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LOT 2018
Bowl with Figures and Calligraphy
LATE 19TH CENTURY A.D.
8 in. (1 kg, 20.2 cm wide).
Carinated and decorated with figures and panels of calligraphy between geometric bands.
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market, 2000s.
Property of a Suffolk gentleman.
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LOT 2018
Bowl with Figures and Calligraphy
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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North African Framed Qur'an Manuscript Leaf
Late 19th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £40
Written in Maghribi script with polychrome vocals and diacritics, red border framing the text; mounted in a reveal and a glazed wooden frame. 456 grams, 27.5 x 22.5 cm
Fine condition.
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