19th Jun, 2025 12:00
Arts of India and the Islamic Lands
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AN ILLUMINATED LOOSE QUR'AN FOLIO
Safavid Iran, 16th century
AN ILLUMINATED LOOSE QUR'AN FOLIO
Safavid Iran, 16th century
Sura An-Nisa (4: vv. 58 - 60), Arabic manuscript on paper, with 7ll. of elegant thuluth script in alternating black and gold ink, the text with full diacritics and vowels in black, corrections in red, gold wheel-shaped verse (aya) markers with blue outlines, a fine illuminated medallion to indicate verse count or division marker infilled with scrolling foliate sprays on a blue ground on the left hand-side margin, set within gold and blue rules, mounted, glazed and framed.
The folio 35cm x 23.5cm, 47.8cm x 36.5cm including the frame
Sold for £246
AN ILLUMINATED LOOSE QUR'AN FOLIO
Safavid Iran, 16th century
Sura An-Nisa (4: vv. 58 - 60), Arabic manuscript on paper, with 7ll. of elegant thuluth script in alternating black and gold ink, the text with full diacritics and vowels in black, corrections in red, gold wheel-shaped verse (aya) markers with blue outlines, a fine illuminated medallion to indicate verse count or division marker infilled with scrolling foliate sprays on a blue ground on the left hand-side margin, set within gold and blue rules, mounted, glazed and framed.
The folio 35cm x 23.5cm, 47.8cm x 36.5cm including the frame
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
