AN ILLUMINATED FIRMAN OF AHMED II (R.1691-95)

Lot 127
27.10.2022 10:00UTC +00:00
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£ 20 000
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Lot 127 | AN ILLUMINATED FIRMAN OF AHMED II (R.1691-95)
Estimate value
£ 20 000 – 30 000
AN ILLUMINATED FIRMAN OF AHMED II (R.1691-95)

CONSTANTINOPLE, OTTOMAN TURKEY, DATED RABI'I AH 1103/ NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 1691 AD

Ottoman Turkish manuscript on paper, 14ll. black diwani beneath a gold and polychrome illuminated tughra of Ahmed II, signature above the tughra and later illuminated heading in top left corner, backed with green fabric

23 3/4 x 13 3/8in. (60 x 34cm.)

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