19th Jun, 2025 12:00
Arts of India and the Islamic Lands
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AN ILLUSTRATED LOOSE FOLIO FROM A NIZAMI’S HAFT PAYKAR SERIES: BAHRAM GUR AND THE SEVEN PRINCESSES
Kashmir, Northern India, early 19th century
AN ILLUSTRATED LOOSE FOLIO FROM A NIZAMI’S HAFT PAYKAR SERIES: BAHRAM GUR AND THE SEVEN PRINCESSES
PROPERTY FROM A CANADIAN COLLECTION
Kashmir, Northern India, early 19th century
Persian manuscript on lined paper, the recto with 2ll. and the verso with 18ll. of elegant black ink nasta'liq script, the text divided into four parallel narrow columns, the chapter heading on the verso written in white ink on gold ground with gilt vegetal scrolls on burgundy ground on the sides, the large polychrome and gold-painted gouache on the recto illustrating a passage from the Haft Paykar by Nizami Ganjavi, portraying the Sasanian king Bahram Gur seated on a golden throne in a lavish courtly interior, with a dreamy expression, possibly thinking of the Seven Princesses, seated in their domed pavilions, framing the composition in separate niches, set within concentric polychrome and gold rules, in a white cardboard mount.
The folio 26cm x 14.5cm, 36.5cm x 25.5cm including the mount
Sold for £443
AN ILLUSTRATED LOOSE FOLIO FROM A NIZAMI’S HAFT PAYKAR SERIES: BAHRAM GUR AND THE SEVEN PRINCESSES
PROPERTY FROM A CANADIAN COLLECTION
Kashmir, Northern India, early 19th century
Persian manuscript on lined paper, the recto with 2ll. and the verso with 18ll. of elegant black ink nasta'liq script, the text divided into four parallel narrow columns, the chapter heading on the verso written in white ink on gold ground with gilt vegetal scrolls on burgundy ground on the sides, the large polychrome and gold-painted gouache on the recto illustrating a passage from the Haft Paykar by Nizami Ganjavi, portraying the Sasanian king Bahram Gur seated on a golden throne in a lavish courtly interior, with a dreamy expression, possibly thinking of the Seven Princesses, seated in their domed pavilions, framing the composition in separate niches, set within concentric polychrome and gold rules, in a white cardboard mount.
The folio 26cm x 14.5cm, 36.5cm x 25.5cm including the mount
Auction: Arts of India and the Islamic Lands, 19th Jun, 2025
Our specialist auction Arts of India and the Islamic Lands is now online for you to browse, peruse and fall in love with your next antique.
Among the highlights, this sale vaunts a remarkable selection of Rajput Schools paintings and an illustrated loose folio from a Timurid Haft Paykar series, all part of a private Canadian collection; several gem-studded Indian necklaces, treasured heirlooms of a local family; a notable group of Islamic manuscripts, including a geomantic tome attributed to the Nubian alchemist Dhul-Nun al-Misri; and several lots of Persian Qajar lacquer belonging to the heir of a British diplomatic family in office under Sir Denis Wright in Tehran between 1971 - 1973.
Our selected lots preview starts next week, on Tuesday 3rd June, and the full view is going to take place from Friday 13th June until the sale day.
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13th June - 10:00 - 17:00
14th June - 11:00 - 16:00
15th June - 11:00 - 16:00
16th June - 10:00 - 17:00
17th June - 10:00 - 17:00
18th June - 10:00 - 17:00
