ID 1033185 
Lot 14  | A GROUP OF LEATHER BOOK BINDINGS
Estimate value
£ 7 000 – 10 000 
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.)
Further details
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| Art style: | Safavid (1506-1722) | 
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| Place of origin: | Iran, Asia | 
| Art style: | Safavid (1506-1722) | 
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| Place of origin: | Iran, Asia | 
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