ID 932046
Lot 41 | A CALLIGRAPHIC ALBUM (MURAQQA')
Estimate value
£ 6 000 – 8 000
QAJAR IRAN, LATE 19TH CENTURY
Of concertina form, 38ff., comprising 37 calligraphic panels and 1 photograph in a variety of scripts and styles, most with gold and polychrome illumination, laid down on dyed card within gold and polychrome rulings, with pencil annotations identifying some of the hands, the covers green velvet with red morocco edging, the doublures red leather
Folio 11 5/8 x 7 5/8in. (29.5 x 19.4cm.)
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| Historical era: | Qajar dynasty |
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| Place of origin: | Iran, Asia, Persia |
| Auction house category: | Letters, documents and manuscripts |
| Historical era: | Qajar dynasty |
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| Place of origin: | Iran, Asia, Persia |
| Auction house category: | Letters, documents and manuscripts |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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