AUCTION 59: PRINTS, BOOKS, DOCUMENTS, AND OTHER ARTWORKS, FROM ANTIQUITY TO THE 20TH CENTURY
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Mar 16, 2025
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An extremely varied selection of paper-related items, including fragments of Ancient Coptic Magical Papyri, woodcut printed pages from the important Nuremberg Chronicle of 1493, a grant of title from King George III, engraved scenes of Europe and the Middle East, and various portraits and artworks from Imperial and Early Soviet Russia, among many other interesting subjects.
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LOT 5:
AN ILLUMINATED QURAN PAGE, SURAH AL ANFAL, 18TH CENTURY OR EARLIER
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Start price:
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100
Estimated price :
$200 - $300
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AN ILLUMINATED QURAN PAGE, SURAH AL ANFAL, 18TH CENTURY OR EARLIER
41- 45 Surah Al Anfal سورة الأنفال and 46- 52 Surah Al Anfal سورة الأنفال written in Naskh and its illumination (tazheeb).
18th century or earlier.
Provenance: a New York private collection.
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Dimensions: 5 5/8 x 4 in., (12.3 x 10.2 cm.)
Condition: Good overall. Wear and foxing consistent with the age.
