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Calligraphy from a Private London Collection
Lot 15R

A calligraphic composition consisting of the bismallah in the form of a cockerel
Deccan, or perhaps Persia, 17th Century

23 May 2023, 11:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

Sold for £1,920 inc. premium

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A calligraphic composition consisting of the bismallah in the form of a cockerel
Deccan, or perhaps Persia, 17th Century

gouache and gold on paper laid down on card, the body of the cockerel formed of the word Allah in thuluth in gold interspersed with floral motifs, the ground outside this filled with 19th Century Qajar naturalistic floral sprays with a bird perched on a branch
145 x 155 mm.

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Private collection, London.

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