Sale 7751
London
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6 October 2009
Price realised
GBP 3,500
Estimate
LEVHA SIGNED MEHMET SEVKI (MUHAMMAD SHAWQI) (1829-1887), OTTOMAN TURKEY, DATED AH 1280/1863-64 AD Yellow ink on black card, the shahada in jali thuluth within floral illuminated borders, the spandrels with two floral sprays with green leaves, signed Katabahu Shawqi in the bottom left hand corner and dated across the bottom, framed and glazed Folio 17 5/8 x 30 3/8in. (45 x 76.9cm.)
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