19th Jun, 2025 12:00
Arts of India and the Islamic Lands
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A PERSIAN POETRY COMMENTARY
Iran or Central Asia, 18th century
A PERSIAN POETRY COMMENTARY
Iran or Central Asia, 18th century
Persian manuscript on wove paper, 378ff., 4 fly-leaves and 5 endpapers, with 21ll. of black ink nasta'liq script to the page, no diacritics or vocalisation, important words and references in red ink, the commentary in prose as a single text block and the poetic passages divided into three parallel text columns, with many bibliographical references ('the Great Humayun said, the Great Shahzadeh said' etc) in red ink, and marginal notes in black, the original opening page now missing and replaced, inscribed at the end with a possible date '124' (1124 AH ? / 1712 AD), a dedication to the Lord of the Worlds, 'Ali Seyyed Muhammad al-Taybeen al-Tarin, and the calligrapher's name Ahmad bin Muhammad al-Mustakin al-Khwarazmi, in a Central Asian tooled blue-dyed calf leather binding with cusped vegetal arabesque medallions in bright and dark red.
The text panel 17cm x 11cm, the folio 25.5cm x 17.5cm
Sold for £861
A PERSIAN POETRY COMMENTARY
Iran or Central Asia, 18th century
Persian manuscript on wove paper, 378ff., 4 fly-leaves and 5 endpapers, with 21ll. of black ink nasta'liq script to the page, no diacritics or vocalisation, important words and references in red ink, the commentary in prose as a single text block and the poetic passages divided into three parallel text columns, with many bibliographical references ('the Great Humayun said, the Great Shahzadeh said' etc) in red ink, and marginal notes in black, the original opening page now missing and replaced, inscribed at the end with a possible date '124' (1124 AH ? / 1712 AD), a dedication to the Lord of the Worlds, 'Ali Seyyed Muhammad al-Taybeen al-Tarin, and the calligrapher's name Ahmad bin Muhammad al-Mustakin al-Khwarazmi, in a Central Asian tooled blue-dyed calf leather binding with cusped vegetal arabesque medallions in bright and dark red.
The text panel 17cm x 11cm, the folio 25.5cm x 17.5cm
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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