Order of Nisan-i Ali Imtiaz

VAT reduced rate

Estimate

20,000 - 30,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

sash badge, in gold, silver-gilt and green enamel, with central tughra surrounded by a circle of 19 diamonds, unmarked, width 57.5mm, some enamel losses and traces of past repair, with portion of original sash, extremely rare

Order of Hanedan-i Ali Osman

Estimate: 30,000 - 40,000 GBP

A royal sword (saif) dedicated to King Saud ibn Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia (r.1953-64) with scabbard, signed ‘Abd Allah al-Akwa, Yemen, Sanaa, dated AH 1375/1955-56 AD

Estimate: 70,000 - 100,000 GBP

An impressive illuminated Qur'an volume, attributable to Ya'qut al-Musta'simi, probably Baghdad, Iraq, late 13th century

Estimate: 100,000 - 150,000 GBP

The Emperor Jahangir with Asaf Khan, India, Mughal, late 17th-early 18th century, with borders from the Late Shah Jahan Album, Mughal, circa 1650-58

Estimate: 150,000 - 200,000 GBP

‘Ala’-al-Din Abu’l-Hasan ‘Ali Ibn Abi al-Hazm al-Qarshi, known as Ibn al-Nafis (d.1288-89), Sharh tashrih Qanun Ibn Sina (A commentary on the anatomy in Al-Qanun of Ibn Sina), probably Iraq, Ilkhanid, dated 20 Sha'ban 734 AH/3 May 1334 AD

Estimate: 200,000 - 300,000 GBP

Krishna and Radha lost in admiration, attributed to Chokha, India, Rajasthan, Devgarh, circa 1811-20

Estimate: 60,000 - 80,000 GBP

An Ottoman metal-thread embroidered leather wallet, Constantinople, dated 1772 AD

Estimate: 5,000 - 8,000 GBP

A monumental Ottoman calligraphic panel based on the Kiswa of the Ka'ba, Egypt or Turkey, 17th/18th century

Estimate: 150,000 - 250,000 GBP

A large and impressive illuminated Qur'an, Persia, Safavid, 16th century; with Mughal illumination, early 18th century

Estimate: 400,000 - 600,000 GBP

A large illuminated Qur'an, Persia, Safavid, early 16th century

Estimate: 50,000 - 70,000 GBP