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AN ILLUMINATED MINIATURE QUR'AN, COPIED BY AHMAD AL-NAYRIZI, PERSIA, SAFAVID, DATED 1119 AH/1707-8 AD |
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Description
- 11.5 by 7cm.
Arabic manuscript on paper, 256 leaves plus 6 fly-leaves, 17 lines to the page written in black naskh, ruled in polychrome and gold, verses separated by gold pointed dots, surah headings in red thuluth against a gold ground, opening double page frontispiece decorated with floral gold and polychrome interlace, in brown stamped leather binding
Condition
In good condition, minor stains and smudges, remirgined, minor retouchuing to the opening page, minor holes, as viewed.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
The colophon states that this Qur'an was copied by "the order of the most exalted" by Ahmad al-Nayrizi in 1119 AH/1707-08 AD and that this was the eighteenth he has copied. A later nineteenth century note at the end of the manuscript states that this Qur’an belonged to Husayn ‘Ali Khan, the grand father of the writer of the note, who is passing it on to a certain Mirza Ahmad Khan.