Lyon and Turnbull: Islamic and Indian Art, 873, Edinburgh
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- December 10, 2025 - December 10, 2025
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A COLLECTION OF OTTOMAN MANUSCRIPTS |
TURKEY | 19TH CENTURY | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | Unknown | |
| 2 | AN OTTOMAN AN'AM-I SHERIF (PRAYER MANUAL) |
TURKEY | DATED AH 1210/ AD 1795 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | Unknown | |
| 9 | AN OTTOMAN QUR'AN WITH SILVER TRAVELLING CASE |
TURKEY | 19TH CENTURY | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | Unknown | |
| 15 | A SAFAVID ILLUSTRATION OF A BATTLE SCENE FROM A PERSIAN EPIC |
PERSIA | 17TH CENTURY | GBP 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | Unknown | |
| 16 | A QAJAR ILLUSTRATED MANUSCRIPT OF IBN HUSAM KHUSFI'S 'KHAVAR-NAMA' ('THE BOOK OF THE EAST') |
PERSIA | DATED AH 1259/ AD 1833-4 | GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | Unknown | |
| 23 | A MAMLUK MANUSCRIPT OF IBN AKHI HIZAM'S 'KITAB AL-BAYTARAH' ('BOOK OF HIPPIATRICS' OR HORSE MEDICINE) |
SYRIA OR EGYPT | 15TH CENTURY | GBP 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | Unknown | |
| 29 | SCHMORANZ, Gustav. | OLD ORIENTAL GILT AND ENAMELLED GLASS VESSEL EXTANT IN PUBLIC MUSEUMS AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS |
Vienna and London | 1899 | GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | Unknown |
| 30 | MIGEON, Gaston. | EXPOSITION DES ARTS MUSULMANS AU MUSEE DES ARTS DECORATIFS |
Paris | 1903 | GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | Unknown |
| 31 | MARTIN, F.R. | THE MINIATURE PAINTING AND PAINTERS OF PERSIA, INDIA AND TURKEY FROM THE 8TH TO THE 18TH CENTURY |
London | 1912 | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | Unknown |
| 32 | COOMARASWAMY, Ananda. | RAJPUT PAINTING |
GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | Unknown | ||
| 33 | GLUCK, Heinrich. | DIE INDISCHEN MINIATUREN DES HAEMZAE-ROMANES IM OSTERREISCHEN MUSEUM FUR KUNST UND INDUSTRIE IN WIEN UND IN ANDEREN SAMMLUNGEN |
Zurich | [circa 1925] | GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | Unknown |
| 34 | GRIGGS, William [publisher]. | INDIA. PHOTOGRAPHS AND DRAWINGS OF HISTORICAL BUILDINGS, FROM THE COLLECTION IN THE LATE OFFICE OF CURATOR OF ANCIENT MONUMENTS IN INDIA |
London | 1896. | GBP 5,500.00 - 6,500.00 | Unknown |
| 35 | SMITH, Edmund W. | MOGHUL COLOUR DECORATION OF AGRA |
Allahabad | 1901.A fine copy of a First Edition. | GBP 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | Unknown |
| 36 | LA ROCHE, Emanuel et al. | INDISCHE BAUKUNST |
Munich | 1921-22. | GBP 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | Unknown |
| 37 | A PORTRAIT OF MIRZA-MUHAMMAD, SON OF KHWAJA QABAHAT, BY ABD AL-AZIZ |
PERSIA - TABRIZ | CIRCA 1540-45 | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | Unknown | |
| 38 | A PORTRAIT OF MAHARAJA GAJ SINGH I (R. 1619-1638) |
MUGHAL INDIA | CIRCA 1620 | GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | Unknown | |
| 39 | A VERY FINE PORTRAIT OF A MUGHAL PRINCE, POSSIBLY PRINCE BIDAR BAKHT |
MUGHAL INDIA | CIRCA 1670 | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | Unknown | |
| 40 | A PORTRAIT OF A NOBLEMAN, POSSIBLY RAJA MAN SINGH OF AMBER |
MUGHAL INDIA | CIRCA 1610 | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | Unknown | |
| 41 | A PORTRAIT OF A PRINCE |
MUGHAL INDIA | CIRCA 1660 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | Unknown | |
| 42 | A PORTRAIT OF MUGHAL EMPEROR SHAH JAHAN (R. 1628-1658) |
MUGHAL INDIA | CIRCA 1740 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | Unknown | |
| 43 | A PORTRAIT OF AN EUROPEAN NOBLE LADY |
MUGHAL INDIA | CIRCA 1750 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | Unknown | |
| 44 | LAYLA VISITING MAJNUN IN THE WILDERNESS |
INDIA - AWADH - LUCKNOW | CIRCA 1770 | GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | Unknown | |
| 45 | CIRCLE OF MIHR CHAND | A DETACHED FOLIO FROM THE POLIER ALBUM: NAWAB AMIR SAYEED HUSAIN ALI KHAN |
INDIA - LUCKNOW OR FAIZABAD | MID-18TH CENTURY | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | Unknown |
| 46 | A DETACHED ALBUM PAGE: EMPEROR JAHANGIR AT A JHAROKHA WINDOW |
INDIA - FAIZABAD OR LUCKNOW | LATE 18TH CENTURY | GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | Unknown | |
| 47 | A DETACHED ALBUM PAGE: MUHAMMAD TAQI KHAN, ONE OF THE EMIRS OF THE EMPEROR JAHANGIR |
INDIA - FAIZABAD OR LUCKNOW | CIRCA 1770 | GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | Unknown |
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