Arts of the Islamic World - L18223

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Arts Of The Islamic World

24 October 2018 • London

Sale Total: 8,988,325 GBP Sale Number: L18223

1. a qur'an leaf in kufic script on vellum, near east, 8th century ad |

Estimate: 6,000 – 8,000 GBP

Lot Sold:

32,500 GBP

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2. a qur’an leaf and bifolium in kufic script on vellum, north africa or near east, 9th and 10th century ad |

Estimate: 7,000 – 9,000 GBP

Lot Sold:

17,500 GBP

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3. sahnun ibn said al-tanokhi (d.855 ad), a section from kitab al-mudawwanah al-kubra, on islamic jurisprudence, north africa or spain, circa 12th century |

Estimate: 15,000 – 25,000 GBP

Lot Sold:

18,750 GBP

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4. an illuminated qur'an juz' (x) in maghribi script on vellum, north africa or spain, 13th/14th century |

Estimate: 30,000 – 50,000 GBP

Lot Sold:

37,500 GBP

BIDDING IS CLOSED
5. an illuminated qur’an section, spain, possibly valencia, circa 12th century ad |

Estimate: 30,000 – 50,000 GBP

Lot Sold:

35,000 GBP

BIDDING IS CLOSED
6. a monumental illuminated qur'an juz' (x), mesopotamia, late 13th/14th century |

Estimate: 8,000 – 10,000 GBP

BIDDING IS CLOSED
7. two illuminated qur’an leaves, mesopotamia, 14th century |

Estimate: 7,000 – 10,000 GBP

Lot Sold:

8,750 GBP

BIDDING IS CLOSED
8. abu’l-hasan ‘ali ibn muhhadhib-al-din ‘abd-al-karim turkhan ibn taqiyi’l-din al-hamawi al-safadi, kitab al-ahkam al-nabawiyyah fi’l-sina’ah al-tibbiyyah, a medical treatise compiled from the sayings of the prophet muhammad, copied by ‘abdallah ibn ahmad ibn yusuf al-biri, near east, mamluk, dated 732 ah/1331-32 ad |

Estimate: 25,000 – 35,000 GBP

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9. abu 'ali al-husayn ibn 'abdullah ibn al-hasan ibn 'ali ibn sina, known as avicenna (d.1037 ad), kitab qanun fi’l tibb ('the canon of medicine'), volume v, on medical recipes and therapeutic drugs, persia or central asia, ilkhanid, dated 727 ah/1326 ad |

Estimate: 8,000 – 12,000 GBP

Lot Sold:

22,500 GBP

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10. abu al-faraj amin al-dawla ibn ya’qub ibn ishaq ibn al-quff, sharh kulliat al-qanun, vol. vi, a commentary on the qanun by ibn sina, near east, 13th century |

Estimate: 70,000 – 90,000 GBP

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11. two rare works on astronomy in one volume: kitab mafatih al-qada ('keys of solution'), dated 694 ah/1294-95 ad; abu’l-hasan kushyar ibn labban al-jabali (d. circa 1030 ad), majma’ al-usul fi ahkam al-nujum, persia, dated 695 ah/1295-96 ad |

Estimate: 50,000 – 70,000 GBP

Lot Sold:

62,500 GBP

BIDDING IS CLOSED
12. abu 'ali al-husayn ibn 'abdullah ibn al-hasan ibn 'ali ibn sina, known as avicenna (d.1037 ad), kitab qanun fi’l tibb ('the canon of medicine'), volumes i and ii, copied by abdulaziz ibn abdulhamid ibn uthman, persia, tabriz, ilkhanid, dated 667 ah/1268-69 ad |

Estimate: 80,000 – 120,000 GBP

Lot Sold:

187,500 GBP

BIDDING IS CLOSED

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