ID 727372 
Lot 54  | THREE FOLIOS FROM KHUSRAW WA SHIRIN
Estimate value
£ 5 000 – 7 000 
PROBABLY SAFAVID SHIRAZ, IRAN, CIRCA 1510-20
Three illustrated folios from the Khamsa of Nizami Ganjavi, opaque pigments in heightened with gold on paper, four columns of black nasta'liq above and below, set within gold and polychrome rules, the reverse with 14 or 18ll. black nasta'liq arranged in four columns, two folios with headings in blue nasta'liq against a swirling floral ground, two folios with margins cropped
Painting 5 1⁄4 x 4 1⁄4in. (13.4 x 10.9cm.); text panel 7 1⁄4 x 4 1⁄4in. (18.2 x 10.9cm.); folio 12 1⁄4 x 7 1⁄2in. (31 x 19cm.)
Provenance
Folio 1, Anon sale, Sotheby's, 9 December 1970, lot 239
| Art style: | Safavid (1506-1722) | 
|---|---|
| Place of origin: | Iran, Asia | 
| Art style: | Safavid (1506-1722) | 
|---|---|
| Place of origin: | Iran, Asia | 
| Address of auction | CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|
| Preview | 
 | |
| Phone | +44 (0)20 7839 9060 | |
| Buyer Premium | see on Website | |
| Conditions of purchase | Conditions of purchase | 




