Guidoriccio Casa d'Aste - Via ferraris 128, 52100 AREZZO
Presale Islamic and Indian art from a Private Collection in Rome and other provenances. In partnership with BAIAS Arte. Sessione unica
Monday 16 December 2024 hours 15:30 (UTC +01:00)
Long Ottoman Firman in two fragments
Long Ottoman Firman in two fragments
Ottoman Turkey, 18th or 19th century
Turkish text on paper, 24 full lines of text, in addition to the incipit, written in black and red ink in diwani calligraphy, verse markers in the form of gilded discs and surmounted by thughra probably from Sultan Abdulhamid II (r. 1876-1909). A stamp related to Waqf (institution of religious charity) is printed on the lower portion of the fragment with thughra, dated 1310 AH (1892 AD).
H. 154 X L. 55 cm