Persian Manuscript Quran, Lacquered binding
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Description
Original handwritten and illuminated Quran, Persia, 18th century or earlier, containing the original Arabic text in black letters on gilt bands, interlined with a Farsi translation in red on plain polished paper ground; double-page "carpet" illuminations at start and finish; over 200 leaves, 7 1/4 x 4 1/4 in., the binding with red leather spine and lacquered boards bearing gilt floral still lives
Estate of Valerie Sabet, socialite, antique dealer and collector, New York, NY.
Estate of Valerie Sabet, socialite, antique dealer and collector, New York, NY.
Condition
No sign of missing pages; two pages left open to the weather, with considerable resulting damage to them
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Persian Manuscript Quran, Lacquered binding
Estimate $2,000 - $4,000
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