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134A highly important blue and white Iznik pottery charger, Turkey, circa 1480LOT SOLD.5,359,950GBP -
123A Mamluk silver and gold-inlaid brass astrolabe, signed by Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr al-Qawwas, Syria, dated 752 AH/1351-2 AD, with later rete, alidade and three plates, possibly Ottoman periodLOT SOLD.286,000GBP -
181A Diyarbakir mihrab tile panel, Turkey, Ottoman, last quarter 16th centuryLOT SOLD.250,000GBP -
139A Safavid cut-steel standard (‘alam), signed by Muhammad ibn Reza, Persia, Safavid, dated 1017 AH/1608-09 ADLOT SOLD.218,750GBP -
12Abu '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 ADLOT SOLD.187,500GBP -
23An illuminated miniature Qur’an, copied by ‘Ali al-Tabbakh al-Shirazi, Turkey, Ottoman, dated 954 AH/1547-78 ADLOT SOLD.106,250GBP -
21A compendium of four treatises by Jamshid al-Kashi (d.1429 AD) and Qadi al-Zade al-Rumi (d.1437 AD), Persia, Qazvin, Safavid, dated 967 AH/1560 ADLOT SOLD.100,000GBP -
136A monumental Safavid tinned-copper basin, Persia, 17th centuryLOT SOLD.97,500GBP -
64An Indian courtesan, signed by Mu’in Musavvir, Persia, Safavid, dated 1075 AH/1664-65 ADLOT SOLD.87,500GBP -
20Abu Bakr ibn al-Mundir al-Baytar (d.1340 AD), Kamil al-sina’tain al-baytara wa'l-zardaqa (The Complete Guide to the Profession of Veterinary Medicine and Horse Breeding, Near East, probably Syria, Ottoman, dated 1029 AH/1619-20 ADLOT SOLD.87,500GBP -
130A rare Lajvardina pottery sweetmeat dish, Persia, late 13th/early 14th centuryLOT SOLD.81,250GBP -
186A monumental Iznik polychrome pottery tankard, Turkey, circa 1575-80LOT SOLD.75,000GBP
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Sale Number: L18223
Lots
: 250
Overview
Presenting over a thousand years of artistic creation, this October’s Arts of the Islamic World sale highlights the influence of diverse Islamic Empires across numerous and disparate locations. A monumental and highly decorated Diyarbakir mihrab pottery tile panel celebrates the 16th-century Turkish ceramics industry, whilst the Ottoman arts of the book are represented by the largest known illustration costume album comprising over 123 illustrations of courtly and daily life. From Persia, a signed and dated Safavid steel standard reflects the craftsman’s mastery of metalwork and calligraphy.
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