Works on Paper from the Islamic and Near Eastern Worlds

30 Oct 2020  |  United Kingdom
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Ɵ "Descriptio Imperii Turcici" printed on paper [Probably Amsterdam, c. 1606]

1: Ɵ "Descriptio Imperii Turcici"... Estimate: Login

Ɵ Vincenzo Maria Coronelli, Memorie Istoriographiche, authors presentation copy [Venice, 1686]

2: Ɵ Vincenzo Maria Coronelli... Estimate: Login

Ɵ Brion. "Perse, Turquie Asiatique et Arabie", engraved map on paper [Paris, 1786]

3: Ɵ Brion. "Perse, Turquie... Estimate: Login

Ɵ James Cook, A Journal of a Voyage Around the World, first edition [London, 1771]

4: Ɵ James Cook, A Journal of a... Estimate: Login

Ɵ Anthimos, Al-Hidaya al-Qawiya ila lamana al-Mustaqima, first edition [Austria (Vienna), 1792]

5: Ɵ Anthimos, Al-Hidaya... Estimate: Login

Ɵ Jean Chardin, , Voyages du Chevalier Chardin, edition nouvelle by Le Normant [Paris, 1811]

6: Ɵ Jean Chardin, , Voyages du... Estimate: Login

Ɵ Yusuf Nabi, Dhayl-i Siyar-i Nabawi, Bulaq Press [Egypt (Cairo) dated Jumada 1248 AH (1832-33)]

7: Ɵ Yusuf Nabi, Dhayl-i Siyar-i... Estimate: Login

Ɵ Tafsir al-Tabayaan al-Quran, Bulaq Press [Egypt (Cairo), 1256 AH (1840-41 AD)]

8: Ɵ Tafsir al-Tabayaan al-Quran... Estimate: Login

Ɵ Rev. Robert Walsh, Constantinople and the Scenery, first series [London, Fisher & Son, c. 1840]

9: Ɵ Rev. Robert Walsh... Estimate: Login

Ɵ Arthur J. Joyce, The Cossack and the Turk, first edition [London, 1853]

10: Ɵ Arthur J. Joyce, The Cossack... Estimate: Login

Frederick George, three illustrations for the Illustrated London News [Egypt, c. 1870]

11: Frederick George, three... Estimate: Login

Ɵ Abu Hanifa al-Numan, Kitab al-Fatawaa al-Anqariyaa, Bulaq press [Egypt, 1281 AH (1864-65 AD)]

12: Ɵ Abu Hanifa al-Numan, Kitab... Estimate: Login

Ɵ Dora al-Nasheen (a book of sermons), Bulaq Press [Egypt (Cairo), 1279 AH (1862 AD)]

13: Ɵ Dora al-Nasheen (a book of... Estimate: Login

Ɵ Tarikh Muhammad Pasha (the history of Muhammad Pasha), [probably Constantinople, 1290 AH (1873 AD)

14: Ɵ Tarikh Muhammad Pasha (the... Estimate: Login

Ɵ Sharaf and Sherafat, rare limited edition facsimile publication [Offset Press, Tehran, April 1976]

15: Ɵ Sharaf and Sherafat, rare... Estimate: Login

Ɵ Egypt, Damascus and the Holy Lands, by Arnoux, Bonfils and Zangaki [various, c. 1880-1900]

16: Ɵ Egypt, Damascus and the Holy... Estimate: Login

Ɵ Edmondo de Amicis, Constantinople, first edition [Philadelphia, Henry T. Coates & co., 1896]

17: Ɵ Edmondo de Amicis... Estimate: Login

Ɵ Russo-Turkic and -Perso printing, three publications [Tashkent and Kazan, 1896-1909]

18: Ɵ Russo-Turkic and -Perso... Estimate: Login

Ɵ "My three weeks at Pera" printed by Phebus [Turkey (Beyoglu region), dated September 1902]

19: Ɵ "My three weeks at Pera"... Estimate: Login

Ɵ Algiers and Tunisia, album of photographs [Algiers and Tunisia, c.1905]

20: Ɵ Algiers and Tunisia, album... Estimate: Login

Ɵ The Sennar Dam and the Gezira Irrigation Scheme [London and Sudan (Al-Jazirah region), 1923-1924]

21: Ɵ The Sennar Dam and the... Estimate: Login

Ɵ Vast album of original photographs and post-cards [mostly Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria, c. 1908]

22: Ɵ Vast album of original... Estimate: Login

Ɵ "Kem" Kimon E Marengo. Set of 5 World War II propaganda posters depicting adaptations of Shahnameh

23: Ɵ "Kem" Kimon E Marengo. Set... Estimate: Login

Early photography of Ceylon, including some by Scowen [Sri Lanka (Ceylon), c. 1890]

24: Early photography of Ceylon... Estimate: Login

Photographs of India by Murray, Bourne and Shepherd [India, most late nineteenth century]

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Leaf from a Kufic Quran, on parchment [North Africa or Near East, second half of the ninth century]

26: Leaf from a Kufic Quran, on... Estimate: Login

Leaf from an Abbasid Quran, on parchment [probably North Africa, ninth or early tenth century]

27: Leaf from an Abbasid Quran, on... Estimate: Login

Leaf form the Muqamat of al-Hariri of Basra, manuscript on paper [Mamluk territories, c. 1300]

28: Leaf form the Muqamat of... Estimate: Login

Ɵ Maqamat al-Hariri, manuscript on paper [Mamluk territories, second half of the thirteenth century]

29: Ɵ Maqamat al-Hariri... Estimate: Login

Leaf from a Mamluk Quran, illuminated manuscript on paper [Mamluk Egypt, c. 1400]

30: Leaf from a Mamluk Quran... Estimate: Login

Leaves from Qurans [North Africa and the Near East, thirteenth to fifteenth centuries]

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Ɵ Tafsir Libab al-Tawil fi Maani al-Tanzil, manuscript on paper [Granada, 890 AH (1485 AD)]

32: Ɵ Tafsir Libab al-Tawil fi... Estimate: Login

Ɵ Abdullah bin Abdullah al-Tarjuman

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Quranic writing board, ink on wooden panel with handle [probably Somalia, early twentieth century]

34: Quranic writing board, ink on... Estimate: Login

Quranic writing board, wooden panel [West Africa (probably Morocco), early twentieth century]

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Ɵ Al-Ghunya Li Talibi Tariq Al-Haqq, manuscript on paper [Maghreb, dated "1274" AH (1857 AD)]

36: Ɵ Al-Ghunya Li Talibi Tariq... Estimate: Login

Ɵ Kitab al-Jawharah al-Nafisah fi Ulum al-Khanisa (The Precious Jewel

37: Ɵ Kitab al-Jawharah al-Nafisah... Estimate: Login

Ɵ Safar Youhna al-Raani, manuscript on paper ["The Holy City of Jerusalem", dated 9 April 1579 AD]

38: Ɵ Safar Youhna al-Raani... Estimate: Login

Ɵ LOT WITHDRAWN

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Ɵ LOT WITHDRAWN

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Ɵ LOT WITHDRAWN

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Ɵ Euchologion, in Arabic and Coptic, decorated manuscript on paper [Egypt, c. 1700 AD]

42: Ɵ Euchologion, in Arabic and... Estimate: Login

Ɵ Ignatius of Loyola, Kitab al-Riyadat al-Ruhiya ..., manuscript on paper [Jerusalem, 1703 AD]

43: Ɵ Ignatius of Loyola, Kitab... Estimate: Login

Ɵ Kitab Dastoor al-Adviyeh al-Mubarak fi Ilm al-Tibb (a guide to herbal medicine)

44: Ɵ Kitab Dastoor al-Adviyeh... Estimate: Login

Leaf from a fine Kufic Quran, on parchment [Abbasid territories (possibly Syria), ninth century]

45: Leaf from a fine Kufic Quran... Estimate: Login

Leaf from a Kufic Quran, on parchment [Near East (probably Damascus, Syria), tenth century]

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Ɵ Muhammad Abdullah ibn Muslin Qutabaya al-Dinawari al-Marwazi

47: Ɵ Muhammad Abdullah ibn Muslin... Estimate: Login

Quranic carved wooden panel [probably Seljuk Anatolia or Ilkhanid Persia, thirteenth century]

48: Quranic carved wooden panel... Estimate: Login

Ɵ Kitab Durra al-Aghwas wakunaz al-Ikhtasis, on paper [probably Ottoman Levant, 1004 AH (1596 AD)]

49: Ɵ Kitab Durra al-Aghwas... Estimate: Login

Ɵ Jamiyat al-Akhbar ..., manuscript on buff paper [Ottoman Levant, 1125 AH (1713 AD)]

50: Ɵ Jamiyat al-Akhbar... Estimate: Login

Ɵ Safi al-Din Abd al-Mumin ibn Yusuf ibn al-Fakhir al-Urmawi al-Baghdadi

51: Ɵ Safi al-Din Abd al-Mumin ibn... Estimate: Login

A calligraphic panel by Ismail Zuhtu, on paper [Ottoman Turkey, second half of eighteenth century]

52: A calligraphic panel by Ismail... Estimate: Login

Ɵ Tazhib al-Mantiq wa al-Kalam, manuscript on paper [probably Ottoman Turkey, c. 1190 AH (1776 AD)]

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Collection of calligraphic panels, on paper [Ottoman Turkey, first half of nineteenth century]

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Ɵ Arabic Qasa'ida, on polished paper [probably Ottoman Turkey, second half of nineteenth century]

55: Ɵ Arabic Qasa'ida, on polished... Estimate: Login

Calligraphic panels by Muhammad Qasim [Ottoman Turkey, 1283-1284 AH (1866-67 AD)]

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Leaf from an Abbasid Qur'an, on parchment [Abbasid Mesopotamia, first half of the ninth century]

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Ɵ Section from Kitab al-Hadi al-Fiqh al-Shafi'i, on paper [Seljuk Persia, mid-twelfth century]

58: Ɵ Section from Kitab al-Hadi... Estimate: Login

An Early Talismanic document, manuscript on paper [Probably Persian territories, c. 1200 AD]

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LOT WITHDRAWN

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Leaf from a large Eastern Kufic Qur'an, manuscript on paper [Seljuk Persia, twelfth century]

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Leaves from Qur'ans, on paper [North Africa and the Near East, thirteenth to fifteenth centuries]

62: Leaves from Qur'ans, on paper... Estimate: Login

A prisoner is brought to the King of Samangam

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Bahran Gur in the blue pavilion, manuscript on paper [Safavid Persia (probably Shiraz), c. 1560 AD]

64: Bahran Gur in the blue... Estimate: Login

Ɵ Kitab Kamil as-Sina'a at-Tabbaiya, manuscript on paper [Safavid Persia, 990-91 AH (1582-84 AD)]

65: Ɵ Kitab Kamil as-Sina'a... Estimate: Login

Leaf from a Qur'an, , illuminated manuscript on paper [Near East, c. 1600]

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Bahram Gur killing the Lion

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Portrait of a seated youth, illuminated drawing on paper [Safavid Persia, mid-seventeenth century]

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A fine drawing of five dervishes, on card [Safavid Persia (probably Isfahan), c. 1630]

69: A fine drawing of five... Estimate: Login

Ɵ Nizami, section from the Khamsa, manuscript on paper [Persia or India, 1(0)52 AH (1642-3)]

70: Ɵ Nizami, section from the... Estimate: Login

Ɵ Shara'i al-Islam fi Masa'il al-Halal wa al-Haram, on paper [Ardebil 1060 AH (1650 AD)]

71: Ɵ Shara'i al-Islam fi Masa'il... Estimate: Login

Ɵ Nuhzat al-Qulub, manuscript on paper [Safavid Persia (Qazvin), 1072 AH (1662 AD)]

72: Ɵ Nuhzat al-Qulub, manuscript... Estimate: Login

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