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)
Lot of 6 folios with applied illustrations
Lot of 6 folios with applied illustrations
Persia and Northern India, 19th century and later
A group of five folios from a Persian Qur'an manumitted with illustrations from an Indian context. The Qur'an written in naskh script, Arabic text on paper, 11 lines to the page, ayat separators in the form of gilt rosettes, red diacritics, margin notes in Persian. Illuminated border with gilt plant sprays. Almost all the illustrations applied above the text are Indian, including a Krishna Srinathji and a man in Company School style.The last sheet from a Persian poetic manuscript, tampered with an illustration of a funeral lamentation. Persian text on paper, written in nasta'liq calligraphy and arranged in two offset columns. Stenciled floral illumination in the border.
Provenance: Private collection Tuscany
23.5 X 13.3 cm la più grande