ID 727230 
Lot 4  | 'ABDULLAH HATIFI (D. AH 858/1454 AD): TIMURNAMA
Valeur estimée
£ 20 000 – 30 000 
SAFAVID HERAT, DATED AH 99[0]/1582-83 AD
A history of Timur, Persian manuscript on gold-sprinkled paper, 162ff. as numbered plus three flyleaves, 12ll. of elegant black nasta'liq in two columns divided by double gold intercolumnar rules, text panels within gold and polychrome rules, wide coloured margins decorated in gold with animals, humans, floral sprays and arabesques, five miniatures, occasional headings in blue, opening bifolio with gold and polychrome illumination framing 6ll. of nasta'liq within stepped panels, first flyleaf with owner's note in 19th century hand, various other later owners' notes and stamps on first and final flyleaves, colophon dated and stating place of production as 'dar al-sultaneh Herat', some wormholing, in black morocco with applied gold stamped panels with floral decoration, plain red morocco doublures
Text panel 6 x 3 3⁄8in. (15.3 x 8.5cm.); folio 11 7⁄8 x 71⁄4in. (30.2 x 18.4cm.)
Provenance
Formerly in the collection of one of the Nawabs of Farrukhabad,
Hagop. Kevorkian Collection (900-KF082),
Anon. sale, Sotheby's, London, 21 April 1980, lot 199
A Private Collection Donated to Benefit The University of Oxford, Part II, in these Rooms, 4 October 2012, lot 21
Special notice
No VAT on hammer price or buyer's premium.
| Style artistique: | Séfévides (1506-1722) | 
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| Lieu d'origine: | Iran, Asie | 
| Catégorie maison de vente aux enchères: | Lettres, documents et manuscrits | 
| Style artistique: | Séfévides (1506-1722) | 
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| Lieu d'origine: | Iran, Asie | 
| Catégorie maison de vente aux enchères: | Lettres, documents et manuscrits | 
| Adresse de l'enchère | CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London Royaume-Uni | |
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