Sothebys: Arts of the Islamic World & India, L25223, London

Auction Details

Auction Date: October 29, 2025 - October 29, 2025

Page Size: 58 items in 3 pages

Lot Number	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
140	A large illuminated Qur'an,	Persia, Shiraz, Safavid	16th century	GBP 120,000.00 - 180,000.00	GBP 152,400.00
143	An album of original watercolours: Charles T. Yerkes, Collection of 16th Century Rugs,	London and New York	1900-05	GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00	GBP 50,800.00
144	Abu'l Qasim Firdausi (d.1025 AD), Shahnameh,	Persia, Safavid	16th century	GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00	GBP 60,960.00
145	An illuminated Qur'an,	Persia, Safavid	16th century	GBP 40,000.00 - 60,000.00	Not Sold
146	A large illuminated Qur'an,	India, Mughal	late 17th/early 18th century	GBP 30,000.00 - 50,000.00	GBP 82,550.00
147	A goat in a landscape, signed by Mu'in [Musavvir],	Persia, Isfahan, Safavid,	11[0]8 AH/1696-97 AD	GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00	GBP 31,750.00
148	A calligraphic album page, possibly from the Read 'Persian' Album,	Persia	16th-17th century	GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	Not Sold
149	A large illuminated Qur'an, copied by Ahmad al-Nayrizi, commissioned for Muhammad Ibrahim Bega Yuzbashi,	Persia, Safavid,	1122 AH/1710-11 AD	GBP 300,000.00 - 500,000.00	GBP 355,600.00
150	An illuminated Qur'an in 60 volumes, copied by Malik Muhammad al-Khwansari,	Persia, Qajar,	1279 AH/ 1862 - 1863 AD	GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00	GBP 50,800.00
190	Methods of hunting, India,	Mughal,	second half 17th century	GBP 50,000.00 - 80,000.00	Not Sold
191	A heroic battle scene,	India, Mughal	late 16th or early 17th century	GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00	GBP 40,640.00
192	Elephants frolicking in a mountain lake,	India, Mughal	circa 1630-40	GBP 15,000.00 - 20,000.00	GBP 139,700.00
193	Jahangir as the Queller of Shah Jahan's Rebellion,	India, Mughal	17th century	GBP 100,000.00 - 150,000.00	GBP 127,000.00
194	A portrait of Ahmad Beg Khan, attributed to Hunhar,	India, Mughal	circa 1657	GBP 12,000.00 - 18,000.00	GBP 15,240.00
199	A folio from the 'Small Clive Album': A holy man teaching a prince at night,	India, probably Awadh, Mughal	circa 1760	GBP 30,000.00 - 40,000.00	GBP 48,260.00
200	A royal Mughal hunting scene, possibly portraying Jahandar Shah (r.1712-13),	India, Mughal,	first half 18th century	GBP 60,000.00 - 80,000.00	GBP 152,400.00
201	Bhils Hunting,	India, Provincial Mughal, Awadh	18th century	GBP 7,000.00 - 10,000.00	GBP 13,970.00
202	Sohni swimming across the river to meet Mahival,	India, Provincial Mughal, Awadh	18th century	GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00	GBP 24,130.00
205	A lady bathing,	India, Rajasthan, probably Bundi	circa 1770	GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00	Not Sold
206	An illustration to a Ramayana series: King Dasharatha prepares for Ashwamedha (the Horse Sacrifice),	India, Rajasthan, Mewar	circa 1690-1700	GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00	GBP 6,350.00
207	An illustration from the Ramayana,	India, Pahari	circa 1840	GBP 7,000.00 - 10,000.00	GBP 17,780.00
208	A group of small scale miniatures,	India, Awadh	circa 1760	GBP 12,000.00 - 18,000.00	Not Sold
209	Maharana Jawan Singh (r.1828-38) bathing with his noblemen at Jag Niwas, attributable to Ghasi,	India, Udaipur	circa 1830-35	GBP 30,000.00 - 50,000.00	GBP 53,340.00
210	Maharana Raj Singh (r.1652-80) worshipping Surya,	India, Udaipur	circa 1680	GBP 12,000.00 - 18,000.00	GBP 15,240.00
211	Maharaja Bakhat Singh (r.1751-52) at archery practice,	India, Jodhpur	circa 1751-52	GBP 12,000.00 - 18,000.00	GBP 15,240.00

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
Sotheby’s
Book Week
December 9-17, 2025

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Francesco Colonna. Hypnerotomachie, Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Nausea. De principiis dialectices Gorgias, and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Billon. Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur, Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000.

Sotheby’s
Book Week
December 9-17, 2025

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of Sense and Sensibility, the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.
Heritage Auctions
Rare Books Signature Auction
December 15, 2025

Heritage, Dec. 15: John Donne. Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death. London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633.

Heritage, Dec. 15: Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.

Heritage, Dec. 15: F. Scott Fitzgerald. Tender is the Night. A Romance.

Heritage, Dec. 15: Bram Stoker. Dracula. Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., 1897.

Heritage, Dec. 15: Jerry Thomas. How to Mix Drinks, or the Bon-Vivant's Companion, Containing Clear and Reliable Directions for Mixing All the Beverages Used in the United States…
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