26th Nov, 2025 11:00
Indian, Islamic, Himalayan and South-East Asian Art
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PERSIAN VERSES FROM A GHAZAL OF 'AMIR KHUSRAU, SIGNED 'ABD AL-JABBAR, DATED 1738-9 AD
in black ink on paper with four lines of nasta'liq, further cusped calligraphic cartouches reserved on a gold ground, borders of foliate motifs in gold wthin ruled margins, text 15 x 7.4cm., framed and glazed
Provenance: A Private Collection of Persian calligraphy, acquired mostly in New York and London in the 1970s.
Signed al-faqir al-haqir ‘abd al-jabbar ghafara dhunubahu 1151, ‘the poor, wretched ‘Abd al-Jabbar, may [God] forgive his sins, [AH]1151 [1738-9 AD]’
Sold for £700
in black ink on paper with four lines of nasta'liq, further cusped calligraphic cartouches reserved on a gold ground, borders of foliate motifs in gold wthin ruled margins, text 15 x 7.4cm., framed and glazed
Provenance: A Private Collection of Persian calligraphy, acquired mostly in New York and London in the 1970s.
Signed al-faqir al-haqir ‘abd al-jabbar ghafara dhunubahu 1151, ‘the poor, wretched ‘Abd al-Jabbar, may [God] forgive his sins, [AH]1151 [1738-9 AD]’
Auction: Indian, Islamic, Himalayan and South-East Asian Art, 26th Nov, 2025
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