Arts of the Islamic World & India including Fine Rugs and Carpets
Arts of the Islamic World & India including Fine Rugs and Carpets
Auction Closed
October 27, 03:41 PM GMT
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Arabic manuscript on paper, comprising 16 panels of calligraphy on album pages laid down on leather, each panel with 2 lines of text in large and bold thuluth script in black ink, verses separated by illuminated rosettes, margins ruled in gold, the outer borders of coloured paper sprinkled with gold, the first panel signed and dated, in red morocco binding with central medallions and outer borders tooled in gold
24.5 by 15cm.
A Qur'an copied by Hafiz Osman and dated 1082 AH/1671 AD was sold in these rooms 20 November 1986, lot 326. A panel of calligraphy by Hafiz Osman was sold on 5 October 2011, lot 74, and another, paired with a panel by Isma'il Zuhdi, on 19 October 2016, lot 142. A further calligraphic example signed by Osman sold on 26 April 2017, lot 73.