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Lot 200

Lot 200

A pair of finely-illuminated Persian Koran pages 17th-19th century

Status:

Closed

Estimate: $1,500 - $2,000

Estimate$1,500 – $2,000

Status

Closed

A pair of finely-illuminated Persian Koran pages 17th-19th century

Opaque color and gold on paper, comprising a page with the beginning of the Surah Al-Fatihah, the other with the beginning of the Surah Al-Baqarah

H: 10 1/2 in.; W: 6 1/4 in. (sight, each); H: 17 5/8 in.; W: 20 3/4 in. (frame)

Provenance

Sotheby's, New York, October 6, 1990 (sale 6063), lot 145 (part lot).

Property from a private collection, New Jersey.

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Lot 200

Status:

Closed

Estimate: $1,500 - $2,000

Estimate$1,500 – $2,000

Status

Closed

A pair of finely-illuminated Persian Koran pages 17th-19th century

Opaque color and gold on paper, comprising a page with the beginning of the Surah Al-Fatihah, the other with the beginning of the Surah Al-Baqarah

H: 10 1/2 in.; W: 6 1/4 in. (sight, each); H: 17 5/8 in.; W: 20 3/4 in. (frame)

Provenance

Sotheby's, New York, October 6, 1990 (sale 6063), lot 145 (part lot).

Property from a private collection, New Jersey.