ID 828713 
Lot 2  | QUR'AN JUZ' XII
Valeur estimée
£ 8 000 – 12 000 
SAFAVID IRAN, 17TH CENTURY
Comprising the twelfth juz', Arabic manuscript on burnished paper, 30ff. plus two flyleaves, each folio with 7ll. of alternating black and gold naskh within gold and polychrome rules, with gold rosette verse markers, gold and blue marginal medallions, sura headings in blue thuluth within illuminated gold cartouches, gold and polychrome illuminated opening bifolio, in original Safavid gilt tooled binding with flap worked with calligraphic borders, the doublures with gilded découpé arabesque medallion and spandrels over polychrome panels
Text panel 4 3/8 x 5 1/2 in. (10.9 x 14.1 cm.); folio 6 7/8 x 9 5/8 in. (17.3 x 24.2 cm.)
Provenance
Michel Abemayor (1912-1975), New York
Special notice
No VAT on hammer price or buyer's premium.
| Style artistique: | Séfévides (1506-1722) | 
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| Lieu d'origine: | Asie, Perse | 
| Catégorie maison de vente aux enchères: | Lettres, documents et manuscrits | 
| Style artistique: | Séfévides (1506-1722) | 
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| Lieu d'origine: | Asie, Perse | 
| 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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