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Auction Info
- Auction Name
- Archaeology & Arts of Islam and India
- Auction Date
- 12/18/2025 - 12/18/2025
- Sale Number
- #172370
- Total Lots
- 118
- Sold Lots
- 66.0
- Lots Sold
- 55.93%
- Unsold Lots
- 52
- Total Sales (EUR)
- 334,906.00
- Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)
- 90,900.00
- High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)
- 138,250.00
- Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR)
- 151,100.00
- High Estimate of All Lots (EUR)
- 224,450.00
- 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 | |
| 183 | Pancham Ragini, prince giving coins to a musician |
late 17th century | EUR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 6,500.00 | |
| 178 | Covering tile depicting a gallant scene |
circa 1880-90 | EUR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | 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 |
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ALDE, Apr. 8: GUEVARA (ANTONIO DE). Histoire de Marc-Aurèle, Empereur Romain, vray miroir et horloge des Princes. Paris, Pierre et Galliot du Pré, frères, 1565. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: HEURES DE LA VIERGE. Horæ in laudem beatissimæ virginis Mariæ ad usum Romanum. Paris, Charles L'Angelier, 1556. €4,000 to €5,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: MONTAIGNE (MICHEL DE). Les Essais. Édition nouvelle, trouvée après le deceds de l'autheur… Paris, Abel L'Angelier, 1595. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [ROJAS (FERNANDO DE)]. Celestina, tragicomedia di Calisto et Melibea, tradotta de lingua castigliana in italiano idioma… Venise, 1531. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CAMÕES (LUÍS DE). Os Lusiadas. Lisbonne, Pedro Crasbeeck, 1613. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Bruxelles, Roger Velpius & Huberto Antonio, 1611. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: LA FONTAINE (JEAN DE). Fables choisies, mises en vers. Paris, Denys Thierry et Claude Barbin, 1678-1694. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Madrid, Joaquin Ibarra, 1780. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: DIDEROT (DENIS) ET JEAN LE ROND D'ALEMBERT. Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers. Paris, 1751-1765. €15,000 to €20,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. LAMARTINE (Alphonse de). Les Laboureurs. Poème tiré de Jocelyn… Lyon, J. A. Henry, 1883. €8,000 to €10,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. Livre de prières tissé d'après les enluminures des manuscrits du XIVe au XVIe siècle. Lyon, [A. Roux], 1886. €5,000 to €6,000. -
Sotheby’s
Books, Manuscripts & Objects from Three Important Collections
Open for Bidding 2-17 AprilSotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: [Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun]. Le Roman de la Rose, [Geneva or Lyons, c.1481], first printed edition of the most important medieval French vernacular poem. £200,000 to £300,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Castiglione. Il libro del cortegiano. [Venice], April 1528, first edition, in a magnificent binding by Jean Picard for Jean Grolier. £100,000 to £150,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Jacobus de Cessolis. Schachzabelbuch, Strasbourg, 1483, von der Lasa copy. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: World Championship, 1972. A collection of 84 press photographs of the famed match between Spassky and Fischer. £2,000 to £3,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Ben Franklin. Autograph letter signed, to Lord Shelburne, British Prime Minister, during peace negotiations, November 1782. £15,000 to £20,000.