Auction recap / Christie's
Christie's Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds Sale Realizes £12,345,930
The auction concluded with a 75.7% sell-through rate, driven by a gilded Mamluk glass bowl that sold for £5,540,000.
Auction highlights
AN IMPORTANT MAMLUK GILDED AND ENAMELLED GLASS FOOTED BOWL
Estimate£1.2–1.8MSold£5,540,000- Estimate£500–700KSold—
A FRAGMENTARY FOLIO FROM A MONUMENTAL KUFIC QUR’AN
Estimate£200–300KSold£381,000AN IMPRESSIVE SILVER-INLAID COPPER ALLOY CASKET
Estimate£300–400KSold£355,600A PAIR OF GILT AND NIELLOED SILVER PILGRIM FLASKS
Estimate£300–400KSold£355,600A RARE TALPUR HALF-SUIT OF MASKED ARMOUR
Estimate£80–120KSold£304,800IBN AKHI HIZAM (D. CIRCA 900): KITAB HIZAM FI A L-BAYTARAH (BOOK OF HIPPIATRICS)
Estimate£250–350KSold£304,800A RARE AND IMPRESSIVE STEEL PARRYING WEAPON ( MADU )
Estimate£20–30KSold£190,500A GEM-SET GOLD-MOUNTED DAGGER ( JAMBIYYA ) AND SCABBARD
Estimate£80–120KSold£165,100- Estimate£50–70KSold£165,100
A BRACE OF CORAL-INLAID FLINTLOCK PISTOLS
Estimate£50–70KSold£165,100- Estimate£80–100KSold£158,750
| Auction highlights | Estimate | Sold price | Estimate track | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AN IMPORTANT MAMLUK GILDED AND ENAMELLED GLASS FOOTED BOWL | £1.2–1.8M | £5,540,000 | ||
| AN IMPRESSIVE MUGHAL CARPET | £500–700K | — | ||
| A FRAGMENTARY FOLIO FROM A MONUMENTAL KUFIC QUR’AN | £200–300K | £381,000 | ||
| AN IMPRESSIVE SILVER-INLAID COPPER ALLOY CASKET | £300–400K | £355,600 | ||
| A PAIR OF GILT AND NIELLOED SILVER PILGRIM FLASKS | £300–400K | £355,600 | ||
| A RARE TALPUR HALF-SUIT OF MASKED ARMOUR | £80–120K | £304,800 | ||
| IBN AKHI HIZAM (D. CIRCA 900): KITAB HIZAM FI A L-BAYTARAH (BOOK OF HIPPIATRICS) | £250–350K | £304,800 | ||
| A RARE AND IMPRESSIVE STEEL PARRYING WEAPON ( MADU ) | £20–30K | £190,500 | ||
| A GEM-SET GOLD-MOUNTED DAGGER ( JAMBIYYA ) AND SCABBARD | £80–120K | £165,100 | ||
| CHRIST AS SALVATOR MUNDI | £50–70K | £165,100 | ||
| A BRACE OF CORAL-INLAID FLINTLOCK PISTOLS | £50–70K | £165,100 | ||
| A KIRMAN MASHA'IR CARPET | £80–100K | £158,750 | ||
Estimate track marks the pre-sale range; the tick marks the sold price.
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Christie's concluded its "Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds including Rugs and Carpets" auction, realizing a total of £12,345,930[1] with 162 of 214 lots sold, representing a 75.7%[1] sell-through rate. According to Christie's, which published the official results page, the sale featured a wide array of historical manuscripts, metalwork, and glass.
The auction featured notable early Islamic works, including a bronze feline head from an incense burner originating from Khorassan in north-east Iran.
Auction highlights
Sale file- AN IMPORTANT MAMLUK GILDED AND ENAMELLED GLASS FOOTED BOWL | estimate £1,200,000[3] to £1,800,000[3] | sold for £5,540,000[3] (above the high estimate)
- A FRAGMENTARY FOLIO FROM A MONUMENTAL KUFIC QUR’AN | estimate £200,000[4] to £300,000[5][4] | sold for £381,000[4] (above the high estimate)
- AN IMPRESSIVE SILVER-INLAID COPPER ALLOY CASKET | estimate £300,000 to £400,000[5] | sold for £355,600[5] (within estimate)
- A RARE TALPUR HALF-SUIT OF MASKED ARMOUR | estimate £80,000[6] to £120,000[6] | sold for £304,800[6] (above the high estimate)
- A RARE AND IMPRESSIVE STEEL PARRYING WEAPON ( MADU ) | estimate £20,000[7] to £30,000[7] | sold for £190,500[7] (above the high estimate)
This sale ranks as Christie's's #41 sale of 190 concluded this year by realized value. Across all its sales this year, Christie's has realized $3,544,027,442[1], with its overall year-to-date standing at £442,573,218[1] realized; sell-through 90.7%[1]. Within the broader art category, which has realized $1,181,188,913[1] across all tracked houses this year with an average 85.8%[1] sell-through rate, Christie's continues to lead the category.
Sources
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Christie's
A RARE TALPUR HALF-SUIT OF MASKED ARMOUR - 07