ID 727213
Lot 10 | EXAMPLES OF OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE (INSHA')
Valeur estimée
£ 3 000 – 5 000
SIGNED IKHTIYAR AL-MUNSHI, SAFAVID IRAN, 16TH CENTURY
Persian manuscript on blue paper, 5ff., plus five flyleaves, 5ll. of alternating black and gold shikasteh written on the diagonal in clouds reserved against a gold ground, gold and polychrome illuminated triangular cartouches above and below, within gold and black rules, opening folio with gold and polychrome illuminated headpiece, colophon signed, flyleaves and first and final folios with later owners' notes and seal impressions, in red morocco
Text panel 5 1⁄2 x 3 1⁄4in. (14 x 8.2cm.); folio 7 7⁄8 x 5in. (19.9 x 12.5cm.)
Provenance
Anon. sale, Sotheby's, London, 12 October 1990, lot 269
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
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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| Téléphone | +44 (0)20 7839 9060 | |
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| Conditions d'utilisation | Conditions d'utilisation |



