Bonhams: Islamic and Indian Art, 31075, London, New Bond Street
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- November 12, 2025 - November 12, 2025
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pir Muhammad ibn Piri Ahmad bin Khalil, Kitab Anis al-'Arifin | Pir Muhammad ibn Piri Ahmad bin Khalil, Kitab Anis al-'Arifin, on poetry |
Ottoman Turkey, | AH 995/AD 1586-87 | GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 2 | An illuminated collection of prayers, including al-Jazuli's Dala'il al-Khayrat, with two illustrations of Mecca and Medina |
North India, Kashmir | 18th-19th Century | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 2,048.00 | |
| 3 | A small illuminated Qur'an |
Qajar Persia | 19th Century | GBP 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | GBP 2,304.00 | |
| 4 | Mullah Muhammad Baqir ibn Muhammad Taqi Majlisi, | Mullah Muhammad Baqir ibn Muhammad Taqi Majlisi, Kitab Zad al-Ma'ad (Provisions for the Hereafter), copied by 'Abd al-Wahab |
Qajar Persia, | AH 1250/AD 1834-35 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 5 | A large calligraphic panel with two lines in the style of the 'Baysunghur' Qur'an |
Persia | 19th/20th Century | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 1,792.00 | |
| 6 | copied by Muhammad Sadiq al-Husaini al-Yazdi | Twenty-nine illuminated Qur'an ajza', copied by Muhammad Sadiq al-Husaini al-Yazdi |
Qajar Persia, | AH 1243/AD 1827-28 | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 7 | copied by Sulayman, known as Hikmati | An illuminated Ruzname (almanac or calendar), in scroll form, copied by Sulayman, known as Hikmati |
Ottoman Turkey, | late 18th/early 19th Century | GBP 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,536.00 |
| 8 | al-Hajj Ahmad Kamal | A large illuminated Hilyeh, signed by al-Hajj Ahmad Kamal |
Near East or Turkey | 20th Century | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 1,664.00 |
| 9 | Two illuminated calligrapher's diplomas (ijazeh) |
Ottoman Turkey, | AH 1269/AD 1852-53 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 960.00 | |
| 10 | An illuminated calligraphic panel (qit'a) |
Ottoman Turkey | 18th Century | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 1,024.00 | |
| 11 | copied by 'Abdullah al-Yazdi | A Safavid illuminated Qur'an, copied by 'Abdullah al-Yazdi |
Persia, | late 17th Century | GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 12 | A small Safavid illuminated Qur'an |
Persia | 17th-18th Century | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 2,304.00 | |
| 13 | A scene from a historical narrative, depicting a gathering of noblemen outside the walls of a moated palace, with a party of ladies picknicking in a garden within |
Ottoman, probably Baghdad | 16th Century | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 14 | Muzaffar Muhammad Qasim al-Gunabadi | Muzaffar Muhammad Qasim al-Gunabadi, Tanbihat al-Munajjimin, a Turkish translation of a Persian astrological manual, copied by Hajj 'Umar |
Ottoman Turkey, | between 18th Muharram and 11 Safar 1179/7th-30th July 1765 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 1,536.00 |
| 15 | copied by Shaykh Sayyid Mustafa Badr al-Din | Two sections from a calligraphic genealogical scroll (silsilename), copied by Shaykh Sayyid Mustafa Badr al-Din |
Ottoman Turkey, | AH 1199/1784-85 | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 16 | opied by al-Hajj Ahmad al-Kamil | A fine, large calligraphic composition, copied by al-Hajj Ahmad al-Kamil (1868-1941), in a carved wood frame signed by the maker, Kalkandelenli Halid |
Ottoman and Republican Turkey | AH 1344/AD 1926 | GBP 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | GBP 57,550.00 |
| 17 | , attributed to 'Abdullah Bokhari | A couple in an erotic embrace, attributed to 'Abdullah Bokhari |
Ottoman Turkey, | mid-18th Century | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 17,920.00 |
| 18 | An illuminated Qur'an |
Kashmir, | late 18th Century | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 2,560.00 | |
| 19 | copied by by Abi'l-Qasim bin 'Abd al-Jawad al-Nayrizi, by the order of Muhammad Zaki Khan Nuri | An illuminated Qur'an, copied by by Abi'l-Qasim bin 'Abd al-Jawad al-Nayrizi, by the order of Muhammad Zaki Khan Nuri |
Qajar Persia, | Safar 1227/February-March 1812 | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 20 | copied by Amir 'Abd al-Hamid Bahreyni | A manuscript in scroll form on astronomy, calendars and the astrolabe, copied by Amir 'Abd al-Hamid Bahreyni |
Persia | Ramadan 1215/January-February 1801 | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 16,640.00 |
| 87A | Carsten Niebuhr, | Carsten Niebuhr, Description de L'Arabie, translated from the German by Mourier |
Copenhagen, | 1773 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 127 | Collection Henri Moser-Charlottenfels, | Collection Henri Moser-Charlottenfels, Oriental Arms and Armour |
Leipzig, | 1912 | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 7,040.00 |
| 167 | General Sir Eyre Coote | A collection of letters relating to General Sir Eyre Coote (1726-83), the East India Company Commander-in-Chief, and the political situation in Mysore |
Lucknow, and England | 1780 and later | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 19,200.00 |
| 168 | Tippoo Sultaun | Official Documents relative to the Negotiations carried on by Tippoo Sultaun with the French Nation, and other Foreign States, for Purposes Hostile to the British Nation |
Calcutta, | 1799 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 6,400.00 |
| 179 | Captain Charles Gold | Captain Charles Gold, Oriental Drawings: Sketched between the Years 1791 and 1798, twelve aquatint plates |
London, | 1806 | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | Not Sold |
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/0a99416d-9c0f-4fa3-afdd-7532ca8a2b2c.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/a077b4a5-0477-4c47-9847-0158cf045843.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!")
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![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/3ee16d5b-a2ec-4c03-aeb6-aa3fcfec3a5e.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/d5f50485-7faa-423f-af0c-803b964dd2ba.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/fb024365-7d7a-4510-9859-9d26b5c266cf.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/a7c0eda0-9d8b-43ac-a504-58923308d5a4.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.")
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