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Arts of the Islamic World

19 October 2016 | 11:30 AM BST | London

SALE TOTAL

4,656,125GBP
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  • 123
    Sa'adi (d.1292 AD), Kulliyat, signed by Na’im al-Din al-Katib, Persia, Shiraz, Timurid, dated 890 AH/1486 AD and 899 AH/1494 AD
    LOT SOLD.473,000GBP
  • 228
    A large and impressive Ilkhanid lustre mihrab tile, Persia, 13th/14th century
    LOT SOLD.413,000GBP
  • 164
    A compendium containing astrological and talismanic treatises and tracts mostly by Abu Ma’shar al-Balki (d.886 AD) and including numerous tables, signed by Mufaddal ibn Haydar and Mas’ud ibn As’ad, Persia, probably Shiraz, Injuid, dated 747-8 AH/1347 AD
    LOT SOLD.209,000GBP
  • 175
    A fine illuminated Qur'an, copied by Suleyman al-Uskudari, Turkey, Ottoman, dated 1087 AH/1676 AD
    LOT SOLD.197,000GBP
  • 294
    A portrait of Sultan Bayezid I, School of Veronese, Italy, circa 1580
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    LOT SOLD.185,000GBP
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Sale Number: L16223 Lots : 227

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The Arts of the Islamic World presented rare and exquisite objects telling the story of over a thousand years of artistic exchange and influence in the Islamic world, bringing a total of £4,656,125 (est. £3.8-5.5 million). The sale was led by forty manuscripts and calligraphies from the renowned collection of the late Jafar Ghazi, which doubled pre-sale estimates to total £1,992,125 (est. £676,000-994,000). Each of these works bears witness to the high esteem in which calligraphy was held in Turkey, the Middle East and Persia from the medieval period up until the end of the Ottoman era. The group was led by  superb Timurid manuscript of Sa’adi’s Kulliyat, in almost pristine condition, complete with fine, crisp illumination and tooled and filigree-work binding that took at least nine years to complete, which sold for £473,000 (est. £80,000-120,000). A further highlight was the School of Veronese portrait of Sultan Bayezid I, also known as Yildirım (The Thunderbolt), the fourth ruler of the Ottoman Empire posing with a cross-shoulder glance in the manner of the great masters Giorgione and Titian, sold for £185,000.

AUCTION DETAILS

With a focus on artistic production under Islamic patronage, the sale of Arts of the Islamic World, which will take place on 19 October, covers more than a thousand years of artwork spanning multiple continents.

The first-part of the sale will encompass a selection of fifty manuscripts and calligraphies from the well-known collection of the late Jafar Ghazi. Each of these works bears witness to the high esteem in which calligraphy was held in Turkey, the Middle East and Persia from the medieval period up until the end of the Ottoman era. A highlight of this group is a superb Timurid manuscript of Sa’adi’s Kulliyat in almost pristine condition, complete with fine, crisp illumination and tooled and filigree-work binding.

Exemplifying the high quality craftsmanship of Indian jewellers in the nineteenth century is a beautiful turquoise-set and enamelled necklace from North India, known as ‘The Palmerston Necklace’. Hailing from further West is an impressive Ilkhanid lustre mihrab tile typifying 13th/14th century Persian architectural grandeur; whilst a silver-inlaid tray stand from Mamluk Egypt typifies the calligraphic monumentality so favoured by high-ranking Mamluk patrons. Europe’s fascination with its neighbours is exemplified by a painting depicting the Ottoman Sultan Bayezid I by the school of Veronese, circa 1580.

Please note that there may be restrictions on the import of property of Iranian origin into some or all member countries of the Gulf Co-Operation Council.  Any buyers planning to import property of Iranian origin into any of these countries should satisfy themselves of the relevant import regime.  Sotheby’s will not assist buyers with the shipment of such items into countries of the Gulf Co-Operation Council.

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Edward Gibbs
Chairman
Head of Department
Middle East and India
+44 20 7293 5332
edward.gibbs@sothebys.com
Benedict Carter
Director
Head of Auction Sales
Middle East
+44 20 7293 5113
benedict.carter@sothebys.com
Alexandra Yasmina Roy
Deputy Director
Specialist
Middle East
+44 20 7293 5507
alexandra.roy@sothebys.com
Roxane Zand
Senior Director
Deputy Chairman
Middle East and Gulf Region
+44 20 7293 6200
roxane.zand@sothebys.com
Kate Buchanan
Head of Business Administration
Europe
+44 20 7293 5331
kate.buchanan@sothebys.com
   
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