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THE COLLECTION OF PAUL RICHARD LOEWI (1879-1939) AND HIS DAUGHTER ERICA (1918-1996)

AN ILLUMINATED FRONTISPIECE

SAFAVID IRAN, 16TH CENTURY

Details

AN ILLUMINATED FRONTISPIECE
SAFAVID IRAN, 16TH CENTURY
Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, each folio with 4ll. white naskh against a gold ground with dedication to Sultan Husayn Bayqara, within gold and polychrome illuminated panels, laid down on card
Each folio 9 1⁄4 x 6in. (23.5 x 15.3cm.)

Provenance

Savadijian Collection, sold Hotel Drouot, Muel and Ader, Art Persan, 18 March 1961, lot 111
Maggs Bros. Ltd., Catalogue I, December 1961, lot 6

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Lot Essay

While the inscription indicates that this frontispiece was made for a manuscript dedicated to the Timurid Sultan Husayn Bayqara, the illumination is typical of 16th century Safavid production. The quality remains extremely high and thus it is most probable that it was produced as a Safavid replacement or embellishment for the original Timurid manuscript.

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