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LOT 1193
Persian Gilt Painted Shahnameh Miniature Leaf
20TH CENTURY A.D.
15 7/8 x 11 in. (90 grams, 40.2 x 28 cm).
Paper leaf from a manuscript mounted in a rectangular veneer reveal; Side A: gilt-bordered painted miniature with in two bands of calligraphic text divided into four blocks; nobleman in floor-length robe wearing a crown and turban sitting on a gilt throne with floral decoration, stroking his beard; two courtiers to his rear and a third to one side; standing military figure in helmet and mailcoat, with a scabbarded shamshir at his side, greaves and poleyns on his legs; all set in a garden with fountain and verdure; Side B: four columns of calligraphic text in 29 lines; signature to the bottom left.
Provenance
Private collection, UK.
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LOT 1193
Persian Gilt Painted Shahnameh Miniature Leaf
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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