Sale 5526
London, South Kensington
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10 October 2014
Price realised
GBP 1,500
Estimate
QUR'AN SIGNED MUHAMMAD TAQI [..] MUHAMMAD SHARIF, QAJAR IRAN, DATED AH 1220/1805-06 AD Arabic manuscript on paper, 300ff. plus four fly-leaves, each folio with 14ll. of black naskh script, with gold roundel verse markers, sura headings in gold thuluth script within black-ruled gold cartouches, text within black-ruled gold frame, gold marginal markers, opening bifolio with illuminated headpieces and floral margins, colophon signed and dated, with catchwords, in brown morocco binding Text panel 6 ¼ x 3 ¼in. (15.8 x 8.4cm.); folio 7 5/8 x 4 ½in. (19.3 x 11.6cm.)
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