Christies: The Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection of Indian Painting and Calligraphy, 24425, London - King Street
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- April 28, 2026 - April 28, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SPAIN, CIRCA 1250-1300 AD | An Illuminated Carpet-Page From A Maghribi Qur'An |
Spain | c. 1250-1300 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 31,750.00 |
| 2 | PROBABLY ZIRID KAIROUAN, TUNISIA, 9TH CENTURY | A Kufic Qur'An Folio |
Kairouan, Tunisia | 9th century | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 7,620.00 |
| 3 | IRAN OR MESOPOTAMIA, 14TH CENTURY | A Folio From The 'Five Suras' Manuscript |
Iran; Mesopotamia | 14th century | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 10,160.00 |
| 4 | ALMOHAD MARRAKESH, 13TH CENTURY | A Pink Qur'An Folio |
Marrakesh | 13th century | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 9,525.00 |
| 5 | ALMOHAD MARRAKESH, SECOND QUARTER 13TH CENTURY | A Pink Qur'An Folio |
Marrakesh | second quarter 13th century | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 9,525.00 |
| 6 | ANATOLIA OR CENTRAL ASIA, EARLY 14TH CENTURY AND LATER | An Illuminated Qur'An Folio |
Anatolia; Central Asia | early 14th century | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 6,096.00 |
| 7 | SPAIN OR NORTH AFRICA, MID-15TH CENTURY | Two Maghribi Folios From A Dala'Il Al-Khayrat |
Spain; North Africa | mid-15th century | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 1,524.00 |
| 8 | MUGHAL INDIA, CIRCA 1620 | An Illuminated Shamsa |
Mughal India | c. 1620 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 3,302.00 |
| 9 | MUGHAL INDIA, CIRCA 1580-85 | A Folio From The 'Chester Beatty Tutinama' |
Mughal India | c. 1580-85 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 33,020.00 |
| 10 | MUGHAL INDIA, CIRCA 1590 | The Emperor Akbar Subdues A Cobra |
Mughal India | c. 1590 | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 107,950.00 |
| 11 | BY KANHAR, MUGHAL INDIA, 1595-1600 | Qaracha Khan Is Brought Before Humayun |
Mughal India | 1595-1600 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 76,200.00 |
| 13 | MUGHAL INDIA, CIRCA 1610 | An Archer Inspecting His Arrow |
Mughal India | c. 1610 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 20,320.00 |
| 14 | MUGHAL INDIA, 1600 | The Virgin Mary Standing In Prayer |
Mughal India | 1600 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 152,400.00 |
| 15 | MUGHAL INDIA, CIRCA 1600 | The Angel Raphael Greeting Tobias |
Mughal India | c. 1600 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 254,000.00 |
| 16 | ASCRIBED TO LA'L, MUGHAL INDIA, CIRCA 1605 | The Virgin And Child |
Mughal India | c. 1605 | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 44,450.00 |
| 17 | MUGHAL INDIA, CIRCA 1610 | A Woman On A Stone Bench |
Mughal India | c. 1610 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 139,700.00 |
| 18 | THE CALLIGRAPHY SIGNED FAKHR AL-DIN, GOLCONDA, INDIA, CIRCA 1650 | An Illuminated And Illustrated Album Page |
Golconda, India | c. 1650 | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 8,890.00 |
| 19 | PROVINCIAL MUGHAL, INDIA, CIRCA 1610 | A Portrait Of Prince Parviz (D. 1626) |
Provincial Mughal, India | c. 1610 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 6,350.00 |
| 20 | MUGHAL INDIA, CIRCA 1590 | Ascetics By A Fire |
Mughal India | c. 1590 | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 25,400.00 |
| 21 | THE PAINTING MUGHAL INDIA, CIRCA 1610; THE MARGINS ATTRIBUTABLE TO MUHAMMAD BAQIR, ZAND ISFAHAN OR SHIRAZ, MID-18TH CENTURY | An Imagined Portrait Of The Poet Jami |
Mughal India; Isfahan; Shiraz | c. 1610; mid-18th century | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 24,130.00 |
| 22 | SIGNED MIR 'ALI AL-KATIB, SAFAVID HERAT OR SHAYBANID BUKHARA, CIRCA 1525 | A Calligraphic Folio |
Herat; Bukhara | c. 1525 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 7,620.00 |
| 23 | SIGNED MAHMUD [IBN ISHAQ] AL-SHAHABI, PROBABLY SHAYBANID BUKHARA, SECOND HALF 16TH CENTURY | An Illuminated Calligraphic Panel |
Shaybanid Bukhara | second half 16th century | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 30,480.00 |
| 24 | THE PAINTING MUGHAL INDIA, CIRCA 1590; THE CALLIGRAPHY SIGNED MIR 'ALI, FIRST HALF 16TH CENTURY | Layla Visits Majnun In The Desert |
Mughal India | c. 1590; first half 16th century | USD 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 | USD 139,700.00 |
| 25 | MUGHAL INDIA, CIRCA 1600 | A Seated Prince In A Pavilion |
Mughal India | c. 1600 | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 101,600.00 |
| 26 | MUGHAL INDIA, 17TH CENTURY | Maharana Amar Singh Of Mewar (D. 1620) Holding A Flower |
Mughal India | 17th century | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 5,715.00 |
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Sotheby’s
Shelf Life: Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper from the Library of Stanley J. Seeger and Christopher Cone
25 June – July 7Sotheby’s, July 7: Ludwig van Beethoven. Autograph sketches for the overture "Die Weihe des Hauses", op.124, [1822], UNPUBLISHED. £150,000 to £200,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice, 1813, first edition, 3 volumes, contemporary half calf. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: Walt Whitman. Leaves of Grass, Brooklyn, 1855, first edition, first issue, original green cloth, the Doheny copy. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: Binding—Sangorski & Sutcliffe—Omar Khayyam. Rubaiyat, London, 1872, third edition, in a magnificent jewelled Peacock binding. £15,000 to £20,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: George Eliot. Middlemarch, Edinburgh and London, 1871, first edition in the original parts. £20,000 to £30,000. -
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July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: Hassall (Joan) A large collection of over 300 original woodblocks of engravings for various books, v.d., with Hassall's engraver's glass water-globe (Qty) - Est. £10,000-15,000Forum, July 9: Eragny Press.- [Bradley (Katherine Harris) & Edith Emma Cooper], "Michael Field." Whym Chow, Flame of Love, one of only 27 copies, inscribed by Bradley, the rarest book from the press, 1914. - Est. £3,000-4,000Forum, July 9: [Moore (Thomas Sturge)] [Wood Engravings], 71 wood-engravings printed by David Chambers from the original blocks, the only set on Japanese Hosho paper, from an edition of 5 sets, [1970]. - Est. £3,000-4,000Forum Auctions
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July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: La Fontaine (Jean de) Contes et Nouvelles en vers, 2 vol., engraved plates after Eisen, fine early 19th century blue morocco, gilt, by Bradel l'ainé, Amsterdam [Paris], 1762. - Est. £2,000-3,000Forum, July 9: Erotica.- Prostitution.- Pretty Women of Paris (The); Their Names and Addresses, Qualities and Faults..., [Paris], privately printed at the Press of the Prefecture de Police, 1883. - Est. £3,000-4,000Forum, July 9: Vale Press.- Ricketts (Charles) & Lucien Pissarro. De la Typographie et de l'Harmonie de la Page Imprimée…, [one of 216 copies], bound in dark blue morocco tooled in gilt, by Sarah T.Prideaux, 1898. - Est. £1,000-1,500Forum Auctions
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Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: Martin (John) Illustrations of the Bible, complete set of 20 mezzotints, good impressions, rarely found in early states, [c.1831-1835]. - Est. £1,000-1,500Forum, July 9: Golden Cockerel Press.- Four Gospels of the Lord Jesus Christ (The), one of 500 copies, Mary Gill's copy, Waltham St. Lawrence, 1931 with a signed proof of engraving on japon numbered 10/10 (2) - Est. £5,000-7,000Forum, July 9: Boccaccio (Giovanni) The Decameron, 3 vol., vol.1 extra-illustrated by John Buckland Wright with c.150 erotic original drawings in pen & ink and pencil, 1886 [extra-illustrated c.1940]. - Est. £10,000-15,000Forum Auctions
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July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: Cox (Morris) Collection of Gogmagog Press Books, 35 vol., rare complete collection of printed books issued by the press, limited editions, most signed by Cox, 1957-83. - Est. £10,000-15,000Forum, July 9: Wynkyn de Worde.- [Terentius Afer (Publius)] [Comedie...], [Paris, Josse Badius: sold in London by Wynkyn de Worde, & others], [15 July 1504]. - Est. £4,000-6,000Forum, July 9: Mosley (James) Ornamented Types. Twenty-Three Alphabets from the Foundry of Louis John Pouchée, 2 vol., one of 10 copies for presentation, from an edition of 210, 1992-93. - Est. £1,000-2,000 -
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July 16, 2026Forum, July 16: Fleming (Ian). Casino Royale, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author, 1953. £40,000-60,000Forum, July 16: d'Agoty (Jacques-Fabien Gautier). Anatomie de la Tête, first edition, Paris, chez le Sieur Gautier, 1748. £10,000-15,000Forum, July 16: Martial Arts.- Lee (Bruce). 'Praying Mantis style' Kung Fu book, containing numerous annotations, diagrams and graphs in Bruce Lee's hand, c. 1960. £50,000-70,000Forum Auctions
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July 16, 2026Forum, July 16: Warre (Capt. Henry James). Sketches in North America and the Oregon Territory, first edition, rare hand-coloured issue, 1848. £30,000-40,000Forum, July 16: Norie (John William). The Marine Atlas, or Seaman's Complete Pilot for all the principal places in the known world..., 1826. £30,000-50,000Forum, July 16: Mao Tse-tung.- Kim Il-sung.-[Note book for visitors from China to Korea], signed by Mao and Kim, [Beijing, 1954]. £10,000-15,000