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Lot 6R
Two illuminated pages from a manuscript of Persian poetry Persia, late 16th/early 17th Century
14 November 2023, 11:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street£2,000 - £3,000
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Two illuminated pages from a manuscript of Persian poetry
Persia, late 16th/early 17th Century
Persia, late 16th/early 17th Century
Persian manuscript on gold-sprinkled paper, two conjoined leaves, each (recto and verso) with eight lines of text written in nasta'liq script in black ink, inner margins ruled in colours and gold, outer borders with gold foliate motifs on a cream and green ground respectively with cartouches in pink, blue and dull yellow, one leaf verso with illuminated rectangular panel
each leaf 258 x 168 mm.; double page 258 x 340 mm.
each leaf 258 x 168 mm.; double page 258 x 340 mm.
Footnotes
Provenance
Private collection, London.
For other leaves apparently from the same manuscript, see the sale in these rooms, Bonhams, Islamic and Indian Art, 23rd May 2023, lots 10 and 12, though they have been laid down on distinctly different borders.
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