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Ader: Archaeology & Arts of Islam and India

Auction Reports

Auction Name	Archaeology & Arts of Islam and India	Total Sales (EUR)	334,906.00
Auction Date	December 18, 2025 - December 18, 2025	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)	90,900.00
Sale Number	#172370	High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)	138,250.00
Total Lots	118
Sold Lots	66.0	Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR)	151,100.00
% of Lots Sold	55.93%	High Estimate of All Lots (EUR)	224,450.00
Unsold Lots	52	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	149.21%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
182		Illustrated folio of Akbar's Hamzanameh, probably volume 6	circa 1565 and modern period	EUR 30,000.00 - 50,000.00	EUR 208,000.00
101		Koran section,	second half of 9th century	EUR 8,000.00 - 12,000.00	EUR 19,500.00
99	Jacques MAJORELLE (1886-1962),	Les Kasbahs de l'Atlas, edited by Lucien Vogel for Jules Meynial,	1930	EUR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00	EUR 13,650.00
184		Kakhuba Ragini, woman with two peacocks	late 17th century	EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	EUR 7,800.00
178		Covering tile depicting a gallant scene	circa 1880-90	EUR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00	EUR 6,500.00
183		Pancham Ragini, prince giving coins to a musician	late 17th century	EUR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00	EUR 6,500.00
189		Grieving woman on a terrace	early 19th century	EUR 1,200.00 - 1,500.00	EUR 5,200.00
102		Three Koran folios,	11th-12th century	EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00	EUR 4,940.00
266		Man with daffodils,	early 17th century	EUR 800.00 - 1,200.00	EUR 4,160.00
206		Sufi shaykh reading,	19th century	EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00	EUR 3,900.00
100	P. F. Dominico Germano de Silesia,	Fabrica linguae Arabicae cum interpretatione Latine, & Italica, accomodata ad vsum linguae vulgaris, & scripturalis,	1639	EUR 2,000.00 - 4,000.00	EUR 3,640.00
232		Book of prayers and texts about the Prophet,	19th century	EUR 400.00 - 600.00	EUR 2,860.00
204		Thangka, Buddha and the ten avatars of Vishnu	19th century	EUR 400.00 - 600.00	EUR 2,340.00
264		Calligraphic composition in the form of a ship, located Bahcesaray, signed Maqsud	and dated 1873-74	EUR 600.00 - 800.00	EUR 2,210.00
135		Embracing couple	, dated 1844	EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	EUR 2,080.00
185		Courtesan and her maids on a terrace	late 18th - early 19th century	EUR 800.00 - 1,200.00	EUR 1,950.00
230		Double-folio Qur'an,	13th century	EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	EUR 1,950.00
133		Study of poppies	18th century, attributable to Mohammad Baqir	EUR 600.00 - 800.00	EUR 1,820.00
137		Reclining man with cat	19th century	EUR 500.00 - 700.00	EUR 1,690.00
195		Wild boar hunting	19th century	EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	EUR 1,690.00
203		Jain composition,	18th or 19th century	EUR 600.00 - 800.00	EUR 1,690.00
119		Punishment,	late 16th century	EUR 1,000.00 - 1,200.00	EUR 1,560.00
153	AL-QAZWINI,	Book of the Wonders of Creation Aja'ib al-Makhluqat, Ghara'ib al-Mu'allaqat, lithographed	1866	EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	EUR 1,560.00
209		The Prophets of Islam,	circa 1900	EUR 1,200.00 - 1,500.00	EUR 1,430.00
160		Religious calligraphy in the shape of a pear	19th century	EUR 600.00 - 800.00	EUR 1,300.00

Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026

Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Andrews (H.C.) Coloured Engravings of Heaths, 4 vol. in 2, first edition, [1710,--94]-1802-1809-[1830]. £10,000 - £15,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- Cramer (Pierre) and Caspar Stoll. De Uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in de drie Waereld-Deelen…,, 5 vol., Amsterdam & Utrecht, 1779-91. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Voyages.- Darwin (Charles) and others. Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle, 3 vol. in 4, including Appendix to vol.2, first edition, 1839. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- de Graaf (Willem Diederik Vincent). [Inlandsche Kapellen in beeld], 170 fine original watercolours, [Enkhuizen], [1800-40]. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026

Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Dresser (Henry Eeles). A History of the Birds of Europe, 9 vol., including supplement, first edition, by the author, 1871-96. £6,000 - £8,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Zoology.- Felines.- Elliot (Daniel Giraud). A Monograph of the Felidæ or Family of the Cats, first edition, for the Subscribers, by the Author, [1878]-1883. £25,000 - £30,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Frisch (Johann Leonard). Vorstellung der Vögel Deutschlandes, 2 vol., first edition, Berlin, Friedr. Wilhelm Birnsteil, [1736]-1763. £40,000 - £60,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Gould (John). The Birds of Great Britain, 5 vol., first edition, by the author, 1862-1873. £30,000 - £40,000.

Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026

Forum, Mar. 25: Pomology.- France.- Poiteau (A.) Pomologie Française. Recueil des Plus Beaux Fruits cultivés en France, 4 vol., Paris, 1846. £30,000 - £40,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- [Robin (Jean)]. Histoire des Plantes, nouvellement trouvées en l'Isle Virgine…,, 1620; with Geoffrey Linocier L'Histoire des plantes, second edition, 1619-20. £3,000 - £4,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Japan.- Siebold (P.F. von). Nippon. Archiv zur Beschreibung von Japan, 7 parts in 6 vol., first edition, Leyden, [1832]-1852. £35,000 - £45,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Valentijn (Francois). Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indiën..., 5 vol. in 8, first edition, Dordrecht [&] Amsterdam, 1724-26. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Australia.- Redouté (P.J.).- Ventenat (Étienne Pierre). Jardin de la Malmaison, 2 vol.,, Paris, 1803-04[-05]. £30,000 - £40,000.
ALDE, Mar. 11: AUGUSTIN (Saint). De civitate Dei. Rome, Konrad Sweynheym et Arnold Pannartz, 1470. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. [Le] Docteur en malice, maistre Regnard, demonstrant les ruzes et cautelles qu'il use envers les personnes… Rouen, 1550. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: TRITHÈME (JEAN). Polygraphie et universelle escriture cabalistique. Paris, [Benoît Prévost pour] Jacques Kerver, 1561. €8,000 - €10,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: CAUS (SALOMON DE). La Perspective, avec la raison des ombres et des miroirs. Londres, John Norton, 1612.

ALDE, Mar. 11: NICERON (JEAN-FRANÇOIS). La Perspective curieuse ou magie artificielle des effets merveilleux de l'optique. Paris, Pierre Billaine, 1638. €6,000 - €8,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: VONTET (JACQUES). L’Art de trancher la viande et toute sorte de fruits… S.l.n.d. [probablement Lyon, vers 1647]. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [vers 1837]. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. Les Rêves et les Moyens de les diriger. Observations pratiques. Paris, Amyot, 1867. €3,000 - €4,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: GACHET (PAUL-FERDINAND). Les Chats de Gachet (Manuscrit). S.d. [avant mai 1873]. €6,000 - €8,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). Le Juré. Monodrame en cinq actes… Bruxelles, Mme veuve Monnom, 1887. €7,000 - €9,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. MONTORGUEIL (GEORGES). Le Café-concert. Paris, [1893]. €4,000 - €5,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [TERRY (EMILIO)]. Projet de fontaine. Dessin original au stylo et à l'encre noire. 1938. €2,000 - €3,000.
Chiswick Auctions
Books & Works on Paper
12th March 2026

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Churchill: The World in Crisis. Inscribed in 4 vols. 1923-31. £18,000 - £22,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Inscribed. £6,000 to £8,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Ponting. Polar Photographs (2) 1910-11. £3,000 - £4,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Gray [Artist.] India. Album 40 original drawings. 1858 - 1862. £2,000 - £3,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Lane’s Celestial Globe, 1811. £600 - £800.