ID 727319
Lot 11 | A CALLIGRAPHIC PANEL
Estimate value
£ 4 000 – 6 000
SIGNED MIR 'ALI, SAFAVID IRAN, 16TH CENTURY
Persian manuscript on paper, 4ll. of black nasta'liq written on the diagonal in clouds reserved against a pink-hatched ground, flanked by triangular gold and polychrome illuminated panels, 4ll. of black nasta'liq above and to the left, signed below in a gold and polychrome illuminated panel, within blue stencilled borders with figures and animals outlined in gold, laid down on card, the reverse plain
Text panel 8 1⁄2 x 4 1⁄4in. (21.4 x 10.8cm.); folio 18 1⁄4 x 12 3⁄8in. (46.5 x 31.5cm.)
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
| Art style: | Safavid (1506-1722) |
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| Place of origin: | Iran, Asia |
| Auction house category: | Letters, documents and manuscripts |
| Art style: | Safavid (1506-1722) |
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| Place of origin: | Iran, Asia |
| 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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