Ending 1st Mar, 2026 16:00

Olympia Timed: Islamic, Indian, Himalayan and South-East Asian Art 2026

 
  Lot 305
 

305

TWO ILLUMINATED QUR'AN SECTIONS, CHINA, CIRCA 18TH/19TH CENTURY

arabic manuscripts on paper, each folio with five lines of black calligraphy within red ruled margins, the first with double opening illuminated pages with vegetal motifs in gold, green and red, with a final double page similarly illuminated, each with approximately 56ff., folio 26 x 16cm., text 16.5 x 11.1cm., moulded leather binding (2)

Sold for £200


 

arabic manuscripts on paper, each folio with five lines of black calligraphy within red ruled margins, the first with double opening illuminated pages with vegetal motifs in gold, green and red, with a final double page similarly illuminated, each with approximately 56ff., folio 26 x 16cm., text 16.5 x 11.1cm., moulded leather binding (2)

Auction: Olympia Timed: Islamic, Indian, Himalayan and South-East Asian Art 2026, ending 1st Mar, 2026

Timed Auction opening on 20th February 16:00 and closing on 1st March 2026 from 16:00

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