Bidspirit auctions | Kew Auctions Auction May 23, 2025

Kew Auctions, May 23, 2025. 246 lots, estimates 80 - 12000 £.

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Lots in this catalog (246)

• Lot 1: TWO PAGES OF MAGHRIBI QURAN FOLIO, NORTH AFRICA OR ANDALUSIA, 13TH CENTURY — £800 - £1,200
• Lot 2: A LARGE ILLUMINATED QURANIC PAGE, PERSIA, 19TH CENTURY — £800 - £1,200
• Lot 3: A RARE 1284 HIJRI FULL NAJDI SAUDI QURAN MANUSCRIPT BY AMENA BINT ABDULRAHMAN ALNAJDIA, — £12,000 - £14,000
• Lot 4: A RARE OTTOMAN MANUSCRIPT, MIFTAH AL-JINAN WA-MASAHBEH AL-JINAN COMMISSIONED FOR SULTAN SULEYMAN THE MAGNIFICENT, — £6,000 - £8,000
• Lot 5: SHARH KITAB AL-ASTROLABE BY MUHAMMAD IBN AHMAD AL-ISKANDARANI, DATED 1289 HIJRI (1872 CE) — £4,000 - £6,000
• Lot 6: THE POETRY BOOK OF MASHER AL-SHEIKH: IN THE PEARLS OF GRAMMAR (1004 AH) — £6,000 - £8,000
• Lot 7: A RARE BOOK EXPLANATION OF THE SUMMARY OF ACCOUNTS BY OMAR BIN AHMED AL MAIEE, KHORFAKKAN, UAE — £6,000 - £8,000
• Lot 8: AL-SHAFIA: THE HEALING BOOK FOR THE SCIENCE OF THE ARABIC LANGUAGE BY ABI AMR UTHMAN BIN UMAR AL-HAJIB (744 AH) — £4,000 - £6,000
• Lot 9: THE BOOK OF METHOD IN THE SCIENCE OF ARITHMETIC BY ABU BAKR BIN ABAAD, AT THE HOLY MOSQUE IN JERUSALEM (846 AH) — £8,000 - £12,000
• Lot 10: A MONUMENTAL ILLUMINATED QUR’AN PRESENTED TO GAMAL ABDEL NASSER BY THE EGYPTIAN MINISTRY OF ENDOWMENTS — £4,000 - £6,000
• Lot 11: AN ISLAMIC ASTRONOMICAL MANUSCRIPT, PRAYER TIMES & CELESTIAL CALCULATIONS — £800 - £1,200
• Lot 12: KETAB AL-RAWDH AL-ZAHER: ON THE HORIZONTAL DIRECTIONS OF THE KAABA IN DAMASCUS BY SHEIKH ABU IMRAN SHARAF AL-DEEN — £2,000 - £4,000
• Lot 13: A SAFAVID AMULETIC PRAYER SCROLL ON VELLUM, PERSIA, 17TH - 18TH CENTURY — £2,000 - £4,000
• Lot 14: A MOROCCAN PRAYER BOOK, NORTH AFRICA, 18TH - 19TH CENTURY — £400 - £600
• Lot 15: A SAFAVID HADITH AND PRAYER BOOK FOR DIFFERENT DAYS OF THE WEEK, CIRCA 1700 — £800 - £1,200
• Lot 16: AN ILLUMINATED OTTOMAN PRAYER BOOK, 19TH CENTURY — £800 - £1,200
• Lot 17: A RARE ILLUSTRATED SAFAVID PLANETARY SCIENCE BOOK, 17TH -18TH CENTURY — £2,000 - £4,000
• Lot 18: AN ILLUMINATED SAFAVID POETRY BOOK, MIR ABDUL HASSAN, 18TH CENTURY — £1,500 - £2,500
• Lot 19: THE SCIENCE OF ASTRONOMY AND ASTROLOGY THROUGH THE ORDER OF STARS BOOK, 18TH CENTURY — £1,500 - £2,500
• Lot 20: AN OTTOMAN ILLUMINATED COLLECTION OF QURANIC SURAHS BOOK, TURKEY, 17TH CENTURY — £1,000 - £2,000
• Lot 21: A SELECTION OF QURANIC SURAHS AND PARAS BOOK, DATED 1128 AH — £400 - £600
• Lot 22: AN ILLUMINATED ARABIC POEMS BOOK, ASHAR AL KAWAKIB, 16TH - 17TH CENTURY  — £800 - £1,200
• Lot 23: A SCIENTIFIC CALCULATION BOOK FROM MOHAMMED HASHEM TABRIZI, DATED 1264 HIJRI — £1,000 - £2,000
• Lot 24: AN INDIAN ILLUMINATED COLLECTION OF QURANIC SURAHS BOOK, KASHMIR, 19TH CENTURY — £600 - £800
• Lot 25: A LARGE ILLUMINATED INDIAN KASHMIRI QURAN, 19TH CENTURY — £600 - £800
• Lot 26: A LARGE ILLUMINATED INDIAN QURAN, KASHMIR, 19TH CENTURY — £800 - £1,200
• Lot 27: A FINE KUFIC QURANIC PAGE ON VELUM, ABBASID, 9TH CENTURY — £4,000 - £6,000
• Lot 28: A TIMURID DATED CALLIGRAPHIC PAGE, PERSIA OR CENTRAL ASIA, 15TH CENTURY — £400 - £600
• Lot 29: A QAJAR DYNASTY MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE, 19TH CENTURY — £300 - £600
• Lot 30: AN OTTOMAN SHARIA COURT DOCUMENT WITH MULTIPLE SEALS AND SIGNATURES, 19TH CENTURY — £600 - £800
• Lot 31: A MONUMENTAL OIL ON CANVAS QURAN SURAH AL MAIDAH, ISFAHAN, 19TH CENTURY — £800 - £1,200
• Lot 32: A FINE LARGE INDIAN COMPANY SCHOOL PAINTING OF AN EAGLE, CALCUTTA, EARLY 19TH CENTURY — £3,000 - £4,000
• Lot 33: A MINIATURE PERSIAN PORTRAIT PAINTING DEPICTING A MALE FIGURE, SIGNED AQA MIRAK — £800 - £1,200
• Lot 34: A PERSIAN QAJAR PAINTING OF IMAM ALI, 19TH CENTURY — £600 - £800
• Lot 35: AN INDIAN MINIATURE PAINTING, 18TH CENTURY — £400 - £600
• Lot 36: TWO INDIAN EROTIC MINIATURE PAINTINGS, 19TH CENTURY — £600 - £800
• Lot 37: A MINIATURE PERSIAN PAINTING, ZAND DYNASTY, LATE 18TH CENTURY — £200 - £400
• Lot 38: AN INDIAN RAGAMALA PAINTING OF ASAVARI RAGINI, RAJASTHAN, 19TH - 20TH CENTURY — £300 - £600
• Lot 39: AN INDIAN INK PAINTING DEPICTING HORSES IN MOTION, LATE 19TH - EARLY 20TH CENTURY — £400 - £600
• Lot 40: A PERSIAN MINIATURE PAINTING, 20TH CENTURY — £200 - £400
• Lot 41: AN INDINA MINIATURE PAINTING, MEWAR, RAJASTHAN, NORTH-WESTERN INDIA, CA. 1880 - 1920 — £200 - £400
• Lot 42: AN ILLUSTRATED AND ILLUMINATED SHAHNAMEH FOLIO, PERSIA, 19TH CENTURY — £300 - £600
• Lot 43: ILLUSTRATED INDIAN COURT SCENE PAINTING, CIRCA 1780 — £800 - £1,200
• Lot 44: AN INDIAN PAHARI PAINTING OF A MEDITATING SUFI IN THE WILDERNESS, 18TH CENTURY — £600 - £800
• Lot 45: A SAFAVID CALLIGRAPHY PAGE DEPICTING A PRAYER OF IMAM ALI IN THE FORM OF A LION, 18TH CENTURY — £1,000 - £2,000
• Lot 46: A SAFAVID PAINTING OF A STANDING YOUTH WITH GILDED BIRDS AND ANIMAL BORDER, 17TH CENTURY — £2,000 - £4,000
• Lot 47: A QURANIC CALLIGRAPHY, LAPIS LAZULI AND EMERALD INK ON AHAR PAPER, RAZWAN BAIG, SHAZAIN BAIG — £600 - £800
• Lot 48: A QURANIC CALLIGRAPHY, LAPIS LAZULI AND EMERALD INK ON AHAR PAPER, RAZWAN BAIG, SHAZAIN BAIG — £600 - £800
• Lot 49: SANS TITRE, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS, CALLIGRAPHIC PAINTING, AKSAM TALLAH — £200 - £400
• Lot 50: A FINE NORTH INDIAN MINIATURE PAINTING OF A SIKH PRINCESS, EARLY 19TH CENTURY — £300 - £600
• Lot 51: A FINE 19TH CENTURY INDIAN SILVER AND CORAL NECKLACE WITH PORTRAIT MINIATURES — £300 - £600
• Lot 52: A PAIR OF INDIAN ENAMELLED GOLD EARRINGS, 19TH CENTURY — £600 - £800
• Lot 53: AN ISLAMIC VELLUM AMULET POUCH WITH KUFIC CALLIGRAPHY – NORTH OR WEST AFRICAN, POSSIBLY 13TH–14TH CENTURY — £400 - £600
• Lot 54: A LARGE OTTOMAN IZNIK CHARGER, EARLY 17TH CENTURY — £2,000 - £4,000
• Lot 55: A FINE OTTOMAN IZNIK CHARGER, 16TH CENTURY — £3,000 - £4,000
• Lot 56: A 16TH CENTURY OTTOMAN IZNIK GLAZED POTTERY TILE — £800 - £1,200
• Lot 57: AN IZNIK POTTERY TANKARD, OTTOMAN TURKEY, 17TH CENTURY — £1,500 - £2,500
• Lot 58: AN IZNIK POTTERY TANKARD, OTTOMAN TURKEY, CIRCA 1600 — £2,000 - £4,000
• Lot 59: A LARGE SAMSON IZNIK STYLE POTTERY DISH, FRANCE, 19TH CENTURY — £1,500 - £2,500
• Lot 60: A KUTAHIYA STYLE CERAMIC ROSEWATER SPRINKLER BY SAMSON, FRANCE, 19TH CENTURY — £200 - £400
• Lot 61: A PAIR OF SAMSON PORCELAIN IZNIK-STYLE VASES, LATE 19TH CENTURY — £800 - £1,200
• Lot 62: AN IRAQI ENGRAVED BRASS MAGIC BOWL, KARBALAA, 19TH CENTURY — £800 - £1,200
• Lot 63: A RARE MAMLUK ENGRAVED BRASS MAGIC "DEVINATION" BOWL, 15TH - 16TH CENTURY — £1,000 - £2,000
• Lot 64: A RARE MAMLUK ENGRAVED BRASS MAGIC "DEVINATION" BOWL, SYRIA OR EGYPT 15TH - 16TH CENTURY — £800 - £1,200
• Lot 65: A LARGE SAFAVID ENGRAVED TINNED COPPER MAGIC BOWL, PERSIA, 18TH CENTURY — £800 - £1,200
• Lot 66: AN ENGRAVED BRASS MAGIC BOWL, PERSIA, SAFAVID/ZAND, 18TH CENTURY — £800 - £1,200
• Lot 67: A SILVER INLAID BRONZE SELJUK FOOTED BOWL / CUP, PERSIA, 12TH CENTURY — £400 - £600
• Lot 68: A MONUMENTAL HIZAM FROM THE HOLY KAABA IN MECCA, OTTOMAN TURKEY, 20TH CENTURY — £6,000 - £8,000
• Lot 69: A FATIMID EMBROIDERED TIRAZ FRAGMENT, EGYPT, 11TH - 12TH CENTURY — £2,000 - £4,000
• Lot 70: A CALLIGRAPHIC RED SILK LAMPS TOMB COVER FRAGMENT, OTTOMAN EGYPT, 19TH CENTURY — £800 - £1,200
• Lot 71: TWO OTTOMAN DAMASCUS BORDER TILES, 16TH - 17TH CENTURY — £400 - £600
• Lot 72: THREE SAFAVID GLAZED POTTERY BORDER TILES, PERSIA, 17TH CENTURY — £400 - £600
• Lot 73: TWO SAFAVID POTTERY BORDER TILES, PERSIA, 17TH CENTURY — £200 - £400
• Lot 74: A GROUP OF FIVE SAFAVID GLAZED POTTERY TILES FRAGMENTS, PERSIA, 17TH CENTURY — £400 - £600
• Lot 75: A KUTAHIA BORDER TILE, OTTOMAN TURKEY, 18TH CENTURY — £300 - £400
• Lot 76: A GLAZED POTTERY CALLIGRAPHIC TILE, OTTOMAN PALESTINIAN, 19TH - 20TH CENTURY — £400 - £600
• Lot 77: A PERSIAN ILKHANID KASHAN COPPER LUSTER STAR TILE, 14TH CENTURY — £600 - £800
• Lot 78: A KASHAN COPPER LUSTER BORDER TILE, ILKHANID, 14TH CENTURY — £300 - £400
• Lot 79: A LARGE KUTAHYA POTTERY PANEL DEPICTING MECCA AND MEDINA, LATE 19TH CENTURY - EARLY 20TH CENTURY — £8,000 - £12,000
• Lot 80: A LARGE MULTAN CLOCK GLAZED POTTERY TILE, NORTH INDIA, 19TH CENTURY — £600 - £800
• Lot 81: A MUGHAL PIETRA DURA INLAID MARBLE ROUND PANEL, INDIA, 17TH CENTURY — £2,000 - £3,000
• Lot 82: AN INDIAN MULTAN TILES PANEL DEPICTING QURANIC CALLIGRAPHY, 19TH CENTURY — £400 - £600
• Lot 83: A RARE LARGE ZAND CALLIGRAPHIC TILE DEPICTING SHAHADA, PERSIA, 18TH CENTURY — £2,000 - £4,000
• Lot 84: A LARGE ALHAMBRA DESGIN STUCCO PANEL, ANDALUSIA SPAIN, 19TH CENTURY — £800 - £1,200
• Lot 85: A LARGE QAJAR UNDERGLAZE-PAINTED MOULDED POTTERY TILE SIGNED BY MASTER REZA, 19TH CENTURY — £3,000 - £4,000
• Lot 86: A QAJAR UNDERGLAZE-PAINTED MOULDED POTTERY TILE BY 'MASTER REZA', PERSIA, 19TH CENTURY — £1,500 - £2,500
• Lot 87: TWO PANELS OF CUERDA SECA POTTERY TILES, QAJAR IRAN, 19TH CENTURY — £600 - £800
• Lot 88: A QAJAR POLYCHROME PAINTED POTTERY TILE, PERSIA, 19TH CENTURY — £800 - £1,200
• Lot 89: A MAMLUK BRONZE ENGARVED DISH, SYRIA OR EGYPT, 15TH - 16TH CENTURY — £600 - £800
• Lot 90: A SELJUK KHURASAN SILVER INLAID BRONZE ROUND PLAQUE, PERSIA, 12TH - 13TH CENTURY — £600 - £800
• Lot 91: A DAMASCUS SILVER AND COPPER INALID BOWL, EARLY 20TH CENTURY — £400 - £600
• Lot 92: A LARGE PERSIAN METAL TRAY BEARING THE KING NAME, 19TH CENTURY — £1,000 - £2,000
• Lot 93: A LARGE INDIAN COPPER TRAY WITH CALLIGRAPHY, DECCAN — £800 - £1,200
• Lot 94: A LARGE DAMASCUS SILVER AND COPPER INALID BRASS TRAY, CIRCA 1900 — £800 - £1,200
• Lot 95: A LARGE DAMASCUS JUDAICA SILVER AND COPPER INALID BRASS TRAY, EARLY 20TH CENTURY — £800 - £1,200
• Lot 96: A SYRIAN DAMASCUS SILVER AND GOLD INLAID BRASS TRAY WITH CALLIGRAPHY AND ARABESQUE DECORATION, CIRCA 1900 — £300 - £600
• Lot 97: A LARGE PERSIAN COPPER TRAY DEPICTING ROYAL COURT SCENE, LATE QAJAR, 19TH CENTURY - 20TH CENTURY — £600 - £800
• Lot 98: AN INDIAN COPPER ENGRAVED ISLAMIC HAND, DECCAN, 20TH CENTURY — £200 - £400
• Lot 99: AN INDIAN COPPER ENGRAVED ALAM WITH CALLIGRAPHY, DECCAN, 20TH CENTURY — £400 - £600
• Lot 100: A RARE PAIR OF OTTOMAN SILVER LIDDED SAHLEP CUPS MADE FOR EGYPTIAN PRINCESS (NIMAT ALLAH), 19TH CENTURY — £2,000 - £4,000
• Lot 101: TWO OTTOMAN NIELLO SILVER AMULET CASES, 19TH CENTURY — £300 - £600
• Lot 102: A NIELLO INLAID SILVER FISH PENDANT AND CHAIN, JORDAN OR PALESTINE, 19TH CENTURY — £200 - £400
• Lot 103: A PERSIAN SILVER DISH BY MASTER SILVERSMITH LAHIJI, ISFAHAN, 20TH CENTURY — £200 - £400
• Lot 104: A QAJAR SILVER MINIATURE QURAN AND AMULET HOLDER, PERSIA, 19TH CENTURY — £300 - £600
• Lot 105: THREE PERSIAN SILVER TOBACCO BOXES AND A MATCH HOLDERS, QAJAR — £600 - £800
• Lot 106: A LARGE OTTOMAN SILVER BELT BUCKLE, 19TH CENTURY — £300 - £400
• Lot 107: A LARGE OTTOMAN BALKANS WHITE METAL BELT BUCKLE, 19TH CENTURY — £200 - £400
• Lot 108: A PAIR OF PERSIAN SILVER SALT CELLARS BY MASTER JAAFAR, QAJAR, 19TH CENTURY — £200 - £400
• Lot 109: A PAIR OF PERSIAN SILVER OPEN SALT CELLARS BY MASTER JAAFAR, QAJAR, 19TH CENTURY — £200 - £400
• Lot 110: A PAIR OF PERSIAN ENGRAVED SILVER VASES, ATTRIBUTED TO JAAFAR, 19TH CENTURY — £300 - £600
• Lot 111: A PERSIAN SILVER TRUMPET VASE, SHIRAZ — £200 - £400
• Lot 112: A FOUR BASKET NIELLO SILVER EPERGNE CENTREPIECE, POSSIBLY IRAQI, 20TH CENTURY — £800 - £1,200
• Lot 113: A CEREMONIAL WEDDING SILVER HAT "WUQAYAT", POSSIBLY PALESTINIAN — £800 - £1,200
• Lot 114: A SILVER IRAQI MIRROR, 20TH CENTURY — £300 - £600
• Lot 115: A LARGE ENGRAVED PERSIAN SILVER TRAY, 20TH CENTURY — £800 - £1,200
• Lot 116: A LARGE INDIAN SILVER VASE, KASHMIR, 20TH CENTURY — £400 - £600
• Lot 117: AN INDIAN SILVER EWER, KASHMIR, 20TH CENTUY — £400 - £600
• Lot 118: AN ENGRAVED INDIAN SILVER KASHKUL BOWL WITH SNAKE HEAD TERMINALS, KASHMIR, 19TH CENTURY — £400 - £600
• Lot 119: AN UNUSUAL QAJAR POTTERY KASHKUL BOWL, PERSIA, 19TH CENTURY — £800 - £1,200
• Lot 120: A LACQUERED PAPIER MACHE KASHKUL BOWL, KASHMIR INDIA, 20TH CENTURY — £200 - £400
• Lot 121: A CARVED WOODEN KASHKUL WITH CHAIN, SUFI DERVISH BEGGING BOWL, LATE 19TH CENTURY — £400 - £600
• Lot 122: A FINE QAJAR ENGRAVED BRASS KASHKUL, PERSIA, 19TH CENTURY — £400 - £600
• Lot 123: A QAJAR FELT DERVISH HAT, LATE 19TH CENTURY — £400 - £600
• Lot 124: JEHANGIR SABAVALA (1922–2011), UNTITLED - OIL ON CANAVS, INDIA, SIGNED LOWER RIGHT — £6,000 - £8,000
• Lot 125: MAQBOOL FIDA HUSAIN (1915-2011) "HORSES IN MOTION" SIGNED LOWER LEFT, OIL ON CANVAS — £6,000 - £8,000
• Lot 126: INDIAN TRIBAL SANTHAL PAT PAINTING – FESTIVE FOREST SCENE, BENGAL & BIHAR — £200 - £400
• Lot 127: MAQBOOL FIDA HUSAIN (1915-2011) "ACTIVE HORSES" SIGNED TOP LEFT, OIL ON CANVAS — £3,000 - £6,000
• Lot 128: SAYED HAIDER RAZA (1922-2016), WATERCOLOUR PAINTING, SIGNED LOWER RIGHT — £2,000 - £4,000
• Lot 129: MAQBOOL FIDA HUSAIN (1915-2011) DYNAMIC STALLION, SIGNED HUSAIN LOWER RIGHT — £600 - £800
• Lot 130: AN INDIAN ESOTERIC PAINTING, THE SERPENT-EYED TREE OF PERCEPTION — £200 - £400
• Lot 131: JAMINI ROY (1887-1972) UNTITLED, SIGNED IN BENGALI BOTTOM RIGHT — £600 - £800
• Lot 132: AN INDIAN TANTRIC PAINTING OF 24 COSMIC SYMBOLS — £200 - £400
• Lot 133: A QAJAR SILVER MOUNTED ENGRAVED AGATE BAZU BAND, 19TH CENTURY — £300 - £400
• Lot 134: AN INSCRIBED ISLAMIC AGATE IN A SILVER RING — £200 - £400
• Lot 135: AN INSCRIBED ISLAMIC AGATE IN A SILVER RING — £200 - £300
• Lot 136: AN INSCRIBED ISLAMIC AGATE IN A SILVER RING — £200 - £300
• Lot 137: AN INSCRIBED ISLAMIC AGATE IN A SILVER RING — £300 - £400
• Lot 138: AN INSCRIBED ISLAMIC AGATE IN A SILVER RING — £200 - £400
• Lot 139: AN INSCRIBED ISLAMIC AGATE IN A SILVER RING — £300 - £400
• Lot 140: A SILVER MOUNTED JAMBIYA DAGGER WITH BAKELITE HANDLE, SAUDI ARABIA, 19TH - 20TH CENTURY — £200 - £400
• Lot 141: A SILVER MOUNTED JAMBIYA DAGGER, SAUDI ARABIA, 19TH - 20TH CENTURY — £200 - £400
• Lot 142: TWO MOROCCAN SILVER MOUNTED KOMAYA DAGGERS WITH ENAMELLED AND NIELLO — £300 - £600
• Lot 143: A GREEN HARD STONE HILTED KINDJAL DAGGER WITH GOLD INLAID, PERSIA OR CAUCASIAN, 19TH CENTURY — £400 - £600
• Lot 144: A CAUCASIAN SILVER INALID STEEL AXE, 19TH CENTURY — £300 - £400
• Lot 145: A MUGHAL STEEL KATAR DAGGER WITH OPEN WORKED HANDLE, INDIA, 17TH CENTURY — £300 - £600
• Lot 146: AN IMPRESSIVE BLUE SAPPHIRE WALKING/SWAGGER STICK, INDIA — £4,000 - £6,000
• Lot 147: A RARE INDIAN AGATE AND SILVER WALKING STICK WITH A LION HEAD FINIAL — £1,000 - £2,000
• Lot 148: A CARVED EBONY WALKING STICK WITH HORN HANDLE, INDIA, 19TH CENTURY — £100 - £200
• Lot 149: A WATERED STEEL BLADE AND ENAMELLED DRAGON SHAPED HANDLE SWORD, INDIA, 18TH - 19TH CENTURY — £1,000 - £2,000
• Lot 150: A PERSIAN QAJAR CHISELLED STEEL AXE WITH ENGRAVED BRASS SHAFT, 19TH CENTURY — £800 - £1,200