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Lot 34
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An Illuminated Book of Prayers, Persia, Qajar, dated 1297 AH/1879 AD

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • lacquer binding, ink on paper
Arabic manuscript on paper, 10 leaves plus 2 flyleaves, 6 lines to the page, written in large naskh script in black ink within cloud bands against a gold ground, each page with outer margins filled with leafy gold vines partially coloured in red and blue, illuminated double page frontispiece composed of scrolling flowers and interlacing split-palmettes with headings in gold against blue-ground cartouches, lacquer binding with red doublures and boards filled with dense foliage

Condition

In generally good overall condition, occasional rubbing to ink, pages clean and illumination bright, as viewed.
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