ID 1178356
Lot 45 | A MINIATURE OCTAGONAL QUR'AN
Estimate value
£ 10 000 – 15 000
PROBABLY SAFAVID IRAN, DATED AH 985 / 1577-8 AD
Arabic manuscript on paper, 250ff. plus one flyleaf, each folio with 20ll. black ghubari script, sura headings in red, set within gold and black rules, the margins plain, catchwords, the opening bifolio with 7ll. black ghubari set within broad illuminated margins, the binding gilt tooled leather, the doublures paper, in repoussé silver box
Text panel 1 x 1 1⁄8in. (2.7 x 2.9cm.); folio 1 3⁄8 x 1 3⁄8in. (3.4 x 3.3cm.); case 1 ¾in. (4.6cm.) diam.
| Art style: | Safavid (1506-1722) |
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| Place of origin: | Iran, Asia |
| Auction house category: | Letters, documents and manuscripts, Books and manuscripts |
| Art style: | Safavid (1506-1722) |
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| Place of origin: | Iran, Asia |
| Auction house category: | Letters, documents and manuscripts, Books and manuscripts |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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