: Private Collection, Japan. £400-600* 3 Two terracotta amphoras, early Islamic, 7th-8th century, each with pointed bottom and two handles either side, concentric grooves to body, 37cm. and 51cm. (2)

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Provenance: Private Collection, Japan. £300-400* 4 A large terracotta amphora, Iran, 7th-8th century, of baluster form with two handles either side, grooves to base, 62cm. long Provenance: Private Collection, Japan. £400-600*

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5 5 An Egyptian alabaster ritual boat with hieroglyphic inscription, 9.5cm. long £400-600* 6 An Egyptian stone standing figure of Anubis, on plinth, 16cm. high £200-300*

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7 An Egyptian-style faience turquoise glazed hippo, lying down with head resting on his front legs, with small eyes and ears, 13cm. long. £200-300* 8 A wooden writing palette in the form of a tomb door, Egypt, formed of two sections joined by bone pins, with pseudo-hieroglyphs running either side and colour pigments in six circular wells above, reverse with old collection number in black “354”, 24.5cm. high x 8.2cm. wide £500-700*

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9 An Egyptian limestone funerary mask, mounted, mask 13 x 9cm. £500-700*

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10 11 10 An Egyptian faience turquoise glazed four Canopic vase ritual amulet, Ptolemaic period 4th century BC, on a square base, 5.5cm x 5.5cm. £400-600* 11 A Mesopotamian haematite duck weight, 2nd-1st Millennium B.C., its neck turned to rest on its back, the eyes formerly inlaid, 12cm. long £200-300* 12 An Egyptian marble bowl with lug handles, Late Dynastic Period, 664-332BC, 8.5cm. diam. x 5cm. high £300-400*

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13 An Egyptian turquoise faience scarab in a Victorian mount, 19th century, with original receipt of purchase, ring size o approx. £300-400*

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14 An Egyptian revival ware green-glazed stone scarab, 19th century, inscribed with 10 lines of hieroglyphs, 13cm. long x 9.2cm. wide £200-300*

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15 15 An Egyptian alabaster waisted cylindrical vase, Egypt, Nagada period, 4th millenium BC, 10.5cm. high £300-500* 16 An Etruscan Bucchero Black glazed Kantharos, circa 600-550 B.C., with looped strap handles and notched ridge encircling lower body, on a flaring foot, 21.5 cm. high £500-700*

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17 A Greek bronze Corinthian partial helmet, Archaic period, circa 2nd half of the 7th century BC, hammered from a single heavy sheet, of domed form, with almond-shaped eyeholes and evenly-spaced perforations along the perimeter, with additional perforations on each side of the crown, a bronze loop remaining in one on the proper right side, old collection label to interior, on wood plinth, 24.5 cm. high £1,200-1,500* 18 A stone pelican amulet, Egypt, Pre-Dynastic period, 3rd millenium BC, with flattened sides, formerly inlaid eyes, on stand, 6.1cm. diam. £400-600*

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19 An Egyptian limestone libation vase with moulded Hather heads, Egypt, New Kingdom, 1500-1000BC, 10cm diam. x 7.4cm. high £300-500* 20 A terracotta head of a woman, Latium, 5th century BC, 25cm. high £400-600*

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21 A curved bronze blade, Celtic 4th century BC, with flat sides, thick spine, engraved with horizontal bands to one end, looped terminal, old collection number in red, 22.7cm. long Provenance: Private Collection, England. £150-200* 22 An Egyptian alabaster vase with handle, Middle Kingdom 2050-1710BC, on stand, 15.9cm. high Provenance: Formerly in the collection of Maurice Nahman (1868-1948). Collector and dealer, Nahman held the position of Head Cashier at the Crédit Foncier d’Egypte in Cairo, as well as the role of a leading antiquities dealer with his extensive gallery at the rear of his Arab-style house in Cairo.

Parts of his stock were sold in sales at his gallery in 1920, and at Christie’s in London on 2 March 1937; after his death a sale was held at the Hotel Drouot in Paris in February and June 1953. Further material with a Nahman provenance was sold through Christie’s in South Kensington on 28 April 2004.

Photographs of Nahman and his house are illustrated in the ‘Antiquities’ sale catalogue for Christie’s South Kensington, 28 April 2004, pp. 48-49.

Objects sold through Nahman are represented in many collections, including the Corning Museum of Glass in New York. £300-500*

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23 An Egyptian pointed alabastron with ribbed rim, Middle Kingdom Period, 20501710BC., mounted on stand, 14.5cm. high Provenance: Acquired on the London Art Market in the 1990s. £400-600* 24 An Egyptian alabaster cylindrical vase with large base and lip, New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, 11.9cm. high £800-1,200* 25 An black stone bowl with incised palm dates and flowers, possibly Bactrian, 3rd millenium BC, of deep form, flat ring base, 5cm. high x 9.6cm. diam. £300-500*

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26 A Roman mosaic glass Patella, circa late 1st century BC - 1st century AD, formed from cane sections of black and red, the carinated exterior with two convex curves, on a short foot, 5cm. high x 9cm diam.

Provenance: Purchased in 1994 from the Dr Hans Peter Trimbacher Collection, Austria. Dr Trimbacher is the architect that restructured the castle of Burg Plankenstein in Lower Austria in the mid-1970s. £500-700* 27 A Roman banded glass bowl, circa 1st century BC - early 1st century AD, formed of blue, green and white glass, 10.5cm diam.

Provenance: Purchased in 1994 from the Dr Hans Peter Trimbacher Collection, Austria. Dr Trimbacher is the architect that restructured the castle of Burg Plankenstein in Lower Austria in the mid-1970s. £600-800* 27 * 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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28 A Roman green glass vial, 4th-5th century AD, on a circular foot, the body blown with vertical ribs, applied green strap handle either side, flared neck, 10.5cm. high £100-200* 29 A Roman cobalt blue glass cup, 1st century AD, of squat form, with ring foot, with white glass rim, the curved handle with thumb and finger rest, 10cm. diam. x 7cm. high 29

Provenance: Acquired from Fortuna Fine Arts, New York in 1995. £600-800* 30 A manganese glass vase, probably late Roman, of globular form with narrow neck and wide mouth, with applied ovals to sides, 7cm. high £400-600* 31 A Roman glass cup, 2nd-4th century AD, with compressed sides, on a perspex plinth, cup 7.5cm high £200-300* 32 A Roman bronze figure of Hercules, circa late 1st-early 2nd century AD, the muscular hero depicted nude, standing in contrapposto with his weight on his left leg, the right bent with the foot pulled back, his lionskin draped over his left shoulder and arm, his fisted left hand perhaps once holding his club, his right arm extending forward holding a dish, his head turned slightly to his left, with a full beard and short curly hair, and hair ribbon extending over his shoulders, on plinth, statue 14.8cm. high. £1,500-1,500*

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33 33 A Greek marble Aphrodite, Hellenistic period, circa 2nd century BC, the goddess headless standing with her weight on her left leg, her right leg advanced, her left arm lowered, the torso nude, her drapery wrapped loosely around her waist revealing the upper portions of her pudendum, and falling over her left forearm now missing, the fanning folds finely sculpted, a loop of cloth protruding below her navel, mounted on plinth, 23.5 cm. high. £800-1,200*

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34 A Roman limestone portrait head of a man, circa 3rd century AD, life size, his head shown straight on, with closely-cropped hair in short sculpted locks, his oval face with angular cheekbones, tapering to a pointed chin, with large, heavy-lidded, almond-shaped eyes, the sharp brows articulated, his small mouth with full lips, on a plinth, head 27cm. high £1,000-1,500* 35 A Roman marble head of a bearded man, 2nd-4th century AD, shown looking to the left, with furrowed brow and cleft chin, his hair with tight curls and beard extending under his chin, on plinth, head 20.5cm. high £400-600*

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36 A Roman-style marble head, possibly a portrait of the Emperor Caracalla, after the Antique, depicted as an older man, his hair cropped short, with heavy set brow, mounted in plinth, 32cm. high ÂŁ4,000-6,000*

37 A Roman marble left foot, 2-4th century AD, mounted, foot 21.4cm. long x 11cm. high ÂŁ800-1,200*

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38 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. £6,000-8,000* 39 Two Parthian gold hoop earrings with Eros, 1st century BC-1st century AD, the hook bearing a nude figure of Eros with curling hair drawn back in a ribbed coiffure with central ‘knot’, standing with hands on hips, traces of wings at the shoulders (2) £700-900*

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40 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. £4,000-6,000*

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41 A Parthian bronze oil lamp, 1st-3rd century AD, modelled in the form of a seated griffin, with a refill spout between the wings and a wick channel to the front, 16cm long £600-800* 42 A group of Luristan bronze axe heads, late 3rd-2nd millennium BC, each approx. 5cm. high x 6cm diam. (7) Provenance: Private Collection UK formed in the late 1970s. £300-400* 43 A Luristan bronze spouted vessel, early 1st millenium BC, the globular lobed body with long channelled spout attached by domed rivets, the rim with hatched design, 8.5cm. high x 31cm., diam. including spout Old collection number “L253” to base. £800-1,200* 44 A Roman bronze stem shaft of a chandelier with birds, 3rd century AD, with stand, 13cm. high £200-300*

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45 45 A Roman marble phallic head of a man, circa 1st century AD, the bearded man with bald head and drilled attachment holes, the eyes deeply set, large nose, hair in tight curls, on a stand, head 7.2cm. high £1,200-1,500* 46 A small bronze figure of a unicorn, possibly Roman, 2nd-4th century AD, on four feet, with short tail, engraved to chest with two tiers of vertical stripes, a band of stripes around neck, a horn with rounded end protruding from the centre of his head, 7cm. long x 8.5cm. high £200-300* 47 A bronze conical vase with moulded heads, possibly Bactrian, on a slightly spreading foot widening at mouth, the sides featuring a pelican, two men with helmets, and a horse head, mounted on plinth, 7cm. high £1,000-1,500*

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48 A Roman bronze head of a ram, 2nd-4th century AD, modelled with curved horns, a long beard and pointed ears, 3.5cm. high Provenance: Private collection in UK formed in the 1970s and 1980s. £80-100* 49 A Celtic bronze armband, 2nd-1st century BC, of thick, overlapping form, 9.1cm. diam. £300-500* 50 A Cycladic bone violin-shaped Kusura, 3rd millenium BC., with stand, 17cm. high £1,000-1,500*

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51 51 A Qur’an bifolium in Kufic Script, North Africa or Near East, 9th century, Arabic manuscript on vellum, 16 lines to the page, written in elongated Kufic script in brown ink, vocalisation in red, fifth verses marked with a stylised letter ‘ha’ in gold, tenth verses marked by a gold floret with a blue centre, f.2a with a surah heading in gold with an elaborate floral medallion stretching into the wide outer margin, text: surah al-mu’minum (XXIII), part of verse 117 to verse 118 (end of surah); surah al-nur (XXIV), verse 1 to part of verse 11; surah alnaml (XXVII), part of verse 20 to part of verse 36, each leaf 18.2 x 25cm, bifolium 18.2 x 49.5cm £3,000-5,000*

52 A Qur’an leaf in Kufic Script on Vellum, North Africa or Spain, 10th century, Arabic manuscript on paper, 6 lines to the page, written in Kufic script in brown ink, fifth verses marked with a stylised letter ‘ha’ in gold, tenth verses marked with a large gold roundel pointed with blue and red dots, text: surah al-sha’ra’ (XXVI), verse 69 to 86, 18.5 by 28.5cm. £3,000-4,000*

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53 A Qur’an section, Iran, 14th century, 9ff., Arabic manuscript on paper, 12ll. of elegant black Rayhani script to the pages, gold and polychrome rosette verse markers, with illuminated marginal medallions, sura headings in white thuluth on gold on a blue ground, folio 41 x 29cm. £300-400*

54 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) £500-700* 55 Three folios from a Qur’an, Iran, Egypt, 16th century, Arabic manuscript on paper, 9ll. of black text with the first, fifth and ninth lines in large Muhaqqaq script, the remaining text in naskh, gold roundel verse markers, with large medallion marginal decoration, mounted folio each approx. 26 x 18.5cm (3) £300-400*

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56 A Qur’an folio, Egypt, 16th century, Arabic manuscript on paper, Chaper 25 verses 72-77 and Chapter 26 verses 1-11 of the Surat al-Furqan and Surat al-Shu’ara, 9ll. of black text with the first, fifth and ninth lines in large Muhaqqaq script, the remaining text in naskh, gold rosette verse endings, mounted, the folio 23 x 17cm. £100-200*

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57 57 A small Qur’an section, Persia or Afghanistan, 12th Century, Arabic manuscript on paper, 15ff., 4ll. to the page written in clear naskhi script in black ink with diacritics and vowel points in black, waterstaining, lacking verse-markers, later brown morocco, worn, rebacked, edges crudely repaired, doublures of brown morocco, 15.3 x 12.5cm.

Provenance: The collection of the late Jafar Ghazi. £1,500-1,800*

58 58 A Qur’an bifolio, Iran or Egypt, 13th-14th century, Arabic manuscript on paper, 5ll. of gold rayhan outlined in black, Qur’an XIX (sura Maryam), vv. 64-78 (part), with vocalization in black, gold illuminated rosette markers and medallions, 48 x 33.5cm. £1,500-2,000*

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59 59 Two works by Khwajah ‘Abdullah Ansari (D. 481/1088 AD) signed Shah Qasim, Safavid Herat, dated Muharram, 1014AH/19 May 1605AD, Persian manuscript on marbled or gold sprinkled paper, 66ff. plus 8 fly-leaves, each folio with 10ll. of black nasta’liq arranged in a variety of formations of one and two columns with double gold intercolumnar rules, text panels outlined with gold and polychrome rules, folios laid down between wide multicoloured margins with bold illumination of floral and fauna, first text with gold and polychrome illuminated headpiece, space left for the second headpiece, first text signed Shah Qasim al-Katib, second text dated, in later lacquer boards with gul-o-bulbul design, text panel 14.2 x 7.8cm.; folio 24 x 15.4cm. £4,000-6,000* 60 Sa’di, Gulistan, Ottoman Turkey, Constantinople, dated AH 955/AD 154849, Persian manuscript on paper, 123ff., 11ll. to the page written in nasta’liq script in black ink, significant words picked out in red, inner margins ruled in blue and gold, one illuminated headpiece in colours and gold, later red morocco with gilt-stamped central medallions and outer border, doublures of marbled paper, with flap, folio 16.8 x 10.8cm.

Provenance: The collection of the late Jafar Ghazi. £1,500-2,000*

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61 An illuminated Qur’an, copied by Husain bin Muhammad bin Najm al-Din alHusaini al-Shanbaki, Ottoman Empire, dated AH 1087/AD 1676-77, Arabic manuscript on paper, 257ff., 19ll. to the page written in neat naskh script in black ink with diacritics and vowel points in red and black, gilt discs between verses, inner margins ruled in blue and gold, sura headings written in thuluth script in gold, one illuminated frontispiece, defective, rather browned, later dark green binding, covers richly decorated with a gilt diaper pattern, rebacked, with flap, doublures of pink patterned paper, some fading, folio 12.8 x 8.5cm Provenance: The collection of the late Jafar Ghazi. £600-800* 61

62 62 Juz 14 (sura Ibrahim), v.46 to Juz 16 (sura al-nahl), v.122 of a Quran, Sultanate India, 15th/16th century, Arabic manuscript on paper, 8ff., with 4 fly leaves, with 9ll. of text, the first, middle and last in large blue muhaqqaq script outlined in gold within clouds in a red hatched ground, framing two panels of 3ll. of gold thuluth outlined in black, with gold and polychrome verse markers, sura headings within illuminated cartouches, text within gold and blue rules, gold and polychrome illuminated marginals markers, opening bifolio with illuminated margins, folio with vv 122-128 now missing, modern binding, folio 27 x 19.8cm.

Two other sections from this Qur’an sold at Christie’s South Kensington, 3 April 2009, lot 90 and Christie’s 21 April 2016, Lot 5. £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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63 63 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). £1,200-1,500* 64 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. £1,000-1,500*

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65 Juz 3 of a Qur’an, China, late 17th century, 55ff., with 5ll. of black Muhaqqaq script per page outlined in red, with verse endings and diacriticals in red, surah headings in red ornamental script within a gold illuminated border and flower extending into the margin, with double page frontispiece decorated in gilt and polychrome and similarly decorated double page spread to end, folio 28 x 22cm. £300-500*

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66 66 A complete Qur’an in 30 volumes, signed Mahmud bin Sabir, Yunnan, China, dated end of Safar 1103AH/October/November 1691AD, Arabic manuscript on paper, with 5ll. of large black sini script per page, gold and polychrome rosette verse markers, surah headings in gold cursive on illuminated ground within cartouches, text within double red rules, occasional marginal notes and ownership inscriptions, each opening and closing bifolio with panels of three lines of text bordered by illuminated cartouches, first juz with illuminated shamsa, in original stamped morocco binding with flap, folio 27.1 x 19.8cm. (30) £7,000-9,000*

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67 Juz 8, 11, 13 of a Qur’an, China, 17th century, 50ff., 56ff. and 45ff., each with 5ll. of black Rayhani script per page within red rule, verse endings and diacritical marks in red, surah headings in red ornamental script, double page frontispiece decorated with gold and polychrome, in original binding of brown leather with blind tooling, folio 25.5 x 19cm. (3) £800-1,200*

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68 68 Sultan Selim I (reg. 1512-20), Divan, poetry, Ottoman Turkey, probably Constantinople, 16th-17th Century, Persian manuscript on paper, 53ff. , 13ll. to the page written in one or two columns of elegant nasta’liq script in black ink, interlinear and intercolumnar rules in gold, inner margins ruled in gold, catchwords in wide outer margins, one illuminated headpiece in blue and gold, first folio rebacked otherwise in good condition, contemporary brown morocco covers with stamped central medallions decorated with intertwining serrated leaves and flowerheads outlined in gilt, rebacked, edges repaired, flap replaced at a later date, folio 17.2 x 10.6cm.

Provenance: The collection of the late Jafar Ghazi. £1,200-1,500*

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69 An anthology in Persian verse and prose including a risalah entitled alFaridhiya, Mughal India, written at Ahmedabad, dated AH 1000/AD 1591-92, 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. £400-600* 70 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.

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Provenance: The collection of the late Jafar Ghazi. £400-600* 71 ‘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.

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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). £600-800* 71 * 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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72 Yahya bin Pir ‘Ali Nev’i (d. 1598), Neta’icu’l-funun ve mahasinu’l-mutun, an encyclopedia of history, religion, mysticism, jurisprudence, medicine and astrology, copied

by Mahmud al-Qarahisari, Ottoman Turkey, dated 27th Rabi’ al-Awwal 1090/7th May 1679, Ottoman Turkish manuscript on paper, 96ff., 19ll. to the page written in nasta’liq script in black ink, significant words picked out in or underlined in red, catchwords in wide outer margins, extensive commentaries written diagonally in outer margins, Arabic proverbs written in naskhi script in upper margins of some pages, one astronomical diagram, brown leather, worn, doublures of marbled paper, folio 19.8 x 14.5cm.

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Provenance: The collection of the late Jafar Ghazi.

The work was compiled in AH 1007/AD 1589-99 and dedicated to Sultan Murad III. Two copies of this work are in the Bodleian Library, Oxford (see G. Kut, Supplementary Catalogue of Turkish Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library, Oxford 2003, pp. 213-214, nos. 299 and 300). £400-600*

73 73 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. £600-800*

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74 An anthology of religious poetry in one volume, including a poem by Shams Effendi, Irshad ‘Awam, arranged in the form of questions and answers, written on stencilled paper depicting floral and vegetal sprays including tulips and cypress trees, Ottoman Turkey, early 18th Century, Ottoman Turkish manuscript on stencilled paper, 69ff., 11-13ll. to the page written in more than one in two columns of naskhi script in black ink, headings written in red, edges frayed, misbound, catchwords, brown morocco, worn, tears to spine, folio 18.4 x 12.5cm.

Provenance: H. Kevorkian (offered as lot 109 (pencilled on front doublure) in a Sotheby’s sale in the 1980s); The collection of the late Jafar Ghazi.

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A colophon states that this poem was copied by its composer, Shams al-Din, who resided in Sivas, and which is dated Rabi al-Awwal 986/June 1578. £400-600*

75 75 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. £1,200-1,500* * 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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76 76 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. £300-400*

77 77 Muhammad Mujjir bin Wajih al-Din, Miftah al-Jinan, The Key of Paradise, a guide to a Godly life, containing directions relating to prayers, religious observances, and moral conduct, based upon the precepts of the Prophet Muhammad and other holy men, copied by Khawaja Jan bin Sultan Ahmad Siyawushani, Iran, dated Rajab 965/May 1558, Persian manuscript on paper, 300ff., 15ll. to the page written in elegant nasta’liq script in black ink, significant words and sentences picked out in red ink, inner margins ruled in blue and gold, catchwords written in wide outer margins, one illuminated headpiece in colours and gold, some margins crudely repaired, some worming, rather browned, edges frayed, later brown morocco covers with blind-tooled diaper pattern, spine and edges worn, 24.5 x 16.8cm.

Provenance: The collection of the late Jafar Ghazi.

Another copy, dated AH 1084/AD 1673, is in the British Library, London (see C. Rieu, Catalogue of the Persian Manuscripts in the British Museum, vol. I, Oxford 1966, p. 44, Egerton 691). £500-700*

78 Badr al-Din Abu ‘Abdallah Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Misri al-Dimashqi (1423-1506), two astronomical treatises (risalah) in one volume: Kifayat al-qunu’ fi’l-’amal bi’l-rub’ al-maqtu’; and Risalah fi’l-rub’ bi’l-’amal mujib , 78 Qajar Iran or Ottoman Turkey, 19th Century, Arabic manuscript on paper, 10ff., 21ll. to the page written in a cursive script in black ink, significant words and headings picked out in red, extensive commentaries in wide outer margins added at a later date, a few tables and diagrams, waterstaining affecting areas of text, discoloration, marbled paper covers, 19.8 x 14.7cm.; and a calendar (ruznama), Ottoman Turkey, 19th Century, Ottoman Turkish manuscript on paper, 7 ff., composed of tables in red and black ink, preceded by a preface written in naskhi script, interlinear red rules, inner margins ruled in red, marbled paper covers, 20.7 x 13.4cm.; and another calendar composed of jadawil (tables), Ottoman Turkey, 19th Century, marbled paper covers, slipped inside the previous manuscript, 19.8 x 11.3cm.(3) Provenance: The collection of the late Jafar Ghazi.

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79 A Safavid prayerbook by Abdolai Hosseini, Iran, dated 1118AH/1706AD, 204ff. Arabic manuscript on paper with Persian interlinear translation, 11ll. of black naskh within gilt border, marginal notes, opening bifolio with illuminated header and polychrome floral decoration to margins, final bifolio written diagonally within cloudbands on a gilt ground with polychrome floral decoration, numerous owner’s seals, folio 18 x 11cm. £600-800*

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80 80 Three treatises on religion in two volumes by al-Qadi al-Imam al-Faqih Nasir al-Mulla wa al-Din alBaydawi (d. 1286 AD), Iran, 19th century, Kitab al-tawali’ fi al-kalam, originally composed on Tuesday 20 Rabi’ I AH 699/15 December 1299, Iran; Kitab minhaj al-usul and Kitab misbah al-arwah, dated middle of shawal AH 699/June 1300, Iran, in red and brown leather bindings, folio 19.5 x 14.4cm and 19.5 x 14.5cm. (2) £2,000-3,000*

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81 An Ottoman medical treatise, Turkey, 19th century, 72ff. Ottoman Turkish manuscript on buff paper, 14ll. of neat black naskh per page, some words underlined in red, two diagrams of the body, soft brown leather binding, folio 19.5 x 11cm. £300-400*

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82 82 An encyclopaedia based on a work by Abu Rayhan Muhammad bin Ahmad Al-Biruni’s (d. 1050 AD): Tarikh Abu Rayhan, Arabic manuscript on paper, including numerous tables and diagrams, opening folio identifying the manuscript as Tarikh abu rayhan and with later added date of 1227AH/1812AD, in modern red velvet binding, folio 31.4 x 21cm. £2,000-2,500*

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83 Muzaffar ibn Muhammad Qasim Jonabadi, Ma’riifat al-taqwim, a commentary on the Risalah-ye bist bab of ‘Abd al-’Ali ibn Muhammad, on astrology, with numerous diagrams and tables, Copied by Muhammad Turrah, son of Muhammad Mahdi (unrecorded) , Qajar Iran, written at Isfahan, in the Madrasah of Potters (kaseh-garan), dated Monday 15th Ramadan 1218AH/29th December 1803AD, Persian manuscript on paper, ff. 131, approximately 16ll. to the page written in nasta’liq script in black ink, significant titles, words and sentences picked out or underlined in red, numerous diagrams and tables, slight soiling and smudging, reddish-brown morocco, folio 21 x 15.3cm

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Note: The author was active during the reign of Shah ‘Abbas. There is a second colophon, earlier in the manuscript, where the date is given as AH 1281/AD 1864-65, but this does not stand in light of the colophon giving the full date at the end. £400-600*

84 84 Kitab Tashrih Dhakhira Khwarazmshahi, Safavid Iran, dated Thursday beginning of Shawal AH 10[1?]3/17th century, 106ff., Persian manuscript on paper with 19ll. of black naskh per page, important words in red, with 6 internal illustrations of the body, a medical commentary apparently on Al-Jurjani’s (d.

1136 AD) Al-Dhakhira al-Khwarazmshah, later owner inscription on opening fly-leaf giving the name of Muhammad Pasha and Muhammad Amin Pasha and the date 1213AH/1798AD, in red morocco binding with flap and marbled interior, folio 25 x 16cm. £1,000-1,200* * 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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87 A important dated medical treatise composed by Muhammad bin ‘Ali bin ‘Umar al-Mutatabbib, Iran, signed Muhammad bin Abi Bakr al-Nishapuri, completed at dawn of Tuesday 13 Muharram 594AH/25 November 1197AD, on illnesses and their treatments, occasional marginal commentaries, colophon signed and dated, the preface states that the work (mujallada) was composed by the author for himself and gives the name of Ibn Sina’s Qanun, Hippocrates and Muhammad bin Zakariya al-Razi’s treatise known as alMurshid, in 19th century Ottoman binding with flap, folio 25.5 x 16.2cm. £6,000-8,000*

85 85 A Qajar astronomical text, Iran, 19th century, 85ff.,Persian manuscript on paper, with 25ll. of black naskh to the page, some words in red, numerous tables and diagrams, in soft brown leather covers, folio 20.5 x 12cm. £300-500*

88 A Safavid Diwan of Hafez, Iran, dated 1014AH/1605AD, 271ff., Persian manuscript on paper, with 13ll. of 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, in brown morocco binding with cut out and tooled medallions, 17.6 x 9.5cm. £1,500-2,000*

86 86 A Qajar medical treatise dated 1231AH/1816AD, Iran, 140ff. Persian manuscript on paper, with 21ll. of back naskh to the page important words in red, diagrams in red, three illustrations of the body, several owners stamps to final folios, marginal notes, loose in black binding, folio 20.5 x 14.5cm. £400-600*

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89 89 A treatise on rhyme (qafiyah), Iran, Qazwin, dated AH 957/AD 1550-51, Persian manuscript on paper, text area sprinkled with gold, 22 leaves, 10 lines to the page written in nasta’liq script in black ink, significant words picked out in red and blue, inner margins ruled in gold and blue, one illuminated headpiece in colours and gold and containing the bismallah written in nasta’liq script in white, brown leather binding with stencilled floral motifs, worn, flap missing, 18.5 x 12.4cm.

Provenance: The collection of the late Jafar Ghazi. £1,000-1,200* 90 Sa’di, Bustan, Persian poetry, copied by al-Hafiz Kirmani Shams al-Din bin Ghiyath al-Din al-Sharif, Iran, dated AH 902/AD 1496-97, Persian manuscript on paper, 166ff., 12ll. to the page written in one or two columns of elegant nasta’liq script in black ink, interlinear and intercolumnar rules in blue ink, inner margins ruled in blue, headings written in nasta’liq script in red ink, one illuminated headpiece, damaged and crudely repaired, waterstaining mostly restricted to outer margins, later red morocco gilt, rebacked, with flap, folio 21.3 x 13.1cm.

Provenance: The collection of the late Jafar Ghazi. £400-600*

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91 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. £500-700* 91 92 A calligraphic album written in fine nasta’liq script, Iran, 19th Century, Persian manuscript on marbled paper laid down on card, six leaves, ten calligraphic pages, inner borders of marbled paper, plain blue outer border, brown morocco with gilt central stamped medallions, 32.5 x 22cm.

Provenance: The collection of the late Jafar Ghazi.

The text consists of a ghazal on the bismallah by ‘Abd al-Rahman Jami. £400-600*

92 93 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. £600-800* 93

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94 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. £500-700*

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95 95 A complete Qur’an, Qing China, 16th century, Arabic manuscript on paper, 226ff., with 15ll. of black Muhaqqaq to the page, red verse markers, sura headings in red cursive, text within double red rules, marginal section markers in gold and polychrome, opening bifolio with stylised geometric and floral decoration within gold and polychrome cartouches and borders, catchwords, occasional marginal notes, in modern Chinese brown morocco binding, folio 26.8 x 19.7cm. £2,000-2,500*

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96 Qur’an Juz, 19, 27 and another of a Qur’an, Qing China, late 16th century, 59ff., and 53ff., with 5ll. of black Thuluth script per page within red rule border, gold rosette verse markers and diacritical markers in red, surah headings in gold ornamental script within a decorative panel, with illuminated marginal device, the double page frontispiece richly decorated in gold and polychrome, original blind tooled brown leather binding, folio 27 x 19cm. (3) £800-1,200* 96 97 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. £1,000-1,500*

97 98 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. £500-800*

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99 99 Jami, Subhat al-Abrar, copied by ‘Imad al-Hasani, Iran, dated Rabi’ II 998/February-March 1590, Persian manuscript on gold-sprinkled paper, 104ff., 15ll. to the page written in fine nasta’liq script in black ink, headings and significant words in red, planned illumination probably left uncompleted, later green cloth binding, stained, folio 24.3 x 14.3cm.

Provenance: The collection of the late Jafar Ghazi.

The scribe ‘Imad al-Hasani is one of the most celebrated nasta’liq calligraphers of Persia. He was born in Qazvin, lived in Tabriz, and travelled in the Ottoman lands as far as the Hijaz. On his return to Persia he joined the scriptorium of Farhad Khan Qaramanlu, a high Safavid official and patron of art. After the murder of Farhad Khan, he eventually returned to Qazvin, copying manuscripts and calligraphic pages, and soon moved to Isfahan where he found his way to the court of Shah ‘Abbas I (reg. 1587-1629). Shah ‘Abbas’s special esteem for Mir ‘Imad caused jealousy among other calligraphers and later accusations that he had Sunni tendencies finally cost him his life and he was murdered in AH 1024/AD 1554-55. Numerous manuscripts and calligraphic pages by him are recorded and are dated between AH 972/AD 1564-65 and AH 1024/AD 1615. (See Mehdi Bayani, ahval va asar-e khosh-navisan, vol. ii, pp. 518-38). £800-1,200* 100 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. £1,000-1,500*

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101 A Qur’an, China, 337ff., Arabic manuscript on paper, with 6ll. of bold black Rayhani script within red rule, verse markers and surah headers in red, diacriticals in black, based on Sulayman alJazuli’s (d. 1465 AD) Dala’il al-KHayrat, including two illustrations of the tombs of the Prophet, Abu Bakr and ‘Umar (al-rawda al-sharifa) and the Minbar of the Prophet, in original red lacquered binding with black flowers, folio 19 x 13.5cm £200-400*

102 A Maghrebi text, North Africa or Spain, dated 1281AH/1864AD, 15ff., Arabic manuscript on paper, with 25ll of black sepia script per page, headings and important words in red, red morocco binding with tooled medallion and gold decoration, folio 23.1 x 18cm. £100-150*

103 103 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*

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104 A printed Qur’an, Kashmir, 19th century, 355ff., Arabic text on paper, with 19ll. of neat black printed naskh script within gold border and outer blue rule, gold roundel verse markers, diacriticals in black and corrections in red, gold roundel marginal decoration, surah headings in red on gold ground, opening illuminated double frontispiece with gold and polychrome decoration, reproduced from a manuscript penned in 1245AH/ 1830AD, black European binding with gilt decoration, folio 19.5 x 13cm. £100-200*

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105 A Qur’an section comprising 8 Surahs, Ottoman Turkey, late 18th-early 19th century, Arabic manuscript on on paper, 40ff., black ink in an elegant Naskh calligraphic hand, diacritical marks in red, initial title, Surah titles and verse marks in gold, ornate decorated gold, red, green, blue, and white floral motif headpiece to opening folio, text of first two leaves on gold ground, Surah titles in gold bands and text framed in red and gold throughout, original brown Turkish embossed paper boards preserved and incorporated into later red shagreen, marbled endpapers, folio 19 x 12cm.

The text comprises a selection of Surahs from the Qur’an, namely (in order): the 17th, 36th, 48th, 55th, 56th, 62nd, 63rd, and 67th, all complete. These, which include ‘Al-Isra’, ‘AlFath’, ‘Al-Rahman,’, ‘Al-Mulk’, and others, are followed by the first three lines of a short prayer left incomplete. £600-800* 106 A Qur’an Juz, Qing China, late 18th century, 51ff, with 5ll. of bold black Rayhani style script per page within red rule, verse endings and diacriticals in red, surah headings in red ornamental script, opening page with bismallah as a large gilt and polychrome medallions, double frontispiece with polychrome floral decoration, modern brown Chinese binding, folio 22.5 x 18cm. £300-500*

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107 An Ottoman mathematical text, Turkey, 19th century, 20ff., Ottoman manuscript on paper, with 18ll. of black naskh within a gold border. with numerous diagrams in gold, opening folio with illuminated header, in later brown binding with tooled medallions, folio 20 x 12.5cm. £300-400*

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108 Khawajah Muhammad Kahajani [?], Risalah fi’l tasawuf, a treatise on Islamic mysticism, copied by Uwais bin Abi Ishaq bin Mashaikh alKajaji, Anatolia, probably Sivas, dated Rabi’ al-Awwal 816/June 1413, Persian manuscript on paper, 62ff., 15ll. to the page written in elegant nasta’liq script in black ink, catchwords in wide outer margins, headings written in nasta’liq script in red ink, discoloration and waterstaining, later brown morocco with original blind-tooled covers, doublures of brown morocco, folio 10 x 11.5cm.

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

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109 A group of four manuscripts on medical and astronomical subjects, 17th-19th century, the first a Persian treatise on astronomy, incomplete at beginning, with colophon signed Sa’id bin Mas’ud, dated Tuesday 12 Sha’ban AH 1028/25 July 1619, the second treatise on algebra by Abu al-‘Ala Muhammad al-Bahshi al-Asfarayni, colophon dated Friday beginning Rabi’ AH 1226/March 1811, signed Murad known as Murad al-Qatta’, the third treatise on Arabic language, colophon dated AH 1026/1617-18, in various hands (4) £500-700*

109 110 Abu al-Muna ibn Abi Nasr al-‘Attar alYahudi: Minhaj al-dukkan wa dustur al-a’yan fi a’mal wa tarkib al-adwiya al-nafi’a li’l-abdan, Ottoman provinces, probably Egypt, 19th century, A pharmacology composed in 658AH/1454AD, 600ff. Arabic manuscript on paper, with 17ll. of black naskh per page, loose in binding and misbound, with index tables, later foliation, folio 21.5 x 13.5cm. £600-800*

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111 111 Shahab al-Din Abu’l-’Abbas Ahmad alMahari 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. £700-900*

112 112 Muhammad Baqir ibn Muhammad Taqi Majlisi (d. 1698), Zad al-Ma’ad, Provisions for the Resurrection, prayers for each day of the year, Iran, probably Isfahan, dated AH 1227/AD 1812-13, Arabic and Persian manuscript on paper, 299ff., 17ll. to the page written in naskhi script in black ink, significant words and sentences picked out or underlined in red, interlinear Persian translation at the beginning, inner margins ruled in gold, catchwords in wide outer margins, one illuminated headpiece in colours and gold, outer borders of folios 1b-2a decorated with intertwining floral and vegetal motifs in gold, edges frayed, rather browned, the colophon, which is partially erased, states that the manuscript was copied by the author at Isfahan in AH 1107/AD 1695-96, and gives the date AH 1227/AD 1812-13 in gold, floral lacquer binding, covers decorated with sprays of wild roses on a brown ground, doublures decorated with intertwining floral motifs in gold on a red ground, rebacked, patterned printed cloth case, 28.2 x 17.2cm.

Provenance: The collection of the late Jafar Ghazi.

Muhammad Baqir bin Muhammad Taqi bin Maqsud ‘Ali al-Majlisi al-Isfahani was born in 1627, and was one of the foremost religious writers and thinkers of the period. He was Shaykh al-Islam during the reign of Shah Sulayman (d. 1694), and Mulla Bashi under Shah Sultan Husayn (d. 1713). His works include Bihar al-Anwar, Seas of Lights, and the present text consisting of prayers. £400-600*

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113 A collection of seven religious texts, on colophon with mention of Balkh, Afghanistan, Central Asia, 19th century, each 400ff. approx., Arabic manuscript on paper, 11ll. of black script per page, inserted notes throughout, some areas of text marked in red and green, one with board covers with paper, the other unbound, folio 35,5 x 23cm and 34 x 22.5cm. (7) £1,000-1,500*

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114 114 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. £3,000-4,000* * 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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115 Kitab Tadhkirat al-Shu’ara, an anthology in prose and verse including the work of the poets Faizi Celebi, Furughi, Majdi Celebi and Mehdi Celebi, Ottoman Empire, dated Dhu’l-Qada 992/November 1584, Ottoman Turkish and Persian manuscript on paper, 162ff. , 17ll. to the page written in one and two columns of nasta’liq script in black ink, double intercolumnar and interlinear rules in red, inner margins ruled in red, catchwords in wide outer margins, significant words picked out in red ink, one illuminated headpiece in colours and gold preceded by a roundel incorporating the title written in gold, numerous ownership inscriptions and seal impressions, waterstaining mostly restricted to upper part of pages, contemporary reddish-brown morocco with stamped central medallions, worn, with flap, doublures of black morocco, 21.5 x 13cm.

Provenance: The collection of the late Jafar Ghazi. £400-600*

116 Rida Effendi, Turkish poetry, Ottoman Empire, late 19th Century, Ottoman Turkish manuscript on paper, 162ff., 17ll. to the page written in nasta’liq script in black ink, the name Rida picked out in red, catchwords written in wide margins, green morocco gilt, edges worn, with flap, doublures of yellow paper, 25 x 14.7cm.

Provenance: The collection of the late Jafar Ghazi. £300-500* 116

117 Al-Sahifa al-Sharifa, Qajar Iran, 19th century, 131ff., Arabic manuscript on paper, with 15ll. of neat black naskh per page, opening folio with illuminated header, a renowned prayer book attributed to Imam ‘Ali bin Husayn Zayn al-‘Abidin, in floral lacquer binding with inscription border, folio 8.6 x 5cm. £400-600*

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118 118 A medical treatise on the diagnosis of ailments and their treatments, copied by Jalal al-Din bin Mahmud al-’Ala’i , Ottoman Turkey, dated AH 810/AD 1407-08, Ottoman Turkish and Arabic manuscript on paper, 68ff., 15ll. to the page written in naskhi script in black ink, the names of ailments and remedies picked out in red, inner margins ruled in red, missing catchwords, occasional commentaries written in small nasta’liq script in black ink, waterstaining affecting large areas of text, later brown morocco with marbled paper covers, worn and faded, rebacked with adhesive tape, 20.5 x 15 Provenance: The collection of the late Jafar Ghazi.

An inscription in a later hand in the upper margin of folio 1v gives the title as Kitab tibb hukama’ suqrat, ‘a medical book of the physicians of Socrates’. £1,200-1,500* 119 An Ottoman prayer book, Turkey, 16th-17th century, 9ff., with 7ll. of neat black muhaqqaq script within blue and gilt border, illuminated header, comprising Qur’an XLVIII (sura al-fath, ‘The Conquest’) and Qur’an CX (sura al-nasr, ‘The Triumph’), in original brown binding with looled medallions, loose folios, folio 8 x 10.5cm.; together with an Ottoman treatise on mathematics by ‘Abd al-Rahim bin Abi Bakr al-Mar’ashi (d.1689), Khulasa al-hisab, signed Isma’il Khulusi bin Nasuh AlBaliksaray from Istanbul, copied Thursday Dhu al-Qa’da AH 1220/February 1806, 84ff, Ottoman manuscript on paper, 23ll. of neat black naskh script per page within thick gold border, illuminated header, unbound, folio 20.1 x 13.4cm. (2) £600-800*

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120 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.

Provenance: The collection of the late Jafar Ghazi. £400-600*

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121 121 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. £1,000-1,500*

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122 122 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. £1,000-1,500*

123 123 A large Qur’an, signed Muhammad Rida, Qajar Iran, dated 14 Jumada II AH 1245/11 December 1829AD, Arabic manuscript on paper, 291ff., each folio with 14ll. of black naskh script with Persian interlinear translation in magenta nasta’liq script, sura headings in magenta thuluth script, text within black and blue-ruled gold frame, catchwords, marginal markers in magenta thuluth script, margins with blackruled gold frame, colophon signed and dated, opening bifolio with gold and polychrome illumination with text in clouds on gold ground, in lacquered binding, Text panel 27 x 15.3cm.; folio 40.4 x 26.2cm.

Provenance: Christie’s 23 April 2012, Lot 269. £800-1,200* * 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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124 124 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., 25ll. of neat black naskh, some phrases in red, incomplete, in European binding, folio 26 x 18cm. £3,000-5,000* 125 Abu al-‘Abbas Ahmad bin Muhammad bin al-Ha’im al-Shafi’i: Sharh al-Muqni’ fi al-jabr wa almuqabala, signed ‘Ali bin Bahay-i al-Din al-Tarsusi, Ottoman provinces, 19th century, A mathematical treatise on algebra, 12ff. with 25ll. of black naskh per page, some words in red, in blue board covers, folio 21 x 16cm. £200-300* 126 A Safavid calligraphic panel, Iran, 16th century, the main panel a nasta’liq quatrain in Persian signed Muhammad Mu’min al-Husayni, other Persian calligraphic panels in various hands around, mounted, glazed and framed, calligraphy 28.5 x 19cm.

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127 127 An unusual administrative manual (kanunname) in safinah form, relating to land administration and its regulations and formulas, Ottoman Empire, late 18th century, Ottoman Turkish manuscript on watermarked paper, 96 leaves, text written horizontally and diagonally in divani script in black and red ink, red morocco gilt, doublures of marbled paper, 21.4 x 15cm.

Provenance: The collection of the late Jafar Ghazi.

On folio 1r are notices about various land holdings in the Kocaeli district, dated Safar 1192/March 1778. On the following pages are several records relating to the administration in Crete, all dated AH 1191/AD 1777-78. This is followed by the main text, the contents of which concerns the laws of lend tenure; a list of the names of the divisions of the various regions (eyalet) of the empire; as well as the titles to be used when addressing dignitaries (wazir, beylerbey etc.) in official correspondence, as well as the format for writing official commands (berat).

At the end are numerous administrative records and accounts, as well as various gold-sprinkled tughras.

Three of these belong to the supervisors of the imperial shipyard (tersane-i amire) and another, on the final folio, belongs to a certain Süleyman, the governor of Adana (Adana Vali). In several places is the seal impression of Hasan Tahsin, dated AH 1306[?]/AD 1888-89. £400-600* 128 Ahmad bin Muhammad bin ‘Abd alRahman Kiya Gilani, Siraj al-Ansab, Safavid biographies, commissioned for Muhammad Ibrahim (Siham al-Mulk), copied by Abd alGhaffar al-Isfahani, Qajar Iran, dated Friday 17th Rabi’ al-Thani 1290/14th June 1873, Persian manuscript on paper, 127ff., 15ll. to the page written in clear and neat naskhi script in black ink, significant words and sentences picked out or underlined in red, catchwords in wide outer margins, in good condition, contemporary blue morocco with stamped central medallions and cornerpieces decorated with intertwining floral and vegetal motifs, tears to spine, 25.1 x 15.8cm.

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Provenance: H. Kevorkian (offered for sale at Sotheby’s in the early 1980s); The collection of the late Jafar Ghazi.

The patron of the manuscript is Muhammad Ibrahim, a son of Mirza Reza Khan. He was given the title Siham al-Mulk when appointed Colonel in charge of the army in Isfahan in AH 1273/AD 1856-57. He was governor of Mazandaran in AH 1300/AD 1882-83, a post he held for about two years, and governor of Kurdistan between 1886-1889. He was titled Siham al-Dawlah in AH 1291/AD 1874-75 (a year after this manuscript was produced) and Nizam al-Dawlah in AH 1306/AD 1888-89. (See M. Bamdad, Dictionary of National Biography of Iran, 1700-1900, vol. 3, Tehran 1966, pp. 291-3). He should not be confused with Prince Mahdi-qoli Siham al-Mulk, a grandson of Fath’ali Shah. The name of the patron in this manuscript is hidden in the reference to ‘Khalil’ in the colophon, which is an attribute of the prophet Abraham (Ibrahim). £500-700* * 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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129 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. £500-700*

129 130 A Qur’an juz, Qing China, late 18th century, 50ff, with 5ll. of bold black Rayhani style script per page within red rule, verse endings and diacriticals in red, surah headings in red ornamental script, opening page with bismallah as a large gilt and polychrome medallions, double frontispiece with polychrome decoration, modern brown Chinese binding, folio 22.5 x 18cm. £300-500*

130 131 Juz 24 of a Qur’an, Qing China, late 18th century, 52ff, with 5ll. of bold black Rayhani style script per page within red rule, verse endings and diacriticals in red, surah headings in red ornamental script, opening page with bismallah as a large gilt and polychrome medallions, double frontispiece with polychrome decoration, modern brown Chinese binding, folio 22.5 x 18cm. £200-400*

131 132 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. £200-400*

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134 133 A Qajar section from a calligraphic manuscript, Iran, circa 1800, Persian manuscript on paper, in shikasteh ta’liq, some panels signed, one dated AH 1215/1802-03, with one marbled cover, 24 x 12cm. £400-600* 134 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 £600-800* 135 A long legal document, Damietta, Nile Delta, Egypt, dated beginning Rajab 1206AH/February 1792AD, Arabic manuscript on paper, 220cm x 24cm £200-300*

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136 136 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. £2,000-3,000* * 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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137 137 A calligrapher’s exercise by Mustafa Rakim (1757-1826), Ottoman Turkey, 18th century, with dense thuluth script and gold and polychrome roundels, mounted, glazed and framed, panel 21.6 x 13.5cm.

Mustafa Râkim was an Ottoman calligrapher who extended and reformed Hâfiz Osman’s style, placing greater emphasis on technical perfection, which broadened the calligraphic art to encompass the Sülüs script as well as the Nesih script. £2,000-3,000* 138 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*

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139 A group of four calligraphic panels, India and Iran, 17th-19th century, ink on paper heightened with gilt, three with Indian gallery label S.J. Tellery & Co., one signed Muhammad Abu Zafar Saraj al-Din Bahadur Shah Ghazi and dated 1221AH/1806AD, largest 35 x 23.5cm. (4) S.J. Telleìry and Co. Delhi, Calcutta, Bombay & Simla, British India were manufacturers, dealers and exporters of Indian art wares from British India.

Provenance: Christie’s South Kensington 7 April 2011, Lot 293. £800-1,200*

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140 140 A Safavid calligraphy by Mir ‘Imad alHassani, Iran, possibly 17th century, comprising 6ll. of white nasta’liq on a dark ground, signed below, mounted, glazed and framed, folio 22 x 12cm. £100-200* 141 An Ottoman calligraphic panel signed Muhammad Amin Riza Al-Tawfiqi (Mehmet Amin Ricai Tevfik), Ottoman Turkey, dated 1190AH/1776-77AD, Ottoman Turkish manuscript on paper backed with green textile, with 17ll. of black diwani and naskh written in three blocks on the diagonal gold and polychrome rosette verse markers, small floral flourishes around, panels of gold and polychrome illumination between, 37.5 x 24.7cm.

This panel comprises two letters in Ottoman Turkish. The first is addressed to the writer’s brother, a certain Sultanim Efendi and accompanied a gift of a rose sherbet. The lower panel which is signed conveys wishes for the restoration of the health of the recipient. In the bottom right corner are samples of chancery hand, including one mentioning the Defterdar Efendi (the Head of the Imperial Chancery). £800-1,200* 141 * 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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142 142 An Ottoman firman with tughra of Sultan ‘Abd al-Hamid II (r. 1876-1909), dated 26 safar AH 1309/1 October 1891, Ottoman Turkish manuscript on paper, with 6ll. of black diwani script slightly curving upwards, the headpiece with a gold tughra of Sultan ‘Abd al-Hamid II (r. 1876-1909 AD), filled with floral meander on blue ground under a triangular medallion with flamed borders, the top and right hand side border decorated with a fine gold floral lattice embellished with colours £4,000-6,000*

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143 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 light-coloured 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) Provenance: The collection of the late Jafar Ghazi. £600-800*

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144 An Ottoman firman, Turkey, 19th century, Ottoman manuscript on paper, with 6ll. of gold, red and green naskh, in the form of a blade, with a gilt cintamani design to ground, signed to bottom left, 123 x 51cm. £600-800*

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145 145 Two Ottoman firmans with gold printed tughra of Sultan ‘Abd al-Hamid II (r.

1876-1909), dated 27 Safar AH 1308/12 October 1890, executed in Constantinople, (2) £500-700*

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146 A Qur’an, Provincial Iran, 15th 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. £800-1,200*

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147 147 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.

See note on lot 148. £800-1,200 148 A Qur’an, Central Asia, dated 1203AH/1788AD, 500ff. Arabic manuscript on paper, 13ll. of black naskh per page within red rule, with 148 red roundel verse markers and diacriticals in black, surah headings in green and black, marginal notes, opening double frontispiece with polychrome decoration, colophon to final page with polychrome decoration with inscription stating it was copied in Singapore, folio 33.5 x 21cm.

The above qur’an and lot 147 belong to a group of manuscripts discussed by Anabelle Gallop in the 2008 publication of the St Petersburg-based journal Manuscripta Orientalia, ‘From Caucasia to South East Asia: Daghistani Qur’ans and the Islamic manuscript tradition in Brunei and the southern Philippines’, which concludes that all the Qur’ans discussed were created within the Daghistani manuscript tradition, by Daghistani scribes, and using Daghistani materials and implements. £500-700* * 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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149 149 A qur’an signed Muhammad bin Husayn bin Muhammad Al-Mansuri, Algiers, Algeria, dated 1206AH/1792-92AD, Arabic manuscript on paper, 452ff., plus four fly-leaves, each folio with 9ll. of black naskhi, red Ottoman Turkish interlinear translation, gold and polychrome roundels, catchwords, margins ruled in gold, black, blue and red, marginal rosettes of various forms, sura headings in white thuluth within gold ground cartouches with polychrome illuminations, double page illuminated frontispiece with floral and geometric designs, final folio with colophon signed and dated, in brown morocco binding with gilt and painted designs, white embossed doublures, 29.2 x 20cm. £2,000-3,000* 150 Layla visits Majnun in the wilderness, probably an illustration from a Khamsa of Amir Khusraw Dehlavi, Qajar Iran, 19th century, opaque pigments on paper heightened with gilt, bordered with calligraphic panels in nasta’liq, the Fatiha to the left attributed on reverse to Mir ‘Imad, and a couplet by Ahmad al-Husayni to the right, laid on gold sprinkled ground, calligraphy 33 x 20cm. £800-1,200*

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151 A Qajar copy of Firdawsi’s Shahnama, Qajar Iran, 19th century, 410ff. Persian manuscript on paper, with 30ll of black nasta’liq arranged in 4 columns within red rule, headers in red, incomplete at beginning and end, 34 illustrations, occasional marginal repairs, owner’s inscription with date of 20 Dhu alHijja 1314AH/1896AD within the manuscript, brown leather covered board binding, folio 35.5 x 22.5cm. £300-500*

151 152 A Qajar Tafsir printed qur’an in five volumes by Abulfutullah Razi, published during the reign of Mizaffareddin Shah Ghajar, folio 33.4 x 21cm. (5) £300-500*

152 153 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. £200-250*

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154 Fragments from verses (28-31) of the Banat Su’ad, Iran, 19th century or earlier, Arabic manuscript on paper, with 3ll. of large black naskh script, mounted, glazed and framed, 29 x 44cm.

The Banat Su’ad is a traditionally admired poem by Ka’b bin Zuhayr (fl. 7th century), an Arab poet and companion of the Prophet Muhammad. The poem, also known as the Burda poem, is in praises of the Prophet and marks the author’s conversion to Islam. £400-600* 154

155 A Persian calligraphy, Iran, 19th century, opaque pigments heightened with gilt, the bold black ink calligraphy in nasta’liq script, mounted, glazed and framed, calligraphy 28 x 40cm.

Provenance: Acquired from Atighi Gallery in 2002. £600-800* 156 A Persian calligraphy, Iran, 19th century, opaque pigments heightened with gilt on paper, a single line of nasta’liq in cobalt with gilt floral sprays, contained within a cloudband, on a gilt ground with flowers in pink and blue, within a border of scrolling gilt leaves and flowers, blue cartouches, 25 x 35cm. £700-900*

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157 A calligraphic composition in the form of two birds, signed Ghabar and dated 1330AH/1912AD, red and green cursive script forming the bodies of the birds, with gilt floral details and “Allah” written in black, glazed and framed, image 93 x 37cm. £300-400*

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158 A calligraphic composition in the form of a lion, Turkey or Syria, 20th century, the body formed of black cursive script with tail, claws and eyes in gold, mounted, glazed and framed, image 54 x 38cm. £200-300*

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159 159 Two Sino-Islamic calligraphies, “Allah”, and “Muhammad”, signed ‘Abd Al-Hakim (Liu Jingyi), black ink on paper, each 42.7 x 43cm. £300-500* 160 A framed decoupage in green on gold, Turkey, probably Bursa, 20th century, glazed and framed, 88 x 71,2cm. £200-300*

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161 161 A calligraphic composition in the form of four lions, Turkey or Syria, dated 1322AH/1904AD, the bodies formed of black, red and green cursive script with tails, claws and eyes in gold, glazed and framed, image 59.5 x 43cm. £300-400*

162 162 Persici vel sopho rum regni typus, Gerard Mercator and Jodocus Hondius, Amsterdam 1623, mounted, glazed and framed, 35.1 x 50.4cm.

The focus of this map is the old Kingdom of Persia though the map clearly shows present-day Iraq, Iran, and Afghanistan. Of note are the cities: Bagadet (Baghdad), Chabul or Cabul (Kabul) south, and not north, of Candahar (Kandahar) as well as other numerous towns and cities.

The map provides an interesting view into Western perceptions of the geography of the interior in the early 1600s.

From the “Gerardi Mercatoris Atlas sive Cosmographicae” (Mercator-Hondius Atlas). £300-500*

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164 163 Books of Islamic interest £100-200* 164 An intact Roman aubergine and white marble glass bottle, circa 1st century BC - 1st Century AD, of globular form with straight neck and everted rim, 10cm. high £150-200* 165 A small moulded Roman turquoise glass bottle, 1st-2nd century AD, of globular form, with turned neck, the body with a moulded design of a leafy vine, 9.5cm. high

165 166 An amber glass ewer, Iran or Central Asia, 10th/11th century, with compressed base, the sides flattened, the curved handle with thumbrest, the shallow mouth with pinched mouth, the neck with trailed decoration, and body with pressed design, 15.5cm. high Provenance: Private Collection UK. £2,800-3,500* 167 A Roman aubergine glass rhyton, 2nd-4th century, of tapering form, with white rim, 15.8cm. long. £300-500*

Provenance: On the London art market since 2002. £600-800*

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168 A rare moulded green glass inkwell with Kufic inscription, Iran, 12th century, of squat form, the body moulded with a broad band of kufic inscription divided by palmettes, diam. 7cm. x 6cm. high Provenance: Private Collection, UK. £10,000-12,000* 169 An Umayyad green-glazed pottery oil lamp, Syria or Mesapotamia, 7th-8th century, of rectangular form on four round feet, with two spouts, 11cm. diam. £80-120* 170 A small Nishapur pottery bird, Nishapur, Iran, 9-10th century, on two small feet, hollowed, the tail flat, the back painted in black with a geometric design, 17cm. long £100-150* 171 An early Islamic engraved and inscribed bronze fitting, possibly Umayyad Spain, 9th century, of tubular form with central ridge, hollow to centre, with flattened base and top in the form of a six-pointed star, decorated with a kufic inscription to top with palmette, some possibly Roman letters, bands of scrolling vine and leaf design below, 18.5cm. high £600-800* 171

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172 172 An Umayyad moulded pottery ewer, 7th-8th century, on flat base with globular body, tapering neck and vase-shape forming the mouth, curved thick handle joining shoulder to one side of the vase, decorated to upper body with a design of stylized petals extending outwards from the neck, raised points between, a plain band to shoulder, the lower part with raised diagonal lines and points, 21cm. high £1,000-1,500*

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173 A Khorassan bronze oil lamp with peacock mounted handle, Iran, 12th-13th century, of typical form with openwork foot and lid to top in the form of a cat head, 17cm. high £300-500* 174 An Umayyad bronze oil lamp, 7th-8th century, on flat base with narrow spout widening toward the mouth, openwork triangular design to top of body, loop handle, 13.1cm. long £100-200* 175 An Umayyad carved bone fragment, 7th-8th century, Syria or Mesapotamia, of curved form, carved with a flower within a triangular panel, hatched border, 8cm. high

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For similar bone carvings see Christie’s 31 March 2009, Lot 67. £100-200* 176 A Parthian or Byzantine garnet-set silver spoon, 1st century BC., with straight end, the shaft in sections, terminating with a triangular section set with stones, and handle in the form of the head of a bird of prey, 13cm. long £200-300* * 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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177 A large Umayyad carved marble capital, Madinat Al-Zahra, Andalusia, Spain, second half 10th century, each of the fully carved faces with very fine scrolling flowering vine, the drum with eight protruding leaves, the upper section with pronounced volutes carved with floral interlace, each rising from the drum and supporting the eight-pointed abacus, areas of wear and weathering, 44cm. high x 54cm. wide Provenance: Acquired at Criterion Auctions, Wandsworth 25 April 2013, Lot 134. ÂŁ10,000-15,000*

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178 178 A stone carved capital with foliate design, 10th century, carved with three tiers of acanthus leaves, the four corners each with double curled band design, 29 x 32 x 32cm. £3,000-5,000*

179 A carved stone capital with stalacite, rising in tiers,10th century, 36cm high x 42.5cm. diam.

Provenance: Sotheby’s New York £1,800-2,500*

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180 An engraved Khorassan bronze ewer, Northeast Iran, 10th-11th century, the drop-shaped body rising from a spreading foot, the narrow neck flaring to the everted mouth with two moulded beetles either side, the curved handle with thumbpiece in the form of a flaring palmette, the body decorated with a band of inscription cartouches, alternating with lobed medallions containing a scrolling vine above and below stylized trees containing animals and further lobed cartouches, the foot and rim with engraved scrolling vines, the handle with diagonal lines and vine to top, light engraving around the mouth, the thumbpiece reglued and slightly loose (37cm.) high Provenance: Private Collection Denmark formed in the 1980s A very similarly shaped but undecorated ewer was sold at Christie’s 23 October 2007, Lot 62 and dated to the 8th/9th century. £1,000-1,500* 181 An openwork Abbasid bronze incense burner, Spain or Iran, 10th-11th century, of domed form, on three feet, with straight handle with circular decoration, the lid with pointed knop finial and four peacock heads emerging from the sides, 22cm. high £1,000-1,200* 182 A Khorassan bronze ewer, North East Iran, 9th-10th century, rising from short foot to tall tapering cylindrical body with angled shoulder and tapering neck with slightly dropped trough spout, the simple beaded handle with pomegranate finial, the neck with an engraved horizontal band, the foot with engraved 8-petalled flower, with rich red and green patination, 35.5cm. high £2,500-3,500*

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183 An engraved bronze pestel and mortar, Khorassan, Iran, 12th-13th century, octagonal form, with handles either side and suspension loops, with applied drop-shaped to sides and engraved with split-palmette motifs, 13.3cm. diam, 9.5cm. high £500-700* 184 A small moulded turquoise glass bottle, Iran, 12th-13th century, with ring foot, tapering neck, the body decorated with a repeating design of diamonds, 7cm. high Provenance: Acquired in 1999. £200-300*

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185 A blue glass bottle base with moulded decoration, Iran, 12th-13th century, decorated to base with a series of drop forms above a band of raised circles, 6.8cm. high Provenance: Private Collection UK. £300-500* 186 A group of Abbasid metal belt fittings, Iran, 9th-10th century, mounted on a later leather belt, some in the form of a sword with engraved circular decoration, some circular, others of bar form, belt 77cm. long, sword-shaped fitting 4.2cm. long £3,000-4,000*

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187 A large blown glass ewer with Kufic inscription, Iran, the globular bottom with everted base rising to slightly tapering neck, wide mouth with dropped spout, with straight handle, to base a band of Kufic script running between two bands of abstract flower designs, to neck a leaf design, 21cm high Provenance: Purchased in 1994 from the Dr Hans Peter Trimbacher Collection, Austria. Dr Trimbacher is the architect that restructured the castle of Burg Plankenstein in Lower Austria in the mid-1970s. ÂŁ800-1,200* 188 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. ÂŁ4,000-6,000* 187

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189 A Khorassan openwork bronze finial, Iran, 12th-13th century, on a spreading base, the openwork body tapering towards with neck, rising to a bulbous section surmounted by a 6-pointed openwork star and peacock terminal, 25.3cm. high Provenance: Acquired by the vendor from a private collection formed in the 1970s. £1,500-2,000 190 A lustre-painted glass vessel, Iran, of deep form, the thick greenish glass decorated to exterior with birds and large abstract Kufic letters, 8.2cm. high x 9.4cm. diam. £1,000-1,200* 191 A Sassanian wheel cut green glass bottle, 6th-7th century, of globular form with short neck and slightly flared rim, the upper body and neck with a series of oval facets, the base with larger facets, 8cm. high £600-800* 192 A fine cobalt and clear glass moulded bottle base, Iran, 10th-11th century, on a pad foot, the top half of deep blue plain glass, the lower with a finely moulded series of oval cartouches containing central raised nodule surrounded by smaller nodules, 5cm. high

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Provenance: Acquired 2002, London Art Market. £300-400*

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193 A clear glass bottle vase with moulded decoration, Iran, 11th-12th century, of globular form on a pad foot, with straight tubular neck, moulded to body with a series of oval rings containing nodules, 14.5cm. high Provenance: London art market since 2001. £400-600* 194 A millefiori decorated glass bottle, Iran, 12th-13th century, of globular form, with straight neck and gently flared rim, the body with a series of red and blue glass flower heads, the neck with trailed decoration in cobalt blue, 23cm. high Provenance: Acquired in 2009 from a Private French Collection formed in 1975, accompanied by a French export license. £500-700* 195 A Fatimid bronze lion, Egypt, 10th century, moulded of four feet, the tail curled around to attach to the back of the neck with a stylized floriated end, the head with pointed small ears, raised nose, wide open mouth, on plinth, lion 7.5cm. diam. x 7.5cm. high £1,000-1,500* 195

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196 A Fatimid lustre decorated inscribed glass vessel, Egypt, 10th/ 11th century, of deep slightly flaring form, the bluish glass decorated in a brownish gold lustre with a series of cross-hatched lozenge motifs interspersed by large foliate motifs, the rim with a band of inscription in kufic, pontil mark to base, 12.3 cm. diam. x 10cm. high The present lot is comparable to a Fatimid glass vessel blown from a similar bluish glass in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession number 1974.74) which also has an undeciphered inscription in kufic to the rim.

Provenance: Acquired 2014 from a Private Collection Japan. Accompanied by expertise report from Rachel Ward. Accompanied by scientific examination report by Julian Henderson. ÂŁ5,000-7,000*

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197 A turquoise glass bowl with Kufic inscription, Iran, 11-12th century, with moulded vertical rib decoration to base and shoulder, a Kufic inscription running around body, 7.6cm high x 10.5cm. diam £500-700*

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198 A Mamluk marvered manganese glass bowl, Egypt or Syria, 13th-14th century, of deep fluted form narrowing at the neck and widening at the mouth, the manganese body trailed and marvered with white lines, 7.8cm. high x 10.3cm. diam.

Provenance: Acquired in 2009, previously in a private collection since 1970. £1,000-1,500*

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199 A small intact Ayyubid or Mamluk marvered glass bowl, Egypt or Syria, 13th14th century, on a circular pad foot, the black glass combed in white with zig-zag spiralling trailing, 3.2cm. high, 5.1cm. diam. £800-1,200*

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200 A Khorassan bronze openwork incense burner in the form of a bird, Iran, 11th century, standing on three-pronged feet, the body with openwork holes to back and head, chest with sliding tray, head with moulded comb and beak and turquoise inlaid eyes, decorated either side with an engraved roundel containing floriated cross design, and engraved feather design to wings, 19cm. high.

Provenance: Acquired in 2017, previously part of a private collection acquired in the 1960s on the London art market. ÂŁ20,000-30,000*

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201 A Mamluk inscribed enamelled and gilded glass wine boat, Egypt or Syria, 13th/14th century, of elongated form, the thick greenish glass with trail glass decoration extending from either side in a single line and opening out in two lines at base, the sides decorated with red enamel design of a roundel to centre containing an enamelled floral pattern in red, white, green, yellow and blue, gilt inscription band either side, the letters outlined in red, a band above and below of repeating scrolls, and small birds in the field between, with chain attachment, 17cm. diam. x 8cm. high Provenance: Acquired in 2009, previously in a private collection since 1980. This shape is known since the Sassanian period, see Christie’s 23 October 2007, Lot 78. £12,000-15,000*

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202 202 A Mamluk enamel and gilt decorated glass vessel, Egypt or Syria, 14th century, of deep form, the base with straight sides rising to a wide flange and narrow neck, the thick greenish glass enamelled in red, green, blue and yellow to body with a design of roundels containing gilt birds alternating with a design of flowers outlined with a blue enamelled cartouche, the flange with a floral design outlined in red and the petals of red, blue green and yellow enamel, 7.5cm high x 17cm. diam.

203 An inscribed Khorassan openwork bronze candlestick base, Iran, 12th-13th century, of domed form, with slight everted base, stepped shoulder and the shaft emerging from a sunken well to top, inscribed in Kufic and cursive script to base and shoulder, 28.2cm. diam. x 15.4cm. high Provenance: Acquired by the current vendor from a Private Collection, 1990s. £3,000-4,000*

Provenance: Formerly UAE collection since 1975 from whom acquired by the current owner.

Published Christie’s ‘Arts of the Islamic and Indian Worlds; including works from The Simon Digby Collection, Thursday 7th April 2011, Lot 108. £10,000-12,000*

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204 A pair of Timurid gold earrings with dragon head terminals, Iran, 14th century, formed of a core with metal wrapped around, the head in the form of open dragon mouth with coiled wire decoration, the body with diagonal bands, each 3.5cm. diam. (2) £300-500*

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205 A rock crystal vase, Iran, on a flat base with central core, the rounded body with four protrusions, flat shoulder and tubular neck rising to rounded rim, 5cm. high. £200-300* 206 A small hexagonal rock crystal vase, Iran, the squat faceted body on a flat base, with cylindrical neck with raised cut band, 3.2cm. high £600-800* 207 A rock crystal fluted bowl, possibly Roman, 14cm. diam.

Provenance: Acquired in a US auction in 2011. £200-300* 208 A rock crystal weight, Iran or India, of egg-shaped form with flat base, drilled with hole to top, 9.5cm. high

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Provenance: Private Collection in UK formed between 1960-2018. £200-300*

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209 A silver and copper inlaid inscribed brass cauldron, Iran, 12th century, of bulbous form on a spreading foot, with wide everted rim, two attachment loops either side from which a handle with stylized dragon heads extends, the body engraved with a central band featuring roundels containing silver inlaid strapwork, alternating with ewers issuing form vegetation, and cartouches containing griffins and sphinxes, above, a band of cursive inscription panels alternating with similar roundels, below a continuous Kufic inscription band, to rim silver inlaid inscription bands alternating with silver inlaid rosettes, 10.8cm high, 12cm. diam.

Provenance: Private Collection UK. ÂŁ2,000-3,000*

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210 A Khorassan ribbed bronze ewer, North East Iran, 12th century, the cast melon-fluted cylindrical body with a band of kufic benedictory inscription around the shoulder and inscription bands alternating with scrolling vines to flutes, the cylindrical neck with wide trough spout engraved with scrolling vine interlace, simple loop handle with knop, on a spreading foot, attachment loops to underside of spout, and either side of neck, 31.2cm. high Provenance: Private Collection Denmark formed in the 1980s. ÂŁ1,200-1,500*

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211 A Mosul silver-inlaid brass bowl, Mesapotamia, 13th century, of rounded form on flat base, the body engraved and inlaid with sixteen roundels each containing musicians and drinkers on a ground of scrolling vine and alternated with smaller roundels containing stylized flower heads, losses to inlay, 12.2cm. high; 26cm. diam. ÂŁ8,000-10,000* 212 A bronze ewer, North East Iran, 11th century, of globular form on short foot, the tubular neck widening slightly toward the flat rim, the curved handle with pomegranate thumb-rest, the engraved decoration with bands of kufic inscription to neck with a roundel containing split palmettes, leaf designs, the body with bands of strapwork and roundels containing sphinxes, the flat handle engraved with scrolling vine, inscription panels to neck and body, 35cm. high Provenance: Private collection Denmark formed in the 1980s and 90s. ÂŁ2,000-3,000*

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213 A large Khorassan monumental bronze openwork oil lamp and stand, Northeast Iran, 13th century, the stand in three sections with bayonet joints, rising from three hoof feet to flat shoulder decorated with double bird-head forms, with engraved swirling openwork vegetal domeshaped section rising to the openwork tubular shaft, openwork bosse above, the top with wide circular tray with raised rim with engraved inscription to rim exterior, bands of engraved calligraphy on either end of shaft and around top of dome-shaped section, with associated, and probably later oil lamp, overall 107.8cm high Provenance: Acquired in 2013, prior to that in a private collection, purchased in the 1960s. ÂŁ5,000-7,000*

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214 215 214 Two Nishapur wheel cut glass bottles, Iran, 10th century, the first green glass with the body cut with a series of elongated arches forming an arcade, the shoulder, neck and lower body cut with a series of facets, 9.5cm. high; the second of globular for, with honeycomb pattern to body, faceted neck, 9cm. high ÂŁ1,000-1,500*

215 A small intact green glass bottle with mosaic decoration, Iran, 12th13th century, of globular form with straight slightly flaring mouth, with mosaic glass roundels of cobalt blue, white and green, 9cm. high Provenance: On the London art market since 2001. ÂŁ500-700* 216 A bronze and faience perfume sprinkler, probably Iran, 12th century, of flattened globular form on a small splayed foot with a short waisted neck, cast with teardrop cartouches to either side containing faience plaques depicting a prancing lion to one side, and a palmette with adorsed birds on the other, 13.5 cm. high Note: The flattened globular form of the present lot can be paralleled in glass bottles of the 12th/ 13th Century in the Islamic world. Similar depictions on both the lion and the birds flanking a palmette can be seen on bath scrapers attributed to Persia circa 12th Century (Oliver Watson, Ceramics from Islamic Lands, London, 2004, pp. 11617, cat. Ab.11). The paired birds are also seen on jewellery of the period, for example gold and bronze pendants in the L A Mayer Memorial Institute for Islamic Art (Rachel Hasson, Early Islamic Jewellery, Jerusalem, 1987, p.

43, nos. 42 and 43). ÂŁ1,000-1,200*

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217 A bronze horse breast plate and a mace head, Iran, 7-9th century, the first formed of a circular openwork frame with four raised discs each engraved with circles, 13cm. diam. and the mace head open at either end with spike formations arranged in vertical rows around the globular head, 8cm. high (2) £250-300* 218 A Khorassan repousse decorated bronze bowl, North East Iran, circa 12th century, of deep for, on a flared foot, the sides with a frieze of running rabbits alternating with oval cartouches containing flowers, between two bands of raised squares with points, 13.5cm. diam. x 8cm. high.

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Provenance: Private UK Collection formed in the 1980s and 1990s. £400-600* 219 A Seljuq silver and copper inlaid brass lidded inkwell, Iran, 13th century, of typical form, the base with three moulded attachment cartouches, engraved with two bands of Kufic inscription overlaid in silver either side of a band of scrolling vine, the domed lid with knop finial, decorated with kufic inscription band around sides and top on a ground of scrolling vegetal design, the knop with inlaid lobes, the base with original fabric, 11cm. high Provenance: London art market, 1998. Please note this lot is accompanied by metallurgy test. £2,000-2,500* 219 * 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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220 A pair of Seljuk silver armlets with niello inscriptions, Iran, 11th century, each of oval form with central rectangular plaque, the banks with central ridge and lion head terminals, decorated in niello and inscribed “Security, Glory, Prosperity, Dominium, Happiness”, each 7.8cm. diam (2) £400-600* 220

221 An inscribed marble tombstone section, Egypt, 12th century, of columnar form with domed finial, carved in relief with 11ll. of Kufic script to panel on the face, mounted on wood plinth, without plinth 46cm. high £3,000-4,000* 222 A carved marble tile, possibly from a water fountain, Turkey or Near East, 16th century, with central well of lobed flower shape, carved to top face with an interlace of flower heads, 46 x 47 x 15cm. high £400-600*

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223 A silver inlaid brass inkwell with animated inscriptions, Syria, 19th century in the medieval style, the flat base rising up to slightly convex sides with three double attachment loops above applied cartouche with inlaid design, the lid with three handles either side, flat shoulder and lobed top rising to knop, with inlaid inscription band to base and around lid, inlaid roundels to sides featuring winged lions, the lobed lid with inlaid seated figures, 11.5cm diam x 15 cm high Provenance: Purchased in 1994 from the Dr Hans Peter Trimbacher Collection, Austria. Dr Trimbacher is the architect that restructured the castle of Burg Plankenstein in Lower Austria in the mid-1970s. £800-1,200* 224 A Khorassan silver inlaid bronze lamp shaft, Northeast Iran, 12th century, the slowly tapering cylindrical shaft with the lower end with cylindrical fitting for a socket, with band of benedictory naskh overlaid with silver at base, middle and top, and floral design between, stepped base, inlay well preserved, 48cm. high See Christie’s 20 April 2009, Lot 511 for a a complete example of this tapering lamp with its cup. £2,000-3,000*

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225 A Khorassan silver-inlaid bronze inkwell and cover, 12th century, of squat cylindrical form, the cover with three suspension loops, a flattened shoulder, central ribbed dome and knop finial, body inlaid with silver with a repeat design of a figure seated between two staffs surmounted by animal heads representing Rahu the ascending node of the moon’s orbit, the interior with an arabesque band, the cover inlaid with inscription bands on a scrolling ground, the dome with chain band and palmettes, 8.1cm. diam. x 11cm. high The benedictory inscription to lid reads al-‘izz wa al-iqbal wa al-dawla wa al-sa’ada li-sahibih (‘Glory and Prosperity and Good Fortune and Happiness to its owner’) Provenance: Private UK collection, purchased in the 1970s. £600-800*

227 226 A steel fitting, possibly Ordos, 1st century BC, of hollow cylindrical form, open to one end, surmounted to edge with a dog, 8cm long £200-300* 227 A Seljuq inscribed bronze oil lamp, Iran, 12th-13th century, of typical form, missing lid, with bird mounted to handle, engraved with inscriptions to wide rim and with arabesque filled cartouches to base and body, 18cm. high. £600-800* 228 A group of glass bottles, Iran, 12th-14th century, of handled form, in amber, turquoise, pale blue and green glass, largest 14.5cm. (4) £500-700*

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229 A large engraved and hammered brass candlestand with cursive inscriptions, Iran, 12th century, of squat, waisted form, 31.5cm. high

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Provenance: Private Collection Denmark formed in the 1980s. £1,500-2,000* 230 A tall Khorassan engraved bronze lamp stand, Iran, 12th century, with associated lamp, formed in sections, on three anthropomorphic feet, with inscription panels to base, sections and tray, overall 61cm. high £600-800* 231 A large bronze globular vase with engraved decoration, Iran, 12th century, of baluster form, engraved to body with medallions, heavily patinated, 30.5cm. high £600-800*

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232 A Seljuq nielloed silver plaque ornament, Iran, 12th century, of crescent form, decorated to face with medallions containing confronting birds on a scrolling ground, a hare below and birds to interstices above, within an outer border of braided design, 10.7cm. diam. £1,000-1,200*

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233 An inscribed Khorassan bronze cauldron, Daghestan, Central Asia, 13th century, of hemispherical form on three feet, the flanges with inscription in naskh and geometric motifs, signed Khwaja Tusi, 47cm diam. x 19cm. high Provenance: Formerly in the collection of Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987). £1,200-1,500*

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234 A repousse and openwork Ilkhanid silver horse fitting, Iran, 15th century, in the form of a pouch with several attachment loops to sides, base and top, the face with an elaborate design in repousse of vegetal scroll with central crescent moon design containing niello work, the reverse with similar design in openwork For a similar example see : Spink, M. (2013) The Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art - The Art of Adornment - Jewellery of the Islamic lands, London, The Nour Foundation, Vol II, p. 469, N° 373. £2,000-3,000*

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235 A bronze cuff bracelet, Iran or Central Asia, 13th-15th century, 7cm. diam. £150-200* 236 A Nishapur pottery bowl with petal design, Iran, 10th century, of conical form, underglaze painted in brown, with abstract inscription within petals, 23.5cm. diam. £400-600* 237 A Nishapur splashware pottery bowl, Iran, 10th century, of deep form, decorated in green, yellow and brown, and with incised circles, 18.5cm. diam. £200-300*

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238 An intact unglazed pottery jug with stamped decoration, Iran, 10th century, on short foot, with thick handle extending from rim to body, with repeated stamped design of birds with scrolling tail feathers to upper shoulder below a band of hanging elements, the neck plain, 16.5cm. high Provenance: Private Collection Denmark formed in the 1980s. £200-300* 239 An unglazed pottery jug with bull head spout, Iran, 10th century, of low squat form, the body with stamped decoration, 23cm. high Provenance: Private Collection Denmark formed in the 1980s. £200-300*

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240 An intact Bamiyan pottery dish, Afghanistan, 12th century, the well incised through the white slip with central design of knotwork and scrolling vegetal design, the rim with manganese semi-circles, further manganese stripe to centre well, 15.5cm. diam; and another turquoise glazed with incised decoration in the form of petals to interior and a band of knotwork above, 16.5cm. diam. (2)

241 An intact Bamiyan pottery bowl, Afghanistan, 12th century, of slightly rounded conical form on short foot, carved under the clear glaze with scrolling and hatched designs, the rim with turquoise and manganese, 16cm. diam. x 8.2cm. high

Provenance: Private Collection Denmark formed in the 1980s. £400-600*

Provenance: Private Collection Denmark formed in the 1980s. £400-600* 242 An intact Bamiyan scraffiato splashware bowl in green and manganese, Bamiyan, Afghanistan, 12th/13th century century, of deep form, the interior incised through the white slip with knot design to centre well the walls with alternating panels of lobed vegetal design and green band, 16.5cm. diam x 9cm. high; and a similarly decorated intact Bamiyan dish, 15.5cm. diam. (2) Provenance: Private Collection Denmark formed in the 1980s. £300-500*

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243 Two intact Bamiyan scraffiato splashware bowls in green and manganese, Bamiyan, Afghanistan, 12th/13th century, of deep form, the interior incised through the white slip to first with star form containing spots to arms, the centre well with abstract vegetal design, 17cm. diam. x 9cm. high; the second with cross design to centre in green containing brown spots and a scrolling band to interior rim, 17.4cm. diam. x 9cm. high (2) Provenance: Private Collection Denmark formed in the 1980s. £600-800*

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244 244 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) £300-400* 245 A Tell Minis ware large turquoise and black glazed pottery mortar, Syria, 12th century, of deep form on a short foot, with angular protrusions extending outwards around body, with one in the form of a horse head, 13cm. high x 14.2cm. diam.

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Provenance: Private Collection Scotland formed in the 1990s. £1,000-1,500* 246 A turquoise glazed pottery rhyton in the form of a bull, Kashan, Iran, 12th century, on a rectangular base, the hollow body with circular opening to back and handle extending upwards to neck, the mouth functioning as a spout, the horns curled round toward themselves, 20.5cm. high Provenance: Private Collection UK. £300-500* 247 Two intact Bamiyan turquoise moulded pottery bowls, 12th century, Afghanistan, of slightly rounded conical form on short foot, the first carved under the glaze with latticework to central well, the sides with repeating band of scrolling leaves, manganese splashes to rim, 16.2cm. diam, 9.1cm. high; the second smaller bowl with central design of a bird with spread wings, 12cm. diam.,6cm. high (2) 7¼in. (18.6cm.) diam.

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248 A restored Mamluk pottery bowl, Egypt or Syria, 13th century, underglaze painted with with starshape design in yellow imitating lustre with small points of turquoise, 22cm. diam x 7.4cm. high Provenance: Private Collection Denmark acquired in the 1980s. ÂŁ600-800* 249 A large group of Fatimid and Mamluk pottery fragments, mainly Mamluk, Egypt, Syria and Iran, 1016th century, some with inscriptions, two green-glazed pottery lamps (a quantity) ÂŁ800-1,200*

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250 Three turquoise glazed dishes, Bamiyan, Afghanistan, 12th century, the first one with manganese stripes to sides and moulded rim, 19cm. diam. another with hatched design to well in black, 11.9cm. diam., the third a conical bowl with incised decoration, 18.5cm. diam. (3) £400-600* 251 A moulded cobalt glazed jug, Kashan, Iran, 12th century, with rounded body on short foot, high shoulder and tall neck, the straight handle with moulded thumb rest, the shoulder moulded with interlacing Kufic inscription, the neck with a frieze of animals including a deer, a buffalo, a lion, under a thick cobalt blue glaze, the foot unglazed, restored, 19cm. high £1,000-1,500*

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252 A panel of cross-shape pottery tiles, Kashan.

Iran, 13th century, cobalt glazed and mounted on a board, 38 x 43cm. £300-500* 253 A Nishapur pottery bowl, Iran, 10th century, of deep form with radial design in green and yellow with hatched design, 22.2cm. diam. £30-40*

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255 254 A small Kashan lustre-painted pottery albarello, Iran, 12th century, of typical waisted form, decorated with a series of equestrian figures alternating with stylised cypress trees, to shoulder a repeated band of circles, and to neck a Persian inscription, 14cm. high £800-1,200* 255 A Kashan lustre pottery jug, Iran, 12th-13th century, of bulbous form on a splayed foot with flaring rim and strap handle, decorated in a brownish gold lustre with a band of inscriptions to the neck, below a band of roundels interspersed by vegetal interlace, the lower body with an arcade filled with foliate sprays, the handle in the form of a lion, the interior glazed in cobalt-blue, 17.3 cm. high Provenance: Private Collection UK. Inscriptions: repeat of the word al-birr, ‘Piety’. £300-500* 256 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 256

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257 257 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. £1,000-1,200*

258 A Kashan turquoise and black pottery bowl. Iran, and a Bamiyan turquoise glazed bowl, Afghanistan, 12th century, the first with two birds painted to centre well and the interior rim with panels containing birds, 19.4cm. diam.; the second with series of carved roundels to interior sides, 16cm. diam. (2)

259 A small turquoise glazed pottery vase, Kashan, Iran, 12th century, of baluster form, 13.5cm. high Provenance: Private Collection Denmark formed in the 1980s. £300-500*

Provenance: Private Collection Denmark formed in the 1980s. £300-500*

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260 260 A Timurid tile panel, Iran, 14th-15th century, of rectangular form, formed of cobalt blue, turquoise tiles to form a geometric design of stars with in a border, 66cm x 58cm. ÂŁ1,500-2,000* 261 A large Kashan tile panel, Iran, 12th century, of rectangular form, comprised on large turquoise glazed cross tiles and smaller cobalt glazed square tiles, mounted, 77 x 58cm. ÂŁ300-500*

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262 A early cotton textile fragment, Central Asia or Afghanistan, 12th-13th century, rectangular in cream and brown, depicting a section of two medallions containing birds with outstretched wings, the border with star formation and flowers to interstices, on a ground of larger flowers, mounted, panel 104cm x 24cm.

Provenance: Acquired on the London Art Market in 1990. £2,500-3,000* 263 Two Ghaznavid stamped square tiles, Afghanstan, 12th century, underglaze painted in green and ochre, with moulded animal, each approx. 9.9 x 9.9cm. (2) £400-600* 264 Three stamped pottery tiles, Afghanistan, 19th/20th century, of rounded form, each decorated with a winged figure, 9.5cm. diam. (3) £600-800*

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266 265 An engraved Timurid bronze mirror, Iran, 15th century, with later handle, of circular form on tubular faceted shaft with knop finial, the face polished smooth, the back engraved with a complex meandering vine issuing lotus flowers and surrounding a central cartouche issuing floral palmette, a band of plaited interlacing strapwork around the edge, some minor traces of corrosion and very slight rubbing long (25.3cm) £300-400* 266 A Timurid seal mounted into a later silver and gold ring, Iran, 20th century, the silver nielloed band with applied gold panel either side of shank, ring size O approx. £800-1,200* 267 An irridescent shell engraved with engraved circles in the form of a boat, Iran or Central Asia, probably 10th century, 12cm. diam. £150-200*

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268 A Mamluk pottery tile with ewers, Egypt, 14th century, of square form, decorated in cobalt and manganese under a clear glaze, the ewers depicted on a tall foot or stand amongst wavy vegetation, 20.5 x 20.5cm. £1,500-2,000*

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270 269 269 A very large blue and white pottery bowl, possibly Spain, in the Islamic style, of deep conical form, with everted rim, decorated to interior with lion to centre well, panels to sides containing abstract trees between columns, 56cm. diam.

Provenance: Private Collection Japan, accompanied by Japanese box., reputedly on loan to a Japanese museum in the 1960s. £500-700*

271 An unglazed pottery jug with Kufic inscription, Central Asia, 19th century, with rounded handle and straight spout, chequered decoration to neck, 13cm. high £200-300* 272 Three unglazed wares, a small vase, a wine decanter and a vase with moulded inscription, Iran, 19th century, tallest 26.5cm. high (3) £300-500*

270 Two intact pottery flasks, Iran, 19th century, with raised spouts and one flattened, undecorated side, the first with central design in black and red and bird with large Kufic inscription alternating with cartouches filled with dots; the second with similar design, 14cm. at widest point and 12cm. at widest point (2) Provenance: Private Collection Denmark formed in the 1980s. £600-800*

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274 273 Two pottery jugs, Central Asia, 19th-20th century, of similar shape, with globular body, narrow waist and flaring neck, thick handle extending from just below the rim to the body, each with large Kufic inscription to body, 15.2cm. and 16.5cm. high Provenance: Private Collection Denmark formed in the 1980s. £500-700* 274 An unglazed pottery vessel, Central Asia, 19th century, with mihrab shape opening to front and rectangular panel to top surmounted by a series of open circles and bird, the surface decorated with a hatched design, 15cm. diam x 17cm. high £400-600*

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275 Two Kufic inscribed unglazed pottery jugs, Central Asia, 19th century, of globular form on a short foot, with long spout extending upwards, round handle separate on one vessel and attached to spout on the other, one with floriated Kufic inscription to shoulder and the other with Kufic inscription, both decorated with abstract wavy bands on a hatched ground and eye motifs, 26cm. high and 25,2cm. high (2) Provenance: Private Collection Denmark formed in the 1980s. £200-300* 276 Two pottery bowls, Iran, 19th century, of deep form on a short foot, with brown decoration in hatched design, 18cm. and 16.5cm. diam. (2) £100-200* 277 A pottery jug with Kufic inscription in black, Iran, 19th-20th century, 17cm. high £400-600*

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278 Two Safavid cuerda seca pottery tiles, Iran, 17th century, each of the tiles with green ground decorated with floral sprays in turquoise, cobaltblue, yellow, white and black, chips to edges, 19 x 22.5cm. and 22 x 20cm. (2) ÂŁ2,000-3,000* 279 Three cuerda seca Safavid pottery tiles, Iran, 17th century, of square form, decorated in cobaltblue, yellow, brown, green and white with a yellow arabesque from and around which issue floral sprays, some chips, particularly to the edges, each 22 x 23cm. approx. (3) ÂŁ4,000-6,000*

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280 280 Three Safavid cuerda seca tile fragments with birds, Iran, 17th century, the yellow ground decorated in polychrome, mounted on board (3) Provenance: Emanuel Sassoon 1990s. £1,200-1,500*

281 A Safavid silk and metal thread brocade panel depicting the ‘Tree of Life’, Iran, 16th 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.. £2,500-3,500*

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282 282 A fine Safavid openwork steel ‘alam section, Iran, 17th century, of teardrop form, inscribed in thuluth over foliage: tawakkala ‘ala Allah (I put my trust in Allah), with two dragon head terminals, 36cm. high £600-800* 283 A Safavid cuerda seca pottery tile, Iran, 17th century, of square form, depicting a lady kneeling with wine flask on a yellow ground, a spray of flowers around her in cobalt blue and turquoise, turquoise and manganese cloud scrolls to corners, 23 x 22.6cm £500-700*

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284 A Safavid illustration to Firdawsi’s Shahnameh, Bizhan is brought before Afrasiyab, Shiraz, Iran, circa 1500-25, opaque pigments on paper heightened with gilt, mounted, glazed and framed, painting 21 x 11cm.

Provenance: Christie’s 4 October 2012, Lot 4, formerly in a New York Private Collection. £400-600* 285 A Safavid illustration from a Shahnameh, Iran, 16th century, opaque pigments on paper heightened with gilt, depicting two combatant soldiers in a field of flowers, with onlookers in the hills behind, 4 columns of nasta’liq text above and below, mounted, glazed and framed, folio 24 x 16cm. £200-300*

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287 286 A tinned copper bowl, Iran, 18th or 19th century, with wide rounded shoulder, narrow neck and everted rim, the large inscription in fine fleshy nasta’liq around the rim praising the Prophet Muhammad and the Twelve Imams, spandrels containing flowers to shoulder, 23cm. diam. £300-500* 287 A Safavid copper bowl, Iran, dated 1201AH/1786-87AD, the rim decorated with calligraphic medallions in nasta’liq with verses of Persian poetry, possibly by Jami, inscribed with the owner’s name Haytham (?) Beg bin Mirza Beg and the date of AH 1201/1786-87, 19cm. diam. £300-500*

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288 288 A Timurid painting of a lady and attendants, Herat, Iran, circa 1450, opaque pigments on paper heightened with gilt, depicted in a landscape with stylized flowering tree above, hills behind, within gold sprinkled border, outer later border of floral sprays on a green ground, painting 17.5 x 10cm. £400-600* 289 A large engraved Safavid tinned copper libation vessel, Iran, 17th century, of typical form with long pouring spout, decorated to body with various undecipherable ownership inscriptions rubbed out around the shoulder, with original owner’s name inscribed under the spout as K[..]

Khan bin Bahram Agha, 17cm. high x 45cm. diam. at widest point £600-800*

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290 A small copper Safavid dish, Iran, 17th century, of shallow form, engraved to the centre with a shamsa design, 17cm. diam. £100-200* 291 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* 292 A iron processional standard (‘alam), India, Deccan or Safavid Iran, 17th-early 18th century, of teardrop form, the outer section cut-out with Qur’an CXII (sura altawhid) in large thuluth over foliage, with a series of dragon head terminals issuing from each side, the bulbous top with engraved floral decoration on a hatched ground, 51.5cm. high £3,000-4,000*

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293 A rare early metal dagger, Deccan, India, 16th century, the straight blade with central ridge, the hilt of two-tiered waisted form, the quillons finely cast as dragonheads flanking a plain langet, 41cm. long For a related early bronze hilt with dragonhead quillons, see, Sotheby’s, Arts of the Islamic World, 12th October 2005, lot 101.

Provenance: Private UK collection since the 1980s. £3,000-5,000* 294 A Safavid gilt decorated dagger, Iran, 16th-17th century, the watered steel blade with thickened spine, central ridge with raised lobed cartouches, the blade and spine gilt decorated with combattant animals, the join with single gilt flowers, the bone hilt with three securing pins either side, 41cm. long £1,000-1,200* 295 A Safavid gilt-decorated steel axe blade, Iran, 17th century, of typical form, with ram-head terminal, decorated with dervish to one side and a soldier to the other with inscription, possible date rubbed, 19.5cm. diam., and a watered steel axe head and bird-head quillon (3) £1,200-1,500*

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296 A Safavid squat tinned copper vase, Iran, late 16th century, on a short foot, with stepped shoulder and neck flaring towards top, engraved to neck with a series of lobed cartouches containing deer on a scrolling ground, the shoulder with cartouches containing lotus flowers and splitpalmettes, the body with medallions containing split palmettes and inscription panels on a hatched ground, a meandering rope design between, the foot plain, to base a cartouche containing an inscription, 18cm. high x 16.5cm. diam. at mouth £1,200-1,500* 297 A Timurid inscribed jade plaque, Iran,15th century, inscribed with 7ll. of naskh script, plain to one side, 5,5cm. diam. £300-400*

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300 A Safavid tinned copper bowl, Iran, 16th-17th 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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302 A Safavid illustration of a battle from a Shahnameh, Iran.

17th century, opaque pigments on paper heightened with gilt, with two columns of text in nasta’liq script above and below, mounted, glazed and framed, painting 19 x 10.5cm. £300-400*

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. £1,200-1,500*

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303 303 A group of jade and hardstone seals, Iran, 15th-18th century, including an oblong seal (broken) with a saying from Imam Shafi’i in fine large thuluth, a jade talisman with magic square and Qur’anic verses, a fragmentary hardstone panel with Qur’anic verses, including the Fatiha and three other panels (6) £500-700* 304 An engraved tinned copper basin with frieze of equestrian figures, Anatolia or Syria, 16th century, on a flat base, the side widening towards the rim, the body engraved with with figures on horseback between two bands of running dogs, on a ground of scrolling abstract vine, with owner’s inscription “... al-Haji Mohamed ibn-Omar”, 10cm. high x 19cm. diam. £1,500-2,000*

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305 A small Qajar engraved brass globe with zodiac signs, Iran, 19th century, 8cm. diam. £600-800* 306 A Timurid high tin bronze magic bowl, early 15th century, of shallow form, engraved with an overall geometric design round a central star to well, the interstices with dense inscription and floral designs on a hatched ground, 22.5cm. diam. £600-800*

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307 307 An Iznik underglaze painted pottery tile fragment, Turkey, circa 1540, of rectangular form, decorated in cobalt and turquoise on a white ground, with a spray of seven carnation flowers emerging from a vase, in wood frame, tile 23 x 12cm.

308 A Damascus underglaze-painted pottery tile, Syria, circa 1575-90, of square form, decorated in cobalt blue, turquoise and green with black outline on a white ground with vines, bunches of grapes and tulips and a border containing leaves and flower heads, with wood frame, tile 21.5 x 22cm.

Provenance: Private Collection Geneva. £600-800*

Provenance: Private Collection Switzerland. £500-700* 309 An Ottoman silk velvet and metal thread woven pastiche panel, Turkey, late 16th century, formed of several velvets, in Perspex frame, 77.5cm x 45.5cm wide £800-1,200*

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310 An Ottoman Qibla indicator, Turkey, 19th century, the interior of the base with the Ka’ba at the centre surrounded by the maqams of the four Sunni schools of law, around these in small naskh are the names of various cities, the exterior lid painted gold and decorated with rural scenes in ovals set within flowering corniches, the interior of the lid with a further scene of the Ka’ba, surrounded by a band containing pink flowers and buds on a gilt ground, the base with a central spray of blue, yellow and pink flowers on a green ground, 21.2cm diam.

For a very similar example see Christie’s 20 October 2016, Lot 183. £2,000-3,000*

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311 311 An Ottoman steel Chamfron, Turkey, 16th century, of elongated form, of a single sheet of metal, with raised central plaque on forehead and below raised t-form, perimeter pierced with small attachment holes, 53cm. long £1,000-1,200*

315 An Ottoman tombak hammam bowl, Turkey, late 17th/18th century, of deep form with raised centre well, decorated to interior with a design of linked lobed cartouches containing three-head flower spray, 16.6cm. diam. £800-1,200*

312 A small inscribed Ottoman circumcision knife, Turkey 17th-18th century, with straight tapering steel blade, inscribed in gold to one side, the bone hilt flat either side and stained blue, applied gold juncture, 15.5cm. long £800-1,200* 313 An inscribed Ottoman circumcision knife, Turkey, 16th century, the straight steel blade of tapering form, one side with groove with gilt inscription, with applied gold join, the faceted green hardstone hilt plain, 22cm. long £800-1,200* 314 Two Ottoman brass candlesticks, Turkey, 17th century, with domed bell-base and a dished drip-pan rising to a knopped stem and turned nozzle, 30cm. high (2) Provenance: Christie’s 15 October 2004, Lot 150. £1,200-1,500* 315

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316 A large Ottoman gilt-copper (tombak) ewer, Turkey, 19th Century, of piriform with twisted s-shaped handle and hinged, domed lid and on stepped, splayed foot, the body incised with undulating vertical bands, alternately filled with floral buds, the lid decorated with floral bud terminal, with later gilding, 36 cm. high £4,000-6,000* 317 An embroidered floral textile panel, Skyros, Sporades Islands, Ottoman Greece, 18th century, possibly from a bed cover, silk on cream linen ground, embroidered with an elaborate floral spray inhabited with birds and centred around a cypress tree, minor areas of damage and fraying, 39.7 x 99.8cm.

The serrated red flower present on this textile displays Cretan influence, however the birds around a central cypress bear close similarity to those on pillow faces and spreads attributed to the 18th century Northern Sporades published in Krody, S.B. “Embroidery of the Greek Islands and Epirus Region” exhibition catalogue, Washington, 2008, cat 4.3 and 4.4 pp. 86-87. £1,800-2,500*

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318 318 An Ottoman tombak lidded bowl (kapakli sahan), Turkey, 19th century or later, gilded copper, the domed lid decorated with a floral design, the top with applied leafs and bud knop, 16cm. high x 17cm. diam. £200-300* 319 A Kutahya pottery flask, Turkey, 19th century, of typical form, on four feet with attachment loop to top either side of a small spout, rounded handle either side, overglaze painted in cream, blue and yellow in the form of a spray of tulips, 24.2cm. high £300-500*

320 A large engraved Mamluk tinned copper basin with inscriptions, Egypt or Syria, 17th century, of squat form, 48 x 25.5cm. £1,000-1,500* 321 An engraved copper vase, Egypt or Syria, 18th-19th century, of globular form with wide mouth, decorated to exterior with a dense design of lobed medallions containing interlacing arabesque and strapwork, with small inscription cartouches, 23.4cm. high £500-700*

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322 322 A seated portrait of Shah ‘Abbasi, Qajar Iran, dated 1228AH/1813-14AD, oil on canvas, the ruler attended by a prince identified as ‘Suley[man] in a lobed medallion with date and identification inscription, stretched and framed, 149.4 x 117.4cm.

Inscriptions: In the lobed medallion: Shah Abbas jannat makan, 1228, ‘Shah Abbas, whose place is in paradise, 1228AH/1813/14AD’ by the young prince: Suley[man Mirza] This early Qajar oil was painted during the reign of Fath ‘Ali Shah (r.1797-1834), who was a keen patron of life size oil portraits of himself and his sons. The choice of sitter in the present painting is unusual for this period. The main figure depicted is one of Iran’s greatest Safavid rulers, Shah ‘Abbas I (r. 1 October 1588-19 January 1629) who is often recognised by his distinctive moustache. He is accompanied by a young prince at his side who is identified as Suleyman [Mirza], killed August 1632. £7,000-10,000*

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323 323 A Qajar inscribed wood plaque, opaque pigments and gilt on wood, Iran, 19th century, featuring two registers of 5 cartouches containing inscriptions in naskh script on a polychrome floral ground, mirrors set in lobed cartouches between, framed, 65 x 45.5cm. £2,500-3,500*

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324 A Qajar moulded polychrome pottery tile, Iran, 19th century, moulded and painted in underglaze cobalt blue, turquoise, ochre and pink, outlined in black, depicting a young couple seated amongst floral stems with buildings in the distance, above a border of birds among meandering flowers, 27.5 x 21cm. £800-1,200*

325 A Zand lacquer papier mache cosmetic case, Iran, late 18th century, of rectangular form, with sliding tray drawer, the removable lid decorated with a domestic scene of a young couple with dancers and musicians, a feast of fruit before them laid out on a flowered tapestry, the window behind looking out onto a palace scene, surrounded by gilt floral border, the reverse with a couple playing the lute, an attendant behind, wine bottles and glasses at their feet, the sides of the case with portrait ovals and country scenes, and the reverse with a similar scene to the cover but with a sunset in the background and a weary dancer sleeping, hook and eye catch to lid, 27cm. x 21cm. £2,000-3,000*

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326 A Safavid leather powder horn with steel fittings, Iran, 17th/18th century, of oval form, with steel fitting to neck and spout with openwork decoration, the body with raised abstract leaf design to one side, stitched panel in the form of a flower to reverse, 19cm. diam. £600-800* 327 A Bukhara work silvered brass box, late 19th century, of rectangular form of four bracket feet, inlaid to lid with segments of turquoise contained within a border of brass flower heads and petals, 14 x 8.9cm x 2.6cm. high £600-800* 328 A studded leather gunpowder flask container, Caucasus, 17th-18th century, with seven cylindrical ivory compartments with circular decoration, each with cloth stoppers connected by chains to similar brass plaques on side of main compartment, 16 x 16cm., flasks 14cm. high £800-1,200*

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329 A large damascened pierced steel kashkul, Afghanistan, 20th century, of typical form, decorated with snake curled around opening to top, a fine calligraphic inscription surrounded in openwork, a further inscription to sides, base with floriated cross-design - 32cm long x 12cm. high Provenance: Christie’s 11 April 2008, Lot 351. £600-800* 329 116

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330 A dervish’s instruments, Turkey, 19th-early 20th century, comprising a dervishes crutch of turned fruitwood and two shakers of wood inlaid with shell with brass wire surround on a bronze shaft, each with chain attachments a coins stamped with a tughra, on stand, the shakers 47cm. high and the crutch 55cm. high. (3) £400-600* 331 A large tiered openwork Mosque chandelier, possibly Turkey, 18th-19th Century, of lobed form with a pattern of openwork arabesque to each of the three sections, 101cm. diam. £300-500*

332 A Qajar lacquer papier mache box, Iran, 19th century, of rectangular form on four feet, with metal lock and chains to lid, decorated to exterior sides and lid with hunting scenes, the interior of the lid with a domestic scene within a floral border, the base red, the interior green, 32.2cm. long x 22.6cm. deep x 15.5cm. high £1,500-1,800* 333 A Qajar lacquered papier-mache casket, Iran, 19th century, of typical rectangular form on four feet and with separate coved cover with raised central panel, the finely painted decoration in gold and polychrome, the lid with a Safavid-style scene of a prince and courtiers feasting and enjoying music in a garden, with trees, vessels and animals, the base similarly decorated, the interior of the lid with a feasting scene with a lady and border of large vine leaves, 22cm. high x 30cm. deep x 43cm. wide £3,000-5,000*

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334 A Qajar papier-mache pencase (qalamdan), Iran, 19th century, of rectangular form with rounded ends and sliding tray, the finely painted decoration with birds amidst foliage (gul-o bulbul) on a brown ground with gold glitters, the base with gilt foliage on red ground, 25.1cm. long £400-600* 335 A Qajar lacquer papier mache pencase (qalamdan), possibly school of Ali Ashraf, Iran, 18th century, of typical form, the lid painted with European-style portrait roundel containing a mother and two children, Christian scenes either side with angels, the sides with further portrait roundels and domestic scenes, the sliding tray with plain interior, plain red base, 22.2cm long £2,000-3,000*

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336 A Qajar coco de mer kashkul, inscribed with the Throne verse (Qur’an II, v.255, ayat alkursi), Iran, mid-19th Century, of typical form, profusely engraved with a single band of inscription extending around the sides, the base engraved with a dense design of flowers and leaves, brass suspension loops and chain, 29cm. long £600-800* 337 A bronze Kashkul Iran, 19th century or later, of boat shaped form with dragon-head terminals, openwork fittings either end for chain attachments, decorated with medallions and calligraphic inscriptions in praise of the Twelve Imams on a hatched ground, 27.5cm. diam. £300-400*

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338 339 338 A pair of steel Qajar scissors in the form of a bird, Iran, 19th century, the blades in the form of the beak with thumb loop below the belly, the tail with triangular cut out, 18cm. long £200-300* 339 A Qajar lacquer papier mache card case, Iran, 19th century, the lid fitted on the diagonal to the rectangular base, decorated to exterior with a pastoral scene of goat herding to one side and ladies on horseback to the other, 10.1cm. x 6.2cm. £200-400* 340 A large Qajar lacquer papier mache pencase (qalamdan) Iran, 19th century, on four bracketed feet, the lid decorated with a processional scene with a ruler on horseback, the sides with scenes of a hunt, the red base plain, the interior black, 30cm. x 6.5cm. £600-800* 341

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341 A Cantonese famille vert export ware bowl made for the Persian market, China, end of the 19th century, of shallow form, painted to interior with roundel to centre containing a pheasant amongst blossoms, lobed cartouches containing birds amongst foliage and flowers, to one side a cartouche containing the armorial insignia of Iran and Persian inscription in black nasta’liq, the whole on a gilt ground, 23.7cm. diam. £300-400* * 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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342 A large Qajar printed cotton textile (kalamkari) depicting a scene from the Shia Muslim festival of Ashura, Iran, 19th century, with Persian nasta’liq inscription cartouches to border, depicting the martyrdom at Karbala of Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, some figures with identifying inscription above, 168 x 406cm. £1,500-2,000* 343 A Qajar turquoise-set steel and brass ghalian cup, Iran, 19th century, of bell-shaped form, the wooden handle with carved foliage decoration, the flared brass cup set with small turquoise and red stones, the lid with openwork star-shapes, chain fittings either side, 22.5cm. high £500-700*

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344 A Qajar gold painting of a lion attacking a deer, Iran, 19th century, gold and opaque pigments on paper, the animals depicted in a forest scene with fox looking on to right, within border of polychrome flowers and gilt interlace, reverse with inscription and date of 1332AH/1914AD, mounted, 18 x 11cm. £500-700*

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346 345 A Safavid-style painting of a youth, Iran,19th century, depicted wearing a loosely tied robe with gilt floral decoration, earrings and elaborate hairpiece and holding a bird, mounted, glazed and framed, painting 16.5 x 9.5cm. £300-500* 346 An embroidered gilt metal thread cap, Iran, late 19th-20th century Iran, embroidered with braided bands overlaid on a ground of leaves, original paper still to interior, 22cm. diam. £200-300* 347 A set of coral prayer beads, 20th century, with silver terminal in the form of a minaret, braided silver wire bead elements on the woven red string terminating in two red cut glass beads, 45cm. long £800-1,200* 347

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350 348 A leather belt with silver fittings, Central Asia, 18th-19th century, formed of a series of square plaques joined by a hinge and pin attachment, each plaque with openwork wire and stud decoration in the form of a series of four roundels arranged around a cruciform, overall length 102cm. long £300-350* 348

349 349 An Ottoman leather belt with metal stud decoration, Balkans, 19th century, with brown leather buckle attachment either end, the fine stud decoration forming panels, the centre with a double-headed bird, geometric designs either side, 101cm. long £300-400* 350 A photographic panoramic view of Istanbul after Felix Bonfils (1831-1885), Bonfils no 341 printed to left bottom panel, 10 panels, 280cm. x 26.5cm Félix Adrien Bonfils (8 March 1831 - 1885) was a French photographer and writer who was active in the Middle East. He was one of the first commercial photographers to produce images of the Middle East on a large scale and amongst the first to employ a new method of colour photography, developed in 1880. £6,000-8,000*

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351 A pair of Iznik-style Samson pottery sprinklers, France,19th century, of elegant slender form, on a spreading foot with low rounded body and fluted rim, decorated with flower sprays and cypress trees, the Samson mark to each base, 22cm. high (2) £300-500*

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352 352 A Samson Iznik style porcelain desk set, France, 19th century, of rectangular form, with two inkwells, underglaze painted in cobalt and green with gilt in the form of a book binding, 33 x 18.5cm. £300-500*

353 353 A Cairoware revival inlaid copper lidded basin, Syria, early 20th century, of rounded form, with fitted lid, decorated with an inscription band containing an interlacing arabesque design to lid, the sides with further inscriptions and base with a geometric design of stars and vegetal bands, 16cm. diam £200-300*

354 A Qajar lacquer papier mache pencase (qalamdan), Iran, signed and dated 1313AH/1895AD, decorated in grisaille to lid with an gilt oval cartouche containing a young woman and group of religious men with identifying inscriptions, a gul-o-bulbul design either side, the side with roundels containing portraits, and grisaille design of gul-o-bulbul, the sliding tray with gilt flowers on a black ground to edge, the base with gilt floral design on a brown ground, 22.2cm. £300-400*

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355 A Qajar engraved brass Qiblah indicator, Iran, 19th century, the lid opening, the face engraved with astrological signs, the lid and base with astrological signs, 10.6cm. diam. £200-300* 356 Four engraved brass talismanic plaques, Iran or possibly Georgia, one dated 1201AH/1787AD, of rectangular form, depicting a man and a woman embracing; two figures within a heart-shape; a crowned lady on a lion; and a male and female figure, largest 8 x 7cm. (4) £200-250*

357 A Safavid blue and white dish, Iran, 18th century, copying a Chinese blue-and-white ware, with pagoda, trees and bids to centre well, abstract flowers and niches to rim, inscription to base, 25cm. diam. £200-300* 358 A Qajar carved wood qalamdan, Iran, 19th century, the lid decorated with a lattice design containing flower heads, the sides with inscription panels, the base plain, the interior with two pens, 23.8cm. long £200-300* 359 A small engraved brass celestial globe, Iran or India, 19th/20th century, decorated with the constellations and inscribed with their names, 9cm. high £200-300* 360 A Katamkari work Qur’an and stand, Iran, late 19th century, stand 57.5 x 42.5cm. (2) £400-600*

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361 A group of Shahnameh illustrations, Iran, 20th century, on earlier 17th century manuscript pages, gouache on paper heightened with gilt, each finely painted scene with two columns of black nasta’liq text above or below, with 15ll. of black nasta’liq arranged in two vertical rows to reverse, mounted in blue card, folio each approx. 22.7 x 13.4cm. (9) £300-500*

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362 A Qajar lacquer papier mache mirror case, Iran, early 20th century, of rectangular form, the lid with domestic scene of a couple drinking wine to both sides, within a border of gilt flowers on a black ground, the base with intact mirror, the reverse with a scene of the same couple drinking and attended by musicians, 28.5 x 19cm. £300-400*

363 A Safavid-style painting of lovers drinking, Iran, 20th century, opaque pigments heightened with gilt, the man shown reclining on a cushion and the lady pouring wine from a jewel encrusted vessel, in an open-air setting, an attendant between them, mounted, glazed and framed, painting 17 x 121.5cm. £200-300*

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365 364 A Qajar carved wood book cover, Iran, 19th century, with gul-o-bulbul design surrounded by cartouches containing Persian nasta’liq inscriptions, 24.4 x 15.5cm. £80-120* 365 A Qajar lacquer papier mache mirror case, Iran, signed Muhammed ‘Ali, dated 1901 (?), of square form, decorated to lid with large flowering rose on a red ground, the reverse with a young woman within a lobed cartouche, the interior with intact mirror, gold textile border, the reverse with the same rose as the front, 18.7 x 16.4cm. £800-1,000* 366 Two illustrations from a Shahnameh, Iran, 19th century, opaque pigments on paper heightened with gilt, depicting a battle scene and a hunt, with four columns of Persian text above and below in nasta’liq, mounted, glazed and framed, painting 26.2 x 16cm. (2) £300-400*

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367 A engraved bowl and matching plate, Iran, 20th century, the bowl and rim of plate decorated with a series of cartouches containing arabesques and flowers, the rim with applied swags of flowers, bowl 22.5cm. diam., plate 28cm. diam. (2) Weight: bowl 550 grams, plate 567 grams . £300-500* 367

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368 A group of Pahlavi medals and orders, Iran, 20th century, some in original blue boxes with gilt , including a Pahlavi commemorative medal for Mohammad Reza Shah and Queen Fuzieh’s wedding, dated 1318AH in bronze, gilt and enamel and made by Arthus Bertrand, Paris; a bronze medal of Rastakhiz depicting soldiers slaying a dragon; a bronze medal celebrating the coronation Mohamed Reza Shah Abbasi Shah and Shahbanou Fara Diba, the reverse inscribed ‘In commemoration of Pahlavi Coronation’ in Farsi in Persian script, dated 26 October 1346 (AD 1967) below; on original yellow and blue ribbon with bronze Imperial crown device; a gold coronation commemorative medal with the Shah, Shahbanou and their son, dated 1346AH/1967AD on a white and red ribbon; a Papal order on a yellow and green ribbon in the form of leafy flower with Papal motto “Virtvti et merito Pius IX” on white enamel to reverse; a gilded metal order formed of a series of crowns, bronze medal with a football player to one side on a red and white ribbon, and another medal with the lion and sun insignia (8) £800-1,200*

369 A small Hispano-Moresque copperlustre scudella, Spain, 17th century, of deep form with applied triangular handles, the centre painted with a cruciform in cream and lustre, scrolling foliage to walls, some chipping to rims, hole in one handle, minor flaking to lustre, 15.5cm. diam. £200-300* 369 * 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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370 370 A woven marriage belt, Fez, Morocco, 19th century, woven with a variety of geometric and floral medallions incorporating tulips and stars, with long fringes, 162cm. long ÂŁ100-200*

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371 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. ÂŁ600-800*

372 A large glazed polychrome vase, North Africa, possibly Morocco, of baluster form, on flat base, decorated with birds, and vases issuing forth floral sprays, 48cm. high ÂŁ300-400*

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373 373 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* 374 A rhino horn hilt and two African horn grain scoops, 19th century, the hilt deeply carved with lines running across and diagonally, 14cm. long; the scoops with incised geometric designs, 32cm. long (3) £200-300*

375 A pair leather horse fittings, Turkey or Central Asia, early 20th century, each of circular form, with domed hole to top, openwork star and leaves below, with leather attachment straps, 26cm. diam (2) £100-150* 376 A sword and dagger, Iran, 20th century, the first with curved steel blade decorated in gilt, within a silvered brass sheath with repousse work and depicting birds and figures in medallions, 77cm. long; and the second with short curved steel blade with central raised ridge, decorated with gilt interlace, the sheath and hilt of silvered brass and decorated with flowers and splitpalmetted within medallions, suspension loops either side, 39cm. long (2) £800-1,200*

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377 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. £200-400* 378 A hardwood and brass-studded ‘Zanzibar’ chest, 19th century, the hinged top enclosing a candle box, with three short drawers to the base on later block feet, with carrying handles to each side, 119cm long x 57cm. deep x 63cm. high. £1,200-1,500* 379 Three silver bracelets, Iran, 14th-17th century, the first of rounded form, with rectangular panel to front, hinged opening; the second of twisted diagonal open form; the third a cuff bracelet with flattened side and pointed edge to front, engraved with abstract geometric and floral motifs (3) £200-300* 377

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380 A group of silver jewellery, Saudi Arabia, 20th century, comprising a face cover, a turquoiseinlaid cuff bracelet, a bracelet with studded decoration, a bracelet with inlaid red glass, a large neck pendant with chain attachments, two pairs of hair ornaments, a chain attachment set with bell-shapes, (10) The turquoise-set bracelet is illustrated in Heather Colyer Ross, Bedouin Jewellery in Saudi Arabia, 1978, p. 87 and p.97. £200-250* 381 A pair of brass and silver Turkoman Tekke cuffs, with openwork circular terminals, the band set with raised glass ovals with scrolling wire bands above and below, each 7.5cm. diam (2) £300-400* 382 A pair of small Turkoman Tekke brass and silver cuffs, with openwork terminals, the main band with three large raised glass ovals on a scrolling brass and silver ground between two bands of silver wire, each 6.5cm. diam. (2) £200-300*

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383 A Turkoman Tekke tribe ring and pendant, 20th century, the pendant of oval form, with central raised oval red glass piece surrounded by wirework star on a brass ground, within wirework frame, two attachment loops, 6.1cm. diam; and the ring with central red glass oval, ring size O approx. (2) £150-250*

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384 A large silver and brass single Turkoman Tekke cuff, of tapering form, with triangular pointed terminals, formed of a series of bands set with large oval raised red glass inlay, 10.5cm. high £400-600* 385 Two Omani silver cuff bracelets, 19th/20th century, decorated with engraved and moulded designs (2) £400-600* 386

386 A silver rope coil, Yemen, 20th century, braided, with loop attachments, approx. 180cm. long 19.6gr. £200-300* 387 Three pairs of Omani silver earrings and nose rings, 20th century, of hoop shape (6) £500-700*

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388 A group of silver bangles, mainly Yemen, early 20th century, comprising one of large form with straight side and curved band, one of open form with etched hatched design and ring attachments to terminals, one of open form with diagonal etching and knop terminals, one of open form with circle decoration, and one bracelet with disc attachment and diamond design to band (5) 18.4 gr. £800-1,200*

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389 Seif Wanly, Egyptian 19061979- Figure and studies; mixed media watercolour, pen, ink and pencil, signed in pencil, 50.5x34.5cm Note: Seif Wanly was an Egyptian painter, born Mohammed Seif alDin Wanly, into an aristocratic family of Turkish origin in Alexandria, Egypt, who introduced modern art to Egypt after studying at the studio of the Italian artist Otorino Becchi.

In 1942 he set up his own studio with his brother Adham Wanly and together they participated in more than 17 exhibitions, notably in the Venice Biennale and in São Paulo, Brazil. Today an entire floor of the Mahmoud Said Museum in Alexandria is dedicated to Seif and Adham Wanly. His work is in a number of museums including Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art in Doha and the Darat AL Funoon in Amman. He died in 1979 in Stockholm at age of 72. £400-600*

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390 390 Leila Shawa, Palestinian, b. 1940, ‘Lady of the Lilies’, 1989, oil and acrylic on canvas, signed and dated “LRS ‘89” and in Arabic below, lower right, 71 x 91cm. Gallery label to reverse.

Provenance: Purchased by the vendor’s father in the 1990’s at a charity auction held at the Dorchester Hotel for Medical Aid for Palestinians, Lot 4.

Laila Shawa was born in Gaza, 1940. She is a Palestinian artist whose work has been described as a personal reflection concerning the politics of her country, particularly highlighting perceived injustices and persecution. She is one of the most prominent and prolific artists of the Arabic revolutionary contemporary art scene. As a Palestinian living in the Gaza Strip for her formative years and the daughter of Rashad alShawa, activist and mayor of Gaza 1971-82, Shawa’s revolutionary mindset was inculcated at a young age.

Often her artwork, which includes paintings, sculptures, and installations, works with photographs that serve as the base for silkscreen printing. Her work has been internationally exhibited and is displayed in many public (The British Museum, The Barjeel Art Foundation) and private collections. £4,000-6,000*

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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 Helena Anderson Associate Specialist Modern & Contemporary British Art helenaanderson@roseberys.co.uk Luke Axford Junior Cataloguer Paintings, Prints & Frames lukeaxford@roseberys.co.uk Alice Bailey Head of Department Islamic & Indian Arts alicebailey@roseberys.co.uk Sam Howard Administrator Asian, Islamic & Indian Arts samhoward@roseberys.co.uk Fiona Baker Head of Department 20th Century & Decorative Arts helenaanderson@roseberys.co.uk Mark Bowis Head of Department Jewellery & Watches markbowis@roseberys.co.uk John Collins Specialist Books & Manuscripts johncollins@roseberys.co.uk Nigel Dawson-Ellis Junior Cataloguer Furniture & 20th Century Design nigeldawsonellis@roseberys.co.uk

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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.

Lot 138

Anna Evans Consultant Specialist Works of Art annaevans@roseberys.co.uk Bill Forrest Head of Department Asian Arts billforrest@roseberys.co.uk Richard Gibbon Specialist Jewellery, Silver, Fashion, Textiles & Luxury Accessories richardgibbon@roseberys.co.uk Mark Longley Specialist Ceramics & Glass, Works of Art & Collectables marklongley@roseberys.co.uk Nic McElhatton Consultant nicmcelhatton@roseberys.co.uk Tess O’Brien Fine Art & Pictures Consultant tessobrien@roseberys.co.uk Kate Pritchard Cataloguer & Valuer Paintings & Prints, Modern & Contemporary Art katepritchard@roseberys.co.uk Alex Tonkinson Consultant Specialist Modern Design alextonkinson@roseberys.co.uk Shane Xu Head of Department Modern & Contemporary Prints & Multiples shanexu@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.

(1) (a) (b) (2)

Payment 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.

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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CONDITIONS OF SALE (f)

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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CONDITIONS OF SALE (c)

(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.

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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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ARTS OF INDIA WEDNESDAY 12 JUNE

A brass Vizagapatam toy soldier, India, circa 1790, modelled riding a camel and carrying a bayonet, a sword and bow mounted on the saddle, on a rectangular base, 18cm. high.

Provenance: Private UK collection since the 1990s. ÂŁ2000-3000

Head of Department: Alice Bailey alicebailey@roseberys.co.uk www.roseberys.co.uk

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Please see catalogue or website for important information for buyers and our full conditions of sale or ask a member of staff for a copy.

I authorise Roseberys to bid on my behalf for the above mentioned lot(s) up to the price(s) stated. I confirm I have read and agree to the buyer’s terms of sale with special attention to the buyer’s premium, additional charges and storage.

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AUCTION CALENDAR 2019 April New Collectors Online Only Auction Monday 1st April Thursday 18th April Prints & Multiples Monday 8th April Art & Antiques Saturday 13th April May Islamic Art & Manuscripts Friday 3rd May Chinese, Japanese & South East Asian Art Tuesday 21st May

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