ID 1178307
Lot 67 | QUR'AN
Estimate value
£ 10 000 – 15 000
SIGNED 'ALA AL-DIN AL-TABRIZI, SAFAVID IRAN, DATED AH 1088 / 1677-8 AD
Arabic manuscript on paper, 159ff. plus three flyleaves each with 23ll. of black naskh within gold and blue rules, gold circular verse markers, catchwords, with red and blue medallions in the margins to mark ajza', sura headings in red and black on blue floral scroll bands, opening bifolio with illuminated headpieces framing 6ll. of black naskh, colophon signed and dated, the varnished binding contemporary with elegant tooled medallions, the doublures brown leather
Text panel 5 ¾ x 3in. (14.7 x 7.7cm.); folio 6 7⁄8 x 4 1⁄8in. (17.6 x 10.4cm.)
| 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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