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The largest two auctions of their kind in the world, the two houses of "Sozbez" and "Christez" established in Britain this year are competing in selling rare artifacts from the Levant, Egypt, Iran, Ottoman Turkey and India. The two auctions also compete in selling displays of different kinds from Andalusia and Eastern Turkistan.
Among the most important exhibits at "Sozbez" is a piece of paper of Ibrahim chapter of Holy Qur'an. That Piece of Papers which is written in Al-Hihagazy bold type dates back to the former century and is estimated at 400 and 500 thousand pounds sterling. "Sozbez" house also includes another piece of paper on which written only one line of Al-Momenon or the "believers" chapter of the Holy Qur'an and is estimated at 60 and 80 thousand pounds.
Among the paintings and miniatures in "Sozbez" is a rare painting portraying a noble lady carrying a flower. That painting dates back to the Safwy era in Iran and is likely to be drawn in Asfahan between 600 and 800 thousand pounds.
The house also displays some ceramic vessels such as a bottle of carved glass decorated with green animal drawings. It goes back to the late ninth century and early tenth century and is estimated at 300 and 400 thousand founds.
Also displayed is a carved glassy bottle decorated with camel drawings. It dates back to the tenth century and is estimated at 180 and 200 thousand pounds.
As for the exhibits in "Christez", there is a carved crystal bottle going back to the Fatimid era in Egypt and which is estimated by some at three million pounds.
Another artifact in "Christez" is a carved box made of ebony wood and ivory. It dates back to the Fatimid era and is estimated at 400 and 600 thousand pounds.
The house also displays some piece of papers of the Holy Qur'an, but the most precious among those papers are two pieces of paper of on which written some verses from Al An'am (or the cattle) chapter. They are written in the Tunisian city of Kairawan in 1020 AD (410 Higri).
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