An imperial calendar made for Sultan Abdulmecid I (r.1839-61), drafted by Mehmet Sadullah, Turkey, Ottoman, dated 1260 AH/1844 AD
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October 27, 03:41 PM GMT
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Ottoman manuscript on paper, 14 leaves, 24 lines to the page, written in naskh script in black ink, keywords in red, headings in green and orange, with 14 later painted panels in gouache heightened with gold, in lacquer binding decorated with floral motifs
27.5 by 19cm.
Sotheby’s London, 24 April 2012, lot 266.
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