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Lot 312
A small wool carpet with an image of Princess Soraya, Iran, mid-20th century, of rectangular form, with fringing to edges, 64 x 54cm. Brought up between Europe and Persia, Princess Soraya was born on 22 June 1932 in Isfahan, hailing from an ancient aristocratic and nomadic family of central Persia. Having seen portrait photographs of Soraya, the Shah was captivated by her beauty and requested to meet her. She was first introduced to the Shah in October 1950 and shortly afterwards they were officialy engaged. During her married life, the Princess devoted her time to many charities. Sadly the marriage was overshadowed by a lack of children and thus the dynasty's future was at stake. Consequently the couple decided to part, although still very much in love and Soraya took leave of Iran in February 1958.Please refer to department for condition report
Lot 359
A seated portrait of a Maharaja, signed Nanak, probably Alwar, North India, late 19th century, gouache on paper heightened with gold and silver, the ruler depicted haloed and kneeling on a gold embroidered carpet with cushions either side and behind, a green curtain behind him and white marble pillars either side, an orange canopy rolled up above him, within a wide outer border containing lozenges of blue and green on a gold vegetal ground, with Persian inscription in white nasta'liq above and below, 35.5 x 27cm. Provenance: Ex-Collection Gunther HeilThis portrait display the interesting mix of the traditional arts of miniature painting with the increasing use of photography to capture the portraits of rulers in the mid- late 19th century. Please refer to department for condition report
Lot 372
PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE COLLECTIONA portrait of the Mughal Emperor Humayun (1508-1556), North India, circa 1780, opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, the emperor Humayun identified by his distinctive taj-i izzat turban, kneeling on patterned carpet with marching bolster cushion behind, his hands crossed before him, and wearing a dark blue floral jacket, an open book on a stand before him, mounted and under plexiglass, painting (visible) 12.8 x 8.5cm. Provenance: The Estate of the late designer Anthony Powell (1935-2021)To lower left side of painting significant loss to pigments and surface of the paper in several areas
Lot 386
The opening folio of a Rasamanjari of Daruja Khan, Deccan, Aurangabad, dated 1650, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, two ladies sit on an orange floral carpet in a small chamber which is decorated with a colourful painted frieze, the girl on the right is offering a lotus flower to her companion, the scene is within a thin gilt border with black and red rules, 2 line inscription to the top, the reverse with 12 lines of text, a second attached folio with 15 lines of text on front and back, some words highlighted in red, folio 17 x 21cm., image 11.6 x 15.5cm.Provenance: Simon Digby CollectionThe colophon to the Rasamanjari series to which this page belongs states that it was completed at Aurangabad for a price of a fief of Mewar. The manuscript was published by S. Doshi, 'An Illustrated manuscript from Aurangabad dated 1650 A.D.', Lalit Kala, no.15, pp. 19-28, who posited that the patron was serving in the Mughal armies campaigning in the Deccan. This would account for the synthesis of Mughal, Rajasthani and Deccani styles. This Rasamanjari series is very closely related to a Ragamala set of which pages are published in M. Chandra, Mewar Painting, Delhi 1957, pl.7; S.C. Welch, M.C. Beach, Gods, Thrones and Peacocks, New York 1965, n. 18, and S. Canby, Princes, Poets and Paladins, British Museum 1998, no. 127. Both manuscripts are distinguished by their deep and vibrantly contrasting colours. Two other paintings from this Rasamanjari were sold at Sotheby's. 7 July 1975, lots 86-87. Please refer to department for condition report
Lot 418
Four bidri silver and copper-inlaid Charpai legs, Bidar, Deccan, Central India, 18th century, comprising four legs of Indian charpai (a traditional handwoven bed), shaped as flower blossoms on squared base, rising from the central bud a squared structure, pierced on two sides to accommodate the sticks of the bed, the latter two sides full, the top worked as a blossoming floral bud with lush petals all around, the body clad in copper and silver inlay laid out in a diamond-shaped grid of stylised flower heads, drop-like pattern to the base, 25cm high (4)These charpai legs share a number of similarities with a set of what Zebrowski calls "the slaves of the carpet" (i.e. carpet weights), also known as mir-i farsh (Mark Zebrowski, Gold, Silver and Bronze from Mughal India, London, 1997, p. 131). Indeed, in the Krishna Riboud Collection, there is a set of carpet weights from Bidar, dating to the early 18th century, with exactly the same inlaid diamond-grid floral pattern as ours (ibidem, fig. 160). Moreover, the lower body of our charpai legs, designed as a blossoming flower surrounded by a multitude of petals and standing on a squared base, is virtually the same of the Riboud Collection mir-i farsh, showing the fluidity of motifs and designs on items with different uses.Please refer to department for condition report
Lot 431
A portrait of Maharaja Ranjit Singh on a terrace, Sikh school, North India, circa 1850, opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, depicted haloed and seated on a European style chair, holding a sword, an attendant with fly whisk behind him, to their feet an orange flowered carpet, a pavilion and water in the background, 21.5 x 18cm. With minor areas with loss of paint
Lot 258
A Turkmen miniature of a seated couple drinking, Herat, Iran, 15th century, gouache on paper heightened with gold, the delicate scene depicting the young woman her hand resting on her lover's knee as he offers her a cup of wine in a gold dish, the holds the wine flask in her other hand, they are seated on an orange carpet, with green and cream floral background, mounted, glazed and framed, painting 8.3 x 6.3cm. Provenance: Private Collection, LondonPlease refer to department for condition report
Lot 288
A group of 32 Islamic Art and Antiquities catalogues and books, comprising:Ernst J. Grube, Eleanor G. Sims, Islamic Art II, Islamic Art: An Annual Dedicated to the Art and Culture of the Muslim World (Geneva, New York, 1987)Sheila S. Blair and Jonathan M. Bloom, Images of Paradise in Islamic Art John Beckwith, Caskets from Cordoba (London, 1960)Godfrey Goodwin, The Janissaries (London, 1994)Oleg Grabar and Sheila Blair, Epic Images and Contemporary History, The Illustrations of the Great Mongol Shahnama (London and Chicago 1980)Marc-Edouard Enay, Oriental Manuscripts, Autographs, Calligraphies and Binding (2010)A.S. Melikian-Chirvani, Les Frises Du Shãh Nãme Dans L’Architecture Iranienne Sous Les Ilkhãn (Paris, 1996)La Collection Charles Kettaneh, Bijoux Archéologie - Islam Glyptique, Glyptique Bijoux Antiques en or Archéologie Arts de L’Islam (Paris Les 29 Février et 1er Mars 1988)Antiques Arts De L’Islam, Collection de L’Ambassadeur X Anciennes Collections J. Matossian – J. Pozzi – N. Landau A Divers, Drouot Montaigne – Salle Bourdelle (Paris 1989)Claude Boisgirard, Arts D’Orient, Jeudi 25 September 1997 Claude Boisgirard, Archéologie Islam, Hotel Drouot, Paris. 30 Juin – 1er Juillet 1993Arts D’Orient, Claude Boisgirard, Jeudi 25 September 1997, Islam – Art Chrétien D’Orient, Vendredi 26 September 1997 Archéologie, Hotel Drouot Archéologie Art Musulman, Collection du Docteur X. et A Divers Amateurs Claude Boisgirard Jeudi 26 et Vendredi 27 November 1987 Hotel Drouot – Salle N 4Arts D’Orient, Archéologie et Islam, Claude Boisgirard, Le Mercredi 14 Décembre 1994 à 30, Hotel Drouot – Salle 7. Paris.B.W. Robinson, Fifteenth – Century Persian Painting: Problems and Issues, New York (New York and London. 1991)Oriental Art, Autumn 1982, Volume XXVIII No. 3Annemarie Schimmel with the assistance of Barbara Rivolta, Islamic Calligraphy, The Metropolitan Museum of ArtThe Society of the Friends of the A.U.B. Museum, Calligraphy: In the Arab and Islamic World, Exhibition Dates: 27th October – 12th December 1999, at A.U.B. MuseumR.W. Hamilton, F.S.A. with a contribution by Dr. Oleg Grabar, KHIRBAT AL MAFJAR, An Arabian Mansion in the Jordan Valley, (Oxford, at the Clarendon Press, 1959)The Dyson Perrins Collection Part II, Sotheby & Co. Auction, 1959, (Day of Sale: Tuesday, December 1, 1959), Catalogue of “Forty-Six Western and Oriental Illuminated Manuscripts”, the property of the late C.W. Dyson Perrins, ESQ., D.C.L., F.S.A. HALI, Carpet, Textile and Islamic Art, Issue 113 November – December 2000, The Pazyryk Felts, Ersari Rugs, Moroccan Shawls, Punjabi Phulkaris & Baghs, Caucasian Pictorial Rugs, Hemp & Ramie in Guizhou, Chinese – Style Bird Paintings in PersiaLadan Akbarnia with Francesca Leoni, Light of the Sufis: The Mystical Arts of Islam, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (Distributed by Yale University Press, New Haven, and London 2010)Hashem al-Khattat, Iraqi Cultural Centre Gallery, 11 October – 2 November 1978David Roberts: A Journey in Egypt, Commentary on drawings by David Roberts: Rita BianucciDavid J. Roxburgh, Writing the Word of God: Calligraphy and the Qur’an, The Museum of Fine Arts (Houston 2007)Prof. Dr. A. Schimmel, Iconography of Religions XXII, I, (Leiden 1970)SOTHEBY'S CATALOGUE, BIBLIOTHECA PHILLIPPICA, New Series: Medieval Manuscripts Part I, 30/11/1965 SOTHEBY'S CATALOGUE, BIBLIOTHECA PHILLIPPICA, New Series: Medieval Manuscripts Part IV, 25 and 26/11/1968Art Ottoman, Objects d’art de I’lslam, 3 Centenaire de la Maison Soustiel 1883 – 1983, Exposition: Galerie Jean Soustiel, Paris. 13 avril 1984. George Manginis, Mount Sinai: A History of Travellers and Pilgrims (London, 2006).R. Pinder-Wilson, Paintings from Islamic Lands, Oriental Studies, Volume IV (Bruno Cassirer Publishers Ltd. 1969)Harry Adès, A Traveller’s History of EGYPT, (Gloucestershire, 2007). (32) Please refer to department for condition report
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