ID 1178479
Lot 159 | A LARGE ROYAL OTTOMAN FIRMAN OF SULTAN ABDÜLHAMID I (R. 1774-1789 AD)
Estimate value
£ 15 000 – 20 000
TURKEY, DATED 2 RABI' I AH 1201 / 23 DECEMBER 1786 AD
A firman of Abdülhamid I regarding the prophet's tomb at Medina, Turkish manuscript on paper, with nine lines of alternating red and green diwani within gold clouds, with three gold roundels at the header, red tughra of Abdülhamid I between lines one and two, and gold roundels throughout, with later marginal annotations in diwani, the reverse plain, mounted, framed and glazed
3ft.10 x 20 ½in. (117cm. x 52cm.)
Provenance
Private German collection since the early 20th century, from whom acquired by the present owner
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Paper, Plastic |
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| Place of origin: | Asia, Ottoman Empire, Turkey |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Paper, Plastic |
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| Place of origin: | Asia, Ottoman Empire, Turkey |
| 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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