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THE DEDICATION PAGE FROM THE NASIR AL-DIN SHAH ALBUM
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THE DEDICATION PAGE FROM THE NASIR AL-DIN SHAH ALBUM

QAJAR IRAN, CIRCA 1888

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THE DEDICATION PAGE FROM THE NASIR AL-DIN SHAH ALBUM
QAJAR IRAN, CIRCA 1888
Arabic manuscript on paper, the folio with a central panel of decoupé gold calligraphy, repeating the word Al-Sultan on black ground, laid down within wide green margins, the upper edge with similar calligraphy giving the name of Nasir al-Din Shah Qajar, surrounded by elegant decoupé floral illumination punctuated with coloured paper roundels, a series of quatrefoil cartouches surround the central panel on the other three sides, minor areas of staining
Folio 17 1/8 x 11½in. (43.5 x 29cm.)
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Lot Essay

This folio is the dedication page for the royal album made for Nasir al-Din Shah in 1888, probably to commemorate the 40th anniversary of his accession to the throne. Other folios from the album have sold in these Rooms, 10 October 2000, lots 88, 89, 90 and 91. More recently a large section of the album, comprising 27 folios was sold, 6 October 2011, lot 265.

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