TWENTY PANELS OF NASTA'LIQ
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TWENTY PANELS OF NASTA'LIQ

MADE BY THE ORDER OF NAWAB SULTAN SALIM MIRZA, QAJAR IRAN, DATED AH 1253/1837-38 AD

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TWENTY PANELS OF NASTA'LIQ
MADE BY THE ORDER OF NAWAB SULTAN SALIM MIRZA, QAJAR IRAN, DATED AH 1253/1837-38 AD
Comprising part of a ghazal of Sa'di, each painted on a metal panel, in illuminated surrounds, mounted together on cloth-clad board
Largest 10 ¼ x 3 ½in. (26 x 9cm.)
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Lot Essay

Sultan Salim Mirza (b. AH 1228/1813 AD), for whom these panels were made, was the son of Fath 'Ali Shah by Jayran Khanum Turkman.

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