SIGNED MEHMET SHAFIQ, OTTOMAN TURKEY, DATED AH 1292/1875-76 AD

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SIGNED MEHMET SHAFIQ, OTTOMAN TURKEY, DATED AH 1292/1875-76 AD
Arabic manuscript on black paper, with the shahada written in elegant yellow thuluth, the signature and date along the lower edge, the calligraphy within two colour gold floral illuminated borders, mounted, framed and glazed
19 1/8 x 36¼in. (48.5 x 92cm.)

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Lot Essay

Mehmet Shafiq (1819-1880) was the son of Sulayman Mahir Bey. He was born in Besiktas, and became an instructor in the royal palace where he remained for 34 years. He was famed also for his architectural inscriptions, including those on the Mihrab in the Hagia Sofia, the Dome of the Rock and the tomb of Sultan Abdülmecid.

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