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Sothebys has once again attracted attention with a multimillion-pound sale of some of the rarest and most valuable works of Islamic art.

Sotheby's has once again captured the spotlight by hosting an auction of Islamic art that featured some of the most unique and valuable pieces. The...

Sotheby's has once again attracted attention with a multimillion-pound sale of some of the rarest and most valuable works of Islamic art, according to Anadolu Agency. The world-renowned auction house in London held bidding on April 26

Shahnameh of Shah Tahmasp, which depicts battle from Iran-Turan War, sold for $6.1 million - Anadolu Ajansı

DUBAI: A Sotheby’s auction in London on Wednesday saw a rare folio set a new record for the most expensive Islamic object or work on paper ever sold by the auction house. The Shah Tahmasp Shahnameh was sold for $9,091,179, surpassing the previous record set by another leaf from the same manuscript at Sotheby’s in 2011. Rustam recovers Rakhsh from Afrasiyab’s herd, illustrated

The most lavishly illustrated copy of the 10th-century poem in existence, it was illustrated over the course of two decades from 1520 to 1540 by artists in the royal atelier.

Folio being auctioned comes from The Shahnameh of Shah Tahmasp, one of the 'finest illustrated manuscripts in existence,' according to Sotheby's

The single double-sided sheet is from the most treasured manuscript of 'The Shahnameh,' Persia's "Book of Kings."

DUBAI: A folio from the Shah Tahmasp Shahnameh, one of the “finest illustrated manuscripts in existence,” is expected to fetch between $4.6 million and $6.9 million at a Sotheby’s auction next month. The Shahnameh, also known as the Book of Kings, is an epic poem containing 50,000 rhyming couplets, telling the history of Persia’s rulers. It was written by the Persian poet

Section of the Shah Tahmasp Shahnameh is expected to fetch between £4m and £6m at auction next month