ArtChart | 'ABDULLAH HATIFI (D. AH 858⁄1454 AD): TIMURNAMA by Unknown Artist
ArtChart | 'ABDULLAH HATIFI (D. AH 858⁄1454 AD): TIMURNAMA by Unknown Artist
'ABDULLAH HATIFI (D. AH 858⁄1454 AD): TIMURNAMA
'ABDULLAH HATIFI (D. AH 858⁄1454 AD): TIMURNAMA
'ABDULLAH HATIFI (D. AH 858⁄1454 AD): TIMURNAMA
  • 'ABDULLAH HATIFI (D. AH 858⁄1454 AD): TIMURNAMA 1582 - 1583
  • Handicrafts and classics, Calligraphy, manuscript
  • 18.4 * 30.2 cm
  • SAFAVID HERAT, DATED AH 99[0]/1582-83 AD
    A history of Timur, Persian manuscript on gold-sprinkled paper, 162ff. as numbered plus three flyleaves, 12ll. of elegant black nasta'liq in two columns divided by double gold intercolumnar rules, text panels within gold and polychrome rules, wide coloured margins decorated in gold with animals, humans, floral sprays and arabesques, five miniatures, occasional headings in blue, opening bifolio with gold and polychrome illumination framing 6ll. of nasta'liq within stepped panels, first flyleaf with owner's note in 19th century hand, various other later owners' notes and stamps on first and final flyleaves, colophon dated and stating place of production as 'dar al-sultaneh Herat', some wormholing, in black morocco with applied gold stamped panels with floral decoration, plain red morocco doublures
    Text panel 6 x 3 3⁄8in. (15.3 x 8.5cm.); folio 11 7⁄8 x 71⁄4in. (30.2 x 18.4cm.)
Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds including Oriental Rugs and Carpets - Christie's
31 March 2022
Estimation
£20,000
26,323 USD
- £30,000
39,484 USD
Realized Price
£60,480
79,600 USD
141.92%
ArtChart | An illuminated Qur’an, Persia, Safavid and Qajar, second half 16th and 19th century by Unknown Artist
An illuminated Qur’an, Persia, Safavid and Qajar, second half 16th and 19th century
Estimation
£50,000
65,445 USD
-
£80,000
104,712 USD
Realized Price
£63,000
82,461 USD
3.077%
Sell at
Sale Date
Sotheby's - 30 March 2022