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AN ILLUMINATED MINIATURE QUR’AN IN FITTED BOX, PERSIA, QAJAR, FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY

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AN ILLUMINATED MINIATURE QUR’AN IN FITTED BOX, PERSIA, QAJAR, FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURYArabic manuscript on paper, 218 leaves plus 2 fly-leaves, 20 lines to the page, written innaskh in black ink, ruled in black and gold, verses separated by gold and polychrome rosettes, surah headings in goldriqa' against a blue ground within cartouches, gold and polychrome verse markers in the margins, marginal texts in shikasteh within clouds against a gold ground, f.2b and 216b with a double-page spread of illumination consisting of a central lobed panel with gold naskh against a blue ground, f.3b and 4a with an illuminated frontispiece, in lacquer binding decorated with flowers, with fitted leather box8.6 by 5.4cm.

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Arts of the Islamic World

From Oct. 23, 2019 to Oct. 23, 2019 in London

ASGER JORN | LE BARBU

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Property from an important Belgian Collection[Provenant d'une importante collection belge]ASGER JORN 1914 - 1973 LE BARBUsigned and inscribedoil on canvasExecuted in 1958.65 x 54 cm ; 25 ½ x 21 ¼ in.[signé et inscrithuile sur toileExécuté en 1958.] Due to the various measures taken to deal with the Covid-19 epidemic, property collection and shipment of this lot will be delayed until the offices where it is located are able toreopen.Please refer to the “auction details” tab. Thank you for your understandingPlease contactFRpostsaleservices@sothebys.comfor any shipping inquiries.[En raison des circonstances actuelles liées au COVID-19, la livraison de ce lot ne pourra intervenir qu’après la réouverture des locaux de Sotheby’s dans lesquels il se trouve. Nous vous remercions de votre compréhension et nous vous invitons à consulter l’onglet « auction details ».Pour toute demande concernant le transport, veuillez contacterFRpostsaleservices@sothebys.com.]

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Contemporary Art Online | Paris

From May 25, 2020 to June 3, 2020 in Paris

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