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Books, manuscripts and miniatures from Andalusia to South-East Asia and everywhere in between, including works from the Islamic world, the Persian Empire and the Indian subcontinent spanning over a millennium.

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  • Leaf from a fine Abbasid Qur'an,
    Leaf from a fine Abbasid Qur'an,

    [QUR'AN].
    Leaf from a fine Abbasid Qur'an, first half of 9th century.
    £20,000.00

  • four lines of elegant nasta'liq calligraphy by Morteza Salehi from 2020.

    SALEHI, Morteza (calligrapher)
    Quatrain of nasta'liq calligraphy c. 2020.
    £3,000.00

  • Single panel of nasta'liq calligraphy by Morteza Salehi dated 2024 and entitled Hich.

    SALEHI, Morteza (calligrapher)
    'Hich' dated '2024'.
    £2,500.00

  • A fine panel of nasta'liq calligraphy from the celebrated safaciv calligrapher Mir Ali al Katib dated 936.
    A fine panel of nasta'liq calligraphy from the celebrated safaciv calligrapher Mir Ali al Katib dated 936.

    [CALLIGRAPHY]. MIR' ALI AL-KATIB (calligrapher).
    A Panel of nasta'liq calligraphy, dated 936 AH (1529-30 AD).
    £20,000.00

  • An important survival from a monumental Timurid Qur'an, from Timurid Persia, mid 15th century.
    An important survival from a monumental Timurid Qur'an, from Timurid Persia, mid 15th century.

    [QUR'AN].
    Leaf from a fine Timurid Qur'an, c. 1430 AD.
    £4,750.00

  • Leaf from a fine calligraphic album page, Safavid Persia, possibly from the Read PErsian Album.
    Leaf from a fine calligraphic album page, Safavid Persia, possibly from the Read PErsian Album.

    [CALLIGRAPHY].
    Page from a fine Calligraphic Album, 16th & early 17th centuries.
    £10,000.00

  • Single line of nasta'liq calligraphy by the calligrapher Morteza Salehi from 2024.

    SALEHI, Morteza (calligrapher)
    Line of nasta'liq calligraphy, c. 2024
    £3,250.00

  • Copy of the Baysunghur Qur'an from Qajar Persia, on paper, containing one surah heading.

    [CALLIGRAPHY]. [QUR'AN].
    Heading for Surah al-Waqi'ah (56) first half of 19th century.
    £3,750.00

  • Pair of Persian album paintings from the Zand period, featuring the traditional gol o morgh motif.
    Pair of Persian album paintings from the Zand period, featuring the traditional gol o morgh motif.

    [MINIATURE PAINTING].
    Pair of Gol o' Morgh paintings, late 18th century.
    £6,000.00

  • Lovely survival of a magnificently illuminated border design from a qajar manuscript.
    Lovely survival of a magnificently illuminated border design from a qajar manuscript.

    [TAZHIB DESIGN].
    Double-page tazhib border illumination, last quarter of 19th century.
    £5,000.00

  • Drawing of a lion hunting scene from an album with painted floral border designs, from Mughal India in the mid-nineteenth century
    Drawing of a lion hunting scene from an album with painted floral border designs, from Mughal India in the mid-nineteenth century

    [INDIAN MINIATURE PAINTING].
    Drawing of a Lion Hunting scene, mid-19th century, possibly with later additions.
    £3,000.00

  • Panel of nasta'liq calligraphy from mughal India signed by abd al Rashid.

    [CALLIGRAPHY].
    Panel of Nasta'liq Calligraphy, mid-17th century.
    £10,000.00

  • An Original Illustration in the style of Reza Abbasi, possibly of Shah Abbas I, from Qajar Persia circa 1800

    [PERSIAN MINIATURE PAINTING].
    A teacher with his pupils, possibly a portrait of Shah Abbas I, circa 1800.
    £8,000.00

  • Divan of Hafez Shirazi in shekasteh script from Qajar Persia around 1820.
    Divan of Hafez Shirazi in shekasteh script from Qajar Persia around 1820.

    HAFEZ SHIRAZI.
    Divan, circa 1820 AD.
    £15,000.00

  • large format calligraphic composition of Barakallah from Ottoman Turkey

    [CALLIGRAPHY].
    Barakallah (The Blessings of Allah), dated [1]329 AH (1911 AD).
    £2,000.00

  • Illuminated manuscript of the anam'i sharif from the ottoman empire circa 1780
    Illuminated manuscript of the anam'i sharif from the ottoman empire circa 1780

    [PRAYERBOOK]
    Anam'i Sharif, circa 1780 AD.
    £22,500.00

  • A beautifully presented safavid example of the bustan of sadi shirazi from shiraz around 1650.
    A beautifully presented safavid example of the bustan of sadi shirazi from shiraz around 1650.

    SA'DI SHIRAZI.
    Bustan. circa 1650 AD.
    £40,000.00

  • An exquisite miniature Qur'an from the early Qajar period.
    An exquisite miniature Qur'an from the early Qajar period.

    [QUR'AN].
    A Fine Miniature Qur'an, dated 1225 AH (1815 AD).
    £30,000.00

  • A lithographed and extensively illustrated edition of the Ajaib al Makhluqat by Zakariyah Qazvini printed in Tehran in 1866.
    A lithographed and extensively illustrated edition of the Ajaib al Makhluqat by Zakariyah Qazvini printed in Tehran in 1866.

    QAZWINI, Zakariyah.
    Aja'ib al-Makhluqat, dated 1283 AH (1866 AD).
    £4,000.00

  • A rare Bulaq press edition of the most comprehensive and authentic collections of Hadith in Sunni Islam.
    A rare Bulaq press edition of the most comprehensive and authentic collections of Hadith in Sunni Islam.

    AL-BUKHARI, Muhammad ibn Isma'il [known as 'Imam AL-BUKHARI'].
    Sahih al-Bukhari, 1289 AH (1872 AD).
    £10,000.00

  • A miniature painting from India depicting Hanuman bowing before Rama and Lakshmana
    A miniature painting from India depicting Hanuman bowing before Rama and Lakshmana

    [INDIAN MINIATURE PAINTING].
    Hanuman bowing before Rama and Lakshmana, mid-19th century.
    £4,000.00

  • An attractive pocket-sized Qaray Qur'an prodiced in Persia.
    An attractive pocket-sized Qaray Qur'an prodiced in Persia.

    [QUR'AN].
    Attractive pocket-sized Qur'an, mid-nineteenth century.
    £3,750.00

  • Illuminated manuscript on paper of majlisi's zad al maad from Safavid Persia copied in 1728.
    Illuminated manuscript on paper of majlisi's zad al maad from Safavid Persia copied in 1728.

    AL-MAJLISI, Muhammad Baqer.
    Zad al-Ma'ad, dated Ramadan 1107 AH (1728 AD).
    £7,500.00

  • Juz from a Quran in Sini script containing the text to surah Rubama, China, 18th century.
    Juz from a Quran in Sini script containing the text to surah Rubama, China, 18th century.

    [QUR'AN].
    Illuminated Juz' from a Qur'an in Sini script, second half of 18th century
    £10,000.00

  • A rare single broadside by Napoleon's famous Cairo Press, advertising new regulations for liquor production (Réglement du Payeur Général sur les Fabriques d'eau-de-vie), circa 1800, by Martin-Roch-Xavier Estève.

    [NAPOLEON'S EGYPT CAMPAIGN]. ESTEVE, [Martin-Roch-Xavier].
    Réglement du Payeur Général sur les Fabriques d'eau - de - vie. c. 1800.
    £15,000.00

  • Illuminated pocket sized Qajar Qur'an produced around 1830.
    Illuminated pocket sized Qajar Qur'an produced around 1830.

    [QUR'AN].
    A Fine Illuminated Qur'an. circa 1830.
    £10,000.00

  • Manuscript leaf from a dispersed gita manuscript from bundi, India circa 1780.
    Manuscript leaf from a dispersed gita manuscript from bundi, India circa 1780.

    [INDIAN MINIATURE PAINTING].
    Leaf from a dispersed mansucript of the Gita, circa 1780 AD.
    £5,000.00

  • An early and scarce example of the kazan quran printed in 1821
    An early and scarce example of the kazan quran printed in 1821

    [QUR'AN].
    Kazan Qur'an. 1821.
    £12,500.00

  • a popular collection of Sunni muslim devotional prayers for the Prophet Muhammad by Jazuli copied in the Levant around 1800
    a popular collection of Sunni muslim devotional prayers for the Prophet Muhammad by Jazuli copied in the Levant around 1800

    AL-JAZULI, Muhammad ibn Suleyman.
    Dala'il al-Khayrat. n.d., circa 1800.
    £15,000.00

  • A fine timurid copy of Rumi's most celebrated text, the mathnavi, illuminated manuscript on paper from the mid fifteenth century
    A fine timurid copy of Rumi's most celebrated text, the mathnavi, illuminated manuscript on paper from the mid fifteenth century

    RUMI, Jalal al-Din Muhammad.
    Mathnavi. mid-15th century.
    £30,000.00

  • A collection of mystical treatise in poetic form by Jalwati called varidat i mensure we divan from 1829.
    A collection of mystical treatise in poetic form by Jalwati called varidat i mensure we divan from 1829.

    AL-JALWATI, Al-Sayyid Hashim Mustafa Al-Uskudari.
    Varidat-i Mensure we Divan, dated 1245 AH (1829-30 AD).
    £10,000.00

  • Edition Princeps f the Bible in Osmanli printed in Paris in 1827.
    Edition Princeps f the Bible in Osmanli printed in Paris in 1827.

    [BIBLE].
    [Kitab'i Mukaddes]. 1827.
    £6,500.00

  • A work on Islamic theology and astronomy by Islamic scholar Ma Liangjun or Muhammad Hijrani in Xinjiang in 1929
    A work on Islamic theology and astronomy by Islamic scholar Ma Liangjun or Muhammad Hijrani in Xinjiang in 1929

    MA LIANGJUN [AL-HIJRANI, Muhammad Yusuf].
    Hashiyya al-Hijrani, dated 1348 AH and 1929 'Miladi' AD.
    £17,500.00

  • A compilation manuscript containing text from Aufi and Qazvini, India, late 19th century.
    A compilation manuscript containing text from Aufi and Qazvini, India, late 19th century.

    AUFI, Zahiriddin Nasr Muhammad [&] QAZVINI, Zakariya.
    A compilation manuscript including excerpts from the Jawami ul-Hikayat and the Aja'ib ul-Makhluqat, late 18th or early 19th century.
    £45,000.00

  • Manuscript Afsharid Quran dedicated to Prince Nasrollah Mirza, with calligraphy by Muhammad Hashimi dated 1787.
    Manuscript Afsharid Quran dedicated to Prince Nasrollah Mirza, with calligraphy by Muhammad Hashimi dated 1787.

    [QUR'AN].
    Rare Afsharid Qur'an, dated 1202 AH (1787 AD).
    £15,000.00

  • A very attractive qur'an copied in kashmir in naskh script from circa 1800.
    A very attractive qur'an copied in kashmir in naskh script from circa 1800.

    [QUR'AN].
    Attractive Kashmiri Qur'an, circa 1800.
    £7,500.00

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