ID 1178314
Lot 158 | A ROYAL OTTOMAN FIRMAN OF SULTAN SELIM III (R. 1789-1807 AD)
Estimate value
£ 15 000 – 20 000
TURKEY, DATED 18 SHA'BAN AH 1214 / 15 JANUARY 1800 AD
A firman of Selim III regarding the Prophet's tomb at Medina, Turkish manuscript on paper, with eight lines of alternating red and green diwani within gold clouds, with gold cintamani header, gold tughra of Selim III between lines one and two, and gold roundels throughout, with later marginal annotations in diwani, the reverse plain, mounted, framed and glazed
30 3⁄8 x 20 7⁄8in. (77 x 53cm.)
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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