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LOT 0915

Sold for (Inc. bp): £221

WESTERN ASIATIC POCKET QUR'AN MANUSCRIPT PAGE GROUP
18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
3 3/8 x 3 3/8 in. (55 grams, 86 x 86 mm).

Miniature paper Qur'an, each page with dense Nasta'liq text in black ink with a red double-border and green outer border; decorative title page with floral ornament and liquid gold; several pages of handwritten notes at the end; probably from North Africa. [No Reserve]

PROVENANCE:
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.

CONDITION
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