ISLAMIC and INDIAN ART INCLUDING MODERN and CONTEMPORARY SOUTH ASIAN ART Tuesday 24 April 2018
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ISLAMIC AND INDIAN ART INCLUDING MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY SOUTH ASIAN ART Tuesday 24 April 2018 ISLAMIC AND INDIAN ART INCLUDING MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY SOUTH ASIAN ART Tuesday 24 April 2018 at 11am 101 New Bond Street, London VIEWING Live online bidding is available CUSTOMER SERVICES ILLUSTRATIONS Thursday 19 April 9am to 4.30pm for this sale Monday to Friday Front cover: lot 321 (detail) Friday 20 April 9am to 4.30pm Please email [email protected] 8.30am to 6pm Back cover: lot 368 Sunday 22 April 11am to 3pm with ‘live bidding’ in the subject +44 (0) 20 7447 7447 Inside front cover: lot 275 Monday 23 April 9am to 4.30pm line 48 hours before the auction Inside back cover: lot 265 to register for this service As a courtesy to intending SALE NUMBER bidders, Bonhams will provide a 24623 Please note: written Indication of the physical IMPORTANT INFORMATION Telephone bidding is available only condition of lots in this sale if a In February 2014 the United CATALOGUE on lots where the lower end request is received up to 24 States Government £30.00 estimate is at £1000 or above. hours before the auction starts. announced the intention to This written Indication is issued ban the import of any ivory ENQUIRIES subject to Clause 3 of the Notice into the USA. Lots BIDS Oliver White to Bidders. containing ivory are +44 (0) 20 7447 7447 (Head of Department) indicated by the symbol Ф +44 (0) 20 7447 7401 fax +44 207 468 8303 printed beside the Lot [email protected] [email protected] number in this catalogue. To bid via the internet please visit bonhams.com Matthew Thomas Please note that all lots marked +44 207 468 8270 with the symbol R (Persian/ Please note that bids should be [email protected] Iranian in origin) may be submitted no later than 4pm on subject to restrictions on the day prior to the sale. New Flavia Deakin import into the USA. US based bidders must also provide proof +44 207 468 8203 bidders are therefore strongly of identity when submitting bids. [email protected] advised to consider their Failure to do this may result in shipping arrangements before your bid not being processed. CONDITION REPORTS bidding on such lots. Requests for condition reports for this sale should be emailed to: [email protected] Bonhams 1793 Limited Bonhams International Board Bonhams UK Ltd Directors Registered No. 4326560 Robert Brooks Co-Chairman, Colin Sheaf Chairman, Gordon McFarlan, Andrew McKenzie, Registered Office: Montpelier Galleries Malcolm Barber Co-Chairman, Harvey Cammell Deputy Chairman, Simon Mitchell, Jeff Muse, Mike Neill, Montpelier Street, London SW7 1HH Colin Sheaf Deputy Chairman, Antony Bennett, Matthew Bradbury, Charlie O’Brien, Giles Peppiatt, India Phillips, Matthew Girling CEO, Lucinda Bredin, Simon Cottle, Andrew Currie, Peter Rees, John Sandon, Tim Schofield, +44 (0) 20 7393 3900 Patrick Meade Group Vice Chairman, Jean Ghika, Charles Graham-Campbell, Veronique Scorer, Robert Smith, James Stratton, +44 (0) 20 7393 3905 fax Jon Baddeley, Rupert Banner, Geoffrey Davies, Matthew Haley, Richard Harvey, Robin Hereford, Ralph Taylor, Charlie Thomas, David Williams, Jonathan Fairhurst, Asaph Hyman, James Knight, David Johnson, Charles Lanning, Grant Macdougall Michael Wynell-Mayow, Suzannah Yip. Caroline Oliphant, Shahin Virani, Edward Wilkinson, Leslie Wright. Central SALE Middlesex Acton Ln Hospital Park Royal INFORMATION Acton Ln Cadogan Tate Coronation Road W e d s P a te a o r r n R k A v e R e s A o 40 a y h a Park l C Royal iWestern Ave A40 R o Station a 0 d 0 Acton 0 North 4 Cemetery A Acton d Station a o R a i r o t c i V BIDS BUYERS COLLECTION & STORAGE AND HANDLING The following symbol is used +44 (0) 20 7447 7447 STORAGE AFTER SALE West ActonCHARGES ON SOLD LOTS to denoteHorn Lane that VAT is due on Station +44 (0) 20 7447 7401 fax LOTS MARKED TP RETURNED TO CADOGAN TATE the hammer price and buyer’s To bid via the internet please visit All sold lots marked TP will be premium www.bonhams.com removed to Cadogan Tate, 241 Storage Acton Lane, London, NW10 7NP Storage will be free of charge for † VAT 20% on hammer price PAYMENTS from 9am Wednesday 25 April 2018 the first 14 calendar days from & and buyer’s premium Buyers including the sale date Tuesday 28 +44 (0) 20 7447 7447 COLLECTION April 2018 * VAT on imported items at a +44 (0) 20 7447 7401 fax Sold lots marked TP will be available preferential rate of 5% on hammer for collection from Cadogan Tate Charges will apply from 9am price and the prevailing rate on Sellers from 9am Friday 27 April 2018 Tuesday 8 May 2018. buyer’s premium Payment of sale proceeds and then every working day between Pictures and small objects: +44 (0) 20 7447 7447 9am - 4.30pm. £2.85 per day + VAT Y These lots are subject to CITES +44 (0) 20 7447 7401 fax regulations, please read the Collections are by appointment only Furniture, large pictures and large information in the back of VALUATIONS, TAXATION & a booking email or phone call objects: £5.70 per day+ VAT the catalogue. & HERITAGE are required in advance to ensure +44 (0) 20 7468 8340 lots are ready at time of collection, (Note: Charges apply every day Payment +44 (0) 20 7468 5860 fax photographic id will be required at including weekends and Public All charges due to Cadogan [email protected] time of collection & if a third party is Holidays) Tate may be paid to them in advance collecting written authorisation from or at the time of collection from their CATALOGUE SUBSCRIPTIONS the successful buyer is required in Handling warehouse. Payment may be made To obtain any Bonhams catalogue advance. Photographic id of the third After the first 14 calendar days by cash, cheque with banker’s card, or to take out an annual party will requested at the time of following the sale, the following credit, or debit card (Please note: subscription: collection. handling charges apply per Lot: Amex is not accepted). Subscriptions Department +44 (0) 1666 502200 To arrange a collection time Pictures and small objects: Information on charges +44 (0) 1666 505107 fax please send a booking email to: £21.00+ VAT due is available by email at [email protected] [email protected] or [email protected] or telephone call to +44 (0)800 9886 Furniture, large pictures £42.00+ VAT telephone on +44 (0)800 988 6100 SHIPPING 100 6100. For information and estimates Loss and Damage Payment in Advance on domestic and international All other sold lots will remain in the Extended Liability cover for the value (Telephone to ascertain amount due) shipping as well as export Collections room at Bonhams New of the Hammer Price will be charged by: cash, cheque with banker’s card, licenses please contact Alban Bond Street without charge until at 0.6% but will not exceed the total credit or debit card. Shipping on +44 (0) 1582 493 099 5.30pm Tuesday 8 May 2018 value [email protected] lots not collected by this time will of all other transfer and storage Payment at time of collection by: be returned to their departments. charges cash, cheque with banker’s card, Storage charges may apply. (Note: Charges apwply every day credit or debit card. including weekends and Public Holidays) VAT Will be applied at the current rate on all above charges IMPORTANT NOTICE TO ALL BUYERS Condition Condition is not stated in the catalogue. The absence of such reference does not imply that the lot is in good condition or free from faults. Prospective buyers should satisfy themselves by inspection as to the condition of each lot. Condition reports can, however, be provided on request, but are for general guidance only and any such report is, of necessity, subjective. Please note that all lots marked with the symbol R (Persian/Iranian in origin) may be subject to restrictions on import into the USA. US based bidders are therefore strongly advised to consider their shipping arrangements before bidding on such lots. SPECIALISTS FOR THIS AUCTION OLIVER WHITE Head of Department MATTHEW THOMAS Specialist FLAVIA DEAKIN Trainee CONTENTS MANUSCRIPTS INCLUDING THE COLLECTION OF THE LATE JAFAR GHAZI LOTS 1 - 156 ISLAMIC WORKS OF ART LOTS 157 - 266 INDIAN AND SOUTH EAST ASIAN WORKS OF ART LOTS 267 - 317 INDIAN PAINTINGS LOTS 318 - 335 MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY SOUTH ASIAN ART LOTS 356 - 368 1 1 2 TWO SMALL LEAVES FROM A DISPERSED MANUSCRIPT OF A FRAGMENT OF A LEAF FROM A DISPERSED MANUSCRIPT THE QUR’AN WRITTEN IN KUFIC SCRIPT ON VELLUM OF THE QUR’AN WRITTEN IN ELONGATED KUFIC SCRIPT ON NEAR EAST OR NORTH AFRICA, 9TH-10TH CENTURY VELLUM Arabic manuscript on vellum, 7 lines to the page written in kufic PROBABLY KAIROUAN, TUNISIA, FIRST HALF OF THE 10TH script in brown ink with diacritics and vowel points in black and red, CENTURY gold roundels marking the verses Arabic manuscript on vellum, three lines of text written in elongated 113 x 158 mm.(2) kufic script in black ink with diacritics and vowel points in red and green, a pyramid-shaped cluster of six gold dots marking the verse- £1,500 - 2,000 endings, circular marginal device, losses, irregularly shaped, framed $2,100 - 2,800 184 x 252 mm. €1,700 - 2,300 £1,500 - 2,000 Text $2,100 - 2,800 A.: Sura XIV, Ibrahim, Abraham, part of verse 6 to part of verse 7.