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Auction archive: Lot number 38

AN ILLUSTRATED DOUBLE-SIDED FOLIO FROM THE NAHJ AL-FARADIS : THE ANGEL OF BOUNTY AND THE ARRIVAL AT THE SECOND HEAVEN, OF PEARLS

Estimate
£700,000 - £1,000,000
ca. US$902,631 - US$1,289,474
Price realised:
£848,750
ca. US$1,094,441
Auction archive: Lot number 38

AN ILLUSTRATED DOUBLE-SIDED FOLIO FROM THE NAHJ AL-FARADIS : THE ANGEL OF BOUNTY AND THE ARRIVAL AT THE SECOND HEAVEN, OF PEARLS

Estimate
£700,000 - £1,000,000
ca. US$902,631 - US$1,289,474
Price realised:
£848,750
ca. US$1,094,441
Beschreibung:

AN ILLUSTRATED DOUBLE-SIDED FOLIO FROM THE NAHJ AL-FARADIS : THE ANGEL OF BOUNTY AND THE ARRIVAL AT THE SECOND HEAVEN, OF PEARLS COMMISSIONED BY SULTAN ABU SA’ID GURKAN, TIMURID HERAT, CIRCA 1465 Uyghur manuscript, opaque pigments and gold on paper, recto with the Prophet arriving at the secound heaven, of pearls, 6 ll. above and 1l. below, verso with the Angel of Death, 3 ll. above and 2ll. below Folio 16 ¼ x 11 7/8in. (41.4 x 30.3cm.); illustration recto 5 ¼ x 7in. (13.9 x 18cm.), illustration verso 6 3/8 x 7in. (16.4 x 18cm.) Provenance Comissioned for the Timurid ruler Sultan Abu Sa'id Gurkan. Private Collection, UK Christie's, London, Private sale, 2016.

Auction archive: Lot number 38
Auction:
Datum:
24 Oct 2019
Auction house:
Christie's
London
Beschreibung:

AN ILLUSTRATED DOUBLE-SIDED FOLIO FROM THE NAHJ AL-FARADIS : THE ANGEL OF BOUNTY AND THE ARRIVAL AT THE SECOND HEAVEN, OF PEARLS COMMISSIONED BY SULTAN ABU SA’ID GURKAN, TIMURID HERAT, CIRCA 1465 Uyghur manuscript, opaque pigments and gold on paper, recto with the Prophet arriving at the secound heaven, of pearls, 6 ll. above and 1l. below, verso with the Angel of Death, 3 ll. above and 2ll. below Folio 16 ¼ x 11 7/8in. (41.4 x 30.3cm.); illustration recto 5 ¼ x 7in. (13.9 x 18cm.), illustration verso 6 3/8 x 7in. (16.4 x 18cm.) Provenance Comissioned for the Timurid ruler Sultan Abu Sa'id Gurkan. Private Collection, UK Christie's, London, Private sale, 2016.

Auction archive: Lot number 38
Auction:
Datum:
24 Oct 2019
Auction house:
Christie's
London
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