| Corporate Author |
Bonhams (Firm) |
| Title |
Islamic and Indian art : including an important gem-set gold finial from the throne of Tipu Sultan |
| Publisher |
London : Bonhams, 2009 |
| Physical desc. |
181 pages ; colour illustrations ; 27 cm. |
| Note |
02/04/2009 |
| Separate catalogue for Lot 212: An important gem-set gold finial from the throne of Tipu Sultan. |
| Lot 5: 'An illustrated leaf from Hafiz-i Abru's Majma 'al-tawarikh (Assembly of history): an enthroned ruler with a courtier, Timurid Persia, Herat, circa 1425' (dispersed manuscript; [possibly connected to CBL Per 105]). |
| Lot 7A: 'An illustrated leaf from a dispersed manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnama (The Book of Kings), probably depicting Rustam returning to Iran after killing the Div Akvan', Injuid Persia, Shiraz, circa 1341; 'from one of a small group of seven or eight manuscripts produced at Shiraz in the first half of the 14th century [...] can be compared to those of the Stephens Shahnama, which was produced before 1532'. |
| Bookmarked at page 136. |
| Date & place of sale |
Thursday 2 April 2009, London |
| Subject |
Qur'an -- Manuscripts -- Catalogs |
| Shahnama -- Illustrations -- Catalogs |
| Islamic art -- Catalogs |
| Islamic decorative arts -- Catalogs |
| Islamic art objects -- Catalogs |
| Islamic pottery -- Catalogs |
| Islamic textile fabrics -- Catalogs |
| Islamic jewelry -- Catalogs |
| Islamic metal-work -- Catalogs |
| Islamic calligraphy -- Catalogs |
| Islamic illumination of books and manuscripts -- Catalogs |
| Illumination of books and manuscripts, Iranian -- Catalogs |
| Illumination of books and manuscripts, Ottoman -- Catalogs |
| Illumination of books and manuscripts, Mogul Empire -- Catalogs |
| Illumination of books and manuscripts -- Catalogs |
| Painting, Indic -- Catalogs |
| Manuscripts, Arabic -- Catalogs |
| Manuscripts, Persian -- Catalogs |
| Islamic bookbinding -- Catalogs |
| Islamic weapons -- Catalogs |
| Art -- India -- Catalogs |
| Jewelry -- India -- Catalogs |
| Decorative arts -- India -- Catalogs |
| Art objects -- India -- Catalogs |
| Company painting -- Catalogs |
| Painting -- India -- Catalogs |
| Reference books -- Catalogs |
