Lot Essay
The following signatures and dates are found on the panels: Pahlavan Kamati (?) in AH 1048, Hafiz 'Uthman (later ascription to), Shaykh Hamdullah Efendi (later ascription to).
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TURKEY, 19TH CENTURY WITH EARLIER CALLIGRAPHIC PANELS
Details
AN OTTOMAN CALLIGRAPHER'S SET
TURKEY, 19TH CENTURY WITH EARLIER CALLIGRAPHIC PANELS
Comprising three penknives, one with gold-damascened blade inscribed with a name (Zuhri?) and dark horn handle and two with horn or ivory handle and with blade with maker's stamp, an ivory qalam rest and a pair of steel scissors with name of Husayn'ali and date of AH (1)243, and a group of ten calligraphic panels, a large paper letter and a quire of nine folios with a morocco document holder (17)
TURKEY, 19TH CENTURY WITH EARLIER CALLIGRAPHIC PANELS
Comprising three penknives, one with gold-damascened blade inscribed with a name (Zuhri?) and dark horn handle and two with horn or ivory handle and with blade with maker's stamp, an ivory qalam rest and a pair of steel scissors with name of Husayn'ali and date of AH (1)243, and a group of ten calligraphic panels, a large paper letter and a quire of nine folios with a morocco document holder (17)
Provenance
Acquired by the present owner on the London Market, early 1990s
Special notice
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.