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Catalogue of fine Oriental miniatures and manuscripts: comprising Mughal miniatures from the 17th to the 19th century, including a portrait of an elderly mullah, Mughal, second half of seventeenth century ; Deccani, central Indian and Rajasthani miniatures from the 15th to the 19th century, including a prince surrounded by beautiful maidens, Datia, mid-eighteenth century ; a ragamala illustration, Mewar, c. 1690 ; Pahari miniatures from the 18th to the 19th century, including an illustration to the Sat Sai of Bihari, Garhwal, c. 1810 ; Persian and Arabic calligraphy and illumination from the 9th to the 19th century ; Persian and Turkish miniatures and drawings, including a miniature after Titian, Isfahan, c. 1675, and a portrait of Hajji Mirza Aqasi, signed by Muhammad Hasan Afshar, Qajar, dated 1845 ; Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Indian, Burmese, Tibetan and Ethiopic manuscripts from the 15th to the 19th century, including an illuminated Qur'an, Turkey, c. 1470 ; Persian lacquer pen-boxes and mirror-cases including a pen box signed by Mustafa, Qajar, dated 1882.

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Corporate Author Sotheby's (Firm)
Title Catalogue of fine Oriental miniatures and manuscripts : comprising Mughal miniatures from the 17th to the 19th century, including a portrait of an elderly mullah, Mughal, second half of seventeenth century ; Deccani, central Indian and Rajasthani miniatures from the 15th to the 19th century, including a prince surrounded by beautiful maidens, Datia, mid-eighteenth century ; a ragamala illustration, Mewar, c. 1690 ; Pahari miniatures from the 18th to the 19th century, including an illustration to the Sat Sai of Bihari, Garhwal, c. 1810 ; Persian and Arabic calligraphy and illumination from the 9th to the 19th century ; Persian and Turkish miniatures and drawings, including a miniature after Titian, Isfahan, c. 1675, and a portrait of Hajji Mirza Aqasi, signed by Muhammad Hasan Afshar, Qajar, dated 1845 ; Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Indian, Burmese, Tibetan and Ethiopic manuscripts from the 15th to the 19th century, including an illuminated Qur'an, Turkey, c. 1470 ; Persian lacquer pen-boxes and mirror-cases including a pen box signed by Mustafa, Qajar, dated 1882.
Publisher London : Sotheby's, 1979
Physical desc. v, 85 pages ; illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.
Note 09/07/1979
Property of various owners.
Includes a loosely inserted printed list of price estimates.
Reference to CB manuscripts: p. 12, lots 30-32 ('Majma' al-Tavarikh, 1423 for Baysunghur at Herat by Hafiz i Abru').
Date & place of sale Monday 9 July 1979, London
Subject Qur'an -- Manuscripts -- Catalogs
Shahnama -- Illustrations -- Catalogs
Islamic illumination of books and manuscripts -- Catalogs
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Iranian -- Catalogs
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Mogul Empire -- Catalogs
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Armenian -- Catalogs
Manuscripts, Arabic -- Catalogs
Manuscripts, Persian -- Catalogs
Manuscripts, Burmese -- Catalogs
Manuscripts, Ethiopic -- Catalogs
Painting, Indic -- Catalogs
Lacquer and lacquering -- Iran -- Catalogs
Islamic calligraphy -- Catalogs
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10013830 Box 17
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