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Property from the Shakerine Collection
Lot 41•,R
A small illuminated Qur'an Qajar Persia, 19th Century
12 November 2024, 11:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street£1,500 - £2,000
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Oliver White
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A small illuminated Qur'an
Qajar Persia, 19th Century
Qajar Persia, 19th Century
Arabic manuscript on paper, 306 leaves, 22 lines to the page written in small naskhi script in black ink within cloudbands on a gold ground, inner margins ruled in black and gold, verse-endings marked by gold and polychrome rosettes, sura headings written in riqa script in red on a gold ground within cartouches, illuminated devices in wide margins marking the juz and nifs, marginal texts in nasta'liq script within cloudbands on a gold ground, illuminated double-page opening in colours and gold, floral lacquer binding, doublures with floral sprays
99 x 60 mm.
99 x 60 mm.
Footnotes
Provenance
The Shakerine Collection.
Literature
N. Safwat, A Collector's Eye: Islamic calligraphy in Qur'ans and other manuscripts, London 2010, p. 72, no. 13.
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