Lot 175 · Islamic and Indian Art including Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art
Persia, 12th Century
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- Estimate
- £2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $2,793–$4,189
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Islamic and Indian Art including Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art, London, New Bond Street · 24 April 2018
- Record ID
- TB-2026-1226387
- Record
- first seen 23 Jul 2026 · updated 23 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-1226387 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-1226387
A Khorasan Bronze Inkwell, Persia, 12th Century. Bonhams, 24 Apr 2018, lot 175. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1226387.
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A Khorasan Bronze Inkwell, Persia, 12th Century. Bonhams, 24 Apr 2018, lot 175. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1226387.
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From the same sale Islamic and Indian Art including Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art · Apr 2018
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near East, 12th Century | A fragment from a manuscript of the Qur'an written in eastern kufic script | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| probably Afghanistan, dated AH 485/AD 1092-93 | A small early prayer book in eastern kufic script | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| Mamluk, provincial, probably Syria, Egypt or Palestine, dated 16th Sa… | — | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| Timurid Persia, probably Isfahan, dated AH 880/AD 1475-76 | — | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Persia, 16th Century (2) | Two bifolia from a dispersed manuscript of the Qur'an | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Herat, circa 1550 | An illuminated bifolium from a dispersed manuscript of the Qur'an | £3,000–£5,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Damascus Underglaze-painted Pottery Tile | Syria, 17th Century | $3,281 | Bonhams, Nov 2024 | |
| A Khorasan Bronze Inkwell | Persia, 12th Century | Bonhams, May 2021 | ||
| A Silver-inlaid Alloy Bidri Huqqa Base | India, 18th Century | Bonhams, Oct 2022 | ||
| A Pair Of Diamond-set Enamelled Gold Earrings | North India, 19th/ 20th Century (2) | Bonhams, Dec 2025 | ||
| A Qajar Coco De Mer Kashkul | Persia, 19th Century | Bonhams, Apr 2016 | ||
| A Damascus Underglaze-painted Pottery Tile | Syria, second half of the 16th Century | Bonhams, Oct 2012 | ||
| A Silver-inlaid Alloy Bidri Huqqa Base | Bidar, Deccan, 17th Century | Bonhams, Nov 2019 | ||
| A Damascus Underglaze-painted Pottery Tile | Syria, 18th Century | Bonhams, Oct 2020 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.