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LOT 1973
Carnelian Calligraphic Gemstone Collection
CIRCA 18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 - 5/8 in. (6.99 grams total, 12-15 mm).
Comprising: one square with nasta'liq inscription; one similar. octagonal with date; two ellipsoid with compressed text; one discoid with large lettering. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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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.
From Morocco, North Africa. Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art.
Originally produced as part of a now disbound Qur'an produced in North Africa, likely in a provincial town. The origins of the script in which it is written date back to 7th century Kairouan, when the Kufic script developed in the East and the Maghribi script in North Africa, today used predominantly in Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria. -
Framed Watercolour Painting
Persia, 20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Showing men, women and children going about their activities among lavish tents pitched in a hilly landscape, panel of text above and below, on older paper; mounted in a reveal and a glazed wooden frame. 1.1 kg, 40.5 x 28.6 cm
Very fine condition.
Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art. -
Rock Crystal Fish
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Carved in the half-round with a stylised silhouette, hatched scale and dashed fin detailing, puffy cheek and a small eye. 17 grams, 49 mm
London collection since the 1980s. Property of a Canadian family.
