Orientalist and Middle Eastern Week

London, 18-23 October
Sotheby’s is delighted to announce Orientalist & Middle Eastern Week in London, encompassing Important works from the Najd Collection, The Shakerine Collection, 20th Century Art/Middle East, and Arts of the Islamic World.

Upcoming Auctions

Type: auction
Category: Past Auction
Important Works from the Najd Collection
22 October 2019 | 5:00 PM BST | London
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Type: auction
Category: Past Auction
20th Century Art / Middle East
22 October 2019 | 2:00 PM BST | London
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Type: auction
Category: Past Auction
Arts of the Islamic World
23 October 2019 | 2:00 PM BST | London
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Type: auction
Category: Past Auction
THE SHAKERINE COLLECTION: Calligraphy in Qur’ans and other Manuscripts
23 October 2019 | 10:30 AM BST | London
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Exhibitions

London

Fri, 18 Oct 2019|09:00 AM-04:30 PM
Sat, 19 Oct 2019|12:00 PM-05:00 PM
Sun, 20 Oct 2019|12:00 PM-05:00 PM
Mon, 21 Oct 2019|09:00 AM-04:30 PM
Tue, 22 Oct 2019|09:00 AM-04:30 PM

Featured Lots

8
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Ali Banisadr
Ali Banisadr
ALI BANISADR | STARDUST
Estimate: 280,000 – 350,000 GBP
20th Century Art / Middle East
22 October 2019 | 2:00 PM BST | London
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27
Type: lot
Category: Lot
AN EXCEPTIONAL ILLUMINATED QUR’AN, PERSIA, SAFAVID, FIRST HALF 16TH CENTURY
AN EXCEPTIONAL ILLUMINATED QUR’AN, PERSIA, SAFAVID, FIRST HALF 16TH CENTURY
Estimate: 80,000 – 120,000 GBP
Estimate: 80,000 – 120,000 GBP
THE SHAKERINE COLLECTION: Calligraphy in Qur’ans and other Manuscripts
23 October 2019 | 10:30 AM BST | London
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3
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Ludwig Deutsch
Ludwig Deutsch
LUDWIG DEUTSCH | THE SCRIBE
Estimate: 800,000 – 1,200,000 GBP
Important Works from the Najd Collection
22 October 2019 | 5:00 PM BST | London
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170
Type: lot
Category: Lot
THE SULTAN AWAKENS THE DRUNKEN JUDGE AT DAWN, SCHOOL OF MAHMUD MUZAHHIB, CENTRAL ASIA, BUKHARA, SHAYBANID, THIRD QUARTER 16TH CENTURY
THE SULTAN AWAKENS THE DRUNKEN JUDGE AT DAWN, SCHOOL OF MAHMUD MUZAHHIB, CENTRAL ASIA, BUKHARA, SHAYBANID, THIRD QUARTER 16TH CENTURY
Estimate: 25,000 – 30,000 GBP
Estimate: 25,000 – 30,000 GBP
Arts of the Islamic World
23 October 2019 | 2:00 PM BST | London
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20
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Mahmoud Said
Mahmoud Said
MAHMOUD SAID | APRÈS LA PLUIE (AFTER THE RAIN)
Estimate: 300,000 – 400,000 GBP
Estimate: 300,000 – 400,000 GBP
20th Century Art / Middle East
22 October 2019 | 2:00 PM BST | London
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107
Type: lot
Category: Lot
A LARGE QUR'AN LEAF IN GOLD KUFIC SCRIPT ON BLUE VELLUM, NEAR EAST, NORTH AFRICA OR SOUTHERN SPAIN, 9TH-10TH CENTURY AD
A LARGE QUR'AN LEAF IN GOLD KUFIC SCRIPT ON BLUE VELLUM, NEAR EAST, NORTH AFRICA OR SOUTHERN SPAIN, 9TH-10TH CENTURY AD
Estimate: 400,000 – 600,000 GBP
Estimate: 400,000 – 600,000 GBP
Arts of the Islamic World
23 October 2019 | 2:00 PM BST | London
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21
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Osman Hamdy Bey
Osman Hamdy Bey
OSMAN HAMDY BEY | KORANIC INSTRUCTION
Estimate: 3,000,000 – 5,000,000 GBP
Important Works from the Najd Collection
22 October 2019 | 5:00 PM BST | London
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26
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Sohrab Sepehri
Sohrab Sepehri
SOHRAB SEPEHRI | UNTITLED (FROM THE TREE TRUNKS SERIES)
Estimate: 120,000 – 180,000 GBP
20th Century Art / Middle East
22 October 2019 | 2:00 PM BST | London
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11
Type: lot
Category: Lot
AN ILLUMINATED QUR’AN, COPIED BY ‘ABD AL-LATIF AL-SAYFI UZBEK, EGYPT, MAMLUK, DATED 876 AH/1472 AD
AN ILLUMINATED QUR’AN, COPIED BY ‘ABD AL-LATIF AL-SAYFI UZBEK, EGYPT, MAMLUK, DATED 876 AH/1472 AD
Estimate: 60,000 – 80,000 GBP
Estimate: 60,000 – 80,000 GBP
THE SHAKERINE COLLECTION: Calligraphy in Qur’ans and other Manuscripts
23 October 2019 | 10:30 AM BST | London
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10
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Eugène Fromentin
Eugène Fromentin
EUGÈNE FROMENTIN | WINDSTORM ON THE ESPARTO PLAINS OF THE SAHARA
Estimate: 400,000 – 600,000 GBP
Important Works from the Najd Collection
22 October 2019 | 5:00 PM BST | London
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Stories & Videos

Type: featured
Category: Orientalist Paintings
One of the Greatest Collections of Orientalist Paintings Ever Assembled
Type: featured
Category: Islamic Art
Magnificent Illuminated Manuscripts from the Shakerine Collection
Type: slideshow
Category: Islamic Art
Stunning Highlights from Arts of the Islamic World
Type: story
Category: Orientalist Paintings
Cinematic Canvases Fit for the Silver Screen
Type: featured
Category: Modern & Contemporary Middle East
Renowned Pioneers and Exciting Debuts from the Modern and Contemporary Middle East
Type: featured
Category: Orientalist Paintings
Osman Hamdy Bey: The First and Last Orientalist Painter of the Ottoman Empire
Type: slideshow
Category: Islamic Art
An Important Collection of Illuminated Manuscripts
Type: story
Category: Cultural Crossroads
Re-Appropriating the Orient
Type: video
Category: First Look
The Najd Collection – A Visionary Record of a Bygone World

Contact a Specialist

Type: specialist
Category: Contact
Benedict Carter
Senior Director | Head of Department, Islamic & Indian Art
London
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Type: specialist
Category: Contact
Claude Piening
Senior Director, Senior International Specialist
London
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Type: specialist
Category: Contact
Ashkan Baghestani
SVP | Head of Contemporary Day Sale, Contemporary Art, New York & Middle East
New York
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