FINE ISLAMIC ART HAMMER AUCTION 14 DECEMBER 2022

Arabic manuscript on paper, interlinear Persian translation, 14 lines to each page, written in black Kufic script, diacritics in red, rosette vers...

Arabic manuscript on paper, interlinear Persian translation, with 7 lines to each page, written in large elegant black muhaqqaq script, with gold ...

Comprising the 15th juz’, Arabic manuscript on paper, 18 leaves plus two fly-leaves, each folio with 11 lines of black thuluth script, Basamallah ...

Arabic manuscript on paper, 11-13 line per page, written in black naskh script, surah headings in large thuluth script outlined in black, the Basm...

Arabic manuscript on paper, with later added interlinear Persian translation, 45 leaves with 2 fly-leaves, 9 lines to each page in elegant black m...

Arabic manuscript on paper, 33ff. with 2 fly-leaves, 5ll. to each page, written in very elegant large black muhaqqaq script, gold rosette verse ma...

Arabic manuscript on paper, 9 lines to each page, written in black Muhaqqaq script, with gold rosette verse markers pointed by polychrome dots, di...

Arabic manuscript on paper, 5 lines to the page, written in elegant muhaqqaq script in black ink, verses separated by illuminated roundels outline...

Arabic manuscript on pink paper, recto and verso with five lines of bold sepia Andalusian maghribi script, letter pointing and vocalisation in gol...

Arabic manuscript on cream paper, 20 leaves with 3 fly-leaves, each page with 9 lines. The first, central and the last line in very elegant black ...

A complete Quran, Arabic manuscript on cream paper, each page with 11 lines written in black naskh script within gold and blue rules, gold roundel...

Arabic manuscript on cream paper, each page with 15 lines. The first, central and the last line in very elegant black thuluth script, the other 12...

A complete Quran, Arabic manuscript on cream paper, each page with 19 lines written in brown Maghribi script, tajwid in red with polychrome rounde...

Twelve Leaves from a monumental Safavid Quran, in Arabic, Illuminated manuscript on paper. Surah Al-Anbiyaa with beautiful blue and gold decora...

Arabic manuscript on paper, 11 lines to the page, written in bold ghubari script in black ink, the word of "Allah" in gold script outlined in blac...

Arabic manuscript on vellum, 16 lines to the page written in bold Kufic in brown ink, vocalisation in the form of red dots. Surah At-Tawbah v.59...

Arabic manuscript on paper, complete Quran, 10 lines to each page, written in large black naskh script, catchwords in large script, diacritics and...

Arabic manuscript on paper, each page with 14 ll. written in bold black naskh script in clouds reserved against a gold sprinkled ground, gold roun...

Arabic manuscript on paper, 12 ff. with 2 fly-leaves, each folio with 15 lines of elegant polychrome naskh scripts on a black decorated ground, go...

A complete Quran, Arabic manuscript on cream paper, 304 leaves with 3 fly-leaves, each page with 15 lines written in black naskh script within gol...

Arabic manuscript on polished cream paper, 13 lines to each page written in fine naskh script in black ink, interlinear rules in gold with floral ...

A complete Quran, Arabic manuscript on cream paper, each page with 15 lines written in black naskh script within gold and red rules, gold roundel ...

Arabic manuscript on paper, 21lines to each page, written in bold black naskh script within a double gilt border. A complete Quran, surah headings...

Arabic manuscript on paper, each folio with 15 lines of black naskh script, verse roundels markers outlined in black with blue dots, marginal gold...

Arabic manuscript on paper, each folio with 14 lines of elegant black naskh script, interlinear Persian translation in red, gold and polychrome ro...

An Arabic manuscript on paper, 17 lines to each page in bold black naskh script within a gilt and polychrome borders. A complete Quran, surah head...

Arabic manuscript on paper, 18 lines to the page written in minute naskh script in black ink with diacritics and vowel points in black, framed by ...

Of fan shape, composed of three rows, pierced with a large thuluth inscription amongst interlacing spiraling vines in the centre, between two rows...

The flat steel panel with central pierced cusped cartouche containing a spiraling vine around the words (ya Muhammad), a band of extremely delicat...

Of columnar form, with flaring foot and everted rim, the body marked with two rings, the main register with engraved decoration comprising of alte...

Arabic manuscript on paper, 7 leaves with 4 fly-leaves, 9 lines to each page, written in elegant black naskh script on a cream paper, poems of al-...

Turkish Arabic manuscript, 267 leaves with 27 lines to each page written in Diwali black script, catchwords and titles in red ink. The book is ab...

Arabic manuscript on paper, 267 leaves.with 3 fly-leaves, 25 lines to each page, written in black naskh script, catchwords and titles in red ink, ...

An illuminated Persian manuscript on paper, 25 lines per page written in fine black nasta`liq script on cream paper. Quran text written in red nas...

A Safavid calligraphic quatrain on a gold ground, with four lines of neat black diagonal nastal’iq script on a gold ground with polychrome floral ...

Persian manuscript on paper, verso with 4 lines of elegant black nastaliq in clouds reserved against a hatched ground decorated with meandering fl...

Arabic manuscript on paper, in 2 volumes, the first 49 leaves, plus 2 fly-leaves, the second 158 leaves, plus 3 flyleaves (2 detached), each 21 li...

Lyrical flowers and tender buds grow from thorny stems that spring from a fantastical vase. This tour-de-force of decoupage was likely executed at...

Gouache colour heightened with gold on paper, depicitng a Turkoman prisoner, armed with a dagger, sword, bow, arrows and mace of the prisoners in ...

Gouache heightened with gold on paper. Page: 71 by 49 cm. Painting: 63 by 40 cm.CATALOGUE NOTE This painting perhaps by a master artist of the...

Gouache heightened with gold on paper. ten portraits of Sikh Rulers with description written in Nastaliq and Persian script on the verso. Maha...

Opaque pigments and gold on cloth, the Goddess Padmavati stands in the centre of the upper mandala, other deities around within square panels, eac...

Gouache heightened with gold on textile, a nimbate Emperor Akbar is depicted in old age, wearing gold flowered pants, a light cream Jama with a re...

North India, Punjab Hills, Kangra. Gouache heightened with gold on paper. 48 by 34 cm.CATALOGUE NOTE Maharaja Sher Singh (1807-1843) is de...

Gouache on paper. 27.5 by 18 cm.CATALOGUE NOTE Daniel Ehnbom has defined at least ten anonymous painters contributing to this series of Bhagavat...

Opaque watercolor and gold on paper. 33 by 24 cm. Catalogue Note Dauji II, also known as Damodarji, stands at the painting's threshold veneratin...

Gouache colour on paper, depicting the procession before the marriage of Krishna and Rukmini. 41.5 by 27 cm.

Ink and watercolor on paper, depicting a seated shepherd holding a tow of his goat in a landscape. 12 by 19 cm.

Ink and gold on paper, an illuminated panel mounted on an album page. This page of gold illumination is exquisitely executed, and the use of gold...

The body cut as a hexagonal prism with faceted cylindrical neck.Height: 7 cm.Weight: 82.15 gr.CATALOGUE NOTE Rock crystal, from which this flask ...

An Islamic bronze bird incense burner, cast standing with the wings against the body. Width 12 cm. Height 11 cm.

The support of a large vessel, rising from the large single hoof foot through a banded column below the straight legged figure with pronounced che...

Of columnar form, with flaring foot and everted rim, the body marked with two rings, the main register with engraved decoration comprising of alte...

A grave panel pierced at the top with Arabic calligraphy flanked by two lions, the central register with a mihrab shaped panel flanked by Seljuk d...

Seated with head turned to left, the tail terminating in a hinge knuckle, engraved with two inscription-filled cartouches to the body, a cartouche...

Of rectangular form, the triple-doored cabinet is decorated a dense design of lotus blossoming branches carved in low relief, the top panel decora...

A crystal rounded pendant set in silver mounting with one loop, set with gemstones and engraved with the text 'Quran verses with Muhammad Bin Jafa...

Of typical folding form with two openwork interlocking parts, the upper sections of cusped arch form, the lower sections of cross form with undula...

Decorated with a gilt metal backing inset with carved, tear-drop coral cabochons, gilded silver filigree and applique work, and a central rosette ...

Of drop shape, the jade surface carved with 7 lines of extremely elegant nastaliq script with occasional floral flourishes, the final line dated, ...