Tuesday 30 January 2024
Property from a Private London Collection, A diwan, Mughal India, late 18th century, by...
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Property from a Private London Collection,
A diwan, Mughal India, late 18th century, by different authors, Persian manuscript on paper, 36ff., 4fl, 16ll. or over of black nasta’liq text or 6ll. arranged in four columns, with verse divisions in red, the opening bi-folio with illuminated frames of blue and gold repeating lobed medallions, the reverse with seal impression in black ink, the other folios with gilt latticed margins, some worming, in a modern black binding, folio 25.6 x 16.4cm.
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