Nur 'Ali Shah, Divan, copied by Muhammad Isma'il al-Husaini
Persia, circa 1800
Persia, circa 1800
Persian manuscript on paper, 110 leaves, 10 lines to the page written in one and two columns of elegant shikasteh script in black ink, double intercolumnar and interlinear rules in gold, catchwords, one illuminated headpiece in two shades of gold, outer borders of folios 1b-2a decorated with intertwining floral and vegetal motifs in gold, light brown morocco with a stamped diaper pattern, doublures of marbled paper, slightly worn, bookplate of the Fairuz Library, seal impression of the scribe Muhammad Isma'il al-Husaini dated AH 1215/AD 1800-1801
138 x 80 mm.
138 x 80 mm.
Estimate:
£500 - 700
€580 - 820
US$ 760 - 1,100
€580 - 820
US$ 760 - 1,100
Category: Islamic and Oriental Art / Islamic and Indian Art
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