ID 1178386
Lot 48 | 'ABDULLAH ANSARI WITH ABU AHMAD
Estimate value
£ 4 000 – 6 000
SAFAVID SHIRAZ, IRAN, SECOND HALF 16TH CENTURY
An illustration to the Majalis al-‘Ushshaq of Gazurgahi, opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, 5ll. black nasta'liq with keywords in blue set within a text panel set within the painting frame, set within gold and polychrome rules, the plain margins cropped, the verso with 14ll. black nasta'liq arranged in two columns set within gold and polychrome rules, pasted along the top edge to a later fabric lined card mount, framed and glazed
Painting 6 1⁄8 x 4 ¾in. (15.5 x 12cm.); folio 7 ½ x 6 1⁄8in. (19.1 x 15.1cm.)
Provenance
New York by 1971
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Paper, Plastic |
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| Art style: | Safavid (1506-1722) |
| Place of origin: | Iran, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Paper, Plastic |
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| Art style: | Safavid (1506-1722) |
| Place of origin: | Iran, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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