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The Jacques Desenfans Collection

10 April 2008 | starting at 10:00 BST

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An important Dagger (Khanjar) with the blade inscribed to the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan (reg. 1628-1657) Akbarabad (Agra), dated AH 1039/ AD 1629-30(2). Sold for £1,700,000 inc. premium

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305 lots available

6 —
An Ottoman velvet and metal thread embroidered Panel
Caucasus or Turkey, 18th Century

£2,000 - £3,000

7 —
A European Carpet
19th Century

Sold for £36 inc. premium

8 —
A Persian Carpet
19th Century

Sold for £108 inc. premium

9 —
An unusual Luristan bronze Helmet
Persia, 9th - 7th Century B.C.

£5,000 - £7,000

10 —
A group of Luristan Arms
Persia, 1st Millenium B.C.
(7)

£2,000 - £3,000

11 —
A quantity of ancient Near Eastern Items
1st Millenium B.C.
(52)

Sold for £1,080 inc. premium

12 —
Two rare large Sarmatian Plaques
Bactria, 4th-3rd Centuries BC
(2)

£12,000 - £18,000

13 —
A group of Sassanian bronze Vessels
Persia, 5th - 7th Century AD
(7)

£500 - £700

14 —
A Sassanian miniature gold Plaque
Persia, probably 4th Century AD

Sold for £540 inc. premium

15 —
A rare Achaemenid silver Bowl
Persia, 7th-5th Century B.C.

£10,000 - £15,000

16^• —
Juz XXII from a thirty-section Qu'ran
North Africa, probably Morocco, 15th/16th Century
(2)

Sold for £12,000 inc. premium

17^• —
A fine black morocco binding
probably Ottoman, 16th/17th Century
(2)

Sold for £1,560 inc. premium

18^• —
Nizami, Iqbalnama (the second book of the Iskandarnama)
Persia, probably Shiraz, first quarter of the 16th Century

Sold for £1,800 inc. premium

19^• —
Wajih ad-Din, Miftah al-Jinan
North Persia, dated AH 1013/AD 1604
(4)

Sold for £1,200 inc. premium

20^• —
An illuminated Qu'ran written on gold-sprinkled paper
probably India, 17th Century

Sold for £3,360 inc. premium

21 —
An important Samanid slip-painted pottery calligraphic Bowl
Persia, 10th Century

Sold for £24,000 inc. premium

22 —
A slip-painted pottery Bowl
Persia, 9th/10th Century

£1,000 - £1,500

23 —
A Raqqa style pottery Bowl

£800 - £1,200

24 —
A Kashan monochrome moulded pottery Tile
Persia, 12th/ 13th Century

Sold for £432 inc. premium

25 —
A Minai turquoise pottery Bowl
Persia, 13th/ 14th Century

Sold for £1,080 inc. premium

26 —
A Minai pottery Bowl
Persia, 13th/ 14th Century

£1,000 - £1,500

27 —
A Fatimid stone Lion
Egypt, 10th/ 11th Century

Sold for £6,600 inc. premium

28 —
A Fatimid marble fountain Finial
12th Century

Sold for £4,320 inc. premium

29 —
A Kashan lustre pottery border Tile
Persia, 12th Century

Sold for £1,080 inc. premium

30 —
A Kashan lustre pottery Star border Tile
Persia, 12th/ 13th Century

£600 - £800

31 —
A Kashan moulded lustre calligraphic pottery Tile Fragment
Persia, 12th Century

Sold for £1,020 inc. premium

32 —
A Kashan lustre pottery Bowl
Persia, 12th/ 13th Century
(2)

£600 - £800

33 —
Two Kashan pottery Bowls
Persia, 13th/ 14th Century
(2)

£1,200 - £1,500

34 —
A Fatimid carved marble Finial
North Africa, 11th/ 12th Century

Sold for £38,400 inc. premium

35^Y —
A pair of Mamluk ivory inlaid wooden Doors
Egypt, 15th Century and later
(2)

Sold for £28,800 inc. premium

36 —
A rare Mamluk underglaze painted pottery Tile
Syria, first half of 15th Century

Sold for £36,000 inc. premium

37 —
A massive Nasrid calligraphic carved wood Beam
Andalusia, 14th Century

Amended

Sold for £300,000 inc. premium

38 —
A Mamluk blue and white pottery Tile
Egypt or Syria, 15th Century

£1,500 - £2,000

39 —
An unusual Nasrid slip-painted pottery Bowl
Spain, 13th/ 14th Century

£1,000 - £1,500

40 —
A group of ten cuerda seca pottery Tiles
Spain, first half of 16th Century
(10)

£1,500 - £2,000

41 —
A group of eight Hispano-Moresque cuerda seca pottery Tiles
Spain, 16th Century
(8)

£1,000 - £1,500

42 —
An Hispano-Moresque lustre pottery Dish
Spain, 16th/ 17th Century
(3)

Sold for £720 inc. premium

43 —
A rare Kubachi figural pottery Tile
Persia, circa 1600

Sold for £2,160 inc. premium

44 —
A large Kubachi blue and white pottery Dish
Persia, 16th/ 17th Century

Sold for £11,400 inc. premium

45 —
A large Safavid Kubachi pottery Dish
Persia, 15th/ 16th Century

£2,500 - £3,500

46 —
A Safavid cuerda seca pottery Tile
Persia, 16th/ 17th Century

Sold for £840 inc. premium

47 —
Two talismanic porcelain Dishes made for the Islamic Market
China, 19th Century
(2)

Sold for £3,120 inc. premium

48 —
A Safavid Kirman underglaze-painted pottery Ghalian with gilt metal Mounts
Persia, 17th Century

Sold for £600 inc. premium

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The Jacques Desenfans Collection

Auction highlights

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1 — Constant Albert Desenfans (Belgium, 1845-1938) A young Girl

2 — Constant Albert Desenfans (Belgium, 1845-1938) Mother and Child

3 — Constant Albert Desenfans (Belgium, 1845-1938) Putti near a Fountain

4 — A mahogany, brass and giltwood Mantle Clock France, 19th Century

5Y — An ivory and wood Casket Russia, 19th Century

6 — An Ottoman velvet and metal thread embroidered Panel Caucasus or Turkey, 18th Century

7 — A European Carpet 19th Century

8 — A Persian Carpet 19th Century

9 — An unusual Luristan bronze Helmet Persia, 9th - 7th Century B.C.

10 — A group of Luristan Arms Persia, 1st Millenium B.C.(7)

11 — A quantity of ancient Near Eastern Items 1st Millenium B.C.(52)

12 — Two rare large Sarmatian Plaques Bactria, 4th-3rd Centuries BC(2)

13 — A group of Sassanian bronze Vessels Persia, 5th - 7th Century AD(7)

14 — A Sassanian miniature gold Plaque Persia, probably 4th Century AD

15 — A rare Achaemenid silver Bowl Persia, 7th-5th Century B.C.

16• — Juz XXII from a thirty-section Qu'ran North Africa, probably Morocco, 15th/16th Century(2)

17• — A fine black morocco binding probably Ottoman, 16th/17th Century(2)

18• — Nizami, Iqbalnama (the second book of the Iskandarnama) Persia, probably Shiraz, first quarter of the 16th Century

19• — Wajih ad-Din, Miftah al-Jinan North Persia, dated AH 1013/AD 1604(4)

20• — An illuminated Qu'ran written on gold-sprinkled paper probably India, 17th Century

21 — An important Samanid slip-painted pottery calligraphic Bowl Persia, 10th Century

22 — A slip-painted pottery Bowl Persia, 9th/10th Century

23 — A Raqqa style pottery Bowl

24 — A Kashan monochrome moulded pottery Tile Persia, 12th/ 13th Century

25 — A Minai turquoise pottery Bowl Persia, 13th/ 14th Century

26 — A Minai pottery Bowl Persia, 13th/ 14th Century

27 — A Fatimid stone Lion Egypt, 10th/ 11th Century

28 — A Fatimid marble fountain Finial 12th Century

29 — A Kashan lustre pottery border Tile Persia, 12th Century

30 — A Kashan lustre pottery Star border Tile Persia, 12th/ 13th Century

31 — A Kashan moulded lustre calligraphic pottery Tile Fragment Persia, 12th Century

32 — A Kashan lustre pottery Bowl Persia, 12th/ 13th Century(2)

33 — Two Kashan pottery Bowls Persia, 13th/ 14th Century(2)

34 — A Fatimid carved marble Finial North Africa, 11th/ 12th Century

35Y — A pair of Mamluk ivory inlaid wooden Doors Egypt, 15th Century and later(2)

36 — A rare Mamluk underglaze painted pottery Tile Syria, first half of 15th Century

37 — A massive Nasrid calligraphic carved wood Beam Andalusia, 14th Century

38 — A Mamluk blue and white pottery Tile Egypt or Syria, 15th Century

39 — An unusual Nasrid slip-painted pottery Bowl Spain, 13th/ 14th Century

40 — A group of ten cuerda seca pottery Tiles Spain, first half of 16th Century(10)

41 — A group of eight Hispano-Moresque cuerda seca pottery Tiles Spain, 16th Century(8)

42 — An Hispano-Moresque lustre pottery Dish Spain, 16th/ 17th Century(3)

43 — A rare Kubachi figural pottery Tile Persia, circa 1600

44 — A large Kubachi blue and white pottery Dish Persia, 16th/ 17th Century

45 — A large Safavid Kubachi pottery Dish Persia, 15th/ 16th Century

46 — A Safavid cuerda seca pottery Tile Persia, 16th/ 17th Century

47 — Two talismanic porcelain Dishes made for the Islamic Market China, 19th Century(2)

48 — A Safavid Kirman underglaze-painted pottery Ghalian with gilt metal Mounts Persia, 17th Century

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1 —
Constant Albert Desenfans (Belgium, 1845-1938)
A young Girl

2 —
Constant Albert Desenfans (Belgium, 1845-1938)
Mother and Child

3 —
Constant Albert Desenfans (Belgium, 1845-1938)
Putti near a Fountain

4 —
A mahogany, brass and giltwood Mantle Clock
France, 19th Century

5^Y —
An ivory and wood Casket
Russia, 19th Century

6 —
An Ottoman velvet and metal thread embroidered Panel
Caucasus or Turkey, 18th Century

7 —
A European Carpet
19th Century

8 —
A Persian Carpet
19th Century

9 —
An unusual Luristan bronze Helmet
Persia, 9th - 7th Century B.C.

10 —
A group of Luristan Arms
Persia, 1st Millenium B.C.
(7)

11 —
A quantity of ancient Near Eastern Items
1st Millenium B.C.
(52)

12 —
Two rare large Sarmatian Plaques
Bactria, 4th-3rd Centuries BC
(2)

13 —
A group of Sassanian bronze Vessels
Persia, 5th - 7th Century AD
(7)

14 —
A Sassanian miniature gold Plaque
Persia, probably 4th Century AD

15 —
A rare Achaemenid silver Bowl
Persia, 7th-5th Century B.C.

16^• —
Juz XXII from a thirty-section Qu'ran
North Africa, probably Morocco, 15th/16th Century
(2)

17^• —
A fine black morocco binding
probably Ottoman, 16th/17th Century
(2)

18^• —
Nizami, Iqbalnama (the second book of the Iskandarnama)
Persia, probably Shiraz, first quarter of the 16th Century

19^• —
Wajih ad-Din, Miftah al-Jinan
North Persia, dated AH 1013/AD 1604
(4)

20^• —
An illuminated Qu'ran written on gold-sprinkled paper
probably India, 17th Century

21 —
An important Samanid slip-painted pottery calligraphic Bowl
Persia, 10th Century

22 —
A slip-painted pottery Bowl
Persia, 9th/10th Century

23 —
A Raqqa style pottery Bowl

24 —
A Kashan monochrome moulded pottery Tile
Persia, 12th/ 13th Century

25 —
A Minai turquoise pottery Bowl
Persia, 13th/ 14th Century

26 —
A Minai pottery Bowl
Persia, 13th/ 14th Century

27 —
A Fatimid stone Lion
Egypt, 10th/ 11th Century

28 —
A Fatimid marble fountain Finial
12th Century

29 —
A Kashan lustre pottery border Tile
Persia, 12th Century

30 —
A Kashan lustre pottery Star border Tile
Persia, 12th/ 13th Century

31 —
A Kashan moulded lustre calligraphic pottery Tile Fragment
Persia, 12th Century

32 —
A Kashan lustre pottery Bowl
Persia, 12th/ 13th Century
(2)

33 —
Two Kashan pottery Bowls
Persia, 13th/ 14th Century
(2)

34 —
A Fatimid carved marble Finial
North Africa, 11th/ 12th Century

35^Y —
A pair of Mamluk ivory inlaid wooden Doors
Egypt, 15th Century and later
(2)

36 —
A rare Mamluk underglaze painted pottery Tile
Syria, first half of 15th Century

37 —
A massive Nasrid calligraphic carved wood Beam
Andalusia, 14th Century

38 —
A Mamluk blue and white pottery Tile
Egypt or Syria, 15th Century

39 —
An unusual Nasrid slip-painted pottery Bowl
Spain, 13th/ 14th Century

40 —
A group of ten cuerda seca pottery Tiles
Spain, first half of 16th Century
(10)

41 —
A group of eight Hispano-Moresque cuerda seca pottery Tiles
Spain, 16th Century
(8)

42 —
An Hispano-Moresque lustre pottery Dish
Spain, 16th/ 17th Century
(3)

43 —
A rare Kubachi figural pottery Tile
Persia, circa 1600

44 —
A large Kubachi blue and white pottery Dish
Persia, 16th/ 17th Century

45 —
A large Safavid Kubachi pottery Dish
Persia, 15th/ 16th Century

46 —
A Safavid cuerda seca pottery Tile
Persia, 16th/ 17th Century

47 —
Two talismanic porcelain Dishes made for the Islamic Market
China, 19th Century
(2)

48 —
A Safavid Kirman underglaze-painted pottery Ghalian with gilt metal Mounts
Persia, 17th Century