ISLAMIC ART TIMED AUCTION JULY 2021-1 by Oriental Art Auctions

ISLAMIC ART TIMED AUCTION 15 JULY 2021

ISLAMIC ART TIMED AUCTION 15 JULY 2021 15 JULY 2021

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AUCTION Auction status: Open, accepting bids. Auction dates: Thursday 15 July 2021, start time 11.00 CEST Viewing dates: Because of strict Covid-19 regulations viewing possible by appointment only.

Lot 1 _____________________________________________

A RAJA ON PARADE, NORTH INDIA, AWADH, 19TH CENTURY

Gouache heightened with gold on album page, depicting the haloed ruler seated on a horse holding a flower in his hand. Accompanied by his servants carrying fans, canopies and parade sticks, all within a yellow, red and light green border. 22.5 by 29 cm. Estimate € 500 - € 700

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A MINIATURE DEPICTING A LADY,INDIA ,BIKANER SCHOOL,19TH CENTURY

India, Bikaner School, 19th Century The woman is portrayed alone and pensive, probably waiting, in the external pavilion of a building at dusk. The composition of the scene owes its to the intersection of three rectangles: the first horizontal one is outlined by a colourful carpet on which the young woman rests, while the other two contain the building and the background both with marked verticality dictated by the grandeur of the building. The barely outlined landscape to the right is typical of the Bikaner school. 14 by 21 cm Estimate € 300 - € 500

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MAHARANA PRATAP SINGH, MEWAR SCHOOL, LATE 19TH CENTURY

Gouache heightened with gold on paper, depicting Maharana Pratap Singh in armour out riding his favourite horse Chetak with attendants. 59 by 46 cm CATALOOGUE NOTE: Pratap Singh, riding Chetak, led his troops against the Mughal army, under the command of Man Singh of Amber, at the battle of Haldighati in 1576. The Mewar ruler credited the horse with saving his life and there is a monument built at Haldighati in memory of Chetak. Estimate € 400 - € 600

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A MUGHAL STYLE MINIATURE OF A BIRD 19TH CENTURY

Opaque watercolour on cream paper, provides a naturalistic depiction of a bird perched on a flower spray with great details. Framed and glazed 14 by 23 cm. Estimate € 500 - € 700

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SHARAD PURNIMA/DAAN LEELA, PICCHAVAI, A COSMIC FIGURE NATHDWARA SCHOOL, LATE 19TH CENTURY

This Picchvai is made on the combination of popular subjects of Sharad Purnima and gopashtami with Kamal talai in bottom. Painted on cloth, it shows a full moon night, Shrinathji wearing festive clothes and jewelry with gopis on both sides offering them prayers and sweets just like the Sharad Purnima festival. The herd of cows is painted in white color with hand marks on their body. They are also decorated with jewelry around their neck and the horns are painted similar to the celebrations during Gopashtami. The green grass and trees in backdrop makes it look like a scene from Vrindavan with peacocks dancing in garden. The lotus pond in bottom is made to look like Kamal talai. The painting is made with all natural stone pigments. 135 by 99 cm. Estimate € 1500 - € 2000

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PICCHAVAI OF ANNAKUTA (FESTIVAL OF FIFTY-SIX OFFERINGS) NORTH INDIA, 19TH CENTURY

Opaque pigments on cotton panel, the idol of Shri Nathji standing in the centre, flanked by smaller figures of the deity, worshippers to either side, under a pavilion topped with billowing flags, the sky speckled with silver stars, the long borders decorated with images of Shri Nathji, bordered with a floral garland. 252.2 by 172.7 cm. Estimate € 1500 - € 2000

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PICCHAVAI OF SHRI NATHJI INDIA, NATHDWARA LATE 19TH CENTURY

The blue-skinned God standing on a plinth against a white background with arm raised as if holding Mount Govardhan, with offerings before him, encircled by two floral borders. Opaque pigments and gold on textile. 131 by 104 cm. Estimate € 1500 - € 2000

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A JAIN PILGRIMAGE PAINTING (TIRTHA PATA) MAP OF THE SACRED SITE SHATRUNJAYA GUJARAT, LATE 19TH CENTURY

Pigment and gold on cloth, painted inner border with a design of repeat flower heads. A panoramic view of the key shrines, the pilgrimage route and details of significant features and episodes along the devotees’ path. They thus often served as surrogates for those – often aged or infirm devotees - who were unable to visit the sites. Their display on festivals and special occasions, viewed by large congregations of priests and devotees, provided the same merit as having visited the site. 285 by 260 cm. Estimate € 8000 - € 10.000

Lot 9 _________________________________________

A MUGHAL MINIATURE, INDIA 19TH CENTURY

Gilt and gouache on paper, gold brocade fabric border, glazed, and set within a fitted velvet case; portraying a high-ranking noble standing in profile with a sword by his side. 34.5 by 24 cm.

Estimate € 800- € 1000

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AN INDIAN MINIATURE DEPICTING A LADY, INDIA, 18TH CENTURY

Drawing of a lady, India, Rajasthan, possibly Kishangarh Ink and colors on paper. 12 by 6 cm.

Estimate € 800- € 1000

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AURANGZEB, ALAMGIR INDIA, MUGHAL, 18TH CENTURY Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, depicting the enthroned Aurangzeb wearing an orange waistcoat, seated on a gold jeweled throne under a gold parasol. With the inscription of Alamgir. painting: 26.5 by 17 cm. folio: 32 by 22 cm. Estimate € 3000- € 4000

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A DEVOTIONAL ZOOMORPHIC CALLIGRAPHIC COMPOSITION INDIA,19TH CENTURY

Opaque lapis-lazuli based paint, and gold on paper. This splendid calligraphic lion is an example of zoomorphic writing where calligraphers blended the arts of writing and drawing by using words to form animal and human shapes. The choice of the lion is quite pertinent since the Arabic text is a supplication to ‘Ali, the Prophet Muhammad’s cousin and son-in-law, who was the fourth Caliph and first imam. Because of his courage and valor, ‘Ali was known to Sunni and Shia Muslims by the epithet ‘The Lion of God’. The prayer, known as Nad-e ‘Ali, was typically used by Shia Muslims to seek ‘Ali’s help and support in times of stress and sorrow. 20 by 27 Estimate € 500 - € 800

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A PERSIAN MINIATURE OF A YOUTH PROBABLY 17TH CENTURY A pencil and ink on paper heightened with gold, laid down on album page, depicting an elegant clothed standing youth with a cup in his hand, ruled in gilt blue and orange border. 9.5 by 17.5 cm. Album page: 20 by 30 cm. Estimate € 800 - € 1200

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A DRAWING OF A DERVISH PERSIA, 19TH CENTURY

Pencil and ink on paper, laid down on album page depicting a seated dervish reading a book. This figure can be identified as a sufi, on account of his long-sleeved khirqa cloak and cap. His crossed arms and lowered gaze all suggest that he is in a state of deep introspection. Above and below two couplets of Persian poems in black nasta’liq script 18 by 10 cm Estimate € 600 - € 800

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AN OTTOMAN CALLIGRAPHY PAGE FROM A MURAQQA ALBUM TURKEY, 19TH CENTURY

Three couplets written in black nasta’liq script reserved in clouds on a cream colored ground, arranged in two vertical columns divided by a light blue border with gilt floral lattice, mounted. calligraphy: 15.5 by 11.5 cm. Estimate € 800 - € 1200 Lot 16 ________________________________________________

AN ILLUSTRATION FROM A SMALL SHANAMEH DEPICTING RUSTAM ASLEEP 17TH CENTURY Gouache on paper heightened with gilt, with two line of Persian nasta’liq above and below. 22.2 by 12.2 cm. Estimate € 500- € 700

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AN OTTOMAN PORTRAIT OF A HANDSOME YOUTH, TURKEY, 17TH CENTURY

Portrait of a handsome youth, opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, laid down between gold and polychrome rules on wide gold-sprinkled borders, mounted on card. painting: 12.5 by 4.7 cm. folio: 25.2 by 16 cm. PROVENANCE To reverse pencil inscription: Collection Motton, Robert Erskine. Estimate € 2000 - € 3000

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YUSUF WA ZULAIKHA MINIATURE, 17TH CENTURY, ISFAHAN SCHOOL

Gouache pigments heightened with gold on paper, laid down on an album page, depicting the prophet Yusuf bringing apples to Zulaikha’s friends in a landscape, ruled in gold and polychrome margins. Her friends thought that she was becoming infatuated with Yusuf and mocked her for being in love with a slave. She invited them to her home and gave them all apples and knives to peel them with. She then had Yusuf walkthrough to show her friends his beauty. Looking at Yusuf, they were shocked with his beauty and cut their hands without feeling the pain. Glazed and framed. 15 by 25 cm. Estimate € 1500 - € 2000

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A PERSIAN MINATURE OF IBN AL-ARABI BY SAADI SHIRAZI, 17TH CENTURY Persian manuscript on paper, gouache heightened with gold on paper by Sa’adi (1210-1292 AD), written horizontally and diagonally in black nastaliq script, reserved in clouds on a gold ground. Depicting Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi (d. 1240) with his students. Abu-Muhammad Muslih al-Din bin Abdallah Shirazi, better known by his pen-name Saadi, was a major Persian poet and prose writer of the medieval period. He is recognized for the quality of his writings and for the depth of his social and moral thoughts. Saadi is widely recognized as one of the greatest poets of the classical literary tradition, earning him the nickname ‘Master of Speech’ among Persian scholars. 16 by 25.5 cm. Estimate € 800 - € 1200

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AN ILLUSTRATED LEAF FROM A MANUSCRIPT OF THE RISALAH HATAMIYYAH OF KAMAL AL-DIN HUSAYN KASHEFI SABZAVARI, DEPICTING A STORY CONCERNING THE FAMOUS GENEROSITY OF THE ARAB PRINCE HATAM-E TAI PERSIA, 16TH CENTURY gouache and gold on paper, three lines of text written in nasta’liq script in black ink, with a heading in red ink, inner margins ruled in colours and gold, recto ten lines of text leaf 19.3 135 mm.

Provenance Dr Thomas Ewart Marston (1905-1984), curator of Mediaeval and Renaissance Literature art at Yale University Library.Minna Marston, his wife, and thence by descent. Estimate € 600 - € 800

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DARA SHIKOH VISITING A HERMIT, MUGHAL INDIA, CIRCA 1790

Gouache heightened with gold on paper, with sumptuously dressed prince with green halo accompanied by attendants and courtiers, facing a white robed hermit seated in front of his abode, with other guests preparing and consuming refreshments, foreground with lake containing lotus flowers and leaves and miniature birds, background with dense forest and red tinted sky, laid down on gold and polychrome decorated margin, glazed and framed. 24.2 by 16.7 cm. Dara Shikoh (1615-1659) was the eldest and favourite son of Shah Jahan, who ultimately was defeated in the wars of succession by his brother Aurangzeb. Dara Shikoh was intensely interested in spiritual matters of both Hindu and Islamic origins. Eventually he was executed as a heretic by Aurangzeb. (E. Kostioukovitch (ed.), The St. Petersburg Muraqqa’, Milan, 1996, pl. 49-50). Dara Shikoh remained a popular figure for many years after his death. This miniature, though much later, shares many qualities with a miniature in the St. Petersburg Muraqqa’, which also features a representation of Dara Shikoh, (op. cit., pl. 4, Fl. 16 recto). Estimate € 3000 - € 4000

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A COLLECTION OF PAPYRUS AND PAPER FRAGMENTS, EGYPT-FUSTAT 7TH-10TH CENTURY

A collection of 15 papyrus and paper fragments, in Arabic and Greek including letters about trade and business. Six fragments with a clear Arabic manuscript on paper and papyrus in a variety of angular and cursive scripts. Five fragments in a Greek uncial hand, with some early scribble peculiarities: the hairline of central omega leaning left, the mu wide with straight lines. Estimate € 2000 - €2400 CATALOGUE NOTE The papyrus documents are in this lot most likely to have originated from Fustat (old Cairo), they date from the 7th-10th century. Although paper-making know-how was introduced into the eastern Islamic world as early as 746 AD (at a battle near Samarkand in 751 AD the Arabs captured several Chinese prisoners who knew how to make paper) its use spread westwards across the Islamic empire relatively slowly. At the same time vellum (parchment), made from the dried and cured hides of domestic animals, was extremely expensive to produce and was reserved primarily for the writing of Qurans and occasionally other religious text.

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A QURAN FOLIO IN KUFIC SCRIPT ON VELLUM, NEAR EAST OR NORTH AFRICA 9TH CENTURY

Quran manuscript folio on vellum, 14 lines written in Kufic script in black ink with diacritics and vowel points in red, possibly later punctuation, three gold roundel dots marking verse-endings, and one khams (fifth verse) marked by gold and polychrome rosette roundels with abjad kufic ‘ha’. The text surah An-Nisaa, verses part from 34 on the first side, continue the surah to part verse 41 on the other side. 24.5 by 31 cm. Estimate € 4000 - € 6000

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A QURAN FOLIO IN KUFIC SCRIPT ON PAPER, NEAR EAST, EARLY 9TH CENTURY

Quran manuscript folio on paper, 15 lines written in Kufic script in brown ink with diacritics and vowel points in red and small black dots possibly later punctuation, gold roundel dot marking verse-endings, and one khams (fifth verse) marked by gold and polychrome rosette roundels with abjad Kufic ‘ha’ on the fainter side. The text surah Aal-i-Imraan, verses part from 47 on the first side, continue the surah to part verse 56, on the other side. 16.5 by 18.5 cm. Estimate € 2000 - € 3000

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TWO MAGHRIBI QURAN FOLIOS, MOROCCO OR ANDALUSIA, 13TH-14TH CENTURY One leaf from surah As-Saffat, verses from mid. 145 to mid. 182, Juz 23. The second leaf from surah Sad, verses from mid. 1 to mid. 44, Jus 23. Arabic manuscript on paper, each with 25 lines, surrounded with golden frame. Maghribi script in black ink, diacritics in red, blue and orange, one surah heading in red golden Kufic issuing strap work palmette in to the margin. 7 by 11.5 cm. Estimate € 1000 - € 1200

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AN OTTOMAN QURAN SIGNED DARWISH IBRAHIM TAHIR BIN MUSTAFA, STUDENT OF MAWLANA MUHAMMAD RASIM, OTTOMAN TURKEY DATED 1177 AH/1763-64 AD

Arabic manuscript on paper, 384 leaves plus two fly-leaves, each folio with 12 lines, written in black naskh script, gold and polychrome roundel verse markers, surah headings in white thuluth on gold ground within illuminated cartouches, text within red and black-ruled gold frames, gold and polychrome illuminated marginal markers, catchwords, two opening pages with text panels of 6 lines reserved in clouds with gold and blue decoration. Ruled in gold and polychrome illuminated margins, colophon signed and dated, in contemporaneous brown morocco with flap, cream paper doublers. Text panel: 13.5 by 7.8 cm 18.2 by 11.7 cm. Estimate € 6000 - € 8000

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A QAJAR QURAN SECTION, 19TH -20TH CENTURY

Arabic manuscript on paper, 15 leaves plus 1 fly-leave, 11 lines to each page, written in gilt naskh script, surah names in white thuluth script. Verses separated by pointed gold roundels, all on a deep blue ground within blue and gilt borders. The outer border with dense gilt and polychrome foliate scrolls on a cream colored ground. Opening biofolium in striking blue and gold decoration, with a gilt-stamped red leather-bound. Quran 36 surah Ya Sin with 83 verses, Quran 48 surah Al-Fath with 29 verses, Quran 56 surah Al-Waqi’a with 96 verses, Quran 67 surah Al-Mulk with 30 verse and Quran 78 surah An-Naba with 40 verses. With a morocco red and black gilt-stamped leather binding. Text panel: 5.5 by 10.5 cm. Quran : 9.5 by 14.5 cm.

Estimate € 1000 - € 2000

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AL-MUKHTASAR MIN KITAB AL-MOUAFQA BEEN AL-BAYT WA SAHABAH BY AL-ZAMAKHSHARI (1075 – 1144 )

Arabic manuscript on paper, 71 leaves with 31 lines to each page, written in black naskh script. Catchwords and titles in red ink, the upper part of the first page with gold and striking blue decoration. Seal impressions on first and last page, with brown leather binding. 17 by 25 cm. Author: Abu al-Qasim Mahmud ibn Umar al-Zamakhshari, (1075 – 1144 ) known as al-Zamakhshari , or Jar Allah, a medieval Muslim scholar of Persian origin, a great Hanafite jurist, Mu’tazilite and theologian. He studied at Bukhara and Samarkand, before he traveled to Baghdad, was a philologist of the Arabic language. He wrote primarily in Arabic, occasionally in Persian. Al-Zamakhsharī earned the laqab ‘Jar-Allah’ (God’s neighbor) for the years he spent in Mecca before he finally returned to Khwarezm. He compiled all the authentic and good hadiths about the good relation and the mutual respect between Ahl al-Bayt and the Companions of the prophet. Then, Sheikh Al-Zamakhshari, in this book, deleted the Isnads from the Hadiths.

Estimate € 4000 - € 6000

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AN INDIAN MUGHAL QURAN SECTION, EARLY 17TH CENTURY

Arabic manuscript on paper, 19 leaves with 11 lines to each page, written in thuluth, naskh and muhaqqaq script. The bismallah of each surah written in muhaqqaq script, each page with 3 lines in large gold and blue script and 8 lines in black naskh script, all reserved in cloud bands against a gilt ground. Gold verse roundel markers outlined in black, ruled in gold borders, the outer margin with gilt floral scrolls, with a later morocco leather binding. Copied by abdukader bin abdulwahab alhusyni. Text panel: 6 by 12 cm. Quran: 12 by 19 cm. Estimate € 3000 - € 4000

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AN ILLUMINATED QURAN, KASHMIR, EARLY 19TH CENTURY

Arabic manuscript on paper, 275 leaves plus four fly-leaves, each folio with 15 lines of elegant black naskh, gold and polychrome roundel verse markers, large gilt and polychrome floral marginal juz’ and hizb medallions, text within gold, blue, green and red rules, surah headings in blue on cartouches with gold ground, the opening two bifolia fully illuminated in gold and polychrome, Text: 14 by 7 cm. Folio: 20 by 11 cm. Estimate € 1500 - € 2000

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AN OTTOMAN FIRMAN,TURKEY,19TH CENTURY

Manuscript on paper, Ink and gold on burnished paper, with 5ll. alternating lines elegant green , red and gold diwani script, a monogram and a signature line in gold diwani on a ground of gold dots, the large gold tughra of Ottoman Sultan Mahmud II at the top. 50 by 90 cm Estimate € 600 - € 800

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AN ARABIC MANUSCRIPT ON PAPER, WRITTEN BY ABDUL LATIF BIN ABDUL QADIR, PROBABLY EGPYT, 14TH CENTURY An Arabic manuscript on paper, written in black al tawqie script or al’iijaza with 9 lines with surah Al-Hadid vv.28 – 29. 38 by 29 cm Estimate € 600 - € 800

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AN OTTOMAN HILYA, SIGNED ABD’ULLAH AL-TUFFIGH IN ARABIC, ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT ON PAPER, TURKEY, DATED 1220 AH/1805-6 AD

Single leaf, text panel at the top with the blessing in a single line of black muhaqqaq, then a circular text-block with 10 lines black naskh, 4 circular devices extending outwards from this with the names of the Caliphs, then another single line of muhaqqaq in another text block above the colophon at the bottom of the page, containing another 5 lines black naskh, gilt roundels marking the verses throughout, floral decorations and gilt borders in later colouring, lightly rubbed and scuffed on the surface. Mounted on thick modern board. A standard style of Ottoman hilya following the layout popularised by Hafiz Osman, that grew in popularity become the ‘classical’ form of this devotional ornament. 36 by 20 cm. Estimate € 4000 - € 6000

Lot 34 ______________________________________________________________________________

ABD AL-JALIL BIN ‘UZUM AL-MAGHRIBI AL-QAYRAWANI: TANBIH AL-ANAM FI BAYAN ‘ULU MAQAM MUHAMMAD MOROCCO, NORTH AFRICA, CIRCA 16TH CENTURY

An Arabic manuscript on paper, 242 leaves, incomplete at beginning and end, 33 lines to the page written in Maghribi script in brown ink, headings and the words Allah and Muhammad picked out in gold or red throughout, inner margins ruled in red, blue and gold, catchwords in wide margins, two illuminated headpieces and two illuminated panels decorated with arabesques and geometric designs in colors and gold. 33 by 21 cm. Estimate € 2000 - €3000

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A SALE CONTRACT ‘EAQD BAYE HAIJH SHAREIA, DATED 1198 AH/1783 AD TUNISIA/GHAR EL MELH

Arabic manuscript on parchment, written in black and brown Magribi script. This document includes the name of the seller and the buyer, the development of the sale and the contract between the heirs. The following persons are involved in the contract: Binjamin Trabelsi, Ismail Kahi, the Turki family, the Sheik and the preacher Al-Bakri Al-Othmani. The first date of the contract is 1198 AH/1783 AD, in which the clerk indicates the location of the house and the surroundings as well as the heirs and the delay in payment of dues. Then the adjudication between the heirs and the buyer in 1213 AH/1798 AD. The third adjudication in 1218 AH/1803 AD and deciding amounts owed to the heirs in the value of the Tunisian riyal. The last date for the determination of the case was 1238 AH/1822 AD. 65 by 45 cm. Estimate € 1500 - € 2000

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TWENTY-NINE SECTIONS OF THE QURAN BY MUHAMMED EFENDI OTTOMAN, 1202 AH/1787 AD

Twenty nine sections of the Quran, Arabic manuscript on paper. Each with 12 leaves and 15 lines, written in black script, verses separated red verse markers, surah headings in red naskh script within a red border, opening two leaves with striking blue and gilt decorated borders. 25.5 by 17.5 cm. Estimate € 2500 - € 3000 Lot 37 _____________________________________________

KHULASH EILM AL FARAYID DATED 1285 AH/1868 AD

An Ottoman Turkish manuscript in black, red and gold ink on paper tabulated in the form of circles. Copied by Mufti Arab Effendi Zadeh Hajj Muhammad Amin Naqshbandi Al-Khaldi. 45 by 33 cm. CATALOGUE NOTE Islamic inheritance jurisprudence: is a field of Islamic jurisprudence that deals with inheritance, a topic that is prominently dealt with in the Quran. It’s often called ‘Mirath’ and its branch of Islamic law is technically known as ‘ilm al-fara id’, the sciences of the ordained quotas. Estimate € 1000 - € 1200

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A CERTIFIED LICENSE (PERMIT) FOR ALSHEIKH MOHAMMED BIN TAWFIQ AL-ASFAR AL-DIMASHQI BY ALSKEIKH MAHMOUD BIN AL-SAYED IBRAHIM FADLALLAH AL-KYLANI (SHEIKH TARIQA AL-QADIRYA IN DUMA/SYRIA). DATED MONDAY 30TH DHU’L-QI’DAH 1388 AH (2ND FEBRUARY 1969

The Tariqa (the way) or the Qaderis are members of the Qadiri tariqa (Sufi order). The tariqa got its name from Abdul Qadir Gilani (1077–1166, also transliterated Jilani), who was a Hanbali scholar from Gilan, Iran. The order relies strongly upon adherence to the fundamentals of Islam. The order, with its many offshoots, is widespread, particularly in the non-Arabic-speaking world, and can also be found in Turkey, Indonesia, Afghanistan, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, the Balkans, Russia, Palestine. Qadiri leadership is not centralized. Each center of Qadiri thought is free to adopt its own interpretations and practices. In order to appointed leadership to each region, group, and could be country, he has to be licensed (given a permit) to do his duties by higher schoolers who belong to the Tariqa and certified the document officially. This certified Permission (Ijaza) beautifully decorarted and colored with an illustration of Alsheikh Abdul Qadir Alkylani’s mausoleum, written in Thulth Estimate € 4000 - € 6000

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A GENEALOGY OF THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD SIGNED ISMA’IL BUKHARI BIN HAJJ RUZI, CENTRAL ASIA, 19TH CENTURY

Arabic manuscript on paper, the text in black naskh and thuluth, the scroll with gold and polychrome illumination, the name of Adam in a large cartouche, the name the Prophet in the shape of a tughra, the name of Fatima in an illuminated shamsa, with illuminated headpiece, signed along the bottom Estimate € 4000 - € 6000

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TWO ILLUMINATED QURAN PAGES PERSIA, SAFAVID, 17TH CENTURY

Quran 1 surah Al-Fatiha and Quran 2 surah Al-Baqarah v.1-v.3, manuscript on gold-sprinkled cream paper two leaves with 7 lines to each page, two very finely illuminated opening bifolios . Written in of elegant large gold naskh script outlined in black with gold illuminated florets between verses. All with green rectangulars on a very illuminated and densely with flowers and rosettes decorated ground. 37 by 25.5 cm. (2) Estimate € 4000 - € 6000

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A QURAN, QAJAR, COPIED BY AHAMD BIN MUHAMMAD TABRIZI, DATED 1266 AH/1850 AD

Arabic work of 156 leaves, in black naskh on 21 lines per page, opening with a double frontispiece illuminated by hand, titles of surahs illuminated by hand in red on a gold background, separations of verses marked by a golden dot, and comments in Persian in the margins. Beautiful lacquered papier-mache binding with floral decoration. 14.5 by 9.5 cm. Estimate € 2000 - € 3000

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AN ILLUMINATED COLLECTION OF PRAYERS, INCLUDING DALA’IL AL-KHAYRAT, SIGNED BY DARWISH AL -HAJI ALI BEN AL HAJI HUSEIN 1158 AH /1745 AD

Three manuscripts in one volume: Kitâb al-azkâr bil ‘Asha Wal-Abkâr and Dalâil al-Khayrat Arabic manuscript of 140 sheets of eleven lines per page in beautiful and regular naskh in black ink, starting with an illuminated banner preceding the title of the first manuscript ‘Kitâb al-azkâr bil-’asha wal-abkâr’ and preceding l illumination of the beginning of this manuscript (pages 1 to 30). The second manuscript ‘Ta’lif bikitâb Dalâil al-Khayrât’ (from 33B to 40B). The third and most important manuscript (from page 40B to the end) Jazuli. “Dalâil al-Khayrât, with the opening frontispiece at the beginning, the” Asmâ al-Hosna ‘on seven pages preceding the illuminated double page representing the two sacred sites, then follow the many prayers until the end. 16 by 10.5 cm. Estimate € 1600 - € 2000

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A CALLIGRAPHIC PANEL SIGNED AHMED QULI, 17TH-18TH CENTURY

Arabic manuscript on paper, with 2 lines of extremely elegant thuluth, between 3 lines of small neat naskh. Diagonally small lines of calligraphy, one with added signature. Signed Ahmed Quli. Text: 15 by 24 cm. Panel: 29 by 38 cm. Estimate € 2000 - € 3000

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LATER ATTRIBUTION TO AHMAD AL-NAYRIZI, IRAN, DATED RABI’ I AH 1123/ APRIL-MARCH 1711

Arabic manuscript on paper, 301ff. plus one fly-leaf, each folio with 14ll. of black naskh script, with gold rosette verse markers, sura headings in red thuluth script on gold ground within illuminated cartouche, text within gold, blue and black rules, some words with interlinear Persian translation in red, with occasional marginal notes, catchwords, illuminated marginal medallions, opening bifolio with gold and polychrome illumination, colophon stating it was copied by Ahmad al-Nayrizi and giving the date of Rabi’s AH 1123, various ownership inscriptions, in lacquered binding with calligraphic inscriptions Text panel 8 7/8 x 4 7/8in. (22.6 x 12.4cm.); folio 11 ½ x 7 ¼in. (29.1 x 18.3cm.) Estimate € 3000 - € 4000

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AN EGYPTIAN GENEALOGICAL SCROLL ANSAB ALASHRAF DATED 1047 AH/1637 AD

Arabic manuscript on paper, 17 lines on a single leaf, written in black thuluth script. This document was issued proving that the bearer is an honorable offspring who is the descendent of the Prophet through the side of his daughter Fatima. It was approved by the sheiks and supervisors in Egyptian schools and mosques after he presented a compelling argument (dated 990 AH/1582 AD) that his nephew belongs to the noble lineage, signed with the seal of Yehia Efendi bin Mahmoud, Abdelkader Efendi bin Amer and Ali Efendi bin Sader Al-Din and dated 1047 AH/1637 AD. 32 by 64 cm. Estimate € 1500 - € 2000

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A LARGE GILT PERSIAN QURAN SCROLL, SIGNED AND DATED 1314 AH/1896 AD

Arabic manuscript on paper, written in large elegant gilt thuluth script with surah Al-Fatiḥah decorated flower sprays in gilt and polychrome colors, all on a blue ground. By Hassan Tibrizi in 1314 AH/1896 AD. 16 by 460 cm. Estimate € 500 - € 700

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A QURAN SECTION WRITTEN IN MAGHRIBI SCRIPT, NORTH AFRICA, PROBABLY MOROCCO, 17TH-18TH CENTURY

Arabic manuscript on paper, 70 leaves,nine lines to the page written in large maghribi script in brown ink with diacritics in green, sura heading written in kufic script in blue, The text surah Al-Ankaboot starting from verse 46 until the end and Al-Rum 60 verses Luqman 34 verses alsajda 30 verses Al-Ahzab 73 verses Seba 54 verses Fater 45 verses, yasin 83 verses As-Saffat until verse 144 Red morocco with stamped central medallions decorated with floral motifs. 23.5 by 17 cm. 17 by 11 cm. Estimate € 1200 - € 2000

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SEVEN CHAPTERS OF THE QURAN ON A PAPER ROLL, OTTOMAN, TURKEY, 19TH CENTURY Seven chapters of the Noble Quran. Surah Al-Naba, Al-Tariq, Al-Fateh, Al-Masd, Sincerity, Falaq, People. Written in thuluth, patch and transcription. In black, red and blue ink, golden spacers, with elegant floral motifs. 130 by 9 cm. Estimate € 500 - € 700

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A LARGE OTTOMAN FIRMAN ILLUMINATED WITH THE TUGHRA OF SULTAN SELIM III(r. 1789 - 1807) A LARGE FIRMAN WITH THE TUGHRA OF SULTAN SELIM III (REG. AH 1203-1222/AD 17891807), RELATING TO THE RIGHTS OF VARIOUS PARTIES IN A WAQF ENDOWMENT OTTOMAN, CONSTANTINOPLE, DATED AH 1211/AD 1796, OR AH 1221/AD 1806

Ottoman Turkish manuscript on paper, 37 lines to the page written in small divani script in black ink, a large tughra in gold above text, tears, some staining affecting small areas of text, creased, in mount CATALOGUE NOTE The document relates to the transition of the rights over the waqf institution in the city of Antep, where the control of the institution was in the hands of Fatima Khatun, the daughter of Muhammad Beg bin Ghauri, and now being divided between the successors of Sultan Ghauri. 55.5 by 47 cm. excluding the frame, 72 by 62.5 cm. including the frame. Estimate € 1200 - € 1400

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AN OTTOMAN MANUSCRIPT MUHAMMADI SHARIF, TURKEY 18TH CENTURY

An Ottoman Turkish manuscript of 251 leaves on beige paper, calligraphed in naskh in black ink on 18 lines per page opening with a beautiful illuminated frontispiece titled later in black on a golden background. Titles in red naskh on cartridge. Replacement binding without flap in red morocco stamped with floral decoration on a gold background. 19 by 28 cm. Estimate € 600 - € 800

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AN OTTOMAN SCROLL, EARLY 20TH CENTURY

Arabic manuscript on paper, written in elegant thuluth, naskh and tughra script, in red, blue and black ink. To the center with large panels enclosing Quran 2 surah Al-Baqarah v.255 and v.256. The upper part with a panel enclosing names of ‘Allah’ in tughra script surrounded by geometric designs with the 99 beautiful names of Allah. The lower part with a panel enclosing four known names of the prophet in tughra script with geometric designs enclosing attributed names of the prophet. The sides with cartouches with verses from the Quran and praises to the prophet. 30 by 80 cm. Estimate € 800 - € 1000

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SHARH AL-MUQNI FI ILM ABI MUQRI BY MIRGITI, COPIED IN 1122 AH/1710 AD

Arabic manuscript on paper, 29 leaves with 26 lines to each page, written in brown ink, titles and catchwords in green.Tables and drawing in red, green and brown ink. Throughout the book Arabic poems in red ink. This book covers astrological topics: zodiac, planets, lunar calendar, astrological signs, the zodiac of sun and moon, prayer times and other topics. With morocco red leather binding. Dated 7-Dhu al-Qedah 1122 AH/1710 AD 21 by 16 cm Estimate € 2000 - € 3000

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AN OTTOMAN QURAN SCROLL, 19TH CENTURY

Arabic manuscript on paper, written in elegant large black thuluth script, Quran 109 surah ( Al-Kāfirūn, The Unbelievers) with six verses. Diactries or Tajwid is in red and blue, reserved on clouds against a cream coloured ground and decorated with polychrome flower sprays, with gilt border and repacked with textile. 9 by 150 cm. Estimate € 500 - € 700

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AN OTTOMAN MATHEMATICAL BOOK BY SALEH HELMI BIN MUHAMED BARKUFCA IN 1262 AH/1845 AD

A book about area laws in mathematics, Turkish manuscript with numbers and drawings on paper with 23 leaves and 2 flyleaves, written in black and red ink with 2 lines to each page. Written by Saleh Helming bin Muhammed Barkufca in Istanbul in 1262 AH/1845 AD 20.5 by 13 cm. Estimate € 500 - € 700

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AN OTTOMAN QURAN, TURKEY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY

Arabic manuscript on beige paper, calligraphed in beautiful and regular “naskh” in black ink 292 leaves plus 2 fly leaves on 12 lines per page, opening with a beautiful double frontispiece illuminated with a fine floral decoration, surah headings written in red thuluth script within on background golden, the verses separated by illuminated Binding with brown morocco decorated with palmettes. 22 by 15 cm. Estimate € 1500 - € 2000

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AL-JAZULI, DALA’IL AL-KHAYRAT WA SHAWARIQ AL-ANWAR, PRAYERS, WITH TWO ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE HOLY CITIES OF MECCA AND MEDINA, OTTOMAN TURKEY, 19TH CENTURY

Arabic manuscript on paper, 44 leaves, 9 lines to the page written in elegant naskhi script in black ink, gold roundels decorated with coloured dots between verses, inner margins ruled in gold, catchwords, headings and significant words and phrases written in naskhi script in red ink, one illuminated headpiece in colours and gold, two further smaller illuminated headings, illustrations in watercolour on a gold ground, green morocco binding with stamped rococo floral decoration, rebacked 15.5 cm by 12 cm. Estimate € 1500 - € 2000

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A GROUP OF THREE SINO-ISLAMIC CALLIGRAPHIC SCROLLS. CA 1940

Hanging calligraphic scrolls in sini (Chinese) script, in black ink on paper mounted on cream silk inscribed with the shahada. In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 130 by 65 cm. Each Estimate € 1500 - € 2000

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A SILVER-MOUNTED ROCK CRYSTAL TALISMANIC PENDANT PERSIA, LATE 19TH EARLY 20TH CENTURY

The Arabic text is a supplication to ‘Ali, the Prophet Muhammad’s cousin and son-in-law, who was the fourth Caliph and first imam. Because of his courage and valor, ‘Ali was known to Sunni and Shia Muslims by the epithet ‘The Lion of God’. The prayer, known as Nad-e ‘Ali, was typically used by Shia Muslims to seek ‘Ali’s help and support in times of stress and sorrow. Estimate € 800 - € 1200 Lot 59 ______________________________________

A MUGHAL JADE AMULET, NORTHERN INDIA, 18TH CENTURY

In the form of a lobed cartouche, engraved with a central medallion containing inscriptions in tawqi’, the border with a floral vine with perching birds. 9 by 5.4 cm. Estimate € 800 - € 1200 CATALOGUE NOTE Inscriptions: to the centre, Quran, chapter XXI (al-Anbiya’), part of verse 87, to the borders: Quran, chapter CIX (al-Kafirun).

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A QAJAR CARNELIAN MOUNTED SILVER BAZUBAND Persia, 19th Century the carnelian of oval form profusely engraved with a central medallion containing an inscription overlaid with smaller inscriptions, the border with further bands of inscriptions, the silver mount with scalloped edge with two hinged loops to each side 6 by 14.7 cm. max. Inscriptions: to the centre, an invocation to God as ‘O The Preserver!’, which is formed with text from the Qur’an, chapters LXI (al-Saff), part of verse 13; XII (Yusuf), part of verse 64 followed by another invocation; to the border: chapters II (al-baqarah), verse 255. Estimate € 800 - € 1000

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A SILVER-PLATED SEAL WITH SQUARE CARVED JADE STONE, POSSIBLY PERSIAN, 19th CENTURY

Seal pendant with carved jade stone and Nastaliq inscription on it. Estimate € 800 - € 1000

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A MUGHAL RUBY AND GILT SILVER RING CIRCA 1800

Rounded-cut ruby engraved with Quran 65 surah Al-Talaq v.2-v.3 with later gilt silver ring. 2.3 cm. max. diam. Estimate € 1500 - € 2000

Lot 63 __________________________________________ A INDIAN SILBER BRACELET ATTACHED TO RINGS, WITH STONE INLAID, 20th CENTURY Estimate € 1000 - € 1200

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AN IMPERIAL EMBLEM OF THE QAJARIAN MEDALLION WITH THE ROYAL COAT OF ARMS, MADE BY GHULAM, POSSIBLY 1907-1925 AD A silver-plated medallion showing the lion and sun as an emblem of the qajar dynasty, on top a crown of the royal family as apart from the coat of arms, with carved square red jade stone inlaid with Persian script “Nastaliq”. Signed by a famous jewelry maker Ghulam. Estimate € 1000 - € 1200

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A FRAMENTARY ROCK CRYSTAL MOLAR FLASK, EGYPT OR SYRIA 14TH-15TH CENTURY

Of cylindrical body with flaring mouth, carved around the middle with a frieze of deep bold Arabic script around the body of the vessel. H.8.5 cm Estimate € 2000 - € 3000

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A CARVED ROCK-CRYSTAL CUP INDIA, SECOND HALF 17TH CENTURY With flower bud shaped handle, 2 by 9.5 cm. Estimate € 800 - € 1200

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AN EXCEPTIONAL LARGE WOODEN WITH TORTOISE AND IVORY INLAID QURAN CABINET, OTTOMAN, TURKEY, 20TH CENTURY

A four sided cabinet with short legs and domed cover. The decoration with ebony and ivory using the inlay technique.The side faces of the cabinet’s body are organised into rectangular panels. The interiors of these panels have the same designs as those found in bookbinding compositions of the classical Ottoman period. In the corners of the rectangular panels are ivory corner pieces. Cartouches with palmette-shaped lobes are covered with ebony. At the centre of each of the panels are ivory medallions, each with a huge boss at its centre and pendants terminating in rosette and palmette motifs; in the upper and lower areas are four six-sided rosettes. The interiors of the six-sided rosettes are decorated with mosaic-inlay of white and painted ivory and silver wire. Around the rectangular cartouches are inlays of ivory over ebony, as well as undulating designs featuring split-palmette motifs.Around the bottom border of the cover, separated by lobed cartouches, are ivory cartouches on which is carved Quran alfatihuh thuluth-style calligraphy. The surface of the dome is covered with broad ebony and ivory plaques, the V-shapes of which make up a zigzag design. The dome comes to a point; its upper section is decorated with ivory inset with the reverse side out, a series of ebony palmettes, and six-sided rosettes filled with mosaics. The finial on top has broken off. The cabinet was prepared in order to house sections of the Quran. It has two interior compartments. The interior of the dome is decorated with medallions made up of compositions of palmette and rumi (split-palmette) motifs painted on a background painted cream with lifazi aljalala. The inner border of the cover is decorated with palmettes and rumis on light green ground. 50.5 by 50.5 cm and 81 cm height. Estimate € 6.000 - € 8000

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AN OTTOMAN AMBER AND SILVER PIPE MOUTHPIECE, 19TH CENTURY An Islamic amber and silver pipe mouthpiece. 29 cm. Estimate € 400 - € 600

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AN OTTOMAN AMBER AND SILVER PIPE MOUTHPIECE, 19TH CENTURY L 17 cm. Estimate € 300 - € 500

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AN OTTOMAN WOODEN MOTHER-OF-PEARL AND TORTOISE SHELL INLAID HILYA, TURKEY OR SYRIA, EARLY 20TH CENTURY The text to the centre in naskh script describes the physical appearance of the Prophet Muhammad, inlaid with mother of pearl on a tortoise shell ground, surrounded by three border enclosing the 99 Names of Allah. Six roundels with ‘Allah, Muhammad and the four Rashidun’. 100 by 50 cm. Estimate € 3000 - € 4000

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AN OTTOMAN WOOD, MOTHER-OF-PEARL TORTOISE INLAID QURAN STAND, TURKEY, 19TH CENTURY Two folding rectangular panels, decorated in mother-of- pearl and tortoiseshell fragments with a dense design of flowers and lattices. 110 by 34 cm Estimate € 2000 - € 3000

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AN OTTOMAN CALLIGRAPHY, TURKEYDATED 1248 AH/1832 AD Ink and watercolor on paper, laid down on wooden panel, depicting a mihraab enclosing Arabic inscriptions in elegant thuluth and tughra script. To the centre a thuluth inscriptions of ‘Mashallah, what God has willed’ a phrase that is used to express appreciation, joy, praise or thankfulness for an event or person. Above inscriptions of Quran 61 surah AsSaff v.13 in tughra style, further stylized with colorful flower sprays. 56 by 42 cm. Estimate € 500 - € 800

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AN OTTOMAN CALLIGRAPHIC PANEL, TURKEY, DATED 1304 AH/1889 AD

Arabic manuscript on paper, written in large gilt thuluth script, depicting a large flower shaped decoration consisting of a chain of the Arabic letter ‘waw’. To the centre the words ‘Allah, Muhammed and Ali’ surrounded by a verse from the Quran 27 surah AnNmal v.30. The inscriptions inside the flower petals ‘I believe in Allah and His angels And His books, His Messengers, and the Final Day And destiny, good and bad, both from Allah And Resurrection after death’. The lower part with Kalimaat Al-Tawhid, in a smaller script written by Darwish Haj Ahmed and dated 1304 AH/1889 AD. 50 by 45 cm. Estimate € 500 - € 700 Lot 74 ________________________________________

AN OTTOMAN GILT AND CARVED WOODEN PANEL, 18TH CENTURY

An Ottoman wooden panel consisting of three parts, the central octagonal section decorated with a central roundel enclosing ‘Kalimaat Al-Tawhid’ in large gilt carved thuluth script on a red painted ground, surrounded by gilt carved foliage scrolls on a green ground. The upper and lower section stylized with gilt carved floral motifs. 97 by 45 cm. Estimate € 800 - € 1200

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AN OTTOMAN HILYA, TURKEY, 18TH CENTURY

Single leaf, laid down on a wooden panel topped with crown carving, text panel at the top with the blessing in a single line of black muhaqqaq script, then a circular text-block with 9 lines black naskh, 4 circular devices extending outwards from this with the names of the four Rashidun Caliphs, then another single line of muhaqqaq in another text block above the colophon at the bottom of the page, containing another 4 lines black naskh, on both sides a large flower spray. At the top a small painting depicting a view of Masjid Al-Haram. Gilt roundels outlined in black marking the verses throughout, floral decorations and gilt borders. Hilya, Arabic for ‘ornament’, refers to a genre of Ottoman Turkish literature associated with the physical description of Muhammad. In the seventeenth century, hilyas developed into an art form with a standardized layout. 58 by 28 cm. Estimate € 1200 - € 1500

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AN OTTOMAN CALLIGRAPHIC PANEL BY MOHAMED AREF IN 1371 AH/1951 AD Arabic and Turkish manuscript on paper, single leaf with text panel at the top with the basmallah in a single line of black muhaqqaq script. A central rectangular panel enclosing inscription in elegant thuluth script ruled in gilt border, above a panel enclosing Turkish inscription with gilt borders, on both sides a circular device with ‘Hasan and Hussein’. 6 circular devices extending outwards from this with Allah, Muhammed and the names of the Four Rashidun Caliphs. Dated: 1371 AH/1951 AD Text panel : 35 by 55 cm. Glazed with gilt wooden frame: 60 by 80 cm. Estimate € 400 - € 600

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PART 1 AND 2 TURKISH “OSMANLY ROSS SAFIRI” BOOKS WITH MAPS OF RUSSAI AND THE BALKANS PROVINCE. POLITICAL MILITARY, BY THE MAJOR ALI FUAD, MILITARY PRESS IN ISTANBUL, 1326 AH (1908AD) The two-volume books describe the political and military reasons for the outbreak of the war between both the ottoman and Russian empires during the period 1294 – 1293 AH. They come with illustrations and detailed maps attached to the books of the Russian and the boundaries with the Ottoman empire Estimate € 600 - € 800

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TWO BOOKS BY ALBERT MORANCE EDITIONS, LES ARTS DECORATIFS MUSULMAS 1925, AND FAIENCES DECORATIVES DE LA VIEILLE TURQUIE (UNDATED, BUT 1920S)

By E. Weythe [Paris and New York, c. 1925] single volume, containing only 32 of 60 oversized black-and-white photographs plates of glass, ceramics, textiles, carvings, and metalwork. One of these cut-outs and defective, loose in a portfolio as issues, folio (410 mm. by 310 mm.); in original backed pictorial boards with ties, a little finger-soiled, extremities rubbed A collection of photographic plates on Egyptian decorative arts taken from (Alexandra exhibition) L’Exposition D’Alexandrie in 1925. Estimate € 300 - € 500

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A GROUP OF COLORFUL AND NON-COLORED VIEWS OF THE MOST IMPORTANT MOSQUES IN EGYPT A group of colorful and non-colored views of the most important mosques in Egypt, with a brief history of each accompanied by projections and engineering sectors. Mosques of Egypt from (21-1365 AH/ 6411946 AD). The Kingdom of Egypt, Ministry of Awqaf, Giza, Design and publication of the Egyptian Survey Authority, 1948 44 by 34 cm. Estimate € 800 - € 1200

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THE DOME OF THE ROCK IN JERUSALEM. A DESCRIPTION OF ITS STRUCTURE AND DECORATION, BY RICHMOND, ERNEST TATHAM . PUBLISHED BY OXFORD AT THE CLARENDON PRESS, 1924.

FIRST EDITION. Large 4to. (32 x 25 cm.). Original green cloth gilt, large circular Islamic gilt decorative device to upper cover. Generally, an excellent copy. 49 unnumbered full-page plates comprising 17 printed in color and 32 b/w photographic plates, displaying 68 “figures” and in addition plus at the end of the book 24 “ bis” plates on folding leaves of figures 43-66. A fine scholarly and well-illustrated description of this most important Islamic monument located at the center of the Haram al-Sharif, the Temple Mount, in Jerusalem. Estimate € 200 - € 300

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A FOLDING OTTOMAN MAP INDICATING THE BORDERS OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE IN THE CONTINENT OF AFRICA, PRINTED IN THE OTTOMAN PRESS IWTH APPROVAL OF SULTAN ALGHAZI ABDUL HAMID II, DATED 1323 AH (1905 AD) Estimate € 1000 - € 1200

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A FRENCH OLD BOOKLET CONTAINING A COLORED FOLDED MAP OF BALKANS PENISULA AND ITS BORDERS WITH THE OTTOMAN EMPRIE, PRINTED BY GARNIER BROTHERS BOOKSHOP-PARIS, IT COULD BY 1910s Estimate € 800 - € 1200

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A PANORAMIC PHOTOGRAPHIC VIEW OF ISTANBUL, LATE 19TH CENTURY 9 albumen prints mounted on thick card and bound in concertina folds, upper cover lettered in gilt with Istanbul and the thughra of Abdul Hamid II. A Panoramic view of the Bosphorus, looking North-West from Üsküdar towards the Dolmabahce palace, the Ortaköy Mosque and beyond towards the Black Sea G. Berggren (Swedish, 1835 - 1920) Provenance: Private collection. Picture: 22 by 24 cm. Album: 25 by 31 cm. Estimate € 600 - € 800

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AN EARLY AND RARE HANDCOLOURED BIRD EYE VIEW OF CONSTANTINOPEL Woodcut with text in French By Sebastian Munster 91488 - 1552) 33 x 41,5 cm. Estimate € 300 - € 500

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THE HISTORIANS’ HISTORY OF THE WORLD IN 22 VOLUMES

The Historians’ History of the World (22 Volumes) Published by Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., N.Y., 1926 Magnificent set of 22 volumes in Brown Morocco leather. Fifth Edition. Wonderful color and black and white plates and illustrations. “A comprehensive narrative of the rise and development of nations from the earliest times as recorded by over two thousand of the great writers of all ages. Good condition overall, bound in three-quarter leather with cloth hardbound boards. Each volume has a colored frontispiece. Spines have text in gold gilt with a unique vase/art type symbol all in gold gilt. The spine, boards, and corners all show some wear and bumping to the corners. Each spine has some minimal damage but all are firm with the hinges firmly attached to endpapers. Text blocks are also straight and all pages are firmly attached. Age tanning throughout and some darkening at the page edge. Gold gilt along the top page edge. 33 by 41,5 cm. Estimate € 1500 - € 2000

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THE FIRST GOSPEL PRINTING IN THE INTERLINEAR ARABIC AND LATIN VERSION, DATED 1591 AD

[Arabian-Latin]. Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ written by the four evangelists, the holy Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. (Florence & Rome, Typographeum Linguarum / Typographia Medicea, 1591). 462 folios, 24.2 by 34.6 cm each, with 149 text woodcuts by L. N. Parassole after Antonio Tempesta. Moroccan red leather binding (c. 1900) with golden frames. Estimate € 8000 - € 12.000

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CHATEAUBRIAND – LTINERAIRE DE PARIS A JERUSALEM ET DE JERUSALEM A PARIS – 1876 AD

This book one of three volumes chronicles the trip undertaken in 1806 and 1807 with a description of lost civilizations where history and archaeology intersect. This book is a sort of guide to the time for those who wanted to start this wonderful movement. The binding is very nice leather with gilt and overall fits perfectly without anything missing, there is insignificant foxing on of the book. Estimate € 600 - € 800

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VINTAGE PHOTO ALBUM (IT COULD BE EGYPTIAN) WITH TOOLED ARTIFICIAL LEATHER BINDING CONTAINS PHOTOGRAPHS OF HISTORICAL MONUMENT, HOLY AND IMPORTANT PLACES FOR SOME ARABIC COUNTRIES SUCH AS PAESTINE, SYRIA LEBANON, AND EGYPT. 1920S AD Estimate € 1500 - € 2000

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A RARE SET OF PHOTOGRAPHS OF SIR SULTAN MUHAMMAD SHAH AGA KHAN III WITH HIS WIFE BEGUM YVETTE (OM-I-HABIBAH) IN DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, BETWEEN 1949-1954 AD Aga Khan III, (2 November 1877 – 11 July 1957) was the 48th Imam of the Nizari Ismaili religion. Estimate € 800 - € 1200 Lot 90 ______________________________________

TWO PHOTOGRAPHS OF BEGUM YVETTE (OM-I-HABIBAH) DURING THE FUNERAL OF HER HUSBAND AGA KHAN (THE 48TH IMAM OF THE NIZARI ISMAILI RELIGION ON 11TH JULY 1957. Estimate € 500 - € 700

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GOD ALMIGHTY RULING ON SELLERS AND BROKERS BOOK, “FATWAS” BY SCHOLARS OF PALESTINE AND THE AL-AQSA MOSQUE, FIRST ADDITION BY ISLAMIC HOUSE OF ORPHANS PRESS IN QUDS, 1933 AD A group of “fatwas” from the scholars of the Islamic world and on their head is His Eminence, the Grand Mufti, Mr. Muhammad Al-Husseini, the expiation of those who sell their land from the Jews, or broker, help, or consent to expel the lands from the hands of the Arabs to the Jews. Estimate € 1500 - € 2000

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A BOOK ABOUT URBAN PROJECTS IN MECCA AND TAIF REGIO IN SAUDI ARABIA, BY ALI ELSHAFEI BEG ALMUHANDIS A rare book with lots of maps and diagrams for the water reservoir systems in Makkah and Taif. Also the dam site diagrams for the same region. 28 by 20.5 cm Estimate € 800 - € 1200

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AN ALBUM,HASSANI MME - ORIENTALIST SCHOOL, TURKEY, 19TH CENTURY

Including eighteen pencil drawings, dated, captioned: Constantinople, Buyuk-Dere, Eyupp, Tour de Leandre The first page contains the words: ‘Constantinople, from October 5, 1872 to August 11, 1875 / Sketch executed by Madame Hassani, lady of Honor to the Imperial Court of Brazil which donated it to me on September 19, 1908 ‘.Black morocco binding, gold. From album: size 20 by 29.5 cm Estimate € 300 - € 500

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A SET OF CARDBOARD PHOTOS BELONGING TO SHEIKH SALEM BIN MAHFOUZ (FOUNDER OF THE NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK IN SAUDI ARABIA) WITH ONE OF THE AL-KAAKI’S FAMILY AND THEIR COMPANIONS DURING THEIR VISIT TO THE ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT IN THE MID-1950s Estimate € 1500 - € 2000

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A COLLECTION OF SIX PHOTOGRAPHS ABOUT THE SAUDI ARMY COMMANDERS, OFFICERS AND SOLDIERS AND THEIR RELATION WITH EGYPT IN 1950s Six rare photographs of military delegations from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Egypt during the period before the 1957 war. President of Eygpt Mohammed Najib and Prince Misha’l bin Abdul Azziz Al Saud Minister of defense A group of Saudi’s arrived at Cairo International airport to join the military academy in Eygpt 6-1-1953 welcomed by President Mohammed Najib, Prince Nawaf Al Saud, and the Saudi’s ambassador in Egypt. The Saudi delegations Commander of the armed forces with Prince Fahad Al Saud KSA minister of defense and Marshal Abdul Hakim Amir Egyptian army minster 3-3-1957 Al sagh Salah Salim reviewed the Honer Guard of Saudi Arabia when he arrived in Riyadh 1954. President Mohammed Najib welcomed Prince Alay Sa’ed Alkurdi the Saudi army commander during the war at Palestine with some Saudi soldiers at his office. 15 by 10 cm - 14.7 by 19.4 cm Estimate € 2000 - € 3000

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A PHOTOGRAPH OF KING SAUD BIN ABDULAZIZ AL SAUD 1950s

The King Saud bin Abdul Aziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud was born in Kuwait on 3 Shawwal 1319 AH/ January 15 1902 AD and died on 6 Dhu al-Hijjah 1388 AH/ February 23 1969 AD. The second king of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from 9 November 1953 to 2 November 1964 and the fifteenth ruler of the Al Saud family. This picture was taken during his reign period. 54 by 43 cm. Estimate € 1000 - € 1500

Lot 97 _______________________________________ A COLLECTION OF RARE PHOTOGRAPHS OF HIS MAJESTY KING FAISAL BIN ABDULAZIZ AND KING KHALED BIN ABDULAZIZ DURING THEIR VISIT TO SEVERAL COUNTRIES, 1950S Photos showing the two monarchs with presidents and politicians in Egypt, Iran, America and United Kingdom. 11.8 by 15.8 cm. and 24 by 18 cm. Estimate € 1500 - € 2000

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FIVE RARE PHOTOGRAPHS OF KING ABDUL AL-AZIZ AL SAUD DURING HIS REALM, PROBABLY 1930-1940

One photograph with King Abdul Al-Aziz and King Faisal the first king of Iraq, in Jeddah signing the agreement of demarcating the boundaries in 1932. One of the King’s visit to Egypt meeting King Farouk, Prince Muhammad Abdel Moneim Ibin khedive Abbas Helmy II, Major General Othman Hamdi who was in charge of escorting and guarding the King during his visit, and others. From 9.3 by 14 cm. - 15 by 20 cm. Estimate € 2000 - € 3000

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TWO PHOTOGRAPHS OF SAUDI ARABIA LEADERS, 1946/1985

A picture of King Ibn Saud, the first monarch and founder of Saudi Arabia, the ‘third Saudi state’. He ruled from 23 September 1932 to 9 November 1953. This pictures was taken during his visit to Egypt in 1946, 11.5 by 16 cm. A picture of King Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, King of Saudi Arabia from 13 June 1982 to 1 August 2005. This picture was taken with Margaret Thatcher during his visit to London in 1985. 15 by 20 cm. Estimate € 800 - € 1200 Lot 100 ______________________________________

THREE PICTURES OF KING FAISAL WITH THE IRAQI DELEGATION 1950S 15 by 20 cm.

Estimate € 800 - € 1200

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FOUR RARE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE SAUDI INTERIOR MINISTER PRINCE ABDULLAH BIN FAISAL AL-SAUD, 1950s The Prince with: *His father, Prince Faisal bin Abdulaziz (His Majesty King Abdulaziz Deputy and Minister of Foreign Affairs) *His Excellency Ibrahim Abdel Hady Pasha (Head of the Egyptian Royal Court) 23rd July 1948 and Iran ambassador *Mr. Abdullah Suleiman Al-Aqeel (Prince Faisal bin Abdulaziz secretory) and on the right, Prince Khalid Faisal (Emir Mecca) *With some politicians during his visit either to Syria or Lebanon. From 8.5 by 13.5 cm. - 16.5 by 21 cm. Estimate € 1500 - € 2000 Lot 102 ______________________________________

TWO RARE PHOTOS OF SHEIKH KHALIFA BIN ZAYED AL-NAHYAN, RULER OF THE EMIRATES, DURING HIS VISIT TO CAIRO 1972 During his visit to Cairo, his highness inaugurates a commercial ship, next to him Hussein Sedqy, Egyptian Prime Minister. And a photo inspecting the Bar-Lev line.17.5 by 12.5 cm. and 12.5 by 18 cm Estimate € 1500 - € 2000

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A PRINTED PHOTO OF THE ARABIAN DESERT SHOWING THREE BEDOUINS ON CAMELS, POSSIBLY LATE 19th CENTURY A picture showing the desert nature of the Arab regions and showing their means of transportation (camels) and their tents. Estimate € 600 - € 800

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AN ISLAMIC EARTHWARE FOOTED CERAMIC BOWL, NORTH IRAN, 12th-13th CENTURY white slip, incised and splashed with polychrome glazes under transparent glaze Estimate € 1000 - € 1200

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TWO NISHAPUR SPLASHWARE PLATES, IRAN, 10TH CENTURY

Red earthenware with a white slip, splashes of green, yellow and brown in a transparent glaze D 24 - D 22 cm Estimate € 1400 - € 1600

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A SAMANID SLIP-PAINTED POTTERY BOWL, PERSIA, 9TH-10TH CENTU

Of conical shape, decorated in red, mustard, and manganese brown outline on a cream ground. 19.5 cm diam. 8 cm. height Estimate € 1000 - € 1200

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AN ISLAMIC EARTHWARE CERAMIC BOWL, NEAR EAST/WESTERN ASIA, NISHAPUR,9th TO EARLY 13th CENTURY

A fine glazed bowl with abstract branches motifs in brown outline around the sloping interior sides of the bowl 6 by12 cm Estimate € 800 - € 1000

Lot 108 ________________________________________________

A PERSIAN LUSTRE KASHAN JUG, 12TH-13TH CENTURY

Standing on a small foot with handle, decorated in brown on a crackle glaze with panels enclosing flowers and divided by an Arabic inscription in Kufic script. The base is unglazed. 14 cm. high Estimate € 1500 - € 2000

Lot 109 _____________________________________________

POTTERY DISH, EASTERN PERSIA, 10TH CENTURY

A fine Nishapur or Samarkand calligraphic dish, with wide flaring edges on a short foot, black and brown slip decoration on a cream slip ground, with a long inscription running from rim to rim across the interior and a bichrome stylised inscription above and below. 35 cm. diam. Estimate € 2500 - € 3000

Lot 110 ________________________________________________

A NISHAPUR CALLIGRAPHIC SLIP-PAINTED POTTERY BOWL, PERSIA, 10TH CENTURY

Of truncated conical form with steep flaring walls stepped down to a low slightly everted foot, decorated in dark brown on a slip ground with a single band of Kufic below the rim. 36 cm. diam. Estimate € 2000 - € 3000

Lot 111 __________________________________________

AN ISLAMIC NISHAPUR CALLIGRAPHIC POTTERY BOWL, EASTERN IRAN, 10th CENTURY Pottery Bowl, Nishapur, painted in black/brown on a cream ground, with Kufic script as band, black/ brown rim. 7 by 21 cm Estimate € 800 - € 1200

Lot 112 ______________________________________________

A PERSIAN GLAZED CERAMIC BOWL NISHAPUR, 10TH CENTURY 12 cm. diam. 6 cm. height Estimate € 2000 - € 3000

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A BAMIYAN MOULDED POTTERY BOWL PERSIA, 12TH/ 13TH CENTURY

of rounded form on a short foot, with manganese and blue linear splashes on a cream ground under a transparent glaze, the moulding consisting of interlace motif 7 by 16 cm and 6 by 12 cm Estimate € 800 - € 1200

Lot 114 ______________________________________________

A KASHAN TURQUOISE BLUE-GLAZED POTTERY BOWL, IRAN, 12TH-13TH CENTURY With flaring body, the inner glazed decoration with black foliated scrolls, the exterior with radial stripes. 17 cm. diam. 7.5 cm. height. Estimate € 600 - € 800

Lot 115 ____________________________________________________________________________________

A KASHAN TURQUOISE HIGH PLATE BLACK FLOWER DECORATION IRAN, 13TH CENTURY 21 cm. diam. 8 cm. height. Estimate € 800 - € 1200

Lot 116 ____________________________________________________________________________________

MOULDED BOWL DECORATED WITH A MEDALLION. PERSIAN, 12TH-13TH CENTURY with moulded decoration and blue and purple under a transparent glaze 9 by 16 cm Estimate € 600 - € 800 Lot 117 _______________________________________

A BAMIYAN POTTERY BOWL AFGHANISTAN,12TH CENTURY

of slightly rounded conical form on short foot, carved under the clear glaze with scrolling and hatched designs, the rim with turquoise and manganese, 15 by 8 cm Estimate € 800 - € 1000

Lot 118 ____________________________________________________________________________________

TWO BAMIYAN MONOCHROME MOULDED POTTERY BOWLS, PERSIA, 12TH13TH CENTURY

Of conical, rounded form on short feet, in a turquoise glaze, the moulding consisting of a central interlace motif and symmetrical designs around the interior. 16 cm. diam - 8.5 cm. height 16 cm. diam - 8.5 cm. height Estimate € 1000 - € 1200

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A KASHAN LUSTRE POTTERY TILE, PERSIA, 13TH CENTURY A molded turquoise glazed pottery border tile , with Arabic inscription: Shahada Estimate € 1200 - € 1500 Lot 120 _______________________________________

A FINE DAMASCUS TILE PANEL, OTTOMAN SYRIA, LATE 19TH CENTURY 63 by 42 cm Estimate € 800 - € 1000

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AN IZNIK-STYLE POTTERY EWER, FRANCE, 19TH CENTURY

With rounded body rising from short flared foot, the long neck with pronounced turquoise central boss, s-shaped spout and simple loop handle linking body and neck, with separate lid with knop finial held by tombak hinge, the white body decorated in cobalt-blue, turquoise, green, black and bole-red, some details highlighted in gold, the body with two pronounced drop shaped medallions, one containing a heavily stylized figure, the other a small kiosk with four minarets, both flanked by hyacinth sprays, the medallions framed by green leaves and further sprays of carnations, the boss at the neck bordered by raised lobed motifs, intact. 35 cm. Estimate € 800 - € 1200

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A PAIR OF DAMASCUS POTTERY TILES, SYRIA, 16TH-17TH CENTURY Square form, decorated on a cobalt-blue ground with a turquoise vase surrounded by white roses and flower scrolls 23.5 by 23.5 cm. Estimate € 000 - € 000

Lot 123 __________________________________________

ISLAMIC MOULDED GREEN GLASS BOTTLE, PERSIA OR SYRIA, 10th-12th CENTURY 5 cm. high

Estimate € 600 - € 800

Lot 124 __________________________________________

A PERSIAN WHEEL-CUT ENGRAVED GREEN GLASS BOWL, 10TH CENTURY h 5 d 10 cm Estimate € 800 - € 1200

Lot 125 __________________________________________

A PERSIAN GLASS PURING BOWL PERSIA, 11TH-12TH CENTURY With a cylindrical shape and pierced base. 9 cm. height, 10 cm. diam. Estimate € 600 - € 800

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A PERSIAN CUT GLASS BOTTLE , 16TH17TH CNTURY A persian cut glass bottle, composed of clear glass, with elongated body and flaring mouth, with rings aorund the neck, decorated with rounded registers. H.18.5 cm Estimate € 1000 - € 1200

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AN EARLY ISLAMIC BLOWN GREEN GLASS FLASK, PERIA, 9th-10th CENTURY. Featuring an elongated pyriform body leading to a long cylindrical neck and a wide flaring rim. One applied handle extends from the rim to the shoulder. Estimate € 1000 - € 1200

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A GREEN GLASS MOULD-BLOWN JAR WITH CIRCULAR MOTIFS. PERSIA, 10th12th CENTURY 9 cm. height

Estimate € 800 - € 1000

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AN IZNIK POTTERY TILE, WEST ANATOLIA, CIRCA 1530

Of rectangular form, the cobalt-blue ground with a meandering tendril linking a serrated leaf overpainted by flowers, a part rosette at each end issuing small floral sprays, repaired break. 12.5 by 24.3 cm. CATALOGUE NOTE An identical tile is in the Sadberk Hanim Museum, Istanbul (Altun, Ara, Carswell, John and Oney, Gonul: Sadberk Hanim Museum Turkish Tiles and Ceramics, Istanbul, 1991, no.I.52, p.38). PROVENANCE Christies London, 23 April 2002, lot 186. Estimate € 1400 - € 1600

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AN IZNIK SHARD, TEURKEY ,CA 1600

An inzak fragment cobalt blue ground, decorated with saz leaves, rosettes and carnations in white, green and red. 15 by 13.5 cm. PROVENANCE collection, H. Hazarian Estimate € 200 - € 300

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A PAIR OF RARE AND FINE IZNIK TILES OTTOMAN, TURKEY, 16TH CENTURY

Decorated in cobalt blue, turquoise and red with medallion shaped cartouches containing tulips and carnations, all within arabesque patterned border. Each tile 22 by 22 cm. PROVENANCE Private collection, Germany Estimate € 1500 - € 2000

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AN OTTOMAN IZNIK TILE,TURKEY, CIRCA 1575-90

An Iznik tile of a rectangular form and decorated in turquoise and coral red with flower scrolls and Arabesques. 34 by 22 cm The tile 28 by 16 cm PROVENANCE Private collection, UK Estimate € 2000 - € 3000

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A FINE OTTOMAN MIRROR, SYRIA, 19TH-20TH CENTURY

Wood mirror of rectangular form , decorated in mother-of-pearl and bone inlay, the crest in openwork with interlaced vines. fine artwork inlaid all over with Islamic geometric and floral filigree pierced designs on the crown.172 by 90 cm Estimate € 1200 - € 1500

Lot 134 ___________________________________________________________________________________

TWO UNGLAZED POTTERY STAR TILES, GHAZNAVID PERIOD 12TH-13TH CENTURY

Each of six pointed stellar form, the upper surface moulded in relief with a central seated and enthroned figure holding a cup in the raised left hand, a bottle in the background among scrolling palette vine, simple moulded border, mounted on a board. 33.5 by 29 cm. Estimate € 1500 - € 2000

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A PAIR OF QAJAR FIGURAL CUERDA SECA TILES,18TH-19TH CENTURY A pair of cuerda seca figural tiles of square form, decoration on cobalt-blue ground 44 by 21.5 cm Estimate € 1500 - € 2000

Lot 136 __________________________________________

A KASHAN LUSTRE POTTERY VESSEL IN THE FORM OF A SEATED FEMALE RULER, PERSIA, 12TH/13TH CENTURY H 13 by 9.5 cm Estimate € 800 - € 1200

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A TIMURID POTTERY TILE, CENTRAL ASIA,14TH CENTURY Of octagonal form, decorated in turquoise, white and black glazes with a flower motif 16 cm wide Estimate € 600 - € 800

Lot 138 ___________________________________________________________________________________

A GROUP OF TIMURID CUERDA SECA POTTERY STAR TILES PERSIA, LATE 15TH CENTURY

Comprising four eight-pointed tiles, decorated in blue, outlined in cuerda seca on a white ground with split-palmette interlace. 9.4 cm. diam. max.(10)

Catalogue note

Similar star tiles were offered for sale at Christie’s, Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds, 26th April 2005, lot 99 and Sotheby’s, Arts of the Islamic World, 28th April 2004, lot 120. PROVENANCE Private collection, Germany Estimate € 2000 - € 3000

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A GROUP OF TIMURID UNDERGLAZE PAINTED POTTERY TILES PERSIA, 15TH CENTURY

Consisting of seven tiles of hexagonal form decorated in black under a green glaze with a central flowerhead surrounded by radiating floral and foliate motifs, the corners with partial flowerheads. each 15 cm. max. diam.(7)

Estimate € 3000 - € 5000

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A KASHAN TURQUOISE GLAZED POTTERY STORAGE JAR CENTRAL PERSIA 12TH CENTURY The shoulder moulded under the glaze with a band of kufic inscription, H 25 cm Estimate € 800 - € 1200

Lot 141 __________________________________________________________________________________

A PANEL OF DAMASCUS BORDER TILES SYRIA, LATE 19TH CENTURY 12 tiles.Each tile 21 by 21 cm. Estimate € 1200 - € 1500

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AN OTTOMAN MARBLE CARVING TURKEY, CIRCA 17TH CENTURY

La hawl Wala Quat ‘Iilaa Biallah Aleazim. ‘There Is No Power Except With God’. 20 cm. diam. Estimate € 2400 - € 2800

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A STAR-SHAPED KASHAN TILE, PERSIA, 13TH-14TH CENTURY

Eight pointed, decorated in brownish lustre, cobalt-blue outline and turquoise with two seated figures in reserve, within an inscription filled border 21 cm. diam. Estimate € 500 - € 700

Lot 144 __________________________________

FRAGMENT OF PROCESSIONAL STANDARD ALAM,14TH -15TH CENTURY Of drop-shape, the central panel with a inscription of both sides 63 by 29 cm. Estimate € 800 - € 1200

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A MAMLUK-STYLE ENAMELLED GLASS MOSQUE LAMP, 20TH CENTURY

An Islamic Mamluk style Mosque oil Lamp, with a large round bulbous body rising to a narrower waist, above which the top section is flared. Standing a foot so it can be placed on a surface, but suspended by chains that went through three of loops on the outside of the body. it was made in France following the style of the lamps that were made during the Mamluk dynasty in Egypt and Syria.Decorated and gilt with panels enclosing an Arabic inscription and interspersed by foliage sprigs and flowers. 30 cm. high, 23 cm. diam. Estimate € 500 - € 700

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Lot 147 __________________________________________

A PAIR OF GLASS LAMPS, SYRIA 19TH20TH CENTURY

With bulbous body and three lug handles, and flaring neck, the design acid-etched, decorated with bands of inscription and palmette designs on scrolling vine ground. 25 cm. Estimate € 600 - € 800

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AN INDO-PERSIAN BRONZE SILVER INLAID MIRROR CASE, EARLY 19th CENTURY Rare Indo-Persian Bronze silver inlaid mirror case, decorated with flowers, birds, and some flora design in fine silver wire. Hock and two hinges attached to the door. A Persian “Nastaliq” script in cartouches around the door. The back missing. Estimate € 1000 - € 1200

Lot 149 _______________________________________

AN OTTOMAN SILVER MOUNTED MIRROR

With the tugra of Abdulhamid II (r.1876-1909) in the center of a radiant sun, underlined with an inscription. Two others are decorated with flowers, the last with decorations of braces. Silver 800 thousandths. Registration: Malik al-Dawla Abdulhamid El-Ghazi / Emperor of the kingdom Abdulhamid the conqueror Estimate € 400 - € 600

Lot 150 _______________________________________

AN OFFICIAL OTTOMAN MIRRORED SEAL, SIGNED BY SULTAN ABDUL HAMID II’S TUGHRA, DATED 1293 AH (1876 AD) Estimate € 300 - € 500

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NINE PAINTINGS DEPICTING MONUMENTS IN A CARVED EBONY FRAME DELHI OR AGRA, CIRCA 1860-70

Opaque pigments on oval ivory medallions, comprising a set of nine. Miniatures of Indian Monuments, mounted on board and contained within metal frames, H 18.5 D 24.5 cm.gouache on ivory, ovals, the larger central painting depicting the Taj Mahal, a further eight smaller ovals depicting: the Qutb Minar, Akbar’s Tomb, the Jama Masjid, Humayun’s Tomb, the Golden Temple, Amritsar, the Lahore gate of the Lal Kila (Red Fort), Safdarjung’s Tomb and the tomb of I’timad-ud-Daulah, the frame rectangular with profusely carved floral motifs, frame 18.5 by 24 cm. Estimate € 500 - € 700

Lot 152 _______________________________________

A SILVER BELT BUCKLE, BUKHARA, CIRCA 1900

Formed by two interlocking plaques, the central panel with green and blue enamels, inlay separated by fine silver segments, 7.5 by 15 cm Estimate € 500 - € 700

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A MAMLUK LACQUERED WOODEN CYLINDRICAL BOX EGYPT OR SYRIA, 14TH-15TH CENTURY

With flat base and slightly sloping sides, the upper edge with slight recess to fit a lid, the exterior wooden surface overlaid in a succession of black, red, yellow and green lacquers, then carved through to reveal a polychrome design, the broad central band with lobed rectangular panels containing scrolling arabesques around quatrefoil roundels, the borders of the panels entwining and continuing into lobed concentric quatrefoils dividing each panel, a band below of stylized thuluth calligraphy interrupted by roundels containing quatrefoil panels, the base and interior plain with remains of monochrome lacquer, rubbed in places, repaired cracks, small areas of removable deposit. 16.2 cm. high 20.3 cm. diam. Estimate € 6000 - € 8000

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CATALOGUE NOTE While later Islamic lacquer has been studied extensively, the history of the technique in early Islamic times is still obscure. A few items have survived, both in Egypt and Iran, made of wood with lacquered surfaces, but together they do not paint a full picture. A wooden plate in the Victoria and Albert Museum (Watson, O., ‘An Islamic lacquered dish’, in Lacquerwork in Asia and beyond, London, 1981, pp.232-246) was said to have been found in Fustat. A wooden bowl and cover were found in a fourteenth century context at Qus in Egypt (Watson, op.cit., p. 241, note 14). Fragments of painted and varnished wooden object were found in the excavations of the Mamluk site of Qusair al-Qadim (wheelan, Estelle J., ‘Unusual Islamic Finds’ in Quasair al-Qadim 1978, Preliminary Report, Cairo, 1978, pp.206-7). In Persia a small fragment was found during the excavations at Ghubayra which has been given a thirteenth century attribution (Fehervari, G., ‘Near Eastern Lacquerwork; History and Early Guidance;, in Lacquerwork in Asia and Beyond, London, 1981, pp.225-231). A further fragmentary dish wit a Kufic inscription border is in the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg. All these fragments have in common that they are covered with layers of coloured varnish which have subsequently been carved through to reveal a polychrome design. The commonly found colours are green, yellow, cream, red and black. It has been argued that these objects geve evidence for a quasi-lacquer production that developed independently of China where the technique is thoucht to have originated. The technique of decoration of our box is in the same tradition ans would point to an attribution to 14th or 15th century Mamluk Egypt indicated by the finds from Qusair al-Qadim. The shape of our object has counterparts in other items from Mamluk Egypt. A group of round boxes with straight (although lower) sides was found in Qusair al-Qadim (Qusair al-Qadim, nos k and n). The proportions in the present box are far closer to those of smaller ivory boxes, all of which have a similar ridge for the cover, one of which bears the name of Sultan Salih (1351-54 AD), (discussed in Atil, e.: Renaissance of Islam, Art of the Mamluks, Washington D.C., 1982, pp.210-211). Given the possible Chinese origins of the technique it is certainly relevant that there exist a number of 15th century cylindrical lidded boxes from China, decorated in a Chinese manner with peony scrolls and phoenixes (Garner, Sir H.: Chinese lacquer, London, 1979, figs. 129 and 114-5). The decoration on the present box is difficult precisely to parallel. The compartmentalization however, with intertwined outlining bands and cartouches is very much in the Mamluk fashion and can be observed on metalwork as well as on manuscript illumination. The elongated hastae of the nakh inscription are also a trademark of Mamluk calligraphy. All these factors confirm a Mamluk fourteenth or fifteenth century origin for this extremely rare object.

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A MUGHAL GOLD AND ‘JEWEL’-INLAID WHITE JADE-HILTED DAGGER 19TH CENTURY

The finely-polished white jade hilt is inlaid with ‘jewels’ and gold wire with bands of floral meander set between smaller decorative borders that follow the curves of the well-carved handle. The jade is of attractive white tone. The steel blade is two-edged. L 40 cm. Estimate € 100 - € 1500

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A BRASS-INLAID BIDRI DISH INDIA, BIDAR, 17TH CENTURY

Of round form with curved rim, inlaid with leaf and floral sprays interspersed, around a central rosette, the rim with scrolling flowers. 36 cm diam. Estimate € 2000 - € 6000

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A MUGHAL IVORY POWDER HORN INDIA, 17TH-18TH CENTURY

Of gently curved form, one end in the form of a deer head carved on either side,one end with fitted lid closed with pins, with brass mechanism to release the powder. L 26 cm Estimate € 1200 - € 1500 CATALOGUE NOTE Powderhorns of this type were made to hold the fire powder used to prime the flash-pan and touchhole of a musket. Once ignited, the powder detonated the charge powder and caused the musket to fire. The charge powder was carried in a powder, whereas a small flask such as the present lot held the priming powder. This flask consists of an ivory container and an ivory lid. When filled with powder, the two parts were held together with pins. A metal lever is attached to the top of the primer: when pressed, this opened a hole at the end of the lid so that the priming powder could be poured into the musket. The metal ring at the centre of the lever was used to suspend the flask from a belt or sash. This powder flask belongs to a group of vessels of similar appearance and high quality, probably produced by a small number of workshops in 17th century Mughal India. Like others, it depicts animal scenes appropriate for an object associated with armed combat or hunting expeditions. They represent a distinctive group of Mughal ivory carvings that favour naturalism rather than stylization, and were inspired by miniature paintings and the fantastical animals that were a popular subject in imperial Mughal workshops. Other examples can be seen in the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (Joseph M. Dye II, The Arts of India, Virginia, 2001, pp. 424-35, no. 200; the Nasser D Khalili Collection, London (David Alexander, The Arts of War: Arms and Armour of the 7th to 19th Centuries, London, 1992, no. 115); the Furusiyya Art Foundation Collection (Bashir Mohamed, The Arts of the Muslim Knight. The Furusiyya Art Foundation, Milan, 2007, pp. 286-89, nos. 279-82; the Musee Guimee, Paris (George Michel, The Majesty of Mughal Decoration. The Art and Architecture of Islamic India, London, 2007, p. 257, no. 73); and the David Collection, Copenhagen (Kjeld von Folsach, Islamic Art from the David Collection, Copenhagen, 2001, p. 258, no. 414; and an example was sold through Bonhams, Islamic and Indian Art, 10th April 2008, lot 2008.

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A GROUP OF TWELVE EROTIC IVORY PLAQUES, ORISSA INDIA, 17TH CENTURY

Each of rectangular form with a single central upper projection and two lower projections to the sides, the main panel carved with a copulating couple in relief against a pierced background. These plaques once formed part of the decoration on a marriage bed. 9.5 by 5.6 cm. (12) Estimate € 4000 - € 6000

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A GROUP OF NINE FATIMID UNGLAZED POTTERY WATER FILTERS EGYPT, 10TH-11TH CENTURY

Of circular form, one pierced with inscription, the rest with floral and geometric designs the largest 7.3 cm. diam.(9) CATALOGUE NOTE Filters of this type were originally from the tops of water jugs. For other groups of water filters, see Tresors Fatimides du Caire, Exhibition Catalogue, Institut du Monde Arabe, 28th April-30th August 1998, no. 140; and also two similar groups were sold through Bonhams, Islamic Works of Art, 13-14 October 1999, lots 126 and 127. Estimate € 1200 - € 1500

Lot 159 __________________________________________________________

AN INDIAN STAINED AND PAINTED IVORY FIGURE INDIA, 19TH CENTURY

The bearded man carved wearing long robes, coat and turban, holding beads in one hand, on a circular base, in a leather covered original box with makers stamp. 14.6 cm. Estimate € 2000 - € 3000

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AN INDIAN IVORY PACHISI SET, 17TH CENTURY

Comprises sixteen domed ivory pieces (narads) and two ivory long dice (usually called pasas). The pieces are of characteristically dome-shaped solid ivory, engraved at the top with circular grooves which hold red, black green and yellow colored lac – a color for each of the four players. 3.5 cm. high, 3 cm. diam. (16) Estimate € 1500 - € 2000

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A PLANISPHERIC ASTROLABE LATER ATTRIBUTION TO MUHAMMAD BIN HAMID AL ISFAHANI, 558 AH

Inlaid with silver Brass Flat astrolabe in hammered and engraved brass, comprising a mother, a spider, Seven plates, as well as a nail and the horse attached to a pompom (missing Alidade). The mother is surmounted by a multi-lobed throne decorated. The limbus is divided into 360 °, divided by 5 ° intervals, subdivided for each 1 °, with the graduation in abjad. The outer rim is engraved with a thin crown of leaves. The back of the mother is engraved with concentric and radiating lines containing the names of Iranian cities. 19 by 14 cm. Estimate € 6000 - € 8000

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A PAIR OF PERSIAN LACQUERED PANELLED DOORS QAJAR, 19TH CENTURY

Each door of rectangular form with vertical panels flanked above and below by horizontal panels. The vertical panels each with a central polychrome figural cartouche flanked by two similar smaller cartouches enclosing hunting dogs and a bird on a ground of gold and polychrome flower heads. The upper and lower register containing horizontal panels with polychrome figural cartouches surrounded with flower sprays. The borders with two birds perched amongst dense rose motifs and large flower heads within cusped cartouches. approximately 166 by 45 cm. PROVENANCE From the collection of A.F. Amsterdam. Estimate € 6000 - € 8000

Lot 163 _______________________________________

A QAJAR KHATAMKARI MIRROR, PERSIAN, DATED 1231 AH (1815 AD)

Mirror boxes were used in Persia to hold small personal mirrors to be used when travelling. This box, 20 by 14 cm Estimate € 600 - € 800

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A PERSIAN QAJAR DAGGER, (KHANJAR), 19TH CENTURY

written on it, one side; help from Allah and speedy victory. made by Muhammad Rajab 1253 AH-1837 AD . L. 44.cm Estimate € 800 - € 1200

Lot 165 ____________________________________________________________________________

AN INDIAN STEEL DAGGER (CHILANUM) INDIA, 17TH CENTURY

Of typical form with curved and tapering double-edged blade with six converging fullers to each side, the hilt with baluster grip, hand guard and bifurcated foliate pommel with bud finial, the hilt decorated with foliate motifs. 35 cm. Estimate € 1500 - € 2000

Lot 166 _________________________________________________________________________________

A MUGAHL DAGGER WITH WOODEN HILT NORTH INDIA, 19TH CENTURY

A Mughal water steel dagger with a wooden lacquered hilt, the double-edged blade curved with central spine. The hilt lacquered in green and red. 32.7 cm. Estimate € 600 - € 800

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AN OTTOMAN GILT-COPPER (TOMBAK) DAGGER TURKEY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY The slightly edged double-edged watered steel blade with a raised central spine, the tombak hilt of typical form. The tombak sheath with an applied leaf-shaped design, and bud-like finial at the chape. 49.2 cm. Estimate € 1500 - € 2000 Lot 168 ______________________________________________

A DAGGER WITH ROCK CRYSTAL HILT MUGHAL, 17TH-18TH CENTURY The rock-crystal hilt carved with flowerhead motifs, lotus blossoms and leafy details, with a watered steel gently curving blade. 30.5 cm. PROVENANCE Private collection, USA Estimate € 1200 - € 1200

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A MOTHER-OF-PEARL HILTED DAGGER (PESHKABZ) INDIA GUJARAT, 18TH CENTURY

The single-edged watered steel blade of tapering form, the hilt clad entirely with mother of pearl plaques secured with pins, the spine with a palmette to the forte. 44.5 cm. Estimate € 1500 - € 2000

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Lot 170 ______________________________________________ A QAJAR SWORD, SHAMSHIR WITH SCABBARD, PERSIA, 18TH CENTURY the curved single-edged watered-steel blade , the hilt with ivory grips on pommel and cross-guard, with inscriptive lobed medallion in the centre, the leather-covered wood scabbard with steel fittings with en-suite inscriptive medallions and designs, Estimate € 4000 - € 6000

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A QAJAR ARM GUARD,19TH CENTURY

Watered steel of typical form with palmettes and dense scrolling floral decoration organised in two registers to the borders. L. 30 cm Estimate € 2000 - € 3000

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A CEREMONIAL SWORD IN ELEGANT SHAMSHIR SHAPE, 18TH CENTURY

Lot 173 _______________________________________

A BLADE IN UNUSUAL SHAPE 18TH19TH CENTURY

Steel, finely engraved and with unusual rectangular shapes on the blade. On the blade in medallions: Asad Allah On the opposite side an Islamic calligraphy a bird and a woman’s head. length 56.5 cm.

a fine patterned wootz steel. Scabbard made of silver in repoussé, with gold. Handle from horn with a wire winding. The finely worked scabbard is decorated with floral tendrils and six golden medallions with.The two suspension eyelets on both sides large decorated humps. The shamshir form refers to the elegantly curved lion’s tail. Signature: Inlay on the blade. Asad Allah and lion. Complete length 99cm, complete length without sheath 95 cm, blade length 81 cm. Estimate € 3000 - € 5000

Estimate € 600 - € 800

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A MUGHAL DAGGER WITH PIGEON-SHAPED HILT, INDIA 18TH CENTURY

A Mughal dagger with pigeon-shaped hilt, with a pigeon shaped hilt and associated watered-steel blade with double curve and central ridge. 37 cm. Estimate € 1500 - € 2000

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AN OTTOMAN PALA KILIC SWORD WITH SHEATH 19TH CENTURY A steel sheath with bronze and leather. Handle from horn. With signature on the blade: Amal Hadji Mustafa Baban. Complete length 85.5 cm, sword length 82.5 cm, blade 68 cm. Estimate € 2500 - € 3500

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A PERSIAN QAJAR DAGGER (KHANJAR), 19TH CENTURY With a handle in carved walrus ivory and part of the handle, L 34.5 cm Estimate € 2000 - € 3000

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AN INDIAN KARD HANDLE IN SILVER INDIA, LATE 18TH CENTURY

The silver handle, with chiselled floral decoration and formerly enamelled, the straight Damascus blade. 28.5 cm. Estimate € 800 - € 1000

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A PERSIAN QAJAR HELMET, EARLY 19TH CENTURY Of domed form with spike and foliate nose guard flanked by two plume holders, each lob is decorated with floral sprays. The rim with cartouches enclosing Persian inscriptions in nastaliq script, small flower heads to nose guard and spike with chain mail neck guard. H 25 cm Estimate € 1200 - € 1500

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A CEREMONIAL BATTLE AXE TABARZIN, PERSIA, SAFAVID, 17TH -18TH CENTURY

Steel with engraved patterns and a little bit of gold inlay. On the blade medallions with a calligraphic inscription about Iman Ali.And on the hammer head a lion tearing an animal. Length 73.5 cm. width 18 cm. Estimate € 1200 - €1500

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AN OTTOMAN SILVER HANDLE AND HILTED STEEL SWORD (YATAGHAN),TURKEY, LATE 19TH CENTURY with silver handle worked with flowers decoration, and inlaid with silver net and black and silver leather scabbard. Ottoman work L. (with scabbard): 68 cm. L. (without scabbard): 64 cm. Estimate € 800 - € 1200

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AN OTTOMAN IVORY-HILTED STEEL (YATAGHAN),TURKEY, 19TH CENTURY

with a handle in carved walrus ivory and part of the handle, and steel blade with gold decoration L. 36.5 cm Estimate € 500 - € 700

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A MUGHAL GEM-SET JADE TALWAR HILT, INDIA,19TH CENTURY

Of baluster form with broad crossguard, elongated forte, disc pommel and knop terminal, the green stone set with rubies and diamonds with flowering heads and vines framed by gold inlaid borders. L: 19 cm. Estimate € 5000 - € 8000

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A MUGHAL JADE AND GEM SET PENDANT, 19TH CENTURY

A jade carved pendant, inlaid with gold, uncut diamonds and carved Berly stones. 6.8 by 3.8 cm Estimate € 1000- € 1500

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MAMGO-SHAPED CONTAINER WITH STOPPER, ROCK CRYSTAL,INDIA MUGHAL STYLE , 19TH CENTURY

Mango-shaped container with stopper, rock crystal inlaid with gold and foiled gem H 6 cm Estimate € 1000- € 1500

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A MAMLUK STYLE SILVER INALAID BRASS CANDLESTICK, 19TH CENTURY

A candlestick with a concave-sided body and candle holder, a concave drip tray and cylindrical neck. The body is decorated with three large cartouches enclosing Arabic inscriptions in large thuluth script, linked with cartouches enclosing arabesques, set between two bands of geometric designs and chains. Around the foot a band of birds and flower heads. The shoulder is decorated with three cartouches enclosing Arabic inscriptions in thuluth script linked with roundels each showing a seated figure playing on musical instruments. The neck with roundels of seated musicians and lotus heads. The candle holder with roundels enclosing Arabic inscriptions and geometric designs. 40 cm. high, 34 cm. diam. Inscriptions: On the shoulder: Glory to our lord, al-Malik, the learned, the diligent, the sultan, al-Muzaffar, sultan of Muslims. On the body: Glory to our lord, al-ashraf, the learner, the diligent, Saif al-Din wa al-Dawla al-Zaffer. On the candle holder: the sultan, the king, al-Nasir Estimate € 2000 - € 3000

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A SILVER-GILT JUG OF TIMURID FORM, TURKEY, 19TH CEUTURY

Of globular from with a pierced stylized dragon handle, incised with floral artbesques. 13 cm. Estimate € 1500 - € 2000

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A KHORASAN BRONZE TRAY, PERSIA, 12TH CENTURY

of shallow form with everted rim , cast with a central roundel containing on a ground of vegetal interlace, surrounded by a band of inscription in kufic intertwined with vegetal interlace interspersed by circles and roundels containing six-pointed stars, the rim with cartouches containing stylised palmette and trefoil motifs.18.5 cm. diam. Estimate € 1200 - € 1500

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TWO LARGE SELJUG FELINE BRONZE CENSERS 11TH-12TH CENTURY

Two large Seljuq bronze censers with a circular pierced base, and long cylindrical middel section, beautifully engraved with Arabic calligraphy in Kufic script.The cat shaped finial with its mouth open and ears pricked, the chest perforated to allow incense to escape, with two turquoise inlays, in the form of eyes. Note: These highly stylised felines are typical of items produced in the workshops of Khurassan under the Seljuk dynasty (1037-1194 AD), in the eastern territories of ancient Persia. Lions and lynxes are common motifs in Islamic art, although lions themselves are a rarity in the regions concerned, and are thus treated as legendary creatures. They were also familiar motifs in the iconography of kingship or nobility, symbolising strength, courage, and royal magnanimity. Estimate € 2000 - € 3000

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A PERSIAN TINNED-COPPER KASHKUL, 17TH CENTURY

A Persian tinned-copper kashkul, of boat shape with raised ends, both sides engraved arounded the body with scrolling palmettes and cloud-bands, standing on a small foot and engraved around the rim L 42 D 18 H 9.5 cm Estimate € 1200 - € 1500

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A BRONZE INKWELL KHURASAN, 12TH13TH CENTURY

A bronze inkwell of cylindrical form, the cover with lobed central boss rising to a central knop, with a loop side handle, decorated with four bands of Inscriptions in Kufic script. 9.5 cm. Estimate € 800 - € 1200

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A PAIR OF IVORY BONE INLAID MAMLUK WOOD DOOR PANELS, EGYPT OR SYRIA, 14TH-15TH CENTURY

Both of rectangular form, bone-inlay borders matching the central panel composed of a multitude of interlocking polygonal elements with ivory and stained-ivory inlay slotted into a wooden lattice frame, panels above and below of interlacing geometric form. 46 by 31 cm. Each (2) Lot 192 _______________________________________

Estimate € 3000 - € 4000

A MAMLUK ENGRAVED BRASS BRONZE BOWL,14TH -15TH CENTURY A rounded bowl with inward sloping sides and a vertical rim, the sides decorated with four roundels enclosing Arabic inscriptions in thuluth script interrupted by nine roundels and cartouches containing geometric designs. Beneath is a band of Arabesqure and crescents. The inscriptions: ‘Glory, prosperity, and continuing wealth’. 8 cm. high, 18 cm. diam. Estimate € 2000 - € 3000 CATALOGUE NOTE The bottom engraved, ‘made for Al-Hajj Mo’men Ibn Al-Muqadem ibn Al-Badr Hasan’. Lot 193 ______________________________________________

A MUGHAL JADE BOX WITH SILVER FITTINGS, 19TH CENTURY

A Mughal jade box and cover of rectangular form with silver fittings. 6 by 8 by 5 cm. Estimate € 300 - € 400

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A FARS SILVER-INLAID BRASS BOWL PERSIA, 14TH CENTURY

With rounded base, inverted sides and flattened rim, engraved and decorated in silver inlay with a series of roundels containing mounted warriors within quatrefoils interspersed by cartouches containing inscriptions in thuluth all on a ground of scrolling tendrils, the base with pendant palmette cartouches, owners inscriptions to base 17.8 cm. diam. Inscriptions: li-mawlana al-sultan/ al-a’zam malik riqab al-umam/al-sultan al-saltin al-’arab [wa] al-’ajam al-’alim, ‘To our Master, the greatest Sultan, the one who curbs the necks of nations, the Sultan of the sultans of the ‘Arabs [and] the Persians, the learned’; owner’s name on the base, ‘Muhammad Muqim’. Estimate € 3000 - € 5000

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AN OTTOMAN BONE AND MOTHER-OF-PEARL INLAID MIRROR, SYRIA 19TH CENTUR A wooden bone and mother-of-pearl inlaid mirror. 121 by 61 cm Estimate € 1200 - € 1500

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A SAFAVID BRASS TORCH STAND (SHAMDAN) IRAN, 17TH CENTURY

Of cylindrical form, on a splayed base, decorated with narrow bands of scrolling palmettes and floral arabesques, the neck with a central band comprising an inscription in nastaliq. 27.5 cm. high Estimate € 5000 - € 7000

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A MONUMENTAL MAMLUK TINNED COPPER BASIN, EGYPT OR SYRIA 15TH CENTURY

Of rounded shape, on flat base, the exterior incised with twelve circular interlaced medallions, three of which filled with bold thuluth calligraphy, the remaining ornamented with typical Y-shaped motif, intricate whirl patterns and scrolling tendrils, the composition framed by two interlaced bands filled with braided work and typical roundels 28 by 40 cm Estimate € 1600 - € 2000

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A MAMLUK BRASS BOWL, EGYPT OR SYRIA 13TH-14TH CENTURY

Of rounded form, engraved around the body with Arabic inscription in Thuluth and Naskh script. 15 by 33 cm Estimate € 2000 - € 3000

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A KHORASAN BRONZE ENGRAVED BOWL, PERSIA, 12TH CENTURY

A fine bronze engraved bowl with a shallow projecting rim on six feet cast as conventional animals. The side engraved with a fine band of calligraphy, framed by an upper and lower border engraved with a band of arabesque motifs. 19.5 cm. diam. Estimate € 2000 - € 3000

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A FINE MAMLUK BRASS BOWL WITH A FLARED RIM, EGYPT OR SYRIA, 14TH CENTURY

A fine brass bowl with a flared rim. The body engraved with a band of roundels, each containing stylized seated figures, the base with seven larger roundels each engraved with further seated figures. The interior engraved with six swimming fish. 17 cm. diam. Estimate € 2000 - € 3000

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A YASTIK WITH TULIPS AND CARNATIONS, BURSA, TURKEY, 17TH CENTURY

Bush panel woven in silk with traces of metallic thread, decorated with a polylobed central rondo with two fleur-de-lis, on a red background decorated with tulips at the four corners. Beautiful margin with carnations and large margin with six flowered shields at both ends. (Lined and mounted on frame, wear). 120 by 67.5 cm. Estimate € 3000 - € 4000

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AN OTTOMAN DESTİMAL-I ŞERİF LATE 19TH CENTURY

Destimals, which represent the thin cheesecloth distributed during the Hırka-i Saadet visits, were prepared by the people of enderun in the palace and printed with wooden molds throughout the year, and were kept in the Destimâl Room in the Hırka-i Saadet Department until the month of Ramadan. 63 x 65 cm. Estimate € 600 - € 800

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A DECCANI CALLIGRAPHIC COTTON PANEL, INDIA, 17TH CENTURY

Rectangular, decorated in cream on a black ground with inscription filled trellis, backed. 110.5 by 48.5 cm. Estimate € 1500 - € 2000

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AN OTTOMAN WOODEN SADDLE AND LEATHER COVER EARLY 19TH CENTURY

Of typical form with raised knop at the front and the back, the curved wooden frame with Mahmud II. 32 by 42 cm. Estimate € 800 - € 1200

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A PORTION OF AN OTTOMAN SADDLE CLOTH, TURKEY, FIRST HALF OF THE 18TH CENTURY

of green felt embroidered with silver-thread on the outer surface with arrangements of lotus flowers and foliage enriched with scrolling tendrils and trellis sown with pellets silver brocade border, retaining a pair of leather straps, and a small embroidered purse 106.7 cm; 42 in wide Estimate € 800 - € 1000 Lot 206 ________________________________________ AN OTTOMAN HAND EMBROIDERY SILVER METALLIC STRINGS ON SILK, DECORATED WITH A CROSS (POSSIBLY ARMENIAN) SIGNED AND DATED 1715 Estimate € 500 - € 700

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AN EMBROIDERED SILK PANEL, OTTOMAN TURKEY OR PROVINCES, 17TH-18TH CENTURY The red silk ground embroidered in gilt threads with a repeating design of large heads of chrysanthemums and morning lilies. 73 by 129 cm. Estimate € 500 - € 800 Lot 208 ________________________________________

AN OTTOMAN RED SILK TEXTILE, 19TH-20TH CENTURY

brocaded in threads with flowers and foliage with ribbons over a red ground. 42 by 32 cm Estimate € 200 - € 300

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TWO OTTOMAN EMBROIDERED HANGING PANELS, 19TH CENTURY Two panels of a narrow rectangular form, embroidered in gilt thick threads with Arabic calligraphy with geometric designs. 280 by 35 cm. Estimate € 800 - € 1200

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TWO SYRIAN TEXTILES,19TH CENTURY

This zok tapestry woven shaal was made in 19th century Syria out of silk, cotton, and metallic thread.The decoration is usually geometric, sometimes with calligraphy. 78 by 48 cm. 120 by 120 cm. CATALOGUE NOTE This shaal is made of silk and metallic thread with cotton weft. The tapestry weaving technique is reminiscent of flat woven kilim. Aleppo and Damascus were exporting abas as well as other woven wares all over the Middle East and further to North Africa, Iran and Afghanistan. Estimate € 400- € 600

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AN OTTOMAN EMBROIDERED HANGING PANEL, 18TH CENTURY

An Ottoman embroidered hanging panel, embroidered in gilt threads with flower sprigs. 65 by 130 cm. Estimate € 400 - € 600

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AN OTTOMAN EMBROIDERED DEEP RED SILK PANEL,18TH-19TH CENTURY Of square form, embroidered in silver inlaid threads with classic foliage scrolls over a red ground, with cotton thick padding. 200 by 163 cm. Estimate € 800 - € 1000

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AN OTTOMAN ILLUSTRATION OF THE PROPHET’S TOMB IN MEDINA 18TH CENTURY

The diagram of Medina annotated in Arabic in Naskh script in black ink and ink heightened with gold on paper. 35.5 by 29 cm. Estimate € 8000 - € 12.000

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HIJAZ RAILWAY COMPANY AND ÖSTERREISCHER LIOYD, EGYPT ALEXANDRIA, DATED 15 MAY 1914

Railway advertising poster A large chromolithographed poster, An Arabic maunscript on paper, 20 lines to the page, in red and blue naskh script. The managment of the Austrain Lloyd Shipping Company has the honor to present the following: The company agreed with the administration of the Hijaz Railways to issue low-wage tickets for those wishing to visit al-Rawda al-Mutahara in Medina with its beautiful ship, on the occasion of the Mi’raj of the prophet on 27th Rajab. The pilgrims would travel from Alexandria on 15th june 1914 to Haifa port. After arrival at Haifa on 17th June the pilgrims would take the train of the Hijaz Railway Company to Medina. The ship awaits the return of the pilgrims in Haifa on Thursday 25th June to return to Alexandria. 93 by 64 cm. Estimate € 8000 - € 10.000

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A SILK WOVEN KISWAH FRAGMENT EGYPT OR SAUDI ARABIA, 20TH CENTURY Rectangular, woven in cream and green silk with a series of inscription-filled zig-zag bands 100 by 80 cm.

Inscriptions: ‘God is my Lord and there is no partner to Him. Muhammad is the Friend of God’; ‘Blessing and peace be upon you O Messenger of God!’; ‘O God, bless and grant salvation on the most noble of all prophets and messengers’; ‘May Almighty God be satisfied with Abu Bakr and ‘Umar and ‘Uthman and ‘Ali and the rest of the companions, all of them’. Estimate € 1200 - € 1500

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A BLACK KAABA KISWAH TEXTILE FRAGMENT, CIRCA 1960

A fragment of the inner curtain of sacred kiswa for the inner wall of the Kabaa with an inscribed weave in ilver-colored silk over a dark black ground. Embellished with undulating bands running from the beginning to the end of the cloth enclosing different inscriptions. The inscriptions: The prominent inscription of ‘Takbir, Allahu akbar’. Kalimaat al-Tawhid, ‘There is no God but Allah and Muhammad is his Prophet’. I gratefully declare and believe Allah to be devoid of any deficiencies, I declare and believe the Om nipotent Allah is free of every defect’. 161 by 144 cm. Estimate € 1500 - € 2000

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AN OTTOMAN QIBLA INDICATOR, TURKEY, 19TH CENTURY

of round form, the interior of the base depicting the Ka’ba, encircled by names of various cities, the interior of the lid with a larger view of Mecca 20.5 cm. diam CATALOGUE NOTE A Qibla indicator dated 990 AH/1582-83 AD, now in the British Museum, bears the names of the cities encircling the Ka’ba and, as in the present example, only the name Constantinople is picked out in red, indicating the latitude for which the instruments were created (Porter 2012, p.35). This piece is close in form and style to the British Museum indicator, but is likely to have been made in the nineteenth century. Estimate € 2000 - € 3000

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A PAIR OF VIEWS DEPICTING THE HOLY SHRINES OF MECCA AND MEDINA INDIA, RAJASTHAN ,CIRCA 1880 gouache heightened with gold on paper, laid down on card Estimate € 1500 - € 2000

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AN OTTOMAN METAL-THREAD CURTAIN OF THE DOOR OR BAB AL-SALAAM IN AL-MASJID AL-HARAM Of rectangular form, embroidered in silver and silver-gilt thread over a black silk ground, the surface broken into cartouches of various shapes and sizes containing inscriptions in naskh and thuluth, the interstices filled with vegetal designs. The main design of consists of two large calligraphic mosque lamps framed by an arch with wreath and garlanded spandrels supported by twisted columns, enclosing wreaths and inscriptions with the tughra of Sultan Mahmud, further ruled by cartouches enclosing inscriptions and Arabesque scrolls. 300 by 375 cm. Estimate € 15.000 - € 20.000

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HISTORICAL MAP OF THE GRAND MOSQUE (MASJID AL-HARAM), BY HUSSIEN ABDULLAH BASLAMA AL-MAKI AL-HADRAMI. PRINTED IN CAIRO 1354 AH (1935 AD)

A magnificent map contains the historical expansion plans for the buildings around The Kaaba since the early days up to the Abbasi dynasty. Printed on paper and colored by the publishing house and promotion of Islamic newspapers to its owner Muhammad Mustafa Al-Faqih. Estimate € 1200 - € 1500

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A VINTAGE FRENCH MAP OF THE ARABIAN PENINSULA WITH LARGE INSET OF THE GREAT MOSQUE OF MECCA, 18TH CENTURY Decorative and detailed map cantered on the Arabian Peninsula, extending east-west from the Persian Gulf to Egypt and north-south from Syria-Palestine to Ethiopia. The geography is pre-Niebuhr but quite extensive in its detail, especially in its depiction of early 18th-century political divisions. The distinctive feature that separates this map from other maps of Arabia is a large inset illustration of the Great Mosque of Mecca holy complex, executed from a drawing in the Bodleian Library at Oxford, and including a numbered key of important features. 37 by 34 cm Estimate € 3000 - € 4000

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A SILK HIZAM FROM THE HOLY KAABA IN MECCA, OTTOMAN TURKEY 20TH CENTURY

The Hizam, or belt, is an inscribed band that encircles the upper part of the Kaaba, of rectangular form, inscribed over a black silk ground, the surface broken into cartouches of various shapes and sizes. The central section (3) with a gilt repeated inscription on a black ground of Quran 61 surah Al-Imran v-96-v.97 in thuluth script, flanked by two circular panels enclosing in thuluth script (4) Quran 33 surah Al-Ahzab v.40 and (7) Quran 112 surah Al-Iklas also known as Al-Tawhid. Further stylised (8) with Glory to our Mawlana Sultan, the victorious king Long may He reign. The upper rectangular section (1)encloses Quran 61 surah As-Saff v.9. The second section of the upper part (2) with a prayer of the four Caliphs and the rest of the companions.The lower section in Kufic script (5) with Quran 112 surah Al-Iklas also known as Al-Tawhid and (6) with Quran 2 surah Al-Baqarah v.144. 630 by 130 cm. Estimate € 6000 - € 8000

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AN OTTOMAN METAL-THREAD ON BLACK VELVET BANNER 20TH CENTURY

Made by a metal thread, written on it, one side; “There is no God but Allah, Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah” and on the other side; “help from Allah and speedy victory. so give the glad tidings to the believers” Al-Saff (verse 13). Also, some chapters from the Quran around the middle part with the name of prophet Muhammad, Allah (God), and other holy companions. Estimate € 2000 - € 3000

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AN OTTOMAN SILK AND METAL-THREAD EMBROIDERED CALLIGRAPHIC FROM THE HIZAM OF KISWA, EGYPT, POSSIBLY 19th CENTURY OR LATER Of elongated rectangular form, the black silk ground embroidered with silver metal threads with a monumental calligraphic frieze in thuluth (Aal-i-Imraan (the family of imraan) verses 95-half 97), framed by a narrow border of scrolling tendrils leafs, with split-palmette spandrels. CATALOGUE NOTE The four walls of the Kabaa are covered with a curtain (Kiswa) with the Shahada outlined in the weave. About two-thirds of the way up run a gold embroidered band (hizam) covered with Quranic verses. Each year, when the new Kiswa arrives the guardians of the Kaaba, the Banu Shayban, divide the old Kiswa up and distribute the pieces to honored pilgrims. Entire surahs were apparently reserved for important dignitaries or rulers. Estimate € 3000 - € 5000 Lot 225 ______________________________________

AN OTTOMAN EMBROIDERED GILT METAL-THREAD TEXTILE, 20TH CENTURY The inscriptions include: in the centre, invocations to Allah, the surrounding border Surah Al-Ikhlas, Chapter CXII. 125 by 95 cm. Estimate € 2000 - € 3000

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AN OTTOMAN METAL-THREAD EMBROIDERED KEY BAG, DATED 1305 AH/1887 AD

Rectangular in shape, two green velvet panels stitched together, each side is heavily decorated with a thread of gold-plated and silver-plated lush decorations surrounding inscription in thuluth script of Quran 27 surah Al-Naml v.30 and Quran 4 surah Al-Nisa v.58, made by the order of the Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II and renewed by the order of Egyptian Tawfik Pasha in 1305 AH. 37 by 60 cm. Estimate € 2000 - € 3000

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AN OTTOMAN WOVEN SILK LAMPAS-WEAVE TOMB COVER FRAGMENT TURKEY, LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY

A fragment of silk hanging panel of the inner kiswa, with an inscribed weave in cream color over a light red silk ground. Embellished with a prominent inscription within a broad border in thuluth script of praise of the prophet ‘Prayer and peace be upon you, O Messenger of Allah’. Below with a narrow band containing prayers for the four righteous caliphs Abu Bakr, ‘Umar, ‘Uthman and ‘Ali as well as for the companions of the Prophet. At the top with a narrow band enclosing ‘O Allah, bless the Prophet Muhammad, the Seal of Prophets and Messengers’. 80 by 175 cm. Estimate € 2000 - € 3000

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TWO MINIATURES IN INDIAN WOODEN FRAMES, 19TH CENTURY

Two oval Indian miniatures depicting the Kaaba and the Holy mosque in Medina, set in an wooden frame carved with floral decoration standing on two ornate feet with an easel at the back to stand. H 26 D 25 cm Estimate € 600 - € 800 Lot 229 ___________________________________________

“HIJAZ GUIDE”, A PRINTED OTTOMAN PAMPHLET OF THE HAJJ CEREMONIES OF THE FOUR ISLAMIC SECTS, POSSIBLY LATE 19th CENTURY

An Ottoman illustrated brochure with a description used as a guide for the pilgrim when he visits the Hijaz for purpose of Hajj. It contains the details of the pilgrimage, holy places he needs to visit, ceremonies of the visit in full with its supplications. Estimate € 600 - € 800

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AFTER AL-SAYYID ‘ABD AL-GHAFFAR . A COLLECTION OF PHOTOS OF THE HAJJ CEREMONIES FROM AN OLD ALBUM Abd al-Ghaffar is the earliest known photographer from Mecca and the first resident to photograph the holy city. He ranks alongside Mohammed Sadiq Bey and Snouck Hurgronje, as a pioneer photographer of the holy sites of Islam in Arabia. Estimate € 6000 - € 8000

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AFTER AL-SAYYID ‘ABD AL-GHAFFAR AL-TABIB TWO PHOTOGRAPHS OF MECCA 1880-1890

Both photograps depicts a general view of the Kabaa with the city beyond. ‘Abd al-Ghaffar is credited with being the earliest Arabian photographer. He was reputed to have learned the art of photography from the Dutch orientalist Christian Snouck Hurgronje who stayed with the physician in Mecca in 1884-85. Estimate € 1500 - € 2000

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TWO PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE KABAA, 20TH CENTURY

One old picture of the Kabaa with zamzam well, another picture of the Shafi‘i maqam and a part of the Hanfi one around the Kabaa. Each 20 by 20 cm. Estimate € 600 - € 800

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A RARE NON COLORED PRINTED FRENCH MAP OF THE ARABIC WORLD DURING THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE (ARABIA PENINSULA) BY J.J. HELLERT, DATED 1850

Printed in black and white on thick paper. The continent showing the city/town names, such as Hejaz, Yemen, Hadramout, Najid, and the Arabian desert. An important insert showing two maps of Mecca and Medina, the lower-left corner. 52 by 34 cm. Estimate € 2000 - € 3000

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SEVEN PHOTOGRAPHS OF MECCA AND THE HAJJ 20TH CENTURY

Seven photographs of Mecca, Medina, the Mahmal and Hajj.Including images of Mecca with prayers around the Kabaa, the Mahmal with pilgrims, the arrival of the mahmal, and prayers at the Prophet’s mosque. Estimate € 1500 - € 2000

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A COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHS SHOWING PROPHET MOHAMMED MOSQUE, HIS TOMB, AND THE BUILDINGS SURROUNDING THEM IN MEDINA, 19th CENTURY. Eleven original photographs of Medina during the 19th century, bringing some details of the prophet Mohammed’s tomb and its screen, the Alharam in the prophet mosque, the city gates, and other details of the city. Estimate € 800 - € 1200

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PHOTO ALBUM “VIEWS OF THE TWO HOLY MOSQUE”, PRINTED AT THE EXPENSE OF NAWAB ALI, AT BAB AL-SALAM, IN MECCA, LATE 19th CENTURY. The album covered in white thick paper contains photos of the two holy mosques, Mecca and Medina, and some details. Estimate € 800 - € 1200

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FOUR RARE PHOTOS OF DIFFERENT TOPICS RELATED TO MADINA, DATED 1914.

These four photos show the Garden of Fatimah in the Prophet Mohammed Mosque, Al-Arabia Gate (One of Madina gates) with its market. Also, the Ottoman railway station building. Finely, a side of the pilgrims’ tents at Arafat. Estimate € 1200 - € 1500

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AN OTTOMAN TALISMANIC CHART WITH EXTRACTS FROM THE QURAN AND PRAYERS, 19TH CENTURY

Cotton covered with text written in a variety of scripts and floral design, including thuluth and small square Kufic, in assorted colors, in numerous panels, roundels, cartouches and lines, two miniature pictures showing Mecca and Medina and jabal Uhud 112 by 88 cm Estimate € 1500 - € 2000

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AN OTTOMAN SILK AND METAL-THREAD EMBROIDERED CALLIGRAPHIC BAND (HIZAM) FROM THE HOLY KAABA AT MECCA, UNDER ORDER OF SULTAN ABDUL HAMID KHAN, DATED 1307 AH (1889 AD)

To the center a large silver cartouche with rounded ends enclosing in gold wires, sura “the Hajj” (the Pilgrimage) verses 26-29 in thuluth script with the red designed band above and below. Further flanked to both sides with two circular silver panels with green background enclosing in gold wires surah Al-Isra verse 84, and Arabic inscriptions which mean ‘this Hizam is ordered to be made for Waqf by Sultan Abdul Hamid II, dated 1307” Estimate € 6000 - € 8000

Lot 240 ________________________________________________________________________________ AN ISLAMIC PAINTING ON PAPER DEPICTING DIFFERENT MOSQUES, 20TH CENTURY An Islamic painting on paper. Three large panels depicting the Kaaba, Al-Masjid an-Nabawi and other different mosques and holy places in the Islamic history. 122 by 56 cm

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AN OTTOMAN SILK AND METAL-THREAD WALL HANGING EMBROIDERED WITH TUGHRA OF SULTAN ABDULMEJID I, DATED 1268 AH (1851 AD)

The black silk ground embroidered with silver and silver-gilt metal threads in Mihrab style, with tughra of Abdulmejid I, surrounded by a laurel wreath, with crossed quivers tied with a ribbon and paired garlands above, framed by calligraphic bands and foliate details on red, green, and yellow silk grounds. Sura Al-Iklas (The sincerity) in the middle inside a circle, Sura Al-Israa (verse 80) on a red background as an arch of the Mihrab, above it written in thuluth prophet Mohammed saying “area between my house and my Minbar is one of the gardens of Paradise” Estimate € 3000 - € 4000

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VELVET FRAGMENT, SAFAVID, IRAN, 16TH CENTURY

Textiles of the Safavid period demonstrate the technical mastery of the weavers as well as their strong dependence upon book illustration and illumination as a pattern source, at least in the products of court workshops. This example features a lattice pattern formed by staggered rows of lobed medallions. The princely pastime of falconry is the subject of the medallion scenes: the bird sits on her master’s gloved hand while an attendant, holding a receptacle and a bag for the game, approaches. A duck flies away from the falconer. 70 by 62 cm. CATALOGUE NOTE Under the reign of Shah Tahmasp (1524–76), royal workshops were established and by the seventeenth century, Shah Abbas I (r. 1587–1629) established a state monopoly over the silk trade in the Caspian provinces, where the bulk of the raw material was produced. In addition, the state regained control of ports in the Persian Gulf from Portuguese occupation, facilitating maritime trade and rerouting silk trade away from areas under Ottoman jurisdiction. When Isfahan was chosen as the Safavid capital in 1598, Armenian textile workers were relocated to the neighborhood of New Julfa. This local textile industry included dyers, weavers, and embroiderers producing luxury textiles mainly for export under the supervision of the state. Private workshops in urban centers such as Yazd and Kashan continued to produce textiles for sale within and beyond Iranian borders, and are especially known for velvet and lampas-woven luxury silks. Estimate € 5000 - € 7000

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A SAFAVID SILK LAMPAS FRAGMENT, PERSIA, 17TH CENTURY

Depicting a row of ogival cartouches, each surrounded by a band of calligraphy, on copper ground, each cartouche depciting a youth with cup and flask. 18 by 30 cm. Inscription consists of Persian verses. For two related panels forming a document case, see Patricia Baker, Islamic Textiles, 1995, p. 117. CATALOGUE NOTE The inscriptions consist of verses, probably from the Omar Khayyam Rubaiyat: ‘Since Moon and Venus first appeared in the sky No one has seen anything better than ruby wine. I often wonder what the Vintners buy One half so precious as the Goods they sell’. Estimate € 1600 - € 2000

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A FINE SAFAVID WOVEN SILK AND METAL-THREAD LAMPAS WEAVE FIGURAL PANEL, PERSIA, SECOND HALF OF 16TH CENTURY

The red burgundy silk ground woven with white silk and metal thread, a repeat scene depicting a prince on horseback with a falcon perched on his right hand, a simurgh flying above, amidst trees, cloudbands, leafy and floral branches, mounted with detail showing on reverse. 70 by 35 cm. PROVENANCE: Private collection, Germany

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_______________________________________________________________________________________ CATALOGUE NOTE A larger panel of the same design was offered at Sotheby’s, Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds, Tuesday 23rd October 2007, lot 177. For an identical design, albeit on a yellow ground, see Bernard O’Kane, The Treasures of Islamic Art in the Museums of Cairo, Cairo 2006, no. 230. Estimate € 14.000 - € 18.000

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A GROUP OF SIX SAFAVID AND QAJAR WOVEN SILK PANELS, PERSIA 17TH AND 19 CENTURY 63 by 51 cm. 39 by 35 cm. 90 by 90 cm. 49 by 46 cm. Estimate € 400- € 600 Lot 246 ________________________________________

A COLLECTION OF TEXTILE FRAGMENTS, MAINLY SAFAVID-PERSIA, AND CENTRAL ASIA, FORM AS A COVER, 17th-18th CENTURY 76 by 75 cm Estimate € 800- € 1200

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A ZAND OR EARLY QAJAR SILK AND METAL THREAD BROCADE PANEL, PERSIA, 18TH-19TH CENTURY of square form, decorated in polchrome silks, some wrapped in metal-thread, with a repeat design of large floral sprays, borders to each side separated by a chevron band and filled with undulating vines issuing flowerheads and foliate motifs, framed 67 by 67 cm Estimate € 600 - € 800

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A PORTRAIT OF A LADY QAJAR IRAN, 20TH CENTURY

Gouache pigments heightened with gold on paper depicting a roundel enclosing a half portrait of lady 36.5 by 24 cm Estimate € 400 - € 600

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A MUGHAL EMPEROR STANDING HOLDING A FLOWER, 19TH CENTURY

gouache and gold on paper,outer border with stylised floral sprays in gold on a brown ground 27 by 20 cm Estimate € 400 - € 600

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A PERSIAN MINIATURE, 20TH CENTURY

finely painted depicts a princely equestrian figure with a hawk, The art of hunting, regarded as the royal pasttime par excellence, also served as a literary and visual metaphor for personal strength, skill, and courage. It became one of the most popular themes in Persian painting .30 by 23 cm Estimate € 400 - € 600

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A PERSIAN MINTATURE PAINTING, 19TH20TH CENTURY A Persian miniature painting, natural pigments and gold on paper. Depicting astrological signs with Persian inscriptions amongst flowers and scrolls. 37 by 28.5 cm Estimate € 1000 - € 1200

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SIX CALLIGRAPHIC ALBUM PAGES ,20TH CENTURY

Persian manuscript on paper, each with black and red nasta’liq within illuminated cartouches, within coloured paper margins and polychrome rules, 25.5 by 20.5 cm Estimate € 800 - € 1000

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A PERSIAN CALLIGRAPHIC PANEL 20TH CENTURY Persian manuscript on paper, the quatrain written diagonally in black nasta’liq, the panel decorated with polychrome and gold floral scrolls against a blue ground. Panel: 29 by 20 cm. 19 by 12 cm Estimate € 400 - € 600

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A CALLIGRAPHIC ALBUM IN CONCERTINA BINDING , 20TH CENTRUY

Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, 21 pages each panel with découpé muhaqqaq calligraphic compositions in cream, vocalisation markings, set against a blue and gold ground , the margins with gold découpé foliage and punctuated with polychrome roundels, Folio 36 x 22 cm Estimate € 2500 - € 3000

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A CALLIGRAPHIC PANEL,QAJAR STYLE 20TH CENTURY

One of a handful of calligraphic compositions by Jalayir, a visionary artist active in the second half of the nineteenth century, this painting consists of a poem in large nastaliq script surrounded by an array of tiny vignettes celebrating the court life of Nasir al-Din Shah Qajar, the fourth ruler of the Qajar dynasty (reigned 1848–96). The poem praises the monarch by likening him to a flame in the night chamber of kingship and the seedling of the “garden of sovereignty,” whose moonlike forehead emanates imperial light and provides protection. The tiny vignettes—including a portrait of the king hunting astride a horse with attendants; ladies playing musical instruments; combat between a lion and snake; and an extraordinary assemblage of animals such as songbirds, waterfowl, peacocks, goats, rabbits, dogs, cats, leopards, deer, cattle, and an elephant—are all set against an Edenic landscape of flowering fruit trees and imaginary architectural vistas. Masterfully painted, the composition is an ultimate statement of kingship and was probably intended as a presentation piece to the ruler. 64 by 53 cm Estimate € 600 - € 800

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A PERSIAN MINIATURE OF A LADY, 19TH CENTURY

Gouache heightened with gold on paper, laid down on an album page, depicting an elegant lady wearing a coat, seated on a rock amongst blossoming trees and flowers. Laid within an orange and a dark blue border with illuminated floral sprays, green and gilt borders. Painting: 13 by 21.5 cm. Estimate € 600 - € 800

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AN ILLUMINATED PERSIAN MINIATURE, 19TH CENTURY Pencil and ink on paper, heightened with gold, laid down on album page, depicting a youth holding a carafe with another scene in a landscape. With Persian poems in black nastaliq script and stylized on both sides with gilt and striking blue decoration. 21 by 14 cm Estimate € 400 - € 600

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A PAINTING DEPICTING A WOMAN BATHING, INDIA 19TH CENTURY With an earlier, Persian, illuminated border. 18.5 by 29 cm. Estimate €400 - € 600

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A HISPANO-MORESQUE COPPER-LUSTRE CIRCULAR DISH, 17TH CENTURY

The deep circular dish painted with a stylised long-tailed bird reserved on a ground lustered with carnations and scrolling foliage. 38 cm.diam. Estimate € 600 - € 800 Lot 260 _____________________________________________

A HISPANO-MORESQUE COPPER-LUSTRE CIRCULAR DISH, 17TH CENTURY

The deep circular dish painted with a stylised amongst on a ground lustred with carnations and scrolling foliage. 35 cm. diam. Estimate € 600 - € 800 Lot 261 _____________________________________________

A LACQUER PAPIER-MACHÉ PENBOX (QALAMDAN), INDIA, 19TH CENTURY

A pen case of rectangular form with a cover, the interior fitted with a large compartment for pens together with an arched similar compartiment. Decorated with a dense design of gilt and black flowers and foliage on a cream ground, the interior is green colored with flower scrolls on a red ground to the bottom. 6 by 8 by 29 cm. Estimate € 400 - € 600

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Lot 263 _____________________________________________

AN INDO-PORTOGUESE IVORY CARVING OF INFANT JESUS AS KRISHNA, GOA, 17TH CENTURY

An ivory carving of infant Jesus Christ, with some characteristics of Krishna (the curly hair and the dress). 10.5 cm. height. Estimate € 1200 - € 1500

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AN INDO-PORTUGUESE FIGURE OF THE INFANT CRHIST AS SALVATOR MUNDI,GOA, 17TH CENTURY

An ivory figure of the infant Jesus Christ as Salvator Mund, holding a cross. On a later stand. 15.5 cm. Estimate € 1200 - € 1500

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THE ART OF SUZANIS

Suzani, literally meaning ‘of needle’ in Persian, refers to some of the most attractive products of Turkestan’s traditional culture. Produced by the women in what is today Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, suzanis were meant to decorate the interiors of homes and therefore are found mostly in settled communities rather than tribal societies. They formed an important part of a bride’s dowry, and as such were testament to a family’s status. The shared task was begun by a professional draftswoman (kalamkesh) drawing the design on four to six loosely joined strips of homespun cotton. The lengths were then separated and embroidered by the bride’s kinswomen. Once finished, the strips were sewn together, a procedure that accounts for the frequent irregularities along the seams, and color differences in adjoining strips. The present suzani exemplifies the characteristics often associated with Bukhara suzanis. Typically, the rosettes and palmettes are strongly articulated in the border while the field’s stems and scrolls are remarkably delicate. The finely worked chain stitching, combined with the rich and sensitive use of color, conjure up the charm of a fine Bukhara piece.

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A MUGHAL SILK EMBROIDERED WOOL PRAYER PANEL, KASHMIR, CIRCA 1800

Rectangular, embroidered in polychrome silks, predominantly in shades of red on an ivory wool ground, depicting a large floral spray emerging from a vase above a stylized urn, flanked above by nastaliq inscription, all within a mihrab style frame, the borders with paired boteh motifs 187 by 107.5 cm. CATALOGUE NOTE The inscription reads: ‘goshadeh bad be-dawlat hamisheh in dargah/ be-haqq-e ashhadu an la ilaha illa allah’ or ‘May this court (or shrine) be always open in prosperity/ By the truth of: I testify that there is no god, but The God’. The design of the flowering plant within a mihrab frame closely resembles that of Mughal tent panels and prayer mats made in Gujarat (see The Indian Heritage. Court Life and Arts under Mughal Rule, exhibition catalogue, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 21st April - 22nd August 1982, nos. 212 and 213). It is very unusual to find prayer panels made in Kashmir by the same technique as shawls. Estimate € 2000- € 3000

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A SILK CAUCASIAN EMBROIDERED PRAYER RUG SAFAVID, AZERBAIJAN, 18TH CENTURY 180 by 120 cm. Estimate € 5000- € 7000

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A SUSANI NURATA REGION, UZBEKISTAN, EARLY 19TH CENTURY

The cream ground embroidered with floral sprays arranged around a central floral rosette, the borders with large flowers within large serrated leaves, 267 by 162 cm Estimate € 6000- € 8000

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A SUZANI, CENTRAL ASIA ,19TH CENTURY

A large silk suzani embroidered with six large colourful flower heads surrounded by sprays and a classic flower band to to the border. 244 x 156 cm. Estimate € 5000- € 7000

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A SUZANI, BUKHARA, MID 19TH CENTURY

A Bukhara suzani hanging wall panel, embroidered in polychrome to the centre with three large bands floral sprays, surrounded by a wide border of diagonal floral tendrils with oversize flower blooms. 230 by 160 cm. Estimate € 8000- € 10.000

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A SUZANI, SILK EMBROIDERED PANEL, BUKHARA, UZBEKISTAN 19TH CENTURY Of rectangular form, the central field decorated with a series of floral roundels amidst scrolling stylized leaves, surrounded by a border of large flower-heads interspersed with leafy sprigs, lined. 225 by 160 cm. Estimate € 7000- € 9000

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A QAJAR EMBROIDERED AND APPLIQUÉ WOOL RESHT PANEL PERSIA, 19TH CENTURY

of rectangular form, the predominantly red ground embroidered in polychrome silks with a central panel containing a tree flanked by peacocks and floral interlace, above and below bands containing botehs, the borders with undulating floral vines 210 x 121 cm. Estimate € 1500 - € 2000

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A SILK IKAT PANEL, CENTRAL ASIA, 19TH CENTURY

Of rectangular form, woven in polychrome silks with an abstract floral design, backed. 190 by 120 cm. Estimate € 600- € 800

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A SUZANI, TASHKENT, 19TH CENTURY

Entirely couched in silk with central flower head medallion the border with magenta roundels. 260 by 210 cm. Estimate € 4000- € 6000

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A TASHKENT SUZANI, TASHKENT, 19TH CENTURY

Entirely couched in silk with six large magenta roundels with yellow, blue and orange centers. 260 by 190 cm. Estimate € 3000- € 4000

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A SUZANI, TASHKENT, 19TH CENTURY

Entirely couched in silk with six large magenta roundels with blue yellow chevron star centers (borders sewn down). 275 by 200 cm. Estimate € 3000- € 4000

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AN UZBEKI EMBROIDERY HANGING PANEL,CENTRAL ASIA, 19TH CENTURY

A Uzbeki embroidery hanging panel, in the form of Mihraab and decorated with large flowers sprays and cartouches enclosing Quran 2 surah Al-Bakraa Ayat al-Kursi. 134 by 92 cm. Estimate € 2500- € 3500

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A CIRCULAR SUZANI, CENTRAL-ASIA, 19TH CENTURY

Of circular form, the yellow ground embroidered with a large and elegant central floral star motif, with foliage scrolls growing from the flower, the borders with large floral blooms interspersed with foliage. 135 cm. diam. Estimate € 600- € 800

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ORIENTAL RUGS AND CARPETS

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A LARGE HERIZ SERAPI CARPET, LATE 19TH CENTURY 430 by 380 cm.

Estimate € 400 - € 600

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A BAGSCHEICH CARPET, IRAN, MID 19TH CENTURY 320 by 222 cm.

Estimate € 300 - € 400

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A PETAG TABRIZ CARPET, IRAN, 1900 363 by 383 cm.

Estimate € 200 - € 400

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A TABRIZ CARPET, IRAN/AZERBAIJAN, 1900 390 by 290 cm.

Estimate € 200 - € 300

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A KIRMAN YAZD CARPET, IRAN, 1920 440 by 295 cm.

Estimate € 200 - € 300

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A TEBRIZ CARPET, IRAN, AZERBEIJAN, 1920 333 by 224 cm.

Estimate € 200 - € 300

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A SARUK USA RE-IMPORT CARPET, IRAN, 1910 360 by 265 cm.

Estimate € 200 - € 300

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A KASHAN USA RE-IMPORT CARPET, IRAN, 1900 480 by 350 cm.

Estimate € 200 - € 300

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A TEBRIZ KHOY CARPET, IRAN, 1930 423 by 320 cm.

Estimate € 200 - € 300

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A HERIZ CARPET, IRAN, CA 1940 410 by 220 cm

Estimate € 200 - € 300

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A KAMSEH CARPET, IRAN, LATE 19TH CENTURY 278 by 157 cm.

Estimate € 200 - € 300

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A SENE KELLEGI CARPET IRAN, 1910-1920 580 by 158 cm.

Estimate € 200 - € 300

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A TEBRIZ KHOY CARPET, IRAN, 1930 315 by 217 cm.

Estimate € 200 - € 250

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A SERAB RUNNER CARPET, IRAN, 1920 454 by 105 cm.

Estimate € 200 - € 300

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HERIZ SERAPI CARPET, IRAN, LATE 19TH CENTURY 422 by 247 cm.

Estimate € 300 - € 400

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A LARGE AGRA JAIL CARPET, INDIA, LATE 19TH CENTURY 607 by 544 cm.

Estimate € 300 - € 400

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A SARUK USA RE-IMPORT RUG, IRAN, 1920 195 by 122 cm.

Estimate € 200 - € 300

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A KIRMAN RAWER RUG, PROBABLY IRAN, 1930 232 by 138 cm.

Estimate € 300 - € 400

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A KELLEGI CARPET, AZERBAIJAN, MID 19TH CENTURY 457 by 220 cm. Estimate € 200 - € 300

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A VERY FINE ISFAHAN WITH PART SILK CARPET,1920 162 by 108 cm

Estimate € 300 - € 400

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A TEBRIZ RUG, IRAN, 1950-1960 150 by 102 cm.

Estimate € 200 - € 300

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Lot 299 ____________________________________________________________________________________

A KASHAN CARPET, IRAN, 1940 390 by 276 cm.

Estimate € 200 - € 300

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DRAGON SILEH CARPET, AZERBAIJAN 19TH CENTURY 320 by 215 cm.

Estimate € 200 - € 300

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A FINE ISFAHAN RUG, IRAN, 1930 232 by 150 cm.

Estimate € 200 - € 300

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A LARGE YAZD CARPET, IRAN, KERMAN REGION,1920 550 by 350 cm.

Estimate € 200 - € 300

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A KULA CARPET, TURKEY (ANATOLIA), FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY 310 by 134 cm.

Estimate € 200 - € 250

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A MEYMAI RUG, IRAN, 1940 200 by 132 cm.

Estimate € 250 - € 350

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AN INDIAN CARPET, PROBABLY 19TH CENTURY 200 by 126 cm.

Estimate € 200 - € 300

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A VERY UNUSUAL TABRIZ CARPET, IRAN, 1920 320 by 255 cm.

Estimate € 200 - € 300

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A BIJAR RUG, NORTH IRAN, CIRCA 1880-1910 212 by 133 cm.

Estimate € 400 - € 600

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A VERAMIN CARPET, IRAN, 1910 318 by 170 cm.

Estimate € 200 - € 250

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A LARGE SULTANABAD CARPET, 19TH CENTURY 362 by 280 cm.

Estimate € 200 - € 300

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AN USAK CARPET WITH DESIGN AND WOOL, CIRCA 1910 385 by 301 cm.

Estimate € 200 - € 300

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AN AGRA CARPET, LATE 19TH CENTURY 422 by 238 cm.

Estimate € 200 - € 300

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A VERAMIN RUG, IRAN, 1940 213 by 149 cm.

Estimate € 200 - € 300

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A QASHQAI RUG SOUTH WEST IRAN, CIRCA 1910

A CAUCASIAN ZEIJWA KUBA CARPET, LATE 19TH CENTURY

Estimate € 200 - € 300

Estimate € 300 - € 500

146 by 117 cm.

270 by 130 cm

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AN AFSHAR RUG, IRAN, 1900 160 by 109 cm.

Estimate € 100 - € 200

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A KASHAN CARPET, IRAN, 1930 215 by 140 cm.

Estimate € 250 - € 350

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A DERBEND SUMAK CARPET, CAUCASUS, LATE 19TH CENTURY 310 by 238 cm.

Estimate € 200 - € 400

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100 by 50 cm.

170 by 76 cm.

A TIBETAN RUG, 19TH CENTURY Estimate € 150 - € 250

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A PAOTO RUG, CHINA, 1920 Estimate € 250 - € 350

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A TIBETAN HORSE BACK COVER, 19TH CENTURY 110 by 57 cm.

Estimate € 100 - € 200 Lot 320 ______________________________

A NING SHIA RUG, CHINA, PROBABLY 19TH CENTURY 124 by 72 cm.

Estimate € 300 - € 400 Lot 323 ______________________________

A TIBETAN HORSE BACK COVER, LATE 19TH CENTURY 118 by 59 cm.

Estimate € 100 - € 200

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A TIBETAN HORSE BACK COVER, 19TH CENTURY 110 by 57 cm.

Estimate € 100 - € 200

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A TIBETAN MAT, LATE 19TH CENTURY. 92 by 53 cm. Estimate € 100 - € 200

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CONSIGNING YOUR ITEMS FOR AUCTION Once you have decided to sell your items at Oriental Art Auctions, you will receive a receipt detailing in short the items and any applicable reserves and conditions. The items will then be inspected again and processed in our system. Well in advance of the sale, you will receive a detailed receipt with descriptions via email and/or post.

THE RESERVE PRICE You will receive an advised estimate of each item offered for sale, and we advise that the items are sold the auctioneer’s discretion. This discretionary value would equal a selling price of 10% below the low estimate. Alternatively a fixed reserve price below which we will not sell can be agreed upon when consigning your items. A reserve can never exceed the lower estimate.

BEFORE THE AUCTION You will receive notification of the lot numbers of your property usually about two weeks before the sale. You are of course welcome to come to the view or attend the auction if you wish.

SETTLEMENT Sale results are sent out within 48 hours of the auction and settlement is usually made six weeks after the sale, subject to normal business conditions. We can only pay out if the buyer paid for the items.

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TERMS & CONDITIONS OF CONSIGNMENT - THE CONSIGNMENT OF GOODS BETWEEN CONSIGNOR AND ORIENTAL ART AUCTIONS The present document comprises the Terms & Conditions of Consignment between you and Oriental Art Auctions and is applicable to the present and to each subsequent consignment terminating upon expiry at the end of the calendar year or upon the issue of a new version made available to you. Please read this document carefully, in view of the fact that rights and obligations arise as a result of this Agreement. 1. APPLICABILITY 1.1 The present Agreement containing the General Terms & Conditions of Business is applicable to all parts of the relationship between Oriental Art Auctions B.V., hereinafter referred to as ‘Oriental Art Auctions” and the Consignor/Seller, hereinafter referred to as “the Consignor”, which include a particular purchase, sale, intermediary services, appraisals, evaluations, estimates, cataloguing, and custody, unless expressly agreed otherwise. 1.2 Any departure from the present General Conditions ls only possible if and insofar as expressly agreed in writing by Oriental Art Auctions. 2. COMMISSION CONTRACT 2.1 The Consignor hereby instructs Oriental Art Auctions to examine, appraise and sell at auction the movable property brought in by Consignor and taken delivery of by a representative of Oriental Art Auctions (hereinafter also referred to as: ‘the Items’). 2.2 Oriental Art Auctions are hereby authorized by the Consignor to sell the Items via Oriental Art Auctions under the auction conditions to be set by Oriental Art Auctions, irrespective of whether said authorisation regards all or, alternatively merely a few pieces. Consignor and Oriental Art Auctions may mutually agree upon setting a minimum price (reserve) for each consigned Item. 2.3 Taking delivery of Items, however, does not obligate Oriental Art Auctions to sell or to offer said items for sale at auction. ln the event that Oriental Art Auctions is not willing to enter the Items into auction, the Consignor will be informed by Oriental Art Auctions within four weeks subsequent to any such decision. 3. RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS ON THE PART OF THE CONSIGNOR 3.1 The Consignor shall provide proof of identity at the request of Oriental Art Auctions. 3.2 The Consignor warrants that in his/her capacity as true owner or by means of proper authorisation he is authorised to offer the Items for sale at auction and hereby indemnifies and holds Oriental Art Auctions harmless against any and all claims from a third party in relation thereto. 3.3 The Consignor at the request of Oriental Art Auctions is obliged to provide Oriental Art Auctions with information on and substantiated proof of provenance and origin of the Items. The Consignor is liable for any loss/damage in case of information which is inaccurate or misleading and/or in case of any other circumstances attributable to the Consignor and hereby indemnifies and holds Oriental Art Auctions harmless against any and all claims from a third party in relation thereto. 3.4 The Consignor duly declares that sale at auction of the Items is not obstructed by any national or international statutory provisions. 3.5 The Consignor is not allowed to bid on any Items brought in by him unless otherwise agreed in writing with Oriental Art Auctions. 3.6 The rights and obligations by virtue of the present General Terms and Conditions belong exclusively to the Consignor and cannot be transferred by Consignor to a third party. 4. THE RIGHTS OF ORIENTAL ART AUCTIONS 4.1 The inclusion of Items in an auction sale or the exclusion thereof, similarly any (oral) announcement in respect of an Item in the Sale Catalogue or in a brochure, is at the sole discretion of the Oriental Art Auctions, who reserve the right to consult or rely on any expert without accepting any responsibility in connection therewith. 4.2 Oriental Art Auctions reserve the right to determine in which of their sales an Item shall be put up for auction. 4.3 In the event that Oriental Art Auctions are instructed to clear the complete contents of a dwelling or warehouse, they reserve the right to exclude Items from said clearance and also to remove or dispose of any such Items which in their opinion are not suitable for auction or if possible, to convert said Items into cash by other means. 4.4 Consignor duly declares that Oriental Art Auctions are authorized to photograph, illustrate or otherwise make visual representations of all the Items offered for sale and to copy or cause said Items to be copied in any way whatsoever, both prior and subsequent to the sale, and shall observe any statutory regulations applicable thereto. Oriental Art Auctions retain the copyright in all such visual representations for use at their discretion.

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5. WITHDRAWAL ON THE PART OF CONSIGNOR 5.1 Once an Item has been entered into an auction, it can only be withdrawn by the Consignor following payment of 30% of the agreed reserve, or of a lesser amount if in the opinion of Oriental Art Auctions this is reasonable, or in the absence of a reserve price, payment of 30% or of a lesser amount of the expected proceeds at auction as estimated by Oriental Art Auctions plus all incurred costs, if any. 5.2 In the event that the Consignor is not satisfied with the estimate as set out in 5.1, he/she can request a re/estimation at his/ her own expense, to be performed by three experts who are approved Registered Brokers/ or Registered Broker-Assessors and whose area of specialisation is that of the Item or alternatively, to be performed by certified appraisers or brokers, one of whom to be appointed by Oriental Art Auctions, one of whom by the Consignor, and the third to be nominated jointly by the two already appointed. Should the re-estimation result in a different value, said different value shall be binding upon Oriental Art Auctions and applicable to the Consignor in accordance with the applicability of the present Clause. 6. COMMISSION In case of sale of the Items at auction, the commission payable to Oriental Art Auctions amounts to a percentage of the price achieved at the sale agreed prior to the sale. 7. OBLIGATION TO TAKE BACK ON THE PART OF ORIENTAL ART AUCTIONS 7.1 The Consignor acknowledges that he/she is familiar and agrees with the General Conditions of Oriental Art Auctions, applicable to Oriental Art Auctions and Buyer in respect of a purchase at auction of movable property, of his willingness to do the following: ‘Unless certain items in the catalogue are expressly excluded - except for a number of cases mentioned in the General Conditions of Sale applicable to the purchase of movable property at auction - Oriental Art Auctions may be willing to set aside the sale of a Lot at auction and to refund an amount corresponding to the original Purchase Price and auction costs, in the event that the Seller within a period of three weeks subsequent to the sale has established to the satisfaction of Oriental Art Auctions that the Lot sold at auction has such serious hidden faults or that the description given is shown to be so erroneous, that had the Buyer been aware of said faults or had there been an accurate description at the fall of the hammer, said Buyer would have decided not to proceed with the purchase or would have made the purchase only at a considerably lower price:. 7.2 The Consignor shall grant Oriental Art Auctions an irrevocable authorisation to set aside the sale in consideration for a refund of the Purchase Price and auctions costs. Oriental Art Auctions has sole discretion to determine whether the circumstances are applicable in any such case. By reason of the setting aside of the sale, the Item is considered to be unsold within the meaning of Clause 11 of the present contractual Terms & Conditions 8. PAYMENT TO CONSIGNOR 8.1 Oriental Art Auctions shall in the name of Oriental Art Auctions ensure payment to the Consignor of the proceeds from the sale less all fees and charges to be borne by the Consignor, such as transport costs, restoration costs, commission fees, vetting costs, insurance premiums, if applicable, and any other costs agreed in advance as well as VAT [BTW]. hereinafter referred to as: •[the] Compensation’, providing that Oriental Art Auctions has received from the Buyer the full Purchase Price, and providing that the Buyer has not asserted the obligation on the part of Oriental Art Auctions to set aside the sale within the meaning of Clause 7 of the present Agreement, which assertion is acknowledged by the auctioneer and provided that no cancellation of the sale has occurred within the meaning of Clause 9 of the present contractual Terms & Conditions. 8.2 Payment of The Compensation ls normally is effected within 30 days following a sale. unless a written notice as set out in Clause 7 of the present Conditions is received from the Buyer, or a setting aside of the sale within the meaning of Clause 9 of the present Agreement has occurred. 8.3 Invocation of the so-called margin scheme can only be made in the event that prior to the sale all the necessary conditions have been met, including inter alia the declaration of purchase for VAT purposes (inkoopverklaring): the above at the absolute discretion of Oriental Art Auctions. 9. CONSEQUENCES CANCELLATION BY BUYER In the case of “a setting aside’ as set out in Clause 7 of the present Terms & Conditions, or a cancellation of the Purchase agreement with the Buyer for any other reason, then Oriental Art Auctions reserves the right to claim back any Compensation already paid to the Consignor as well as any other loss/damage and costs incurred by Oriental Art Auctions as a consequence of said setting aside, including interest charges and judicial and extrajudicial costs.

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10. CONSEQUENCES OF SETTING ASIDE BY ORIENTAL ART AUCTIONS 10.1 The Consignor is familiar with the fact that Oriental Art Auctions, in the Conditions of Sale (being the General Terms & Conditions of Oriental Art Auctions and the Buyer in respect of a purchase at auction of movable property), reserves the right to set aside the Purchase agreement in the event that the Buyer shall exceed the term for payment. 10.2 The Consignor expressly acknowledges and agrees that Oriental Art Auctions have the right to recover any loss/damage and costs against the Buyer in case of the occurrence of a situation as set out in 10.1. Also the Consignor expressly acknowledges and agrees that Oriental Art Auctions have the right to claim specific performance when the Buyer has failed to comply with the period for payment, or alternatively, to proceed to set aside the sale, or alternatively, first to file a claim against the Buyer for specific performance which if unsuccessful, then to take steps to set aside the sale: the above at the discretion of Oriental Art Auctions. 11. UNSOLD ITEMS 11.1 Oriental Art Auctions are irrevocably authorized but never obligated to offer Items for sale at a later auction, hereinafter referred to as: “to resell”, or alternatively, to sell said Items within a period of ten days after a particular auction. Any such post-auction sale (“aftersale”) can only take place at a price that is at least the equivalent of the Purchase price less all costs to be borne by the Consignor to which the Consignor would have been entitled if the Item had sold for the reserve set at auction. 11.2 In the event of such an aftersale, the rights and obligations of the Consignor and Oriental Art Auctions by virtue of the present Agreement shall be equally binding and apply in full as if the Item had been sold at the particular auction. 11.3 Accordingly, the provisions set out in the present Agreement shall apply in full to any such resale or aftersale. 12. TRANSPORT/STORAGE INSURANCE ITEMS 12.1 All packaging materials in respect of the Items consigned to the auction sale may be removed or disposed of by Oriental Art Auctions unless expressly agreed otherwise by Oriental Art Auctions and the Consignor. 12.2 All the Items consigned to Oriental Art Auctions are insured for the value stated on the receipt, or alternatively for an appropriate value determined at the sole discretion of Oriental Art Auctions. against fire. theft, loss and damage provided that said Items are kept in the offices of Oriental Art Auctions or in other storage facilities chosen by Oriental Art Auctions. The Consignor is entitled to claim a receipt for the Items consigned to Oriental Art Auctions, which receipt indicates the value represented by the Items at the moment of consignment according to a preliminary estimate given by Oriental Art Auctions. 12.3 Oriental Art Auctions reserves the right to take measures for storing with a third party Items sent or brought to auction, and to charge the Consignor for any such costs in relation thereto. 12.4 Items which have been sent or brought in to Oriental Art Auctions and which have not been accepted for auction and which are not stored for [temporary] safekeeping, shall at the risk and expense of the Sender be returned to the Sender wholly at his own cost. 13. LIABILITY OF ORIENTAL ART AUCTIONS 13.1 Oriental Art Auctions accept no liability whatsoever for any damage to frames of paintings, or other works of ort, nor to any parts thereof such as glass coverings, passe-partouts, etc, except in case of damage caused wilfully or by gross negligence on the part of Oriental Art Auctions and/or his/her employees or representatives. 13.2 In no event shall Oriental Art Auctions be liable for any damage/loss caused by interruption to business, consequential damage/loss, damage/loss of property and/or indirect damage. 13.3 Furthermore, Oriental Art Auctions cannot be held liable for any accident or any form of personal injury suffered on or in the vicinity of the premises or surrounding areas in use for consignment, storing or viewing, for holding auctions or in use for picking up the goods sold, except in case of damage caused wilfully or by gross negligence on the part of Oriental Art Auctions and/or his/ her employees or representatives and/or except insofar as such accident/personal injury is covered by the insurance of Oriental Art Auctions. 13.4 Entering the premises or surrounding areas is entirely at your own risk.

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14, OTHER RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS ON THE PART OF THE CONSIGNOR/NATURAL PERSON (NOT ACTING IN THE COURSE OF HIS/HER TRADE/PROFESSION)/LONG DISTANCE SERVICES 14.1 In the event that an agreement is entered into between Oriental Art Auctions and the Consignor/natural person who is not acting in the course of his/her trade or profession, under which, up to and including the conclusion of the Agreement, use can only be made of one or more techniques for long-distance communication within the context of the auction system for long distance services maintained by Oriental Art Auctions. in case of the above, the following shall apply. 14.2 During the duration of 7 working days to be calculated from the day upon which the Agreement is concluded, the Consignor/ natural person is entitled to cancel the Agreement free of charge and without giving reasons. Under certain circumstances the period can be extended to three months subsequent to the conclusion of the agreement. Any such termination must occur in writing (per e-mail or written letter). 14.3 The Consignor/natural person cannot assert the abovementioned right. in the event that with his/her consent Oriental Art Auctions has commenced performance of the Agreement prior to the expiry of the term mentioned above. 14.4 In deviation from the provisions set out in Article 7:46101 the Dutch Civil Code pertaining to an occurrence of default, the statutory provisions set out in Articles 6:81-83 01 the Dutch Civil Code shall apply instead. 15. MISCELLANEOUS 15.1 Nullification, annulment or the non-bindingness of one of the provisions set out in the present Agreement containing General Conditions 01 Business shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions. In the event that one or more provisions is null and void, annulled or nonbinding, Consigner and Oriental Art Auctions shall agree one or more provisions to replace the above which are valid and which correspond as far as possible in content and purport to the provisions that are null and void, annulled or nonbinding. 15.2 Objects which, even without prior knowledge of the owner, are deemed to be cultural heritage, and objects which are made with materials which do not have the necessary CITES certificate, (Ivory, Coral, Rhinoceros horn etc.) are excluded from our Auctions. This also counts for objects which may be considered plundered artworks by the authorities. Possible confiscations and legal consequences are the sole responsibility and expense of the consignor. 15.3 The present Conditions of Business are governed exclusively by the Laws of the Netherlands. 15.4 All disputes pertaining to, arising from or in connection with any agreement entered into between Oriental Art Auctions and the Consignor or in connection with the formation of any such agreement shall be submitted to the exclusive jurisdiction of the competent court in Zwolle, except for the right of Oriental Art Auctions to choose to have the dispute adjudicated by the competent court located in the district of the Consignor.

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