TWO ILLUSTRATED PAGES FROM A SHAHNAMA

Sold
£ 3 024
Auction dateClassic
27.10.2023 10:30UTC +01:00
Auctioneer
CHRISTIE'S
Event location
United Kingdom, London
Archive
The auction is completed. No bids can be placed anymore.
Archive
ID 1031071
Lot 6 | TWO ILLUSTRATED PAGES FROM A SHAHNAMA
TWO ILLUSTRATED PAGES FROM A SHAHNAMA

SULTANATE INDIA, 15TH CENTURY

Comprising one illustration of Rustam capturing Rakhsh and another possibly depicting the burial of Iskander, Persian manuscript on paper, 25ll. of black nasta'liq arranged in four columns, with section headings in red thuluth, set within polychrome rulings

Text panel 7 1/8 x 5in. (18.6 x 12.5cm.); folio 11 3/8 x 8in. (28.6 x 19.9cm.)

Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
8 King Street, St. James's
SW1Y 6QT London
United Kingdom
Preview
21.10.2023 12:00 – 17:00
22.10.2023 12:00 – 17:00
23.10.2023 09:00 – 17:00
24.10.2023 09:00 – 17:00
25.10.2023 09:00 – 17:00
26.10.2023 09:00 – 17:00
Phone +44 (0)20 7839 9060
Email
Buyer Premium see on Website
Conditions of purchaseConditions of purchase

Related terms