ID 828723
Lot 62 | QUR'AN
Estimate value
£ 5 000 – 7 000
QAJAR IRAN, 19TH CENTURY
Arabic manuscript on paper, 280ff., plus four flyleaves, each folio with 18ll. of black naskh within gold and polychrome rules, gold rosette verse markers, margins with commentary in nasta'liq at the start of each sura, catchwords, gold and polychrome medallions marking divisions, sura headings in gold thuluth within gold and polychrome cartouches, opening bifolio with two illuminated cartouches containing 5ll. of gold thuluth, the following bifolio with dense gold and polychrome illumination containing 6ll. of naskh in clouds, the final bifolio also with two illuminated cartouches, in lacquer binding with painting of flowers to front and back, the doublures with scrolling floral vines
Text panel 5 5/8 x 3 1/4in. (14.4 x 8.4cm.); folio 7 1/4 x 4 7/8in. (18.4 x 12.5cm.)
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| Historical era: | Qajar dynasty |
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| Place of origin: | Asia, Persia |
| Auction house category: | Letters, documents and manuscripts |
| Historical era: | Qajar dynasty |
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| Place of origin: | Asia, Persia |
| Auction house category: | Letters, documents and manuscripts |
| Address of auction |
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