Islamic, Indian & Middle Eastern Week

London | March 2022
This March, Sotheby’s is delighted to announce Islamic, Indian & Middle Eastern Week in London, encompassing important auctions of sought-after works spanning centuries and continents.

Auction Calendar

Exhibition Information

Friday 25 March09.00-16.30 BST
Saturday 26 March12.00-17.00 BST
Sunday 27 March12.00-17.00 BST
Monday 28 March09.00-16.30 BST
Tuesday 29 March09.00-16.30 BST

Auctions Highlights

Arts of the Islamic World & India including Fine Rugs and Carpets

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205
Type: lot
Category: Lot
A large and rare Mughal engraved brass celestial globe, attributable to Diya al-Din ibn Muhammad or his workshop, Lahore, 17th century, with later stand
A large and rare Mughal engraved brass celestial globe, attributable to Diya al-Din ibn Muhammad or his workshop, Lahore, 17th century, with later stand
Estimate: 700,000 – 900,000 GBP
Estimate: 700,000 – 900,000 GBP
Arts of the Islamic World & India including Fine Rugs and Carpets
27 October 2021 | 1:00 PM BST | London
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70
Type: lot
Category: Lot
The Battle of Pollilur, India, Seringapatam, early 19th century
The Battle of Pollilur, India, Seringapatam, early 19th century
30 March 2022 | Sale price: 630,000 GBP
Estimate: 500,000 – 800,000 GBP
30 March 2022 | Sale price: 630,000 GBP
Arts of the Islamic World & India including Fine Rugs and Carpets
30 March 2022 | 11:00 AM BST | London
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91
Type: lot
Category: Lot
A fine Khurasan silver-inlaid brass penbox, Persia, circa 1200
A fine Khurasan silver-inlaid brass penbox, Persia, circa 1200
30 March 2022 | Sale price: 252,000 GBP
Estimate: 200,000 – 300,000 GBP
30 March 2022 | Sale price: 252,000 GBP
Arts of the Islamic World & India including Fine Rugs and Carpets
30 March 2022 | 11:00 AM BST | London
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86
Type: lot
Category: Lot
A fine and rare silver incense burner, Mesopotamia, Persia or Central Asia, 10th-12th century
A fine and rare silver incense burner, Mesopotamia, Persia or Central Asia, 10th-12th century
30 March 2022 | Sale price: 315,000 GBP
Estimate: 250,000 – 300,000 GBP
30 March 2022 | Sale price: 315,000 GBP
Arts of the Islamic World & India including Fine Rugs and Carpets
30 March 2022 | 11:00 AM BST | London
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81
Type: lot
Category: Lot
A large royal Mughal planispheric brass astrolabe, signed by Diya' al-Din Muhammad al-Lahuri, India, dated 1069 AH/1658-59 AD
A large royal Mughal planispheric brass astrolabe, signed by Diya' al-Din Muhammad al-Lahuri, India, dated 1069 AH/1658-59 AD
Estimate: 200,000 – 300,000 GBP
Estimate: 200,000 – 300,000 GBP
Arts of the Islamic World & India including Fine Rugs and Carpets
30 March 2022 | 11:00 AM BST | London
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76
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Pietro Longhi, The Procession of the Venetian Bailo Francesco Gritti in Constantinople, Venice, signed and dated 1731
Pietro Longhi, The Procession of the Venetian Bailo Francesco Gritti in Constantinople, Venice, signed and dated 1731
30 March 2022 | Sale price: 214,200 GBP
Estimate: 150,000 – 200,000 GBP
30 March 2022 | Sale price: 214,200 GBP
Arts of the Islamic World & India including Fine Rugs and Carpets
30 March 2022 | 11:00 AM BST | London
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63
Type: lot
Category: Lot
An illustration to a Bhagavata Purana series: The wedding of Vishnu and Lakshmi, by a Master of the First Generation after Manaku and Nainsukh, North India, Punjab Hills, Guler, circa 1770
An illustration to a Bhagavata Purana series: The wedding of Vishnu and Lakshmi, by a Master of the First Generation after Manaku and Nainsukh, North India, Punjab Hills, Guler, circa 1770
Estimate: 150,000 – 200,000 GBP
Estimate: 150,000 – 200,000 GBP
Arts of the Islamic World & India including Fine Rugs and Carpets
30 March 2022 | 11:00 AM BST | London
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132
Type: lot
Category: Lot
A highly rare polychrome Iznik tile with confronted birds, Turkey, circa 1575
A highly rare polychrome Iznik tile with confronted birds, Turkey, circa 1575
30 March 2022 | Sale price: 655,200 GBP
Estimate: 100,000 – 150,000 GBP
30 March 2022 | Sale price: 655,200 GBP
Arts of the Islamic World & India including Fine Rugs and Carpets
30 March 2022 | 11:00 AM BST | London
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82
Type: lot
Category: Lot
A rare Abbasid rock crystal cosmetic bowl, Western Persia or Iraq, 9th-10th century
A rare Abbasid rock crystal cosmetic bowl, Western Persia or Iraq, 9th-10th century
30 March 2022 | Sale price: 126,000 GBP
Estimate: 100,000 – 150,000 GBP
30 March 2022 | Sale price: 126,000 GBP
Arts of the Islamic World & India including Fine Rugs and Carpets
30 March 2022 | 11:00 AM BST | London
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5
Type: lot
Category: Lot
A Qur’an section in Eastern Kufic, Persia or Central Asia, Ghaznavid, circa 1092
A Qur’an section in Eastern Kufic, Persia or Central Asia, Ghaznavid, circa 1092
Estimate: 80,000 – 120,000 GBP
Estimate: 80,000 – 120,000 GBP
Arts of the Islamic World & India including Fine Rugs and Carpets
30 March 2022 | 11:00 AM BST | London
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102
Type: lot
Category: Lot
A rare large Arabic-inscribed blue and white jar with Zhengde six-character mark within double-circle, China, Zhengde period, 1506-21
A rare large Arabic-inscribed blue and white jar with Zhengde six-character mark within double-circle, China, Zhengde period, 1506-21
30 March 2022 | Sale price: 75,600 GBP
Estimate: 60,000 – 80,000 GBP
30 March 2022 | Sale price: 75,600 GBP
Arts of the Islamic World & India including Fine Rugs and Carpets
30 March 2022 | 11:00 AM BST | London
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123
Type: lot
Category: Lot
An ivory-hilted sword with blade signed by Muhammed Ali Kirmani ibn Sadeq, dedicated to Nader Shah (r.1736-47), Persia, early 18th Century
An ivory-hilted sword with blade signed by Muhammed Ali Kirmani ibn Sadeq, dedicated to Nader Shah (r.1736-47), Persia, early 18th Century
30 March 2022 | Sale price: 75,600 GBP
Estimate: 60,000 – 80,000 GBP
30 March 2022 | Sale price: 75,600 GBP
Arts of the Islamic World & India including Fine Rugs and Carpets
30 March 2022 | 11:00 AM BST | London
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125
Type: lot
Category: Lot
A large Mughal gem-set enamelled dagger (katar), India, 17th century
A large Mughal gem-set enamelled dagger (katar), India, 17th century
Estimate: 60,000 – 80,000 GBP
Estimate: 60,000 – 80,000 GBP
Arts of the Islamic World & India including Fine Rugs and Carpets
30 March 2022 | 11:00 AM BST | London
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The Orientalist Sale

34
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Jean-Léon Gérôme
Jean-Léon Gérôme
A Veiled Beauty
29 March 2022 | Sale price: 277,200 GBP
Estimate: 250,000 – 350,000 GBP
29 March 2022 | Sale price: 277,200 GBP
The Orientalist Sale
29 March 2022 | 2:00 PM BST | London
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28
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Jean Discart
Jean Discart
The Basket Weaver, Tangier
Estimate: 120,000 – 180,000 GBP
Estimate: 120,000 – 180,000 GBP
The Orientalist Sale
29 March 2022 | 2:00 PM BST | London
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22
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Gustave Boulanger
Gustave Boulanger
The Tribute
29 March 2022 | Sale price: 107,100 GBP
Estimate: 70,000 – 100,000 GBP
29 March 2022 | Sale price: 107,100 GBP
The Orientalist Sale
29 March 2022 | 2:00 PM BST | London
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45
Type: lot
Category: Lot
William Simpson
William Simpson
Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives
Estimate: 80,000 – 120,000 GBP
Estimate: 80,000 – 120,000 GBP
The Orientalist Sale
29 March 2022 | 2:00 PM BST | London
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47
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Ludwig Deutsch
Ludwig Deutsch
Before the Mosque
Estimate: 200,000 – 300,000 GBP
Estimate: 200,000 – 300,000 GBP
The Orientalist Sale
29 March 2022 | 2:00 PM BST | London
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53
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Franz Kosler
Franz Kosler
Arrival of the Caravan
Estimate: 100,000 – 150,000 GBP
Estimate: 100,000 – 150,000 GBP
The Orientalist Sale
29 March 2022 | 2:00 PM BST | London
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26
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Richard Fuchs
Richard Fuchs
Gate in Morocco
29 March 2022 | Sale price: 63,000 GBP
Estimate: 40,000 – 60,000 GBP
29 March 2022 | Sale price: 63,000 GBP
The Orientalist Sale
29 March 2022 | 2:00 PM BST | London
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37
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Alberto Pasini
Alberto Pasini
The Yesil Mosque in Bursa
29 March 2022 | Sale price: 75,600 GBP
Estimate: 60,000 – 80,000 GBP
29 March 2022 | Sale price: 75,600 GBP
The Orientalist Sale
29 March 2022 | 2:00 PM BST | London
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49
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Charles Théodore Frère
Charles Théodore Frère
Sunset on the Nile
29 March 2022 | Sale price: 132,300 GBP
Estimate: 60,000 – 80,000 GBP
29 March 2022 | Sale price: 132,300 GBP
The Orientalist Sale
29 March 2022 | 2:00 PM BST | London
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52
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Etienne Dinet
Etienne Dinet
Students in the Courtyard at Al-Azhar University, Cairo
29 March 2022 | Sale price: 25,200 GBP
Estimate: 20,000 – 30,000 GBP
29 March 2022 | Sale price: 25,200 GBP
The Orientalist Sale
29 March 2022 | 2:00 PM BST | London
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24
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Eugène Girardet
Eugène Girardet
The Caravan
Estimate: 50,000 – 70,000 GBP
Estimate: 50,000 – 70,000 GBP
The Orientalist Sale
29 March 2022 | 2:00 PM BST | London
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27
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Pierre Jan van der Ouderaa
Pierre Jan van der Ouderaa
At Prayer
29 March 2022 | Sale price: 94,500 GBP
Estimate: 60,000 – 80,000 GBP
29 March 2022 | Sale price: 94,500 GBP
The Orientalist Sale
29 March 2022 | 2:00 PM BST | London
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20th Century Art/Middle East

3
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Fahrelnissa Zeid
Fahrelnissa Zeid
The Blue Tree
29 March 2022 | Sale price: 60,480 GBP
Estimate: 40,000 – 60,000 GBP
29 March 2022 | Sale price: 60,480 GBP
20th Century Art / Middle East
23–29 March 2022 | 3:00 PM BST | London
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13
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian
Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian
Mirror Ball
29 March 2022 | Sale price: 44,100 GBP
Estimate: 40,000 – 60,000 GBP
29 March 2022 | Sale price: 44,100 GBP
20th Century Art / Middle East
23–29 March 2022 | 3:00 PM BST | London
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24
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Charles Hossein Zenderoudi
Charles Hossein Zenderoudi
Untitled
29 March 2022 | Sale price: 50,400 GBP
Estimate: 40,000 – 50,000 GBP
29 March 2022 | Sale price: 50,400 GBP
20th Century Art / Middle East
23–29 March 2022 | 3:00 PM BST | London
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31
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Safwan Dahoul
Safwan Dahoul
Untitled (From the Rêve Series)
Estimate: 50,000 – 70,000 GBP
Estimate: 50,000 – 70,000 GBP
20th Century Art / Middle East
23–29 March 2022 | 3:00 PM BST | London
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33
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Parviz Tanavoli
Parviz Tanavoli
Poet and Pregnant Woman / Poet and the Lover of King
29 March 2022 | Sale price: 189,000 GBP
Estimate: 120,000 – 140,000 GBP
29 March 2022 | Sale price: 189,000 GBP
20th Century Art / Middle East
23–29 March 2022 | 3:00 PM BST | London
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35
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Untitled
Untitled
29 March 2022 | Sale price: 69,300 GBP
Estimate: 50,000 – 70,000 GBP
29 March 2022 | Sale price: 69,300 GBP
20th Century Art / Middle East
23–29 March 2022 | 3:00 PM BST | London
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38
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Mobaghata (Attack)
Mobaghata (Attack)
29 March 2022 | Sale price: 107,100 GBP
Estimate: 90,000 – 110,000 GBP
29 March 2022 | Sale price: 107,100 GBP
20th Century Art / Middle East
23–29 March 2022 | 3:00 PM BST | London
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39
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Ville Arab (Arab Town)
Ville Arab (Arab Town)
29 March 2022 | Sale price: 138,600 GBP
Estimate: 60,000 – 80,000 GBP
29 March 2022 | Sale price: 138,600 GBP
20th Century Art / Middle East
23–29 March 2022 | 3:00 PM BST | London
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66
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Sohrab Sepehri
Sohrab Sepehri
Untitled (From the Tree Trunk Series)
Estimate: 30,000 – 40,000 GBP
Estimate: 30,000 – 40,000 GBP
20th Century Art / Middle East
23–29 March 2022 | 3:00 PM BST | London
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