£1,512
Islamic & Indian Art ft. Indian Paintings from the Collection of William & Mildred Archer | 12345
Auction: Islamic Art | Lots 1 to 66 | 12 June at 10am
Ottoman Turkish manuscript on paper, 71 leaves, 15 lines to the page written in two columns of elegant nasta’liq script in black ink, double intercolumnar rules in gold, inner margins ruled in black and gold, one illuminated headpiece in colours and gold, headings written in natal’liq script in red ink, edges frayed, discoloration, some working restricted to outer and inner margins, later maroon morocco gilt binding, slightly worn, doublures of marbled paper
17cm x 10.2cm (6 5/8in x 4in)
Acquired from Bonhams, Islamic & Indian Art, 5th April 2011, lot 14.
Private UK collection.