ID 1033237
Lot 63 | AN ENDOWMENT (WAQF) RELATING TO THE WAZIR OF AZERBAIJAN AND PROPERTY IN TABRIZ
Estimate value
£ 6 000 – 8 000
SAFAVID OR OTTOMAN TABRIZ, IRAN, BETWEEN 1070-1142 AH/1660-1730 AD
Persian manuscript on ten sheets of joined paper, 297ll. black naskh with highlights in red, set within gold and black rules, marginal annotations, seal impressions of 22 witnesses, dignitaries and compilers on recto, verso with names of seal owners inscribed and commentary added next to 13 of the seal impressions, two with dates of AH 1142/1729-30 AD and Muharram AH 1152/1739 AD
139 ¾ x 7 7/8in. (355 x 20cm.)
Provenance
The heirs of Mirza Muhammad Sadeqh ibn Sadr al-Din Muhammad Ibrahim Ishtihardi
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 |
Address of auction |
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