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QUR`AN

Lot 81
24.10.2024 10:00UTC +00:00
Classic
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£ 15 120
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 1306421
Lot 81 | QUR'AN
Estimate value
£ 10 000 – 15 000
QUR'AN
SIGNED 'ABDULLAH ASHUR ISFAHANI, QAJAR IRAN, DATED SHAWWAL AH 1239/MAY-JUNE 1824 AD
Arabic manuscript on paper, 327ff. each with 14ll. of black naskh on a gold ground, within gold and black rules, interlinear Persian translation in red nasta'liq signed 'Abd al-Husayn bin Muhammad Isfahani and dated 1239, catchwords, gold and polychrome rosette verse markers, sura headings in gold thuluth on gold and polychrome illuminated panels, hizb, juz', nisf and juz' marked with illuminated marginal devices, marginal notes in small black nasta'liq in elegantly illuminated panels, opening 5 ff. with Persian introductory text, subsequent bifolio with fihrist in red and black naskh on gold and silver chequered ground, subsequent bifolio with prayers in gold thuluth within red lobed medallions on floral ground, followed by an illuminated bifolio framing 6ll. of text against gold ground, colophon signed and dated, a further bifolio with prayers in gold thuluth within red lobed medallions on floral ground after the text, followed by further prayers, in partly loose Qajar floral lacquer binding, Qajar floral lacquer doublures with dense floral scrolls, overall very good condition

Text panel 4 ½ x 2 ½in. (11.5 x 6.4cm.); folio 5 5/8 x 3 ½in. (14.2 x 9cm.)
Medium:Acrylic glass, Paper, Plastic
Historical era:Qajar dynasty
Place of origin:Iran, Asia
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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