Sale 5566
London, South Kensington
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14 October 2005
Price realised
GBP 5,040
Estimate
A LARGE SHAHNAMA WITH ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY SEVEN ILLUSTRATIONS, KASHMIR, 19TH CENTURY Persian manuscript on paper. 376ff. with 30ll. of black nasta'liq in four columns within red rules, headings in red, margins in blue and red, 197 miniatures in gouache, heightened with gold and silver, binding defective, between boards -- Folio 18¼ x 11in. (46.5 x 27.5cm.)
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