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Lot 1974
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Firdawsi: Shahnama ( part), a large illustrated Persian manuscript on paper with seven miniatures, Kashmir, 19th century, ( possibly dated 1295/1878),
Firdawsi: Shahnama ( part), a large illustrated Persian manuscript on paper with seven miniatures,…
Hammer price:
£780
Estimate: £300 - £500
1 February 2020
1 February 2020
Lot 1975
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A Qur'an, illuminated Arabic manuscript in naskhi script on gold-sprinkled paper, copied by Ibn Nur al-Din Sultan Muhammad, Iran, Safavid, dated 1085/
A Qur'an, illuminated Arabic manuscript in naskhi script on gold-sprinkled paper, copied by Ibn Nur…
Hammer price:
£780
Estimate: £600 - £800
1 February 2020
1 February 2020
Lot 1976
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Ibn Babawayh (Abu Ja' far Muhammad ibn 'Ali ibn Babawayh al-Qummi): a work on Hadith and jurisprudence, probably Kitab Man La Yahduruhu al- Faqih, lar
Ibn Babawayh (Abu Ja' far Muhammad ibn 'Ali ibn Babawayh al-Qummi): a work on Hadith and…
Hammer price:
£700
Estimate: £600 - £800
1 February 2020
1 February 2020
Lot 1977
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Qur'an, illuminated Arabic manuscript on paper, colophon stating copied by Husayn al-Hili, a pupil of Zuhdi, Turkey, Ottoman, dated 1219/1804, 17cm. b
Qur'an, illuminated Arabic manuscript on paper, colophon stating copied by Husayn al-Hili, a pupil…
Hammer price:
£550
Estimate: £200 - £300
1 February 2020
1 February 2020
Lot 1978
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Tafsir al-Quran, large profusely illuminated Arabic and Persian manuscript on paper with five fully illuminated double pages, India, circa 15th-16th c
Tafsir al-Quran, large profusely illuminated Arabic and Persian manuscript on paper with five fully…
Hammer price:
£2,600
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
1 February 2020
1 February 2020
Lot 1979
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Qur'an section ( Juz' 25), illuminated Arabic manuscript on paper, Egypt or Levant, Mamluk, circa 1468-95, 24.8cm. by 16.5cm. contemporary leather cov
Qur'an section ( Juz' 25), illuminated Arabic manuscript on paper, Egypt or Levant, Mamluk, circa…
Hammer price:
£550
Estimate: £400 - £600
1 February 2020
1 February 2020
Lot 1980
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The adventures and battles of Sam: tales based on the Shanama, Kashmir, 19th century, large illustrated and illuminated Persian manuscript on paper, 1
The adventures and battles of Sam: tales based on the Shanama, Kashmir, 19th century, large…
Hammer price:
£500
Estimate: £800 - £1,000
1 February 2020
1 February 2020
Lot 1982
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Five Islamic manuscripts on paper, mostly on religious subjects, Near East, Turkey, Iran and India, circa 19th century, sizes 16.4cm. by 10.9cm. to 25
Five Islamic manuscripts on paper, mostly on religious subjects, Near East, Turkey, Iran and India,…
Hammer price:
£100
Estimate: £150 - £250
1 February 2020
1 February 2020
Lot 1983
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Qur'an, illuminated Arabic manuscript on paper with gold-sprinkled margins, penultimate leaf with commission statement of Sha Sulayman Safavi ( reigne
Qur'an, illuminated Arabic manuscript on paper with gold-sprinkled margins, penultimate leaf with…
Hammer price:
£3,800
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,000
1 February 2020
1 February 2020
Lot 1984
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Three illuminated Persian manuscripts of poetry, various dates, largest 17.3cm. by 10.6cm. Provenance: one formerly in the collection of Hagop Kevorki
Three illuminated Persian manuscripts of poetry, various dates, largest 17.3cm. by 10.6cm.…
Hammer price:
£1,100
Estimate: £100 - £150
1 February 2020
1 February 2020
Lot 1985
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A colour printed facsimile copy of the famous 16th century Qur'an manuscript copied by Ruzbihan Muhammad, in the collection of the Chester Beatty Libr
A colour printed facsimile copy of the famous 16th century Qur'an manuscript copied by Ruzbihan…
Hammer price:
£300
Estimate: £50 - £70
1 February 2020
1 February 2020
Lot 1987
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An Ottoman firman bearing the tughra of Sultan Mahmud I ( r. 1730-54), eight lines of Diwani script in black ink on paper, dated 1144/1731-32, 53cm. b
An Ottoman firman bearing the tughra of Sultan Mahmud I ( r. 1730-54), eight lines of Diwani script…
Hammer price:
£680
Estimate: £100 - £150
1 February 2020
1 February 2020
Lot 1988
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A finely illuminated unfinished manuscript, Qajar, 19th century, seven leaves with silver and gold text areas left blank, each leaf 28.5cm. by 17.5cm.
A finely illuminated unfinished manuscript, Qajar, 19th century, seven leaves with silver and gold…
Hammer price:
£200
Estimate: £200 - £300
1 February 2020
1 February 2020
Lot 1989
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A nasta'liq quatrain signed Bimiqdar Husaini, Persia, 18th century, album page, manuscript on paper, four lines of diagonal text in black nasta'liq sc
A nasta'liq quatrain signed Bimiqdar Husaini, Persia, 18th century, album page, manuscript on paper…
Hammer price:
£700
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
1 February 2020
1 February 2020
Lot 1990
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Portrait of a European child, with attribution to the artist Abu'l Hasan, Iran, Qajar, dated 1281/1864-65, gouache on paper, portrait 22.2cm. by 17.8c
Portrait of a European child, with attribution to the artist Abu'l Hasan, Iran, Qajar, dated 1281…
Hammer price:
£700
Estimate: £300 - £500
1 February 2020
1 February 2020
Lot 1992
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Ibn Sina: Al-Qanun fi'l- Tibb ( Avicenna's Canon of Medicine ), parts of Book III, Near East, circa 12th-14th century, with later additions: Arabic ma
Ibn Sina: Al-Qanun fi'l- Tibb ( Avicenna's Canon of Medicine ), parts of Book III, Near East, circa…
Hammer price:
£70,000
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
1 February 2020
1 February 2020
Lot 1993
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Ottoman manuscript dated AH/877/30March 1472-73 AD, on Islamic moral and ethical principles, Arabic manuscript on paper, 361 ff. plus 6 fly leaves, ea
Ottoman manuscript dated AH/877/30March 1472-73 AD, on Islamic moral and ethical principles, Arabic…
Hammer price:
£1,150
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
1 February 2020
1 February 2020
Lot 1994
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A calligraphic panel, Iran, 17th century or later, painted with a bird between panels of script on a blue ground with gold flecks, overall size 32cm.
A calligraphic panel, Iran, 17th century or later, painted with a bird between panels of script on…
Hammer price:
£180
Estimate: £150 - £250
1 February 2020
1 February 2020
Lot 1995
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A concertina album of ten Chinese watercolour paintings on paper, 19th/20th century, each painting with figures in a landscape beside rows of calligra
A concertina album of ten Chinese watercolour paintings on paper, 19th/20th century, each painting…
Hammer price:
£520
Estimate: £200 - £400
1 February 2020
1 February 2020
Lot 1996
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Chinese school, possibly Ming dynasty, a painting of a pheasant perched on rocks, watercolour on silk laid down on paper, signed and with red seal, 1
Chinese school, possibly Ming dynasty, a painting of a pheasant perched on rocks, watercolour on…
Hammer price:
£450
Estimate: £100 - £200
1 February 2020
1 February 2020
Lot 1997
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A Chinese sgraffito green-ground famille-rose bowl, blue Qianlong seal mark but later. enamelled on the exterior with flower sprays, 18.25cm. diameter
A Chinese sgraffito green-ground famille-rose bowl, blue Qianlong seal mark but later. enamelled on…
Hammer price:
£420
Estimate: £200 - £300
1 February 2020
1 February 2020
Lot 1998
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A Nishapur pottery bowl, North Eastern Iran, 12th century, painted on the interior with a border containing manganese abstract motifs, a bird in the c
A Nishapur pottery bowl, North Eastern Iran, 12th century, painted on the interior with a border…
Hammer price:
£65
Estimate: £60 - £80
1 February 2020
1 February 2020
Lot 1999
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A miniature jade vase, 19th/20th century, of pear shape with elephant mask and ring handles, 3cm. high, wood stand and box.
A miniature jade vase, 19th/20th century, of pear shape with elephant mask and ring handles, 3cm.…
Hammer price:
£120
Estimate: £80 - £120
1 February 2020
1 February 2020
Lot 2000
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A set of eight Chinese school paintings, 19th/20th century, watercolour and gouache on silk laid down on paper, painted with figures engaged in variou
A set of eight Chinese school paintings, 19th/20th century, watercolour and gouache on silk laid…
Hammer price:
£4,200
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
1 February 2020
1 February 2020
Lot 2001
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A Khorassan type brass ewer. modern, of cylindrical form with loop handle, the body engraved with a winged animal beneath script, 32.5cm. high.
A Khorassan type brass ewer. modern, of cylindrical form with loop handle, the body engraved with a…
Hammer price:
£300
Estimate: £60 - £80
1 February 2020
1 February 2020
Lot 2002
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Kemalpashazade's Daqaiq al-Haqaiq, Ottoman Empire, 16th century, an early copy of the dictionary, Ottoman manuscript on Italian paper, 86 leaves plus
Kemalpashazade's Daqaiq al-Haqaiq, Ottoman Empire, 16th century, an early copy of the dictionary,…
Hammer price:
£450
Estimate: £500 - £700
1 February 2020
1 February 2020
Lot 2003
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A Chinese porcelain blue and white bowl, Wanli six character mark but later, painted with fruit and tendrils above a ruyi head border, 21.5cm. diamete
A Chinese porcelain blue and white bowl, Wanli six character mark but later, painted with fruit and…
Hammer price:
£9,000
Estimate: £100 - £150
1 February 2020
1 February 2020
Lot 2004
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A Timurid miniature on paper, Iran, mid 15th century, painted with a king and attendants with rows of black script, overall size 22cm. by 15.5cm., per
A Timurid miniature on paper, Iran, mid 15th century, painted with a king and attendants with rows…
Hammer price:
£260
Estimate: £300 - £400
1 February 2020
1 February 2020
Lot 2005
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Japanese school, Meiji period, a large painted on silk of seven monkeys on branches beside a rocky outcrop, 127cm. by 54cm., framed and glazed. 25
Japanese school, Meiji period, a large painted on silk of seven monkeys on branches beside a rocky…
Hammer price:
£700
Estimate: £500 - £700
1 February 2020
1 February 2020
Lot 2007
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A polychrome painted wood figure of Guanyin, probably Ming dynasty, carved standing on rockwork wearing loose red robes, (a.f), 43cm. high.
A polychrome painted wood figure of Guanyin, probably Ming dynasty, carved standing on rockwork…
Hammer price:
£160
Estimate: £200 - £300
1 February 2020
1 February 2020
Lot 2009
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A Chinese Dayazhai -type barrel shaped garden seat, late 19th century, painted with birds perched in branches of wisteria against a turquoise ground,
A Chinese Dayazhai -type barrel shaped garden seat, late 19th century, painted with birds perched…
Hammer price:
£1,800
Estimate: £200 - £300
1 February 2020
1 February 2020
Lot 2010
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A Japanese wood netsuke of a sennin, 19th century, carved standing carrying a child across his right shoulder, unsigned,9.5cm. high. 10
A Japanese wood netsuke of a sennin, 19th century, carved standing carrying a child across his…
Hammer price:
£100
Estimate: £300 - £500
1 February 2020
1 February 2020
Lot 2011
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A Japanese wood netsuke of a recumbent goat, 19th century, carved with head turned across its back, unsigned, 4.25cm. length. 30
A Japanese wood netsuke of a recumbent goat, 19th century, carved with head turned across its back,…
Hammer price:
£780
Estimate: £300 - £500
1 February 2020
1 February 2020
Lot 2012
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A Canton carved wood card case, late 19th century, of rectangular form, profusely carved with figures amongst trees and pavilions, 11.75cm high.
A Canton carved wood card case, late 19th century, of rectangular form, profusely carved with…
Hammer price:
£250
Estimate: £100 - £150
1 February 2020
1 February 2020
Lot 2013
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A Japanese giltwood figure of Amida Buddha, probably 19th century, seated in vajrasana on a red painted lotus pedestal on a circular carved stepped ba
A Japanese giltwood figure of Amida Buddha, probably 19th century, seated in vajrasana on a red…
Hammer price:
£320
Estimate: £200 - £300
1 February 2020
1 February 2020
Lot 2014
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A Chinese famille-verte punch bowl, Kangxi, painted on the exterior with deer and crane amongst bamboo and rocks, the interior painted with birds, ins
A Chinese famille-verte punch bowl, Kangxi, painted on the exterior with deer and crane amongst…
Hammer price:
£120
Estimate: £80 - £120
1 February 2020
1 February 2020
Lot 2015
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A Japanese gold lacquer four-case inro, 19th century, the kinji ground decorated in relief on one side with a Sambaso dancer, the reverse with a man h
A Japanese gold lacquer four-case inro, 19th century, the kinji ground decorated in relief on one…
Hammer price:
£650
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
1 February 2020
1 February 2020
Lot 2016
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A Chinese pale celadon jade mounted spring hinged clip, Qing dynasty, the stone pierced and carved with chimes and fish, the silvered metal back plate
A Chinese pale celadon jade mounted spring hinged clip, Qing dynasty, the stone pierced and carved…
Hammer price:
£400
Estimate: £250 - £350
1 February 2020
1 February 2020
Lot 2017
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A Chinese stone head of Buddha, possibly Ming dynasty, carved wearing a serene expression, her crown carved with a small central figure of amitabha Bu
A Chinese stone head of Buddha, possibly Ming dynasty, carved wearing a serene expression, her…
Hammer price:
£520
Estimate: £500 - £700
1 February 2020
1 February 2020
Lot 2019
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A Chinese cinnabar lacquer circular box and cover, Qing dynasty, each carved with three figures in a landscape inside floral borders, 13cm. diameter;
A Chinese cinnabar lacquer circular box and cover, Qing dynasty, each carved with three figures in…
Hammer price:
£240
Estimate: £200 - £300
1 February 2020
1 February 2020
Lot 2020
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A large Japanese Imari `black ship' bowl, Meiji period, of octagonal form, painted on the interior and exterior with panels of Dutch ships alternating
A large Japanese Imari `black ship' bowl, Meiji period, of octagonal form, painted on the interior…
Hammer price:
£520
Estimate: £200 - £300
1 February 2020
1 February 2020
Lot 2022
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A large painted and parcel giltwood head of Guanyin, carved with serene expression and wearing a foliate tiara, 52cm. high, with stand.
A large painted and parcel giltwood head of Guanyin, carved with serene expression and wearing a…
Hammer price:
£950
Estimate: £200 - £300
1 February 2020
1 February 2020
Lot 2023
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A small Gandhara sandstone bust of Buddha, 3rd/4th century, wearing a headress and with eyes closed in meditation, 20cm. high.
A small Gandhara sandstone bust of Buddha, 3rd/4th century, wearing a headress and with eyes closed…
Hammer price:
£220
Estimate: £100 - £150
1 February 2020
1 February 2020
Lot 2027
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A Chinese export blue and white shaped oval tureen and cover, Qianlong, painted with panels of pavilions in river landscapes alternating with panels o
A Chinese export blue and white shaped oval tureen and cover, Qianlong, painted with panels of…
Hammer price:
£240
Estimate: £250 - £350
1 February 2020
1 February 2020
Lot 2028
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A Chinese export porcelain monogrammed part service, late Qianlong, each piece with gilt initials `KW' comprising; a cylindrical teapot and cover, a
A Chinese export porcelain monogrammed part service, late Qianlong, each piece with gilt initials …
Hammer price:
£160
Estimate: £100 - £150
1 February 2020
1 February 2020
Lot 2029
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A Chinese export blue and white tureen and associated cover, Qianlong, each painted with a river landscape, set with animal mask handles, (a.f), 34cm.
A Chinese export blue and white tureen and associated cover, Qianlong, each painted with a river…
Hammer price:
£250
Estimate: £150 - £250
1 February 2020
1 February 2020
Lot 2030
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A good Japanese lacquer low table, Edo period, 19th century, of shaped circular form, decorated in gold and silver hiramaki-e and kirikane over a dens
A good Japanese lacquer low table, Edo period, 19th century, of shaped circular form, decorated in…
Hammer price:
£950
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
1 February 2020
1 February 2020
Lot 2031
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A Chinese blanc-de-chine figure of Guanyin, late Qing dynasty, standing holding a lotus flower in her right hand, 29cm. high; also two other blanc-de-
A Chinese blanc-de-chine figure of Guanyin, late Qing dynasty, standing holding a lotus flower in…
Hammer price:
£220
Estimate: £100 - £150
1 February 2020
1 February 2020