From Antique to Contemporary: Islamic and Indian Art + Manuscripts at Roseberys, UK

High-quality paintings and artefacts from the Islamic and Indian heritage are set to take centre stage at Roseberys this month. Encompassing the varied artistic productions from these rich cultures, the specialist sale on October 22 will present a wide range of works from pottery and manuscripts to glass, decorative arts and contemporar art. The sale include a nine-lot group of works on paper by the celebrated Indian painter M.F. Husain. The sale also features Indian artworks owned by the late Victor Lownes, the American-born businessman who worked within multiple sectors of the Playboy enterprise.

In addition, a private collection of over 100 lots of Islamic manuscripts, miniatures and calligraphies spanning decades of collecting by one family will be offered predominately without reserve in a single-owner sale a day later on October 23.

SELECTED LOTS

Islamic & Indian Arts - October 22

Left: A group of 8 manuscript illustrations, and unbound text from a copy of Firdausi's Shahnameh, India, 19th century; Right: An important royal Sidi manuscript produced for the Nawab of Sachin Ibrahim Muhammed Yakut Khan I Bahadur (r. 1802 - 1853AD), Sachin, South India, the first half of the 19th century

A group of 8 manuscript illustrations, and unbound text from a copy of Firdausi's Shahnameh, India, 19th century
Persian manuscript on paper, each illustration with four columns of Persian nasta'liq text above and below, gouache on paper heightened with gilt. See Price Estimate...

An important royal Sidi manuscript produced for the Nawab of Sachin Ibrahim Muhammed Yakut Khan I Bahadur (r. 1802 - 1853AD), Sachin, South India, the first half of the 19th century
244ff., Persian and Urdu manuscript on paper, in verse form, with 9ll. of black nasta'liq script arranged in two columns, headers in Persian and contained within floral decorated cartouches, with 29 illustrations, of which 7 are in the Shahnameh style. Folio 26.4 x 19.2cm. This important manuscript is a rare testimony to the royal manuscript and artistic production of Sachin state. See Price Estimate...


Left: A late Roman marble mosaic of a lion, circa 4th-5th century AD; Right: A Jain cosmographical painting of the world of mortals, (madhyaloka), Western India, 18th century

A late Roman marble mosaic of a lion, circa 4th-5th century AD
The multi-coloured composition on a white ground, preserving a lioness and her cub, the mother facing left, her head turned out to her right, with wide eyes intensely gazing outward, her tail extended, with a cub leaping and gazing upward at its mother with its mouth open, leaves and pink flowers in the field, 100 x 125cm. See Price Estimate...

A Jain cosmographical painting of the world of mortals, (madhyaloka), Western India, 18th century
Gouache on cloth, the world depicted in concentric regions divided by rivers, with Mount Meru in the centre, the rivers inhabited by aquatic animals, text annotations, glazed and framed, textile panel 90 x 92cm. See Price Estimate...


Left: M.F. Husain - Untitled, Bull, 1972; Right: M.F. Husain - Untitled, Nudes in circle,1972

M.F. Husain (Indian,1915-2011) - Untitled, Bull, 1972
Gouache and ink on paper, Tehran series, signed and dated lower right 'Tehran, XXXIII '72', 34.5 x 50cm. M.F. Husain is one of the most eminent and internationally recognised Indian artists of the 20th century. He is best known for his bold, vibrantly coloured narrative paintings in a modified Cubist style. See Price Estimate...

M.F. Husain (Indian, 1915-2011) - Untitled, Nudes in circle,1972
Gouache and ink on paper, Tehran series, signed and dated lower right 'XXXIV Tehran, '72', 59.9 x 34.2cm. Gifted by the artist to a family he stayed with, in London during the 1970s. See Price Estimate...

Left: A stylised view of the Golden Horn, Ottoman Turkey, dated 1293AH/1876-77AD; Right: Hubert Cornish - A View of the Ganges at Kulna, Bengal

A stylised view of the Golden Horn, Ottoman Turkey, dated 1293AH/1876-77AD
Gouache and ink on paper, the two sides of the waterway filled with a series of domed buildings and stylised minaret towers, the waterway with large numbers of wooden sail boats and smaller steamboats most of which are flying the Ottoman flag, the lower margin with an identifying inscription in naskh and dated 1293, minor areas of water damage and small tears to the outer margins, 54.6 x 73cm. See Price Estimate...

Hubert Cornish (1757-1832) - A View of the Ganges at Kulna, Bengal
Watercolour, 32.38 cm. Provenance: Acquired from Indar Pasricha Fine Arts, 4 May 1993. See Price Estimate...

Left: Hossein Khosrojerdi - Untitled; Right: Hossein Khosrojerdi - Flight, 2006

Hossein Khosrojerdi (Iranian, b.1957) - Untitled
Photograph printed on canvas, 114 x 162cm, canvas 126.5 x 176.5cm A Beaux-arts school and Beaux-arts College graduate, Khosrojerdi is a polymathic creator, producing paintings, sculptures, graphics, caricatures and set design. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s his art supported his political activism; however, his propaganda and support gave way to satire and criticism as the reality of the revolution’s aftermath departed from his more optimistic vision. See Price Estimate...

Hossein Khosrojerdi (Iranian, b.1957) - Flight, 2006
Acrylic on photo paper, digitally printed on canvas, 114 x 180cm, canvas 127 x 195cm. Khosrojerdi's art steps away from the traditional Eastern focus on aesthetics and deals more with concept. His experiences inform his work and the turbulence of his life is reflected in the evolution of his works, the range of practices and his ever-progressing subject matter. See Price Estimate...

Left: Arash Nazari - Abdelhalim, 2010; Right: Laxma Goud - Untitled

Arash Nazari (Iranian, b.1980) - Abdelhalim, 2010
Acrylic on canvas, signed and dated to verso, 140 x 160cm Much like the early photography of Samira Alikhanzadeh, Nazari’s work takes stock of Iran’s rich history and juxtaposes it with the country’s vivid present, without falling foul of eulogistic nostalgia for an irretrievable past. The theme of displacement and Iran’s position between tradition and modernity is brought out in Nazari’s work. See Price Estimate...

Laxma Goud (Indian, b. 1940) - Untitled
A series of 6 postcard-size ink and watercolour on paper, one signed lower right and dated '74, each approx. 14.1 X 10.4cm. (6). Goud received the Andhra Pradesh State Lalit Kala Academy awards in 1962, 1966 and 1971. The artist lives and works in Hyderabad. See Price Estimate...

Left: Rupa Natarajan - 'Indian Summer', the Victoria Memorial, Calcutta; Right: Samira Alikhanzadeh - #12 From the Family Album series, 2008

Rupa Natarajan, (Indian, 20th century) - 'Indian Summer', the Victoria Memorial, Calcutta
Signed 'J.Rupa' lower right, oil on canvas, framed, painting 24.5cm. diam., framed 32 x 42 cm. Rupa Natarajan, born in Varanasi, India, grew up inspired by the writings of Tagore. She was able to channel her interest in literature and arts through her early tutoring in watercolours under the very well-known artist, Robin Mukerjee. See Price Estimate...

Samira Alikhanzadeh (Iranian, b. 1967) - #12 From the Family Album series, 2008
Acrylic and mirror on printed board, signed, dated, and inscribed '3/3', 80 x 120cm. Fragmentation, perspective and memory are key to Alikhanzadeh’s philosophy and craft. Using found photographs and imagery that echoes back to a pre-revolutionary Iran, Alikhanzadeh’s work evokes the poignancy produced by the passing of time. See Price Estimate...

Arash Nazari - The Traveller (diptych), circa 2010

Arash Nazari (Iranian, b.1980) - The Traveller (diptych), circa 2010
Acrylic on canvas, signed and dated to verso, overall 80 x 185cm. See Price Estimate...

Shadi Ghadirian - Ctrl+Alt+Del, 2006

Shadi Ghadirian (Iranian, b. 1974) - Ctrl+Alt+Del, 2006
5 digital prints, from an edition of 10, each 40 x 60cm (5). Ghadirian is an Iranian photographer who has found international acclaim through her various series addressing contemporary themes from war to women and the everyday. Ghadirian’s work challenges Western assumptions concerning Iranian women and their roles in an Islamic state. She explores the complexities and juxtapositions that surround the abrasion lines between Iran’s old and new. See Price Estimate...

A Kufic Qu'ran bifolio Near East or North Africa, 10th century

A Kufic Qu'ran bifolio Near East or North Africa, 10th century
Qur'an XIX (sura maryam), vv. 93-98 (part) and Qur'an XX (sura taha), vv.34-140 (part), Arabic manuscript on vellum, each folio with 6ll. of sepia Kufic script, an impression of a marginal palmette from a previously consecutive folio, mounted, framed and glazed, text area 11.8 x 17.2cm.; folio 6 x 9½in., 15.3 x 24.1cm. See Price Estimate...

Left: A large Kubachi-ware pottery bowl, Tabriz, Iran, 17th-century; Right: A Khorasan bronze weight in the form of a lion, Iran, 12th century

A large Kubachi-ware pottery bowl, Tabriz, Iran, 17th-century
With wide, sloping rim, decorated in yellow, green, red and brown with a swaying blossoming tree and flowers, the rim with red, green and yellow tendrils, 35.4cm. diam. Provenance: Private collection, Italy acquired in the 1980s. See Price Estimate...

A Khorasan bronze weight in the form of a lion, Iran, 12th century
Cast in the form of a reclining lion with forepaws outstretched (now lost), ears pricked forward, the lion's head with fish-scale motif mane, his back with a cartouche filled to split-palmette motifs, to his chest and forelegs a cartouche containing birds, the sides of his body decorated with kufic inscription cartouches, bird motifs, crescent motifs and scrolls, open to base, 14cm. long x 9.7cm. high. See Price Estimate...

Left: A Safavid blue and white vase, Iran, 17th century; Right: A large and unusual ‘Bojnurd’-ware moulded pottery flask, Iran, late 13th-14th century

A Safavid blue and white vase, Iran, 17th century
In the Chinese style, of baluster form, rising from a short foot, tapering towards neck, the neck with engraved metal fitting decorated with dear and blossoming flowers, the pottery base with alternating panels containing flying horses and flowers, 29.5cm. high. See Price Estimate...

A large and unusual ‘Bojnurd’-ware moulded pottery flask, Iran, late 13th-14th century
Underglaze painted in black and cobalt leaves within bands on a turquoise ground, of domed form with ribbed thick handle either side of a rounded upturned spout, 26cm. diam x 19cm. high. See Price Estimate...

Left: A silver marriage casket, Malaysia, late 19th century; Right: A silver repousse Kutch teapot, India, circa 1860 and two silver spice containers

A silver marriage casket, Malaysia, late 19th century
Spherical form in two halves and on domed foot, finely engraved all over with a dense design of large flowerheads, leaves and vines, the top pierced with a hole presumably for a knop, overall height 24.4cm. See Price Estimate...

A silver repousse Kutch teapot, India, circa 1860 and two silver spice containers
Squat form with curved handle and spout, hinged domed lid with pinecone finial, the teapot handle with heat-insulating discs of ivory, finely decorated to body with birds amongst flowering foliage, the spout and lid with bands of foliage, 16cm. high; the two silver repousse containers 5cm. high (3). See Price Estimate...

A Private Collection of Islamic Manuscripts, Miniatures and Calligraphies - October 23

A monumental Ilkhanid-style Qur'an, Central Asia, possibly Uzbekistan, 15th century

A monumental Ilkhanid-style Qur'an, Central Asia, possibly Uzbekistan, 15th century
With added inscription and date of 1147AH/ 1734AD, 324ff., Arabic manuscript on paper,12ll. of black muhaqqaq per page, gold rosette verse markers containing split palmettes and floral decoration in the Ilkhanid style, opening folio with large gold and polychrome shamsa, the final folio bears an religious inscription dated AH 1147/1734 AD, folio 45 x 27.6cm. See Price Estimate...

Left: A Safavid Qur'an, Iran, copied on 11 Rabi’ II AH 1061/3 April 1651 AD, 387ff.; Right: A large Zand Qur'an, Iran, late 18th century, 613ff.

A Safavid Qur'an, Iran, copied on 11 Rabi’ II AH 1061/3 April 1651 AD, 387ff.
Arabic manuscript on paper, 11ll. of neat black naskh within orange, blue and gold rule, corrections in red, gold roundel verse markers, opening and closing bifolios profusely decorated with gold and floral polychrome, the text contained within cloudbands on a gold ground, the final page with dated colophon, in brown morocco binding with gilded and tooled medallion, folio 28 x 18cm. See Price Estimate...

A large Zand Qur'an, Iran, late 18th century, 613ff.
Arabic manuscript on paper, with 14ll. of black naskh within cloudbands on a gold ground per page, gold and polychrome verse markers, headers in red naskh on a gold ground with polychrome floral detail, marginal decoration in gold and polychrome, final bifolio with polychrome floral illumination and gold floral decoration, with fine seal impressions of Muhammad Khudayar Khan, Khan of Kokand (r. 1845-75) dated 1279AH, brown leather binding with tooled central medallion either side, folio 31 x 18cm. See Price Estimate...

Left: A Qur'an, Southeast Asia, dated 1358AH/ 1939-40AD, 307ff.; Right: Nur al-Din ‘Abd al-Rahman Jami (d. 1492 AD): Layla wa Majnun

A Qur'an, Southeast Asia, dated 1358AH/ 1939-40AD, 307ff.
Arabic manuscript on rice paper, with 15ll. of black naskh within black rule, frontispiece decorated with gold ornamental kufic compositions including the shahada and the names of Allah and the Prophet Muhammad, one folio decorated with a large polychrome calligraphic inscription reading Al-Qur’an al-Karim, final folio with colophon and date of 1358AH, three further gold and polychrome decorations, in original brown morocco binding with tooled decoration, folio 32.5 x 21cm. See Price Estimate...

Nur al-Din ‘Abd al-Rahman Jami (d. 1492 AD): Layla wa Majnun
Signed Sultan Muhammad Khandan, Safavid Iran or Afghanistan, dated beginning of Rabi’ I AH 921/April 1505AD, Persian manuscript on paper, with 15ll. of fine black nastaliq script, a central band of flowers between the two columns alternating pages in black on gold and white on blue, headers with fine polychrome floral decoration on a cobalt ground, triangular panel to numerous pages with similar decoration, folio 21.9 x 12,.6cm. See Price Estimate...

Left: Shaykh Muhammad al-Mu’ta bin al-Salih al-Sharqi: Dhakhira al-Muhtaj fi sala ‘ala Sahib al-Liwa, Morocco, dated 1315AH/1897-98AD, 119ff.; Right: A very fine Mughal manuscript folio illuminated with birds, India, circa 1600

Shaykh Muhammad al-Mu’ta bin al-Salih al-Sharqi: Dhakhira al-Muhtaj fi sala ‘ala Sahib al-Liwa, Morocco, dated 1315AH/1897-98AD, 119ff.
Arabic manuscript on paper, on the life of the Prophet Muhammad and the mi’raj, with 18ll. of sepia Magrehbi script per page within red and blue rule, with some words and phrases in polychrome, 4 bifolios with polychrome full page decorations, including a double page representation of Paradise and a depiction of sidrat al-muntaha, the colophon dated, in brown tooled leather binding with medallion and flap, folio 33.6 x 22.3cm. For a similar manuscript see Christie’s South Kensington, 28 April 2017, lot 118. See Price Estimate...

A very fine Mughal manuscript folio illuminated with birds, India, circa 1600
Persian manuscript on paper, with 10ll. of black nasta'liq text arranged in two columns and divided in three panels arranged in 3, 5 and 2 lines, two delicately painted blue birds below the first panel and two birds below the second on a very delicate ground of gold flowers, within a green rule, outer pink, blue and yellow borders, mounted on a coral album folio, folio15.8 x 9.5cm, page 28.6 x 18.4cm. The very finely decorated folio is obviously the work of a master. See Price Estimate...

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