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Lot 53
07.04.2021 11:00UTC +00:00
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£ 16 250
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 510256
Lot 53 | QUR'AN
Estimate value
£ 5 000 – 7 000
Arabic manuscript on paper, 312ff., plus eight flyleaves, 15ll. of elegant black naskh to the page within cloudbands on gold ground, with gold and polychrome verse markers, suraheadings in gold thuluthwithin cartouche, text within gold and black rules, with marginal gold markers, catchwords, opening illuminated bifolio, preceded by bifolio with double shamsas, last leaf with illuminated roundel containing text in gold thuluth, first four folios and the folio following sura al-nasrlater replacements, later added prayers at end, remargined, in gilt stamped morocco

Text panel 6 x 37/8in. (15.3 x 10cm.); folio 11 x 7in. (28 x 17.8cm.)
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
8 King Street, St. James's
SW1Y 6QT London
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