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LOT 2081
Indian Framed Watercolour Manuscript
17TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.
8 3/4 x 6 3/4 in. (293 grams, 22.3 x 17.4 cm).
Framed and glazed with polychrome embellishment; from a Diwan by Hafez, comprising two vertical columns of handwritten script, panels of floral ornament and concentric borders; explanatory label to reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired by the vendor's father on the UK art market, before 1990.
FootnotesHafez was the most famous of the Islamic Sufi poets. This manuscript was evidently owned by a distinguished and affluent individual.
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Indian Framed Watercolour Manuscript
17th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Framed and glazed with polychrome embellishment; from a Diwan by Hafez, comprising two vertical columns of handwritten script, panels of floral ornament and concentric borders; explanatory label to reverse. 293 grams, 22.3 x 17.4 cm
Acquired by the vendor's father on the UK art market, before 1990.
Hafez was the most famous of the Islamic Sufi poets. This manuscript was evidently owned by a distinguished and affluent individual.
