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- Estimate
- £15,000–£20,000 hammer ≈ $21,544–$28,726
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Islamic and Indian Art, London, New Bond Street · 19 April 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-1698118
- Record
- first seen 23 Jul 2026 · updated 23 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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An Illuminated Qur'an, Mughal India, 17th Century. Bonhams, 19 Apr 2016, lot 13. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1698118.
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An Illuminated Qur'an, Mughal India, 17th Century. Bonhams, 19 Apr 2016, lot 13. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1698118.
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From the same sale Islamic and Indian Art · Apr 2016
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near East or North Africa, 10th Century (2) | Two Qur'an leaves written in kufic script on vellum | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| North Africa or Andalusia, 11th-12th Century (4) | — | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| Anatolia, dated Ramadan 500/April 1107, with a later witness statemen… | — | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| Persia or northern India, provincial, dated AH 946/AD 1539-40 | An illuminated Qur'an, copied by the scribe 'Abdallah | £7,000–£9,000 | |
| Abbasid, 9th Century | A Qur'an leaf written in kufic script on vellum | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Qajar Persia, dated Rabi' al-Awwal 1306/November 1888 | — | £10,000–£15,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Illuminated Qur'an | Qajar Persia, the illumination dated AH 1205/AD 1790, the ma | $29,346 | Bonhams, Apr 2019 | |
| An Illuminated Qur'an | Timurid Persia, 15th Century | Bonhams, Apr 2016 | ||
| An Illuminated Qur'an | Mughal, North India, 17th-18th Century | Bonhams, May 2025 | ||
| An Iznik Pottery Dish | Ottoman Turkey, Circa 1630 | Christie's, Oct 2021 | ||
| An Iznik Pottery Dish | Ottoman Turkey, Circa 1600 | Christie's, Oct 2022 | ||
| An Illuminated Qur'an | Qajar Persia, 19th Century | Bonhams, Apr 2019 | ||
| An Iznik Pottery Dish | Ottoman Turkey, Circa 1590 | Christie's, Mar 2022 | ||
| An Iznik Pottery Tile | Turkey, circa 1575 | Bonhams, May 2024 |
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.