19th Jun, 2025 12:00
Arts of India and the Islamic Lands
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TWO ISLAMIC MANUSCRIPTS AND A PRINTED DALA’IL AL-KHAYRAT BY AL-JAZULI (d. 1465)
Possibly Lebanon or Syria, and Turkey, late 19th - early 20th century
TWO ISLAMIC MANUSCRIPTS AND A PRINTED DALA’IL AL-KHAYRAT BY AL-JAZULI (d. 1465)
Possibly Lebanon or Syria, and Turkey, late 19th - early 20th century
Arabic manuscripts and printed book on paper, comprising two compendiums, one of prayers and qualities of the Prophet, numbered 8, the latter with historical and Hadith-based chronicles, respectively 301ff., 1 fly-leaf and 2 endpapers, and 108ff., 2 fly-leaves and 2 endpapers, the first manuscript with 17ll. of sepia ink naskh script to the page, the last page dated 1310 AH (1892 AD), and the latter with 17ll. of sepia ink naskh script to the page, incomplete, both in hardcopy marbled paper bindings; and a travel-sized printed Dala'il al Khayrat by the scholar al Jazuli, 96pp., 1 fly-leaf and 1 endpaper, printed in Istanbul and dated 1349 AH (1930 AD), in a tooled and gilt green leather binding.
The largest text panel 16cm, x 9.5cm, the largest folio 21cm x 17.5cm
Estimated at £300 - £500
TWO ISLAMIC MANUSCRIPTS AND A PRINTED DALA’IL AL-KHAYRAT BY AL-JAZULI (d. 1465)
Possibly Lebanon or Syria, and Turkey, late 19th - early 20th century
Arabic manuscripts and printed book on paper, comprising two compendiums, one of prayers and qualities of the Prophet, numbered 8, the latter with historical and Hadith-based chronicles, respectively 301ff., 1 fly-leaf and 2 endpapers, and 108ff., 2 fly-leaves and 2 endpapers, the first manuscript with 17ll. of sepia ink naskh script to the page, the last page dated 1310 AH (1892 AD), and the latter with 17ll. of sepia ink naskh script to the page, incomplete, both in hardcopy marbled paper bindings; and a travel-sized printed Dala'il al Khayrat by the scholar al Jazuli, 96pp., 1 fly-leaf and 1 endpaper, printed in Istanbul and dated 1349 AH (1930 AD), in a tooled and gilt green leather binding.
The largest text panel 16cm, x 9.5cm, the largest folio 21cm x 17.5cm
Auction: Arts of India and the Islamic Lands, 19th Jun, 2025
Our specialist auction Arts of India and the Islamic Lands is now online for you to browse, peruse and fall in love with your next antique.
Among the highlights, this sale vaunts a remarkable selection of Rajput Schools paintings and an illustrated loose folio from a Timurid Haft Paykar series, all part of a private Canadian collection; several gem-studded Indian necklaces, treasured heirlooms of a local family; a notable group of Islamic manuscripts, including a geomantic tome attributed to the Nubian alchemist Dhul-Nun al-Misri; and several lots of Persian Qajar lacquer belonging to the heir of a British diplomatic family in office under Sir Denis Wright in Tehran between 1971 - 1973.
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