Sale Title ISLAMIC ART
AND MANUSCRIPTS
Location London, King Street Sale Date Apr 29, 2003
Lot Number 100 Sale Number 6713
Creator Shiraz, circa 1520-30 AD
Lot Title THE MEETING OF MANIJEH AND BIJAN
Estimate 4,000 - 6,000 British pounds
Special Notice No VAT will be charged on the hammer
price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's
premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis
Lot Description THE MEETING OF MANIJEH AND BIJAN
Shiraz, circa 1520-30 AD
A leaf from a Shahnameh, gouache heightened with gold on
paper, Manijeh and Bijan seated in a richly patterned
tent with female musicians accompanying them, three lines
of black nasta'liq arranged in four columns above and
below, slight oxidisation and creasing, mounted, framed
and glazed
Folio 14½ x 11½in. (36.5 x 29.3cm.); miniature 9¾ x
7½in. (24.7 x 18.6cm.)
For Further Reading:
Thanks and best wishes,
J. Barry O'Connell Jr.
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