A GROUP OF LEATHER BOOK BINDINGS

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26.10.2023 10:30UTC +01:00
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ID 1033185
Lot 14 | A GROUP OF LEATHER BOOK BINDINGS
A GROUP OF LEATHER BOOK BINDINGS

SAFAVID AND QAJAR IRAN AND OTTOMAN TURKEY, 16 CENTURY AND LATER

Comprising three bindings with spine and original flap, three with spine and no flap, three pairs of covers detached at the spine and three fragments, all gilt and variously stamped and tooled with geometric decoration and floral arabesques, including one with a figural scene depicting Khusraw and Shirin, the doublures either gilt or decorated with decoupé panels

The largest 15 ½ x 10 3/8in. (39.7 x 26.3cm.)





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