Olympia Auctions: Live Sale: Indian, Islamic, Himalayan and South-East Asian Art 2026, 52026, London
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- May 20, 2026 - May 20, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A FOLIO FROM A TIMURID COPY OF THE SHAHNAMA, PERSIA, SECOND HALF 15TH CENTURY |
Persia | second half 15th century | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,690.00 | |
| 2 | A TIMURID ILLUMINATED OPENING BIFOLIUM, PERSIA 15TH CENTURY |
Persia | 15th century | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | Not Sold | |
| 3 | Muhammad b. Darwish Muhammad al-Katib al-Tabrizi | AN ILLUMINATED FOLIO FROM A SIGNED MASNAVI, PERSIAN OR OTTOMAN, CIRCA 1570-90 |
Persian or Ottoman | circa 1570-90 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 715.00 |
| 4 | Abdullah al-Murwarid | A CALLIGRAPHIC FOLIO ATTRIBUTED TO 'ABDULLAH AL-MURWARID, PERSIA, LATE 15TH CENTURY |
Persia | 902 (1496/7) | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 780.00 |
| 5 | Muhammad Husayn al-Kashmir | A QUATRAIN FROM SADI'S GULISTAN, SIGNED MUHAMMAD HUSAYN AL-KASHMIR, PERSIA, DATED 1591-92 |
Persia | 1591-92 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 7,800.00 |
| 6 | Abd al-Husayn Isfahani | A CALLIGRAPHIC EXERCISE IN SHIKASTA, PERSIA, 18TH CENTURY |
Persia | 18th century | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | Not Sold |
| 7 | Muhammad al-Isfahani | A FINE ILLUMINATED QUR'AN COPIED BY MUHAMMAD AL-ISFAHANI, PERSIA, DATED 1878-9 |
Persia | 1296 (1878-9) | GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | GBP 3,900.00 |
| 8 | A QAJAR ILLUMINATED COPY OF THE QUR'AN, PERSIA, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY |
Persia | second half 19th century | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 1,040.00 | |
| 9 | Abd al-Majid | A CALLIGRAPHIC EXERCISE IN SHIKASTA, SIGNED 'ABD AL-MAJID, PERSIA, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY |
Persia | 1287 (1871) | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 338.00 |
| 10 | Ghulam Riza | A QUR'ANIC ILLUMINATED FOLIO, SIGNED GHULAM RIZA, PERSIA, 19TH CENTURY |
Persia | 19th century | GBP 500.00 - 800.00 | Not Sold |
| 11 | Najaf | THE OPENING FOLIO OF A ROYAL TALPUR COPY OF TAKMILA-I HAMLA-I HAYDARI OF NAJAF, SINDH, CIRCA 1820 |
Sindh | circa 1820 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 520.00 |
| 12 | A RARE QAJAR MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE, PERSIA , DATED 1ST AUGUST 1919 |
Persia | 4th Dhu'l-Qa'da 1337 (1st August 1919) | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 13 | TWO OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS (FIRMAN), INDIA, THE FIRST DATED 1826 |
India | 1826; ND | GBP 500.00 - 800.00 | GBP 585.00 | |
| 14 | Sayyid Muhammad Kamil | AN ILLUMINATED HAJJ CERTIFICATE, HYDERABAD, INDIA, 19TH CENTURY |
Hyderabad, India | 1324 (1906) | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 715.00 |
| 31 | A COPY OF THE BHAGAVAT GITA, KASHMIR, 19TH CENTURY |
Kashmir | 19th century | GBP 500.00 - 800.00 | GBP 2,340.00 | |
| 40 | Nur al-Din Abd al-Rahman Jami | AN ILLUMINATED FOLIO FROM JAMI'S HULYAT AL-HULAL, WESTERN PERSIA, LATE 15TH CENTURY |
Western Persia | late 15th century | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 390.00 |
| 53 | AN ILLUSTRATION TO A NAYIKA SERIES, GULER, CIRCA 1770-80 |
Guler | circa 1770-80 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 20,800.00 | |
| 63 | Robert Melville Grindlay | INTERIOR OF THE GREAT CAVE TEMPLE AT ELEPHANTA, NEAR BOMBAY, AFTER ROBERT MELVILLE GRINDLAY, 1826-30 |
1826-30 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 585.00 | |
| 64 | Thomas Daniell | 'GATE OF THE TOMB OF THE EMPEROR AKBAR, AT SECUNDRA, NEAR AGRA', 1795, AFTER THOMAS DANIELL |
1795 | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 2,600.00 | |
| 65 | A. W. Devis | A POTTERY WITH THE VARIOUS UTENSILS IN GENERAL USE, AFTER A. W. DEVIS |
N/A | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 2,860.00 | |
| 71 | Howard Hodgkin (1932-2017) | SIR HOWARD HODGKIN CH CBE (1932-2017) |
1987 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 4,160.00 | |
| 72 | Somnath Hore (1921-2006) | SOMNATH HORE (1921-2006) |
1995 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 1,560.00 |
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