Enrica Medugno
Senior Sale Coordinator
Property from the Arthur Probsthain Bookshop
Lot 5
Three illuminated leaves from an album containing hadiths of the Prophet Ottoman Turkey, 17th Century(3)
22 May 2025, 11:00 BST
London, New Bond Street£1,500 - £2,000
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Three illuminated leaves from an album containing hadiths of the Prophet
Ottoman Turkey, 17th Century
Ottoman Turkey, 17th Century
Arabic manuscript on paper, each consisting of one line written in larger thuluth script in black ink, below this a panel containing four lines of text written in smaller naskhi script on a pink ground, this panel flanked by gold-sprinkled panels, outer borders with bold stylised foliate motifs outlined in gold on a buff ground, reverse with green paper backing
165 x 235 mm.(3)
165 x 235 mm.(3)
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Provenance
With Arthur Probsthain, Great Russell Street, London.
The iconic London bookshop, founded by the Probsthain family in 1903, has been a fixture at 41 Great Russell Street, opposite the British Museum, since 1905. Initially managed by Arthur Probsthain, it later passed to his nephew, Walter Sheringham, who took over in 1941. He was soon joined by his wife in 1943. Their children, Michael and Lesley, became involved in the 1970s, ensuring the continuity of this renowned family business. For decades, Probsthain's has been considered one of the foremost dealers in Chinese books in the Western world.